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Title: The Hobbit TCG
Post by: Psyjedi on January 29, 2015, 03:57:08 PM
Hey Folks,

I feel like I've already written this post before! =D

But we're trying to create a The Hobbit TCG. Join us at 4gxg.com to participate.

Thanks!
Ray
aka
Psyjedi
Title: Re: The Hobbit TCG
Post by: dmaz on January 30, 2015, 05:52:32 AM
Not sure if you've seen this? :)

http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,9063.0.html
Title: Re: The Hobbit TCG
Post by: Psyjedi on February 02, 2015, 08:55:16 AM
Yeah, Enola and I were in touch quite a bit during his creation of the draft game.

I want to continue and extend the scope of that game. At least 200 new cards, new sites, new rules.

Thanks!
PJ
Title: Re: The Hobbit TCG
Post by: dmaz on February 03, 2015, 03:37:27 AM
Quote from: Psyjedi on February 02, 2015, 08:55:16 AM
Yeah, Enola and I were in touch quite a bit during his creation of the draft game.

I want to continue and extend the scope of that game. At least 200 new cards, new sites, new rules.

Thanks!
PJ


That's great! looking forward to seeing the progress :) I'll do what I can to join in. Best of luck with it!
Title: Re: The Hobbit TCG
Post by: Durin's Heir on February 04, 2015, 09:02:39 PM
Ray, I would like to give some ideas to that project of yours. I'm very fond to these creative projects, our fellow Dmaz is a witness of that. But right now my time is with Enola's Draft Game, so won't be able to join soon. Anyway there's a crazy idea I have in mind, to allow each member of Thorin's Company to be depicted as a companion and have everyone in play at the same time, without creating problematic imbalances.


I call it the "Rule of 5". Five is normally the safe number of companions in the fellowship, before bigger punishments beat on them (Shotgun Enquea et al). We all know the reason: it's a good but not excesive number of defenders to not overcome easily a Beatdown or Swarm Shadow. That is related to the number of cards in hand each Shadow player has to play: 8. So this "Rule of 5" starts punishing the Company for each companion more than 5:

"Each time the fellowship moves, for each companion in the fellowship AND the dead pile over 5, add [1] and each Shadow player may take a card from his or her discard pile and put it at the bottom of the draw deck, then draw a card". And of course you have to ditch the "Rule of 9", replacing it with a "Rule of 15": Bilbo + 13 Dwarves + Gandalf.

At every site, a large Company would be countered by a large horde of enemies: 8 companions would be 11 twilight and 11 cards in each Shadow player's hand, 10 companions means 15 twilight and 13 cards, 12 companions means 19 twilight and 15 cards...

That kind of rule shouldn't threaten small decks with decking them out, as the draw deck feeds (from discard pile) with the same amount of cards drawn due to this rule. Thus, it should work wonders with either small or big decks, designed to run either slow or fast through it.


That's all I have to say by now. Peace and health sir!

Durin's Heir
Title: Re: The Hobbit TCG
Post by: -Enola- on February 05, 2015, 01:21:58 AM
Hello Ray,

I have no time right now. I have a lot of work until April and I use my free time on the Hobbit Draft Game and Durin's Heir helps me a lot ;).

It will be a pleasure to work again with you.

Enola