2 hours ago, Flrbb said:

question regarding the contract: why it is "you cannot chose more than one starting hero"? why doesn't it say "you start with one hero"?

...so, in other words:

a) why the "starting hero"? ... is there a way to get other hero cards into play? Is this a reference to Sword-Thain?

b) what about the quests where you have only one hero in play at the beginning, like that quest where you try to escape the prison???

I'm thinking you choose your initial hero and then any other effects could happen. Sagas would force another hero upon you. You don't choose to take control of frodo, bilbo, or aragorn, for example

3 hours ago, Flrbb said:

b) what about the quests where you have only one hero in play at the beginning, like that quest where you try to escape the prison???

In those quests the one hero in play at the beginning is your one starting hero. I'm not sure why this is confusing?

So, if you only have one starting hero, do you automatically lose Escape from Dol Guldur?

1 minute ago, Kjeld said:

So, if you only have one starting hero, do you automatically lose Escape from Dol Guldur?

If you are playing Escape from Dol Guldur solo, then it's pretty much automatic loss anyway.

2 hours ago, Kjeld said:

So, if you only have one starting hero, do you automatically lose Escape from Dol Guldur?

I don't know if you technically lose EfDG if the captive hero is the only hero you have... but practically speaking yes, since even if it's not an automatic loss you wouldn't be able to play any cards.

2 hours ago, player3351457 said:

If you are playing Escape from Dol Guldur solo, then it's pretty much automatic loss anyway.

It's really not.

1 hour ago, PocketWraith said:

I don't know if you technically lose EfDG if the captive hero is the only hero you have... but practically speaking yes, since even if it's not an automatic loss you wouldn't be able to play any cards.

Technically you'd be able to play 0-cost neutral cards like Hope Rekindled… but I think the implication in the FAQ is that it is an immediate loss before you ever get there anyway.

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Q: If all of a player's heroes (except for the captured hero) are destroyed during the Escape from Dol Guldur scenario, is that player eliminated from the game?

A: Yes, the player is eliminated, and the players (as a group) have lost.

( All includes 0, at least in game text.)

2 hours ago, PocketWraith said:

I don't know if you technically lose EfDG if the captive hero is the only hero you have... but practically speaking yes, since even if it's not an automatic loss you wouldn't be able to play any cards.

Well, you could always play Thalin , and win anyway 😁

Also don't forget some cards become heroes like Prince Imrahil, Thalion, and anyone you Sword-Thain.

Not sure if anyone still believes the "upcoming" page anymore, but for what it's worth, this pack has been moved up from it's original us release month of March to February. The update was this week... If they can stick with that, that would be excellent.

So it might come out after the UK gets Wrath and Ruin (if the UK ever gets Wrath and Ruin)

Once again, we have a pretty exciting update... a release date for 2/7 for the states has been announced and the pack is now shipping in the USA.

if anyone gets their hands on it early and wants to spoil the last couple cards, bless you.

The last two cards have been spoiled for this pack on hall of beorn. And they are doozies.

These?

Pre-orders look like they were sent out January 30th and the USPS delivered it to my mailbox on February 1st. I was shocked how quickly it got to me in Reno, NV. Their estimate on Informed Delivery said February 4th, I believe.

It's due for release in the UK on Friday