The Devastation of Dale
Event • Assignment
Assign an minion to an unbound Man. If that Man has resistance less than 4, you may exert a Man.
“‘Later he used to crawl out of the great gate and come by night to Dale, and carry away people, especially maidens, to eat, until Dale was ruined, and all the people dead or gone.’”

We Can Do Nothing
Event • Skirmish
Make a companion skirmishing an minion strength -1 for each resistance less than 4 that companion has.
“‘They will be slain, and all our ponies too, and all our stores lost....’”

Thanks for the review. I must say, SoP, you’re one of the people I can ALWAYS count on for consistent reviews. I appreciate it.

Dáin’s DC Duos #95
The Devastation of Dale
Event • Assignment
Assign an minion to an unbound Man. If that Man has resistance less than 4, you may exert a Man.
“‘Later he used to crawl out of the great gate and come by night to Dale, and carry away people, especially maidens, to eat, until Dale was ruined, and all the people dead or gone.’”
hum compared to undisciplined, seems a little overpowered.

We Can Do Nothing
Event • Skirmish
Make a companion skirmishing an minion strength -1 for each resistance less than 4 that companion has.
“‘They will be slain, and all our ponies too, and all our stores lost....’”

Further Vengeance To Take
Event • Shadow
Search. You may add to play this event during the maneuver or assignment phase.
Play a Dragon or an Orc from hand. Its twilight cost is -1 for each of the following races you can spot in the Fellowship: Dwarf, Hobbit, Man.
If the minion played is Smaug, he is strength +1 until the regroup phase for each of the following races you can spot in the Fellowship: Dwarf, Hobbit, Man.
“‘Barrel-rider! Your fee came from the waterside and up the water you came with out a doubt. I don’t know your smell, but if you are not one of those men of the Lake, you had their help. They shall see me and remember who is the real King under the Mountain!’”

I tried to make it less confusing as possible, although it may have lost some identity for dropping the culture icons...

•Roar and Rumble of His Fury
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot Smaug.
Shadow: Exert Smaug twice and remove (X) to discard X Free Peoples cards (except companions and allies). Discard this condition.
“He was breaking rocks to pieces, smashing wall and cliff with the lashings of his huge tail, till their little lofty camping ground, the scorched grass, the thrush’s stone, the snail-covered walls, the narrow ledge, and all disappeared in a jumble of smithereens, and an avalanche of splintered stones fell over the cliff into the valley below.”

Cool, I liked it! Smaug’s obscene cost makes it balanced.

Further Vengeance To Take
Event • Shadow
Search. You may add to play this event during the maneuver or assignment phase.
Play a Dragon or or Orc from your hand. Its twilight cost is -1 (and, if Smaug, his strength is +1 until the regroup phase) for each of the following Free Peoples races you can spot: Dwarf, Hobbit, Man.
“‘Barrel-rider! Your fee came from the waterside and up the water you came with out a doubt. I don’t know your smell, but if you are not one of those men of the Lake, you had their help. They shall see me and remember who is the real King under the Mountain!’”

•Roar and Rumble of His Fury
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot Smaug.
Shadow: Exert Smaug twice and remove (X) to discard X Free Peoples cards (except companions and allies). Discard this condition.
“He was breaking rocks to pieces, smashing wall and cliff with the lashings of his huge tail, till their little lofty camping ground, the scorched grass, the thrush’s stone, the snail-covered walls, the narrow ledge, and all disappeared in a jumble of smithereens, and an avalanche of splintered stones fell over the cliff into the valley below.”

Okay, I made some changes to both cards. (I actually did it last night, but then didn’t have time to post about it. )

I guess now is as good a time as any to make an announcment: I have something special planned for when we hit Duo #100. That will almost certainly happen this weekend, perhaps even tomorrow if reviews keep coming in as they have the last couple days.

So what does Uncle Dáin have in mind? You’ll have to wait and see, of course. But it involves more than just the Duos. Much more.

For now, though....

Dáin’s DC Duos #96

Let’s start things off today with a couple of Smaug’s most powerful cards. Enjoy!

Further Vengeance To Take
Event • Shadow
Search. You may add to play this event during the maneuver or assignment phase.
Play a Dragon or or Orc from your hand. Its twilight cost is -1 (and, if Smaug, his strength is +1 until the regroup phase) for each of the following Free Peoples races you can spot: Dwarf, Hobbit, Man.
“‘Barrel-rider! Your fee came from the waterside and up the water you came with out a doubt. I don’t know your smell, but if you are not one of those men of the Lake, you had their help. They shall see me and remember who is the real King under the Mountain!’”

The text is slightly confusing, I know. Is it okay? And if not, any suggestions on how to fix it? Do you even understand it?

It’s a great card! I like Felipe’s wording of it...

•Roar and Rumble of His Fury
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot Smaug.
Shadow: Exert Smaug twice and remove (X) to discard X Free Peoples cards (except companions and allies). Discard this condition.
“He was breaking rocks to pieces, smashing wall and cliff with the lashings of his huge tail, till their little lofty camping ground, the scorched grass, the thrush’s stone, the snail-covered walls, the narrow ledge, and all disappeared in a jumble of smithereens, and an avalanche of splintered stones fell over the cliff into the valley below.”
Whoa! Sweet card!

Now THAT’S destruction! Got a couple conditions like Not the First Halfling, Standing Tall, or this set’s own Songs and Tales dragging you down? Need to knock out some archery special abilities on cards like Bow of Mirkwood or the devestating Black Arrow? Want to get rid of a bunch of weapons at once and make companions bearing them that much easier to destroy? Look no further.

THIS is the power some folks were probably waiting to see with Smaug. With his devestating claws, his fiery breath, and a swish of his tail, he can do a LOT of damage, especially when he goes on a temper tantrum like this.