How to Play War of the Ring in 28 Minutes

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Learn how to play War of the Ring in just 28 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)
Intro - 0:00
Set up - 2:40
Basics/Phases of play - 4:56
Action Resolution - 5:46
Palantir action - 6:34
Army action - 7:12
Muster action - 7:38
Character action - 9:25
Other actions - 11:30
Elven rings - 12:17
Politics - 13:09
Movement - 15:05
Battle - 17:04
Hunt for the Ring - 23:16
Doom Track - 28:12
Outro - 30:01
Big thanks to The Brothers Murph for helping out! You should absolutely check out their channel / thebrothersmurph and send them some love. They put out great videos all the time and are just the best.
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Corrections:
When retreating into a siege, excess army units are placed in your reinforcements instead of being left on the field. (Thanks to Sean McConnell for spotting that one)
To be clear, Mt. Gundabad and Dol Guldur are Sauron strongholds, so you can also recruit Nazgul there.
Another just-in-case clarification: when gaining hunt re-rolls based on the Fellowship being in a region with enemies/shadow strongholds/nazgul, these still don't stack, meaning that three re-rolls gained can let you re-roll up to three dice, but not one die three times. (Thanks to RealZelyet for pointing this out)
Not really a rules clarification, but I say that there are shadow cards that are worse if Gollum is the guide, when in reality those cards are mostly just different if not better. The real danger in Gollum leading you is that there's no one else to take the hits.
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@SanjuroSan
@SanjuroSan 3 жыл бұрын
I haven't even finished this and I'm already saying thank you. Thank you.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! I'm glad you're liking it.
@Magicman1625
@Magicman1625 3 жыл бұрын
I always imagined the reason you had to downgrade an elite to continue a battle is representing them bursting thru a barricade so the grunts could fight on.
@danielbrooks7764
@danielbrooks7764 2 жыл бұрын
Sappers take massive casualties. "Bring him down, Legolas!"
@jacobsadlowski-sk2rm
@jacobsadlowski-sk2rm 11 ай бұрын
i like that! lol
@landonbohinc8146
@landonbohinc8146 6 ай бұрын
wouldnt it be the other way around? otherwise you could just eliminate a regular unit whereas the elites have the special guys that can breach the walls (but will probably die)?
@settratheimperishable7800
@settratheimperishable7800 3 жыл бұрын
I must commend you for you ability to make one of the most confusing board games I have personally played so easy for newer players to understand
@jonathonfreeman9233
@jonathonfreeman9233 3 жыл бұрын
The thematics for "downgrading an elite" for the purpose of seige (according to our group) is the unavoidable casualties that happen while attempting to do so. (at least how our group justified it) Extrapolating from there is difficult beyond "it just makes it balanced" ... that or explaining that haradrim are born from deceased oliphant eggs (in that faction's case).
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
That's a pretty good way to look at it. And I've always suspected that there was more to those oliphants than meets the eye.
@natzbarney4504
@natzbarney4504 2 жыл бұрын
Siege battles are rough, defender would trow rocks and other things at you. Trying to storm a poweful stronghold imply that you'll have to sacrifice a lot of troops.
@matthewmelissamakak2615
@matthewmelissamakak2615 3 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for you to come out with this video!! Thank you so much for creating this
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
No problem! I've been wanting to cover this game for a long time. So glad I finally got the chance!
@Dagens24
@Dagens24 3 жыл бұрын
Another A++ video from RTFM. Thanks for making our hobby that much more accessible!
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks! I'm just glad y'all are liking the videos.
@AlexEding
@AlexEding 3 жыл бұрын
I love this game. I'm watching this to live vicariously, lol. If you haven't played and you think it'd grab you, the game is worth it. Get a friend who is into it too and get on it!
@vespera219
@vespera219 3 жыл бұрын
I love it when you do these intros! So fantastic. I was so happy when Simarillion was busted out. Hats off to Nick's cosplay as well. And Shea, your teach is engaging, thematic, clever, and has top notch production as always!
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Monique! You're always so encouraging and I really appreciate it.
@AlejoMarello
@AlejoMarello 3 жыл бұрын
This is my first approach to the game, already loving it.
@omaryahya2961
@omaryahya2961 3 жыл бұрын
Literally gonna learn how to play this today and you uploaded this a couple days ago. How serendipitous. Loved your Root video as well, as it taught me how to teach it to my friends.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad I could help!
