Alternative Art

OG Aragorn

Promo Aragorn

The first and only promo card for LOTR is Aragorn. You could of gotten it either by going to Gen Con 2014, or a Fellowship event, or paying way too much on eBay. Guess which route I took. 

Anyway, the completionist in me wants every last bit from this game, even though I'm not a big fan of the art. It's ok, but I'm just a big fan of the original super baggy shirt and all. I did, however, fall in love with the graphic design. I love the full card art and the change in layout. 

Moving on from Aragorn, where are the others? Hopefully there will be another at this year's Gen Con, but one per year will not do. Inspired by some of the work Tom Howard and Beorn have done, I have made some of my own custom cards.  All of these were made in Strange Eons, a free program that will get more mention in future blog entries.

Gandalf

Gandalf was one of my firsts. I loved the old cover art from the 1978 version of The Lord of the Rings by Ralph Bakshi. I feel it really show the grand power of Gandalf. 

Galadriel

Whenever you create a new hero card in Strange Eons, this is the default image. After a while, I had to make her into her proper card. 

Loragorn

Finally, I thought I'd bring it full circle with Aragorn. This time, it's the lore version. I love the shadowing the artist used. I feel it fits the "Strider" persona that I associate with Loragorn. 

What do you think? What heroes would you like to see with new alt art cards?

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This is the beginning

Hello and welcome!

I am very excited to get started. My name is Chris and I am a fanatic when it comes to The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game.  For those who don't know, LOTR is a Living Card Game, or LCG, by Fantasy Flight Games. Unlike other LCGs, such as Android: Netrunner, LOTR is the only one which can be played solo or cooperatively. There is a competitive mode as well, but it is best not to discuss it.

Other than my love for the game, I am a husband, and father of two. Since becoming a father, I shifted from being a video gamer into board gaming. I found that modern video games have lost a lot of the social aspects that I remember from my youth. Board gaming files that niche, and in the last few years I have grown my collection to a reasonable (or unreasonable, if you ask my wife) size.

Now, what should you expect from this blog? First off, this will be a place where I will publicize new videos. I plan on making a variety of game play content, ranging from casual play to nightmare scenarios, and even some goofy, rule-breaking ones thrown in for fun. In addition, I would like to report on new content, whether that's new releases, or just news from FFG. In each, I will give my opinions, which I hope will be informative and entertaining.  I also hope that we can begin a dialog which positively lifts up the game I love, and hopefully brings more to enjoy this game.

Thank you so much for checking out this blog and I hope you continue to join me on this adventure!

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