Category Archives: Game Variant

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

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

Play Report: Epic Helm’s Deep

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Beorn

On Saturday I had the pleasure of joining many members of the community to test out The Purple Wizard’s Epic version of Helm’s Deep. We had three different teams, working together to defend the Hornburg. I joined Durin’s Father of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Archetypes, Combo, Community, Contract, Events, Game Variant, Media, Multiplayer, OCTGN, Play Report, Play Style, Power, Screenshot, Series, Twitch | Tagged Aggro, Community, Con of the Rings, Contract, Durin's Father, Epic Helm's Deep, Epic Multiplayer, Fantasy Flight Games, Forth the Three Hunters, Game Variant, Grimbeorn's Path, Living Card Games, The Battle of the Hornbug, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Purple Wizard, Tolkien, Wandering Took | 2 Comments

News: Epic Helm’s Deep, Streaming this Saturday

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Beorn

Intrepid members of the community have designed an epic multiplayer version of Helm’s Deep, and I will be joining other esteemed members of the community to test it out this Saturday! The standard version of this quest is a personal … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Events, Game Variant, Live Play, Media, News, OCTGN, Play Style, Series, Twitch, Video | Tagged Bears, Community, Community Events, Epic Multiplayer, Fun, Grimbeorn's Path, Helm's Deep, News, OCTGN, Ride to Bruin, Rohirrim, Twitch, Vision of the Palantir, Wandering Took | Leave a comment

Bear Draft v6

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Beorn

The original plan was to design a new version of the Bear Draft for Con of the Rings 2020. The pandemic had other ideas, so here we are in May of 2021 and I’ve finally finished updating the draft pool. … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Bear Draft, Community, Con of the Rings, Draft, Events, Game Variant, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series | Tagged ALeP, Bear Draft, Bear Draft v6, Community, Con of the Rings, Conventions, Covid-19, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondor, Limited Formats, Living Card Games, Rohan, Rohan Sacrifice, Staging Area Attack, Swarm, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien, Traps, Valour | 6 Comments

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

Deck: Ride to Bruin

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Beorn

If you thought the hosts of Mordor were terrified to see the Rohirrim charging across the Pelennor Fields, just imagine if Rohan had been joined by giant bears. Without a doubt, this is one of the least thematic decks I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Combo, Community, Contract, Custom Cards, Decks, Game Variant, RingsDB, Series, Tribal | Tagged ALeP, Beorning, Decks, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Grimbeorn the Old, Living Card Games, Mash Up, Rohan, Rohan Sacrifice, The Last Alliance, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Thengel, Theoden, Tribal | 1 Comment

Custom Cards: A Little Help from our Friends

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Beorn

Readers enjoyed my last round of custom cards, so I’ve decided to design a few more. I’m continuing where I left off, designing allies cards for characters who are (mostly) featured as heroes. Unique allies fill an important role in … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Combo, Community, Custom Cards, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Allies, Art, Community, Custom Cards, Dain Ironfoot, Denethor, Dwarf, Erkenbrand, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondor, Haldir of Lorien, Hirgon, Hobbit, Living Card Games, Mablung, Rohan, Sam Gamgee, Silvan, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme, Theodred, Tolkien, Tribal Decks | 8 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

Custom Cards: Filling in the Gaps

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Beorn

One of the biggest challenges with making thematic decks is that some characters are only available in hero form. Even with the new Bond of Friendship contract, there are four hero spots in your deck. This makes it almost impossible … Continue reading →