@vespera219
@vespera219 3 жыл бұрын
The Root video was so good! I may have a bucket list plan to play Root while cosplaying as the factions as a result of that incredibly entertaining intro.
@andrethannhauser6302
@andrethannhauser6302 Жыл бұрын
Best Video as my preparation for my first match coming tomorrow. Good length, still everything important explained....even by connecting mechanisms with theme...which highly helps understanding complex game (if they have a theme).
@RTFM
@RTFM Жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@seanmcconnell1874
@seanmcconnell1874 3 жыл бұрын
Love you videos, man. One rules thing, when you retreat into siege and you have more than 5 people, I believe that you can put the extras into your reinforcements
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Ah, that was a mistake on my part. Looking closer at it, it seems you don't actually have the option of leaving excess troops on the field. Not sure where I got that from...oh well. Thanks for spotting that! I'll add a note right away.
@seanmcconnell1874
@seanmcconnell1874 3 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM nice! Thanks for doing this game, looking forward to your strat videos so I can stomp my brother some more on our next weekly game :)
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
@@seanmcconnell1874 Haha, if you play weekly, I don't know how much new info I'll be able to provide. My strategy videos are geared more towards newer players. But hey, you never know.
@iamdadof2178
@iamdadof2178 5 ай бұрын
Had to rewatch this video for a quick refresher because of the kings of middle earth was added to my collection
@kaganmorcom6022
@kaganmorcom6022 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff again guys! Can't wait to give this game a go.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
@francopdx
@francopdx 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the teach! I finally played my first game last night after having this on my radar for several years. It was epic, and I very much look forward to more plays of it in the near future. Anyway, this video was super helpful for helping me get started. Also, I watched your two strategy videos. I played the Free Peoples and went in the opposite direction as the strategy tips, ha, of trying to win via military, which definitely threw the other (very experienced) player off his game, but in the end, the Shadow prevailed.
@RTFM
@RTFM 6 ай бұрын
Happy to help! I always want to lead the Free Peoples to a military victory but I can never pull it off.
@piyushathawale
@piyushathawale 3 жыл бұрын
So glad that you did this!! Awesome job!! Great content as always!!
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@piyushathawale
@piyushathawale 3 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM we watched it and immediately played it! Only thing we forgot to do was evacuate lol! But the video was so damn good that we didnt have to look up the rule book more than once.
@boardgametime-lapses2709
@boardgametime-lapses2709 3 жыл бұрын
So glad you started to work with Rahdo, if it wasn't for that I wouldn't have discovered all your great videos 😊😊
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad to be over there too!
@Potatis1337
@Potatis1337 3 жыл бұрын
Oh boy this is good. Thanks!!
@hmoadhajali
@hmoadhajali Жыл бұрын
I love you man. You’re doing the lords work here.
@tomb020780
@tomb020780 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video, thanks...about to sit down and play WotR for the first time in about 14 months, wish the companions luck!
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@Yokelmutt
@Yokelmutt 7 ай бұрын
Great resource thanks duded
@aonline_abridged
@aonline_abridged 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I needed a refresher and was dreading reading
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
No problem! Glad I could help.
@michealbradley2018
@michealbradley2018 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! You explain the hunt and crack of doom very well
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
No problem, glad I could help!
@benbryant3795
@benbryant3795 3 жыл бұрын
Just grabbed this game and learned everything for myself, but I wanted a video to send to my friends so they could quickly learn to play and this is it! 12/10, best "How to" video I have ever seen. Thank you!
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@tonnysndergaard9732
@tonnysndergaard9732 Жыл бұрын
Impressive, clean execution
@Jinsupanda
@Jinsupanda 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! This helps a lot and is perfect.
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
@esayzgy
@esayzgy 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Was dreading having to relearn this to play again soon (our first play was a year ago), and all the other videos are too long or have errors. Real life saver.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@Domhnall1989
@Domhnall1989 2 жыл бұрын
“Quarantine we probably shouldn’t” it’s gonna be so awesome when people hear lines like that and wonder what the Hell we were thinking lol
@juriandijkhof9960
@juriandijkhof9960 6 ай бұрын
This is amazing, thank you.
@RTFM
@RTFM 6 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@filiptichy6947
@filiptichy6947 Жыл бұрын
"Dude, the beacons are lit man, gone are calls for aid..." and this all prepares you for very concentrated but very carefully arranged rules for the game. Great summary and visual version of more elaborated Introductory rules! Hats off... yes even you Gandalf.
