Turn 10: Men on the March

Great swathes of land were retaken by the people of Middle Earth as the orc armies of Mordor go into full retreat. The Men of the West made huge gains into Ithilien and Anorien but were unable to retake the city of Belfalas. With nowhere to run, the vile orcs dug in to receive 20,000 Gondorian warriors. The stench of rotting corpses piled at the foot of the walls was truly appalling as orcs fired volley after volley of cruel barbs into the returning heroes.. all were slain. The smells of burning flesh and the roars of more than 12,000 drunken orcs echo through the valleys.

The brave elves of the Anduin sent more than 2000 orcs back to Dul Guldur, leaving behind the corpses of around 4000 for the loss of 1000 elven souls.

More than 70,000 orcs strolled into an empty City of the Corsairs, settling down in the Pirate Kings palace and raiding his private wine cellar.As land changed hands across vast areas of Middle Earth, surprisingly little blood was spilt as the Mordor armies swarm to safeholds.

Dwarven forces were bogged down in dreadful winter snows. Mountain goats and sheep have been brought into the villages to keep the dwarfs warm in the cold, long, boring nights…