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PaybackJack posted:Is there a PDF or image lurking around out there that has all the set icons on one sheet? I want to print them off and stick them onto my box so I know which sets are where. I have too many drat sets and they got mixed up so I can never find anything quickly now. I don't have the link handy but I know there's one on BGG in the files. I just printed it off a few weeks ago to make some decent dividers.
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DonnyTrump posted:I don't have the link handy but I know there's one on BGG in the files. I just printed it off a few weeks ago to make some decent dividers. This one? http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/96718/list-of-encounter-set-symbols-and-titles I have a question about this card: http://hallofbeorn.com/Cards/Details/51223bd0-ffd1-11df-a976-0801213c9020 Does 'refresh action' mean that you do this during the refresh phase? So that they are exhausted for the upcoming turn?
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ChiTownEddie posted:This one? http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/96718/list-of-encounter-set-symbols-and-titles Actually the picture linked second post there with everything as a single picture is exactly what I'm looking for, thanks for linking that.
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ChiTownEddie posted:I have a question about this card: http://hallofbeorn.com/Cards/Details/51223bd0-ffd1-11df-a976-0801213c9020 This is correct. Anything listed as a "X Action" can only be done during an action window in phase X. There's a nice chart of the action windows in this reference sheet.
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Taran_Wanderer posted:This is correct. Anything listed as a "X Action" can only be done during an action window in phase X. There's a nice chart of the action windows in this reference sheet. Great, thank you!
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Did anyone pick up Voice of Isengard? I'm going to head to my local shop to watch their Netrunner league this weekend (never played or seen it before) and figured I'd pick it up if they have any copies.
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Tried my first game of the LoTR LCG with my wife the other day. The game is in serious need of a reference card for the seven phases that you're supposed to go through. Even having watched the video tutorial and a series of Watch It Played videos, I still struggled to remember bits and pieces like dealing out shadow cards and increasing threat during the refresh phase. Made it difficult to learn and teach. We managed to get through the first scenario without too much trouble, though as I mentioned we forgot to add shadow cards, increase threat and sort out When Revealed effects quite a few times. I copped two "Caught in a Web" cards on the first two turns, which sucked. Thankfully, I had a "Steward of Gondor" on one of the guys that got it. I was thinking of trying with a third player this weekend. Beyond needing a third threat tracker (which we can replace with pen and paper) and cycling through the encounter deck quicker, is there any real reason why we can't use a single core set?
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Bent Wookiee posted:Tried my first game of the LoTR LCG with my wife the other day. The game is in serious need of a reference card for the seven phases that you're supposed to go through. Even having watched the video tutorial and a series of Watch It Played videos, I still struggled to remember bits and pieces like dealing out shadow cards and increasing threat during the refresh phase. Made it difficult to learn and teach. Try this reference sheet. I'll add this to the OP when I get around to redoing, as well as ones for AGOT/Netrunner. Nothing stopping from playing with 3 or 4 players with a single core, but you might be hurting for cards once you want to try deck-building. Enjoy the game!
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Taran_Wanderer posted:Try this reference sheet. I'll add this to the OP when I get around to redoing, as well as ones for AGOT/Netrunner. This is awesome and better than the stuff I found on BGG. Thanks! Taran_Wanderer posted:Nothing stopping from playing with 3 or 4 players with a single core, but you might be hurting for cards once you want to try deck-building. Enjoy the game! At this point it will just serve as an introduction for a new player, so I won't be deck building for now. I haven't decided how I'm going to treat the deck-building aspect of the game yet. At this point I've been treating it more like a board game, since I'm fairly sure my wife isn't interested in deck building. Thanks again.
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ChiTownEddie posted:Did anyone pick up Voice of Isengard? I'll be stopping by my local shop today on my way home - this isn't a super popular game in my area so I assume they'll have plenty of copies.
