LotR 75 - Into the Pit (5)

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Another play of my first dedicated dwarf deck, albeit a bit tweaked from revision 0.1.

Initial hand:

  1. Citadel Plate
  2. A Test of Will
  3. Quick Strike
  4. Veteran Axehand
  5. Veteran of Nanduhirion
  6. Dwarrodelf Axe

Initial encounter: Goblin Follower.

Round 1

  1. Resource: 3, draw Blade of Gondolin.
  2. Planning: Dwarrodelf Axe on Dwalin.
  3. Quest: Thalin, draw Zigil Mineshaft. Dang. Threat 34.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: Goblin Follower.
  6. Combat: Undefended, draw Watchful Eyes, no effect, 2 D on Dain. Dwalin scores 3D on Goblin Follower.
  7. Refresh: Threat 35.

Round 2

  1. Resource: 5, draw Protector of Lorien.
  2. Planning: Blade of Gondolin on Dwalin.
  3. Quest: Thalin, draw Fouled Well, threat 41.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: Dain defends, draw Lightless Passage which cancels all damage to enemy. I think that's the game as the Goblin Follower will go another round.
  7. Refresh: Threat 42.

Round 3

  1. Resource: 7, draw Quick Strike.
  2. Planning: none.
  3. Quest: Thalin and Dwalin, draw Fouled Well for 11 Threat with 4 Will for Threat 49.

Conceding here, as I do not have any way to kill the Goblin Follower without taking an undefended attack on Dain, which is pretty risky, but with 11 Threat in Staging, there is no way I can quest past 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.