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Return to Mirkwood is the epic conclusion to the first cycle of Adventure Packs and so it is a fittingly difficult scenario with tough enemies and terrible treacheries. Thankfully we’re not facing it alone. The Hero Dain Ironfoot makes his first appearance in this set as a Leadership Hero, inspiring all other dwarves to greater feats, providing +1 Will and +1 Attack, while Dain is ready. Here’s the rub though, it’s easy to not send Dain questing, his single willpower does not

And so we stumble forth into the dead marshes, a place whose very name is only ever spoken in hushed whispers. The Dead Marshes Adventure pack of course continues the hunt for the creature known as Gollum but it also brings with it a swathe of new player cards, let’s take a look. The Hero This set introduces one of the best Heroes in the game. We’ve seen heroes with auto-ready effects before, like Aragorn and Imrahil but Boromir is simply a beast. For the cost of 1 threat Bor

How can we forget the fabled Hills of Emyn Muil where Sam and Frodo spent most of a book wandering aimlessly lost until that “sneak” Gollum found them and brought them to the Black Gate. This scenario however is not about that encounter, but instead we find our heroes searching this barren land for the creature Gollum, to capture him before he can do any harm. But before we get to that, let's take a look at the player cards that can be found inside The Hills of Emyn Muil. Th

The Third adventure pack in the Mirkwood cycle brings us a new, challenging adventure along with a selection of new cards to help us survive it. The Hero Prince Imrahil has long been a fan favourite. The Prince of Dol Amroth who rode out with the Swan Knights into combat at the battle of Minas Tirith was remarkably left out of the (overlong-and-not-as-good-as-the-other-two) film of Return of the King, but he has not been left out of FFG’s card game, making his appearance in r

Conflict at the Carrock picks up where The Hunt for Gollum left off. But before we get to the adventure let's take a look at the player cards that come in this set. The Hero Frodo Baggins, an unusual choice of hero to come so soon into the game. Frodo was largely inactive during the period in which Lotr LCG is set so making him a player character was an odd decision. Of course with the addition of Frodo it brings us one step closer to being able to create scenarios from the o

Each Adventure pack contains a selection of new player cards, a new hero and a new quest so I will be begin by looking in detail at the new Hero and the new player cards. New Hero Bilbo is a great hero, yes his threat is pretty high for his fairly meagre stats but his ability is very helpful indeed. That extra card draw can be a very helpful thing, as it not only increases your chances of drawing the cards you need but it can also help power up abilities like the Protector of