NinjaDorg’s LOTR: LCG The Hills of Emyn Muil Review

SPOILER WARNING – this review contains a whole bunch of spoilers. My expectations have been somewhat managed (i.e. lowered) by the expansion packs so far, with some middling heroes and player cards of dubious use, but there are some good player cards in this set, and appropriate to the scenario too.  Gildor almost feels like a hero all of his own, there are some other cool allies – horseys! – and the Rohan theme continues to be the clear favourite of the Mirkwood cycle. But Brand, Son of Bain, is the new Hero in The Hills of Emyn Muil and... View Article

Announcing Dwarrowdelf

Announcing DwarrowdelfThe next cycle of Adventure Packs for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game Fantasy Flight Games [News] – Announcing Dwarrowdelf: ‘via Blog this’

Snaring Gollum in The Dead Marshes

Original article here: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2707 Gollum was found… What he had been doing he would not say. He only wept and called us cruel, with many a gollum in his throat; and when we pressed him he whined and cringed, and rubbed his long hands, licking his fingers as if they pained him.   –J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the RingGollum has been found! After racing through The Hills of Emyn Muil to pursue the elusive creature’s most recent signs of movement, the heroes of Middle-earth catch first sight of him in The Dead Marshes, the fifth Adventure Pack for The Lord of the Rings:... View Article

NinjaDorg’s LOTR: LCG Journey to Rhosgobel Review

NinjaDorg’s LOTR: LCG Journey to Rhosgobel Review You can find my other reviews of the LOTR expansion packs here: NinjaDorg’s “Massing at Osgiliath” Review http://ratdorg.blogspot.com/2011/09/lotr-lcg-massing-at-osgiliath-review.html NinjaDorg’s “Conflict at the Carrock” Review http://ratdorg.blogspot.com/2011/09/lord-of-rings-card-game-conflict-at.html NinjaDorg’s “The Hunt For Gollum” Review http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/7024671#7024671 SPOILER WARNING – this review will slightly spoil not only this expansion pack, but maybe some others too… Ah, Rhosgobel.  Rustic home of Radagast the Brown.  As always there’s a bunch of beautifully thematic elements in this set – and I love the fact that you not only get to visit Radagast’s home, but that he also appears as an Ally. ... View Article

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Keen Eyes in the Emyn Muil

Original article here: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2690 They are good folk, the Bardings. The grandson of Bard the Bowman rules them, Brand son of Bain son of Bard. He is a strong king, and his realm now reaches far south and east of Esgaroth.    –J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the RingAs the heroes of Middle-earth begin to scour The Hills of Emyn Muil for recent signs of Gollum’s passage, they gain the benefit of a keen-eyed new companion. The Hills of Emyn Muil, the fourth Adventure Pack in the Shadows of Mirkwood cycle for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, introduces an exciting new hero who... View Article