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Fellowship of the Ring trick-taking card game

Had fun at my first go playing the Fellowship of the Ring trick-taking card game in solo mode. It's about 40 years since I've played a trick-taking card game ... Didn't score well enough to pass the opening chapter of the game, but happy getting more fluent with the cards. Great for a Tolkien/LOTR/card game fan.

One big relief with the card game try was my neurological illness hands were cooperating today! And my new folding table was big enough - just! - to accommodate the cards. Also very pleased with my William Morris designed tablecloth, which provided a good surface to play on, and a sturdy weight too.

A grid layout of colourful cards with Lord of the Rings characters and themes (e.g. forest, meadow, mountain, hill, ring, shadow) on them. On top of the cards sits the slim rulebook leaflet for the game. The cards and rulebook rest on a Wiliam Morris designed tablecloth.

A grid layout of colourful cards with Lord of the Rings characters and themes (e.g. forest, meadow, mountain, hill, ring, shadow) on them. On top of the cards sits the slim rulebook leaflet for the game. The cards and rulebook rest on a Wiliam Morris designed tablecloth.

The game box of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game" designed by Bryan Bornmueller. The box is slim, with a dark design, ornate font for the lettering, and a bright gold One Ring prominent. The game box rests on a William Morris tablecloth with gold birds and leaves against a black background.

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Unsleeving game cards

Unsleeving my cards for the Fellowship of the Ring trick-taking card game. Had sleeved them cos I'll be shuffling these a lot. But my neuro illness hands struggle with them sleeved - too slippy, too bulky. So unsleeved it is. Feels like right step even if backwards!

All the removed sleeves are now back in their packet, beside those I hadn't sleeved onto cards yet. I may yet change my mind. Or might want to use the sleeves for something else. But I'm confident they're better not used here. At least for me.

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New tablecloth

Got my new tablecloth - a William Morris design, thick cotton, newly hemmed to the required size, including overhang - and looking forward to using it soon with my new small folding table for gaming on. Here's what the design looks like.

A sample of a tablecloth, featuring gold birds and trailing stems, leaves and flowers against a black background.

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Sleeving cards

A third of the way through sleeving cards in my new Fellowship of the Ring card game, and it’s a tight fit, but they do fit sleeved (there are 3 slots in the box for 48 cards each). Relieved to have managed the first batch - hands cooperating well there today despite my progressive neurological illness. But definitely leaving the rest to later this week! P.S. You don't have to sleeve the cards, but I prefer to in this case. I'm using Gamegenic 66 x 91 mm "Gray" code Standard Card Game Matte Sleeves (3 x 50 packs). But there are other options too.

The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Card Game opened up on a red sofa. To the left is the tall but compact game box cover, with a vividly coloured one ring design. In the middle at the top is the bottom part of the game box, with 3 sections, each holding 48 cards. The second and third sections are partially hidden by "Part I" and "Part II" lids. At the bottom the rules booklet sits, with the one ring play then resting on it. Over to the right are some card sleeve packs.

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Fellowship of the Ring card game rules

Watching the rules for my next card game to try, The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game. This is going to take a while to get my head around! But should be fun. You don't have to play it right through all the way. I'd hope to manage a chapter at a time (there are 18 chapters).

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Today's arrivals

Some real treats, from independent shops (Hampton Hobbies and Games, Toppings and The Bookhouse in Broughty Ferry). Will mainly play Forbidden Island in solo mode. The Tolkien and Lewis graphic novel looks astonishing. And the signed (!) Susanna Clarke is a read for my book group.

Three things resting beside each other on a red sofa. From left to right: 1/ the Forbidden Island board game in a brightly coloured tin container; 2/ The Mythmakers by John Hendrix graphic novel, featuring Tolkien and Lewis on the cover; and 3/ The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke, a small hardback book with a gold design of birds and woodland animals and leaves against a dark blue background.

Three things resting beside each other on a red sofa. From left to right: 1/ the Forbidden Island board game in a brightly coloured tin container; 2/ The Mythmakers by John Hendrix graphic novel, featuring Tolkien and Lewis on the cover; and 3/ The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke, a small hardback book with a gold design of birds and woodland animals and leaves against a dark blue background.