Rules for Middle Earth

When Orcs of the Red Eye and Orcs of the White Hand come within 4" of one another a die is thrown: on a 1 they fight each other (before any other melees are resolved); on 2-6 they follow their original orders.

when ORCS OF THE RED EYE & ORCS OF THE WHITE HAND approach within 4 inches of one another, 1 die is thrown to see how they react.

At the start of each turn roll one die: 1-2 the dragon attacks the Men of Gondor and allies, 3-4 it stands around undecided, 5-6 it attacks the forces of Sauron. Missile hits rolling 9-10 on 2d6 drive it to attack the other side next turn; a fireball hit stops it attacking the wizard's side for one turn.

Since dragons are rather indecisive beasts, one die is thrown at the beginning of each turn to decide which side the dragon will attack;

Wizards add 2 to the morale throw of any unit within 6"; heroes and anti-heroes raise the morale of units within a 6" radius by one. Wizards attached to a unit are the last figure killed in melee.

Wizards add 2 points to the morale throw of any unit within 6".

Heroes (Gondor) and Anti-heroes (Sauron) command units, are worth 10 points (5 men) in melee, are the last man killed in any melee, need a throw of doubles to be killed by missile fire, and are invulnerable to morale throws.

In a melee they are worth 10 points (5 men). Hits against them are not cumulative

Orcs with shield and hand weapons count as medium infantry; orcs without shields as light infantry. Other figures use medieval men-at-arms and knights under the base rules.

ORCS with shield and handweapons are MEDIUM Infantry. ORCS without shields are LIGHT Infantry.

Wizards move 20" mounted or 12" on foot, are worth 20 points in melee with an impetus bonus of 2, cannot be killed by missile fire and are immune to morale. Those with magic powers cast a fire ball once every other turn at up to 24"; a dragon hit by one is driven away.

Wizards in possession of magic powers can cast a fire ball once every other turn.

Dragons fly 24" or run 18", can land on a figure to crush it (saved on 5-6, the survivor then runs two moves), and are hurt by missiles: per hit roll 2d6, 11-12 kills, 9-10 turns it on the other side, 2-3 enrages it to breathe flame twice. Ents move 3" (6" charging); Sauron's figures coming within 6" of an Ent or Ent-controlled tree roll to survive (Orcs survive on 1-2, Men on 1-3); Ents are immune to death and morale in an Entwood.

For each hit by such a weapon, cast two dice; a roll of 11 or 12 will kill the dragon, a cast of 9 or 10 will drive the dragon to attack the other side on the next turn

Hits on heroes are not cumulative; the enemy must score a 10-point kill in one melee throw to kill a hero, and 20 points in one round to kill a wizard. Points from separate rounds do not add up.

In a melee, the enemy must score 20 point kills in one round to kill a wizard, points are not cumulative.

Single-die tables govern dragon allegiance, flame direction, saves and Ent terror; 2d6 tables govern missile hits on dragons and setting trees alight.

TREES can be set on fire by a roll of 2 dice as follows:

An Ent can make all trees within 12" move 2" per turn. Trees can be set on fire with 2d6: Orcs need 11-12, Men 9-12, heroes 8-12, wizards 7-12, dragons 2+; fire stops and destroys the tree. Entwoods give -3 to missile fire and routing Orcs entering one are destroyed.

An Ent can cause any and all trees within 12 inches to move 2 inches per turn.

The dragon's breath is a 9" x 2" triangular flame template; a 5" windage bar is placed on the target and one die rolled, 1-5 giving the flame's direction and 6 a misfire. A wizard's fire ball (once every other turn, 24" range) is located with a 6" grid and a 2.5" burst circle; all figures under it die except heroes and anti-heroes, saved on 5-6.

It is used by placing a 5" windage bar on the target and rolling one die. A cast of 1 to 5 will determine the direction of the flame, a cast of 6 results in a misfire.

Any unit attacked by the dragon checks as for Pre-Melee Morale under the parent rules; wizards, heroes and Ents in an Entwood are immune.

Any unit which is attacked by the dragon will check as in Pre-Melee Morale.

Orcs move 12" regular and 15" charging; Ents 3" and 6"; wizards 20" mounted or 12" on foot; dragons fly 24" or run 18".

ORCS move 12 inches regular and 15 inches in a charge.