Don't worry; this isn't an announcement of the blog coming to an end or anything, no matter how dramatic the title of this article sounds. It's just an analysis of the latest AleP contract that I have been playing around with. This contract was released alongside The Nine Are Abroad scenario pack released during Con … Continue reading At the End of All Things
For many of us, playing with four players is something that might only happen on special occasions, if ever. Some people are fortunate enough to have a local group of friends who play this game as well and are able to meet up on a semi-regular basis to play together. Some others may be able … Continue reading Four Player Quests
The final scenario of the Shadows of Mirkwood cycle is where things get a bit crazy. Not only is this the first time players have to traverse 4 quest stages, but they have to do so with Gollum kicking and screaming like a 4-year-old who got told that they can't have all the candy from … Continue reading Return to Mirkwood
Your hunt for Gollum has brought you to one of the more boring quests in the game, according to many. The Hills of Emyn Muil focuses a lot on locations and exploration rather than combat. As such, it is not unheard of to clear this scenario without ever seeing a single enemy. This greatly reduces … Continue reading The Hills of Emyn Muil
Right after the release of Encounter at Amon Din, we are finally back to a regular "Against the shadow" difficulty quest. In Normal mode of Assault on Osgiliath, we come across the infamous Treacheries, The Master's Malice, and The Power of Mordor, along with other classic cards from this cycle. Thankfully, for players' sanity, those treacheries have been removed … Continue reading Nightmare Assault on Osgiliath
It's hard to believe that the year is already halfway done! So much has happened this year already that I really hope the second half will be more relaxed, but we'll see. June has been an interesting month for the game, as we received our first set of repackaged cycle content. The Angmar Awakened cycle … Continue reading Month in Review: June 2022
Lore is a fickle thing. When in Middle-Earth's history is this siege supposed to happen? That is a question one might ask when looking at this scenario: After all, Annúminas is never a place of action in Tolkien's main stories. After some research, I think I have been able to develop a decent thesis on … Continue reading The Siege of Annúminas
Again, this has not been the most exciting month on the blog, as I have been busy starting my new job and still recovering from the personal changes that came in last month. Mentally, I have not yet recovered, though work has been a good distraction. It has taken up a lot of time that … Continue reading Month in Review: May 2022
I think I speak for a lot of you when I say that I'm happy that this year is finally behind us. Hopefully, 2022 will be nicer to us all because 2021 has probably been my worst year so far from a personal perspective. Here's hoping that I can finally start attending some more conventions … Continue reading 2021: A year in numbers
Spacing out these polls every two months has been very relaxing to me, so I'm glad I have done so for this past Fall. I am changing things up though, with a brand new tournament for December that will be deciding what unique ally is the community's favourite in combination with the Messenger of the … Continue reading Bi-monthly Poll: Oct-Nov plus Tournament announcement!
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