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    I have it in Spanish, mainly because I live in Spain. The only game I have in English is Android, because it was never translated.

     

     

    I see ;) Nevermind, I'll keep on hunting it (thematically a consistent choice, I'd say) :D

     

    Possibly with 3rd edition coming, prices of 2nd edition will drop, eventually

     

     

    This may be the case sooner than you think.  I just snagged a copy on BoardGameGeek this morning for $60.00!  I was pretty excited.  I would have loved to get a new copy, but the game is 10 years old now, and that was increasingly unlikely.  Hopefully my "Very Good" edition that I ordered comes in that exact condition. 

     

    My thought process was why not just get both editions (now that I found an affordable 2nd ed. one) and then I could mix and match my favorite mechanisms/components from each.  That's my plan anyways.  

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    I think the direction they took with Galadriel is perfect for her character.  Providing unseen support for other people is exactly what she did in the Lord of the Rings storyline.  Her on-card ability to exhaust for card draw and threat reduction is also brilliant.  She would work great in powerful doomed decks, I'm thinking.  The synergies are certainly going to explode this cycle.  

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    I'm going to have to be a dissenter here.  I am really fond of the Lord of the Rings movies (they're what got me to be such a huge fan of everything Tolkien) and I actually really like the artwork on the Captain of Gondor card because the Gondorian armor in the movies is amazing.  Maybe I'm also getting a bit overly happy at the idea of putting the Captain of Gondor and Horn of Gondor attachments on Boromir and sending him out to slay Orcs in the ruins of Osgiliath...

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    I rarely use Leadership Aragorn now, but use his Lore version all the time.  All these Ranger additions are going to make him that much more potent in one of my favorite tri-sphere decks: Frodo, Sam, and Aragorn.

     

    I was curious as to how many Ranger heroes are currently in the card pool, so I did a quick search in the Hall of Beorn's database:  Both Aragorns, Beravor, Elladan, Elrohir, and Faramir.  We'll also get the new one in this particular AP and I'd be willing to bet that they'll be one in another AP as well (The Three Trials, perhaps?)  

     

    I'm excited to get more use out of Faramir.  As much as I want to like him, he usually falls flat in quests, but this single attachment will really make him excellent.

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    Even though I struggled the most with quest two, I think it's my favorite quest out of all three of them.  I need to give the first quest some more attention because I rather rushed through it, but did enjoy that one as well.  However, I felt like the second quest really provided some interesting mechanics that felt unique and interesting.  

    The "out of play" deck was a great idea to add an element of suspense and it really varies how the quest unfolds as well.  It could be a long, perilous search throughout the mountain (if Mugash is on the bottom of your deck) or it could prove to be a quick capture and tense fight with the Uruk.  The quest definitely has the potential to feel different each time you play it, and even though it kicked my butt at first, I think it allowed me to enjoy it all the more and makes me excited to play it in the future.

     

    I like the setting and unfolding plot of the third quest, but so far, both my playthroughs have been a breeze and over very quickly without incident.  In my opinion, the Huorns should still be able to attack during the combat phase in addition to depleting the active quest of progress.  I just think their "hinder" ability is too weak as is.  

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    I almost always read them when I am looking through brand new cards for the first time, but sadly they usually get forgotten when I'm actually playing through a quest.  I suppose it does distract from gameplay if you stop and read the small print on the cards that don't have an immediate use rather than thematic involvement.

     

    Even though I do my best to remain a thematic player and enjoy this game from an authentic Tolkien approach, I must admit that I'm usually too focused on dreading the next nasty treachery or gruesome "when revealed" effect to appreciate the flavor texts that accompany them.  

     

    But, as of now, I'm going to make the conscious decision to try and slow down and read them more!

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    The first two quests don't require much questing power, but the third is all about Will. Conversely you need to fight early and often in the first two and not at all in the third. Add to that the Timed mechanic which basically doesn't let you develop your deck and you get very different construction requirements. So making a solo deck to handle all three reliably is tricky.

    Also, please at least state how you are playing (solo one handed, solo two, multi-player) when reporting on the quests. (All of my attempts have been solo one.)

     

    I played all three of these quests in a solo two-handed format with a mono-Tactics deck (Theoden, Eomer, Hama) and the other deck jumping between Leadership-Spirit and Lore-Spirit.  I beat the first quest with the above mentioned Tactics deck as well as Theodred, Dunhere, and Eowyn.  