@whatshendrix
@whatshendrix 3 жыл бұрын
This video is very useful and entertaining - watched it twice for good measure. Downgrading the elites during sieges represents how when your soldiers are climbing the walls of a stronghold, they get absolutely slaughtered on the way up, but after they manage to infiltrate the stronghold, they start fighting on equal ground instead of falling back.
@donnjuansohn
@donnjuansohn 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! And I also have the torch bearing uruk-hai berserker in mind, who sacrifices himself to breach Helms Deeps wall
@whatshendrix
@whatshendrix 3 жыл бұрын
@@donnjuansohn Good one!
@creasemason6347
@creasemason6347 3 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! Great vid & very informative...
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad I could help!
@tylerfransson9049
@tylerfransson9049 3 жыл бұрын
YES!!! Thank you
@kyzr666
@kyzr666 3 жыл бұрын
My copy of the game is coming this week. I read the manual and I was having a hard time understanding the rules. This video made things easier. Still, I think there were a lot of rules left out for this video, but now I have a better idea of how things work.
@remyscarvajal8719
@remyscarvajal8719 2 жыл бұрын
Good video. I don't play this game very often. This video explains very well the rules and works as a reminder. There are many things left out, but still is a good way to remember how to play it. Great job
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@yosoyelbelga
@yosoyelbelga 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!! Could you please make a video explaining the expansions? :D
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
I am hoping to do that in the future. For now I'm waiting for the Kings of Middle Earth expansion, but if they keep delaying it, I might just go ahead with the other two.
@andreasristing8186
@andreasristing8186 5 ай бұрын
Great video, we still used shy of 4 hours to get a game started, but this video was great and I have to commend RTFM's ability to word it in a way that avoids confusion. There is no room for interpretation in the rules of WotR, the rules are as written. RTFM does the same here in a nice condensed way.
@lach_monster8074
@lach_monster8074 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
@auston781
@auston781 3 жыл бұрын
love the brothers murphs
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
They're the best!
@MihaiMihai-fw7do
@MihaiMihai-fw7do 3 жыл бұрын
One of the four number one games I have. Yes I have four number ones. Mageknight, Starwars Rebellion, Twilight Imperium 4 and this one. My order here is only alphabetical. Earth Reborn is my number two, and after that I have almost 30 other games
@christophrehse
@christophrehse 2 жыл бұрын
This is spectacular.
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@christophrehse
@christophrehse Жыл бұрын
@@RTFM "more to that later"
@wallyattard738
@wallyattard738 3 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for a video like this for War of the Ring for so long! Do you plan on doing one on the expansions? (Lords of Middle Earth and Warriors of Middle Earth)
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
I do. I'm waiting on the newest expansion (Kings), which should come out in a couple months, and then I'll do a video for all three.
@wallyattard738
@wallyattard738 3 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM Amazing! I just discovered your channel and have been watching your WOTR and SWR videos on loop. They are so comprehensive and compact and allow me to easily jump to the sections I need. Can't wait for your other videos!
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
@@wallyattard738 Thanks!
@Janisurai
@Janisurai 2 жыл бұрын
First game today, thank you
@TheShapingSickness
@TheShapingSickness 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I'm on page 21 of the rule book and decided I'd better watch a video first 😂
@jakfrost2
@jakfrost2 3 жыл бұрын
Damn this was a good video. You are so good at this from now on I'm more likely to buy games if you've done videos on them.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Well that's so nice to hear, thank you!
@lukemartineau490
@lukemartineau490 3 жыл бұрын
I really want to play this game now...
@ImRightYoureWrong452
@ImRightYoureWrong452 2 жыл бұрын
Dude?! The beacons are lit man! lmao
@derdopey
@derdopey 3 жыл бұрын
27:22 there are tokens to randomly chosse a companion to take as a casualty. You don't have to shuffle the cards
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I actually filmed this with the tokens, but the shot didn't end up looking good. Since it's basically the same either way, I figured I'd just draw a card.
@sirus976
@sirus976 3 жыл бұрын
You actually make me want to really pick this game up now because I understand it.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
It's a great game! A little expensive, but certainly not the worst out there, and well worth the cost.
@sirus976
@sirus976 3 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM Yeah I sort of already bought it and me and my friend Kevin loved it, we watched your rule review to get a jest of the game so I thank you a lot for that!
