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Fantastic game. Both the solo and standard variations of play are exciting and fun to play. The Barad-dur dice tower and Nazgul were are definitely the standout aspects of the box. My friends were all in awe of how foreboding (and awesome!) the tower is. The pandemic mechanics are familiar, but the use of the banners to give each shadow card a different effect changes things nicely. First time spending this much on a board game and I have no regrets.
Love it!
A wonderful Lord of the Rings game! A fun and challenging game based on the pandemic game system, but treated very differently to match the thematic structure. The only nitpick I have is the meeple army are very very small and can get easily knocked away or lost. It’s a small nitpick but the game is so good I can live with it.
Flowing with theme
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