Category Archives: Decks

Deck: Memories of the Second Age

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Beorn

The elves in Tolkien’s legendarium allow for histories and world building of truly mythological scope. Their lifespans mean that many of them have witnessed centuries of world events. It also deepens the tragedy when an elf is slain; centuries of … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Community, Decks, Legendarium, Series, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Anachronism, Asfaloth, Deck Building, Deck List, Eldar, Elrond, Elves, Fantasy Flight Games, Forth, Forth the Three Hunters, Galadriel, Gil-Galad, Glorfindel, Gondolin, Imladris, Legendarium, Light of Valinor, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lorien, Nargothrond, Nenya, Onward Into Battle, Second Age, Strategy, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Third Age, Three Hunters, Tolkien, Vilya, Westernesse | 1 Comment

Deck: Ithilien Hunters

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Beorn

Con of the Rings is just around the corner, and will feature quests from the Heirs of Númenor and Against the Shadow cycle. Into Ithilien has long fascinated me as quest, in both its original and nightmare version. It’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Archetypes, Community, Con of the Rings, Contract, Decks, Events, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series | Tagged Against the Shadow, Aggro, ALeP, archery, Battle Quest, Boromir, Community, Con of the Rings, Damage Prevention, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondorian Fire, Gondorian Shield, Heirs of Numenor, Into Ithilien, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mablung, Multiplayer, Onward Into Battle, Raiment of War, Secret Vigil, Siege Quest, Strategy, Threat Reduction, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Deck: Be Our Guest

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Beorn

Mustering of the Rohirrim was released earlier this week, and I for one could not be more excited. Looking back on the decks I’ve built over the years, I’ve been trying to make viable decks around Beornings since The Hobbit … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Combo, Community, Decks, Series, Swarm, The Hobbit, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Very Good Tale, ALeP, Balin, Be Our Guest, Beorn's Welcome, Beorning Pony, Beornings, Birna, Combo Deck, Community, Deck Building, Deck List, Dwarven Mining, Dwarves, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Osbera, The Hobbit, The Last Alliance, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Thorin Stonehelm, Tolkien, Tribal Deck | Leave a comment

Discussion: Valiant Defense

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Beorn

We Ukrainians are a peaceful nation. But if we remain silent today, we will be gone tomorrow! —Volodymyr Zelenskyy I mentioned in my previous post that Russia was making aggressive gestures towards Ukraine. Unfortunately, our fears have come to pass and the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Community, Decks, Discussion, Legendarium, Mono-Sphere, Series, The Lord of the Rings, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Community, Deck List, Fantasy Flight Games, Gondor, Good vs Evil, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Russia, Sauron, Support, Support Ukraine, The Red Cross, Tolkien, Ukraine, Unicef, Valiant Defense | 2 Comments

Discussion: Bloodless Victory

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Beorn

Ah, that Time could touch a formThat could show what Homer’s ageBred to be a hero’s wage.‘Were not all her life but stormWould not painters paint a formOf such noble lines,’ I said,‘Such a delicate high head,All that sternness amid … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Control, Decks, Legendarium, Literature, Mono-Sphere, Play Style, RingsDB, Series, Solo, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Theme, Tribal, Uncategorized | Tagged ALeP, Community, Control, Deck List, Fantasy Flight Games, Fatty Bolger, Folco Boffin, Forest Snare, Frodo Baggins, Heroism, Hiroshima, Hobbits, Living Card Games, Oppenheimer, Pacifism, Pippin, Put Off Pursuit, Ranger Spikes, Reading, Secrecy, Staging Area Control, The Children of Hurin, The Great Hunt, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme Decks, Tolkien, Violence, War | 1 Comment

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, Decks, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, 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 | 2 Comments

Discussion: The Second Coming

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Beorn

The Second Coming Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhereThe ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Control, Decks, Discussion, Legendarium, Series, The Lord of the Rings, Theme | Tagged Argorn, Contract, Discussion, Ents, Fantasy Flight Games, Gandalf, Gandalf the White, Living Card Games, Poetry, Power, Saruman, Sauron, Secrecy, The Grey Wanderer, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Nature of Power, Theme, Tolkien, Tribal Deck, William Butler Yeats, Wisdom | 6 Comments

Deck: 2020 – It’s a Trap!

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Beorn

Then Denethor leaped upon the table, and standing there wreathed in fire and smoke he took up the staff of his stewardship that lay at his feet and broke it on his knee. Casting the pieces into the blaze he … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Con of the Rings, Contract, Control, Decks, Discussion, RingsDB, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged 2020, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, Deck List, Denethor, Equal Pay For Woodswomen, Fantasy Flight Games, Fascism is Bad Mkay, Frustration, George Floyd, Isolation, Living Card Game, Pandemic, Politics, Rant, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Traps, Year End Retrospective | 1 Comment

Alternate Art: The Old Elf and the Sea

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Beorn

Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.—Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea After extensive research, the intrepid research hounds here at The Hall … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Books, Community, Contract, Decks, Legendarium, RingsDB, Solo, The Lord of the Rings, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Alternate Art Cards, Art, Cirdan the Shipwright, Community, Deck Building, Ernest Hemingway, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Literature, Living Card Games, NC Wyeth, Resourceful, Secrecy, Single Hero Decks, Strategy, Strider, The Grey Havens, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Old Man and the Sea, Tolkien, Writing | 3 Comments

Alternate Art: The Last Temptation of Boromir

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Beorn

‘Why are you so unfriendly?’ said Boromir. ‘I am a true man, neither thief nor tracker. I need your Ring: that you know now; but I give you my word that I do not desire to keep it. Will you … Continue reading →