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Today: a cooperative board game set in Middle-earth, brought to Italy by Asmodee , and a single skill that created a “legendary” moment in the community.
🏹 Legolas's move that "teleports" an arrow: Grey Havens ➜ Dol Amroth
The thread talks about a specific situation in The Lord of the Rings: The Fate of the Fellowship : Legolas uses Sure Shot to the extreme — he's at the Grey Havens , yet he manages to hit an orc at Dol Amroth . On the table it sounds like this: “OK, so the arrow took an intercontinental flight?”
The beauty isn't who's right: it's how the community reacts. Some see it as an exploit (a move that's too forceful), some as epic license (Legolas does Legolas). But they all revolve around the same point: how to make the scene believable without breaking the atmosphere.
This is where the idea that makes the thread memorable comes from: instead of arguing, it proposes choosing a “narrative filter”. Do you want the version that is faithful to the books ? Do you want the film version? Do you want the version? Meme ? The rule remains the same, but the story fits it and saves the mood of the game.
“Legolas…in the Gray Havens to snipe an orc in Dol Amroth…”
— very short excerpt from the thread
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