Category Archives: Tempo

Poll Results: Most Anticipated Starter Deck

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Beorn

Depending on your location, the Started Decks have been available since March or April. At this point, most players interested in these four decks have probably had a chance to try one or more of them. Each deck focused on … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, BGG, Community, Multiplayer, New Players, Play Style, Poll, RingsDB, Series, Solo, Support, Tempo, Theme | Tagged Community, Decisions, Deck Building, Defenders of Gondor, Dwarves of Durin, Elves of Lorien, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Introduction, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Riders of Rohan, Starter Deck, Strategy, Tactics, Theme, Tolkien, Tribal, Tribal Decks | Leave a comment

Alternate Art: Eagle Storm

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Beorn

A sense of adventure and a desire to explore the world is at the heart of Tolkien’s writing. Trying to deconstruct our hobbies is a tricky business, but I have no doubt that my love of travel was in some … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Art, Combo, Community, Con of the Rings, Events, Media, Series, Tempo, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Alagos, Alternate Art, Breath of Arda, Chieftain of the Skies, Community, Community Content, Deck Building, Deck List, Descendant of Thorondor, Eagle Emissary, Eagle of the North, Eagles, Eagles of the Misty Mountains, Fantasy Flight Games, Faunith, Fire on the Eastemnet, Flight of the Eagles, Gandalf, Golden Crown, Gwaihir, Hidden Roosts, Hiroshige, Japan, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Landroval, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Meneldor, Sneak Attack, Support of the Eagles, The Day's Rising, The Eagles are Coming!, The Gathering Storm, Theme, Tokaido, Tolkien, Travel, Tribal Decks, Ukiyo-e, Vassal of the Windlord, Veteran Eagle, Wilyador, Winged Guardian | 3 Comments

Deck Spotlight: Bear Draft at Con of the Rings 2021

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Beorn

I had a great time at Con of the Rings 2021. Seeing old friends and making new ones is always a highlight. Whenever I can, I like to run the latest version of my Bear Draft. This year it was … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Community, Con of the Rings, Control, Deck Spotlight, Draft, Events, Game Variant, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, Power, Series, Tempo, Theme | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Bear Draft, Bear Draft v6, Beregond, Community, Con of the Rings 2021, Conventions, Deck Lists, Draft, Early Game, Eowyn, Fun, Galadriel, Gimli, Grimbeorn the Old, Limited Format, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, Prince Imrahil, Strategy | 1 Comment

Bear Market: Children of Eorl

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Beorn

Each release brings changes to the meta-game. Existing archetypes are strengthened, entirely new strategies emerge, and many of the cards in the pool must be reevaluated. A living card games is “living” in multiple senses. The relative strength of a … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Bear Market, Books, Community, Control, Legendarium, Mono-Sphere, Series, Tempo, Theme, Tribal, Uncategorized | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Aggro, ALeP, Anborn, Archetypes, Bear Market, Children of Eorl, Community Content, Control, Fantasy Flight Games, Favor of the Valar, Gondor, Gondor Swarm, Gondor Traps, Gondor Valour, Living Card Game, Put Off Pursuit, Ride to Ruin, Rohan, Rohan Sacrifice, Rohan Staging Attack, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Muster of Rohan, Tolkien, Valour, Veteran of Osgiliath | 1 Comment

News: A Long-extended Party – Worthy of Remembrance

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Beorn

With a community as active and passionate as ours, it should come as no surprise that there would be a concerted effort to continue the game after the official releases end. I’m fortunate enough to have played a minor role … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Control, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Legendarium, News, News, Tempo, The Lord of the Rings, Tribal | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Community, Community Content, Custom Cards, Direct Damage, Event, Gamling, Guthwine, Legendarium, Ride to Ruin, Rohan, Rohan Sacrifice, Rohan Staging Area Attack, Théoden, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Worthy of Remembrance | 1 Comment

Deck: Shire Yard Sale

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Beorn

While the new power cards from the Dale archetype were joining the party, amid much fanfare, a group of less-heralded cards were slinking around the back of the house, to smoke pipes and specifically avoid their more gregarious companions. Silvan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Control, Decks, Legendarium, Mono-Sphere, Tempo, Theme | Tagged Attachment Bounce, Bartering, Bilbgo Baggins, Card Draw, Control, Deck Building, Encounter Deck Manipulation, Ents, Fantasy Flight Games, Folco Boffin, Gildor's Counsel, Hobbits, Living Card Games, Location Control, Mono-Lore, Pippin, Resourceful, Scroll of Isildur, Secrecy, Staging Area Control, Strategy, Tempo, The Hidden Way, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Wilds of Rhovanion, The Withered Heath, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Bear Market: Sands of Harad and Haradrim Cycle

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Beorn

With the release of The Crossing of Poros, now is an excellent time to look back on this last Deluxe Box and its accompanying cycle. While a deluxe box in some ways sets the tone for the Adventure Packs which … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Market, Community, Control, Decks, Metagame, Mono-Sphere, Tempo | Tagged Ally Mustering, Block, Card Draw, Deck Building, Emyn Arnen Ranger, Fantasy Flight Games, Favorites, Fireside Song, Firyal, Folco Boffin, Followed, Haradrim Cycle, Healing, Hirgon, Jubary, Living Card Game, Magic Ring, Oath of Eorl, Opinion, Player Side Quests, Proud Hunters, Readying, Resource Acceleration, Rider of Rohan, Steward of Orthanc, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Sands of Harad, Thurindir, Unlikely Friendship, Versatility | 1 Comment

Metagame: Wandering the Wilderlands

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Beorn

After a period of quiescence, we find a sudden flurry of activity leading into the holidays and the much-anticipated completion of the Haradrim cycle. I had planned on writing an article about the new FAQ 1.9 which Caleb announced on … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Combo, Community, Fellowship Events, Metagame, Multiplayer, Tempo | Tagged Aggro, Cognitive Dissonance, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, On the Clock, Player Side Quests, Race Across Harad, Rush Quests, Strategy, Tempo, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | 8 Comments

Deck: The Bear’s Revenge

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Beorn

For obvious reasons, Beorn is my absolute favorite hero. Unfortunately the metagame seems to have moved away from him of late. Whereas older quests had more 2 and 3-attack enemies, it has become all too common to see 3, 4 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Combo, Decks, Tempo | Tagged Beorn, Beornings, Combo, Damage Prevention, Deck Building, Dori, Ents, Fun, Honour Guard, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mablung, Pippin, Strategy, Tolkien | 24 Comments

Bear Market: Rethinking Some Staples

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Beorn

The metagame shifts and wriggles, just like a salmon winding its way up-river. Some cards increase in value, enhanced by an emergent archetype, or a particular theme in new quests. Other cards, however, are diminished by one or more trends in … Continue reading →