Encouraging the young and packing for a holiday

Somewhere in the last few weeks I entertained a friend from work with his young son, they played my hobbit game a while ago and I had promised them a return trip. This time I had set up another slightly larger LOTR game it’s link to the book and films seems to hit the right balance for youngsters. My aim being purely to spark his enthusiasm for the hobby.

I umpired while they fought it out with 30 or so points each side, just enough to make it feel bigger than a skirmish

With hardly any ‘fiddling’ they had a close game

And despite the warg riders Gondor just won through 

What was really great was a couple of weeks later my friend sent me the picture above of the terrain they have built since they came and them playing with their collection bravo I say.

As for my holiday, I have packed a toothbrush, my bike oh yes and a little army of grey figures to keep me busy 😀