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by jackalwere This is my game log, including my strategy each round, in my challenge of Road to Rivendell, with my solo deck "The Quiet Riders." This log is the 2nd of my 2 victories against this...
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by Christian_Medic Seems it was a lonely desert this month haha
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by Alonewolf87Christian_Medic wrote:Seems it was a lonely desert this month hahaYeah the combination of August and a change of work made me completely lose track of this. I had the deck ready to go,...
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by Coddleflop I can understand creating a "Fellowship Sphere" with all the other hero cards, but why would you need an entire section for the Fellowship player cards?
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by Alonewolf87 Well everything will rest on @christian_medic this month: choosing the cycle, the scenario to play, the scenario to exclude and the supplemental cycle. So go wild :D
View ArticleThread: The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game:: General:: Solo League 97: The...
by Alonewolf87 Welcome to the LOTR Solo League. Here you can find an overview of the past leagues.This month we'll be playing three scenarios from The Lord of the Rings Saga.The scenarios, primary card...
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by Gamernurse Sorry!Host role in SGoyT took my time.Looking foreward to september :)
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by GPD123 Can't you pick two other heroes with really low threat? There are plenty available.
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by Christian_Medic Ok let’s do Angmar Awakened, supplementary saga cards. Exclude Carn Dum and let’s play intruders in chrtwood.
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by Marctimmins89 Two heroes decks are rarely (never?) a good idea. You could do as Joel suggests and choose 2 other low threat heroes, or just go big on threat and be ready for combat from turn 1 (with...
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by Ubiquit You have to look for synergies with Gandalf and build at least some part of a deck for him For instance, he works quite well with Dwarf Mining decks. Dwarfs benefit from knowing what card...
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by Jreilly89 Gandalf likes his toys. I load him up with attachments and ideally a Song or two so he can play stuff besides the once per turn top of the deck card. He's also good in a mining deck...
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by SageClock There's a Gandalf Grey Wanderer netdeck that I have put together and have found to be pretty effective (Grey Wanderer is a contract for a single hero). It mostly relies on getting a ton of...
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by Alonewolf87Christian_Medic wrote:Ok let’s do Angmar Awakened, supplementary saga cards. Exclude Carn Dum and let’s play intruders in chrtwood.RNG chooses The Weather Hills and Escape from Mount...
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by Cerberus777 I play a somewhat classic Vilya deck with Gandalf and obviously Elrond too. This is a high starting Threat deck, at 36, but it is really powerful and can manage pretty much any scenario....
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by mulgataniCerberus777 wrote:I play a somewhat classic Vilya deck with Gandalf and obviously Elrond too. This is a high starting Threat deck, at 36, but it is really powerful and can manage pretty...
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by Marctimmins89mulgatani wrote:Cerberus777 wrote:I play a somewhat classic Vilya deck with Gandalf and obviously Elrond too. This is a high starting Threat deck, at 36, but it is really powerful and...
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by Cerberus777Marctimmins89 wrote:mulgatani wrote:Cerberus777 wrote:I play a somewhat classic Vilya deck with Gandalf and obviously Elrond too. This is a high starting Threat deck, at 36, but it is...
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by ira212 Fun to see these ideas! Here's another to inspire you:https://ringsdb.com/deck/view/251443It's a Three Hunters deck. You can take on early attacks comfortably with Beregond, and you have...
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by wpflug13 Well Preserved got an ALEP Free To Choose List errata, but nothing official from FFG.
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by Coddleflop I am dividing into Heroes, Allies, Attachments, and Events.Are there so few neutral cards that they don't need their own section in each? Would you create 4 neutral sections, or just 1?
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by Alonewolf87 There is only 1 official neutral hero, so it might be overkill giving it its own section. You could also considering adding the Contracts as a sub-section of neutral cards.
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5th September 2026 - Eat, drink and be Merry
by meepleonboardOn occasion I find that the very thought of setting up a game can lead to inertia, and over the years I have learned to deal with this by making the effort to get something ready last...
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by jayrite Using RingsDB, and searching by "Neutral" sphere.https://www.ringsdb.com/find?q=s%3AneutralHope this is what you're looking for.
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by tonyteshera I put together a deck similar to what Francois outlined above. Wow... just wow. I had to make a few substitutions for cards I don't have, but found some good replacements. One thing I...