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
@@sirus976 Oh awesome! Glad I could help!
@sirus976
@sirus976 3 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM Well anyway I know its small but you earned my sub for being such a chill and nice guy.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
@@sirus976 Thank you so much!
@alexwesson8703
@alexwesson8703 3 жыл бұрын
Really found this useful. Cheers bud!
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad I could help!
@Metroidam11
@Metroidam11 3 жыл бұрын
I started reading through the manual, got lost in the rules. So I watched this instead. Still overwhelmed but now I know that there are phases in the game! xD
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, progress!
@thehumanity3324
@thehumanity3324 3 жыл бұрын
Great vid man! I had some questions, if someone could answer them that would be awesome. 8:42 just to be sure, Dol Guldur and Mt. Gundabad are also Sauron strongholds right? 20:20 also, is a character (like gimli in the example) always drawn into the figt necessarily when a battle happens in the territory that he is in, or can I decide not to involve him at the start of the battle to not risk him to avoid his death? 20:40 (another one) do you habe to move all units that you designated for the attack into the conquered region or is it up to your choice? Also, can you still move the rearguard into the newly conquered region or do they stay behind?
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Dol Guldur and Mt. Gundabad are Sauron strongholds, yes. I'll add a note about this to make it more clear. Characters are always drawn into the fight when defending. You don't have to move all units in the attacking army. The rearguard is not part of the attacking army though, so it can't move into the invaded region.
@generaltom6850
@generaltom6850 2 жыл бұрын
Free regions are regions that are not under the control of your opponent While F.T.P.O.A.M are regions you can move into without triggering a fight or in the common tongue Regions that don’t have an enemy unit in them
@jonedvinz
@jonedvinz 3 жыл бұрын
Om my have played this game so many times and I have still goten rules wrong?! Thank you!
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Happens to the best of us.
@RealZelyet
@RealZelyet 3 жыл бұрын
At 26:50, would it help to clarify that hunt re-rolls also (if I understand it correctly) cannot be stacked on one single die roll, so one hunt die cannot be re-rolled more than once even though conditions for more re-rolls apply?
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's a good point. I see how it can be misconstrued. I'll add a note, thanks!
@auston781
@auston781 3 жыл бұрын
great video helped alot, but that being said i still was overwhelmed at first but after turn 2 i was feeling pretty confident , i lost to a player whos played alot but when it ended i was 8 and was very close to taken over riverdale.. great first exp and you helped alot thanks my guy. im thinking i might tackle SWR or Twilight imperium,choices..
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
It's definitely a tough game to get into. Glad you stuck with it! Personally I like TI4 over SWR, but considering corona, SWR is going to be easier to get to the table. Of course, if you don't mind playing online, there's a pretty decent TTS mod for TI4.
@Hendrycks
@Hendrycks 3 жыл бұрын
This is brutal, your awesome video got my gf and I to try WotR on Tabletop Simulator yesterday and now tonight I just spent a good $400 CAD on the game, both expansions, replica rings to replace the corruption and Fellowship movement, sleeves, and paint to be able to do all factions as their representative colours for differentiation...my wallet lol
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know whether to say you're welcome or I'm sorry. Glad you liked the video at least?
@MnGrn9989
@MnGrn9989 11 ай бұрын
Can you do Battle of Five Armies next?
@RTFM
@RTFM 10 ай бұрын
I actually let my Patreon backers choose which games I teach, so if they ask for it, then I definitely will.
@oweneckleyharmonicablues1
@oweneckleyharmonicablues1 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there brilliant video great at explaining it all. I am sorry if this is dull but with regard to a companion and a army say I had Gandalf in Rohan who were at war and I wanted to move him with the army. If I use an action dice or the sword symbol, can I move that army three spaces as Gandalf’s movement states or is it just one space at a time. I hope that makes sense if anyone can help me 😀👍
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
Good question! When moving with a character, you only move armies one space at a time, regardless of the character's move speed. That number is only for when they move by themselves or other characters.
@edwardrice9170
@edwardrice9170 3 жыл бұрын
Ok this was the 3rd video on this game I've watched. It was the shortest and most precise, but i still don't get the game, i guess i am just gonna have to do the last thing left and actually read the rule book :(
@grottoguru6473
@grottoguru6473 2 жыл бұрын
Any chance of doing a follow-up video on the expansions?
