Lord of the Rings: The Redhorn Gate

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 6 out of 10

   enzo622

   A good quest for the Spirit deck as it requires a lot of questing over mountains and "Snow" treachery cards that reduce willpower all while fighting off orcs and wargs. There's a nice thematic touch at one stage, if a character's willpower is ever reduced to 0, they die, so you have that element of weather effect.

2. Blinko

   MEC09 Dwarrowdelf (requires Khazad-dûm) •The Redhorn Gate (DL=6) •Road to Rivendell (DL=4) •The Watcher in the Water (DL=5) •The Long Dark (DL=7) •Foundations of Stone (DL=6) •Shadow and Flame (DL=8)

3. 6 out of 10

   fyrian

   [b][i]The Redhorn Gate[/i][/b] joins Rhosgobel as one of my least favorite expansions. The player cards are good. You get half the Elrohir/Elladan combo which is thematic, if not particularly powerful. There's also good support for the Secrecy mechanic, which is a favorite of mine (and needs further development). My main complaint lies with the quest. [b]Quest (Dwarrowdelf 1/6, DL = 6):[/b] This quest is too long. The quest requires you have a certain number of victory points to win, but is then stingy with giving victory points. You basically need to find one of two cards in an encounter deck containing 39 cards. And if you happen to find one of the cards early, you better hope you don't get The Dimrill Stair which only serves to pointlessly prolong the game and makes you find the location again. The one bright side is that the quest does feel like you're slogging over the Misty Mountains. I just wish it played quicker. ◊s◊