Tag Archives: The Lord of the Rings LCG

Deck Spotlight: Bear Draft at Con of the Rings 2023

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Beorn

I had the privilege of attending Con of the Rings 2023 in Minnesota this past weekend. There I ran the latest version of my Bear Draft (v9) with a cooperative twist. In this version, participants were able to pass hero … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Bear Draft, Combo, Community, Con of the Rings, Draft, Events, Game Variant, Live Play, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series, Swarm | Tagged Bear Draft v9, Caldara, Community, Con of the Rings, Con of the Rings 2023, Deck List, Durin's Father, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Limited Format, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mono-Spirit, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien, Vision of the Palantir | 1 Comment

Homebrew: Forgotten Lore

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Beorn

Limited formats like the Bear Draft present a particular challenge to designing a balanced metagame. The card counts are skewed significantly by the overall size of pool and constraints on deck size. Common cards have only 3 copies in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Con of the Rings, Custom Cards, Draft, Events, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Live Play, Lure of Middle Earth, Multiplayer, Play Style, RingsDB, Series | Tagged Bear Draft, Blessing of Nimrodel, Community, Deck Building, Dunedain Guardian, Fantasy Flight Games, Gatekeeper, Homebrew Cards, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lore, Lore is less popular in draft, Metagame, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien, Woodman's Axe | 1 Comment

Homebrew: Rescuing the Outcasts

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Beorn

Designing the first cycle of an LCG is a most difficult task. The strategies and themes established in the Core Set need to be supported while simultaneously introducing new factions and expanding the identity of the spheres and traits. Because … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Archetypes, Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Series, Theme, Tribal, Uncategorized | Tagged Community, Dead Cards, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Homebrew Cards, Horseback Archer, Living Card Games, Longbeard Map-Maker, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, Minas Tirith Lampwright, Ravenhill Scout, Rivendell Scout, Silverlode Archer, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Veteran of Nanduihirion, West Road Traveller | 3 Comments

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

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 →

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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 →

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Bear Market: Starter Deck Orphans

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Beorn

The Revised Core Set and Starter Decks are introducing a wave of players to the game and they represent the perfect starting point for anyone new to LCG adventures in Middle-earth. These products offer a wealth of cards to support … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Aggro, Archetypes, Bear Market, Community, Control, Multiplayer, RingsDB, Solo, Support | Tagged Aggro, Armored Destrier, Arwen Undomiel Ally, Control, Dagger of Westernesse, Deck Building, Enemy Engagement, Fantasy Flight Games, Forth the Three Hunters, Hall of Beorn Card Search, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Not in Revised Core Set, Not in Starter Decks, Popularity, Power Cards, Restricted Attachments, RingsDB, Staples, Strategy, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Threat Control, Tolkien, Treebeard Ally, Warden of Healing, Weapons | 2 Comments

Spoilers: Ring-maker Campaign Expansion

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Beorn

Is it because of my mugwith its frowning mouth?So often I would itchto be luminous and free of fogbut nothing would approachexcept big dogs.And the dogs got zilch. –Song of the Dwarf, by Rainer Maria Rilke The Angmar Awakened cycle … Continue reading →

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Bear Market: Starter Deck Supplements

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Beorn

Thanks to an intrepid player in Australia, we finally have the full lists for the four Starter Decks. The cards from Defenders of Gondor, Dwarves of Durin, Elves of Lórien, and Riders of Rohan have also been added to Hall … Continue reading →