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So all this LOTR talk has given me the urge to play it again, so I threw together these two decks. I have one Core, all of the Mirkwood Cycle, Over Hill and Under Hill, Heirs of Numenor, and The Steward's Fear. Help me make them not awful! Deck Built with CardGameDB.com LotR Deckbuilder Leadership/Spirit Rohan/Dwarf Hero (3) Eowyn (Core) x1 Dunhere (Core) x1 Dain Ironfoot (RtM) x1 Ally (26) Eomund (CatC) x2 Escort from Edoras (AJtR) x3 Snowbourn Scout (Core) x3 Westfold Horse-Breaker (THfG) x3 Wandering Took (Core) x2 Fili (OHaUH) x2 Kili (OHaUH) x2 West Road Traveller (RtM) x2 Elfhelm (TDM) x2 Errand-rider (HON) x2 Gandalf (Core) x3 Attachment (8) Ancient Mathom (AJtR) x3 Steward of Gondor (Core) x2 Cram (OHaUH) x3 Event (16) A Test of Will (Core) x2 Dwarven Tomb (Core) x1 Hasty Stroke (Core) x2 Sneak Attack (Core) x2 The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core) x2 Astonishing Speed (RtM) x3 For Gondor! (Core) x2 Fortune or Fate (Core) x1 We Do Not Sleep (TDM) x1 Deck Built with CardGameDB.com LotR Deckbuilder Lore/Tactics Gondor/Dwarf Hero (3) Beregond (HON) x1 Gimli (Core) x1 Ori (OHaUH) x1 Ally (23) Defender of Rammas (HON) x2 Gondorian Spearman (Core) x3 Veteran Axehand (Core) x3 Vassal of the Windlord (TDM) x2 Erebor Hammersmith (Core) x2 Gandalf (OHaUH) x3 Bofur (OHaUH) x2 Miner of the Iron Hills (Core) x2 Horseback Archer (Core) x2 Daughter of the Nimrodel (Core) x2 Attachment (13) Gondorian Shield (TSF) x2 Spear of the Citadel (HON) x2 Dwarven Axe (Core) x2 Protector of Lorien (Core) x3 Citadel Plate (Core) x2 Blade of Gondolin (Core) x2 Event (14) Feint (Core) x2 Foe-hammer (OHaUH) x2 Goblin-cleaver (OHaUH) x2 Lorien's Wealth (Core) x2 Secret Paths (Core) x2 Radagast's Cunning (Core) x2 Behind Strong Walls (HON) x2 I wanted to use Dwarves, but most of them are Lore/Tactics, so I put Dain in the other deck. I then put Rohan/Gondor stuff in there, because why not. I wanted to put Leadership Boromir in there, too, but I'd rather have two Spirit Heroes. Don't particularly want to use Dunhere either, but I figured the Rohan trait would help him out. I'll have to experiment between him and Frodo.
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For your first deck have you considered Nori as the third hero? He'd be more useful if you had more dwarf allies than just Kili and Fili but if you're not going to take advantage of Dunhere's attacking ability then maybe Nori's higher Willpower and Defense might benefit you. Also how useful has Wandering Took proved for you? I haven't ever used it in a deck before so I haven't seen it in action. One last thing, my friends and I like to play this game with 3 or 4 people and Into the Deep keeps kicking our rear end. Anyone have any general advice for that quest? It seems to me that the key is location management but I'm not sure what cards besides Secret Paths and Northern Tracker we should be focusing on.
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Aaaaaah! Finally beat the third quest from Khazad-dum. This is my first time reaaaaaally having to tailor a deck to the quest rather than using a generic questing or combat deck. Honestly I think it finally clicked for me that this isnt like any other deck builder I've played and that making a deck for the quest is legit and how its supposed to be played. Loving this poo poo. Also that even though I have to possibly remake a deck a deck for a quest doesn't mean it can't be thematic 
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Epi Lepi posted:For your first deck have you considered Nori as the third hero? He'd be more useful if you had more dwarf allies than just Kili and Fili but if you're not going to take advantage of Dunhere's attacking ability then maybe Nori's higher Willpower and Defense might benefit you. Yeah, I thought about Nori, but I don't have any other Leadership/Spirit dwarves except for the Longbeard Orc Slayers and Brok Ironfist, and they won't really work in there. I'll probably use Frodo, but I've got to test the deck as is, first. Wandering Took is pretty great for this kind of setup. I want to lower the threat of the questing deck, and raise the threat of the combat deck. He might leave if I get more threat reducing cards, but for now, he's nice. I can't speak for the quest itself, but don't forget a lot of locations can be dealt with by simply using larger amounts of Willpower (or Attack/Defense for Battle/Siege). You've got Legolas, Snowbourn Scout, Blade of Gondolin, and Strength of Will to help deal with locations, too.
