With these turbulant times, it is sometimes difficult to keep track of time. Just a few days ago I realised that January was already approaching its end, which means that the blog turns 3 years old today! It is hard to imagine that I have already been publishing articles and commiting so much time to … Continue reading Third year anniversary
Classic Into the Pit is one of my favorite testing quests for new decks. It combines having to explore some locations in the first stage, with a combat focused second stage, so your deck has to do well at both. On top of that, the encounter deck has a large selection of horrible cards, ranging … Continue reading Nightmare Into the Pit
Because Players tend to poke around our affairs, We kidnapped one of the heroes and imprisoned him in Dol Guldur, where he will suffer. If Players think they will rescue him easily, then they must look up: Nazgul of Dol Guldur won't allow Players to free the imprisoned hero. His terrifying scream will freeze these "courage" heroes and … Continue reading Encounter Set Review: Escape from Dol Guldur
... the ancient cities of Nogrod and Belegost in the Blue Mountains were ruined at the breaking of Thangorodrim.The Return of the King The Ruins of Belegost print on demand scenario is another unique POD quest where the players have to go on a "treasure hunting" or better a "loot hunting" to the destroyed city … Continue reading The Ruins of Belegost
Now don't worry, we won't be talking about spreadsheets of active cases in your area or anything, this article will only contain graphs and spreadsheets that are relevant to the blog and my personal games that I have played this year. I do this every year, so I can compare statistics between years and see … Continue reading 2020: A year in numbers
This is it, the final month of a year that lasted a lifetime. While there is a light at the end of this tunnel, I hope that end will come soon so that things may return to normal in the new year. I will only briefly talk about this month for the game and the … Continue reading Month in Review: December 2020
Completing our trifecta of Core Set quests, we have Escape from Dol Guldur. This quest comes with a warning from the entire veteran community to new players: Skip this quest and go back to it later when your card pool has expanded. This quest can be brutal with just Core Set decks and still proves … Continue reading Escape from Dol Guldur
This month's poll ended a little earlier, as the upcoming holidays don't allow me enough time to work on the article, so I might as well push it out now. Over the past month, I have polled what scenarios from the Vengeance of Mordor cycle are your favorite. I have done this for every cycle … Continue reading Monthly Poll: December 2020
Deadmen's Dike is the quest that I remember as my first really big stumbling block in the game. I started this game with the Ringmaker Cycle and first Saga boxes in addition to the core set, and while they have some difficult scenarios, you can tech for them and have some powerful player cards available. … Continue reading Deckbuilding: Deadmen’s Dike
I received my copy of Hunt for the Dreadnaught last week, and having played the quest a few times now, I have decided to bring back the First Impressions series one last time before we enter the hiatus. This quest is rather unique, plus the pack came with an additional contract, so I want to … Continue reading First Impressions: The Hunt for the Dreadnaught
