Given the last adventure pack has now been released for the Darrowdelf Cycle I think it's time for a follow-up card poll to the one I ran in March.

The voting will be open until Friday, August 31. All cards in the Core, Shadows of Mirkwood Cycle, Khazad-dum and Darrowdelf Cycle are included in the pool to choose from (Hobbit is excluded).

I'll compile and publish the results after voting ends, and include a comparison to the results of the last poll. Feel free to respond to as many of the categories as you like. One set of votes per forum participant. Only one card per category. I know some cards only work really well in combination with certain others, but no combos included please. It will be interesting to see how the results differ from the last poll.

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1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere (excluding Heroes)
2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere (excluding Heroes)
3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere (excluding Heroes)
4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere (excluding Heroes)
5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres (excluding Gandalf)
6. Most Thematic Card (e.g. theme implemented really well by the combination of character/actions or event/actions, etc.)
7. Nastiest Encounter Card
8. Best Artwork (either Player or Encounter Card)
9. Favourite Hero
10. Favourite Quest

so to be clear none of the rest of dwarrowdelf is allowed?

rich

Mostly gut shots so far

1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere (excluding Heroes)

Sneak Attack

2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere (excluding Heroes)

Imladris Stargazer

3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere (excluding Heroes)

Daerons Runes

4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere (excluding Heroes)

Feint

5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres (excluding Gandalf)

Daerons Runes

6. Most Thematic Card (e.g. theme implemented really well by the combination of character/actions or event/actions, etc.)

Ever My heart Rises

7. Nastiest Encounter Card

Sudden Pitfall

8. Best Artwork (either Player or Encounter Card)

Arwen Undomiel (Player card)

9. Favourite Hero

Gloin ^^

10. Favourite Quest

Foundations of Stone

RGun said:

I am a little confused. Wouldn't it make sense to now include all cards from the - now completed - Dwarrowelf Cycle, not just Redhorn Gate? If I had to guess, I would say, you maybe copied that sentence out of that old thread?

Most Powerful Card (Leadership)-Steward of Gondor

Most Powerful Card (Spirit)-Test of Will (auto-include in any Spirit deck)

Most Powerful Card (Lore)-Burning Brand (really close with Daeron's Runes)

Most Powerful Card (Tactics)-Feint

Most Powerful Card (all spheres)- Steward of Gondor

Most Thematic Card-Keeping Count

Favorite Hero-Glorfindel(FoS)

Nastiest Encounter-Sudden Pitfall(edged out Sleeping Sentry, only because Sudden Pitfall can't be cancelled)

Favorite Quest-Foundations of Stone(Flight from Moria was pretty close on this one too)

richsabre said:

Whoops, cut and paste error. Updated original post to make clear all cards in Darrowdelf are included.

1. Most Powerful Player Card (Leadership)- Steward of Gondor
2. Most Powerful Player Card (Spirit)- A Test of Will
3. Most Powerful Player Card (Lore)- Daeron's Runes
4. Most Powerful Player Card (Tactics)- Feint
5. Most Powerful Player Card (All)- Steward of Gondor
6. Most Thematic Card - Horn of Gondor
7. Nastiest Encounter Card - Sleeping Sentry
8. Best Artwork - Glorfindel (spirit)
9. Favourite Hero - Elrond
10. Favourite Quest - Shadow and Flame

1. Most Powerful Player Card (Leadership): "Steward of Gondor"
2. Most Powerful Player Card (Spirit): "A Test of Will" (closely followed by "Arwen Undómiel")
3. Most Powerful Player Card (Lore): "Daeron's Runes" (closely followed by "Haldir of Lórien")
4. Most Powerful Player Card (Tactics): "Feint" (closely followed by "Hands on the Bow" and " Rivendell Blade")
5. Most Powerful Player Card (All): "Steward of Gondor"
6. Most Thematic Card: "Gandalf"
7. Nastiest Encounter Card: "Sleeping Sentry" (crazy card btw.)
8. Best Artwork: "Arwen Undómiel"
9. Favourite Hero: "Legolas"
10. Favourite Quest: "Foundations of Stone"

I guess many players will name the same cards on question 1 to 5.

