Please stop signing all your posts. It's redundant.

I think it's actually polite, but everybody's different.

Alex

Please stop signing all your posts. It's redundant.

ah..... OK

Though in 25 years of internet usage never had someone agitated about me being polite.

My usual MO is to not sign when I am agitated.

But looking at the boards, not many people sign so, I'll stop.

But you might want to think about using the ignore feature for me as I will probably forget from time to time

OK so now that we are done with that,,,,,,

Gonna beat Pasage Though Mirkwood with Spirit, did not take that long........ trouble is not a lot of ways to do damage. Will have to address that.

So now gonna build a Spirit/Leadership deck and have at "Journey....."

great game.

Hi

Well, a Leadership/Spirit deck I built (my first) did not fare well. Basically I took almost all of the Leadership cards in Core (along with some other core cards I picked up) and about 16 low cost Spirit cards to formulate my deck. I used Aragorn, Theodred and Eowyn as heroes. Does well placing progress tokens, but I just cannot do anything about the Hill troll.

I keep hoping to get Gandalf out and a couple of times and then shuffling my deck. To no avail so far.

Thinking of swapping out the Spirit cards for some tactics just to see how it goes.

Getting pretty obsessed with it now

It could worth checking out Beorn's path at the Hall of Beorn blog

https://hallofbeorn.wordpress.com/beorns-path/

I used this resource when I started out, and I found it very helpful.

Basically he goes through constructing a deck using just core set cards to beat the core set quests. He even goes on to challenge the mirkwood cycle quests using only player cards that were available at their time of release.

from memory I think he uses a Lore/Leadership deck to take on Journey down the Anduin. The idea being to forest snare the hill troll.

Happy gaming!

Thanks!

I am trying not to use online resources when dealing with specific quests. I want to (at least try) and beat them myself. Though now I am really digging the forest snare idea SMILE

His blog is amazing.

Hi,

I picked this game up last September, but did not play much.

About a week ago I started again, challenging myself to get at last the basic quests done, as I was stuck at the Anduin Quest back in September.

After a couple of runs through the Mirkwood I started modifying Decks. Lore/Leadership was quite fine, and then stumbling upon Beorns Path I realized that my Deck was quiet similar to the one suggested for the Anduin. So I took my Deck to the Anduin and was finally able to beat it. This was a great experience.

Then I started constructing a Tactics/Spirit Deck to deal with the weaknesses of my other Deck and took these Decks to Dol Guldur. After starting a few times over after a bad starting position I was able to beat even this quest, with just one core.

Now I really start to love this game.

It has quite a learning curve, but than being able to beat it feels really rewarding.

...

This lead to picking up another Core Set, most of the first two cycles and the Hobbit expansions on ebay... Sometimes I get a little bit mad, post-Arkham-trauma or something

Have fun

Matthias

I also have been trying not to dig into my other cards. I want to complete at least the first two quests with core.

We shall see, might cave in though and crack open the Mirkwood stuff.

Leadership and Tactics take out Anduin after three times.......

In my best game so far, the Leadership/Tactics deck with: Aragorn/Theodred/Thalin took out Andurin quest.

The Hill troll took out numerous allies and heroes. In then end Thalin with his dwarven axe, being knighted with Sterwart of Gondor earlier, draws For Gondor to do the last two damage to the Hill Troll as the Guard of the Citadel dies defending Thalin (who was one damage away from dying). Threat=45

No Gandalfs drawn.

Does not get closer than that.....

WOW

Highlighted by the happy hour drinks had before heading to Man Cave.

Now the decision: Go ahead with Dol Guldor or start with Mirkwood adventures to build up cards......

Peace

Roger

Hey Roger, I've got a couple of questions regarding your battle report.

Firstly, were you able to complete the second 2 quest stages with just Thalin? As you must defeat the Hill Troll before you can move past the first quest stage.

Second, I assume you mean that you drew For Gondor which allowed you to defeat the troll. How did you pay for this if the only hero you had left was Thalin? Or did you have another hero left?

Not trying to put a damper on your play experience, just trying to wrap my head around it.

ah you did dampen my experience You are right, Aragorn was still alive (one HP left). My bad...... I was caught up in the narrative of Aragorn allowing For Gondor to be played and Guardian of the Citadel dying saving Thalin...........

Though clearly I played the quest wrong. I thought the Hill Troll had to be killed by the end of the quest itself (not just part one)....... ..... Even though looking at the damned card it is even in BOLD. WTF

SNIFF

back to the drawing board

Haha ah well, It sounds like it was a pretty epic fight to say the least.

Best of luck for the next attempt!

Happy gaming

Congrats on winning your first quest. I have very fond memories of winning against Mirkwood when I first bought the core set when it came out years ago. It's a great game though I haven't played since last year. I did however just pick up a second core set box loaded with cards from several expansions for $20 at a local used book store. Maybe I'll play again soon. Happy questing!

I have been tossing around the idea of a 2nd Core. Once Black Riders is back in print, I will want to start the Saga campaign. I will not want to keep re-building decks as I switch between the two style (Questing and Campaigning).

man screw that frickin' Hill Troll.

