Tag Archives: Art

Alternate Art: All Heroes

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Beorn

This game boasts some of the best art of any card game, which is quite the feat given the number of card games created over the years. Like any hypothetical it is impossible to answer definitively, but I do often … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Media, Series | Tagged Alternate Art, Art, Community, Fantasy Flight Games, Heroes, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Alternate Art: Wilderland Wildlife Sanctuary

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Beorn

Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down;The voice I hear this passing night was heardIn ancient days by emperor and clown:Perhaps the self-same song that found a pathThrough the sad heart of Ruth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Art, Combo, Community, Media, Mono-Sphere, Poetry, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Alternate Art, Art, Combo, Creatures, Eagles, Elrond, Fantasy Flight Games, Georgia O'Keeffe, Giant Bear, Gwaihir, John James Audubon, John Keats, Landroval, Light of Valinor, Living Card Games, Meneldor, Merry, Mono-Lore, Mono-Sphere, Poetry, Radagast, The Great Hunt, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme Deck, Tolkien, Tribal Decks, Vilya, Wizard's Pipe | 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

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 … 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 | 2 Comments

Alternate Art: Gift of the First-Beorn

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Beorn

Continuing in my series of alternate art decks, I’m pleased to present another of Seastan’s creations: Gift of the First-Beorn. You can find the full deck list and strategy guide on RingsDB. The choice should come as little surprise to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Cardboard of the Rings, Community, Decks, Power, RingsDB | Tagged Alternate Art, Art, Arwen Undomiel, Attachment-Light Deck, Beorn, Beornings, Event-Heavy Deck, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Gildor Inglorion. Fortune or Fate, John Howe, Living Card Games, Power Deck, RingsDB, Seastan, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Alternate Art: Cards by Potawo

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Beorn

With the overwhelmingly positive feedback I’ve received on my alternate art cards, it’s exciting to see that I’m not the only one who enjoys different artistic interpretations. Which makes it all the more pleasant to discover that a reader has … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Community, Guest Author | Tagged Alternate-Art, Art, Community, Fantasy Flight Games, Photoshop, Potawo, The Lord of the Rings | 13 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

Alternate Art: Staples

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Beorn

Beautiful art is one of the underrated aspects of this game. With a world as rich and wondrous as Middle-earth, it takes special art to create that sense of immersion. Like any LCG, there are certain staple cards that find their … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Custom Cards, The Lord of the Rings | Tagged Alternate Art, Alternate-Art, Angus McBride, Art, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, John Howe, Lord of the Rings LCG, Staples, Strange Eons, Tolkien | 8 Comments

Alternate Art: Core Set Heroes

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Beorn

Beyond the rich theme and deep strategy, another thing that really makes The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game stand out is the fantastic art. It is a shame that the standard card size reduces many of these masterpieces … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Community, Custom Cards | Tagged Alternate Art Cards, Aragorn, Art, Beravor, Custom Cards, Denethor, Dunhere, Eleanor, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, FFG Forums, Gimli, Gloin, Glorfindel, Legolas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Thalin, The Grey Company, Theodred, Tolkien | 14 Comments

Deck: Magali Tribute

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Beorn

Inspired by the interview with artist Magali Villeneuve in the latest episode of Cardboard of the Rings, I have decided to build a deck consisting solely of cards which feature her art. When I first sat down to create this … Continue reading →