Old player needs an update

[Glow]

Ok, so I know that the towers block added the mechanism of site controlling, the harrad and easterling guys and knights /w fortification. Is there anything more worth mentioning in that block?

What other mechanism besides threats was added in the king block?

[TelTura]

I think site control was actually added with Towers block.  The Smeagol/Gollum/Shelob mechanics also deserve a mention, I think.

[bibfortuna25]

And in Movie Block, there are several sites that do things with threats. Hall of the Kings, City Gates, and all of the site 8s.

[Glow]

I think site control was actually added with Towers block.

I believe that's what I wrote, at least I meant to write it he he

And in Movie Block, there are several sites that do things with threats. Hall of the Kings, City Gates, and all of the site 8s.

Drawing cards for threats seems good, as long as one can make sure that no one dies.

[bibfortuna25]

Indeed, it is one of the more commonly-used site 3s. However, by the time you get there, you should have some idea of what your opponent's Shadow side is trying to do, and so you will have to judge whether or not you want to risk adding those threats or not.

For example, if you're up against Ninja Gollum, Orcs, besiegers, corsairs or Seasoned Leader/Desert Lord shenanigans, it's probably not a good idea to add those threats, because those types of decks are the ones that can punish you the most for having a lot of threats.

[Glow]

How effective would it be to obfuscate your shadow deck untill the opponent have done their site 3 actions? By just pretending to have a bad hand. Because most of the time I feel that it's hard to do proper damage not just to be healed away at site 3 anyway. At least in fotr block.

[bibfortuna25]

Depends on what's in your hand, really. This game only has 6-7 turns for each side max, so if you really want to waste one turn bluffing your opponent, that's up to you I guess. Personally I'd rather play what I can in the early sites so I can start cycling my deck and drawing new stuff.

Besides, the turn(S) before the first sanctuary aren't really about doing damage; they're about setting up your respective sides for the more dangerous areas of the site path later on in the game. If you do more wounds than can be healed at site 3, then great. If not, that's fine too. One trap some players tend to fall into in this game is to hold onto cards for too long, clogging their hand. In 95% of your games, the best option is for you to play every possible card you have in your hand during each turn.

[Ringbearer]

The best way to come out is to deck yourself in the last turn. That also depends the decksize as some shadows go faster trough their deck and warrant maybe a 35/35 or more, while others decks should stay closer to 30/30. Its just playing the deck several times. if you notice you have each game a lot of cards left, you need to thinnen it. Also, if you deck each time around site 7, it is too small.