The Lord of the Rings The Card Game Initial Thoughts for New Players | An Unexpected "Review"

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Always Board Never Boring recently bought The Lord of the Rings The Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games, and he has decided to share some of his initial thoughts in the hope they might be helpful for anyone who (like him) wasn't sure whether to dive into this game. Not all those who wander are lost, but this is a bit of a rambling "review" (for want of a better word) so here are some time stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:58 Spiders! 02:39 Theme 03:19 First impressions 03:52 Art 04:48 Lack of dividers 05:04 Lack of heroes 06:23 Made up characters 08:03 Insufficient cards 09:10 Not enough Gandalfs 09:39 Tokens 10:08 Learning the game 11:20 Unique cards 12:01 Powerful combos 12:51 Winning & losing 14:47 Procedural gameplay 16:00 My favourite sphere 16:18 Expansions 16:56 Final thoughts #lordoftherings #fantasyflightgames #cardgames Become an ABNB club member by clicking the join button under the video or by using this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQolUw4ytGVJpjIXlqSnWw/join You can make a one-time donation to the channel using the Super Thanks button under each video (it looks like a heart) or by making a donation to the channel using the following link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/AlwaysBoard You can shop using the Element Games affiliate link (UK). Use code KEV392 at checkout for double Element Crystals: https://elementgames.co.uk/?d=10189 Don't forget to sub and like, and please check out all this other cool stuff too: https://www.alwaysboardneverboring.com https://www.facebook.com/alwaysboardneverboring https://www.instagram.com/alwaysboardneverboring Music: "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Logo by Nicholas Torres.