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The Battle of Lake-town

"My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!"The Hobbit If you decide to play The Hobbit saga expansions, there is a great slot between the scenario of The Lonely Mountain and The Battle of Five … Continue reading The Battle of Lake-town →

Palantir Record Keeper Additional Quests 1 Comment 26 June 202126 June 2021

The Ruins of Belegost

... the ancient cities of Nogrod and Belegost in the Blue Mountains were ruined at the breaking of Thangorodrim.The Return of the King  The Ruins of Belegost print-on-demand scenario is another unique POD quest where the players have to go "treasure hunting" or, better yet, "loot hunting" to the destroyed city and the underground caves … Continue reading The Ruins of Belegost →

Palantir Record Keeper Additional Quests 2 Comments 4 January 202120 April 2022

Mount Gundabad

This is it. You traveled through the wilds of Rhovanion, hunted down a cold-drake in the Withered Heath, protected a town from a dragon, fought against ancient spirits in Framsburg and claimed the sword Wormsbane to finally defeat Dagnir, one of the most dangerous dragons since Smaug was killed. But the sword you found was … Continue reading Mount Gundabad →

veggiegollum Ered Mithrin Leave a comment 3 July 202026 December 2021

Fire in the Night

Few quests were more divisive in the early years of the game than the Battle of Lake-Town. The epic fight against Smaug required a focused deck, and strategy sites like Tales from the Cards provided guides for how to bring the beast down. Battle of Lake-Town represents an earlier design philosophy of the game, where … Continue reading Fire in the Night →

mortendall88 Ered Mithrin 9 Comments 10 May 20204 December 2020

The Withered Heath

Even further north than the cold reaches of Erebor and Dale, there is a split in the Grey Mountains. Between this fork of the mountain range, a valley is created that was once inhabited by the Longbeards. But dragons came from the far north and settled in this valley, burning the Dwarves down to Erebor … Continue reading The Withered Heath →

durinsfather Ered Mithrin 5 Comments 11 April 2020

The King’s Quest

It is a custom for the third quest of each Deluxe box to be the most difficult of the three. Look at Escape from Dol Guldur, Raid on the Grey Havens, and Deadmen's Dike as examples. The Wilds of Rhovanion Deluxe's third quest has you explore the mines of the Iron Hills, where rumour has … Continue reading The King’s Quest →

durinsfather Ered Mithrin 4 Comments 22 February 202021 March 2020

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