Player card review: The Drúadan Forest

We have a very quality and jacked adventure pack. With The Steward's Fear behind us, we can look into The Drúadan Forest, where the mysterious Woses await us. We can rest from all the Orcs and Harads. But...there are Woses the better option to encounter? Very soon, you find out that the hopes of an easy playthrough were false. Summary review HeroAlliesEventsAttachmentsOverall evaluationTOP CARDSHEEP CARDMOST … Continue reading Player card review: The Drúadan Forest →

Player card review: The Steward’s Fear

You have beaten many ugly thugs from Pelargir. You have successfully ambushed the company of Southrons and scatter their troops. And finally, you have defended the walls of Cair Andros and fend off the attack of the Orcs and Southrons. Now Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, wants you for one task which can sound quite … Continue reading Player card review: The Steward’s Fear →

Player card review: Heirs of Númenor

After the epic battle with Durin's Bane, you finally escaped the mines of Moria and came out to the daylight. It is a relief for you to feel the fresh air instead of the musty smell of death. You look around yourself and spot the army of Orcs and people marching by them. Those are … Continue reading Player card review: Heirs of Númenor →

Middle Earth Tour: Against the Shadow

Welcome to the latest article of the Middle Earth Tour Project. This time we head down to Gondor to explore ‘The Heirs of Numenor’ Deluxe set, and then out into the lands of Anorien as we cover the ‘Against the Shadow’ cycle that was released through 2013. This was the fourth cycle of the LCG, and the difficulty … Continue reading Middle Earth Tour: Against the Shadow →

The Blood of Gondor

Every once in a while, the developers give us with a scenario that has some special mechanic that really flips the normal phases of the game upside down. The Blood of Gondor is such a quest. Not only does this quest give players a ton of enemies, but the enemies might engage players when they … Continue reading The Blood of Gondor →

The Morgul Vale

This article will contain spoilers for the conclusion of the narrative of the Against the Shadow cycle. If you haven't played this quest yet, go in blind and come back in order to not be spoiled by the big surprise. The Morgul Vale is the conclusion of the Against the Shadow cycle and it ends … Continue reading The Morgul Vale →

The Drúadan Forest

This quest is one of my most hated quests in the game. It requires a very specific build, and even then, you might stall after 3 turns as the new Prowl keyword takes away most of your resources. This quest is also one that can absolutely ruin players by dealing a lot of Archery damage … Continue reading The Drúadan Forest →

Assault on Osgiliath

This was the second time in short succession that the players were at Osgiliath. With the memory of Massing at Osgiliath fresh in their memory, players set out to retake the city after they fled from it during the POD quest. This scenario is again all about locations, as each cycle has one of those … Continue reading Assault on Osgiliath →

Encounter at Amon Dîn

Do you ever feel like the encounter decks of recent quests are too difficult? Do you get smashed to bits by enemies or horrible treacheries? Do you feel like giving up on everything and play Arkham Horror instead? Well, then come on down to Amon Dîn! This quest is one that is regarded as one … Continue reading Encounter at Amon Dîn →

The Steward’s Fear

While this first Adventure Pack of the Against the Shadow cycle is best known for being one of the best stand-alone pack to buy for its player cards, The Stewards Fear is also a very enjoyable scenario. In it, players are forced to unmask a conspiracy set by an unknown opposer of Gondor against the … Continue reading The Steward’s Fear →