Tag Archives: Galadriel

Alternate Art: Avatar of Dale

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Beorn

As a longtime fan of Autumn’s excellent alt art designs, it is well past due that she receive her own signature deck here. One of her best decks is Dale Passes into the West, a novel approach to the Dale … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Alternate-Art, Animation, Archetypes, Books, Community, Contract, Media, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Test of Will, Alternate Art, Ancestral Armor, Animation, Autumn, Avatar the Last Airbender, Bard son of Brand, Beravor, Bow of Yew, Brand Son of Bain, Community, Contract, Dale Passes into the West, Deck List, Descendant of Girion, Elrond, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gather Information, Guardian of Esgaroth, Hauberk of Mail, Into the West contract, Keen as Lances, King of Dale, Knight of Dale, Legacy of Numenor, Living Card Games, Long Lake Trader, Lord of the Rings LCG, Map of Rhovanion, North Realm Lookout, Redwater Sentry, Rhovanion Outrider, Song of Healing, Spare Hood and Cloak, Traffic from Dale, Warrior of Dale, Wiglaf | 3 Comments

Alternate Art: Blue Shell of Friendship

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Beorn

Try as we might, it was not possible to convince BeornGPT to design an F1-themed alternate art deck for electronjon. For some reason it kept trying to use photos of Mario Andretti for every character. As a consolation prize, we … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Community, Con of the Rings, Events, Games, Media, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series, Support, Uncategorized | Tagged A Test of Will, Alternate-Art, Ancient Mathom, Arwen Undomiel, Beregond, Bofur, Community, Deck List, Dwarven Tomb, electronjon, Elrond's Counsel, Eowyn, Ethir Swordsman, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Galadhon Archer, Galadriel, Galadriel's Handmaiden, Glorfindel, Gondorian Shield, Imladris Stargazer, Inner Strength, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mario Kart, Mirror of Galadriel, Multiplayer, Nenya, Pelargir Shipwright, Reforged, Roving Herbmaster, Silver Harp, Stand and Fight, Support Deck, The One Ring, Theodwyn, Thorongil, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Alternate Art: La Llorona

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Beorn

As a child, I thought of Halloween as a fun night to dress up and gorge on candy. Like many holidays, there are much deeper cultural traditions underlying All Hallows’ Eve. In Mexico, Dia de los Muertos can be traced … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Art, Books, Combo, Community, Media, Series, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Theme | Tagged ALeP, All Hallows' Eve, Altar, Alternate Art, Community, Culture, Dia de los Muertos, Fantasy Flight Games, Galadriel, Halloween, La Llorona, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Memorium, The One Ring, Theme, Tradition | 4 Comments

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

Bear Market: Convention Staples – Part 2

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Beorn

In the first part of this article, we discussed staples for card draw and resource acceleration, which are appropriate for multiplayer games. Specifically, with Con of the Rings arriving soon, the goal is to give players ideas of how to … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Bear Market, Community, Con of the Rings, Events, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series | Tagged A Long-extended Party, ALeP, Brand Son of Bain, Community, Con of the Rings, Deck Building, Double Back, Fantasy Flight Games, Frodo Baggins, Galadriel, Gandalf, Grim Resolve, Hold Your Ground, Leather Boots, Legolas, Lembas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Merry, Multiplayer, Readying, Rohan Warhorse, Secret Vigil, Sneak Attack, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Threat Control, Three and Four Player Games, Tolkien, Unexpected Courage, Woodmen's Clearing | 1 Comment

Bear Market: Convention Staples – Part 1

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Beorn

With Con of the Rings fast approaching, now is an excellent time to review some multiplayer staples worth considering. Many solo players, even if they play two-handed solo, don’t often have to deal with coordinating unique cards in an ad … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Market, Community, Con of the Rings, Events, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series | Tagged A Lesson in Caution, A Long-extended Party, ALeP, Ancient Mathom, Beravor, Bifur, Brand Son of Bain, Campfire Tales, Card Draw, Community, Con of the Rings, Deck Building, Deep Knowledge, Double Back, Fantasy Flight Games, Foe-hammer, Frodo Baggins, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gavin, Generic Replacements, Gildor Inglorion, Grim Resolve, Horn of Gondor, Legolas, Lembas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mablung, Merry, Multiplayer, Part 1, Ranger Provisions, Readying, Resource Acceleration, Seasoned Forager, Secret Vigil, Sneak Attack, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theodred, Threat Reduction, Three and Four Player Games, Tolkien, Unexpected Courage, Unique Cards, Wingfoot, Woomen's Clearing, Zigil Miner | 1 Comment

Deck Spotlight: Bear Draft at Con of the Rings 2021

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Beorn

I had a great time at Con of the Rings 2021. Seeing old friends and making new ones is always a highlight. Whenever I can, I like to run the latest version of my Bear Draft. This year it was … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Community, Con of the Rings, Control, Deck Spotlight, Draft, Events, Game Variant, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, Power, Series, Tempo, Theme | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Bear Draft, Bear Draft v6, Beregond, Community, Con of the Rings 2021, Conventions, Deck Lists, Draft, Early Game, Eowyn, Fun, Galadriel, Gimli, Grimbeorn the Old, Limited Format, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, Prince Imrahil, Strategy | 1 Comment

Alternate Art: Nouveau Hunters

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Beorn

Art Nouveau was a style of art, architecture, and crafts which came into prominence in the late 19th century. Even today, more than a century later, Alphonse Mucha is associated with the Art Nouveau. Unlike many artists from earlier movements, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Decks, Mono-Sphere, Multiplayer, Theme | Tagged Alphonse Mucha, Alternate Art, Art Nouveau, Arwen Undomiel, Contract, Deck Building, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Forth the Three Hunters, Galadriel, Mono-Sphere, Mono-Spirit, Multiplayer, Quest Deck, Strategy, Style, Support Deck, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme | 4 Comments

Alternate Art: Whispers in the Trees

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Beorn

While it’s nice to have the Ghost of Framsburg finally released, new players are still anxious to get their hands on reprints. I’ve designed another alternate art deck, to tide everyone over while they wait patiently for their critical missing packs … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Community, Tribal | Tagged Alternate Art, Bounce, Celeborn, Enters Play, Fantasy Flight Games, Galadriel, Glamdring, Haldir of Lorien, Living Card Games, Nenya, Orcrist, Silvan, Tempo, The Elvenking, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | 1 Comment

Session Report: ¡Viva Las Chingonas!

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Beorn

I finally had a chance tonight to try out my Las Chingonas deck, and the setting could not have been more appropriate. My friend Stephen and I sailed our ships against the Raider Flagship in A Storm on Cobas Haven. … Continue reading →