Nightmare The Nîn-in-Eilph

You've entered the vast marshlands of the Nîn-in-Eilph with Nalir in order to escape Bellach and his Orcs. Now, you must cross the swamp in order to reach Hollin on the other side. No traveler has entered the Nîn-in-Eilph for an age and there is no path through the shifting marshland. You must find your …

Path Less Traveled: Roam Across Rhovanion

This post has sat half-finished in my drafts for quite a long time. My job got... really intense for a while there, so non-essential things (like blogging, spending time at home, and sleeping) sort of fell off of the wagon. What little free time I did manage to wrestle for myself I decided to spend …

A brief pause along the path

Last week, I posted my first article on an adventure pack in my Path Less Traveled series, which has up until recently primarily focused on deluxe expansions. In the process of figuring out how I wanted to handle the differences between the two types of expansions, I found myself (quite unexpectedly) ruminating on the series …

Path Less Traveled: The Withered Heath

I've been having a lot of fun with the newest quests and player cards, so it seems like the perfect time to continue my Path Less Traveled series deep into the mountains of the Ered Mithrin cycle. Today, I'm going to venture into The Withered Heath, the first Adventure Pack, as it builds upon the …

Limited Collector’s Edition

A month or so ago, my Limited Collector's Edition came in the mail. Meant as a cross-promotion between the physical and digital editions of the Lord of the Rings Card Game, as well as a collector's piece for hardcore fans of the physical game, this product tries to do a lot of things at once. …

Path Less Traveled: The King’s Quest

Having traveled the lengths of the The Wilds of Rhovanion, my Path Less Traveled has set The King's Quest before me. Unlike the first two quests of the box, this one doesn't have a spiritual successor from the Core Set—it sets out in its own direction entirely, taking us to a place in Middle Earth …

Path Less Traveled: Lost in Mirkwood

As I wander along my Path Less Traveled, I suddenly find myself Lost in Mirkwood. The second quest of the Wilds of Rhovanion box echoes the first quest of the Core Set both thematically and mechanically. The major difference is that Passage Through Mirkwood sometimes plays like a tutorial, while Lost in Mirkwood is much …

Spoiler Alert: The Wizard’s Quest

I have come to the rather firm conclusion that GenCon—Indianapolis' board and roleplaying game convention—is my favorite event of the year. It's better than Christmas and my birthday combined. No other annual event rivals the perfect storm of table top roleplaying games, Lord of the Rings LCG, a little too much beer, seeing good friends, …

Path Less Traveled: Journey Up The Anduin

The Wilds of Rhovanion kicks off the eighth cycle of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game with Journey Up the Anduin, an homage to the second Core Set quest, Journey Along the Anduin. It's a trip up memory lane for veterans of the game, many of whom enjoy the new quest's fresh take …

Path Less Traveled: Wilds of Rhovanion Player Cards

All of my LotR LCG time of late has been spent playing the new Deluxe, Wilds of Rhovanion. And let me tell you, I've been having a really good time with it! I figured it would be fun to give the new box the Path Less Traveled treatment to see if players who are new …