Monthly Archives: October 2014

Deck: Rohan Cavalry

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Beorn

One of the best things about The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is how well it represents the peoples and events from Tolkien’s writings. In many cases, these cards are some of the most powerful cards in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Deck Building, Deck List, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Forth Eorlingas, Hama, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mounts, Rohan, Staging Area Attack, Strategy, Theme, Theodred, Tolkien | 13 Comments

Metagame: Advanced Search

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Beorn

One of the inevitable truths of Living Card Games is that deck building becomes more difficult as the game grows. With an expanded card pool, there are so many cards to choose from and the combinations of even a handful of … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Metagame, Series | Tagged Advanced Search, Card Search, Fantasy Flight Games, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Hall of Beorn search engine, hallofbeorn.com, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, Search Engine, Software, Tolkien | 11 Comments

Contest: Just Desserts For A Dark Road – Winner

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Beorn

After many wonderful desserts, Mrs. Beorn and I are ready for an early hibernation. We both really appreciate all of the delicious entries, and we plan on making them for our family in the coming holidays. At the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Contest, Recipes, Theme | Tagged Contest Winner, Desserts, Nom Nom Nom, Recipes, The Lord of the Rings, The Road Darkens | Leave a comment

Recipes: Just Desserts for a Dark Road

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Beorn

The following recipes were submitted as entries to the Just Desserts for a Dark Road contest held here at the hall. Enjoy! Lembas by Paul Osborne 1 3/4 cups of whole wheat pastry flour1 3/4 cups of white flour1 Tablespoon … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Community, Legendarium, Recipes, Series, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings | Tagged Community, Contest, Delicious, Dessert, Fun, Legendarium, Lord of the Rings, Recipes, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Contest: Just Desserts For A Dark Road – Announcement

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Beorn

Editor’s Note: Due to a large number of last-minute entries, I am going to wait until Friday, October the 17th to announce a winner. Only entries submitted as of yesterday are being considered, but Mrs. Beorn and I need more … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Contest, Recipes, Theme | Tagged Contest, Dessert, Lord of the Rings LCG, Recipes, The Lord of the Rings, The Road Darkens | 22 Comments

Session Report: Breaking of the Fellowship Did Not Break the Grey Company

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Beorn

I just finished an epic 3-player game of Breaking of the Fellowship with Derek and Matthew. Though I am still not entirely sure that we played it correctly (I’ve only ever played that quest solo), it was a total blast. … Continue reading →

Posted in Session Report, The Grey Company, Video | Tagged Breaking of the Fellowship, Elladan, Elrohir, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, Sam Gamgee, The Grey Company, The Road Darkens, Video | 1 Comment

Bear Market: Tempo Tools

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Beorn

As the game evolves, new archetypes are introduced, and existing archetypes change in often unexpected ways. The tempo archetype is an interesting hybrid between low-threat control decks and high-threat aggro decks. Utilizing powerful heroes and taking advantage of allies entering … Continue reading →