Tag Archives: Caldara

Deck Spotlight: Bear Draft at Con of the Rings 2023

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Beorn

I had the privilege of attending Con of the Rings 2023 in Minnesota this past weekend. There I ran the latest version of my Bear Draft (v9) with a cooperative twist. In this version, participants were able to pass hero … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Bear Draft, Combo, Community, Con of the Rings, Draft, Events, Game Variant, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series, Swarm | Tagged Bear Draft v9, Caldara, Community, Con of the Rings, Con of the Rings 2023, Deck List, Durin's Father, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Limited Format, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mono-Spirit, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien, Vision of the Palantir | 1 Comment

Alternate Art: Hamburglar’s Turn

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Beorn

If you thought a Care Bears-themed alt art deck was ridiculous, you are in for a surprise. This deck is based on Brad Lee’s Burglar’s Turn Caldara Explainer deck. The description on RingsDB does an excellent job of explaining how … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Art, Cardboard of the Rings, Combo, Community, Con of the Rings, Contract, Events, Media, Series | Tagged Alternate Art, Arwen Undomiel, Brad Lee, Burglar's Turn, Caldara, Combo, Community, Contract, Dain Ironfoot, Discard Pile, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Hamburglar, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mono Spirit, Recursion, Ridiculous | 1 Comment

Alternate Art: The Three Hunters Aggro v2

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Beorn

Sands of Harad was not exactly my favorite deluxe expansion, when it was first released. The versions of Gimli and Legolas had obvious synergy, but their effects seemed a bit underwhelming. Spirit Legolas, in particular, was in an uphill battle … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Alternate-Art, Art, Community, Contract, GenCon, Metagame, Power, Solo, Theme | Tagged Aggro, Alternate Art, Aragorn, Caldara, Contract, Deck Building, Doomed, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Gen Con 2013, Gimli, Haradrim, Legendarium, Legolas, Living Card Games, Magali Villeneuve, Restricted Attachments, Sands of Harad, Solo, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Three Hunters, Thematic Decks, Tolkien | 2 Comments

Session Report: Journey up the Anduin and into Mirkwood

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Beorn

We had a special guest at the Austin LotR group tonight! Dan M., author of the Unfinished Trails blog, joined Terence and I for some epic three player games against The Wilds of Rhovanion. After a false start where my … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin Community, Community, Decks, Live Play, Mono-Sphere, Multiplayer, Photo, Session Report | Tagged Ally Attachments, Caldara, Dale, Deck Building, Dunhere, Fantasy Flight Games, Fastred, Journey Up the Anduin, Living Card Games, Location Control, Lost in Mirkwood, Multiplayer, Staging Area Attack, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Wilds of Rhovanion | 1 Comment

Session Report: Escape from the Dungeons of Cirith Gurat

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Beorn

After what seemed like an eternity, The Dungeons of Cirith Gurat was released today! We had a chance to play a four player game at our local Austin Lord of the Rings group. After an initial attempt that went quickly … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Alternate-Art, Austin Community, Community, Fellowship Events, Mono-Sphere, Multiplayer, Photo, Session Report | Tagged 4 Player Game, Attack on Dol Guldur, Austin Community, Caldara, Community, Deck Building, Errata, Fantasy Flight Games, Fellowship Events, Living Card Games, Multiplayer, Strategy, The Dungeons of Cirith Gurat, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | 5 Comments

Session Report: Caldara bests the Black Serpent

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Beorn

After a couple of futile attempts with other decks (Hobbits and Gondor never had a chance), I had to pull at the big guns and bring my Aggro Caldara deck against The Black Serpent. It was a pitched battle, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Live Play, Mono-Sphere, Photo, Session Report, Solo | Tagged Caldara, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Mono-Spirit, Photo, Southron Champion, The Black Serpent, The Haradrim Cycle, The Lord of the Rings LCG | 3 Comments

Session Report: My Mûmak’s Name is Homer

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Beorn

I’m presenting my trek through the Haradrim Cycle a bit out of order, but I wanted to give a snapshot of my victory against The Mûmakil with my Aggro Caldara deck. With the help of an army of allies, Caldara was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Community, Decks, Session Report | Tagged Aggro, Caldara, Fantasy Flight Games, Glorfindel, Hama, Homer, Jubayr, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mono-Spirit, Prince Imrahil, Spirit, Tamed Mumak, The Haradrim, The Mumakil | 7 Comments

Session Report: Caldara and friends win the Race Across Harad

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Beorn

I finally had a chance to sit down tonight and play the second AP in the Haradrim cycle, Race Across Harad. After multiple failed attempts with lesser decks, I had to bring out the power deck with the latest version … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Art, Decks, Mono-Sphere, News, Power | Tagged Aggro, Caldara, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Race Across Harad, Rush, Strategy, The Haradrim Cycle, Tolkien | 3 Comments

Alternate Art: Aggro Caldara v3

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Beorn

As may be plain from my recent posts, I’ve been on an alternate art kick lately. My latest bear-brained scheme was to find and print alternate art for an entire deck. In this, the latest version of my Aggro Caldara deck … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Alternate-Art, Art, Community, Decks, Mono-Sphere | Tagged Aggro, Alternate-Art, Arwen Undomiel, Caldara, Cirdan the Shipwright, Emery, Fantasy Flight Games, Fortune or Fate, Lord of the Rings LCG, Prince Imrahil, Printer Studio, Tolkien | 11 Comments

Session Report: Redemption at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields!

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Beorn

This week I rejoined Brandon, Sean and Chad on the Cardboard of the Rings Twitch for our second attempt at a four player game of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. With power decks in hand, we narrowly held off the … Continue reading →