![]() The big problem you will face early on are the Fell Riders in the staging area. You should probably think about the number of turns available to you as around ten, with the number being slightly lower in higher player counts, especially four players. ![]() (Note, that the life value is not hit points and healing is forbidden against this.) However, there are a number cards in the encounter deck, that will force you to reduce Frodo’s life by additional instances. This means from the beginning on the quest you have a limited time frame to beat it. If you have leftover threat dials they provide a great way to track Frodo’s health.Īt the end of the round, the Ring-Bearer’s life gets reduced by one. You can use any number of tracking devices to do this. Should this counter reach zero, Frodo has perished and you lost the game. When you begin the game you will set Frodo’s life to fifteen, representing the fading energy still left in him. You also not want to play with Thurindir, because you’re going to clear one side quest at best), it is not a strategy you should plan for. Since this is somewhat reliant on the luck of the draw (early with Rally the West, late with Scout Ahead. Scout Ahead can be used on stage two to avoid revealing more Nazgûl from the encounter deck and hopefully being able to end the game with fifteen quest points Rally the West can be used on high player counts (preferably four players) to get a decent boost to questing power. However, there are two side quests in particular that could work in this scenario, albeit circumstantially. Generally, your first instinct should go towards avoiding them for this quest. Can I run Side-Quests for this scenario?: With the hard time limit, you’re obviously taking a huge risk when running side quests.Because of this, player order will be very important in multiplayer. In multiplayer you will usually have higher questing capabilities available from the get-go, but the forced effect on the Fell Riders will put some serious pressure on either the ring bearer’s life or the defensive capabilities of the first player. ![]() While you might not be able to quest as quickly in the beginning if you are playing true solo, the lack of pressure put on you by multiple Fell Riders in the staging area, offers the possibility of avoiding combat, at least for a short while. Solo or Multiplayer?: Both have their own challenges.What is different about this quest?: Time limit/life counter, variable quest points on quest cards, possibility to discard enemies from play through encounter effects.Play if: You enjoy a tight thematic experience that really feels like a race, you want to test your deck for early pressure from the scenario, you want to continue your campaign.Encounter sets: Flight to the Ford, Hunted, The Nazgûl, The Black Riders.Found in: The Black Riders Saga Expansion.This is why I will treat the burdens as a part of the general analysis and will only go over campaign specifics at the end. ![]() Although you get more opportunities to play around with the burden deck in campaign mode, you will still have to reveal cards from the burden deck even in standard play. While I talked about the boons and burdens of the saga quests strictly separately in the last two articles, this is more difficult with Flight to the Ford. The Ford of Bruinen location is also one of my favorite thematic moments of the saga quests and make for great gameplay moments where you will feel immensely powerful. Because of this you need to be armed with high early willpower and combat prowess (or at least defensive capabilities), if you want to deliver Frodo safely to Rivendell. From the beginning you are on a hard time counter of at most fifteen turns that will get even smaller when you are not engaging enemies. Stalling and building a board state is not an option here. This quest provides and interesting counterpoint to the two other scenarios in the Black Riders box. And at the same time, Frodo’s wound keeps getting worse and he will surely perish should you not make it in time. Now, your fellowship tries to make its way to the safety of Rivendell, but you have to cross through dangerous lands to get there while you are being pursued by the enemy. Frodo has been griefly wounded by a Morgul Blade during the fight against the Nazgûl at Weathertop. ![]()
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