Journeys In Middle-Earth, House Rules, And The Human Element In App-Based Games The Co-Operatives podcast

Journeys In Middle-Earth, House Rules, and the Human Element in App-Based Games

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This week's episode takes our intrepid players to Mordor and back again. Join Aaron & Liz as they embark on an unexpected journey through Middle-Earth with their pals Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and some made up residents of Mirkwood in Fantasy Flight's new Lord Of The Rings game.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - DC character, or LOTR thing?
6:10 - Our relationship with The Tolkien-verse.
13:01 - The beauty of using an app for campaign management and gameplay + the story of the game.
19:35 - This LOTR uses a pretty near hex-based tile system. We're gonna discuss it.
23:05 - The thematic tie-ins of LOTR, and how it doesn't always quite work.
27:35 - "There are elements of a really great deck builder in here."
32:45 - The (meta) co-operative nature of app-based games.
40:20 - "OK, but did you have FUN playing this game?"
41:30 - House rules, the human element, and how to determine the difficulty in an app-based game.
51:30 - "Would you recommend this more than Mansions Of Madness?"

--- Journeys In Middle-Earth is designed by Nathan Hajek and Grace Holdinghaus

--- Aaron acknowledges that he's a big fan of The Lord Of The Rings, but really wants people to know that Faramir is the only good man in Middle-Earth.

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About Hoodie Weather

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