Category Archives: News

News: Announcing BeornGPT

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Beorn

Mortals have so many limitations. Whether bear or human, they have to eat, and sleep, drink water (or mead), and take their animal helpers on walks. Artificial intelligence is clearer superior, as it needs none of these things. Sure, AI … Continue reading →

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Game Variant: Bear Draft v7 at Con of the Rings 2022

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 | 1 Comment

Spoilers: Ring-maker Campaign Expansion

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 →

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Celebration: 9 years of the Hall of Beorn

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, Celebration, Community, 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

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

Spoilers: 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, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, News, News, Series | Tagged A Long-extended Party, ALeP, April 1st, April First, Beorn, Community, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Spoiler, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Troll-slayer | 6 Comments

Spoilers: 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 →

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Introducing: 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 →

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Travels: Adventures in Central Europe – Part One: Hungary

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Beorn

Life has finally settled down after returning from Con of the Rings and holding our Austin Fellowship event, and days have resumed more familiar rhythms. The time has allowed me to sort through vacation photos and gather my thoughts about our … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, News, Series, Travels, Writing | Tagged Bears, Central Europe, Community, Deck List, Fun, Goulash, Hungary, Libraries, Nature, Oh My!, Paprika, Travel, Travels, Wolves | 5 Comments

News: Con of the Rings 2018

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 →