Tag Archives: Legolas

Alternate Art: Legolas – Ace Attorney

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Beorn

A community thrives from contributions by all of its members and contributions come in all different forms. Some contribute blog articles, others design decks, while others support new players who have rules questions. A game as complex as The Lord … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Animation, Archetypes, Combo, Community, Games, Media, Series, Support | Tagged Alternate Art, Cirdan the Shipwright, Community, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Legolas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, Rules Questions, Sappidus, Theme, Theodred, Tolkien | Leave a comment

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 →

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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

Homebrew: Filling in the Gaps

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Beorn

One of the biggest challenges with making thematic decks is that some characters are only available in hero form. Even with the new Bond of Friendship contract, there are four hero spots in your deck. This makes it almost impossible … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Allies, Aragorn, Balin, Bond of Friendship, Boromir, Cirdan the Shipwright, Deck Building, Eomer, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Frodo Baggins, Fun, Gimli, Grimbeorn the Old, Homebrew Cards, Legolas, Living Card Games, Oin, Ori, Saga, The Fellowship, The Fortress of Turn, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Quest for Erebor, Thematic Decks, Theme, Theoden, Thorin Oakenshield, Thranduil, Tolkien, Unique Characters | 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: Three Hunters Aggro Braves the Desert Crossing

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Beorn

I had the chance to try out my Aggressive version of the The Hunters Deck tonight and was able to survive Desert Crossing before my heroes were burnt alive. Roheryn was invaluable for this quest. Not only did he provide the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Decks, Live Play, Photo, Power, Session Report, Solo, Theme | Tagged Aggro, Ally Light Decks, Aragorn, Desert Crossing, Doomed, Fantasy Flight Games, Gimli, Legolas, Living Card Games, No Cancellation, Solo, Strategy, Temperature, The Lord of the Rings LCG, The Sands of Harad, Three Hunters, Tolkien | 2 Comments

Alternate Art: Magali Villeneuve

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Beorn

The physical constraints of a card game mean that amazing artwork is hidden on small cards. With many talented artists contributing to this game, it is shame to have beautiful images limited to 3.5 by 2.5 inches. With the promotional … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Art, Community, GenCon, Tribute | Tagged Alternate-Art, Anborn, Aragorn, Art, Bilbo Baggins, Boromir, Denethor, Elrond, Eowyn, Erestor, Fantasy Flight Games, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gimli, Glorfindel, Haldir of Lorien, Legolas, Mablung, Magali Villeneuve, Promotional Hero Template, Sam Gamgee, Théoden, The Lord of the Rings LCG | 14 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

Alternate Art: Core Set Heroes

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Beorn

Beyond the rich theme and deep strategy, another thing that really makes The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game stand out is the fantastic art. It is a shame that the standard card size reduces many of these masterpieces … Continue reading →