1. Steward of Gondor

1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere - Sneak Attack

2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere - Unexpected Courge

3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere - A Burning Brand

4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere - Feint

5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres - Sneak Attack

6. Most Thematic Card - Hands Upon the Bow

7. Nastiest Encounter Card - Sleeping Sentry

8. Best Artwork - Hama (or any other Magali Villeneuve Card )

9. Favourite Hero - Elrohir/Elladan (If I really had to choose one I'd choose Elrohir)

10. Favourite Quest - The Redhorn Gate

1. Most Powerful Player Card (Leadership)- Steward of Gondor
2. Most Powerful Player Card (Spirit)- Unexpected Courage
3. Most Powerful Player Card (Lore)- Daeron's Runes
4. Most Powerful Player Card (Tactics)- Feint
5. Most Powerful Player Card (All)- Unexpected Courage
6. Most Thematic Card - Keeping Count
7. Nastiest Encounter Card - Sleeping Sentry
8. Best Artwork - Arwen Undomiel
9. Favourite Hero - Legolas
10. Favourite Quest - Journey down the Anduin

Trantor said:

An all time classic and one of my favorites as well!

1. Steward of Gondor

2. Elrond's Counsel

3. Love of Tales

4. Khazad!Khazad!

5. Love of Tales

6. Ever My Heart Rises

7. Eyes of the Forest

8. Word of Command

9. Bifur

10. Foundation of Stone

Most Powerful Card (Leadership) : Steward of Gondor

Most Powerful Card (Spirit) : A Test of Will

Most Powerful Card (Lore) : Daeron's Runes

Most Powerful Card (Tactics) : Feint

Most Powerful Card (all spheres) : Steward of Gondor

Most Thematic Card : Boromir

Favorite Hero : Elrond (would have said Beravor a couple of weeks ago)

Best artwork : Arwen Undómiel

Nastiest Encounter : Sudden Pitfall

Favorite Quest : none in particular

Most Powerful Card (Leadership) : Steward of Gondor

Most Powerful Card (Spirit) : Light of (Can't remember the name, it is the one where Glorfindel can refresh)

Most Powerful Card (Lore) : Forest Snare

Most Powerful Card (Tactics) : I love so many in this one…Hands upon the bow is my newest favorite.

Most Powerful Card (all spheres) : Steward of Gondor

Most Thematic Card : Keen eyed Took

Favorite Hero : Frodo (I couldn't survive some missions without him absorbing threat)

Best artwork : Aragorn

Nastiest Encounter : Sudden Pitfall

Favorite Quest : Conflict at Carrock

Most Powerful Card (Leadership) - Steward of Gondor

Most Powerful Card (Spirit) - Test of Will

Most Powerful Card (Lore) - Daeron's Runes

Most Powerful Card (Tactics) - Feint

Most Powerful Card (all spheres) - Test of Will

Most Thematic Card - We are not idle

Favorite Hero - Bifur (not the greatest, just favourite)

Nastiest Encounter-Sudden Pitfall

Favorite Quest- Down the Anduin

Favorite Atrwork: Bee Pastures (CatC)

1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere (excluding Heroes)
Sneak Attack (Steward of Gondor)

2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere (excluding Heroes)
Imladris Stargazer (Elrond's Counsel)

3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere (excluding Heroes)
Gildor Inglorion (Henamarth Riversong)

4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere (excluding Heroes)
Hands Upon the Bow (Rivendell Blade)

5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres (excluding Heroes)
Gandalf (Vilya)

6. Most Thematic Card (e.g. theme implemented really well by the combination of character/actions or event/actions, etc.)
Gandalf (Boromir)

7. Nastiest Encounter Card
Eyes of the Forest (Sleeping Sentry)

8. Best Artwork (either Player or Encounter Card)
Woodman's Glade (The Old Ford)

9. Favourite Hero
Glorfindel (Boromir) *

10. Favourite Quest
Conflict at the Carrock (Massing at Osgiliath) #

* Spirit
# For the theme

1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere (excluding Heroes): Steward of Gondor
2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere (excluding Heroes): Arwen Undomiel
3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere (excluding Heroes): Henamarth Riversong
4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere (excluding Heroes): Feint
5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres (excluding Gandalf): Feint
6. Most Thematic Card (e.g. theme implemented really well by the combination of character/actions or event/actions, etc.): Denethor
7. Nastiest Encounter Card: Sudden Pitfall
8. Best Artwork (either Player or Encounter Card): Doors of Durin
9. Favourite Hero: Denethor
10. Favourite Quest: JdtA

1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere (excluding Heroes): Steward of Gondor
2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere (excluding Heroes): A Test of Will
3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere (excluding Heroes): Daerons Runes
4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere (excluding Heroes): Hands on the Bow
5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres (excluding Gandalf): Vilya
6. Most Thematic Card (e.g. theme implemented really well by the combination of character/actions or event/actions, etc.): Nor am I a Stranger
7. Nastiest Encounter Card: Signs of conflict
8. Best Artwork (either Player or Encounter Card): Arwen Undomiel (Magali Fanclub c:)
9. Favourite Hero: Frodo
10. Favourite Quest: The Redhorn Gate

1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere - Steward of Gondor (its ability for multiple-turn uses edges out Sneak Attack for me)

2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere - A Test of Will (wanted to pick Arwen here, but since ATOW cancels pretty much eevry card people selected as an answer for #7… lol).

