Category Archives: News

Bear Draft v7

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Beorn

The Con of the Rings 2022 will be from September 30th though October 2nd and this bear is excited. As with past years, I have updated my Bear Draft to include some new (ALeP) cards. In addition, I’ve taken notes … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Bear Draft, Community, Con of the Rings, Draft, Events, Game Variant, News, Series | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Alternate Formats, Bear Draft, Community, Con of the Rings, Con of the Rings 2022, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | Leave a comment

News: Ring-maker Campaign Spoiler

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Beorn

Is it because of my mugwith its frowning mouth?So often I would itchto be luminous and free of fogbut nothing would approachexcept big dogs.And the dogs got zilch. –Song of the Dwarf, by Rainer Maria Rilke The Angmar Awakened cycle … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, News, News, Series | Tagged Angmar Awakened, Best Dwarf, Best Objective Ally, Campaign Expansion, Community, Dwarves Rule, Elves Drool, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Hero Expansion, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Nalir, New Format, News, Reprints, Ring-maker Cycle, Spoiler, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Threat Raise Forever, Time Counters Best Mechanic, Tolkien | 2 Comments

News: Celebrating 9 years of the Hall

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Beorn

The smallest decisions can have an outsized impact on our lives. When I made my first hesitant post on this blog, over 9 years ago, I had no idea of the adventure I was starting. In the intervening years, I … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Community, News, News, Series, Thanks | Tagged 9 Years, A Long-extended Party, BeornBot, Celebration, Community, Discord, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, News, Thanks, Tolkien, Travel | 2 Comments

News: A Bear in Croatia

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Beorn

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime. … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, News, News, Series, Thanks | Tagged Beer, Coffee, Community, Compassion, Croatia, Cuisine, Culture, Food, Fun, Mexico, News, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Travel, USA, Winter 2021 | Leave a comment

News: A Long-extended Party – Beorn

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Beorn

I’m excited to present a spoiler from an upcoming A Long-extended Party release! The set itself has not been announced yet, so I’m going to keep quiet about it. Still, I figured my readers would enjoy an early look at … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, News, News, Series | Tagged A Long-extended Party, ALeP, Beorn, Community, Fantasy Flight Games, Spoiler, The Lord of the Rings LCG | 6 Comments

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

News: LotR Dutch Blogger

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Beorn

One of the interesting outcomes from self-quarantine is that many tabletop gamers have discovered, or re-discovered solo games. The Lords of the Rings: The Card Game remains one of the best solo games, with hours upon on hours of compelling … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Community, News, News, Solo | Tagged Belgium, Benelux, Blog, Community, Community Content, Covid-19, Delay, Discord, Durin's Father, Dutch Language, Fantasy Flight Games, International, LotR Dutch Bloggers, Luxembourg, New, Quarantine, Quest Analysis, Shadows of Mirkwood, Stay Safe, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Netherlands, Tolkien, Vision of the Palantir | 2 Comments

News: Con of the Rings

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Beorn

Certain ideas a so splendid that you can’t help but wonder why they didn’t happen sooner. Four fine members of the community, known collectively as the Free Men of the North (Fishbaugh, Loophole, McDog3, and PeaceAndThought) have taken it upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Cardboard of the Rings, Community, Con of the Rings, Live Play, News, News | Tagged 2018, Bear Draft, Cardboard of the Rings, Community, Con of the Rings, Contests, Events, Fantasy Flight Games, FFG Center, Fun, Giveaways, October, Roseville MN, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings LCG | Leave a comment

Discussion: We’re Having Cubs!

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Beorn

With much excitement, and a bit of nervousness, I am pleased to announce that Mrs. Beorn is pregnant with cubs! We’re obviously pleased as bees in honey here at the Hall, and I am sure to be a proud poppa … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Discussion, News, Spoilers, Writing | Tagged Beorn, Beornings, Beornlings, Bjarnfríður, Björnhild, Bjornhild the Young who can't walk the path alone at night without worrying about Orcs trying to ambush her, Cubs!, Grimbeorn the awkward teenaged years, Grimbeorn the Middle Aged, Grimbeorn the Millennial Trying Desperately to Find a Full Time Job so that he can pay off his student loans and have health insurance, Grimbeorn the Old, Grimbeorn the Young, móðir, Nature, News, Spring News, The Wilds of Rhovanion | 1 Comment

Discussion: Tolkien, Politics, and Hobbies vs. “Real Life”

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Beorn

Other than the odd post with alternate art cards, I’ve been notably silent these days. More than the typical “life is busy” refrain, this stems from a certain unease with events outside of the game. “Real life”, so to speak, … Continue reading →