Tag Archives: The Grey Company

Celebration: A Decade of the Hall of Beorn

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Beorn

It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to. ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Like many epic … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Austin Community, Books, Celebration, Community, Con of the Rings, Events, Fellowship Events, GenCon, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Legendarium, Live Play, Lure of Middle Earth, New Players, Patreon, Play Style, Series, The Grey Company | Tagged A Decade, Alternate Art, BeornBot, Blog, Cardboard of the Rings, Celebration, Community, Con of the Rings, Conventions, Discord, Fantasy Flight Games, Friends, Fun, GenCon, Gratitude, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lure of Middle-earth, The Grey Company, Tolkien | 2 Comments

Discussion: Long are the Waves on the Last Shore

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Beorn

To the Sea, to the Sea! The white gulls are crying, The wind is blowing, and the white foam is flying. West, west away, the round sun is falling. Grey ship, grey ship, do you hear them calling, The voices … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin Community, Community, Con of the Rings, Contract, Discussion, Fellowship Events, GenCon, Lure of Middle Earth, Theme, Tribute | Tagged Adventure, Caleb Grace, Cardboard of the Rings, CardTalk, Christopher Tolkien, Community, Con of the Rings, Czech Republic, David Poage, Derek Kamal, Fantasy Flight Games, FFG, France, Friendship, Gen Con, Germany, Gratefulness, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Hiatus, Ian Martin, Japan, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Master of Lore, Matt Newman, Matthew Dempsey, Portugal, Spain, The Grey Company, Tolkien, Traveling, Tribute | 7 Comments

Alternate Art: Aggro Outlands

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Beorn

Continuing in my series of alternate art decks, I’d like to present an Aggro Outlands deck which I keep in case of emergency. As listeners of the Grey Company podcast may recall, my view of Outlands was less than favorable … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggro, Alternate-Art, Art, Austin Community, Community, Multiplayer, Power, Thanks, The Grey Company, Tribal | Tagged Aggro, Ally Swarm, Alternate-Art, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Multi-Sphere, Multiplayer, Outlands, Power Deck, Strategy, The Grey Company, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Game Variant: Bear Draft v4 at Con of the Rings 2018

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Beorn

The online world can be alienating. We interact with others through text and emojis – the lingua franca of the 21st century internet. Perhaps the occasional photo gives us some context but we are largely disconnecting from those with whom … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Draft, Community, Con of the Rings, Draft, Game Variant, Metagame, Thanks, The Grey Company | Tagged Bear Draft, Bear Draft v4, Community, Con of the Rings 2018, Fantasy Flight Games, FFI, Living Card Games, The Grey Company, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | 1 Comment

Introducing: Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Beorn

My friend and fellow member of the Grey Company, Derek Kamal has just announced the Kickstarter for his new game: Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse. Anyone who enjoys roleplaying games, mice, motorcycles, or mice on motorcycles should give his wonderful game … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Community, Introducing, Series, The Grey Company | Tagged Derek Kamal, Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse, Kickstarter, Roleplaying Game, RPG, Shoreless Skies, The Grey Company | 2 Comments

Game Variant: Bear Draft at GenCon 2015

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Beorn

With GenCon 2015 fast approaching, I’ve been thinking a lot about having something special for The Grey Company Podcast listener event. With so many fans of the game in one place, we have a rare opportunity to try different game … Continue reading →

Posted in Bear Draft, Community, Draft, Game Variant, GenCon, Series | Tagged Alternate Formats, Draft, Fantasy Flight Games, Game Variant, GenCon, GenCon 2015, Listener Event, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, The Grey Company, Tolkien | 19 Comments

Session Report: Helms Deep Falls to an Onslaught of Uruk-hai

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Beorn

After a hard-fought battle, Matthew and I finally succumbed to a veritable army of Urak-hai at the Battle of Helm’s Deep. It is telling of a major shift in the relative power of enemies that even when I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, OCTGN, Screenshot, Session Report | Tagged Boromir, Fantasy Flight Games, Helm's Deep, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, The Grey Company, The Treason of Saruman, Tolkien | 9 Comments

Session Report: Beware the Spirits of the Deadmen’s Dike

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Beorn

After a long hiatus from online play, tonight I had the pleasure to play a three player game with Derek and friend of the show, Chris S. Our quest to escape from Deadmen’s Dike ended in tragedy for the ranger … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, OCTGN, Screenshot, Session Report | Tagged Community, Fantasy Flight Games, Iarion, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, OCTGN, The Deadmen's Dike, The Grey Company, The Lost Realm, Tolkien, Zombies Everywhere! | 5 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 →

Posted in Art, Community, Homebrew Cards | Tagged Alternate Art Cards, Aragorn, Art, Beravor, Denethor, Dunhere, Eleanor, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, FFG Forums, Gimli, Gloin, Glorfindel, Homebrew Cards, Legolas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Thalin, The Grey Company, Theodred, Tolkien | 14 Comments

Session Report: The Grey Company at The Battle of Five Armies

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Beorn

After four rounds of epic struggle, The Grey Company succumbed to an onslaught of Goblins and Wargs in our Twitch streaming of The Battle of Five Armies. Thanks to everyone who took part in this event. The video of this session … Continue reading →