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May be worth adding info to the OP about OCTGN. The interface takes some getting used to but once you do, it's a really nice way to play solo LotR. They also have support for GoT and Netrunner, maybe others.
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Quick question about the AGOT core set: I just picked up a used copy and I'm trying to ensure all the cards are there. The manual says there should be 220 cards, but I count 218 including the house cards and the melee role cards. The unique numbers stop at 208, am I missing 2 cards or is the manual wrong?
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Ledhed posted:Quick question about the AGOT core set: I just picked up a used copy and I'm trying to ensure all the cards are there. The manual says there should be 220 cards, but I count 218 including the house cards and the melee role cards. The unique numbers stop at 208, am I missing 2 cards or is the manual wrong? Are the house cards for Greyjoy and Martell in the box?
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Paper Kaiju posted:Are the house cards for Greyjoy and Martell in the box? Are they supposed to be? If so, then I found them. I also got the deluxe expansions for Greyjoy and Martell from the same person, and he had put the house cards into the deluxe boxes. Looks like everything's there, thanks!
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What are good things to buy when starting to play LotR LCG except for the starter set? Finally found a web store that had it in stock...
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zokie posted:What are good things to buy when starting to play LotR LCG except for the starter set? Finally found a web store that had it in stock... The Saga expansions follow the events of the books and have some cool cards in them. I am just buying everything in release order to play through. I've always heard good things about Khazad-Dum and the Dwarrowdelf cycle, but I haven't had a chance to play with any of those cards yet. The first cycle of adventure packs was just reprinted, so those could be worth picking up while they are still easy to find.
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I'd vote not to worry about it too much except don't just get Heirs of Numenor first (cause I hear its super hard if you have a limited pool of cards). I started with Khazad-dum and Dwarrowdelf cycle because it was what was in stock when I wanted more quests. Working though it now, so far I am enjoying it quite a bit. The Hobbit and Saga stuff is super thematic. I can't wait to get more of that too. Give this a read if you want more help: http://talesfromthecards.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/new-player-buying-guide/
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ChiTownEddie posted:I'd vote not to worry about it too much except don't just get Heirs of Numenor first (cause I hear its super hard if you have a limited pool of cards). I started with Khazad-dum and Dwarrowdelf cycle because it was what was in stock when I wanted more quests. Working though it now, so far I am enjoying it quite a bit. I've got the Heirs of Numenor and Against the Shadow cycle in full, along with the base, Black Riders, and a couple other APs from Mirkwood/Dwarrodelf. I've made a nice Outlands deck (I think!), but unless I get those +willpower outlands allies, I absolutely need a partner who can quest worth a drat. I think it's possible to make decks, but they're probably best off being combat focused. I'm investigating a ranger/trapping deck possibility, low threat, good questing, and knocking creatures out via traps. It sounds like a fun idea that HoN helps push. Not sure about viability.
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How are you guys storing all of your LotR stuff? I was thinking about ordering one of these laser cut box inserts and printing dividers for each faction, scenario, and encounter set. Currently I have 2 Cores, Khazad-Dum, and all the APs from the first two cycles, so everything should fit fine. Anyone have a better idea?
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What is the best multiplayer (>2 players) LCG that isn't LOTR? Game of Thrones? Star Wars with its expansion?
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GrandpaPants posted:What is the best multiplayer (>2 players) LCG that isn't LOTR? Game of Thrones? Star Wars with its expansion? Star Wars multiplayer is pretty good, but if there's an imbalance of player skill you'll essentially have 1 person beating up 2 in a 2v2 game. 3v1 or 2v1 is good with the challenge decks, but you really need to build specifically to crack the challenge decks which makes it not quite as good.
