"But I suppose it's often that way. The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. Frodo: adventures, as I used to call them. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of the stories went out and looked for, because they wanted them, because they were exciting and life was a bit dull, a kind of a sport, as you might say. But that's not the way of it with the tales that really mattered, or the ones that stay in the mind."
Samwise Gamgee,The Two Towers
Shadows creep through the lands of Middle-earth, as whispers of new evils in Mirkwood and Mordor spread among the Free Peoples of Elves, Dwarves, and Men. As the shadow rises with festering evil and corruption, new heroes are needed to protect Middle-earth.
Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announceThe Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth, a fully cooperative, app-supported board game for one to five players, inviting you to become the greatest heroes of Middle-earth!
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earthlets youembark on your own adventures in J.R.R. Tolkiens iconic world, embodying heroes of the Free Peoples and fighting back against the oppressive might of Sauron. Youll battle villainous foes, make courageous choices, and strike a blow against the evil that threatens the landall as part of a thrilling campaign that leads you across the storied hills and dales of Middle-earth.
Each individual game ofJourneys in Middle-earthis a single adventure in a larger campaign. Youll explore the vast and dynamic landscapes of Middle-earth, using your skills to survive the challenges you encounter on these perilous quests. As you and your fellow heroes explore the wilderness and battle the dark forces arrayed against you, the games free companion app guides you to reveal the looming forests, quiet clearings, and ancient halls of Middle-earth, while also controlling the enemies you encounter. Whether youre venturing into the wild on your own or with close companions by your side, you can write your own legend in the history of Middle-earth.
Central to your unfolding tale are the heroes that you and your friends choose to form your Fellowship inJourneys in Middle-earth. Each of the six heroes included in theCore Setis utterly unique, lending their own mix of might, wisdom, agility, spirit, and wit to the trials that present themselves with every adventure.
A Dwarf like Gimli, for example, burns for battle, and his prodigious might and spirit serve him well in confrontations with Orcs or other enemies that cross his path. As a small Hobbit, on the other hand, Bilbo Baggins primarily shies away from fights. With a clever mind like his, though, he has little need for protection from other characters. Instead, he can cling to the shadows as a self-sufficient burglar who wont easily succumb to fear. There are six heroes to choose from inJourneys in Middle-earth, and we'll look at each of them in future previews!
Each heros skills and special abilities form a foundation for you to build on, but a hero is far more than a collection of stats. As you interact with the creatures and locations of Middle-earth, your hero will rely on their own unique deck of skill cards to overcome the challenges they face. Rather than leaving a players fate up to a roll of the dice, the heroes must turn to their skill deck while exploring, encountering threats, attacking enemies, and interacting with the people of Middle-earth. To perform a skill test, a player simply reveals cards from the top of their skill deck equal to the value of their tested skill, hoping to reveal enough success icons to pass the test.
Testing his agility, Bilbo reveals three skill cards from his deck, showing one success symbol!
Revealing these skill cards determines if you succeed at your tests, but thats far from their only purpose. Your skill deck also captures the essence of each hero. In addition to the icons in the upper left corner, each skill card also offers valuable abilities that can be used when you take the time to prepare those skillsremoving them from the skill deck and placing them below your hero card. Preparing your skills lets you access powerful abilities, but it also means those cards are no longer in your skill deck, and no longer helping you succeed at skill tests. Youll need to carefully choose which skills to prepare, balancing their effects against your need to pass your skill tests!
Every hero boasts their own mixture of stats and special abilities, but the composition of each hero's skill deck is also different. All heroes have access to certain basic skill cards, likeUnyielding Spirit,but every character also has their own set of personal skill cardsand as your adventures progress, your hero has the opportunity to grow and evolve, gaining more and more powerful skills!
In addition to the heros personal skill cards, your heros skill deck is also determined by choosing one of six roles! These roles invite you to play to different strengths within your Fellowshipin one adventure, you may lead your friends down unseen paths as your groups Pathfinder, while in the next you could become a Hunter, attacking the enemies that stand in your way. You could take on a new role in each new adventure or choose to deepen your skill in your current role, ultimately giving you the freedom to experiment with dozens of combinations of characters and roles over the course of a campaign. No matter what, you have the final say over how your hero approaches their quests in Middle-earth. (We'll look much closer at roles and skill decks in future previews forJourneys in Middle-earth.)
Once youve selected your hero and your role, your journey is about to begin. The wild heights, mist-capped mountains, rolling plains, and darkling forests of Middle-earth await, and theres no telling what you could find around the next bend in the road.
In the first scenario of your campaign, youre introduced to the journey map ofJourneys in Middle-eartha series of lavishly illustrated, double-sided tiles that are added to the board as you continue to explore. This are the primary building block for many of your adventures, and the possibilities for what you can encounter are nearly limitless. You may find yourself trekking through a primeval forest, investigating ancient ruins, or delving into a gloomy cave or Dwarven hall. As you move from place to place, youll be able to further investigate your surroundings and explore by interacting with search, threat, and person tokens in the app.
For many scenarios, youll remain solely on the journey map, but for more tactical situations like a micro-scale, combat-oriented adventure, youll move from the journey map to the battle mapa smaller board that you can fill with terrain, creating an Orcish encampment, a ruined building, or even more unusual locations. Whether your journey takes place among the rocky hills of Eriador, deep in a musty cave, or in an old fort overrun by Orcs, your campaign can take you between far-flung adventures on the journey map or fast-paced, frenetic action on the battle map!
No matter which map you find yourself on, the enemies that you face inJourneys in Middle-earthare each controlled by the games companion app, freeing you and your fellow heroes to focus entirely on working together to defeat the forces of evil. The world of Middle-earth is not a safe place for heroes or adventurers. In your travels, youll be brought face-to-face with marauding Orcs, towering Trolls, and darker enemies, all brought to life with the games 25 stunning enemy miniatures. The companion app also gives each of these enemies their own unique behavior, so as they hunt and attack, youll need to adapt your strategies to counter the monsters that you face.
Ancient kingdoms once spanned the realm of Arnor, kingdoms that now lay in ruin. The Free People who still inhabit these lands are scattered, simple, and few. Beyond their poorly patrolled borders, an unknown darkness gathers, and only a small band of ostracized Rangers has taken notice of the threat.
In recent months, a rash of thefts has swept through Eriador, from the White Towers of Emyn Beriad to the old ruins of Weathertop. Not two weeks past, many of the older treasures of the Shires Mathom House disappeared into the night. The significance of these thefts may seem small, but you can sense the shadows in their wake
As your quest begins inJouneys in Middle-earth, you will soon be swept away on a series of adventures that spans across Middle-earth. Each of your adventuresis but one part of the greaterBones of Arnorcampaign that could take you in any number of directions. Throughout the fourteen adventures of this campaign, youll unravel mysteries, fight enemies, and further the story as you chase down missing relics and discover a threat that looms over all Free Peoples.
But this story does not remain the same between one playthrough and the next. Whether youre searching for lost treasure or seeking out forgotten lore,Journeys in Middle-earthis continually surprising and highly replayable, adjusting the enemies and allies that you encounter, the events that plague your heroes, and even the size and layout of the map with every adventure. Beyond the individual adventures, the overall campaign also features branching narratives and side quests that you can unlock. Combine that with your options for upgrading your heros power, finding new items or titles, and diversifying your skill deck, and its plain to see that no matter how many times you play the campaign, youll live a new story each time.
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