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
I plan on covering them later this year. Was originally going to wait until the Kings expansion was released, but it's unclear when/if that'll ever happen, so I'll probably just be teaching Lords and Warriors.
@grottoguru6473
@grottoguru6473 2 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM Epic, can't wait! Yeah I didn't wait till the end of your video in which you answered my question, sorry.
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
@@grottoguru6473 Haha, no worries. I've definitely put it off a bit longer than I expected to.
@MinistryProductions
@MinistryProductions 3 жыл бұрын
Hey! Thanks for another awesome video. Really helped us out. When will the Nemesis video go live? It's been sat on my shelf for what feels like years remaining unplayed. We need your help! 😁👍🏻
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
It's scheduled to go up at the end of October. I've got a commissioned rules video that'll go up in a few weeks, so that's been taking up a lot of my time lately.
@MinistryProductions
@MinistryProductions 3 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM Great to hear you have a commissioned video. That's awesome! Whilst I'm here wishing that the Nemesis video would be completed asap, as a creator myself I totally understand creating good content takes so much more time than people think. What's waiting another month to play Nemesis on top of a couple years hey. Think you'll do a TI Prophecy of Kings Video when it's out? Cheers! 😁
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
@@MinistryProductions Possibly. I let my Patreon backers choose what I teach, so we'll see.
@jakubkoubsky
@jakubkoubsky 2 жыл бұрын
Silmarillion is the best intro.
@SandboxJ
@SandboxJ 3 жыл бұрын
Mine should be here early next week. It seems that Amazon does not any copies left, I found it from a 3rd party vender. Hopefuly I get what I ordered.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you were able to find it somewhere. Fingers crossed!
@Redskies453
@Redskies453 3 жыл бұрын
Lol the fkn Gandalf lunchbox are you kidding me? 🤣🤣
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
As soon as I started working on this video, I knew the Murphs were gonna have to be in it, if only to show off their awesome LOTR collection.
@nazor1
@nazor1 3 жыл бұрын
I'll have to watch this a few times lol. Great explanation, but there are times when I feel like I'm in math class and I zoned out for a second and then found myself lost.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Fair enough, it is a complicated game so there's a lot to take in. Hopefully this gives you a good stepping off point though.
@ColinFedon
@ColinFedon 2 ай бұрын
Agree
@shotadevdariani7170
@shotadevdariani7170 4 ай бұрын
The way I understand siege is that. if I attack a fortress i can keep attacking by sacrificing 1hp from my army BUT I can also stop attacking and stay in that region around the fortress. This is the only way that sorties makes sense to me. I think it also makes combat interesting because defender can attack from adjacent tile that's not fortified.
@gerardoech
@gerardoech 2 жыл бұрын
Are you going to ever cover the expansions?
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
I plan on covering them this year. I was going to wait until the Kings expansion came out, but I haven't heard anything about that for a long time, so as soon as I have some extra time, this is the first side project on my list.
@thomasromanelli2561
@thomasromanelli2561 3 жыл бұрын
Who down voted this video? Does thee not give of oneself to serve the Fellowship? Fool of a Took... 🤨
@thezootcat4271
@thezootcat4271 3 жыл бұрын
Missclick probably
@unicornshampoo
@unicornshampoo 3 жыл бұрын
Dude. My games would just sit on the shelf and collect dust. But you have this amazing ability of teaching a huge rule book in 30 minutes.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, no problem. Glad I could help!
@tothepanels
@tothepanels 11 ай бұрын
14:40 does the effect of the political on this cards also happen on their faction card counterparts in Warriors of Middle-Earth?
@RTFM
@RTFM 10 ай бұрын
during set up of Warriors you remove certain cards and replace them with others. The Corsairs of Umbar card, which is what I assume you're referring to, is one of those.
@ddmercantile
@ddmercantile Жыл бұрын
New to this, and just about to break it out of the box. Reminds me of LOTR Risk which I've played many times with family. I decided to order this for myself instead of Risk. For those who have played both, how do you think it compares?
@TheNevec90
@TheNevec90 Жыл бұрын
Risk Lotr is kind of the junior and family edition of this. However, I have both games and love both of them. I think the game was inspired strongly by the risk version.
@FlyingDominion
@FlyingDominion 6 ай бұрын
LotR Risk is simple and balanced for symmetric play. WotR is complex and asymmetric, which helps it stay more thematic, but also makes it take much longer to learn.
