War in Middle Earth

This game is largely concerned with Hobbits, and from it a player may discover much
of their character and a little of their history. Further information will also be found in
the pages of the Red Book of Westmarch, so wonderfully translated and presented by
the late Professor Tolkien in his works “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”.
For those who have not had the pleasure of discovering the world of Middle Earth a
word or two of information regarding hobbits, and the other inhabitants of that place is
in order. Therefore in these few pages we have set out a few notes providing a short
history of Middle Earth, and brief notes on the races and important personages that
dwell there.
In order to make this booklet as easy as possible it has been divided up into sections.
There is an introduction to Middle Earth, this should provide those who have no
knowledge of the story of The Lord of the Rings with enough background to play the
game. A full glossary has also been included, this gives you further background
information on each of the races, characters and places in the game. The gameplay
section is divided up into controls and strategy. The former tells you how you actually
play the game, the latter gives you some hints on the ways in which you may try to win.
However with a game of this complexity it is impossible to give a single strategy that
will work, or indeed to say that any strategy is doomed to failure. Finally we have
included a biography of Tolkien and a reading list for those people who want to go on
to learn more about Middle Earth. Separate from the booklet you will find a map, this
has the grid reference system marked on it. On the back of the map there is a quick
reference section, giving you the keys for each computer.