Ass whooping

Jan 08, 2007 01:13

For christmas I got "War of the Ring". Which is a huge board game based on the famous "Lord of the Ring" epic. I played it with Michelle and she handed my ass to me ( Read more... )

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miesl January 8 2007, 14:43:25 UTC
However, as you mentioned... if the good guys have insurmountable odds and then get crushed - it doesn't make for a good movie!

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scoutinthenight January 8 2007, 22:38:13 UTC
I instantly thought of two movies where everyone dies that were still good. I wasn't sure if posting them would be spoilerific, though.

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scoutinthenight January 8 2007, 22:45:19 UTC
And I just thought of two more. I should write them down.

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scoutinthenight January 8 2007, 22:44:09 UTC
The Free Peoples rarely beat the Shadow through conflict. You really need to mostly focus on the Fellowship and only try a military win if you're getting wonky dice and/or the Shadow is rolling really poorly on their sieges.

The Free Peoples are also the harder side to play in that game. There are considerably more options at the beginning, and there isn't one that's obviously better than the others. The only really big choice the Shadow has to make is whether they send Easterlings North or wait for the Corsairs card and send them West.

Plus, the game is actually really well balanced. It only seems overwhelming to the Free Peoples if you're looking to score a military win.

I love the game because it's one of the best blendings of mechanics and themes I've encountered. Justifying things in the game using the movies makes me sad, though.

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