Wow. I started the Duos on the 17th of January. 100 Duos in only two months. That’s got to be some kind of record!

To celebrate, we’re kicking off the next culture, , with TEN cards. Obviously, with that many cards, I don’t plan on posting any more until tomorrow...but that doesn’t mean I’m done posting! Keep an eye out for even MORE cards--in a different thread--very soon.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand....

Dáin’s DC Duos #100

Today begins the grand return of as a major culture. For a long time, has been just a means of keeping the Balrog around. It’s been a long time since we saw the swarming goblins we all remember fondly. Decipher’s tried to bring them back as sort of subculture of the culture, but it’s not the same.

Now, they’re back.

Orcs are still excellent at swarming, but they’ve picked up a few new tricks, too. In The Hobbit, the goblins capture all of Thorin’s company (except a certain crafty Wizard), so guess which new mechanic they’re good at? They also have a few more big goblins than you’re used to, which can dish out plenty of damage as either part of a swarm or on their own.

And it’s not all goblins, either. There’s another race that was pretty big in The Hobbit, so big that it made up one of the five races in the Battle of Five Armies. And they work VERY well with their goblins allies.

I think that’s enough hyping. On to the cards! Enjoy!

•Great Goblin, Truly Tremendous One
Minion • Orc
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Fierce. Lurker.
To play, spot a Orc.
Each time a Orc wins a skirmish, you may exert Great Goblin twice to capture a character in that skirmish.
“‘Murderers and elf-friends!...Take them away to dark holes full of snakes, and never let them see the light again!’”
Wow. Capturing companions??? Ouch.

Hobgoblin
Minion • Orc
Strength: 6
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Tracker. Enduring. Fierce.
To play, spot a Orc.
“‘...right among the slopes of the Grey Mountains, and they are simply stiff with goblins, hobgoblins, and rest of the worst description.’”
Cool!

•Goblin Captain
Minion • Orc
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Damage +1. Fierce.
Orcs are fierce.
“‘There is a shadow by the door. Something is outside!’”
Interesting...

Goblin-Driver
Minion • Orc
Strength: 5
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
This minion is strength +1 for each captured character in your support area.
“‘Swish, smack! Whip crack! / Batter and beat! Yammer and bleat! / Work, work! Nor dare to shirk....’”
I LOVE that lore! My favorite part in the whole book, seriously... the Goblin Song...

Anyways, the card looks good. Remind me, though, about the rules on captured companions. How does the FP player get them back? What happens to cards they bear? Can the FP player play another copy of that companion, if it’s unique?

Goblin Rider
Minion • Orc
Strength: 5
Vitality: 2
Site: 5
Tracker.
When you play this minion, you may discard a card from hand to play a mount on it from your draw deck.
“...already their cries and howls rent the air afar.”
mounts? Interesting... can’t wait to se them! The ability seems good. Great for cycling (one card out of hand, one out of deck).

Wild Warg
Minion • Warg
Strength: 10
Vitality: 3
Site: 3
Tracker.
To play, spot 2 minions (or a Warg). This minion may not bear possessions.
Response: If this minion takes a wound, it is fierce until the regroup phase.
“The Wargs and the goblins often helped one another in wicked deeds.”
Wow. If you can’t beat it twice, might as well not beat it at all, eh?

Clever Things
Event • Shadow
Exert your Orc to play a machine or engine from your draw deck.
“...they invented some of the machines that have since troubled the world, especially the ingenious devices for killing large numbers of people at once, for wheels and engines and explosions always delighted them....”
Will we be seeing some engines and machines? I hope so.

Goblin-Raid
Event • Maneuver
Search.
Spot X Orcs to make X Wargs (or X mounted Orcs) strength +1 until the regroup phase.
“...even the Wargs dared not attack them if there were many together, or in the bright day. But now they had planned with the goblins’ help to come by night upon some of the villages nearest the mountains.”
That’s a bit weird. If you can spot any number of mounted orcs, you have to be able to spot at least that many orcs total. So this event would make each mounted orc +1, with extra stuff for wargs if you have extra orcs around. I like it, though.

Out Of The Frying-Pan, Into The Fire
Event • Response
If a companion wins or cancels a skirmish involving a minion, you may assign your unassigned Orc or Warg to that companion.
“‘Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!’”
Wow. Fun stuff. I’d lower the cost, and add an exertion. Just so you don’t have to keep that twilight around.

•Spread In Secret
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot two threats.
While the fellowship is at a mountain or underground site, the twilight cost of each of your Orcs is -1 (to a minimum of 1).
“Out jumped the goblins, big goblins, great ugly-looking goblins, lots of goblins, before you could say rocks and blocks.”
Oh, wow. Beastly swarm card. It seems okay, though.

Dáin’s DC Duos #100

Today begins the grand return of as a major culture. For a long time, has been just a means of keeping the Balrog around. It’s been a long time since we saw the swarming goblins we all remember fondly. Decipher’s tried to bring them back as sort of subculture of the culture, but it’s not the same.

Now, they’re back.

