Gil-galad bore Vilya during the time period this deck is attempting to represent. The answer is that Elrond was not the bearer of Vilya until the Third Age. The first question that I expect many experienced players to ask is: “Why is Vilya not included in the Deck?!”. My goal here is to avoid gross anachronisms, and instead highlight these powerful characters. Sure, I could include a bunch of generic allies and hand wave that many of the geographies where they live in the Third Age don’t exist, or an markedly altered during the Second Age. There simply aren’t enough characters who were alive in the second age to make a viable deck. Out of necessity, this is another Three Hunters deck. This deck is an attempt to represent these critical characters in the Second Age, before Last Alliance and the fall of Sauron. While many of the player cards are tied specifically to the events of the Third Age, the card pool has grown large enough that it becomes possible to hop in our time machine and build a deck which is set in the past. Galadriel, Elrond and Glorfindel all helped set the stage for the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. While the LCG takes place firmly in the Third Age of Middle-earth, it includes several characters who were alive and played vital roles in the Second Age. A being with such epoch-spanning memory is simply incomprehensible for humans with our limited mortal perspectives. It also deepens the tragedy when an elf is slain centuries of potential is lost forever. Their lifespans mean that many of them have witnessed centuries of world events. The elves in Tolkien’s legendarium allow for histories and world building of truly mythological scope. Collectively, you continue to make the community around the Lord of the Rings LCG the best there is. Thanks to everyone at the convention, and all of my readers wherever you are.
I cannot wait to see what surprises are in store for Bear Draft v8. Also, ALeP should be announcing their second cycle soon, so I will have new player cards to include in next years draft. As always, I will analyze the cards drafted and the winning deck, and make further tweaks to the draft pool. I promise that next year I won’t forgot the signature cards. This is an impressive deck list for a limited format, and I’m not just saying that because it features my favorite faction.Ĭon of the Rings 2022 – Bear Draft – DougĪ bear-sized thank you to everyone who participated.
That is exactly what Doug has done here, with a powerful deck built around Beorning recursion effects and Thengel. An attentive player can benefit by scooping up all of these cards as they are passed, and build a powerful draft deck. It often happens in the draft that certain archetypes or traits are ignored by most players. The other deck that I want to highlight was built by Doug and is dear to this old bear’s heart. This deck would be welcome in any multiplayer game.Ĭon of the Rings 2022 – Bear Draft – Sabina Ford Sabina’s deck was one of the best support decks I’ve ever seen drafted she certainly captured the spirit of fellowship at the heart of this game. Even though the draft features a cooperative two player game, most players draft powerful solo decks. Sabina Ford was the youngest player, not only at this draft, but who has ever participated in one of my draft events. The winning decks speak for themselves, but there are two other decks I’d like to highlight here. I’ve listed each of the drafted decks below: Their decks were excellent and their four round victory is unlikely to be beaten any time soon. Congratulations to the winning team of Rolento and Truck. In any case, the drafted decks did not disappoint and I commend the players for making do with even more extreme constraints. My apologies for this oversight, sometimes the bear can be a bit fur-brained. This means that players were not able to bolster their starting heroes with critical supporting cards. Work had me busy right up until the day before the convention, and unfortunately I forgot to pack the signature cards for each hero.
I brought the latest version of the Bear Draft to Con of the Rings 2022 and it was a joy to watch players participate in this novel format. It was nice reconnecting with folks I haven’t seen all year, playing lots of games, and sharing some fun alt-art promotional cards. This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend Con of the Rings 2022 and it was a wonderful experience.
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