Gotta be honest, this is getting frustrating.

20 games in and I cannot beat Anduin quest. Nothing beats the Hill Troll. 10 games with leadership/spirit and 10 games with leadership/tactic and I cannot beat the Hill troll and that alone is stopping me. At times I have had over 20 progress tokens on the first stage to no avail.

Does not help that card draws has seen me see Gandalf a total of 3 times in 20 games (before all heroes die).

I have been fighting doing Lore just to get that one dang card to stop the Hill Troll from killing everyone....... just seems like one should be able to beat the quest with more than one strategy......

GRRRRRRRR WTF

Quick Strike to attack the troll before it attacks you.

man screw that frickin' Hill Troll.

Gotta be honest, this is getting frustrating.

20 games in and I cannot beat Anduin quest. Nothing beats the Hill Troll. 10 games with leadership/spirit and 10 games with leadership/tactic and I cannot beat the Hill troll and that alone is stopping me. At times I have had over 20 progress tokens on the first stage to no avail.

Does not help that card draws has seen me see Gandalf a total of 3 times in 20 games (before all heroes die).

I have been fighting doing Lore just to get that one dang card to stop the Hill Troll from killing everyone....... just seems like one should be able to beat the quest with more than one strategy......

GRRRRRRRR WTF

Lore: Let the Troll attack a cheap ally (Henamath, Miner, Hammersmith, Gleowine) and next round attach a forest snare to him.

Tactic: Defend first attack with Gimli (risky) and if Gimli does not die - attach Dwarven Axes to Gimli & Legolas, Feint the Troll next time an attack him with Gimli and Legolas

Leadership. Tricky .. Sneak attack Gandalf one or two times (or play him) before the troll attacks .. defend with Aragorn or Gandalf and attack back.

Spriit: Avoid beeing engaged from the Troll .. but nothing will kill the troll.

Prefer a mix from two spheres .. perhaps tactics/leadership (Aragorn, Gimli, Theodred) so you are able to sneak attack Gandalf and ready fully loaded Gimli by common cause if needed

Quick Strike to attack the troll before it attacks you.

Got three of them in the deck too. I have seen that four times total (in 20 games) as well.

mathematically, very odd...

I thought with 3 gandalf, 3 quick strike and 3 sneak attack, I'd be able to take that SOB out at least once

man screw that frickin' Hill Troll.

Gotta be honest, this is getting frustrating.

20 games in and I cannot beat Anduin quest. Nothing beats the Hill Troll. 10 games with leadership/spirit and 10 games with leadership/tactic and I cannot beat the Hill troll and that alone is stopping me. At times I have had over 20 progress tokens on the first stage to no avail.

Does not help that card draws has seen me see Gandalf a total of 3 times in 20 games (before all heroes die).

I have been fighting doing Lore just to get that one dang card to stop the Hill Troll from killing everyone....... just seems like one should be able to beat the quest with more than one strategy......

GRRRRRRRR WTF

Lore: Let the Troll attack a cheap ally (Henamath, Miner, Hammersmith, Gleowine) and next round attach a forest snare to him.

Tactic: Defend first attack with Gimli (risky) and if Gimli does not die - attach Dwarven Axes to Gimli & Legolas, Feint the Troll next time an attack him with Gimli and Legolas

Leadership. Tricky .. Sneak attack Gandalf one or two times (or play him) before the troll attacks .. defend with Aragorn or Gandalf and attack back.

Spriit: Avoid beeing engaged from the Troll .. but nothing will kill the troll.

Prefer a mix from two spheres .. perhaps tactics/leadership (Aragorn, Gimli, Theodred) so you are able to sneak attack Gandalf and ready fully loaded Gimli by common cause if needed

Been using Leadership/Tactics with Aragorn, Theodred and Thalin. I have three Dwarven axes in there so, that has been the only way I can damage the troll, 1 damage at a time (except for the very occasional Quick Strike and Gandalf). I stayed away from Gimli, as I did not want to take the Threat hit. But I am re-thinking that now.......

OK, enough whining that thing must die

I have to say that I did find this quest one of the most frustrating please don't lose heart the rest of the game isn't like this (except dol guldur which is just silly) take heart and keep faith

Beorn's Path really does have good advice for this one

Don't do Dol Guldur.

It's not worth it

I remember the times when I was struggling with the Anduin. There was even a thread somewhere, "Drowning in Anduin" or something

I have to say that I did find this quest one of the most frustrating please don't lose heart the rest of the game isn't like this (except dol guldur which is just silly) take heart and keep faith

Beorn's Path really does have good advice for this one

Oh I will not give up, it must happen now

I have been trying not to read threads on specific quests. I'd like to beat them on my own (more or less, some advise is usually welcome). Though I will read threads on deck construction.

Don't do Dol Guldur.

It's not worth it

From what I have read, I will wait until I have more cards. I plan on adding new cards a "block" at a time. I do not think that will break things (for example I will add all the Mirkwood cards when I start the Mirkwood quests).

The simplest way to deal with the Hill Troll with core set cards is to throw a forest snare on him.