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Battle for Middle Earth

Unlocks at level 3 or with the Mega Maps Pack
#Fictional  #Fantasy  
Created by Koger (all)
Went public on 9/15/2010
Number of ratings: 893
Average rating: 4.0862 / 5
167 territories, 49 bonuses, 4 distribution modes

Description

For all JRR Tolkien's creation fans!
Map made after "War of the Ring" boardgame (check it out ;) )

Reviews

Review by {rp} Clavicus Vile on 3/25/2012.
Fun to play on, if not a little displeasing aesthetically. This can be a fun map for all sorts of game types, from 1v1 to giant ffa's.

The combination of seperate city bonuses that you must take to complete the regular bonuses opens up the window for fun and different gameplay if the host takes advantage of this in the settings.

Choke-points, rivers, mountain passes and other natural blockades make this map fun to play on strategically, as do the harbours and general layout of the bonuses.

The only downside about this map is that at a first glance it is ugly and hard to understand.

I give this map 5/5, it's a classic map that is alot of fun to play on.

45 out of 46 people found this review helpful.
Review by SamStone on 3/16/2012.
A well balanced map with great deploying options. Try fortification.
24 out of 28 people found this review helpful.
Review by Honorable ButtHead on 4/25/2013.
I love this map! It is very fun and is not to big, but is big enough that a game will last a while. It is pretty well balanced as well. Try playing on the "forifications" or "war of the ring" distribution mode. It's a great map, even if you aren't a huge LOTR fan.
18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
Review by Alcarmacil on 4/24/2012.
Despite my lack of success playing it, I love this map -- and not solely because I am a die-hard Tolkien fan. I also appreciate the interesting strategic aspects: there are terrain features (mountains, rivers) that create choke-points, and I really like the way the city strongholds are surrounded by their adjacent territories, allowing layers of defense.
13 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
Review by Cruass on 3/16/2012.
Well balanced
17 out of 21 people found this review helpful.
Review by LordMacKarl on 4/30/2012.
Very well made, including the city bonuses.
10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
Review by Maleficent on 5/16/2012.
Very enjoyable! Bonuses seem to be well distributed. Well done
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
Review by SayHiToDave on 4/16/2012.
Well balanced with a creative mechanic used to simulate sieges and battles for cities, docks, and key sea routes.
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
Review by Sephtao on 5/22/2012.
So very awesome. Truly a wonderful set of challenges!!!
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Review by Popovski on 6/4/2012.
Great map, very well balanced.
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review by kenzieone on 4/29/2013.
Rivers should be more crossable.
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review by Thorgal on 3/24/2012.
Excellente carte strategique permettant de nombreuses tactiques.
11 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
Review by agriffiths2 on 5/1/2012.
alot of fun especially with a good set up
7 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
Review by VonBobberton on 10/3/2012.
Fairly lore accurate map, with plenty of choke points and paths. There are a few extremely out of the way places, and the game suffers some from no map wrap, but overall an entertainingly strategic map to play.
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by potato123 on 2/4/2013.
Just like Third age total war
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by Conqueror on 10/1/2012.
Fantastic map! Could you make a even bigger one? If not, fantastic map anyway!
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by sutherlonski on 7/31/2012.
as a lotr fan i like this map but if you get a bad starting position it gies very bad very soon. real detail though
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by Jurodan on 9/8/2012.
The rivers in this map really change gameplay. Very interesting.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by Dandaman83 on 10/4/2012.
Very good map! Lord of the Rings fan, so I particularly like this map.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by basswars on 12/31/2012.
It really is a battle. After a few moves the fight starts, and does not stop until the last few moves. For the smaller maps it is one of (maybe) the best.
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by The Destroyer of Worlds on 10/17/2012.
My FAVORITE MAP!!! The one thing I could possibly say negative about it is the west side of the river is much easier to defend than the right. It has more choke points.
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by jack on 10/4/2012.
its lord of the rings its amazing
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by CrusaderDeleters on 1/25/2013.
I liked this map. It requires a little strategy, and if you know the map, you can use the terrain to your advantage. A great advantage. There are quite a lot of choke spots that you can guard.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by Esrrlyg on 2/18/2013.
brilliant
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by monkaap on 2/16/2013.
this map is alsome!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by DDS on 2/2/2013.
Fun team action.
The forces of Mordor won!
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by Damian on 2/2/2013.
AWESOME
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by Will Brawner on 2/4/2013.
Amazing! Best map ever!
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by yodofizzy on 3/17/2013.
Very enjoyable