3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere - Gildor (again, longevity - and versatility- wins out for me.. although I use Daeron's Runes in more decks)

4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere - Feint

5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres -Steward of Gondor (Vilya was considered, but since no combos allowed…)

6. Most Thematic Card - Legacy of Durin (again with Elrond/Vilya a close second)

7. Nastiest Encounter Card - Sudden Pitfall (I've survived Sleeping Sentry plenty of times, when SP drops on turn 1 with no allies in play… game over)

8. Best Artwork - Glorfindel (Spirit)

9. Favourite Hero - Theodred (Dain and Glorfindel are close behind)

10. Favourite Quest - Foundations of Stone (the great mix of a muliplayer AND solo feel is just super creative)!

1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere (excluding Heroes) - Snowbourn Scout (Can't count how many times he saved my ass)
2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere (excluding Heroes) - Arwen Undómiel (2 WP + defense bonus for 2 resources only)
3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere (excluding Heroes) - Longbeard Mapmaker
4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere (excluding Heroes) - Erebor Battle Master
5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres (excluding Gandalf) - Arwen Undómiel
6. Most Thematic Card (e.g. theme implemented really well by the combination of character/actions or event/actions, etc.) - Rivendell Minstrell
7. Nastiest Encounter Card - Ungoliant's Spawn
8. Best Artwork (either Player or Encounter Card) - Watchful Eyes
9. Favourite Hero - Elrond
10. Favourite Quest - Foundations of Stone

1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere (excluding Heroes) - Steward of Gondor
2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere (excluding Heroes) - A Test of Will
3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere (excluding Heroes) - Gildor Inglorion
4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere (excluding Heroes) - Feint
5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres (excluding Gandalf) - Steward of Gondor
6. Most Thematic Card (e.g. theme implemented really well by the combination of character/actions or event/actions, etc.) - Keeping Count
7. Nastiest Encounter Card - Hill Troll
8. Best Artwork (either Player or Encounter Card) - East Bight Patrol
9. Favourite Hero - Glorfindel (Spirit)
10. Favourite Quest - Journey Down The Anduin

1. Most Powerful Player Card - Leadership Sphere (excluding Heroes)

Steward of Gondor

2. Most Powerful Player Card - Spirit Sphere (excluding Heroes)

Unexpected Courage

3. Most Powerful Player Card - Lore Sphere (excluding Heroes)

Longbeard Map-Maker

4. Most Powerful Player Card - Tactics Sphere (excluding Heroes)

Feint

5. Most Powerful Player Card - All Spheres (excluding Gandalf)

Steward of Gondor

6. Most Thematic Card (e.g. theme implemented really well by the combination of character/actions or event/actions, etc.)

Sword That Was Broken

7. Nastiest Encounter Card

Sudden Pitfall

8. Best Artwork (either Player or Encounter Card)

Arwen Undomiel

9. Favourite Hero

Frodo Baggins

10. Favourite Quest

Foundations of Stone

Below are the results of the latest card poll, and also included are the previous results for comparison. Not a lot of changes from the previous poll, with the cards from the Core set still dominating most of the "power" categories and ones from Darrowdelf the others. Not that much love for cards from Shadows of Mirkwood. 18 people voted this time around, compared to 10 last time.

The one category that surprised me was Lore - with so many people picking Daeron's Runes. I get that the card has 0 cost, but all it lets you do is draw 2 cards at the expense of discarding one. Even though it is 0 cost, you still need to take up a spot in your deck (and hand) with it and then you have to also discard a card. Seems to me you could replace it with better cards in your deck.

