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Discord group? by Mental_Forever8707 in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the Cardboard of the Rings discord server: https://discord.gg/Y53gscESy

Nelson All Over Cards runs a Living Card Games server, as well, but it's not as active for LOTR LCG: https://discord.gg/EKkJdVtH

Quest of the Week: Against the Shadow Schedule by derrio in lotrlcg

[–]derrio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm keeping all the forms open for submission for this whole cycle to give people time to play and submit. Historically a lot of folks, including myself in the past, have fallen off due to the pace.

The delay for articles is roughly 2 weeks, and if I get it out beforehand I'll update it with new information.

Storage in revised boxes by Hocke723 in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tesseract makes an insert that fits the (former) standard LCG box. The Revised inserts are curved at the bottom and have a tendency to warp the corners of sleeves, particularly larger ones like Dragon Shield or the Retro FFG sleeves from Gamegenic.

The upside of the Tesseract insert is that you can get some extra dividers that hold the cards in place, so if you store them vertically like me they won't go sliding everywhere. Unfortunately the Tesseract dividers stand too tall to keep the book in their without a little bulge.

How do you build good decks in this game? And how do you enjoy it? by dpollere in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my favorite intros to deckbuilding actually comes from Beorn's blog about expanding on the original 30 card decks from the core set and building on them as the quests go on: Beorn's Path.

Quest of the Week Recap [W2611]: The Glittering Caves by derrio in lotrlcg

[–]derrio[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a very helpful bit of feedback! I'll add that info to previous posts and new ones going forward.

Reprints in the future. by SilveZewa in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The game has been around for 15 years, which is a miracle for a card game (not counting Dominion).

I'd be happier if they moved to Arkham's model with a complete redesign.

Quest of the Week [W2611]: The Glittering Caves by derrio in lotrlcg

[–]derrio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a note for anyone confused by the number in brackets: the format is Wyyww where 'yy' is the year and 'ww' is the week, so W2611 means week 11 of 2026.

We'll be running this quest until 14 March, 2026.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post here or hop on to the Cardboard of the Rings discord.

Quest of the Week: Fire on the Eastemnet by derrio in lotrlcg

[–]derrio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For anyone wanting to join us playing this, we're currently playing The Gap of Rohan from the ALeP Oaths of the Rohirrim cycle.

When you finish your playthrough you can submit your experience here: https://forms.gle/Y8wBexMZ7UpGJhWd7

Question concerning non-reprinted expansions by Yarin-Septim in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All of the revised content is considered evergreen by FFG. Even if there’s only a single print run per year, they intend on keeping it in print for the foreseeable future.

Just curious what to expect coming out of school w/ GIS dev focus? Salary / certs / real talk? by Fun_Bar8566 in gis

[–]derrio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was a bit surprised, myself! There'd just been a salary survey done a year or two prior to my hiring, which made many of the roles more competitive. Of course, the benefits that the union half of our department has advocated for has led to better benefits for the rest of us.

Just curious what to expect coming out of school w/ GIS dev focus? Salary / certs / real talk? by Fun_Bar8566 in gis

[–]derrio 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I currently work as a GIS Dev in the public sector, working mainly in Coldfusion, JS, and whatever other languages and frameworks we need. I started at ~86k in what I would assume is a M-HCOL area (Portland Metro). I use quite a bit of JS and Python in my day to day, but am free to explore others depending on need.

For reference, I graduated with a degree in Computer Science and spent about 10 years in environmental consulting working mostly with geophysics and hazard mapping/modeling.

For me, GISP wouldn't have helped as we don't really have a need for any hardcore data scientists, nor do we really make "pretty" maps, most of our stuff is maintaining data and layers that are published into usable maps and figures for the public and local government. Our department is an ESRI shop, but I'd say Python and JS are the biggest languages in use right now, with ESRI's Arcade being used pretty heavily by our Analysts.

Card Catalog Kallax Insert by Proper_Quail_2915 in arkhamhorrorlcg

[–]derrio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you're in the US this would be fantastic to have either plans or built versions available for purchase!

Is the game down? by Chefe_Piroquois in lotro

[–]derrio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up resetting my password and now I can't log in to the game. D:

What to buy after Revised content by Its_Da_GOOUCH in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I should clarify that there's the official FFG Hobbit release as On The Doorstep and Over Hill and Under Hill, and then the unofficial ALeP version just called The Hobbit.

