Category Archives: Tribute

Alternate Art: Nurn Hobbits

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Beorn

I’ve been wanting to make an alternate art deck for a Hobbit Bond of Friendship list for some time. Whatever artist or style I sought, I just could’t found the right art. Then, in what was either a stroke of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Cardboard of the Rings, Community, Contract, Media, Power, Series, Theme, Tribal, Tribute | Tagged Alternate Art, Bond of Friendship, Cardboard of the Rings, Chad, Contract, Fantasy Flight Games, Fortress of Nurn, Fun, Hobbits, Living Card Game, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Simpsons, Theme Decks, Tolkien, Tribal Decks | 5 Comments

Celebration: 8 Years of Hall of Beorn and a Contest

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Beorn

After the closing of a particularly challenging year, it’s a good time to catch my breath. It also happens to be the 8 year anniversary of the blog, so it’s the perfect excuse to celebrate with a new contest. Before … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebration, Community, Patreon, Series, Thanks, The Grey Company, Tribute | Tagged 8 Years, Anniversary, Celebration, Community, Contest, Fantasy Flight Games, Favorite, Favorite Article, Favorite Deck, Giving Thanks, Living Card Games, New Year, The Lord of the Rings LCG | 61 Comments

Discussion: Isolation and Tribalism

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Beorn

Isolation is a bitter pill. At the risk of sounding melodramatic, it is becoming clear that I will look back on my life before the outbreak of Covid-19 as one belonging to someone else. Essentially every one of my daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Discussion, Tribute | Tagged Black Lives Matter, Community, Compassion, Covid-19, Dehumanization, Fellowship, George Floyd, Immigration, Isolation, Love, New, Quarantine, Racism, Society, Tribalism | 13 Comments

Discussion: Long are the Waves on the Last Shore

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Beorn

To the Sea, to the Sea! The white gulls are crying, The wind is blowing, and the white foam is flying. West, west away, the round sun is falling. Grey ship, grey ship, do you hear them calling, The voices … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin Community, Community, Con of the Rings, Contract, Discussion, Fellowship Events, GenCon, Lure of Middle Earth, Theme, Tribute | Tagged Adventure, Caleb Grace, Cardboard of the Rings, CardTalk, Christopher Tolkien, Community, Con of the Rings, Czech Republic, David Poage, Derek Kamal, Fantasy Flight Games, FFG, France, Friendship, Gen Con, Germany, Gratefulness, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Hiatus, Ian Martin, Japan, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Master of Lore, Matt Newman, Matthew Dempsey, Portugal, Spain, The Grey Company, Tolkien, Traveling, Tribute | 7 Comments

Travels: An Unexpected Party in France

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Beorn

Travel is a recurring theme in Tolkien’s works. Every one of his stories, from world-renowned The Lord of the Rings to lesser-known works like Children of Húrin, has a protagonist who must venture from the safety and comfort of their home … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Homebrew Cards, News, Thanks, Tribute | Tagged Community, France, Ireland, Les Fous Du Roy, Paris, Travel, Versailles | 11 Comments

Alternate Art: Magali Villeneuve

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Beorn

The physical constraints of a card game mean that amazing artwork is hidden on small cards. With many talented artists contributing to this game, it is shame to have beautiful images limited to 3.5 by 2.5 inches. With the promotional … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Community, GenCon, Tribute | Tagged Alternate-Art, Anborn, Aragorn, Art, Bilbo Baggins, Boromir, Denethor, Elrond, Eowyn, Erestor, Fantasy Flight Games, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gimli, Glorfindel, Haldir of Lorien, Legolas, Mablung, Magali Villeneuve, Promotional Hero Template, Sam Gamgee, Théoden, The Lord of the Rings LCG | 14 Comments

A Tribute to David Poage

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Beorn

We live in a society of over-used superlatives. In games we always play as the “hero”. Often these characters are amateurish, one-dimensional tropes, whose sole distinction is mindlessly hacking away at mountains of anonymous enemies. The meaning of this word has … Continue reading →