LotR 259 - Peril in Pelargir (4)

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I've played Peril in Pelargir collaboratively already. This is the first single hand play.

Using Chad's Elrond/Vilya deck.

Initial hand:

  1. Imladris Stargazer
  2. Master of the Forge
  3. Light of Valinor
  4. Dunedain Watcher
  5. Bofur
  6. Dori

I'm going to keep this one and get Stargazer out early, and hope to find Vilya right away. Alcaron's Scroll goes on Glorfindel, who will take the Harbor Thug undefended unless something easier comes out on the first turn. If Vilya isn't in the first 5 cards, Master of the Forge is a consideration for play in order to pull it as early as possible. Might require some set up though.

Round 1

  1. Resource: 3, draw Snobourn Scout.
  2. Planning: Play Snowbourn Scout, Imladris Stargazer; Scry for Vilya on top, excellent.
  3. Quest: Alcaron's Scroll reveal Pickpocket, quest Eoywon, Glorfindel, Elrond, reveal Pickpocket. Discard Bofur for 11 Will, net +3 on The Leaping Fish. Bummer not to clear it this turn.
  4. Travel: none.
  5. Encounter: Harbor Thug and both Pickpockets.
  6. Combat: Harbor Thug undefended, shadow Callateral Damage and 4 hits to Glorfindel. Snowbourn Scout defends Pickpocket, shadow Zealous Traitor with no shadow effect. Snowbourn Scout lives! Second Pickpocket shadow Lossarnach Bandit with no Shadow effect, put 1 hit on Elrond.
  7. Refresh: Threat 28.

Round 2

  1. Resource: 3, draw Vilya. I made a mistake here with having Snowbourn Scout ahead of Gandalf. Will cost me at least one turn, possibly the game. Actually, I'll scry first, then have Gandalf so it just costs me a card on scrying.
  2. Planning: E/V to put Gandalf into play killing Harbor Thug.
  3. Quest: Alcaron's Scroll reveals City Streets for a whiff. Eoqyn, Glorfindel commit, reveal Pelargir Docks and The Leaping Fish is cleared.
  4. Travel: Pelargir Docks.
  5. Encounter: none.
  6. Combat: Snowbourn defends Pickpocket, shadow Pelargir Docks but with +1 he's dead. Second Pickpocket Gandalf defends. Would take it undefended without the Docks +1, bummer. Shadow Zealous Traitor for no effect. Glorfindel kills one of the pickpockets.
  7. Refresh: Threat 29.

Scooping. This is a Battle Quest stage, I've been playing it wrong. Bummer.

I used Chad G's Lake Town Progression Deck for this one; progression up to Shadow and Flame IIRC, with the first Hobbit box.

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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.