@tothepanels
@tothepanels 11 ай бұрын
You had a example where if you had 3 leaders and 1 unit you could not roll the failed dice only once In the Hunt for the Ring, since you could reroll a failed dice in Moria example for the each unit, nazgul and stronghold does this also apply that it is one reroll or reroll for each?
@RTFM
@RTFM 10 ай бұрын
The same reroll rules apply, so if you only rolled one die and have three rerolls, you'd only get to reroll once.
@KellyHoyPhoto
@KellyHoyPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
That's an awesome shirt. Where did you get it?
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Teebletop.com
@Ydh72mye
@Ydh72mye 2 жыл бұрын
Idk if you've seen it, but Ares games literally has your video embedded under how to Play War of the ring. I just thought it was pretty cool
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they asked if it was ok. As if I was going to say no XD
@lordbow
@lordbow Жыл бұрын
So if the Fellowship has no Companions (except for Smeagol), would the Shadow player place at most 1 die into the Hunt Box during the Dice Allocation step?
@RTFM
@RTFM Жыл бұрын
That's correct.
@TheBluverde
@TheBluverde 3 жыл бұрын
Question 1: Does moving a Nazgûl or character into an enemy nation activate that nation too? Question 2: If all units of an attacking army, containing a leader or character, are eliminated, is said leader/character eliminated too even if there's a rearguard in the attacking army's region?
@A_friend_called_Five
@A_friend_called_Five 3 жыл бұрын
1. No 2. Yes
@TheBluverde
@TheBluverde 3 жыл бұрын
@@A_friend_called_Five Thanks for clarifying.
@krunschold
@krunschold 3 жыл бұрын
@RTFM Hey RTFM, I've got a little question. I've seen your video and I think it'S one of the best in explaining the game so thank you for that. But you, just like everyone else, didn't mention the 3 and 4 player game rules, which are even different in semeselfs. Which differ massive in who controles which armies and if 2 play one faction who controls the combined army if they meet on the board. Also there are differences in the cards you can play. And even who gets to use a dice. Can you do an additional video explaining those changes to the 2 player game? I played the game a few times with two friends now but we still do thinks wrong... And we can't figure out where exactly we go wrong... I would really appreciate such a video.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
To be honest, I haven't had a chance to play it this way. But it also doesn't really interest me that much, because I tend to view it more as a two player game with a variant for more. That being said, I'm doing a video later on in the year about the expansions, so if I have time, I'll add in the multiplayer rules.
@krunschold
@krunschold 3 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM thanks for your answer. Even when you don't do the 3 and 4 player rules I'm waiting for the addon video. And thanks for the DUNE videos, played it with 5 friends (first time for all of us) and it took us 11 hours xD
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
@@krunschold Oh my! Well I hope you all enjoyed it. That can certainly be more of a commitment than people are expecting.
@krunschold
@krunschold 3 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM oh yeah, we had a blast and want to play again this month
@krunschnew
@krunschnew 2 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM hello again, I wanted to ask if you have a timeline for the addons you mentioned. Hip to get those videos this year.
@danieleckert6373
@danieleckert6373 Жыл бұрын
Just a quick question: Is the second edition identical with the first as far as rules go?
@RTFM
@RTFM Жыл бұрын
It's mostly the same, but there are some minor changes. I haven't played the original, but this post on BGG is pretty helpful for this. boardgamegeek.com/thread/738666/2nd-edition-review-side-side-comparison
@rubensjr.970
@rubensjr.970 Жыл бұрын
Tks for the great video, it’s a lifesaver. Although, something was not clear to me: when you were explaining about moving restrictions, you said we are not allowed to move to a nations’ region, even if they are friendly. Although, when you were explaining about the political track, you said if an enemy enter your nation’s region, we should move this region tracker towards the At war box. So, how can it happen, once we are not allowed to move into an empty enemy region? Sorry if it was not clear, I definitely lost something in the way
@RTFM
@RTFM Жыл бұрын
No worries. Let's say Sauron is at war but Gondor isn't. Sauron units can move into Gondor territory, but Gondor units can't move into Sauron territory (or Rohan or any other nation) until Gondor is at war. If a Sauron unit does move into a Gondor space, that will activate Gondor's political marker, or if they attack a Gondor army, that'll move Gondor one step closer to being at war. Does that help?
