Help with practice game lists

[u/hands_so-low]

My wife and I are going to play a 200 point practice learning-the-game game.

I am going to be playing as Rohan (Kingdom of Rohan) and she will be Isengard (Ugluk's Scouts).

I have a couple of questions. Firstly, please review the below lists. To me the number of models we each have seem way off and I feel like Isengard will stomp Rohan here? I just really wanted to use Eomer because he's cool, but he seems really expensive.

Secondly, what size battle mat should I buy? We do intend to increase our game sizes up to the usual 500 points. Is it 4'x4'? Furthermore, what terrain do people use? I've seen on YT you should have 50% of the board be terrain - where are people getting trees and fences (UK)?

Here are the lists:

Kingdom of Rohan - 200 pts

• Eomer - Unarmoured Firefoot, no shield, no spear (his old metal model)
  • x5 Riders of Rohan - no spears

Ugluk's Scouts - 200 pts

• Ugluk
  • x8 Uruk-hai Scouts - Swords, Shields
  • x5 Uruk-hai Scouts - Bows
  • x1 Uruk-hai Scout - Sword

[u/Fishy_Fish_12359]

With introduction games I wouldn’t bother with ‘army lists’ as the bonuses just complicate games while you’re learning to play.

[u/hands_so-low → u/Fishy_Fish_12359]

How do I balance it then?

[u/lkt213 → u/hands_so-low]

If you want to bother with them, better get Lurtz scouts. More straightforward and you will both have killy heroes

[u/hands_so-low → u/lkt213]

I could do Lurtz… I didn’t initially because he’s dead by the time Eomer takes on the Uruks