The very first encounter card revealed by the vast majority of players of this game is the Forest Spider. Ever since then, Spiders have appeared in over half the cycles of the game, establishing them as one of the premier enemies in the game, after the unmatched Orcs and their ever present supporting Wargs. And … Continue reading Beneath the Sands
This last cycle has been one to change the fundamentals of the game. Contracts have placed restrictions on deck building in exchange for granting boosts and bonuses; Helm of Secrecy has allowed you to swap out your heroes in the middle of the game; and players may take The One Ring with them on their … Continue reading Thorongil
With COVID-19 keeping many of us around the world self-isolating or quarantined, communities like this one can keep connected through the wonders of modern technology. Some of us have had to learn new ways of getting our work done from home, becoming proficient in communications technology so advanced that would have seemed laughable nine years … Continue reading Solo Player Quests
Every cycle thus far seems to have a quest that almost takes a step back from the traditional adversaries and enemies and has you face the diverse dangers presented by the very nature and native wildlife of Middle-Earth. In the Shadows of Mirkwood cycle we have The Hills of Emyn Muil; the Dwarrowdelf cycle offers us … Continue reading The Mumakil
You've taken your first steps into a larger world. After learning the game, picking up a few expansions and doing the Core Set quests to death, you want to build some decks that don’t merely involve throwing all the cards of the same colour together. Well first of all I am going to recommend RingsDB, … Continue reading Testing Quests (or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Deck)
There has been a pattern in this card game stretching right back to the Core Set. Well, perhaps I should be more specific, there are in fact several of these patterns. But the one in particular I am referring to is the removal of heroes from the player's control before the game ever begins. It … Continue reading The Long Arm Of Mordor
The Black Riders Saga Expansion was the first time Fantasy Flight Games delved into the events of The War of the Ring, and while they did a near-perfect job of portraying Frodo's first few steps into the wider world of Middle-earth, from leaving Bag-end, surviving Weathertop and escaping to Rivendell, they were not able to … Continue reading The Old Forest
