A copy of The Lord of the Rings: The Core Set and The Lord of the Rings: Khazad-dûm are required to play. Complete and very useable. The forced effect is absolutely brutal as it can easily be a hero killer particularly if the attack gets boosted by the shadow effect. Няма оставени мнения. Introduces a clever new scenario for the lord of the rings: the card game. The Watcher in the Water is the third Adventure Pack in the "Dwarrowdelf" cycle for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. Note that the previous two expansions were rather crap ally unfriendly. Close to perfect, very collectible. The Watcher in the Water represents an action-packed turning point in the Dwarrowdelf cycle of Adventure Packs as the heroes seek to head into the dark and abandoned realm of Moria. My favorite part is the Watcher itself which is very challenging but beatable in many ways. Legolas seems the best target, so I could see putting one in a deck running him.
You are bidding on a brand new, unopened copy of "The Watcher in the Water" from Fantasy Flight games AND the optional NIGHTMARE purchase will be packaged and shipped with the manufacturer:Frodo felt something seize him by the ankle, and he fell with a cry... Very well used, but complete and useable. By far the strongest quest construction is built around setting cards to the side and bringing them in play or into the encounter deck at certain times during the quest. Probably second only to Return to Mirkwood. But they screwed this one up. This decision making process is entirely unique to this quest and presents a refreshing challenge. Maintaining balance between 2 hero decks and 3 hero decks is one of the biggest and toughest challenges that the game designers have, but doing so will make a much more diverse experience. Secrecy: Can't figure out how I feel on this one. The third adventure pack in the dwarrowdelf cycle, and a major turning point.
Question: I'm guessing that if you attack a tentacle, even if you are going to kill it, its effect takes precedence and takes place anyway. Price in reward points: 4751. Major defects and/or missing components are noted separately. Cookies can improve your online experience, in our online store, storing your preferences. Lord of the Rings LCG: The Watcher in the Water. Teamed with Frodo, you can play rope a dope with the encounter deck trading threat on questing and fighting to better position for long term success (getting cards out and killing enemies/locations with disregard for threat). The forced effects of the tentacles are pretty nasty and conveniently skirt around the those pesky hasty strokes and tests of will. This is EXCELLENT game design as it presents the encounter deck a way to ramp up difficulty as the quest progresses. Hobbits got Short Cut which is crap. And he is all the more powerful now with... Loragorn: This quest attacks your threat very aggressively (Doomed 5! Increasing the card's threat level would make a huge difference. He asks them to explore the mines of Moria, hoping they can determine if they are the source of the increased Orc activity, but before the heroes can explore Moria's vast network of tunnels, they must first gain Watcher in the Water combines tense combat with clever riddles as some of Middle-earth's greatest heroes must survive a ferocious battle with seething masses of tentacles long enough to discover how to open the Doors of Durin. The Fellowship of the RingElrond, the Elf Lord of Rivendell, is troubled by the great numbers of Orcs that plagued the heroes who escorted his daughter, Arwen Undómiel, across the Misty Mountains. The tentacles present the most cost effective enemies in the game so far for engagement cost.
Plus it implicitly provides a sense of satisfaction at the end of the game because of having the big final battle/challenge, rather than the abrupt endings that you get in other scenarios (Rhosgobel! So I'm up to Watcher in the Water in my progressive solo games. Both of these items have a significant impact on affecting the value of existing cards and strategies. A "plus" sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition.
If I am running a Secrecy deck, I am not preparing to defend against attacks of 4, particularly undefended ones. For more recent exchange rates, please use the Universal Currency Converter. The great thing about a living card game is that the game is changing all the time. This can create a couple of ridiculous scenarios. Trending Up and Down. Aragorn has been reborn in my decks. Due to the nature of loose counters, if a game is unplayable it may be returned for a refund of the purchase price. The Watcher in the Water: LOTR LCG --INCLUDES NIGHTMARE-- (Dwarrowdelf Cycle). You don't have to look far in gaming media to realize that this is a common and effective technique for building a great game experience. And Striking Tentacle is absurd in its own right as discussed above.
He asks them to explore the mines of Moria, hoping they can determine if they are the source of the increased Orc activity, but before the heroes can explore Moria's vast network of tunnels, they must first gain entrance... Put simply, when beating a scenario for the first time, you should be high fiving your partner and taunting an inanimate card on the table rather than saying "that's it?? " Product Code: LOTR-watcher. Striking Tentacle is potentially an overreach.
Forest Snare: I think it was a mistake to not have the Watcher be immune to attachments. Firstly a commentary on the quest itself. To that end Watcher nails it, hopefully we will see more like it. The use of cookies can help us, for example, to know if you have visited our website in the past or if you are a new visitor, as well as to help us identify features of our website, which you may be more interested in. If you have any questions or comments regarding grading or anything else, please send e-mail to. I mean what the frack! This method has been applied before multiple times at various levels (Carrock, Dol Guldor most notably) and in general makes for fantastic game play. Already very useful, the forced effects of the tentacles and the high defense of the Watcher make these capabilities incredibly valuable. Every expansion not only presents new player cards that create new combos, but new encounter cards that require new strategies.