2ed IMO better than TotTA! | War of the Ring

Donald Walsh

(havoc110)

United States
Columbia
Maryland

Played 2ed over the weekend (well, I did play solo mid-week as well) and I have to say I love all the changes!

The expansion, while it did balance the game, for me bogged the game down with a lot of unnecessary over-complications. (Dunlendings, ents, corsairs, engines, etc...)

Now the game also seems balanced, but now it's just as easy if not a little bit simpler than the base 1ed game. It may even play a little bit faster (except for those who experienced SP blitz military victories in an hour, that didn't happen in our group).

Great work, and the 2ed upgrade kit is pretty good, not great, value. But it brought WotR back to the forefront with my group, and that definitely makes it all worth it.

Eagerly awaiting my next play.

Posted Mon Feb 6, 2012 3:50 pm
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Yours Truly,

(JohnnyDollar)

United States
Gainesville
Florida

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2ed IMO better than TotTA!

"TotTA" = ?
At first I thought you were referencing Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization and thought that would be a weird comparison, but, then I saw the acronym didn't fit

Posted Mon Feb 6, 2012 3:53 pm
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Greg Humphreys

(Beisaic)

United States
Salt Lake City
Utah

T..... of the Third Age, probably. My guess is Taters.

Posted Mon Feb 6, 2012 3:55 pm
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Jack

(senorcoo)

United States
Cumberland
Rhode Island

I like Toast.

Posted Mon Feb 6, 2012 4:06 pm
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Kevin Chapman

(Krieghund)

United States
Powhatan
Virginia

"Twilight of the Third Age" - the part of the "Battles of the Third Age" expansion that applies to the base game.

Posted Mon Feb 6, 2012 6:29 pm
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Gene Bradshaw

(Leadingman)

United States

California

I think my favorite change is that Gandalf can be separated from the Fellowship in order to change to GTW as opposed to just having to die. That must have been a pain originally for the FP.

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 6:57 am
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Kristofer Bengtsson

(Veldrin)

Sweden
Kävlinge

War of the Ring: Official FAQ Master!

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Leadingman wrote:

I think my favorite change is that Gandalf can be separated from the Fellowship in order to change to GTW as opposed to just having to die. That must have been a pain originally for the FP.

This is nothing new. In the first edition of the game the same prerequisites existed:

1. If Gandalf the Grey is eliminated he can be brought back in Fangorn or in any Elven Stronghold (in FP control).

2. If Gandalf the Grey is separated from the Fellowship he can be replaced by Gandalf the White.

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:02 am
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Kristian Madsen

(kgm3219)

Sweden
Uppsala

Even better (narrative) than Tales of the Arabian Nights?

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:22 am
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