A Surprising Fun Game! A buddy and I played through it 3 times and lost at various points... on the 4th run through we Succeeded! It was Very Fun!!! Knowing how the final spaces work helps with some decisions earlier along the path... i.e. certain cards are better to hold til the end if you can - things like that. But we had a Lot of Fun (again, surprisingly, for a roll and move with a twist) --- I would certainly concur about your Scores... This Game doesn't Look Like it should be this fun... But It Really is! Thanks for the Review!! Hope more people give this game a try! Well worth it (in my opinion!)
Thank you so much for delving into this game! Your explanations are so well thought out and presented. You make the game readily playable and easy to understand. I can’t thank you enough!
Picked this up at Gen Con. Played it 3 times and I felt like it was just too easy before you get to the final leg, but then too hard once you get to the final leg. It is kind of a weird game in that it is a good game if you are playing with at least one person who really knows how the game works and then a few others who are just along for the ride, enthusiastically. I think it would be great for a parents and one or two kids. I am going to hold on to it to try it with my daughter when she gets a little older...but if i didn't have kids I would let it go.
I have an 8 yo that LOVES LotR's and has been itching to get a game that isn't "for baby's" so I think this is going to be PERFECT! Thanks for the review
Cam recommends a coop and Z follows i buy instantly. 👍 I wanted to add a lotr theme game to my only coop collection. Deciding between this, the LCG or adventures but one is too difficult for a family and the other too complex this one seems like a sweet spot to enjoy. That way i have a coop for SW ( pandemic), a coop for marvel (united), a coop for HP ( hogwarts battle) and a coop for Lotr ( this one).
Right! The worst part is that it would have been trivial and at no cost to game mechanics to at least make the path go from top left to bottom right. #stillbetterthanROP
@@bryanhemingwayi was thinking even just the fact that the eye of sauron doesnt have a wall around it. Rohan and Gondor are called Rohan and Gondor rather than their city names even though Helms Deep is called Helms Deep
Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't see the point of turn taking when any player can control any character. Race to the Raft gives each player their own hand of cards, and Horrified gives everyone their own character.
The problem with using LoTR as a theme for a game meant to be played as a family is that most teenagers (at least here in Finland) haven't seen the movies.
What the heck. I’m from Finland I thought everyone has seen them and most have read. That was the case in my late teens, but then again that was 15-20 years ago.
TY you two for this very clever review! Plus I "feel" all you say > Reacting the same as you for the qualities & defaults of a game in general! TY - GG - City of Tours - France