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Lawen posted:How are you guys storing all of your LotR stuff? I was thinking about ordering one of these laser cut box inserts and printing dividers for each faction, scenario, and encounter set. Currently I have 2 Cores, Khazad-Dum, and all the APs from the first two cycles, so everything should fit fine. Anyone have a better idea? I just got that laser cut thing (sleeved version). I did something very similar to this:  (img from bgg) The separators are just the AP/Exp boxes cut up a bit, actually works pretty dang well. I am getting a lil card storage box for the player cards and using this for the encounter cards and quests. I'll post my pic when its done this weekend.
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ChiTownEddie posted:
That's pretty drat slick, too bad I tossed the boxes from the first AP cycle. I bet I can print something similar though. Curious to hear how it works out for you and how much you can fit in one. I guess I could use a binder for the player cards or buy 2 inserts for my 2 cores and put player cards in one and encounter cards in the other.
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I kickstarted something similar to that with Acrylic dividers. I'm pretty excited to get mine!
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GrandpaPants posted:What is the best multiplayer (>2 players) LCG that isn't LOTR? Game of Thrones? Star Wars with its expansion? Shadowfist. If you have Archives I did an LP of a four-handed game last year.
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Lawen posted:How are you guys storing all of your LotR stuff? In ziplock bags in a a box. The two current decks that have been made a a bag each. The remaining player cards sorted by colour then into one big deck in a bag, or two if they don't all fit. Quest and scenario cards sorted by their symbols and then put together into bags. I don't sort by where they came from (e.g. Core, OHUH or OtDS). Tokens are each in a bag each.
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Voice of Isengard player cards are up on Hall of Beorn. Pretty cool stuff, especially Grima, Saruman, and the Rohan Warhorse. I think I'll pick up The Black Riders before this, though. In addition, if you had to recommend one purchase for a new Lord of the Rings player, what would it be? Other then a second core set. I'll include a link to Tales from the Cards' Buying Guide in the OP, but I'd like to hear your thoughts. Personally, I'd recommend The Black Riders for its combination of cool player cards and quests, though I don't know how difficult those quests are. Edit: It just occurred to me that the Isengard Allies will trigger on Doomed cards from the Encounter deck as well. Not that there's a whole lot of them, but something to consider. Taran_Wanderer fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Feb 28, 2014 |
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Did my organization last night Now to finish off the Dwarrowdelf cycle and move on to the Hobbit! Once I finish that I can finally legitimize getting another expansion haha.
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Why are Team Covenant's House packs of the GOT Deluxe Expansions only a fraction of the normal price when most of the cards are for a single house?
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Baron Porkface posted:Why are Team Covenant's House packs of the GOT Deluxe Expansions only a fraction of the normal price when most of the cards are for a single house? Hmm, maybe they only give you one set of the cards in the box? Which is a little useless, and you'd be better off buying the set for the 3 packs, but that's the only reason I can think of. I can't imagine that the few other house cards that come in those boxes cover more than half the cost.
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ChiTownEddie posted:Did my organization last night I really should have cut my AP's the way you did, I cut them so that the name shows if I store the cards upright, but I don't actually have any storage options to store them upright. Oh well.
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godDAMMIT. I don't need another reason to give FFG any more of my money for card games I have to commute 2+ hours to play. 
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Carteret posted:godDAMMIT. I don't need another reason to give FFG any more of my money for card games I have to commute 2+ hours to play. Don't worry, man, it may suck. Although I still keep hoping for a multiplayer focused LCG. I wish those rumors they got for VTES were true. Or if they were true, then true and closer to the present.
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There is always the chance it could blow. Thanks for talking me off the ledge. CoC and Warhammer LCG never really interested me/looked fun, so I guess there's a chance I may just avoid it on principle.
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Carteret posted:There is always the chance it could blow. Thanks for talking me off the ledge. I'm a pretty big fan of Warhammer: Invasion, myself; it's the only LCG that I've bought more than the core set for, so far. What about it turns you off? I've noticed that it seems to get no discussion in this thread.
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