The time has come to start a second version of this article, now that the original series is coming to a close in the 9th cycle. I noticed that over the 2.5 years since I wrote the original PtM article, many things have changed, including the length of my articles. So in order to properly … Continue reading Passage through Mirkwood
Not only Orcs and Spiders are on Our side. If needed, We call to the battle even beasts and trolls in order to stop and destroy all Players. Instead of malevolent treacheries and exhausting locations, We send on Players the power in the form of teeth, claws and clubs. Try to stop Us, Players! Summary … Continue reading Encounter Set Review: Wilderlands
Fog is not unusual in Wilderland, particularly at this time of year. All the same, there is something ominous about the wall of grey which has crept in overnight. It blankets the Anduin from all sides, stretching almost to the eaves of Mirkwood. A sniff of the air brings nervous anticipation. This is no ordinary … Continue reading Nightmare Conflict at the Carrock
The eye of Our lord Sauron sees everything. He knows about everything that happens in Middle-earth, no matter how far from Mordor, because His omnipresent servants and dark magic provide to Our lord all information about Our enemies. Hide, Players, and hope you won't get into Our way. For Sauron! Summary review EnemiesLocationsTreacheriesShadow effectsOverall evaluationYOUR … Continue reading Encounter Set Review: Sauron’s Reach
The journey along the river Anduin might some Players understand as a peaceful walk. On the banks of the Anduin, it doesn't seem that anything should go wrong. But as time is going on, Players are gradually realizing that their progress through the game is somehow slowed. Enemies, locations and treacheries - everything cooperates in order to disgust Player's trip … Continue reading Encounter Set Review: Journey Along the Anduin
The community doesn't really like A Journey to Rhosgobel, and I tend to agree. While the community and I have our differences at times (The Hills of Emyn Muil is a decent testing quest, fite me), we both agree that A Journey to Rhosgobel wasn't the best scenario in the first cycle. The mechanics of … Continue reading Nightmare A Journey to Rhosgobel
Webs, hanging ominously from the old trees, indicate something about the treacherous inhabitants of Mirkwood forests. Many small, hungry eyes eagerly watch the walking characters, which are nervously looking around. Each step causes the shudder of webs, which more and more attract the attention of Mirkwood's inhabitants. Which step will be the last one, after … Continue reading Encounter Set Review: Spiders of the Mirkwood
Out of all the quests ever in this game, Escape from Dol Guldur has got to be one of the hardest. The quest is way too difficult for new players that just picked up their Core Set, and even players with complete card pools would rather play something like Nin-in-Eilph over Escape from Dol Guldur. … Continue reading Nightmare Escape from Dol Guldur
At the end of the first cycle, solo players were challenged like they had previously been during Escape from Dol Guldur. The final AP of the cycle gave them a quest that was very difficult to beat in true solo, but got easier with more players, as they got to share Gollum between players, reducing … Continue reading Nightmare Return to Mirkwood
Flies and spiders… that's the name of the very stage of Passage Through Mirkwood scenario… and it quite fits one of the first Encounter set, which We would call as "practice". Of course, the Player doesn't play with each encounter set separately - each scenario consists of more encounter sets. But Passage Through Mirkwood set doesn't exert any pressure … Continue reading Encounter Set Review: Passage Through Mirkwood
