Never Ending Orcs

Isengard Uruk-Hai Orcs, and goblins set up an ambush for a column of Rohan Cavalry and Minas Tirth infantry.

With a shout of alarm, the humans realize their situation of being surrounded.

Captain Theorson leads a unit of the men of Rohan as they charge and rout a goblin unit. 

While on the Left Flank the men of Rohan are repelled by the massive Uruk-Hai'S 

Captain Theorson's victory is short lived as they are hit in the flank by another unit of Uruk-Hai. The fighting is brutal leaving only the brave captain alive.

Captain Theorson "regroups" to the front of the column while the orcs and goblins close in from all sides. One group of Uruk-Hai (the center left unit) is even taunting the humans by holding aloft some captured children (Or are they children?)

Captain Theorson is still "regrouping," Rohan charges (or not), the Minas Tirth swordsmen charge and the bowmen fire!

Combat, who will win...why the men of Minas Tirth of cours...WHAT!!!

The orcs have beaten off the best Minas Tirth can offer. The gods of war do not seem to favor the humans this day.

Even the brave horsemen of Rohan have faltered and failed to charge the fearful Uruk-Kai.

              "Rally-Regroup Reform-LOOK OUT" cries Captain Theorson!

                            Too late, the bowmen are hit by two units of Uruk-Kai.

                           The battle (if you can call it that) is a slaughter.

Even the goblins (well at least one unit) charge in for blood, after their more timid brothers send flights of arrows into the Gondor ranks.

 Another slaughter of humans, all that is left for the cavalry is to beat a hasty retreat. There will be much sorrow in Gondor and Rohan over this days events. Captain Theorson will have to do much in the future to erase this blot on his leadership skills.

This was a game using heavily modified "The Men Who Would Be Kings rules by Osprey. Tom's six units of "native" orcs and Uruk-Hai proved more than enough to swamp my four units. As usual my die rolls were poor at best, while Tom had his usual good luck.  I knew things would be bad when Captain Theorson's unit was pinned just long enough to be smashed by the Uruk-Kai. Then to have the other Rohan unit refuse to charge, followed by the disastrous melee results with the goblins, pretty much sealed the defeat.

Tom and I played this game back in 2017, I only just found the pictures today.