Tag Archives: Playtesting

Alternate Art: Nightmare in the Fog

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Beorn

Last month, I had the privilege to write a quest review for Nightmare Conflict at the Carrock over on the Vision of Palantir. It had been a few since I played that quest, and as part of researching the article … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Community, Contract, Decks, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Alternate-Art, Beorn, Beornings, Deck Building, Eagles, Fantasy Flight Games, Gwahir's Debt, Gwaihir, Istari, Landroval, Living Card Games, Nightmare, Playtesting, Power, Radagast, RingsDB, Strategy, Support of the Eagles, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme, Tolkien, Vision of the Palantir | 1 Comment

Guest Author: Nightmare Escape from Umbar

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Beorn

Editors Note: This is a Custom Nightmare version of Escape from Umbar, designed and created by KaiserWilly. He is a friend of the Hall who started playing in 2017. He was the runner-up in the competitve tournament at Con of … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Guest Author, Homebrew Cards, Nightmare, Series | Tagged Community, Escape from Umbar, Fantasy Flight Games, Haradrim Cycle, Homebrew Cards, KaiserWilly, Living Card Games, Nightmare, Playtesting, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Austin Community, Community, Control, Decks, Live Play, News, Photo | Tagged A Storm on Cobas Haven, Control, Deck Building, Dream-chaser Cycle, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Galadriel, Las Chingonas, Living Card Games, Multiplayer, Na'asiyah, Playtesting, Quest Control, Resource Acceleration, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Threat Control, Tolkien, Turtle | 3 Comments

Beorn’s Path: Part 13 – Return to Mirkwood

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Beorn

After many wanderings, poisonous spiders, deadly trolls and dead ends, we come at last to the final stretch of our journey on Beorn’s Path. Like many adventures in life, everything ends where it began. We are returning to Mirkwood, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, New Players | Tagged Beorn's Path, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Playtesting, Return to Mirkwood, Shadows of Mirkwood, Strategy, Tolkien | 22 Comments

Beorn’s Path: Part 12 – The Dead Marshes

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Beorn

J.R.R. Tolkien’s experiences in World War I, particularly at The Battle of the Somme, would later greatly influence his writings about Middle-Earth. Indeed, it is hard to look at the photograph above and not be reminded of The Dead Marshes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, New Players | Tagged Beorn's Path, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Playtesting, Shadows of Mirkwood, Strategy, The Dead Marshes, Tolkien | 7 Comments

Beorn’s Path: Part 10 – A Journey to Rhosgobel

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Beorn

At our last stop on Beorn’s Path, we successfully cleared the Carrock of trolls. Continuing on the path, we are now making A Journey to Rhosgobel, the home of Radagast the Brown. While traveling the Anduin valley, we discover Wilyador, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, New Players | Tagged A Journey to Rhosgobel, Beorn's Path, Deck Building, Eagles, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Playtesting, Strategy, Tolkien | 32 Comments

Beorn’s Path: Part 8 – Playtesting (The Hunt For Gollum)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Beorn

My apologies for the long wait on this article. Spring is a busy time for Bears. Once I shake off my hibernation sickness (really Han Solo, it’s not all that bad), I have Bee Pastures to tend, and whole new … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, New Players | Tagged Beorn's Path, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Playtesting, Shadows of Mirkwood, Strategy, The Hunt for Gollum, Tolkien | 10 Comments

Beorn’s Path: Part 6 – Escape from Dol Guldur

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Beorn

In our previous wanderings along Beorn’s Path, we built a second core set deck, this time using the Tactics and Spirit spheres. Escape from Dol Guldur is the most difficult scenario in the core set, and it is particularly ill-suited … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, New Players, Two Handed | Tagged Beorn's Path, Core Set, Deck Building, Escape From Dol Guldur, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Playtesting, Solo, Strategy, Tolkien, Two Handed | 51 Comments

Beorn’s Path: Part 4 – Journey Along the Anduin

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Beorn

In our previous stop along Beorn’s Path, we tuned our Leadership/Lore deck in preparation for a Journey Along the Anduin. Knowing that we have to face, and defeat, the dreaded Hill Troll has impacted our strategy. Specifically, we identified a … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, New Players, Solo | Tagged Beorn's Path, Core Set, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Hill Troll, Journey Along the Anduin, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Playtesting, Solo, Strategy, Tolkien | 63 Comments

Beorn’s Path: Part 3 – Deck Tuning

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Beorn

In our last installment, we found a Passage Through Mirkwood while playtesting our newly made Leadership/Lore deck. Before we continue on our path to the next core set scenario, we are going to catch our breath and take stock of … Continue reading →