lol, ya I don't have that option. I work from home so I don't really pay for lunch anywayI'm diabetic so skipping a meal would be just stupid.

Either way I myself am happy with just one core set. I had one for GoT for a year before I ever got the 2nd one. Worked out fine.

 I'll definitely be fine with one core deck. Until I fall in love with certain cardsalways want three of them in my deck. When that happens, I'll have to weigh the number of cards that I want that I would get in a second core set against the price. Or just go to ebayhope I can find them. 

Just to be safe, maybe I should just get core sets until I have three of every card. Just in case. Yeah, why do I feel like Smeagol right about now...

LOL, I will eventually get two if only so that I can start my binders up. I have one of every GoT cards in my two binders for itwill do the same for LotR.

I guess my main problem with the way this is set up, is that with my second purchase of a core set, I am buying, quest, encounter,hero cards that I will never use,that it was designed that way.  I will likely still buy the second set, but I wish a four player expansion had been thought of, to keep us from paying for wasted cards. 

Yeah, all those useless cards is what will probably make me go to ebay for extras that I need instead of a second full set. Because I know I am going to want more cards...scratch that, NEED more cards, my precious! But I suspect I can do better that way. Well, I'll know for sure once I have them in hand. I sure would love to have a basic 3 of each playset without having to throw away hundreds of cards.  I guess that is the nature of all trading card games, though.

Why is it, every time i use the word "a-n-d" that the forum eats it? Do I have some setting on that needs to be turned off? It is hard to write posts without using such a basic word.

Honestly I found with 2 GoT core sets I had little waste. Put 1 of each card in my binders gave any extras to friends to get them started hooked into the game. Went from just me to 5 players in a couple months. Give em a taste they wants more.

Toqtamish said:

Anything to do with AGoT is a colossal waste in my book .

To each their own. But don't really need to trash others game choices.

I'm guessing that AGoT has fewer cards that are just one needed than LotR will have. I could be wrong, who knows?

I will try your idea. I can think of at least one person who might like to have some Lord of the Rings extra cards that I don't need when...I mean IF I end up buying multiple core sets. IF.

I'm not addicted to a card game that isn't even out yet...I'm not...

You might as well admit you are. We all are.

DrNate said:

Except in this case everyone might also think the same way as no one is going to want to have quest card doubles as no one will buy them on e-bay! I really do think FFG should think about a way of getting an upgrade for the core set to up the number of all the players cards to three.

The idea of the LCG is supposed to get away from the idea of having hundreds of wasted cards,the epxansion packs reoslve this, but then seem to not quite have got it right for core sets (yet).

The forum was eating the word a-n-d as well as the word o-r from my posts; its wierd, ain't it... very recent occurrence, it never used to do it!

It has been doing it to me too. I keep having to go back to edit my posts.

As for the complaints about core set, its been done on all of the forums for all the LCG's and FFG has yet to change it. But if you do what I did and give the extras to friends you will find it helps clear out extra unwanted stuff it gets your friends hooked too. And then if they do get their own core set they can do the same with their extras, starts a snowball effect of bringing in new players.

Dam said:

Wanna buy my AGoT?

EnigmaKnight said:

I agree.  I'm a casual player and just game with my two boys.  It seems really stupid to spend another 40 bucks just to get the dial trackers and tokens.  The expansion packs will provide plenty of cards, so no worries there.  I could really care less about having three of each card as well.  It's been difficult just trying to figure out how to buy this product for casual play, too.  FFG recommends 2 core sets, which is why I thought it was necessary.  But I can use pencil and paper and other tokens if necessary.  I don't understand why they didn't just include enough in the core set for 4 people or at least offer an expansion.  Really poor idea on their part.  The game looks awesome, but the underhanded marketing scheme to sell more product than is necessary really turns me off. :( 

Wasn't transparency supposed to be the whole point of LCG? 

I will say it again. You do not need two core sets of any of the LCG's. I spent a year with AGoT with only one and now I have only two. Once some adventure packs come out for LotR you will have more than enough cards.

Just buy one core set for now. Then later on if you feel the need get another but I don't think you will ever NEED a second one. Especially if you are just playing casually with your kids. The only people that will need extra core sets are the completists and those who want to play competitively.

LCG's are transparent. You know what you are buying every time you buy one. You get at least one of every single card. No other card games other than deck builiding ones can make that claim and no TCG/CCG can at all.