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by lilrfozzy on 3/30/2013.
This is perhaps one of the most strategically intricate maps I have played as of yet.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by robert on 4/19/2013.
I realy enjoyed this map
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by DanWL on 9/3/2013.
2nd best lord of the rings map
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by Robinski on 1/24/2013.
This is a really fun and challenging map. I have had some really fun multi-player games with it. The bottle neck passes and gates make it challenging. The fortified cities can also be challenging to put someone away.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by Le Count H on 9/4/2013.
wow
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by jakethekinglark on 9/16/2012.
I love this one.
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by Roosevelt on 6/28/2012.
Map of cities.
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by DAJTAD on 5/16/2013.
Fantástico!!!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by KRONG on 11/12/2012.
wonderfull
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by Motocross5800 on 5/2/2013.
5/5
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by Lord_of_Nonsense on 1/24/2013.
Best map ever!
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by Landalf on 9/2/2013.
Not sure... I'll keep playing in it and let you know later
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by astikoteigne on 8/23/2013.
good map
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by [REGL] Firehawk on 10/18/2013.
Nice small map. I'm a fan of LoTR so had to play this. Nice details!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by Insidious on 5/20/2013.
Some cites should have defensive bonuses. Other then that it's a good map.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by JRRabe on 8/9/2013.
Great map, true to the books/movies and also balanced!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by Howicus on 10/5/2013.
Try a 2v2 War of the Ring as the forces of good with an AI ally and two AI opponents...one of the most enjoyable single player games I've ever had.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by Lord Trecon on 11/6/2013.
Very Fun
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by ABC Cafe on 10/27/2013.
GREAT
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by Abaddon on 11/10/2013.
Great map :D
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by Rennideren Flutterfickle on 12/16/2012.
Great map, though the ports in cities should be required for the city set bonuses.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by MIes on 3/31/2012.
Nice work!
7 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
Review by warrior_fb on 12/2/2012.
i love the lord of the rings and this is a grat map(-:
but i miss some stuff, and the map is a little too small.
well done 4 stars
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by biching on 12/6/2013.
th
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by alonso on 7/17/2013.
this is fucking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by gwensdad on 10/16/2012.
Starting locations are too close to one another
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by Nameless on 1/30/2014.
love it!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Callum Atkinson on 2/23/2013.
lack of anus
3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review by Samson on 4/7/2014.
cool-ok
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Devyn Bourque on 7/23/2013.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!--- YA!
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by Maverique on 2/1/2014.
Tricky little gaps and borders, challenges strategy.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Bauza on 5/19/2014.
only ok, not terrible but not that great
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Birdboy on 1/5/2014.
Great fun! Thanks for this.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by [NL] Hendrik on 12/24/2013.
vf
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Gownsan on 1/30/2014.
Awesome map!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Kaladin on 5/20/2014.
Enjoy the capitals/strongholds, and the use of rivers/mountains to break up the territories allows for interesting strategies.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by kukeymnster on 8/11/2014.
Watching the passes and blockages is a must in this map.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Hawk on 9/6/2014.
Good
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Jeaust on 9/20/2014.
nice
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Zelthrox Night on 9/25/2014.
This is quite fun, but i'd like to see one with more divisions.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Jazz on 10/26/2014.
Some connections aren't clear.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by angusmac on 12/3/2014.
great
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by OfficialResult on 1/10/2015.
aighgt
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by CuteRainbow123 on 2/17/2015.
I Liked it
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by RunnerDude342 on 2/21/2015.
The graphics are really nice, and the layout and its labeling are exceptional!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by NateDogg on 5/10/2015.
I feel there could of been a better design and also greater rewards obtaining certain areas. this map is O.K.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Timothy Rosini on 12/15/2015.
Great map, tough to re-imagine middle earth and divide up the territories, naming them properly but this is still a solid map and I really enjoyed playing through it. Huge Tolkien fan, so thank you!

