Tag Archives: Card List

Bear Market: The Aldburg Plot

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Beorn

A Wolf Grey and furtive in the final twilight,he lopes by, leaving his spoor along the bankof this nameless river that has quenched the thirstof his throat, these waters that repeat no stars.Tonight, the wolf is a shade who runs … Continue reading →

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Bear Market: The Wilds of Rhovanion and Ered Mithrin Cycle

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Beorn

Shadows in the East is finally available to many, so it’s a good time to look back on the Wilds of Rhovanion deluxe box and the accompanying Ered Mithrin Cycle. My deckbuilding approach over the years has increasingly focused on … Continue reading →

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Bear Market: A Half Dozen Deliveries for Dale

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Beorn

The Wilds of Rhovanion marks the inception the Dale archetype, distinguished among deck styles in its focus on attachment-heavy decks and allies pulling serious weight while the heroes provide support. Dale has aspects in common with previous archetypes – for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Market, Combo, Tribal | Tagged Ally Attachments, Attachments, Card List, Dale, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Living Card Games, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | 3 Comments

Bear Market: 5 Invaluable Cards for Multi-player

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Beorn

Dúnedain Signal Having enough defense to handle an onslaught of enemies is one of the most critical aspects of multi-player games. IN a solo game, enemies can more often be handled one-by- one or even with threat control and leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Market, Multiplayer | Tagged Card Draw, Card List, Card Search, Deck Building, Deck Searching, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, Ranged, Sentinel, Staging Area Attack, Staging Area Control, Strategy, Threat Control, Tolkien, Valour | 12 Comments

Bear Market: 5 Great Glue Cards

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Beorn

With the release of The Voice of Isengard, the book has been closed on the Against the Shadow cycle. Doomed effects with no resource cost, cost reduction from Gríma’s ability, and powerful neutral cards have all brought the focus back … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Market | Tagged Card Drawing, Card List, Fantasy Flight Games, Glue Cards, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mount Attachments, Ranking, Resource Acceleration, Resource Smoothing, Stat Boosting, Strategy, The Voice of Isengard, Tolkien | 8 Comments

Bear Market: 5 Great Cards From Black Riders

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Beorn

One of the highlights of GenCon was definitely having the chance to pickup the Black Riders saga expansion early. I then had the privilege of playing through the three scenarios with Ian from Tales From the Cards and Matthew from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Market, GenCon | Tagged Beorn's Favorites, Black Riders, Card List, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Spoilers, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | 10 Comments

Metagame: 5 Shadow Effects to Beware Of

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Beorn

An increasingly important part of the game is the shadow effects that are triggered during combat. Especially with scenarios like Siege of Cair Andros, these effects are becoming a greater danger. In these more shadow-heavy scenarios, particularly ones where a … Continue reading →

Posted in Metagame | Tagged A Burning Brand, Balin, Card List, Dawn Take You All, Dunedain Watcher, Fantasy Flight Games, Feint, Hasty Stroke, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, Shadow Effects, Strategy, Tolkien | 8 Comments

Bear Market: 5 Fun Cards With Surprising Utility

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Beorn

Between the core set, two deluxe expansions, a saga expansion, and two chapter pack cycles, Lord of the Rings LCG has quite a large card pool at this point. Much of the time, players will be examining cards with an … Continue reading →

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Bear Market: Who would I most want to have my back in a bar fight?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Beorn

As a giant bear, and remorseless orc-killer, I have found myself in some pretty fur-raising situations. During the Battle of Five Armies, after I had smashed through his bodyguard, I was standing muzzle to face with the vile orc chieftain, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Market | Tagged Bear Market, Card List, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lore, Ranking, Tolkien | 2 Comments

Key Concepts: Versatility

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Beorn

Each game of Lord of the Rings involves an element of randomness. Between the player decks and encounter deck, no two games will ever play exactly the same. An important aspect of deck-building is to try and reduce this randomness … Continue reading →