Lord of the Rings 8 - Journey Along the Anduin 1

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I built a Tactics/Lore deck to attempt a Normal play of Journey Along the Anduin. Some of what I did with the deck seemed to work correctly, but that whole "can't get enough Quest out of Tactics" really is a problem.

Also, the deck I started with kicked off with a threat level of 32. That's super rough coming right out of the gate. Especially with no allies in play and the starting encounter is a Hill Troll which takes 9 Damage. Nasty.

I did get to the Anduin, but pulling an extra Encounter card on every quest phase did me in, especially with the 5 threat Brown Lands. It conflicted with a 6 Q location which was also mandatory play.

In any case, I got whupped up on pretty bad. I'll probably replay this scenario with the same deck and log the play in detail. I just wanted to get this initial play on the table to see how the scenario worked. I suspect that this scenario will require a Leadership/Tactics deck.

Also, I think I played the attachments wrong, playing a Lore card on Gimli to boost his attack and defend mojo. Will have to read up on that.

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What to play next?

Deciding what to play next is always a tough call when faced with a closet full of games, all of which were purchased with intent to play. Here's one I'm dealing with the decision.

  • Something New: this means both something new to me and a game which has been published recently, within the last two or three years.
  • Something Classic: I've acquired a number of games properly considered "classic" which haven't yet been played. The current example would be PanzerGruppe Guderian.
  • Something Again: mastery requires constant practice, which means playing games many, many times to allow nuance to appear.
  • Something Vietnam: as I'm on a Vietnam binge. I don't have all the Vietnam games ever published, but I can say that I have a lot of them, and probably more than most people.
  • Something Obscure: as it's fun to poke around in the dustier corners of game design.
  • Something Different: break away from the same old publishers and try a game from one of the new kids on the block. Or, conversely, dip into legacy with a classic tried and true.
  • Something Light: once in a while it's nice to actually finish a game all the way through in one sitting, in an hour or two.
  • Something Heavy: if possible, it's nice to set up something big and complicated which can be left out for days or weeks or even months, for a leisurely stroll through a very large or long game.

There are surely many more ways to choose, but the above method keeps me busy enough, helps me get both breadth and depth into my play, and provides me with a sense of progress.

The odd man out

When there is an odd man out:

  • Have a solo game ready to play.
  • Keep score or advise on a game in progress.
  • Referee a game in progress.