LotR 93 - Into the Pit (22)

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Again, and again, and again.

Initial hand:

  1. Untroubled by Darkness
  2. Feint
  3. Citadel Plate
  4. Zigil Miner
  5. Blade of Gondolin
  6. Unexpected Courage

Initial encounter: Crumbing Ruin, no-op.

Round 1

  1. Resource: 3, draw The Galadhrim's Greetings.
  2. Planning: none.
  3. Quest: All, draw Patrol Leader, net +1 P.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 30.

Round 2

  1. Resource: 6, draw Zigil Miner.
  2. Planning: play Zigil Miner.
  3. Quest: All, draw Fouled Well discard Untroubled by Darkness. Cave Torch draw Goblin Swordsman. Threat 32.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 33.

Round 3

  1. Resource: 7, draw Feint.
  2. Planning: none.
  3. Quest: all, draw Zigil Mineshaft, Cave Torch for Fouled Well reveals Goblin Follower, Threat 38 to clear Zigil Mineshaft, net 0 progress.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 39.

Round 4

  1. Resource: 10, draw Veteran Axehand.
  2. Planning: play Zigil Miner.
  3. Quest: All, draw Goblin Scout, net 0 P.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 40.

Round 5

  1. Resource: 11, draw The Galadhrim's Greetings.
  2. Planning: none.
  3. Quest: all, draw Burning Low, threat 46.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 47.

No way I can win this one.

Round 6

  1. Resource: 14, draw A Test of Will.
  2. Planning: none.
  3. Quest: all, draw Goblin Tunnels. Cave Torch draw Signs of Conflict. Threat 49.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: none.
  7. Refresh: Threat 50.

I'm thinking this deck isn't any better than Deeds of Dwarves, at least for early stage.

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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.