A couple notes on Lord of the Rings HeroClix

Quick notes from around the net:

Starter has eight figures (three exclusive figures and five restatted from the base set), Campaign Rules for recreating the epic battles of Middle Earth over multiple maps and sessions, plus six maps, 48 Horde tokens, a 2011 Official Rulebook, and a set of themed dice forged from the depths of Mount Doom!

Unknowns: are the maps full sized or modified to fit the theme of the set ( a la Street Fighter), what are Horde Tokens.

The Single figure gravity feed will contain 21 figures and if the booster art is indicative to what is inside, Gandalf the White is in the set.

Lord of the Ring details! Shipping 11/15/11

From Alliance Game Distributors

Lord of The Rings 24. ct. Counter-Top Display (70353): Featuring 21 precisely sculpted miniatures from the award winning Lord of The Rings films! Pin your favorite heroes and villains from the Trilogy against each other in this completely HEROCLIX COMPATIBLE set! Your price for the Lord of The Rings 24 ct. 

 Lord of The Rings Starter (70357): Featuring 8 collectible miniatures from the Lord of The Rings Movies! Included in the 8 Figure Set are 3 figures EXCLUSIVELY found in the Starter, with the other 5 COMPLETELY REDIALED from the base set! The Starter boasts Campaign Rules, which let you recreate the battles of Middle Earth over multiple maps and sessions! Also included are 6 Lord of The Rings maps, 1 HeroClix rulebook, and one set of themed dice forged from the depths of Mount Doom! 

This means we are getting the $30 Starter set with single pack boosters a la Street Fighter/Gears of Wars.  At this time ALL are said to be 100% compatable with HeroClix.

Lord of the Ring HeroClix

Wizkids/NECA threw us a curve ball today with the announcement of the Lord of the Rings HeroClix game. While this is a welcome addition to the growing world of HeroClix, long simply a place for comic book super heroes, one cannot help but wonder how the powers of Middle Earth will star up to the powers of teh Last Son of Krypton?

Which archer will have a truer aim, Legolas or Haweye?

We will see, sometime in the second half of 2011.