The men of Esgaroth are a "horde" style army. With and the greedy Master of Lake-town , this force relies on numbers and militia courage. The PDF includes rules for the iconic Windlance (the ballista that killed Smaug).
Games Workshop recently consolidated their game system into one rulebook simply titled Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game (2022/2023 edition). Historically, the armies were split into two hardbacks: Armies of The Hobbit and Armies of The Lord of the Rings . Today, the "PDF" hunt usually refers to the legacy version of the 2018 Armies of The Hobbit book, as many players still use it for narrative play. middle earth armies of the hobbit pdf