@rubensjr.970
@rubensjr.970 Жыл бұрын
@@RTFM thanks man, that makes much more sense now. Basically, when a nation is at war, it has no moving restrictions anymore. Cheers and thanks again for the great work :)
@Sonminiser
@Sonminiser 2 жыл бұрын
Anytime I want to play a big epic game RTFM is here to get me prepped.
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help!
@MoriMemento117
@MoriMemento117 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know my life required a reading of the Silmarilion by Mr. Mike Murphy ... but now I do ... and it's been cruelly taken from me. You are a monster, Shea.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Not to be too shameless in my self-promotion, but he did read a little bit more of that book, and I have the footage in a behind the scenes video for my Patreon backers...
@tothepanels
@tothepanels 10 ай бұрын
In the rare case the shadow player is besieged in two different shadow strongholds and a third one becomes besieged as well, since the board only has two available spots would the 3rd not be about to retreat into siege?
@RTFM
@RTFM 10 ай бұрын
Those boxes are just a player aid, and if you have the space for your units, you don't even need to use them, so regardless of how many you have left, you can always retreat into siege. Anyway, it's such an unlikely event that three shadow strongholds would be under siege by large armies that you don't really need to worry about it.
@Erich-Battleready-
@Erich-Battleready- 2 жыл бұрын
Best tutorial for this game. Any chance you have a play through of this? Also, if you played a couple of turns of the game you teaching after the tutorial would be so helpful to internalize it...Thank you so much for all you do!
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, unfortunately I don't have a playthrough of this. Sometimes I do those over on the Rahdo channel, but I hadn't started working for him when I filmed this one.
@Erich-Battleready-
@Erich-Battleready- 2 жыл бұрын
@@RTFM Thank you for getting back to me! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
@@Erich-Battleready- No problem!
@asierbouzas2679
@asierbouzas2679 3 жыл бұрын
Can you recruit a character as the shadow player once the caracter has been killed?
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Nope. If a character has been killed, they're gone for good.
@bastianvillebro6420
@bastianvillebro6420 3 жыл бұрын
I need to know when a companion example when Aragorn is in a region right next to minas tirith can he move in just like when the fellowship can movi into the crack of doom when they are in minas morgull and the other shadow stronghold I don’t remember what it is called...... plus if they can can you then move the fellowship into Lorien if there declared right next to it? I saw someone do this in a play trough video and I’m not sure if you can do that so please answer my questions😅👍
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
So companions move differently when they're out of the Fellowship. If Aragorn wants to move into Minas Tirith you need to spend a sword and use the Move Companions action. As for the Fellowship, when they declare, you count their current progress on the movement track and can place their figure up to that many spaces away. So if they were adjacent to Lorien and had a progress of 1 or more, you could declare them there. Hope that helps!
@bastianvillebro6420
@bastianvillebro6420 3 жыл бұрын
RTFM I did help thank you!👍 Oh and love your vids
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
@@bastianvillebro6420 Thanks! Glad I could help.
@rockandmetaljunkie
@rockandmetaljunkie 2 жыл бұрын
If Frodo & Sam are left alone to continue their journey towards Mordor (no companions left & gollum as a guide), then how many eyes does the Shadow player put in the hunt box? only one? If Frodo & Sam enter Mordor with NO companions left, (with Gollum as their guide) how many 'eye' dice is the Shadow player allowed to put into his hunt box?
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
One for both. The Shadow player can always put at least one eye in the hunt box. Basically Gollum is considered a companion in this sense. Just one that can never be sacrificed.
@stonemorris5356
@stonemorris5356 3 ай бұрын
I haven't seen any shadow cards that involve gollum being in the fellowship.
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 ай бұрын
Take a look at Lure of the Ring, Candles of Corpses, and The Breaking of the Fellowship. Each has a conditional effect if Gollum is the leader of the fellowship.
@stonemorris5356
@stonemorris5356 2 ай бұрын
​@@RTFM I found those cards and you're right! However, instead of helping the shadow player like you say, the cards actually seem to be less powerful when gollum is in the party. One says roll 3 dice, 4+ gets a corruption point. If gollum is leader, hit on 6+
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 ай бұрын
​@@stonemorris5356 Yeah, they're kind of a mixed bag. When writing the script I guess I was looking at Breaking of the Fellowship, which is a guaranteed corruption point if Gollum is leading. It's a good point though. I'll add a note.
@shotadevdariani7170
@shotadevdariani7170 Жыл бұрын
if I move an army that consists of Minions as well. Do minions count as part of army during army movement dice action ?
