Category Archives: Aggro

Alternate Art: Space Cowboy

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Beorn

Welcome to the first post of automated content, brought to you by your friendly neighborhood AI, BeornGTP. It turns out that replacing the crazy bear was less of a challenge that it might have at first seemed. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Art, Community, Contract, Media, Series | Tagged ALeP, Alternate Art, Anime, Aragorn, Beregond, Bond of Friendship, Community, Cowboy Bebop, Deck List, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Ingold, Kattattack, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG | 2 Comments

Alternate Art: Hamburglar’s Turn

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Beorn

If you thought a Care Bears-themed alt art deck was ridiculous, you are in for a surprise. This deck is based on Brad Lee’s Burglar’s Turn Caldara Explainer deck. The description on RingsDB does an excellent job of explaining how … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Art, Cardboard of the Rings, Combo, Community, Con of the Rings, Contract, Events, Media, Series | Tagged Alternate Art, Arwen Undomiel, Brad Lee, Burglar's Turn, Caldara, Combo, Community, Contract, Dain Ironfoot, Discard Pile, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Hamburglar, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mono Spirit, Recursion, Ridiculous | 1 Comment

Alternate Art: The Last Alliance of Bears and Trees

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Beorn

Among the decks I brought to Con of the Rings 2022, my favorite was a deck called The Last Alliance of Bears and Trees, designed by Shellin of Cardboard of the Rings. The mix of Beornings and Ents, in an … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Combo, Community, Con of the Rings, Events, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series, Swarm, Theme | Tagged Alternate Art, Beorn's Welcome, Beornings, Birna, Care Bears, Community, Con of the Rings 2022, Contract, Deck Building, Ents, Fantasy Flight Games, Grimbeorn the Old, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Osbera, Quickbeam, Shellin, Strategy, The Last Alliance, Treebeard | 2 Comments

Deck Spotlight: Bear Draft at Con of the Rings 2022

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Beorn

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend Con of the Rings 2022 and it was a wonderful experience. It was nice reconnecting with folks I haven’t seen all year, playing lots of games, and sharing some fun alt-art … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Archetypes, Combo, Community, Con of the Rings, Deck Spotlight, Draft, Events, Game Variant, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, RingsDB, Series, Support, Theme, Tribal | Tagged ALeP, Bear Draft, Bear Draft v7, Beorning, Community, Con of the Rings, Con of the Rings 2022, Deck Building, Deck List, Draft, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Healing, Limited Format, Living Card Games, Location Control, Lord of the Rings LCG, Support Deck, Thanks, Thengel, Traps | Leave a comment

Deck: Ithilien Hunters

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Beorn

Con of the Rings is just around the corner, and will feature quests from the Heirs of Númenor and Against the Shadow cycle. Into Ithilien has long fascinated me as quest, in both its original and nightmare version. It’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Archetypes, Community, Con of the Rings, Contract, Decks, Events, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series | Tagged Against the Shadow, Aggro, ALeP, archery, Battle Quest, Boromir, Community, Con of the Rings, Damage Prevention, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondorian Fire, Gondorian Shield, Heirs of Numenor, Into Ithilien, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mablung, Multiplayer, Onward Into Battle, Raiment of War, Secret Vigil, Siege Quest, Strategy, Threat Reduction, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Spoilers: A Long-extended Party – Mustering of the Rohirrim

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Beorn

For the most part, my involvement in A Long-extended Party has been as a player. I’ve admired the excellent quest and player card designs from a distance, with only minor input or feedback here and there. When plans became known … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Archetypes, Books, Community, Legendarium, News, Series, Spoilers, Swarm, The Hobbit, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Balance, Beorning, Beorning Pony, Card Design, Card Draw, Card Fetch, Card Lists, Combo, Community, Double-Sided Hero, Dwarven Digging, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Osbera, Spoilers, Staging Area Control, Strategy, Theme, Tolkien | 1 Comment

Bear Market: Starter Deck Orphans

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Beorn

The Revised Core Set and Starter Decks are introducing a wave of players to the game and they represent the perfect starting point for anyone new to LCG adventures in Middle-earth. These products offer a wealth of cards to support … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Archetypes, Bear Market, Community, Control, Multiplayer, RingsDB, Solo, Support | Tagged Aggro, Armored Destrier, Arwen Undomiel Ally, Control, Dagger of Westernesse, Deck Building, Enemy Engagement, Fantasy Flight Games, Forth the Three Hunters, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Not in Revised Core Set, Not in Starter Decks, Popularity, Power Cards, Restricted Attachments, RingsDB, Staples, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Threat Control, Tolkien, Treebeard Ally, Warden of Healing, Weapons | 2 Comments

Spoilers: A Long-extended Party – Hidden Roosts

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Beorn

Hiatus is an interesting word, but in describing the last year of this game it seems to be well-chosen. Many players assumed that the moment the official content ended, the game was over. Having seen plenty of beloved game end, … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Archetypes, Combo, Community, News, Series, Spoilers, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Long-extended Party, ALeP, Asmodee, Community, Eagles, Events, Fantasy Flight Games, Hiatus, Leaves Play Effects, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Second Edition, Spoiler, Strategy, Threat Control, Tolkien, Versatility | Leave a comment

Key Concepts: Surviving the Early Game Part 4 – Lore

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Beorn

Our adventure of early game survival has taken twists and turns, and finally we round the bend and arrive at the last of the spheres. Lore is not the easiest sphere to play. Many of the sphere’s strengths could be … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Archetypes, Combo, Community, Contract, Control, Key Concepts, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series, Solo, Tribal | Tagged Asfaloth, Beravor, Card Draw, Control, Daeron's Runes, Deep Knowledge, Deeping Defender, Drinking Song, Early Game, Encounter Deck Control, Erestor, Fatty Bolger, Galadhrim Minstrel, Galdor of the Havens, Healing, Heed the Dream, Key Concepts, Lembas, Master of the Forge, Protector of Lorien, Readying, Scout Ahead, Thurindir, Victory Display, Warden of Healing, Wingfoot | Leave a comment

Key Concepts: Surviving the Early Game Part 3 – Spirit

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Beorn

The early game survival series continues. In this installment, we highlight some early round strategies for the the Spirit sphere. For those who want a to review previous articles, see discussions of the Leadership and Tactics spheres. Spirit started strong … Continue reading →