The Unofficial War in Middle Earth Fan Page: Strategies

Icon	Item Name	Location	Use
	Elven Blade	C4 Tom Bombadil House	Weapon
	Sceptre of Annuminas	B3 West of Annuminas	Give to Denethor to mobilize the forces of Gondor
	Red Arrow	B5 South of Mount Gram	Give to Theoden to mobilize the Forces of Rohan
	Silver Orb	A5 East of Mount Gundabad	Present to Thranduil to mobilize the Elven forces.
	Dwarven Hammer	B7 North of Erebor	Weapon
	Dwarven Ring	North of Dol Guldur	Present to Dain to mobilize the Dwarven forces
	Ancient Sword	D4 Ost-In-Edhel	Weapon
	Blue Healing Potion	C3 North of White Tower C3 Grey Havens C3 Michel Delving	Restores Health
	Black Flask	B5 South of Mount Gram C2 Forland C3 Tuckbrough	Restores Stamina
	Mithril Mail	B5 South of Mount Gram B2 Belegost B5 Rivendell	Armor
	Palantir	C2 South of Forlond	Unknown
	Gnarled Staff	C4 East of Buckland	Mobilize the Ents of Fangorn

First, you should go to Buckland where you meet Merry. Join Merry to the fellowship so you will have more protection for the Ringbearer. From Buckland you should now pick up a few objects, as most of them are quite close to each other. It's wise to spread out the black flasks and healing potions.

Now, go to Rivendell to see Gandalf. When you get there, Gandalf and some other men, dwarves and elves should have joined you to aid Frodo in his quest. Here, pick up the mithril mail and give Gandalf the gnarled staff because with this he is more powerful.

IMPORTANT OBJECTS

The Golden Sceptre
The Red Arrow
The Silver Orb
If you present the Red Arrow to King Theoden, in his palace at Edoras, the forces of Rohan will mobilize. If you present the Silver Orb to Thranduil at his palace, the elves will mobilize. If you present the Golden Sceptre to Denethor, Minas Tirith will also mobilize.

To present them with these objects, you have to be on the animated level. Click on the person who has the object and click on the provisions icon. Choose an object, then choose the correct object that you are going to present them with. They willl say something and then mobilize.

DEFENDING TIPS

If Sauron's forces take over three of the good major strongholds, you lose. These five strongholds are:

Edoras & Hornburg E5
Thranduil's Palace B7 & Lorien C5
Minas Tirith E6

If you fight from a stronghold, your troops will kill more attackers. Minas Tirith is the major stronghold and the enemy just keep on pouring in, so its good to have lots of troops there. There are also a lot of forces scattered around, so send these forces to help out at other strongholds before the Dark Lord's armies take them. While the troops are defending, the fellowship should be near Mount Doom and can slip past into Mount Doom. It may be necessary to join forces with some troops in case you have to fight before you get to Mount Doom.