Tag Archives: Hobbits

Discussion: Bloodless Victory

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Beorn

Ah, that Time could touch a formThat could show what Homer’s ageBred to be a hero’s wage.‘Were not all her life but stormWould not painters paint a formOf such noble lines,’ I said,‘Such a delicate high head,All that sternness amid … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Control, Decks, Legendarium, Literature, Mono-Sphere, Play Style, RingsDB, Series, Solo, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Theme, Tribal, Uncategorized | Tagged ALeP, Community, Control, Deck List, Fantasy Flight Games, Fatty Bolger, Folco Boffin, Forest Snare, Frodo Baggins, Heroism, Hiroshima, Hobbits, Living Card Games, Oppenheimer, Pacifism, Pippin, Put Off Pursuit, Ranger Spikes, Reading, Secrecy, Staging Area Control, The Children of Hurin, The Great Hunt, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme Decks, Tolkien, Violence, War | 1 Comment

Alternate Art: Nurn Hobbits

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Beorn

I’ve been wanting to make an alternate art deck for a Hobbit Bond of Friendship list for some time. Whatever artist or style I sought, I just could’t found the right art. Then, in what was either a stroke of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Cardboard of the Rings, Community, Contract, Media, Power, Series, Theme, Tribal, Tribute | Tagged Alternate Art, Bond of Friendship, Cardboard of the Rings, Chad, Contract, Fantasy Flight Games, Fortress of Nurn, Fun, Hobbits, Living Card Game, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Simpsons, Theme Decks, Tolkien, Tribal Decks | 5 Comments

Session Report: A Weary Pilgrim Hunts the Dreadnaught

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Beorn

I just successfully completed a rousing game against The Hunt for the Dreadnaught scenario pack. I used an updated version of my alternate art fellowship deck, A Weary Pilgrim. This time the game was standard mode, but it will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Contract, Control, Power, Session Report, Theme | Tagged Action Advantage, Contract, Control, Easy Mode, Fantasy Flight Games, Fellowship, Hard Mode, Hobbits, Living Card Game, Resource Acceleration, Scenario Pack, Secrecy, Ship Enemies, Ship Objective, Solo, Standard Mode, Strategy, The Hunt for the Dreadnaught, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Turtling | Leave a comment

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: 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 →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Combo, Contract, Control, Power, RingsDB, Theme | Tagged A Very Good Tale, Ally Mustering, Alternate Art, Contract, Control, Deck Building, Donato Giancola, Fantasy Flight Games, Fellowship, Gandalf, Hobbits, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Power Deck, Resourceful, Secrecy, Strategy, Timely Aid, Tolkien, Turtle, Wild Stallion | 7 Comments

Deck: Shire Yard Sale

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Beorn

While the new power cards from the Dale archetype were joining the party, amid much fanfare, a group of less-heralded cards were slinking around the back of the house, to smoke pipes and specifically avoid their more gregarious companions. Silvan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Control, Decks, Legendarium, Mono-Sphere, Tempo, Theme | Tagged Attachment Bounce, Bartering, Bilbgo Baggins, Card Draw, Control, Deck Building, Encounter Deck Manipulation, Ents, Fantasy Flight Games, Folco Boffin, Gildor's Counsel, Hobbits, Living Card Games, Location Control, Mono-Lore, Pippin, Resourceful, Scroll of Isildur, Secrecy, Staging Area Control, Strategy, Tempo, The Hidden Way, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Wilds of Rhovanion, The Withered Heath, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Poll Results: Favorite Archetype as of 2015

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Beorn

At times, the meta-game can seem as fickle as a springtime thundershower. Just as one archetype disappears, two new ones appear in a bolt of lightning. Other archetypes change drastically, thanks to new cards which bring new-found strategies. It’s finally time … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Community, Metagame, Poll | Tagged Archetype, Archetypes, Community, Deck Building, Dunedain, Dwarves, Ents, Fantasy Flight Games, Hobbits, Living Card Games, Noldor, Poll, Silvan, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | 4 Comments

Deck: A Walk with Fangorn

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Beorn

Lately, we have been seeing quite a few marquee heroes with well-rounded stats. These do-everything characters can form the potent core of a deck’s strategy, but they rely heavily on readying effects. Some heroes have built-in readying effects, but with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Tempo, Theme | Tagged Deck Building, Deck List, Ents, Fangorn, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Healing, Hobbits, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Merry, Pippin, Strategy, Theme, Tolkien, Treebeard | 7 Comments

Deck: For the Shire!

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Beorn

“Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me!” Then Merry heard in all sounds of the hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. “But no living man … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Theme | Tagged Bilbo Baggins, Bill the Pony, Card Search, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Gandalf, Gather Information, Gimli, Hobbits, Leaf Brooch, Legolas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Merry, Pippin, Sam Gamgee, Secrecy, Strategy, Threat Reduction, Tolkien, Word of Command | 12 Comments

Poll Results: Most wanted from Ring-maker Cycle

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Beorn

With the release of The Antlered Crown, the Ring-maker cycle has been brought to a close. The Grey Company just released our last episode of the year in which we had an in-depth discussion about this cycle. Now, it seems only fitting … Continue reading →