Tag Archives: The Hobbit

Deck: Memories of the Second Age

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Beorn

The elves in Tolkien’s legendarium allow for histories and world building of truly mythological scope. Their lifespans mean that many of them have witnessed centuries of world events. It also deepens the tragedy when an elf is slain; centuries of … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Community, Decks, Legendarium, Series, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Anachronism, Asfaloth, Deck Building, Deck List, Eldar, Elrond, Elves, Fantasy Flight Games, Forth, Forth the Three Hunters, Galadriel, Gil-Galad, Glorfindel, Gondolin, Imladris, Legendarium, Light of Valinor, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lorien, Nargothrond, Nenya, Onward Into Battle, Second Age, Strategy, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Third Age, Three Hunters, Tolkien, Vilya, Westernesse | 1 Comment

Deck: Be Our Guest

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Beorn

Mustering of the Rohirrim was released earlier this week, and I for one could not be more excited. Looking back on the decks I’ve built over the years, I’ve been trying to make viable decks around Beornings since The Hobbit … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Books, Combo, Community, Decks, Series, Swarm, The Hobbit, Theme, Tribal | Tagged A Very Good Tale, ALeP, Balin, Be Our Guest, Beorn's Welcome, Beorning Pony, Beornings, Birna, Combo Deck, Community, Deck Building, Deck List, Dwarven Mining, Dwarves, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Osbera, The Hobbit, The Last Alliance, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Thorin Stonehelm, Tolkien, Tribal Deck | Leave a comment

Alternate Art: The Greatest Adventure

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Beorn

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead Today and tomorrow are yet to be said The chances, the changes are all yours to make The mold of your life is in your hands to break. The greatest adventure is there … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Community, Decks, Legendarium, Movie, Power, The Hobbit, Theme, Tribal | Tagged 1977, Alternate-Art, Animated Movies, Deck Building, Dwarven Digging, Dwarves, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Gandalf Deck, Living Card Games, Nostalgia, Strategy, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Theme, Tolkien, Tribal Decks | 3 Comments

Deck: The Sixth Bear Army

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Beorn

It’s been even busier than usual, lately at the Hall. Some of my family was staying with us while Hurricane Harvey wrecked havoc against Houston and the Gulf coast. They were fortunate that their house (narrowly) avoided destruction in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Combo, Decks, RingsDB, The Hobbit, Theme | Tagged Battle of Five Armies, Beorn, Bifur, Charity, Combo, Combo Deck, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Gloin, Hurricane Harvey, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mighty Warrior, Strategy, The Hobbit, Tolkien, Vigilant Guard | 1 Comment

Deck: The Might of Rohan

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Beorn

An interesting dilemma for any game series that is based on a book is what to do when you run out of source material. Fortunately, the world of Middle-earth is vast and the nature of this game is open-ended, so it … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Books, Deck Building, Eomer, Eowyn, Fantasy Flight Games, Heroes, Lord of the Rings LCG, Rohan, Strategy, Théoden, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Tribal Deck | 22 Comments

Contest: Recipes from a Halfling’s Pantry

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Beorn

Greetings, readers! I am delighted to announce a very special contest. Friends of the blog over at Second Breakfast have announced the release of cookbook that is near and dear to this bear’s heart. The book is called Recipes from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Contest | Tagged Books, Community, Contest, Cookbook, Food, Fun, Second Breakfast, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | 11 Comments

Contest: Master of Lore’s Battle of Five Armies Custom Card

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Beorn

The Master of Lore is running a contest to create a custom card for The Battle of (the) Five Armies movie. I encourage everyone to head on over and submit their entries. I have included my entry here, as my … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Contest | Tagged Beorn, Custom Cards, Lord of the Rings LCG, Movie, The Battle of Five Armies, The Hobbit, Tolkien | 6 Comments

Play 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 →

Posted in Community, OCTGN, Play Report, The Grey Company, Twitch, Video | Tagged Battle of Five Armies, Beorn, Fantasy Flight Games, Live Stream, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Multiplayer, The Grey Company, The Hobbit, Tolkien, Twitch, Video | 9 Comments

Discussion: Peter Jackson, Please Don’t Mess This Up!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Beorn

Mrs. Beorn and I are headed to the theater to join our friends in watching The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. To say that I am excited to see myself portrayed on the big screen is an understatement. Still, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussion, Movie | Tagged Beorn, Movies Are Never The Same As Books, The Hobbit | 14 Comments

Recipes: Food In the Hobbit

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Beorn

http://recipewise.co.uk/tea-in-the-hobbit As someone who loves food, and The Hobbit, I could not resist sharing this great site with my readers! Using letters from Tolkien, and his books as source material, they provide recipes for all of the food mentioned in … Continue reading →