Monthly Archives: June 2013

Discussion: Troll of the Week, “Alice”

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Beorn

As anyone who runs a blog can tell you, there is quite a bit of comment spam that comes in on a regular basis. Fortunately, the WordPress system has built-in spam blocking that is about 99% accurate at filtering out … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussion | Tagged Blog, Funny, Spam, Troll | 2 Comments

Deck: Three Kings, a Queen, and a Prince

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Beorn

One of the great things about The Lord of the Rings LCG is that it lets us play the game of What If?. What if Dain survived the battle of Dale at the end of the third age? What if … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks | Tagged Aragorn, Arwen Undomiel, Balin, Dain Ironfoot, Deck Building, Deck List, Dwarves, Erebor, Fantasy Flight Games, Faramir, Gandalf, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Men, Mono-Leadership, Mono-Sphere, Moria, Noble, Strategy, Tolkien | 6 Comments

Session Report: Illuminating the Long Dark

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Beorn

Another enjoyable game on OCTGN with Derek (aka shipwreck). Aragorn had fully transformed into Voltron by the end of the quest. Check out Derek’s guest article over at Master of Lore which features this very deck.

Posted in Community, OCTGN, Screenshot, Session Report | Tagged Aragorn, Community, Elves, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mono-Sphere, OCTGN, Tolkien | 4 Comments

Key Concepts: Affinity

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Beorn

Deck building is a balance of many factors. Depending on theme, strategic factors, and personal taste, there are a multitude of cards that fit in a deck. With so many cards to choose from, the process of selecting a given … Continue reading →

Posted in Key Concepts, Series | Tagged Affinity, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Key Concepts, Living Card Games, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | 1 Comment

Deck: The Grey Company Defends Gondor

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Beorn

The idea for this deck comes from a recent OCTGN game with Derek (aka Shipprekk) of The Last Ship. The central idea that he came up with is to attach Steward of Gondor and Gondorian Shield to Elrohir. When paired … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Theme | Tagged Deck Building, Deck List, Elves, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondor, Grey Company, Lord of the Rings LCG, Men, Noldor, Strategy, Tolkien | 18 Comments

Contest: Favorite Beorning – Winner

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Beorn

The day has come to a close, the light has gone out in the West, the embers are grown dim, and it is finally time to tally the counts for the first ever contest at the Hall of Beorn. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Contest, Homebrew Cards, Theme | Tagged Contest, Fantasy Flight Games, Grimbeorn the Old, Homebrew Cards, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, The Drúadan Forest, Winner | Leave a comment

Deck: Magali Tribute

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Beorn

Inspired by the interview with artist Magali Villeneuve in the latest episode of Cardboard of the Rings, I have decided to build a deck consisting solely of cards which feature her art. When I first sat down to create this … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Decks | Tagged Art, Deck Building, Deck List, Eleanor, Elrond, Elves, Fantasy Flight Games, Glorfindel, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lore, Magali Villeneuve, Spirit, Tolkien | 1 Comment

Contest: Favorite Beorning – Voting

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Beorn

Well the hour is late, and the deadline has passed for submissions in the Create A Beorning contest. The Hall of Beorn would like to give a bear-sized thank you to all of the readers who made these fantastic submissions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Contest, Homebrew Cards, Legendarium, Theme | Tagged Beorning, Contest, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Homebrew Cards, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG | 9 Comments

Poll Results: Favorite Deck Archetype

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Beorn

The poll for favorite deck archetype is closed and the votes have been tallied. With 110 total votes, this poll gives us a pretty good idea of the overall popularity of the various archetypes among readers. With a large card … Continue reading →

Posted in Poll | Tagged Aragorn, Asfaloth, Boromir, Deck Archetypes, Deck Building, Dwarves, Eagles, Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond, Elves, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Frodo, Gloin, Glorfindel, Gondor, Hama, Hobbits, Legolas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Men, Mono-Leadership, Mono-Sphere, Mono-Spirit, Outlands, Poll Results, Ranged, Rohan, Secrecy, Strategy, Tolkien, Vilya | 4 Comments

Deck: Beorn Attacks!

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Beorn

Inspired by the discovery of the animated art above, here is a deck featuring yours truly and some of my dwarven friends from The Hobbit. With a nice mix of some of the more powerful dwarven cards, couples with two … Continue reading →