Monthly Archives: February 2013

Beorn’s Path: Part 7 – Deck Tuning (The Hunt For Gollum)

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Beorn

In our last stop along Beorn’s Path, we made a brave escape from the dungeons of Dol Guldur. We now embark upon a new set of adventures in the first chapter pack cycle, The Shadows of Mirkwood. Each chapter pack … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, New Players | Tagged Beorn's Path, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Gollum, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Shadows of Mirkwood, Strategy, Tolkien, Tuning | 11 Comments

Poll Results: How do you play the game?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Beorn

Another poll is closed, and it’s time to tally results. This time around, I was curious to see how everyone enjoys the game. Since the game works for everything from solo play to epic 4-player games, I wanted to see … Continue reading →

Posted in OCTGN, Poll | Tagged Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, Solo, Tolkien | 3 Comments

Key Concepts: Efficiency

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Beorn

Various articles here at the Hall of Beorn have emphasized the importance of resource generation and card draw as essential components of successful decks. Indeed, these two concepts go hand-in-hand. With all of those extra cards, we will need extra … Continue reading →

Posted in Key Concepts, Series | Tagged Card Draw, Deck Building, Efficiency, Fantasy Flight Games, Key Concepts, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Resource Acceleration, Strategy, Tolkien | 3 Comments

Artist Spotlight: John Howe

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Beorn

This epic painting features Frodo astride Glorfindel, facing the Black Riders. It was created by the legendary Tolkien artist, John Howe. Along with Alan Lee, John Howe has helped to create the visual language of Middle-earth for generations of readers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artist Spotlight, Legendarium | Tagged Art, Asfaloth, Flight to the Ford, Ford of Bruinen, Frodo, John Howe, Lore, The Lord of the Rings, Witch-King of Angmar | 1 Comment

Deck: The Island of Misfit Heroes

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Beorn

If I had a gold coin for ever deck list that I’ve read which includes Glorfindel (FoS), or Dain Ironfoot, I would be a very wealthy bear. As much as it is fun to make powerful decks, that include the … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks | Tagged Action Superiority, Blade of Gondolin, Bofur, Brand Son of Bain, Deck Building, Dwalin, Dwarrowdelf Axe, Fantasy Flight Games, Force Multiplication, Glorfindel, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Ring Mail, Rivendell Blade, Strategy, Tolkien, Unexpected Courage | 4 Comments

Key Concepts: Force Multiplication

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Beorn

Each game of Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is a battle. On one side, your heroes and the cards in your deck represent an army of the free peoples of Middle-Earth. On the other side, the encounter deck … Continue reading →

Posted in Key Concepts, Series | Tagged A Burning Brand, Action Advantage, Against the Shadow, Asfaloth, Balin, Bear Arm Wrestling, Beregond, Boromir, Card Superiority, Dain Ironfoot, Deck Building, Dwarves, Eleanor, Fantasy Flight Games, Force Multiplication, Glorfindel, Gondor, Key Concepts, Light of Valinor, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Numerical Superiority, Resource Acceleration, Rohan, Strategy, Tactical Superiority, Tolkien, Unexpected Courage | 20 Comments

Artist Spotlight: Justin Gerard

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Beorn

Oh orcs, they are so squishy. It would almost be cute, if they didn’t smell so foul. The artist of this most excellent painting is Justin Gerard, you should check out his blog.

Posted in Art, Artist Spotlight, Legendarium, Media | Tagged Art, Artist Spotlight, Battle of Five Armies, Beorn, Fantasy Flight Games, Justin Gerard, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lore, Orc Slaying, Tolkien | 3 Comments

Deck: Balin Holds the Line

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Beorn

Balin is the latest hero to be revealed from the upcoming On The Doorstep saga expansion. I really like his ability, particularly when you consider the large number of scenarios where less than half the cards have a shadow effect, … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Legendarium | Tagged Balin, Deck Building, Deck List, Dwarves, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Nori, Saga Expansion, Strategy, The Hobbit: On The Doorstep, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Beorn’s Path: Part 6 – Escape from Dol Guldur

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Beorn

In our previous wanderings along Beorn’s Path, we built a second core set deck, this time using the Tactics and Spirit spheres. Escape from Dol Guldur is the most difficult scenario in the core set, and it is particularly ill-suited … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, New Players, Two Handed | Tagged Beorn's Path, Core Set, Deck Building, Escape From Dol Guldur, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Playtesting, Solo, Strategy, Tolkien, Two Handed | 51 Comments

Introducing: The Master of Lore

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Beorn

I am excited to announce that a fellow fan as started a new Lord of the Rings LCG blog called Master of Lore. I encourage all of my readers to give it a look, particularly those many who appreciate the … Continue reading →