“By the afternoon they had reached the eaves of Mirkwood, and were resting almost beneath the great over-hanging boughs of its outer trees. “ Welcome to my latest article that wraps up the ‘Shadows of Mirkwood’ cycle with a punishing quest for the solo adventurer, and where I discuss my thoughts on the cycle as … Continue reading Return to Mirkwood: There and Back Again
‘'All dead, all rotten. Elves and Men and Orcs. The Dead Marshes. There was a great battle long ago…” Welcome to my latest article detailing my solo adventures with LOTR:LCG. This time we’re actually FINDING Gollum amongst the creepy marshland of Southern Rhovanion. Of course, we’re still following the adventures of Frodo and Sam in … Continue reading The Dead Marshes: There and Back Again
“The hills of Emyn Muil, upon either side of Nen Hithoel, was a vast, seemingly impenetrable maze of rocky crags between the east part of Rohan and the Dead Marshes” Welcome to another article that details my ongoing adventures through the LCG from a ‘thematic, solo and semi-progressive’ viewpoint. This quest returns us to the … Continue reading The Hills of Emyn Muil: There and Back Again
“The Carrock was a stony outcrop in the upper reaches of the River Anduin, to the north of the Old Ford. The river looped around the rock with a ford of stones to the eastern bank and a swirling channel under its western cliff.” Welcome to another article discussing thematic solo play of FFG’s wonderful game. … Continue reading Conflict at the Carrock: There and Back Again
“The wood was full of the rumour of him, dreadful tales even among beasts and birds. The Woodmen said that there was some new terror abroad, a ghost that drank blood.” Welcome to the latest article of this series for the solo player with theme very much in mind and my new Story Mode rules … Continue reading The Hunt for Gollum: There and Back Again
“In the midst upon a stony height stands Dol Guldur, where long the hidden Enemy had his dwelling.” Welcome back to the third, and final, quest of the Core Set - the infamous ‘Escape from Dol Guldur’. I’m very happy to see a difficult quest, but as anyone knows, ‘Escape from Dol Guldur’ is just … Continue reading Escape from Dol Guldur: There and Back Again
“So the Company went on their long way, down the wide hurrying waters, borne ever southwards.” After the gentleness of ‘Passage Through Mirkwood’, this adventure is a big step upwards in terms of difficulty. I think it was a good idea of the game designers to put this one into the Core set as it … Continue reading Journey Along the Anduin: There and Back Again
“The Greenwood is sick Gandalf! A darkness has fallen over it. Nothing grows anymore - at least nothing good.” Welcome to the fourth ‘There & Back Again’ article in my progression series for the solo player, and this time I’m actually playing through a quest! I have a HUGE fondness for this quest as it … Continue reading Passage through Mirkwood: There and Back again
“A shadow has fallen over the Greenwood. ‘Mirkwood’ now men call it...” Welcome to the third ‘There & Back Again’ article in my progression series for the solo player. This time I’m going to be giving details of the tweaks I’ve used on the Player cards in the Core Set and ‘Shadows of Mirkwood’ cycle … Continue reading Intro to the Mirkwood cycle
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” Welcome once more to ‘There & Back Again’, my series of progression articles for the solo player. This time I’m going to be giving details of the new house rules I’m using for my solo adventures along with the … Continue reading Story Mode: Rules