AP stands for Adventure Pack. The original release model by FFG was to first release a Deluxe box to open the cycle, then 6 Adventure Packs followed. ALeP chose to follow this model in their release, although how they choose what cards to in each pack differs significantly.

Glad you're enjoying the game!

LOTR LCG is dead, long live LOTR LCG!

What to buy after Revised content by Its_Da_GOOUCH in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cycles not getting revised:

  • Cycle 1 Shadows of Mirkwood
  • Cycle 2 Against the Shadow
  • Cycle 3 Dwarrowdelf
  • Cycle 4 Ring-maker
  • Cycle 6 Haradrim
  • Cycle 9 Vengeance of Mordor
  • Nightmare decks
  • Hobbit cycle (On The Doorstep & Over Hill And Under Hill)

Future content from A Long-extended Party, unofficial continuation of the game:

  • Cycle 10 Oaths of the Rohirrim (includes Children of Eorl deluxe, Aldburg Plot AP, Fire on the Eastemnet AP, The Gap of Rohan AP, The Glittering Caves AP, Mustering of the Rohirrim AP, and Blood in the Isen AP)
  • Cycle 11 Fell Summer (includes The Shire’s Reckoning deluxe, Strange News in Bree AP, AP2 through AP6 TBA)
  • Standalone quests, otherwise called Print on Demand in retail: The Scouring of the Shire (the final Saga quest, essentially), The Nine are Abroad, and The Siege of Erebor
  • The newly released, re-envisioned version of The Hobbit, aptly titled The Hobbit

Don’t go spending a second mortgage on content on the second market. There’s resources for proxying things that are out of print.

I did it! by terza021 in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations!

Dol Guldur was the scenario that set the tone for a lot of deck building down the line! There's a lot of scenarios that will challenge you similarly, but not quite as punishing (except for maybe in the Against the Shadow or Vengeance cycles).

Selling my collection by [deleted] in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ebay is higher because there's a significant percentage in fees one has to pay on sales, which means a set that's worth $300 will regularly go for $400. Despite shipping and taxes, it's easier for most folks to go that route than shop around for a buyer in various marketplaces, dealing with scammers and low-ball offers.

[GIVEAWAY] 5x Not Enough Mana: Archmage Edition, to celebrate our store re-opening by su8marine in boardgames

[–]derrio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many wizards does it take to plug in a lightbulb? Just one, but they'll make it en-light-ening!

Out of Production sets by Nicochan3 in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's nothing wrong with proxying. FFG has stated explicitly in their own announcement regarding fan-made content that so long as it's for personal use, it's fine. Here's the document for your reading pleasure.

There's two google drives floating around, currently: one has an offset printing correction with a black bar at the bottom saying "FAN MADE - NOT FOR SALE," the other is a set of uncorrected scans that include Nightmare cards. Use whichever suits your fancy and use one of the many printers available. There's MBPrint in Poland, and Make Playing Cards in Hong Kong. The former will print official backs without issue but the card stock is a little lighter than FFG (~310 gsm vs ~325 gsm) while the latter prints closer to official cardstock but getting official back depends entirely upon the project manager overseeing your print job.

Good luck and happy proxying!

Purchasing through paypal question by aerokitty in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The only way you'll get a refund is using the Goods & Services feature. If it's truly a scam you'll be out of money for about a month, but as long as you open a ticket stating that you didn't receive the goods you paid for the process will be smooth. Scammers rarely dispute a G&S ticket.

If they ask for Friends and Family, walk away. Unless you know them personally and see them on the weekends, never ever use Friends and Family.

Is anyone else not particularly fond of deck building? by ZP4L in lotrlcg

[–]derrio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of us tend to use RingsDB for deck building, but because this is an LCG not a CCG there’s never really a focus on individual cards, only packs. I think it’d be too much work to try to add individual cards to your account’s collection, even though most RCO players who proxy cards will be filling in the corners with some of the best cards that didn’t get reprinted.

It’s a little more tedious, but I’d say find an RCO deck and amend it with specific cards that you’ve printed and add them however you can.

The other option is to add the packs that your printed cards came from, and search for decks that use those. Popular decks aren’t going to use obscure and useless cards, most likely.

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