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The City of Ulfast

With the assault on Dorwinion now behind you, you start to find the man responsible for the siege. This leads you to the city of Ulfast on the shores of the Sea of Rhรปn. But finding one person in a city isn't easy, especially if you want to avoid getting found. That's because the City … Continue reading The City of Ulfast →

durinsfather Vengance of Mordor 1 Comment 15 July 202110 March 2022

Wrath and Ruin

This cycle is keen to revisit past quests and fix what was broken with them. In today's episode, we get Assault on Osgiliath 2.0. Not only the mechanics are the same, but even in the announcement for this pack, FFG mentioned that you are defending "the ancient capital of Gondor". Last I checked, Dorwinion wasn't … Continue reading Wrath and Ruin →

durinsfather Vengance of Mordor 4 Comments 17 April 202118 April 2021

Nightmare The Treachery of Rhudaur

After a "short" break (I planned to have this article ready on Halloween 2020), we advance in our Angmar Awakened nightmare series to another great quest. The Treachery of Rhudaur was already fun with multiple players, but it always used to be a little less fun while playing only one deck. Since it came out, … Continue reading Nightmare The Treachery of Rhudaur →

veggiegollum Angmar Awakened, Nightmare Leave a comment 2 February 20216 September 2023

Journey Along the Anduin

The next article fit for a remastered version is this Core Set classic that is still enjoyed by players to this day. Journey along the Anduin is one of the most played scenarios by the community, and deserves a proper in depth look. If you would want to read the original article from 2.5 years … Continue reading Journey Along the Anduin →

durinsfather Journey along the Anduin, Shadows of Mirkwood 9 Comments 29 November 20209 November 2023

Danger in Dorwinion

The game's creators seem to have a fondness for alliterations in quest's names, also seen in Peril in Pelargir. This one more resembles The Stewardโ€˜s Fear in its mechanics, though, essentially being its successor. Story-wise, you have now arrived in Dorwinion, a great city at the shores of the Sea of Rhรปn, where you met … Continue reading Danger in Dorwinion →

veggiegollum Vengance of Mordor 8 Comments 1 October 202027 June 2022

Nightmare The Dread Realm

This is the conclusion of the Angmar Awakened cycle and a strangely controversial quest. It has been one of my favorites ever since I first played it, as it was thematic, interesting in its mechanics, and already pretty challenging. The Nightmare version, as always, makes it even more thematic and bumps up this quest's difficulty … Continue reading Nightmare The Dread Realm →

veggiegollum Angmar Awakened, Nightmare 1 Comment 17 August 202013 November 2021

Raid on the Grey Havens

The heroes return from their expedition to find a relic of lost Numenor only to find themselves in the middle of an assault on the Grey Havens themselves. This quest is a brutally difficult quest that hits hard and fast, leaving no time to turtle or to build up a decent board presence. It's unique … Continue reading Raid on the Grey Havens →

Onidsen Dreamchaser 3 Comments 23 September 2019

Desert Crossing

One of the unique draws of Middle Earth is the variety in biomes that it offers, from towering peaks to large marshlands. This cycle brought the game to the far south, where lush jungles and dry deserts set the scene for these quests. Today's quest deals with the desert of Harad, which can be a … Continue reading Desert Crossing →

durinsfather Haradrim 9 Comments 17 August 2019

The Thing in the Depths

It has been a while since we have had a scenario where there is such a clear break between the first half and the second half of the scenario. Foundations of Stone did this by washing you to the very roots of the Misty Mountains, while the Dunland Trap sprung the trap during the second … Continue reading The Thing in the Depths →

durinsfather Dreamchaser 4 Comments 4 August 201911 December 2020

The Drowned Ruins

After finding your way to the Temple of the Deceived in the previous scenario, you are faced with a long cave system that has large portions underwater. This starts off one of the easier quests in the cycle, that has a pretty standard strategy in order to beat it. That doesn't mean it isn't fun … Continue reading The Drowned Ruins →

durinsfather Dreamchaser 11 Comments 24 March 2019

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