Why We Love Journeys in Middle-Earth

Nathan talks through his love for Journeys in Middle-Earth from Fantasy Flight.
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[@SoloBoardGamingKnight]

I can absolutely understand where you’re coming from. Last year, board games became something that has captivated me. For over 35, I’ve been a video gamer. I still play video games and enjoy them very much. Board games, however, has become one of my favorite things to do/play. A few years ago, I would’ve scoffed at myself. Today, I’m glad that I gave board games a chance. Such an amazing hobby with so many great experiences to be had.

[@julianpearce218]

Just bought the core game and played the first two chapters with 1 3 & 4 players ( 2,3 & 4 heroes). Now moving to chapter 4 with 3 heroes. Utterly captivated. We have found that it is important to read the description of each Search, Threat and even Person token to avoid defeat. We have narrowly avoided defeat on several chapters. Our most successful group (so far).is an unexpected combo of Bilbo Beravor and Legolas. Bilbo and Beravor can deal decent damage you just need to be sure that Bilbo can hide and Beravor can Stun to avoid those counter attacks!

[@saveyourgame5578]

Nice! It’s so wonderful. Still one of my favorites.

[@dsaashley]

What a fantastic review. You covered every aspect of the game with just the right amount of detail.Thanks so much.

[@saveyourgame5578]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@JendersGaming]

Have played this game several times, never get sick of it!

[@saveyourgame5578]

Same! Still hoping to get Spreading War soon!

[@vladvendetta8954]

Subscribed. Great video, thank you for the write-up and the editing!

[@saveyourgame5578]

Thank you! Welcome aboard.

[@lukewalton2034]

Thank you so much for the video. I just bought the game after months of wanting it and can't wait for it to arrive. All the best buddy.

[@saveyourgame5578]

Enjoy!

[@sebjak76]

Awesome material!!! Greetings from Poland!

[@saveyourgame5578]

Thanks! Hello there!

[@Dresqus]

Gandlaf standing on a "late" card suggesting, that wizard is never late is genius!

[@Mads1693]

Incredible review… I wasn’t a fan of MOM2 - mostly because of the dificulty level and the randomness. I never understood what went wrong when I failed, and I didn’t actually ever completed one single scenario - haha. Found out after I had painted all of the figures - doh! How does this compare to this? I’m a huge fan of Gloomhaven because of the lack of randomness in comparison.. cheers!

[@saveyourgame5578]

Thank you! Unfortunately I’ve never played MOM2 so I’m not quite sure how similar they are. I will say though that there are different difficulty levels you can choose from. Adventure Mode is a great way to experience JiME without a ton of pressure. I’ve still failed some scenarios so I wouldn’t say it’s too easy. Gloomhaven is great! I’ve played about half of a campaign solo and I have Jaws of the Lion as well. I was thinking about filming a playthrough of that with a buddy of mine.

[@Mads1693]

@@saveyourgame5578 Cool, thx! Will try it out and see How it feels😊👍🏻 Good luck with GH and JOTL - its brilliant!

[@saveyourgame5578]

@@Mads1693 thanks!

[@lisan1010]

what an amazing review! thanks!

[@saveyourgame5578]

Thanks! Happy you enjoyed it.

[@waferjuice]

i got a question... Gimli AXE --- 1 success - 1 hit / 2 success - xx hit. What if i have 3 successes; do i get to use BOTH attacks on gimli axe ??

[@saveyourgame5578]

Yes! Absolutely. Although if you had four you wouldn’t be able to spend it. You can only use each success on a card once.

[@Adeus555]

This was a grey area for me too. Also didn't know that the threat meter each turn is affected by how many unexplored areas and terrain threats are on the board.. the more you have the more threat you gain..

[@frandavilacardenes]

The health threat we faced, ended up being as fantasy generated as it would have been in middle earth. Sauron forces live in the real world too. We need to find a good fellowship to stand against that tyranny. Got my game and hoping to enjoy it as you have shown you do. Great review!

[@saveyourgame5578]

Glad you liked it! I hope you enjoy the game.

[@urloony]

What a great game. It's a shame that they're ending it so soon.

[@jeremiahhammer2282]

They are? There’s a new big box expansion coming out in January.

[@urloony]

@@jeremiahhammer2282 Yeah, that's the last one. No small box either.

[@TheMedianGam3r]

@@urloony last big box, but they might do small boxes and dlcs

[@urloony]

@@TheMedianGam3r Here's hoping. I will say it makes sense for them to do it considering they have the licensing and are now bringing back the LCG, which is fantastic. However, they have moved their big minis over to Atomic Mass, which is what might prevent FFG from producing much in the way of miniatures. With the downsizing of FFG, hopefully producing 1-3 minis won't be a big deal.

[@nonamesman007]

Where did they say that? :(

[@thecontractor365]

Such a shame that it's app driven. Surely the whole point of board games is to escape computer screens once in a while. I would've bough this.

[@saveyourgame5578]

I understand that for sure. It’s not for everyone. Have you tried the Fallout board game? It’s very similar but uses a deck of cards for most of what the app does in JiME.