Results are specified as: <rank> <Card Name> <# of votes>

1. Most PowerFull Card_Overall

August, 2012
1 Steward of Gondor 8
2 Vilya 2
3 Unexpected Courage 1
3 Feint 1
3 Arwen Undomiel 1
3 Daerons Runes 1
3 Test of Will 1
3 Gandalf 1
3 Sneak Attack 1

March, 2012
1 Steward of Gondor
2 Zigil Miner
2 Unexpected Courage
2 Northern Tracker

2. Most PowerFull Card_Leadership

August, 2012
1 Steward of Gondor 14
2 Sneak Attack 3
3 Snowbourn Scout 1

March, 2012
1 Steward of Gondor 5
2 Sneak Attack 4
3 Rear Guard 1

3. Most PowerFull Card_Spirit

August, 2012
1 A Test of Will 8
2 Unexpected Courage 3
2 Imladris Stargazer 3
4 Arwen Undomiel 2
4 Elrond's Counsel 1
4 Light of Valinor 1

March, 2012
1 Unexpected Courage 3
2 Zigil Miner 1
2 Dwarven Tomb 1
2 A Test of Will 1
2 Ancient Mathom 1
2 The Galadhrim's Greeting 1
2 Eowyn 1
2 Northern Tracker 1

4. Most PowerFull Card_Lore

August, 2012
1 Daerons Runes 7
2 Gildor Inglorian 3
3 Longbeard Map-Maker 2
3 A Burning Brand 2
5 Asfaloth 1
5 Love of Tales 1
5 Forest Snare 1
5 Henamarth Riversong 1

March, 2012
1 Protector of Lorien 2
1 Forest Snare 2
3 Rivendale Minstral 1
3 Gildor Inglorion 1
3 Longbeard Mapmaker 1
3 Gleowine 1
3 Beravor 1
3 Daughter of the Nimrodel 1

5. Most PowerFull Card_Tactics

August, 2012
1 Feint 12
2 Hands Upon the Bow 3
3 Erebor Battlemaster 2
4 Khazad!Khazad! 1

March, 2012
1 Feint 4
2 Eagles of the Misty Mountains 1
2 Horn of Gondor 1
2 Citadel Plate 1
2 Gimli 1
2 Landroval 1

6. Most Thematic Card

August, 2012
1 Gandalf 3
1 Keeping Count 3
3 Ever My heart Rises 2
4 Horn of Gondor 1
4 Love of Tales 1
4 Hands Upon the Bow 1
4 Boromir 1
4 Keen Eyed Took 1
4 We are not Idle 1
4 Denethor 1
4 Nor am I a Stranger 1
4 Legacy of Durin 1
4 Rivendell Minstrel 1

March, 2012
1 Gandalf 5
2 Keeping Count 2
3 Dunedain Mark 1
3 Frodo 1

7. Nastiest Encounter Card

August, 2012
1 Sudden Pitfall 9
2 Sleeping Sentry 4
3 Eyes of the Forest 2
4 Signs of Conflict 1
4 Ungoliant's Spawn 1
4 Hill Troll 1

March, 2012
1 Sudden Pitfall 2
2 Festering Wounds 1
2 Eyes of the Forest 1
2 Witch King 1
2 Sacked 1

8. Best Artwork

August, 2012
1 Arwen Undomiel 6
2 Glorfindal (Spirit) 2
3 Old Ford 1
3 Aragorn (Lore) 1
3 Hama 1
3 Word of Command 1
3 Bee Pastures 1
3 Woodman's Glade 1
3 Doors of Durin 1
3 Watchful Eyes 1
3 East Blight Patrol 1

March, 2012
1 Dawn Take You All 1
1 The Old Ford 1
1 Longbeard Mapmaker 1
1 Gandalf 1
1 Bifur 1
1 Legolas 1
1 Eleanor 1
1 Fanuidhol 1

9. Favourite Hero

August, 2012
1 Frodo Baggins 3
1 Glorfindal (Spirit) 3
3 Elrond 2
3 Legolas 2
3 Elrohir 2
3 Bifur 2
7 Denethor 1
7 Theodred 1
7 Aragorn (Lo) 1
7 Gloin 1

March, 2012
NA (new Question)

10. Favourite Quest

August, 2012
1 Foundations of Stone 7
2 Journey Down the Anduin 4
3 Conflict at the Carrock 2
3 The Redhorn Gate 2
5 Shadow and Flame 1
5 Hunt for Gollum 1

March, 2012
NA (new Question)

hey first thanks for doing these polls

as for the runes the reason theyre deemed such power cards is that they effectively allow you to build a lower card deck. with this and we have not been idle you can run a 50 card deck that becomes a 44 card deck through the 2 card's mechanics…ie draw one of them and discard it to draw another (or 2) for free

this greatly increases draw chances

rich