LotR 86 - Into the Pit (15)

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After a couple of weeks respite, it's back to The Deeds of Dwarves and Into the Pit. Maybe this time will be the key. Let's play and find out.

Initial hand:

  1. Feint
  2. Zigil Miner
  3. The Galadhrim's Greetings
  4. Quick Strike
  5. Dwarrowdelf Axe
  6. Longbeard Orc Slayer

Initial encounter is Goblin Swordsman.

Round 1

  1. Resource: 3, draw Dwarven Tomb.
  2. Planning: none.
  3. Quest: Thalin and Dwalin for 4W, draw Signs of Conflict surge Goblin Scout and raise Threat to 31. Net 0.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 32.

Round 2

  1. Resource: 6, draw The Galadhrim's Greetings.
  2. Planning: play Zigil Miner.
  3. Quest: Thalin, Dwalin, Zigil Miner for 6W, draw Goblin Swordsman net +1 P on East-Gate. This is already not looking good.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 33.

Round 3

  1. Resource: 8, draw Durin's Song.
  2. Planning: none.
  3. Quest: Thalin, Dwalin, Zigil Miner for 6W, draw Fouled Well. Discard Longbeard Orc Slayer to prevent surge. Threat 35.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 36.

Round 4

  1. Resource: 11, draw Unexpected Courage.
  2. Planning: play Unexpected Courage and Dwarrowdelf Axe on Dwalin.
  3. Quest: Thalin, Dwalin, Zigil Miner for 6W, draw Cave In and remove the single Progress from East-Gate. I think I'm locked now, not seeing anyway I'm going to be able to quest out of this hole. Threat 38.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 39.

Round 5

  1. Resource: 11, draw Narvi's Belt.
  2. Planning: play Narvi's Belt on Dain.
  3. Quest: Thalin, Dwalin and Zigil Miner for 6W, draw Stairs of Nain, Threat 43.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 40.

Round 6

  1. Resource: 12, draw Khazad! Khazad!
  2. Planning: none.
  3. Quest: Thalin, Dwalin and Zigil Miner for 6W, draw Goblin Tunnels for Threat 46.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 47.

Round 7

  1. Resource: 15, draw The Galadhrim's Greetings.
  2. Planning: play The Galadhrim's Greetings for Threat 41.
  3. Quest: Thalin, Dwalin, Zigil Miner for 6W, draw Goblin Swordsman for Threat +9 and that's the game.

My conclusion: This deck as-is doesn't work. With these three heros in a progression-style dwarf ally deck, this deck doesn't do it.

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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.