After the epic battle with Durin's Bane, you finally escaped the mines of Moria and came out to the daylight. It is 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 Harads! … Continue reading Player card review: Heirs of Númenor
You survive the flood inside Mines of Moria, but you now face the greatest danger you have ever met. Durin's Bane. That name and his terrifying roar will resonate in your ears for the whole adventure. His strength and evil will outdo everything you have experienced until now. Even the strongest and most powerful heroes … Continue reading Player card review: Shadow and Flame
The walls are weeping water, and the air grows damp. A low rumble sounds from above, accompanied by the sound of rushing water. There are underground waterways in Moria that lead to deep darkness, and who knows what else... Deeper in the Mines of Moria you hear sounds of splashing water. The water is dripping … Continue reading Player card review: Foundations of Stone
Elrond is disturbed by the report of Arwen’s journey to Rivendell. He has requsted that the heroes discover the source of the increased Orc activity along the Misty Mountains. This mission has led the party South to Moria, but the Doors of Durin are blocked by a deep, dark lake. As the heroes make their … Continue reading Player card review: The Watcher in the Water
The heroes continue their journey northward to Rivendell, escorting Arwen to visit her father Elrond. But the road is long, and Orcs ambush the party along the way. With enemies hounding the heroes’ steps, the weather drives the party ever closer to the looming mountains, and the dangers they hold. Even after the journey in … Continue reading Player card review: Road to Rivendell
Arwen wishes to visit her father Elrond, and Celeborn has bid the heroes to escort her over the Misty Mountains and safely to Rivendell. But the season grows late, and a sudden chill has descended on the three peaks that guard the Redhorn pass. Ready for hard climbing and severe frost in the middle of … Continue reading Player card review: The Redhorn Gate
It is often that newer players ask what packs they should buy to get a strong base of their collection without spending too much on the game initially. This article will guide those players to a selection of expansions that either have amazing player cards in them, or have some of the best experiences in … Continue reading “Best” LOTR LCG packs to buy
We leave behind the deep and dangerous forests of Mirkwood and handed over the unpredictable Gollum to King Thranduil. Now the whole new adventures await us, far away from Mirkwood forests. The White Council sends us to the Mines of Moria, to find Balin, who establishes there a colony of Dwarves. However, since that time nobody … Continue reading Player card review: Khazad-Dum
We have finally reached the last adventure pack and now we can review Shadows of Mirkwood cycle as a whole. The Core set introduces all spheres, their strengths and weaknesses, champions and weaklings. Many of player cards serve well even nowadays, while others you forget during the first read. I say that without Core set you would … Continue reading Shadows of Mirkwood cycle conclusion
After cornering and capturing Gollum in The Dead Marshes, the heroes must now escort the creature north, through Mirkwood forest, so that he can be held and interrogated at King Thranduil’s palace. The journey will not be easy, however: Mirkwood is always a dangerous place, the Dark Lord’s forces are eager to take Gollum for … Continue reading Player card review: Return to Mirkwood