@RTFM
@RTFM Жыл бұрын
Hey, sorry for the late response. Yes, the minions are considered part of the army, so you can move them along with the rest of the units.
@shotadevdariani7170
@shotadevdariani7170 Жыл бұрын
@@RTFM I have another question, it feels like i should have dice for some combat card actions to use them but ive never seen rule about it. Otherwise, does it mean i can use a combat card without any cost before each battle phase ?
@RTFM
@RTFM Жыл бұрын
@@shotadevdariani7170 You don't need to have any specific dice to play cards during combat, so yes, you can always play a card before each round of battle.
@shotadevdariani7170
@shotadevdariani7170 Жыл бұрын
@@RTFM thanks a lot. we bought the game a month ago and its already our fav.
@Lugo428
@Lugo428 3 жыл бұрын
How the deuce do you have, what I assume is the expansion to Twilight Imperium? Do you have the 3rd edition?
@thomasromanelli2561
@thomasromanelli2561 3 жыл бұрын
If you're referring to the top left shelf, the large box is TI3, the one on top of it is TI4 and I think Anachrony. Shay has taught all three of these games (his 32-minute teach of TI3 is how I found this marvelous channel & content creator). 🖖
@Lugo428
@Lugo428 3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasromanelli2561 ah. Makes sense.
@thomasromanelli2561
@thomasromanelli2561 3 жыл бұрын
@@Lugo428 I do hope that FFG releases the Prophecy of Kings expansion to various reviewers so we can at least see more gameplay before its November release. 🤞
@Lugo428
@Lugo428 3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasromanelli2561 no joke, I was so excited, I accidentally bought 3 copies. Long story.
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so curious about this
@littlebluecubes
@littlebluecubes 3 жыл бұрын
No way you’re playing this game in 28 mins...
@marekkolins5434
@marekkolins5434 Жыл бұрын
Bullshot
@SugoiAdam284
@SugoiAdam284 11 ай бұрын
It’s HOW TO PLAY in 28 minutes.
@darkroomzen
@darkroomzen 11 ай бұрын
No way you are literate
@ArsenyMoskvichev
@ArsenyMoskvichev 10 ай бұрын
I believe the original commenter engaged in that weird thing humans do, called joking.
@slydog75
@slydog75 6 ай бұрын
​@@ArsenyMoskvichevI hope so!
@generaltom6850
@generaltom6850 2 жыл бұрын
Wait do the defenders in siege also roll dice or do they just sit there????
@RTFM
@RTFM 2 жыл бұрын
The defenders roll dice as normal during sieges, it's just that the attackers have slightly different rules, which is why I focused on them.
@JK-np8dr
@JK-np8dr 3 жыл бұрын
omg.. this game is overloaded..
@zak1090
@zak1090 Жыл бұрын
Any thoughts on the new Dune game? 🤔
@RTFM
@RTFM Жыл бұрын
I think it looks really interesting, though I haven't had a chance to play it.
@nicorueda5809
@nicorueda5809 5 ай бұрын
8:40 Nazguls is sub as "school"
@RTFM
@RTFM 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, the auto-generated subtitles don't always do well with fantasy words
@tothepanels
@tothepanels 11 ай бұрын
Anything in the Klingon subtitles for those who can read it?
@RTFM
@RTFM 11 ай бұрын
They aren't actually in klingon, I just use that channel because it's not a real language, so I won't get anyone's hopes up. Anyway, all the corrections are also written in the description.
@Gyrosmeister
@Gyrosmeister 3 жыл бұрын
Does a Nazgul get killed if the army in which it was gets destroyed?
@RTFM
@RTFM 3 жыл бұрын
Nazgul are removed from the board in this case, but as with the Shadow's army units, they can be recruited again later.
@benwise2630
@benwise2630 Жыл бұрын
Could someone tell me if you have to use a Palantir action die to play combat cards?
@RTFM
@RTFM Жыл бұрын
Nope. During combat, you can play one combat card each round without paying palantirs or matching dice.
@benwise2630
@benwise2630 Жыл бұрын
@@RTFM Alright thanks, that's how my friend and I have been playing so thanks for clearing that up.
@RTFM
@RTFM Жыл бұрын
@@benwise2630 Happy to help!
@yannatoko9898
@yannatoko9898 2 жыл бұрын
28 minutes? It takes me several hours!
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