Monthly Archives: September 2014

Metagame: Text Analysis

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Beorn

In the course of writing this blog, being a member of The Grey Company, general involvement in the player community, and creating the Hall of Beorn search engine, I have the opportunity to see this game from many different perspectives. In this … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Metagame, Series | Tagged Computer Programming, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Hall of Beorn search engine, hallofbeorn.com, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, Regular Expressions, Search Engine, Software, Strategy, Text Analysis | 26 Comments

Key Concepts: Grading

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Beorn

Whether it is movies, books, or college professors a simple 1 to 5 star grading system is woefully one-dimensional. The reality is that anything worth grading in the first place, is worth analyzing with a bit more nuance than five choices. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Key Concepts, Metagame | Tagged Fantasy Flight Games, Grading, Key Concepts, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, Relative Value, Situational Cards, Strategy, Tolkien | 31 Comments

Session Report: Not Too Much Trouble in Tharbad

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Beorn

Derek and I just finished an exciting game against Trouble in Tharbad. Despite losing Elladan to some bad luck in the early game, we were able to survive and prevail. Keep an eye on our YouTube page for the video, … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Screenshot, Session Report, The Grey Company | Tagged Aragorn, Elladan, Elrohir, Glorfindel, Idraen, Multiplayer, OCTGN, Sam Gamgee, Screenshot, The Grey Company, Trouble in Tharbad | Leave a comment

Deck: Daughters of Númenor (and Valinor)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Beorn

The less difficult scenarios can be a nice change of pace, especially as they give us a chance to try out different decks, and strategies which might not be viable in more difficult quests. While it is fun to play top-tier … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Legendarium, Theme | Tagged A Watchful Peace, Asfaloth, Deck Building, Elves, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Female Characters, Idraen, Living Card Games, Location Control, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mirlonde, Strategy, Strider's Path, Tolkien, Warden of Arnor | 13 Comments

Deck: Sons of Númenor

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Beorn

Variety is the spice of life, as the saying goes, and it is no different for a Living Card Game. After a couple of cycles worth of experimenting with low threat decks that try to avoid direct confrontation at all … Continue reading →