There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s Podcast

This week we wind down season 3 of the Podcast with special guest Sephen Denbigh. Stephen is the UK GBHL League Coordinator and he talks to us about running the league and his experiences in the hobby. We end the season with a massive Lord of the Rings quiz. See you all in Season 4.https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast Any Heroics - YouTube The Great British Hobbit League (GBHL) Events Calendar - Goog...

In this episode Dan, Loz and Rich talk about their very first tournament. There and Back Again - A Hobbit's Tournament has happened and it was a... SUCCESS (we think). Talking about the whole day, the winners and the favourite moments. This definitely won't be the last There and Back Again tournament. https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

In this episode Dan, Loz and Rich talk about their very first and fast upcoming tournament. There and Back Again - A Hobbit's Tournament is happening very soon and they have some thoughts on a couple of lists for the event. As well as talk prize support and prep. Next week, we'll review the tournament and talk about how we found running our own tournament. Let us know what you think and if...

In this episode Dan, Loz and Rich complete their trilogy of comparisons and reflections on what core abilities really mean. This time, they interrogate defence values. Let us know if you agree, disagree or have any other thoughts! https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

This week, Rich, Loz and Dan talk all things painting with their special guest Rick (previously attended to host the Christmas quiz). Ever wanted to ask a pro painter for their tips? We did just that! Rick's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/warpainter_rick?igsh=dmlkZzFudDJmaHpn https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

This week, Rich and Dan talk all things doubles tournament as one, perhaps even two of the podcast's team manage to podium at a doubles event called Honour That Allegiance. A GBHL 80 set at the Outpost in Sheffield (UK). https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

This week we have Tom on as our special guest - a regular player and Dan's doubles partner for last year. We go through the usual - army rules, key profiles, how to build the list, take a look at the data and have a silly quiz loosly related to the army.  https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

This week we have Lee on as our special guest - a regular player and well placed on Longshanks for Lurtz's Scouts. We go through the usual - army rules, key profiles, how to build the list, take a look at the data and have a silly quiz loosly related to the army. https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

This week we have Natalie on as our special guest - the number 1 player on Longshanks for Army of the White Hand. We go through the usual - army rules, key profiles, how to build the list, take a look at the data and have a silly quiz loosly related to the army. 

This week we discuss Lozs favourite army - Riders of Eomer. We go through the profiles, list building, strategies to use and take a look at the data to see what it is good at. Dan has done an amazing quiz based on the army as well!

Hi everyone, we are excited to announce our first tournament is going to be on the 14th March in Sheffield, UK. This week we go through the pack. We hope to see many of you at our event! https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

This week we catch up on all things podcast, going through community comments, looking at 2025 goals and what we want to achieve in 2026. At the end we announce our teams for the year in a unique and funny way! https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

Its our first episode of 2026 and we have wanted to discuss armies that you shouldnt take to events for a while - especially as Adam keeps calling us out for it! The intent was to take a fun look at it and not be a big moan...which I think we achieved! We also discuss Richs stats for the year, how the guys got on at the GBHL Finale event and epic moments in MESBG from us and the community! Adam is...

Festive greetings everyone! This week we are doing a special Christmas episode looking at lotr memes. The links for them are here: ⁠Council of Elrond but it's a musical⁠ ⁠The Fellowship of the Vuvuzela⁠ ⁠Lord of the Rings - Holiday Edition⁠ Lord of the Rings - Holiday Edition

This week we are joined by Tom and Dan, our teams experts in using siege weapons. They help us go through the rules and explain how to deploy, shoot, and the tactics they use when playing them. https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

Our Patreon subscribers chose an army for Dan to buy, build, paint and take to a tournament. He's finally finished it and taken it to two tournaments. Join us in this episode as we explore further how army performed at the two tournaments as well as discussing how Dan found them generally as an army. If you want to get involved in more stuff like this, or support us directly, join our Patreon!...

A well-known individual once stated, "Never give up," and we took that to heart. One of us has finally won a tournament through hussle, loyalty, and respect, but who could it be? Join us in today’s episode as we discuss three recent tournaments we attended. That notable person is John Cena. You can't see us, our time is now!  https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

Join us for part 3 of our epic run down of MESBG Special Rules. Also hear about our plans for our first tournament in march 2026 https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

Part 2 of our Special Rules discussion. https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

This week we go through all the Special Rules (similar to how we did spells in S2) to understand what they do, what units have them and tactics we use

This week we compare Strength values of profiles, weapons, spells, seige weapons and impact hits to see what stands out. THe key question to think is...what would you rather be punched by?

We couldnt convince Loz's wife to be our quiz master so went for Loz's brother instead. Rick is an excellent quizmaster and we have a lot of fun answering the quiz questions our community sent in. https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

This week’s episode is a short and sweet update from Dan. The poll on which army patrons wanted to see Dan build has ended and there is a clear winner… Listen along to find out! https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast

This week we are joined by two experts in the Three Trolls to help us go through an army with potential, that hasnt been doing that well recently. Can Jonny (the one with the strong Barnsley accent) and Jermaine (the one with the strong Leeds accent) convince anyone to play this army?!?

This week we have Harry Parkhill from Entmoot podcast as a special guest. Join us as we go through  the actors in the LOTR films, discussing how they got their iconic roles, how much they got paid, what films they were in before and after the trilogy and what other actors were considered for these roles. We really enjoyed researching this one and Harry was a perfect addition so we hope you enjoy i...