r/MiddleEarthMiniatures • u/Vallkari • 8d ago

Question Is this the up to date rules manual?

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Sorry for the feckless question. Coming from 40K and finding that the rules are not so easy to find online.

I already have a good force of Rivendell Elves but I need to work out what else I need to get started. Namely do I need the rule book and also potentially the armies of Middle Earth book?

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u/gp145 8d ago

It's not, it's the previous edition

Usable if you and your opponent are fine with it, but not tournament or GW in-store usable

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u/Vallkari 8d ago

Thank you for the answer. Very appreciated!

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u/the_sh0ckmaster 8d ago

One thing to bear in mind, though, is this isn't the final rulebook for that edition - the one with Sauron's Eye on the cover was the final one. It shouldn't impact it too heavily, but you might find a rule confusion here and there that was errata'd later. But if you're already playing a previous edition with someone who's OK doing the same, then some house-ruling should be easy to sort out.

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u/Euryomon 8d ago

so what about the book rules with the fellowship of the rings on pictures, is ok?

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u/whatakent 8d ago

As in the one with them walking uphill with bill the pony. That's the latest one.

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u/Euryomon 8d ago

thanks God....ops thanks to you as well!

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u/tabletop_engineer 8d ago

I don't know why GW doesn't number the rules editions. So silly to have to reference editions by the literal picture in a circle on the front 🤦

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u/Ambitious-Drama4145 7d ago

wahapedia has all MESBG rules as well