We continue the month of traits and mechanics with a mechanic that doesn't see a lot of play, but features a lot of very powerful effects: Valour. This mode is for the real dare-devils among us who laugh at a Doomed 5 treachery and bring heroes with a starting threat of 35 or higher. The … Continue reading Valour →

I thought it was high time to write an article on my favorite archetype in Lord of the Rings the Card Game… trap decks. Traps have actually been around since the beginning of the game with the Forest Snare of the core set, which was probably the most reliable answer to the Hill Trolls of … Continue reading Traps →

The developers keep giving us new ways to approach this game, and this mechanic is certainly one of the more unique archetypes. The victory display has been around since the very first days of the game, but up to this point, players had almost no way to interact with it besides the Out of the … Continue reading Victory Display →

With the release of the Lost Realm Deluxe expansion and the accompanying Angmar Awakened cycle, the players were introduced to a new type of card: Side quests. These side quests appeared in two forms, one for the players to add to their decks, and one for the encounter deck to hurt the players with new … Continue reading Player Side Quests →