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by Joel4000tonyteshera wrote:I put together a deck similar to what Francois outlined above. Wow... just wow. I had to make a few substitutions for cards I don't have, but found some good replacements....
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by Coddleflop What are the Contracts? I currently have only the Hobbit and the Saga Expansions.
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by LandryCoddleflop wrote:What are the Contracts? I currently have only the Hobbit and the Saga Expansions.Contracts are from the extremely hard to find Vengeance of Mordor cycle. Many (most?) of us...
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by LandryCoddleflop wrote:I am dividing into Heroes, Allies, Attachments, and Events.Are there so few neutral cards that they don't need their own section in each? Would you create 4 neutral sections,...
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6th September 2026 - A slight improvement
by meepleonboardThe first game of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set with my revised decks was an interesting affair in that I did not make it any further than I have done in the...
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Levels of Cooperation?
by Tony Teshera I’ve often wondered if there could be a way to quantify how cooperative a cooperative game is. I’m not sure why I want to know this… but I do. I suppose it’s just the kind of thing a...
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by Yadayada23 I finally got around to printing all the ALeP Oath cards for the entire cycle. I've scanned ringsdb for builds, so am just going to pick some. But ultimately what I'm looking for are...
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by ThaneeJoel4000 wrote:Noob question, but how do you play an effective Gandalf hero deck?There are several ways, as so often. Some good options have been explained above, already.Gandalf offers a...
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by Marctimmins89 I was hoping someone would explain the cheap events off the top of the deck during phases other than Planning. I didnt want to have to write an explanation 😅 Thank goodness for Thanee :)
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by Thanee🙂Another Event, that works great with Gandalf is We Are Not Idle. This has been used a lot to, essentially, make your deck smaller. You just play it - don't care about the effect, you do not...
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by micokeman I recently purchaced a feew of the boxes recently made available again, snd stumbled upon this campaign. This looks interesting and I'd like to try it out, but I am trying to figure out...
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by Kjeld Any Rohan decks featuring the new (for the Oath deluxe) hero Thengel are likely going to be fun and thematic for the first three quests of the Oath cycle. That might be a good place to start.
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by Joel4000Thanee wrote:🙂Another Event, that works great with Gandalf is We Are Not Idle. This has been used a lot to, essentially, make your deck smaller. You just play it - don't care about the...
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by tonytesheraJoel4000 wrote:Thanks for all the info: I guess my question is not really how or why you would play Gandalf more how to balance his high threat.Following up from my mention above re:...
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by Yadayada23 Thank you! I'll try a few of these out.
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by wpflug13 These aren't ready to play decks, but they're the card pool I'd look to use to build decks with each ALEP pack.https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3734270/alt-art-deckbuildin...
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by Cerberus777Joel4000 wrote:Thanee wrote:🙂Another Event, that works great with Gandalf is We Are Not Idle. This has been used a lot to, essentially, make your deck smaller. You just play it - don't...
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by Gamernurse This campaign is probably best, if you own everything.But I guess it works with parts missing.MB Print can help you even now, but if you would like it cheaper, then you'll have to wait...
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by Yadayada23 Thanks Will. Checking it out now.Edit: Your post is fantastic. A great resource I will definitely be using!
View Article8th September 2026 - This might take some time
by meepleonboard My latest attempt at A Shadow Of The Past in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set's Fellowship Of The Ring saga expansion again felt better than it had done with the...
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by Christian_Medic For this month I decided to challenge the quests with my new and finely tuned Rohan deck. For literal years I have just never made them click and they always felt underpowered...
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by jackalwereAgainst the Shadow #18: The Watcher in the WaterMy series of Solo Cycle Progression continues with The Watcher in the Water, the third adventure pack in the Dwarrowdelf Cycle. Once again,...
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by Christian_Medic He rocks! Embrace the higher threat and load him up with his staff, horse and pipe. Then either combine with Elrond for vilya shenanigans, grey wanderer him, or check out this Three...
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by Joel4000Christian_Medic wrote:He rocks! Embrace the higher threat and load him up with his staff, horse and pipe. Then either combine with Elrond for vilya shenanigans, grey wanderer him, or check...
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by Joel4000 Noob question, but how do you play an effective Gandalf hero deck? I find three heroes means the starting threat is too high; Ive been playing a two hero (mainly eagles) deck with Gandalf...
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