0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Program827 on 1/19/2016.
Excellent map
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by voncken on 4/17/2016.
a bit too squiggly. Currently best LOTR map out there now though IMHO
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by PaRiS on 5/9/2016.
Great map of LOTR
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by warhawk on 7/7/2016.
A little different then most Warlight maps in that rivers can not be crossed. Defense is easier. Nice layout.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Daryle on 11/2/2017.
Great map lots of fun strategic game play. However it is easy to get cornered in the upper part of the map.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Den-Sel on 1/12/2018.
Good map but a bit boring. It would be nice for some cities to have higher bonuses than others to allow for more strategic play.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Miskit on 12/6/2018.
dis map blows!!!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by reflame on 5/6/2019.
As a Tolkien fan, I enjoyed it, the west islands (and a few other elements) are interesting (I do not rate higher because most maps have even more interesting surprises).

I chose this map because it appeared that it does NOT favor blockade strategy, but to my surprise, it DOES. Maps that don't favor (allow, enable) blockade are much harder for me.

What I mean by "blockade": For example, typical Earth favors blockade very much (for example defending Australia Antarctida South America requires blocking only very few tiles, roughly five: northern Australia, southernmost Africa and Central America). On the other hand, battles in central Asia in large Earth map allow blockade very little.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Master Activision on 3/28/2020.
Its good
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Purdindas on 4/5/2020.
Class
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Marco K on 4/5/2020.
excellent 4 or more player map
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by giannisefoa on 9/21/2020.
I really like the pivotal part that the river plays in this map! There are some maps that the natural obstacles are annoying but in this one the river serves its purpose!!!!!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Keith on 6/3/2021.
Always a challenging map; I usually play against 6 players.
While it starts off with a little bit of room, you quickly run into your neighbors and it becomes a power struggle. Usually takes awhile to play, so its a longer map that you aren't going to finish in 15 turns.
Some of the borders provide protection from the other side, which is nice.
Overall a great map, esp if you're a LoTR fan.
A+++++
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Bob on 5/15/2022.
okay map
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by McLovin_findmeartem on 6/21/2022.
Wow!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by rrheberto on 8/25/2022.
fun, easy to play
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Aaron on 12/6/2022.
nice
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by illik on 4/26/2023.
i dont know much about this universe so i only rate the map by his layout and working process and that is good.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Nateknife on 11/14/2023.
Fine!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Fuketsu on 11/15/2023.
fun
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Drqak on 11/17/2023.
some lines don't have a connection, nice choke points.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Imperium Romanum on 12/21/2023.
great
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Old Nick on 1/5/2024.
Good Map
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Pinkbladder on 2/6/2024.
eh
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by MetalGear4.5 on 3/6/2024.
good map
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Patinpending on 10/22/2012.
not reccomended for newre players
2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by Afflicted on 11/11/2012.
Ehh, Its to random on the spawn
2 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review by Swedz on 5/28/2013.
aeadasdsd
2 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review by Seek and Destroy on 1/13/2013.
BLOWS
2 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Review by CelticBreton on 11/11/2012.
THIS SUCKS
3 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
Review by Mousie on 5/23/2012.
Horrible layout and difficult to move troops
3 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
Review by Gootaba on 3/20/2012.
It is an excellent concept. This can be proven when I attempt to use in a Multiplayer match - I can attract 5 other players in less than a minute! However, as the game progresses, I unfortunately find that I often become bored of the layout. Maybe have a more interesting bonus system, split up more territories? Have a think!
8 out of 28 people found this review helpful.
Review by Andalorium on 3/29/2012.
the ships have great art but the rest of the map doesn't feel like its on that same level
5 out of 23 people found this review helpful.