Tag Archives: Boromir

Alternate Art: Seven Stars and Seven Stones

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

Even as Pippin gazed in wonder the walls passed from looming grey to white, blushing faintly in the dawn; and suddenly the sun climbed over the eastern shadow and sent forth a shaft that smote the face of the City. … Continue reading →

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Bear on Board

Posted on June 22, 2016 by

For the first time in ages, I was able to play a game on OCTGN with a fellow member of the Grey Company. Tonight, Derek and I narrowly prevented the Flight of the Stormcaller. Derek used For Gondor!, a deck designed … Continue reading →

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Alternate Art: Magali Villeneuve

Posted on May 30, 2016 by

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 →

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Deck: Reaches of the Realm

Posted on February 5, 2016 by

Ever since I first opened the Core Set, I have always wanted to be able to make a powerful deck featuring an army of Gondorian characters. Epic battles like Pelennor Fields and the Morannon are memorable events from the books, … Continue reading →

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Deck: Champion of Gondor

Posted on June 5, 2015 by

There has been some talk on the forums lately about the need to include Spirit in every deck. While I agree that quests increasingly are including “must-cancel” treacheries, I do enjoy building decks that defy the trends. This deck does … Continue reading →

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Helms Deep Falls to an Onslaught of Uruk-hai

Posted on May 6, 2015 by

After a hard-fought battle, Matthew and I finally succumbed to a veritable army of Urak-hai at the Battle of Helm’s Deep. It is telling of a major shift in the relative power of enemies that even when I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Deck: Wisdom, Bravery and Folly

Posted on February 4, 2015 by

The doomed player cards were first spoiled in August of last year. Ever since then I have been thinking about how best to build a deck around these powerful effects. As powerful as they can be, these cards bring an … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Giant Bear Dominates In Battle, None Surprised

Posted on November 17, 2014 by

I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of … Continue reading →

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Deck: Sons of Númenor

Posted on September 1, 2014 by

Variety is the spice of life, as the saying goes, and it is no different for a Living Card Game. After a couple of cycles worth of experimenting with low threat decks that try to avoid direct confrontation at all … Continue reading →

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Deck: Out of Ithilien

Posted on July 29, 2014 by

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don’t know by what you do; that’s what I called “guessing what was at the other side of the hill.” … Continue reading →

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