LotR 310 - The Antlered Crown 6

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This one went 5 or 6 rounds, and we almost beat it. We made a bad error on the last round by running combat out of order, which put us one Sentinel defender short of being able to survive. Had we been able to survive that round, we might have been able to squeak a win possible losing several heros. It was close.

One thing which really helped my deck was having 2 Snowbourn Scouts in my opening hand, and a Stand and Fight, and drawing another Snowbourn Scout right away. This let me chump and kill enemies quickly. On the questing side, J was able to quest for 15-20 on several hands, which was super helpful.

We did start this game with 2 Valar tokens, and we'll start the next with 3. We want to get through this one so we can get into The Lost Realm and Angmar Awakens. Also, I need the encounter cards to play Fords of Isen for my solo progression series.

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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.