The Lord of the Rings The Card Game Initial Thoughts for New Players | An Unexpected "Review"
170Always Board Never Boring recently bought The Lord of the Rings The Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games, and he has decided to share some of his initial thoughts in the hope they might be helpful for anyone who (like him) wasn't sure whether to dive into this game.
Not all those who wander are lost, but this is a bit of a rambling "review" (for want of a better word) so here are some time stamps:
00:00 Intro
01:58 Spiders!
02:39 Theme
03:19 First impressions
03:52 Art
04:48 Lack of dividers
05:04 Lack of heroes
06:23 Made up characters
08:03 Insufficient cards
09:10 Not enough Gandalfs
09:39 Tokens
10:08 Learning the game
11:20 Unique cards
12:01 Powerful combos
12:51 Winning & losing
14:47 Procedural gameplay
16:00 My favourite sphere
16:18 Expansions
16:56 Final thoughts
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