As the first quest of the new Angmar Awakened cycle, this was the first time for many players to come into contact with encounter side-quests. This quest was perfect for those, as there is just 1 main quest stage that has to be defeated, but the enemy is giving you side quests that hurt you … Continue reading Intruders in Chetwood
Oh yes, it is time to dip our toe into the nightmare scenarios. And what better place to start our misery than the very first (and easiest) scenario in the game: Passage through Mirkwood. The developers used this quest in its Normal mode to introduce players to the game and to have a relatively easy … Continue reading Nightmare Passage through Mirkwood
When this Adventure Pack at Gen Con 2018, we were all super hyped about getting it somewhere in August. For some strange reason, it appears that the pack is available in the Netherlands already, as I received the pack a week early last Thursday. So, here are my thoughts about the player cards and the … Continue reading First Impressions: The Withered Heath
This quest is in my eyes the most frustrating of the cycle, and many players tend to agree with that. Even much so, that just mentioning Nin sends shivers down the spines of many players who have been stuck in this marsh for 12 turns, only to be eaten by the boss shortly after. This … Continue reading The Nîn-in-Eilph
I don't know about you guys, but July has been a very warm month for me. But despite the high temperatures and little rain, I managed to continue the blog this month and had some interesting articles released. Let's review this month and see what August has in store for the blog and the game! … Continue reading Month in Review: July 2018
It has been another month since I posted the poll on what archetype the community likes to play with most. Since there were so many options, I allowed everyone to give their top 3, just to even the playing field a little. Let's find out whether an old archetype is still popular or if the … Continue reading Monthly Poll: July 2018
To end the narrative of this cycle, you are faced with deciding the civil war between three clans in Dunland. This will secure safe passage to Isengard and will form a lasting alliance between the clans and Saruman. What could possibly go wrong? The scenario doubles down on the time keyword from this cycle, now … Continue reading The Antlered Crown
Most characters have to exhaust in order to quest, defend, attack or trigger abilities. On top of this, some encounter cards and some quests also have you exhaust a number of characters to fulfil certain conditions. This leaves the character unusable until the next refresh phase (if you are lucky). In order to get around … Continue reading Staples: Readying
If you ever need a song stuck in your head, play a deck with this trait, since "They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard (gard, g-g-g-gard). The Isengard trait is the first of the so-called grey area traits, between the side of good and evil. Other traits like this are the Harad and the Corsair trait, … Continue reading Isengard
When you first delve into this game and especially its awesome community, you may come across some terms that you may not have known. Some terms are common and shared between various games, others only apply to this community. So in order to bring everyone up to speed with the terms of this game, read … Continue reading LOTR LCG: Urban Dictionary