     

    The second quest took some serious reworking before I finally beat it.  I would have to disagree that it doesn't take a lot of willpower; in two player, the locations can really add up fast and destroy your questing phase.  That may not be the case in solo one handed play, however.  Anyways, the player decks that finally gave me the win were Theoden, Eomer, and Legolas paired up with Grima, Glorfindel (spirit), and Eowyn.  I used these same setups to also beat the final quest (twice in a row).  

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    My theory is the reason why Into Fangorn is so easy is because the quest is meant to lull you into a false sense of security. The next quest is Dunland Trap.... notice the word trap in the title?

    Perhaps you're on to something there.  I had to reread the effect of the hinder attribute several times to make sure I was playing it correctly... it just seems so under-powered.  I beat this quest on only the fourth round without any attacks, just a couple of the Huorns "hindering" a couple progress off from the quest.  Maybe it was beginner's luck and this quest plays out differently depending on card draw, but I would agree that it seems way too easy from my initial experience.

     

    "To Catch an Orc," however, brutally thrashed me around 5 or 6 times before I finally achieved a narrow victory.  I don't know what it is about that quest, but I find it to be quite challenging.  

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    While I agree that Lovecraft was extremely repetitive in his literary nature, I don't think he is a bad writer at all.  Similar to many actors who always portray the same kind of roles in every film that they're in, I believe Lovecraft has a distinctive style or flavor to his literature, and if you don't like it, you're probably not going to like most of his works.  

     

    Now, I am by no means a dark, sinister, haunted person (like most of Lovecraft's protagonists,) however, I really enjoy reading the supernatural tales that Lovecraft devises nevertheless.  I think one of the main reasons I enjoy Lovecraft's stories is due to nostalgic adventure atmosphere (think Indiana Jones or the Mummy) mixed in fluidly with bizarre cosmic events that spell out certain doom for mankind.  I'll be honest in that I haven't really noticed too many racist or misogynist undertones to his stories, but those wouldn't bother me in the slightest even if I did; that was the way of the life in the time period that he lived in.  

     

    For me, I never delve too deep into the "hidden meaning" of any of Lovecraft's works.  Yes, he was an atheist and probably a very troubled man himself, but I don't really consider that while I read his stories.  I simply treat them as light reading fare from the supernatural adventure genre.  Finally, reading his stories definitely allows me to enjoy board games like Eldritch Horror all the more as well.  

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    Whoa, I didn't know about that 1908 meteorite event in Tunguska.  I guess just a little bit of research would have helped me put together the loose ends to my original question.  Now it seems very fitting, indeed!

     

    Diverging off the original topic now, do you enjoy reading Lovecraft's work?  What are some of your favorite stories?  I think my favorite of all that I have read so far is The Shadow Over Innsmouth.  It's so suspenseful and atmospheric!  

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    I am a fairly new player to this game and have been having an absolutely blast playing it solo.  In fact, it may be the best solo board game I have ever played!  I really enjoy the Choose Your Own Adventure narrative that is distinctly creates each game, but sometimes you can be brutally punished for choosing one option over another.  Anyways, I did have a quick topic I wanted to bring up that revolves around the Colour Out of Space monster.

     

    I'm not sure how many of you guys also enjoy reading Lovecraft's novels and short stories in addition to playing these thematic games, but I know I do.  I have his complete fiction bound in one great volume that Barnes and Noble publishes; I can't recommend it enough.  However, I wasn't sure how the When Revealed effect that moves the Colour Out of Space monster to Tunguska related to the original source material from the short story of the same name.  In the story, the whole incident takes place in rural Vermont and parts of it in Arkham as well.  So, I was just wondering why Eldritch Horror decides to move this monster to Russia?

     

    Any ideas or speculation on this?

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    I always play two-handed solo and almost always have dual sphere decks in both hands; so, I use each sphere fairly consistently, but if I had to favor one it would probably be Lore or Tactics.  

     

    I've been trying to use Spirit Glorfindel and Frodo less, but Mr. Baggins' ability is so great and Glorfindel, well no words are necessary for that beast.  I use Lore Aragorn, Beregond, and Legolas quite often as well.  It's going to be refreshing to pull out some older Rohan-themed player cards and heroes in the next week or two as I venture to Isengard, though!

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