King Theoden rode for the fields of Pelenor, but in his wisdom he left a small party of Rohirrim behind to guard his rear and the Island of Cair Andros. Later that same day, a Nazgul and his orc warband tried crossing the river, hoping to strike the host of Rohan in it's rear and dooming Minas Tirith. ~ Not too long ago we played our first battle using the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game rules. We played this game as kids, and returned to it recently. The orcs are painted by Barend and are a combination of Oathmark and Medbury models. The Rohirrim are Gripping Beast Goths which Merijn usually uses for Saga. The orcs are played by Barend's brother, while the Rohirim are played by Merijn. Initial deployement. Orcs are crossing the river, the Rohirrim try to force them back The Rohan captain sent in his cavalry to slow down the orc advance as much as possible. This attracted the attention of the Nazgul and some orc archers. A couple of riders fell to magic and orc arrows. Orc ar