Orcs are still excellent at swarming, but they’ve picked up a few new tricks, too. In The Hobbit, the goblins capture all of Thorin’s company (except a certain crafty Wizard), so guess which new mechanic they’re good at? They also have a few more big goblins than you’re used to, which can dish out plenty of damage as either part of a swarm or on their own.

And it’s not all goblins, either. There’s another race that was pretty big in The Hobbit, so big that it made up one of the five races in the Battle of Five Armies. And they work VERY well with their goblins allies.

I think that’s enough hyping. On to the cards! Enjoy!

•Great Goblin, Truly Tremendous One
Minion • Orc
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Fierce. Lurker.
To play, spot a Orc.
Each time a Orc wins a skirmish, you may exert Great Goblin twice to capture a character in that skirmish.
“‘Murderers and elf-friends!...Take them away to dark holes full of snakes, and never let them see the light again!’”

YIKES! I see how good they are at capturing. This thing would be x-ed in a second. If Durin happens to simply wound a minion instead of overwhelming him...good-bye dwarf deck.

Hobgoblin
Minion • Orc
Strength: 6
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Tracker. Enduring. Fierce.
To play, spot a Orc.
“‘...right among the slopes of the Grey Mountains, and they are simply stiff with goblins, hobgoblins, and rest of the worst description.’”

Tracker? Is there going to be some sort of tracker strategy with ?

•Goblin Captain
Minion • Orc
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Damage +1. Fierce.
Orcs are fierce.
“‘There is a shadow by the door. Something is outside!’”

Whoa! Again pretty powerful.

Goblin-Driver
Minion • Orc
Strength: 5
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
This minion is strength +1 for each captured character in your support area.
“‘Swish, smack! Whip crack! / Batter and beat! Yammer and bleat! / Work, work! Nor dare to shirk....’”

Nice.

Goblin Rider
Minion • Orc
Strength: 5
Vitality: 2
Site: 5
Tracker.
When you play this minion, you may discard a card from hand to play a mount on it from your draw deck.
“...already their cries and howls rent the air afar.”

Nice. Tracker? Hm...

Wild Warg
Minion • Warg
Strength: 10
Vitality: 3
Site: 3
Tracker.
To play, spot 2 minions (or a Warg). This minion may not bear possessions.
Response: If this minion takes a wound, it is fierce until the regroup phase.
“The Wargs and the goblins often helped one another in wicked deeds.”

Why isn’t it a mount?

Clever Things
Event • Shadow
Exert your Orc to play a machine or engine from your draw deck.
“...they invented some of the machines that have since troubled the world, especially the ingenious devices for killing large numbers of people at once, for wheels and engines and explosions always delighted them....”

would be better.

Goblin-Raid
Event • Maneuver
Search.
Spot X Orcs to make X Wargs (or X mounted Orcs) strength +1 until the regroup phase.
“...even the Wargs dared not attack them if there were many together, or in the bright day. But now they had planned with the goblins’ help to come by night upon some of the villages nearest the mountains.”

Weird. Sorry, I would never use it...

Out Of The Frying-Pan, Into The Fire
Event • Response
If a companion wins or cancels a skirmish involving a minion, you may assign your unassigned Orc or Warg to that companion.
“‘Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!’”

Nice.

•Spread In Secret
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot two threats.
While the fellowship is at a mountain or underground site, the twilight cost of each of your Orcs is -1 (to a minimum of 1).
“Out jumped the goblins, big goblins, great ugly-looking goblins, lots of goblins, before you could say rocks and blocks.”

[b]Yeowch. I would use it. Rather powerful, you now have Moria Scout at the sam twilight as Goblin Runner, and with 2x Goblin Armories out, Goblin Scavengers is rather cheap.

YIKES! I see how good they are at capturing. This thing would be x-ed in a second. If Durin happens to simply wound a minion instead of overwhelming him...good-bye dwarf deck.

Why isn’t it a mount?

You have a lot to live up to, Dain. I’m still waiting to see those Mounts, more Wargs, Engines and Machines, and cards that add threats.

•Great Goblin, Truly Tremendous One
Minion • Orc
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Fierce. Lurker.
To play, spot a Orc.
Each time a Orc wins a skirmish, you may exert Great Goblin twice to capture a character in that skirmish.
“‘Murderers and elf-friends!...Take them away to dark holes full of snakes, and never let them see the light again!’”
haven’t we seen this before, or did someone else get it?

Hobgoblin
Minion • Orc
Strength: 6
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Tracker. Enduring. Fierce.
To play, spot a Orc.
“‘...right among the slopes of the Grey Mountains, and they are simply stiff with goblins, hobgoblins, and rest of the worst description.’”
enduring is relatively useless with 2 vitality. give him 3 vitality IMO

•Goblin Captain
Minion • Orc
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Damage +1. Fierce.
Orcs are fierce.
“‘There is a shadow by the door. Something is outside!’”
maybe make it "each of YOUR moria..."

