Light & Shadow Block Review

[simplegarak]

L&S (24, 10/8/6)
Alone in the Darkness
Event • Response
Search.
If a companion uses a special ability, spot a minion to cancel its effects (and remove that companion's game text if that companion has resistance 2 or less).
"‘In dark and loneliness they are strongest…'"
L U 179

What?  Permanently?

Tricksy Lights
Minion • Wraith
Str: 5
Vit: 1
Sit: 6
Twilight.
This minion cannot take wounds (except during skirmishes involving twilight companions).
Assignment: Assign the companion with the highest resistance to this minion.
T R 112

Phrased it backwards.

The Veil of Shadow
Event • Assignment
Twilight.
(You choose the value of X. Except when you play this card, its twilight cost is 0).
To play, spot a minion and the Ring-bearer wearing The One Ring.
Assign a twilight minion to the Ring-bearer. The Free Peoples player may add X burdens to prevent this.
T R 116

bwahahahahahahaha

Let's see, use this + WK, Shadow of Despair + Terror = instant win if he makes it to the assignment phase.  Throw in Morgul Wound just in case (some how) the RB survives.

Beast of Terror
Possession • Mount
Str: +1
Vit: +1
To play, discard 2 cards (or 1 card) from hand
Bearer must be a Nazgûl.
Bearer is fierce.
Bearer cannot take wounds (except during skirmish phases).
B R 108

Yep, that will help.

[Thranduil]

What?  Permanently?

No - effects only last until the end of the phase unless otherwise specified.

[Cw0rk]

I would reduce Frozen in Terror's twilight cost to 2. Corrupting the companion is a cost in itself.

Beast of Terror looks pretty good. Maybe that it should cost 1.

I like all of your foreseeing Nazguls and I like how you managed to find some interesting consequences when the RB puts on the One Ring. From my point of view, this shadow culture is the most interesting you have made. The use of the twilight keyword is great.

[Thranduil]

I like all of your foreseeing Nazguls and I like how you managed to find some interesting consequences when the RB puts on the One Ring. From my point of view, this shadow culture is the most interesting you have made.

That is probably true! It is certainly the most interesting a flavour-packed to design. Of course, the old Shadow cultures are much deeper in this respect than the newer cultures... but never mind.

Thranduil

[simplegarak]

That is probably true! It is certainly the most interesting a flavour-packed to design. Of course, the old Shadow cultures are much deeper in this respect than the newer cultures... but never mind.

Thranduil

No argument there.  About the only new culture I could stand was and that was only because it was pretty much the culture streamlined.

[Thranduil]

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

(the attachment that is)

The order is a little bit chaotic, but they should be the perfect size to cut out and stick in front of sleeved cards. Right now I'm most interested in the first 35 pages (which is Light & Shadow).

They're also not very glamourous, but they are legal for me to distribute on this site!

Let me know if you use them and how it goes!

[Cw0rk]

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

(the attachment that is)

The order is a little bit chaotic, but they should be the perfect size to cut out and stick in front of sleeved cards. Right now I'm most interested in the first 35 pages (which is Light & Shadow).

They're also not very glamourous, but they are legal for me to distribute on this site!

Let me know if you use them and how it goes!

Sounds interesting. However I am not playing real life games anymore. If this ever goes on GCCG (or even SdA), I can playtest it.

The next step would be to PIMP those templates a little bit. I think that you could place some culture-like symbols without any legal issues. Ex. a simple brown rectangle for dwarves, a yellow triangle for Gandalf, a blue circle (without any design) for Elves, etc.

[Thranduil]

Sounds interesting. However I am not playing real life games anymore.

This is my problem too!

If this ever goes on GCCG (or even SdA), I can playtest it.

I know how to make a spreadsheet that LackeyCCG would recognise, but I'm not sure about GCCG (I've never managed to get it to run on my mac). Does anyone have an answer to that?

Thranduil

[Cw0rk]

Sounds interesting. However I am not playing real life games anymore.

This is my problem too!

If this ever goes on GCCG (or even SdA), I can playtest it.

I know how to make a spreadsheet that LackeyCCG would recognise, but I'm not sure about GCCG (I've never managed to get it to run on my mac). Does anyone have an answer to that?

Thranduil

I've never tried LackeyCCG before, I guess I could play a few games there as well.

[Thranduil]

Sounds interesting. However I am not playing real life games anymore.

This is my problem too!

If this ever goes on GCCG (or even SdA), I can playtest it.

I know how to make a spreadsheet that LackeyCCG would recognise, but I'm not sure about GCCG (I've never managed to get it to run on my mac). Does anyone have an answer to that?

Thranduil

I've never tried LackeyCCG before, I guess I could play a few games there as well.

Let me clarify what I said: I know how to make a spreadsheet for LackeyCCG, but I haven't actually done it yet!

[Cw0rk]

Sounds interesting. However I am not playing real life games anymore.

This is my problem too!

If this ever goes on GCCG (or even SdA), I can playtest it.

I know how to make a spreadsheet that LackeyCCG would recognise, but I'm not sure about GCCG (I've never managed to get it to run on my mac). Does anyone have an answer to that?

Thranduil

I've never tried LackeyCCG before, I guess I could play a few games there as well.

Let me clarify what I said: I know how to make a spreadsheet for LackeyCCG, but I haven't actually done it yet!

Well, having this set online is the next step... Otherwise you can't do much.

[chompers]

I am not great on the computer when it comes to programming but ....

Looking through the GCCG folders i found where i believe the cards are kept .... as XML documents

File directory ...
GCCG ==> XML ==> LOTR ==> XML document

When you open it the code for the cards seems simple enough - i wonder what happens if you change it and enter a made up card? Or create your own XML document with a fake card in it? Probably doesn't work because to play GCCG you log onto a server and probably need to use the information stored there? I suspect that messing around with this is a good way to stop GCCG from working on your PC

I really don't know what i am talking about ....... just attempting to use my science logic

@ Thranduil (whoops) - downloaded the pdf and sent an email to my mate - if we ever get time to play some cards again we mght give the cards a test run

Another point that may be of interest - there is a seller on Ebay selling fake Star Trek 1E and 2E cards (also a defunct Decipher product)- created by the community he says? - there seems to be no action against him at this stage perhaps because he has a disclaimer saying it is not endorsed by Decipher, Paramount, etc - i guess they will get him eventually or does this mean they don't care (Ebay doesn't seem to care as he has been reported).

[Thranduil]

Problem is I haven't been able to get GCCG to work on my mac, so I can't investigate. I'm also quite busy at the moment (as I'm sure you could tell by my lack of activity in the last week or so) and don't have the time to work it out. But some time this summer I might and I will get back.

There's been one change so far from playtesting:

Goblin Mail
Possession • Armor
Bearer must be an minion.
Each time bearer loses a skirmish, you may make the Free Peoples player exert a companion or add a burden.
Skirmish: Exert bearer to make him strength -2.
L R 112

has changed from "add or a burden."


I will post some more updated cards as my playtesters get back to me!

Thranduil

[legolas3333]

There's been one change so far from playtesting:

Thranduil

there's playtesting?

[Thranduil]

There's been one change so far from playtesting:

Thranduil

there's playtesting?

Yes some people made versions of the card for me. He posted a while back in the thread, if you go back a little. And I've had some other interest as well. You can also download the simple cards I produced if you want to playtest yourself!

Thranduil