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Flashback Friday - War of the Ring - Love it or Hate It? Do you Still Play It?
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I don't think it's flawless. I'm less and less a fan of Hunt shenanigans, akin to Anakin's track in Queen's Gambit, where sometimes you really wonder why you bothered with the rest of the game. I increasingly dread the rules refresh, and there are some clunky things (Level vs Leadership and separating companions always trips me).
But overall, it's still playable, and is the definitive "high-level" LOTR game for me. My daughters and I also love Knizia's LOTR and have played it much more (so simple and yes, thematic).
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It's still a game I play and will readily do so any time, any place. WOTR is firmly ensconced on my Mount Rushmore and I have a hard time imagining what set of circumstances would dislodge it.
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...they played it once
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JoelCFC25 wrote: I own both the 1st and 2nd Edition, which is not something I would ever dream of doing, ordinarily--but I talked myself into wanting the dramatically improved (art and function) map, the better Nazgul minis, the bigger cards, etc before it suddenly went out of print forever.
It's still a game I play and will readily do so any time, any place. WOTR is firmly ensconced on my Mount Rushmore and I have a hard time imagining what set of circumstances would dislodge it.
I have both 1st and 2nd edition as well. The luxury of having both is that you can take the necessary minis from 1st edition, couple it with Battles of the Third Age 1st edition, and have two fully playable games there without worrying about disrupting your main copy or having to move miniatures back and forth. Pretty sweet.
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This is a game with the kind of sheer gravity that has actually pulled several of my friends into gaming altogether!
I agree with the comments about Kickstarters - the more I play, the more I realize that despite the chrome they appear weakly playtested or designed with replay/mastery in mind. With WotR, it has worn well after scores of games, and seems to keep rewarding repeat play -- I'm glad I have the opportunity to play a least a few times a year. It's become something of a sacred gaming ritual among distant friends, whenever we manage get together.
In terms of the heavier-weight "new classics" this is numero uno in my book.
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What differences are there between the original game (which I have) and the Revised and/or Collector's editions? Is the latter all cosmetic? Does the revised edition change the way the game plays? I've played an assload (HT: Master Shake) of War of the Ring, but despite owning the expansion, have never played with it. I've also never played revised, so I don't know what it's actual impact was. Thanks for any feedback.
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But moreover, it just makes it even MORE thematic when freeps win.
I've always liked imbalances in games, I don't know why.
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You can play the beginner version like a straight up wargame though, it’s fun
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I still have the 1st edition plus Battles expansion. We actually played the two battles from the expansion more than base game and I decided to get new edition to play WoTR again and really enjoyed it. I l like the new non-tippy Nazgul and some updates to Gandalf's character card especially. The battle dice (you only get white dice...no black) I dislike. But my son and I just grab our own d 6s and use those. The board is much easier to see the different regions and overall easier to read than first edition. As "art" I prefer the first edition board though
We own Battle of Five armies too so between WoTR, the battles expansion and BoFA, we play them all a couple times a year.
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