Articles tagged 'lord-of-the-rings-lcg'

  1. LotR 208 - Escape from Dol Guldur (10) Dec 12
  2. LotR 196 - The Battle of Lake Town (1) Oct 2
  3. LotR 194, 195 - Into Ithilien (1, 2) Sep 26
  4. LotR 193 - The Battle of Five Armies (2) Sep 20
  5. LotR 192 - The Lonely Mountain (6) Sep 14
  6. LotR 191 - The Battle of Five Armies (1) Sep 13
  7. LotR 190 - The Lonely Mountain (5) Sep 13
  8. LotR 189 - Peril in Pelargir (3) Aug 29
  9. LotR 188 - The Lonely Mountain (4) Aug 23
  10. LotR 187 - Peril in Pelargir (2) Aug 14
  11. LotR 186 - Peril in Pelargir (1) Aug 8
  12. LotR 185 - Foundations of Stone (3) Jul 31
  13. LotR 182-184 - The Long Dark (2-4) Jul 31
  14. LotR 180, 181 - The Watcher in the Water (5,6), also CMYK! 1 Jul 18
  15. LotR 179 - The Lonely Mountain (3) Jul 10
  16. LotR 178 - The Watcher in the Water (4) Jun 13
  17. LotR 175-177 - Road to Rivendell (2-4) May 31
  18. LotR 174 - The Redhorn Gate (3) May 30
  19. LotR 173 - The Lonely Mountain (2) May 28
  20. LotR 172 - The Lonely Mountain (1) May 28
  21. LotR 170, 171 - Flies and Spiders (7, 8) May 27
  22. LotR 169 - Flies and Spiders (6) May 22
  23. LotR 168 - Flies and Spiders (5) May 16
  24. LotR 167 - Flies and Spiders (4) Apr 22
  25. LotR 166 - Flies and Spiders (3) Apr 19
  26. LotR 165 - Flies and Spiders (2) Apr 18
  27. LotR 164 - Flight from Moria (3) with Jump Drive Apr 11
  28. LotR 162, 163 - The Seventh Level and Flight from Moria Mar 28
  29. LotR 161 - Flies and Spiders (1) Mar 27
  30. LotR 160 - Dungeons Deep and Caverns Dim (1) Mar 21
  31. LotR 159 - The Seventh Level (4) Mar 20
  32. LotR 158 - Over the Misty Mountains Grim (2) Mar 13
  33. LotR 156, 157 - Into the Pit 27, 28 Mar 7
  34. LotR 155 - Journey Along the Anduin (16) Mar 6
  35. LotR 154 - Over the Misty Mountains Grim (1) Feb 28
  36. LotR 153 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (13) Feb 27
  37. LotR 152 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (12) Feb 21
  38. LotR 151 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (11) Feb 20
  39. LotR 150 - Journey Along the Anduin (15) Feb 14
  40. LotR 148, 149 - Return to Mirkwood (15, 16) Feb 14
  41. LotR 146 - The Hills of Emyn Muil (2) Jan 16
  42. LotR 147 - The Dead Marshes (6) Jan 16
  43. LotR 144, 145 - A Journey to Rhosgobel (5,6) Jan 2
  44. LotR 143 - Conflict at the Carrock (4), Jump Drive (9) Dec 30
  45. LotR 141, 142 - Dol Guldur (9) and Hunt for Gollum (4) Dec 28
  46. LotR 140 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (10) Dec 24
  47. LotR 139 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (9) Dec 19
  48. LotR 138 - Passage Through Mirkwood (32) Dec 19
  49. LotR 135, 136, 137 - Journey Along the Anduin (12, 13, 14) Dec 13
  50. LotR 134 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (8) Dec 6
  51. LotR 133 - Passage Through Mirkwood (31) and Jump Drive (8) Nov 15
  52. LotR 132 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (7) Aug 25
  53. LotR 131 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (6) May 9
  54. LotR 129, 130 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (4, 5) Apr 19
  55. LotR 128 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (3) Apr 18
  56. Lord of the Rings 126, 127 - Journey Along the Anduin 11 Mar 8
  57. LotR 125 - Passage Through Mirkwood (30) Feb 23
  58. LotR 124 - Passage Through Mirkwood (29) Feb 23
  59. LotR 123 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (2) Feb 22
  60. LotR 122 - We Must Away, Ere Break of Day (1) Feb 22
  61. LotR 117, 118 - Shadow and Flame (4, 5) Jan 5
  62. LotR 116 - Shadow and Flame (3) Dec 23
  63. LotR 115 - The Massing at Osgiliath (1) Dec 22
  64. LotR 114 - Passage Through Mirkwood (27) Dec 22
  65. LotR 113 - Passage Through Mirkwood (26) with Rohan to the Rescue! Dec 21
  66. LotR 112 - Passage Through Mirkwood (25) with Thanee's single core Dec 14
  67. LotR 111 - Shadow and Flame (2) Dec 14
  68. LotR 110 - Shadow and Flame (1) Nov 11
  69. LotR 109 - Foundations of Stone (2) Nov 2
  70. LotR 108 - Foundations of Stone (1) Sep 1
  71. LotR 107 - The Long Dark (1) Aug 25
  72. LotR 106 - The Watcher in the Water (3) Aug 18
  73. LotR 105 - The Watcher in the Water (2) Apr 14
  74. LotR 104 - The Watcher in the Water (1) Mar 23
  75. LotR 103 - Road to Rivendell (1) Jan 27
  76. LotR 102 - The Redhorn Gate (2) Jan 20
  77. LotR 101 - The Redhorn Gate (1) Nov 17
  78. LotR 100 - Flight from Moria (1) Oct 20
  79. LotR 99 - The Seventh Level (3) Oct 20
  80. LotR 98 - The Seventh Level (2) Oct 19
  81. LotR 97 - Into the Pit (26) Oct 14
  82. LotR 96 - Into the Pit (25) Oct 7
  83. LotR 95 - Into the Pit (24) Sep 3
  84. LotR 94 - Into the Pit (23) Sep 3
  85. LotR 93 - Into the Pit (22) Jun 3
  86. LotR 90-92 -- Into the Pit (19-21) Jun 3
  87. LotR 89 - Into the Pit (18) Jun 3
  88. LotR 88 - Into the Pit (17) Mar 25
  89. LotR 87 - Into the Pit (16) Mar 25
  90. LotR 86 - Into the Pit (15) Mar 24
  91. LotR 85 - Into the Pit (14) Mar 10
  92. LotR 84 - Into the Pit (13) Mar 3
  93. LotR 83 - The Seventh Level (1) Mar 3
  94. LotR 82 - Into the Pit (12) Mar 3
  95. LotR 81 - Into the Pit (11) Mar 3
  96. LotR 80 - Into the Pit (10) Mar 3
  97. LotR 79 - Into the Pit (9) Mar 3
  98. LotR 78 - Into the Pit (8) Mar 3
  99. LotR 77 - Into the Pit (7) Mar 3
  100. LotR 76 - Into the Pit (6) Mar 3

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.