u/ScaryToe1516

There has been a fair amount of doom and gloom about the game recently, people saying its supported or recieving the bare minimum from Games workshop, so I put this together to look at the trends of the games releases and see how it compares to what we are currently going through.

(2018 12 releases) Goblin Mercenaries, Nazgul of Dol Guldur, Hilda Bianca & Percy, Thorin & Azog Diorama, Pelennor Fields Box Set + New Theoden, Gandalf the White and pippin, Mumak War Leader, Denethor & Irolas, Wardens of Gondor, Knights of Dol Amroth, Guritz & Gothmogs Enforcer

(2019 22 releases) Gondor at War, Eowyn & Merry, ElfHelm, Deorwine, King of the Dead & Heralds, the three hunters. Zagdush & Goroth, Râza and Delgamar.

Scouring of the shire, Gaffer Gamgee & Rosie Cotton, personalities of the Shire 1, personalities of the Shire 2, Vagabonds of the shire, Shirrifs of the Shire, Ruffian leaders.

War in Rohan (december) Heroes of Dunland, Dunland Huscals, Dunland Horsemen. Saruman the white, Rohan Houses.

(2020 9 releases) keeper of the Dungeons, Crebain, Eomer, Defenders of Helms deep, Helm Hammerhand, Grishnákh and Snaga,

Rangers of Ithilien, Quest of the Ringbearer, Personalities of Bree

(2021 10 releases) Treebeard, Quickbeam (now birchseed), Dragon Cult acolytes, King Dain and Thorin Stonehelm, Knights of Dale, King Brand and Bard 2nd, Amon Hen

Fall of the Necromancer, Dol Guldur Terrain, Witch King

(2022 13 brand new releases) Rutabi and Brórgîr, Defense of the North, the Dragon Emperor, Easterling Black Dragons, Dale Commanders, Dale Windlance, Grimbeorn, Beornings, Glorfindel, Guards of the Galadhrim court, Rumil & orophin,

Battle of Osgiliath Box, Elrond, Battlehost boxes (Gondor, Isengard, Mordor, Rohan)

(2023 4 brand new releases) Gondor Mansion, Ruins, Tower, Get off the Road Diorama. King of the dead and warriors of the dead in translucent plastic

(2024 16 new releases) Rise of Angmar, Aranarth & Agardir, Earnur, Knights of Arnor, Warriors of Carn Dum, Fráecht & Aldrac, Werewolves.

New Edition, Battle for Edoras Box, New Warriors of Rohan, Hill Tribesmen, Helm Wraith of the Hornburg, Freca, Lord Thorne, Hill Trolls, Burdhur.

(2025 15 new releases) Wulf & targg, Haleth & Hama, Hera Bride of Death, Shank & Wrot, Imrahil, Armies of middle earth, Beechbone, Gundabad Catapult Troll, War Drakes of Rhun, Umbar Ballista, Bolg, Hera daughter of helm, Helm Hammerhand King of Rohan, Frealaf olwyn & Lief, Theodred, War of the Rohirrim Journal.

(2026 6 new releases so far) Shelob & Gollum, Treachery of Gollum, Riders of Rohan, Rohan Commanders, Hill tribesmen commanders, Burning of the westfold.

So in Summary 2019 was by far the busiest time for releases with the game, getting 3 supplements in one year after the relaunch from the hobbit SBG to MESBG. With 2024 and 2025 being the years with the most releases since then. Something else to bear in mind is how there has been a recent shift into making all kits plastic compared to almost every other year being mostly resin. From my understanding Production on plastic kits typically takes longer than resin due to the design process, tooling and creating of sprues with Games Workshop typically taking 2 years from design to releasing a kit (supposedly). 2023 was a very quiet year for the game, this is most likely because its when the team recieved the rights for War of the Rohirrim so had to pivot and begin production on those miniatures to meet the release date for the film at the end of the following year, its also when GW released 10th edition for 40k which took up a huge amount of their product production. I think its also very likely that we are going through something similar now with Hunt for Gollum releasing at the end of next year and 11th edition of 40k having just released, probably meaning kits that were planned or designed have potentially been delayed because of this.

So take this information however you like, but personally I remain pretty optimistic about the game and I'm sure we have plenty more to come.