Monthly Archives: February 2022

Discussion: Valiant Defense

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Beorn

We Ukrainians are a peaceful nation. But if we remain silent today, we will be gone tomorrow! —Volodymyr Zelenskyy I mentioned in my previous post that Russia was making aggressive gestures towards Ukraine. Unfortunately, our fears have come to pass and the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Community, Decks, Discussion, Legendarium, Mono-Sphere, Series, The Lord of the Rings, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Community, Deck List, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondor, Good vs Evil, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Russia, Sauron, Support, Support Ukraine, The Red Cross, Tolkien, Ukraine, Unicef, Valiant Defense | 2 Comments

Discussion: Bloodless Victory

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Beorn

Ah, that Time could touch a formThat could show what Homer’s ageBred to be a hero’s wage.‘Were not all her life but stormWould not painters paint a formOf such noble lines,’ I said,‘Such a delicate high head,All that sternness amid … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Control, Decks, Legendarium, Literature, Mono-Sphere, Play Style, RingsDB, Series, Solo, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Theme, Tribal, Uncategorized | Tagged ALeP, Community, Control, Deck List, Fantasy Flight Games, Fatty Bolger, Folco Boffin, Forest Snare, Frodo Baggins, Heroism, Hiroshima, Hobbits, Living Card Games, Oppenheimer, Pacifism, Pippin, Put Off Pursuit, Ranger Spikes, Reading, Secrecy, Staging Area Control, The Children of Hurin, The Great Hunt, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme Decks, Tolkien, Violence, War | 1 Comment

Metagame: Balance of Power

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Beorn

Reading history, it’s easy to assume that the current state of things is inevitable. In fact, history is littered with random, unexpected turns of events. The same can be said for this game. Over a decade after its release, it … Continue reading →