It is often that newer players ask what packs they should buy to get a strong base of their collection without spending too much on the game initially. This article will guide those players to a selection of expansions that either have amazing player cards in them, or have some of the best experiences in … Continue reading “Best” LOTR LCG packs to buy
It has been a while since I published my last article on this series, but now I finally found the time to return. Celebrimbor's Secret is my favourite deck testing scenario and I play most new decks I build first against this one. Because the quest isn't very well known for this, I will first … Continue reading Deckbuilding: Celebrimbor’s Secret
It is a common theme in this game to break into places we are not supposed to, and yet each time, the scenario feels different. Whether it is Dol Guldur, Carn Dum, or this fictional Orc Stronghold in the Ephel Duath, the mechanics make the settings fresh to attempt each scenario individually. Today's article looks … Continue reading The Dungeons of Cirith Gurat
We leave behind the deep and dangerous forests of Mirkwood and handed over the unpredictable Gollum to King Thranduil. Now the whole new adventures await us, far away from Mirkwood forests. The White Council sends us to the Mines of Moria, to find Balin, who establishes there a colony of Dwarves. However, since that time nobody … Continue reading Player card review: Khazad-Dum
With the year coming to a close soon, it is time to look at what October gave us in terms of LOTR LCG content. While the community thrived with Con of the Rings being a big part of the early weeks of the month, FFG dropped the ball and didn't release any new articles to … Continue reading Month in Review: October 2019
When it comes to mono-sphere decks, none have had a harder time getting to their current strength than Tactics. The mono-tactics deck in the Core Set lacks too much to beat any of the scenarios in there without an incredible amount of luck. But in recent times, mono-Tactics has become a popular strategy to build … Continue reading Mono-Tactics
As the leaves fall down, another month comes to an end. In this month I put up a new poll on the blog where you could fill in your favourite two scenarios of the recently completed Ered Mithrin cycle. This cycle had a few amazing quests, but also a few very long slogs through the … Continue reading Monthly Poll: October 2019
Continuing our quest to cover all of the mono-sphere decks, we arrive at Leadership. This sphere is known for a lot of things, and mono-Leadership decks have proven to be reliable from very early in the game's life, unlike spheres like Tactics. Leadership has a lot of major characters in its hero-lineup, allowing many archetypes … Continue reading Mono-Leadership
My previous storage solution article has been one of thé most popular articles ever on this blog. Since then, more than a year has passed, and while I have updated sections here and there, my solutions have changed too much to keep updating an old article. So instead, I present this third installment of my … Continue reading Storage Solutions III
To continue our mono-sphere deck analysis, we move on to the Lore sphere. In this article I will go over the cards that are amazing for a line-up of mono-Lore heroes, and what synergies work well with it. As with Spirit, I will go over the strengths and weaknesses of the sphere first, before moving … Continue reading Mono-Lore
