Tag Archives: Mirlonde

Decks: The House of Elrond

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Beorn

Of all the characters in Tolkien’s legendarium, Elrond is one of the most fascinating. The half-elven descendant of Beren and Lúthien, Elrond and his brother Elros were given a very unique choice. After the War of Wrath and the destruction of Beleriand, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Legendarium, Theme, Tribal, Two Handed | Tagged Aragorn, Deck Building, Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond, Fantasy Flight Games, Glorfindel, Half-Elven, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mirlonde, Noldor, Rivendell, Strategy, Tolkien, Two Handed | 18 Comments

Deck: Daughters of Númenor (and Valinor)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Beorn

The less difficult scenarios can be a nice change of pace, especially as they give us a chance to try out different decks, and strategies which might not be viable in more difficult quests. While it is fun to play top-tier … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Legendarium, Theme | Tagged A Watchful Peace, Asfaloth, Deck Building, Elves, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Female Characters, Idraen, Living Card Games, Location Control, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mirlonde, Strategy, Strider's Path, Tolkien, Warden of Arnor | 13 Comments

Decks: GenCon 2013

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Beorn

Before packing up my mead and honey-cakes and heading off on a trip to the far-away land of Indianapolis, I need to build a couple of decks for GenCon 2013. If the Stone of Erech event held by FFG is … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, GenCon | Tagged Deck Building, Deck List, Denethor, Elladan, Elrohir, Fantasy Flight Games, GenCon, GenCon 2013, Glorfindel, Legolas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mirlonde, Secrecy, Strategy, The Stone of Erech, Tolkien | 17 Comments

Deck: Prisoner of the Dark Forest

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Beorn

Continuing in our series of decks from Middle-Earth’s alternate history, we now travel to Greenwood the Great, the forest more commonly known as Mirkwood. Leading up to the Fellowship of the Ring, Gollum was very much a creature of interest. … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Legendarium, Theme | Tagged Aragorn, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Glorfindel, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mirkwood, Mirlonde, Mono-Lore, Mono-Sphere, Strategy | 3 Comments

Deck: Masters of the Forest

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Beorn

“Yes, they are elves,” Legolas said. “and they say that you breathe so loud they could shoot you in the dark.” Sam hastily covered his mouth. The latest hero in the Against the Shadow cycle, Mirlonde, has an interesting ability … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Theme | Tagged Against the Shadow, Aragorn, archery, Deck Builder, Deck Building, Deck List, Elrond, Elves, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mirlonde, Mono-Lore, Mono-Sphere, Strategy, The Drúadan Forest, Tolkien, trait synergy | 12 Comments

Metagame: Traits and Choice

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Beorn

With the Steward’s Fear released and The Drúadan Forest set to add more ally goodness in less than a week, the Outlands trait has hit the scene like a crazed Mûmak. One can certainly make a convincing argument that Dwarf is still … Continue reading →