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mercredi 25 janvier 2012

The Lost Road - a fanmade expansion for LotR - LCG

Many expansions have already been released for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. Among them, some unofficial, fan-made creations deserve to be played... and reviewed as well, such as The Lost Road, by NinjaDorg...


The Core Set box from the brand new LCG, namely: the Lord of the Ring – The Card Game, published by Fantasy Flight Games / EDGE, was released several months ago. Regularly, expansion sets including heroes, cards for deck building as well as new adventures are also published. Among them, The Hunt for Gollum and Conflict at the Carrock were extensively playtested and reviewed at LaTaverneDuJeu.fr.


Besides the official material, many fan made expansions were released. Among them, some are really interesting, managing to provide a better experience than most of the official quests. One of the best fan made quest, entitled “The Lost Road”, was created by NinjaDorg, the game-designer of the magnificent Fantasy Quest. Initially constituted by three double side quest cards: “Forgotten Path”, “Tranquil Glade” and “Goblin Mines”, it received thereafter an Introduction: “Growing Darkness”, as well as a Conclusion: “Ominous Message” which itself introduces the next quest: The Old Forest...


But today, it is time to walk along The Lost Road to discover its hidden secrets!

Direct link to the full article.

mercredi 18 janvier 2012

Thunderstone - La Légion de Doomgate

Agrandissez encore votre collection de Thunderstones !


Affrontez la Légion de Doomgate, emparez-vous de ses Trésors et de la Pierre d'Avarice dans la seconde extension de Thunderstone.


Les Thunderstones sont légion... attrapez les toutes !
Accompagnez nous dans notre exploration du nouveau coffret de ce jeu de plateau sans plateau mais bourré de cartes toujours aussi magnifiquement illustrées.
Découvrez les nouvelles mécaniques avant vos adversaires et imaginez des stratégies toujours plus complexes pour vaincre la résistance que le Gardien Impie et sa Légion de Doomgate ne manqueront pas de vous opposer.



Levez une bande de Mercenaires, piochez un nombre de cartes indécent, chipez la Thunderstone que ces mécréants croient pouvoir protéger et, tant que vous y êtes, raflez tous leurs Trésors !



Mais prenez garde à votre santé, car nombre d'aventuriers ont récemment contracté de vilaines afflictions en explorant ce nouveau donjon...


Lisez le test complet de cette seconde grosse extension en cliquant sur ce lien.

jeudi 5 janvier 2012

Behold the incoming of Harbinger

The editorial board of La Taverne du Jeu has received a copy of Harbinger, a game still in development aiming to simulate a RolePlayGame on a tabletop...


According to Christopher Dowd (i.e. the game designer) himself, the context of the game is as follows:
"The King's seers have foretold that the entire Kingdom will be destroyed before the year is over. A royal summons has been issued across the land for the Heroes of the Realm to assemble in the King's palace to be briefed about this startling revelation. Starting from the City, these Heroes will scour the countryside and delve into deep caverns looking for clues as to the nature of the coming Armageddon, and brave any danger if it would prevent the Great Evil from destroying the land."


"There are also those, powerful men and women, who are not so noble. They pursue only their own small concerns, such as acquiring wealth, power, fame, and fortune, yet their lives are in no less danger from the Great Evil.
Some twisted souls may even endeavor to hasten the arrival of Armageddon. They are among the challenges that the King's Heroes must face if the Kingdom is to be saved."



Harbinger is a semi-cooperative game for 1-8 players, taking place in a medieval/fantasy context. A long time ago, the wonderful Magic Realm aimed successfully for replicating the whole experience and deep atmosphere of a roleplay game on a board. Nowadays, Magic Realm is dead, but its still brilliant torch was passed on to Harbinger!

Read the full, illustrated, preview to learn more on this very interesting game.

Link towards the article.