LotR 287 - Trouble in Tharbad 1

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My usual colleague and I are cranking our way through the Ringmaker cycle. With Trouble in Tharbad, we're 3 APs in, which means we're 2/3 of the way through, and only 3 quests away from the next cycle.

Seems like we got a clean win in 7 rounds. The encounter deck was kind to us, and we had decent hands, including getting Vilya working first round.

Another thing which came out of this game was that our current decks are getting a bit stale. However, these decks are also getting through the quests, which is nice after having a asses kicked through the last cycle. We're probably due for another ass kicking, and the plan is to rebuild our decks then.

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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.