Goblin-Driver
Minion • Orc
Strength: 5
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
This minion is strength +1 for each captured character in your support area.
“‘Swish, smack! Whip crack! / Batter and beat! Yammer and bleat! / Work, work! Nor dare to shirk....’”
FBM

Goblin Rider
Minion • Orc
Strength: 5
Vitality: 2
Site: 5
Tracker.
When you play this minion, you may discard a card from hand to play a mount on it from your draw deck.
“...already their cries and howls rent the air afar.”
sure

Wild Warg
Minion • Warg
Strength: 10
Vitality: 3
Site: 3
Tracker.
To play, spot 2 minions (or a Warg). This minion may not bear possessions.
Response: If this minion takes a wound, it is fierce until the regroup phase.
“The Wargs and the goblins often helped one another in wicked deeds.”
good

Clever Things
Event • Shadow
Exert your Orc to play a machine or engine from your draw deck.
“...they invented some of the machines that have since troubled the world, especially the ingenious devices for killing large numbers of people at once, for wheels and engines and explosions always delighted them....”
fine by me

Goblin-Raid
Event • Maneuver
Search.
Spot X Orcs to make X Wargs (or X mounted Orcs) strength +1 until the regroup phase.
“...even the Wargs dared not attack them if there were many together, or in the bright day. But now they had planned with the goblins’ help to come by night upon some of the villages nearest the mountains.”
boy these are good cards!

Out Of The Frying-Pan, Into The Fire
Event • Response
If a companion wins or cancels a skirmish involving a minion, you may exert your unassigned Orc or Warg to assign it that companion.
“‘Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!’”
I think it should be worded your moria orc or warg not assigned to a skirmish,,,

•Spread In Secret
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot two threats.
While the fellowship is at a mountain or underground site, the twilight cost of each of your Orcs is -1 (to a minimum of 1).
“Out jumped the goblins, big goblins, great ugly-looking goblins, lots of goblins, before you could say rocks and blocks.”

•Great Goblin, Truly Tremendous One
Minion • Orc
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Fierce. Lurker.
To play, spot a Orc.
Each time a Orc wins a skirmish, you may exert Great Goblin twice to capture a character in that skirmish.
“‘Murderers and elf-friends!...Take them away to dark holes full of snakes, and never let them see the light again!’”

Hobgoblin
Minion • Orc
Strength: 6
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Tracker. Enduring. Fierce.
To play, spot a Orc.
“‘...right among the slopes of the Grey Mountains, and they are simply stiff with goblins, hobgoblins, and rest of the worst description.’”

•Goblin Captain
Minion • Orc
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Damage +1. Fierce.
Orcs are fierce.
“‘There is a shadow by the door. Something is outside!’”

Goblin-Driver
Minion • Orc
Strength: 5
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
This minion is strength +1 for each captured character in your support area.
“‘Swish, smack! Whip crack! / Batter and beat! Yammer and bleat! / Work, work! Nor dare to shirk....’”

Goblin Rider
Minion • Orc
Strength: 5
Vitality: 2
Site: 5
Tracker.
When you play this minion, you may discard a card from hand to play a mount on it from your draw deck.
“...already their cries and howls rent the air afar.”

Wild Warg
Minion • Warg
Strength: 10
Vitality: 3
Site: 3
Tracker.
To play, spot 2 minions (or a Warg). This minion may not bear possessions.
Response: If this minion takes a wound, it is fierce until the regroup phase.
“The Wargs and the goblins often helped one another in wicked deeds.”

Clever Things
Event • Shadow
Exert your Orc to play a machine or engine from your draw deck.
“...they invented some of the machines that have since troubled the world, especially the ingenious devices for killing large numbers of people at once, for wheels and engines and explosions always delighted them....”

Goblin-Raid
Event • Maneuver
Search.
Spot X Orcs to make X Wargs (or X mounted Orcs) strength +1 until the regroup phase.
“...even the Wargs dared not attack them if there were many together, or in the bright day. But now they had planned with the goblins’ help to come by night upon some of the villages nearest the mountains.”

Out Of The Frying-Pan, Into The Fire
Event • Response
If a companion wins or cancels a skirmish involving a minion, you may exert your unassigned Orc or Warg to assign it that companion.
“‘Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!’”

•Spread In Secret
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot two threats.
While the fellowship is at a mountain or underground site, the twilight cost of each of your Orcs is -1 (to a minimum of 1).
“Out jumped the goblins, big goblins, great ugly-looking goblins, lots of goblins, before you could say rocks and blocks.”

Goblin Tunneler
Minion • Orc
Strength: 5
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
While at an underground site, this minion is strength +2.
Shadow: While at a mountain, discard this minion to make the current site an underground site.
“They can tunnel and mine as well as any but the most skilled dwarves, when they take the trouble....”

Goblin Forger
Minion • Orc
Strength: 4
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Shadow: Exert this minion to play a possession from your draw deck or discard pile.
“Hammers, axes, swords, daggers, pickaxes, tongs, and also instruments of torture, they make very well, or get other people to make to their design, prisoners and slaves that have to work till they die for want of air and light.”