I thought this would be quick post, but I ended up playing it several times. This variation on one of the standard forms of the Ent deck was created by Rings user ff0x. The description covers all you need to know if you've played ents before. Well written and clear. First Impressions This deck is … Continue reading Deck #16 Tents for Ents
Deck #15 Pickaxes and Pipes (Dwarven Miners)
Ringsdb was a little slow today so I'm testing a deck that was posted by a friend a couple months ago. Dwarves have earned a bit of a bad reputation within the "hardcore" element of the community for being "too powerful" but the mining subtheme within the Dwarven faction has some tricky and very different … Continue reading Deck #15 Pickaxes and Pipes (Dwarven Miners)
Deck #14 Beregond Keeps a Low Profile
This deck caught my eye today because the Beregond/Eowyn/Glorfindel combo was one of my standby decks for years, but using Tactics Beregond and Spirit Eowyn. This deck is a new take on one of my favorite combos! Created and uploaded to Ringsdb by user Thejuggler2000, Beregond Keeps a Low Profile starts at a fantastic 21 … Continue reading Deck #14 Beregond Keeps a Low Profile
Deck #13 Lords of the Mark
Deck building for Rohan is getting richer and richer every cycle! This deck was created and uploaded to Ringsdb by user Obsidian22. First Impressions The list looks fairly solid! I'm a little surprised not to see some of the more recent additions to Rohan's cardpool (Guthwine primarily). The description indicates that Gamling is crucial to … Continue reading Deck #13 Lords of the Mark
Deck #12 Songs for Rosie
I couldn't help myself. One more quick test of a deck featuring Folco Boffin. This deck was created by Beorn of Hall of Beorn fame and actually highlights Ms. Rosie Cotton and her singing prowess! First Impressions The deck description is clear: power up Rosie to power up Sam! Having seen Rosie go crazy before, … Continue reading Deck #12 Songs for Rosie
Deck #11 Folco the Grey
Folco is everywhere! I'll move onto another type of deck next, I promise! This deck was uploaded a couple days ago by Rings user TheChad, who is also one of the hosts on Cardboard of the Rings. First Impressions The idea behind this is to start in Secrecy, get the board fairly well set up, … Continue reading Deck #11 Folco the Grey
Deck #10 – Secret Leadership
Another quick Folco deck test. This is a mono-leadership secrecy Folco deck! Not something I would have thought of but Sam and Denethor are certainly good candidates for starting heroes. Secret Leadership was created and uploaded to Ringsdb by user Denison. The deck includes a couple cards I've never played at all so I thought … Continue reading Deck #10 – Secret Leadership
Decks #8 and 9 – Boffin Fever!
The community has a fever and the only cure is more Boffin! For a while today there was a new Folco Boffin list popping up on Ringsdb every hour! At least 3 videos of Folco decks have hit in the last two days as well! He has certainly breathed new life into the secrecy/two hero … Continue reading Decks #8 and 9 – Boffin Fever!
Deck #7 Book Club: Scouring of the Shire
The Scouring of the Shire will come sooner or later! With Tom Cotton included in the Mountain of Fire saga box, it seems certain we will get this scenario at some point. I expected it (and would have welcomed it!) as the Fellowship 2017 quest, but we got to play Epic Dol Guldur instead. My … Continue reading Deck #7 Book Club: Scouring of the Shire
Decks #4, 5 and 6 – Tactics Palooza
Three decks with this exact hero lineup have been published in the last few days so I thought I would test them all back-to-back! I've always been a Tactics Theoden fan and upon the release of Eowyn I became more excited for solo Tactics possibilities and then Hirgon blew open a whole new world of … Continue reading Decks #4, 5 and 6 – Tactics Palooza
LOTR Deck Testing Ground 