The developers keep giving us new ways to approach this game, and this mechanic is certainly one of the more unique archetypes. The victory display has been around since the very first days of the game, but up to this point, players had almost no way to interact with it besides the Out of the … Continue reading Victory Display
With the release of the Lost Realm Deluxe expansion and the accompanying Angmar Awakened cycle, the players were introduced to a new type of card: Side quests. These side quests appeared in two forms, one for the players to add to their decks, and one for the encounter deck to hurt the players with new … Continue reading Player Side Quests
As Summer closes in, the blog is more alive than ever, and the same can be said about the game in general. Most of us received the new Wilds of Rhovanion Deluxe box this month, and have had a lot of fun playing with the new Dale cards. On top of that, a new Special … Continue reading Month in Review: June 2018
The latest line of Middle Earth video games, the Shadow of Mordor series, featured this legendary Elven smith. But now it is time for our heroes to search the ruins of his city for a ring mould. This quest is one of the more enjoyable quests of this cycle to me and features a nice … Continue reading Celebrimbor’s Secret
Another month has gone by, and so another poll has come to its end. During the entire month of June, I asked the community where they would like to see the next cycle to take place. I gave a couple of options based on area's where we haven't been before. I also gave a couple … Continue reading Monthly Poll: June 2018
After I have played with this box for a while now, I have managed to beat all three scenarios and wanted to share my thoughts on them. This is not going to be an in-depth article, and I will try to steer clear of the narrative spoilers in the booklet for anyone who hasn't played … Continue reading First Impressions: Wilds of Rhovanion, Quests
For the past half year, I have now run this blog with a lot of success. The articles are appreciated by most and I keep on updating the articles whenever a new combo is found, a new player card would tech well against a quest or if somebody spots a mistake in the quest. And … Continue reading A Call to Arms
After the long wait between Harad and Rhovanion, I finally received the new Deluxe this week. It starts the Dale trait off with a new synergy, and will the basis for the Ered Mithrin cycle. In this short article, I share some of my first thoughts on the cards and the Dale trait out of … Continue reading First Impressions: Wilds of Rhovanion
Into Fangorn is one of those quests that you tend to forget about. It didn't really stand out at the time, as a lot of players were struggling to capture Mugash in the previous scenario. Since the Dunland Trap was released soon after, this quest didn't get much attention. That is not to say that … Continue reading Into Fangorn
It has been kept secret and kept safe, but now four players from Minnesota that have been active players for a long long time have announced something big. Check this Kickstarter for more information without reading my thoughts on this. Con of the Rings This is a three-day convention that is all about the Lord … Continue reading Con of the Rings Announcement
