Monthly Archives: May 2015

Game Variant: Bear Draft at GenCon 2015

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Beorn

With GenCon 2015 fast approaching, I’ve been thinking a lot about having something special for The Grey Company Podcast listener event. With so many fans of the game in one place, we have a rare opportunity to try different game … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Draft, Community, Draft, Game Variant, GenCon, Series | Tagged Alternate Formats, Draft, Fantasy Flight Games, Game Variant, GenCon, GenCon 2015, Listener Event, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, The Grey Company, Tolkien | 19 Comments

Session Report: Epic Victory Defending Helm’s Deep from The Treason of Saruman!

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Beorn

To give an idea of just how punishing this scenario is in multiplayer, this is a photo of the staging area on the round that we were victorious in a three player game. Of all the (non-Nightmare) quests that I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin Community, Community, Live Play, Multiplayer, Photo, Session Report | Tagged Austin, Community, Fantasy Flight Games, Helm's Deep, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, Saga, Screenshot, Strategy, The Treason of Saruman, Tolkien | 7 Comments

Deck: Revenge of the Nerds

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Beorn

We all know that kid – the one sitting alone in a corner of the library. As difficult as is may be for readers to believe – given my current status as resident troll-killer of the hall – I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Combo, Decks | Tagged Angmar Awakened, Card Draw, Combo Deck, Deck Building, Deck List, Discard, Efficiency, Erestor, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lore, Strategy, Tolkien | 15 Comments

Session Report: Helms Deep Falls to an Onslaught of Uruk-hai

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Beorn

After a hard-fought battle, Matthew and I finally succumbed to a veritable army of Urak-hai at the Battle of Helm’s Deep. It is telling of a major shift in the relative power of enemies that even when I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, OCTGN, Screenshot, Session Report | Tagged Boromir, Fantasy Flight Games, Helm's Deep, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, The Grey Company, The Treason of Saruman, Tolkien | 9 Comments

Session Report: Beware the Spirits of the Deadmen’s Dike

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Beorn

After a long hiatus from online play, tonight I had the pleasure to play a three player game with Derek and friend of the show, Chris S. Our quest to escape from Deadmen’s Dike ended in tragedy for the ranger … Continue reading →