Tag Archives: Gandalf

Alternate Art: Benderama

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Beorn

One of the best things about making alt-art decks is that it affords the opportunity to highlight your favorite shows. Futurama is, in this bear’s opinion, a criminally underrated show. This deck is based on a design by Mortendall, originally … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Animation, Archetypes, Community, Media, RingsDB, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged ALL HAIL HYPNOTOAD, Bears, Bender Rodriguez, Beorn, Beorn's Rage, Beornings, Burning Guardian, Burning Skin-changer, Community, Creatures, Deck List, Deep Knowledge, Descendant of Thorondor, Eagle of the North, Eagles, Eagles of the Misty Mountains, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Flight of the Eagles, Fun, Futurama, Gandalf, Giant Bear, Grimbeorn the Old, Gwaihir, Gwaihir's Debt, Healing Herbs, Landroval, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Loyal Hound, Meneldor, Messenger Raven, Mortendall, Radagast, Radagast's Staff, Silly, Support of the Eagles, The Eagles are Coming!, The Head of Stephen Hawking Shoots Lasers, The Most Loyal Hound Ever, The Riddermark's Finest, Tolkien, Vassal of the Windlord, Winged Guardian, Word of Command | Leave a comment

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: Seastan’s Nine LEGO Walkers

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Cardboardoftherings Cotr

Editor’s Note: Matt, from Cardboard of the Rings, is our guest author for this article. We hope that you enjoy this most excellent alternate art deck. A few years ago, my son and I had been playing the LEGO Lord … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Cardboard of the Rings, Community, Contract, Guest Author, Media, Photo, Series, Theme | Tagged A Good Harvest, Alternate-Art, Aragorn, Athelas, Bill the Pony, Boromir, Captain's Wisdom, Cardboard of the Rings, Celebrían's Stone, Community, Con of the Rings, Daeron's Runes, Drinking Song, Fantasy Flight Games, Fellowship Contract, Frodo Baggins, Fun, Gandalf, Gather Information, Gimli, Gondorian Shield, Guest Author, How To, Legacy of Numenor, LEGO, Legolas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Matt, Merry, Pippin, Sam Gamgee, Seastan, Send for Aid, Sneak Attack, The Free Peoples, The Master Ring, The Nine Walkers, The One Ring, Theme, Tolkien, Traits | Leave a 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

Alternate Art: Eagle Storm

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Beorn

A sense of adventure and a desire to explore the world is at the heart of Tolkien’s writing. Trying to deconstruct our hobbies is a tricky business, but I have no doubt that my love of travel was in some … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Art, Combo, Community, Con of the Rings, Events, Media, Series, Tempo, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Alagos, Alternate Art, Breath of Arda, Chieftain of the Skies, Community, Community Content, Deck Building, Deck List, Descendant of Thorondor, Eagle Emissary, Eagle of the North, Eagles, Eagles of the Misty Mountains, Fantasy Flight Games, Faunith, Fire on the Eastemnet, Flight of the Eagles, Gandalf, Golden Crown, Gwaihir, Hidden Roosts, Hiroshige, Japan, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Landroval, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Meneldor, Sneak Attack, Support of the Eagles, The Day's Rising, The Eagles are Coming!, The Gathering Storm, Theme, Tokaido, Tolkien, Travel, Tribal Decks, Ukiyo-e, Vassal of the Windlord, Veteran Eagle, Wilyador, Winged Guardian | 3 Comments

Discussion: The Second Coming

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Beorn

The Second Coming Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhereThe ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Control, Decks, Discussion, Legendarium, Series, The Lord of the Rings, Theme | Tagged Argorn, Contract, Discussion, Ents, Fantasy Flight Games, Gandalf, Gandalf the White, Living Card Games, Poetry, Power, Saruman, Sauron, Secrecy, The Grey Wanderer, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Nature of Power, Theme, Tolkien, Tribal Deck, William Butler Yeats, Wisdom | 6 Comments

Alternate Art: Bear Jamboree

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Beorn

I’ve been tinkering with various means for unlocking the fierce potential of Grimbeorn the Old, and this decks represents my current thinking. There are undoubtedly decks which focus more directly on Grimbeorn, but I also wanted to create something thematic. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Alternate-Art, Art, Community, Decks, Metagame, Multiplayer, The Hobbit, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Aggro, Alternate Art, Beorn, Beornings, Card Draw, Dunedain, Fantasy Flight Games, Gandalf, Gildor Inglorion, Grimbeorn the Old, Hobbits, Leadership, Living Card Games, Readying, Resource Acceleration, Shadow Cancelation, Signal Attachments, Sneak Attack, Tactics, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tighten Our Belts, Tolkien, Weapons | Leave a comment

Alternate Art: Seven Stars and Seven Stones

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Beorn

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 →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Books, Decks, Legendarium, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Alternate Art, Anborn, Boromir, Deck Building, Denethor, Faramir, Gandalf, Gondor, Heir of Mardil, Ingold, Living Card Game, Magali Villeneuve, Mono-Leadership, Mono-Sphere, Palantir, Prince Imrahil, Resource Acceleration, Rod of the Steward, Send for Aid, Steward of Gondor, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien, Tome of Atanatar, Tribal, Visionary Leadership | 1 Comment

Alternate Art: A Weary Pilgrim

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Beorn

When evening in the Shire was grey his footsteps on the Hill were heard; before the dawn he went away on journey long without a word. From Wilderland to Western shore, from northern waste to southern hill, through dragon-lair and … Continue reading →