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Category Archives: Game Variant
Bear Draft v7
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
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Deck Spotlight: Bear Draft at Con of the Rings 2021
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
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Play Report: Epic Helm’s Deep
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
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News: Epic Helm’s Deep, Streaming this Saturday
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
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Bear Draft v6
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
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News: A Long-extended Party – 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
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Deck: Ride to Bruin
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
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Custom Cards: A Little Help from our Friends
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
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News: A Long-extended Party – Worthy of Remembrance
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
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Custom Cards: Filling in the Gaps
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
Posted in Art, Custom Cards, Custom Cards, Game Variant, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Theme, Tribal
Tagged Allies, Aragorn, Balin, Bond of Friendship, Boromir, Cirdan the Shipwright, Custom Cards, Deck Building, Eomer, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Frodo Baggins, Fun, Gimli, Grimbeorn the Old, Legolas, Living Card Games, Oin, Ori, Saga, The Fellowship, The Fortress of Turn, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Quest for Erebor, Thematic Decks, Theme, Theoden, Thorin Oakenshield, Thranduil, Tolkien, Unique Characters
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