The Lord of the Rings Online TCG: Articles

Leaving the Shire is a bi-weekly column offering advice for new players and veterans who want to get back to the basics. Want to learn more about The Lord Of The Rings Online TCG? If so, here's the place to start. If there's an aspect of the game you'd like us to explore, contact us at leavingtheshire@worlds-apart.com and let us know!

Volume 1, March 16, 2005: Deckbuilding Basics
Volume 2, March 30, 2005: Free Peoples Deckbuilding
Volume 3, April 13, 2005: Shadow Deckbuilding
Volume 4, April 27, 2005: Adventure Deck Building
Volume 5, May 11, 2005: When to Make Your Move
Volume 6, May 25, 2005: Program Features

Marching into Mordor focuses on competitive play in The Lord Of The Rings Online TCG. In this bi-weekly column, writer Zach Shephard weighs in on advanced strategies, anaylsis of the metagame, deckbuilding strategies and other topics that tend to keep him awake at night.

Volume 1, March 23, 2005: Making a Splash
Volume 2, April 6, 2005: The Orc Culture
Volume 3, April 20, 2005: Draft Dodging
Volume 4, May 4, 2005: Fun with Filtering
Volume 5, May 18, 2005: The Uruk-hai Culture

The Premier Series Qualifiers, Invitationals and Events are the major tournaments in The Lord Of The Rings Online Trading Card Game. Check out these articles for reviews of the winning decks, interviews with the winners, analyses of the metagame and more.

March 25, 2005: March 2005 PSQ Review
April 29, 2005: April 2005 PSQ Review
May 27, 2005: May 2005 PSQ Review
July 25, 2005: July 2005 PSQ Review
August 17, 2005: Summer 2005 Premier Series Event Review
September 2, 2005: August 2005 PSQ Review
September 30, 2005: September 2005 PSQ Review
November 30, 2005: November 2005 PSQ Review

Each month, Zach Shephard takes a look at what kinds of decks are seeing the most play in the tournament scene in the Metabreaker column. Take a look at the cards and combos that people are playing and learn some great tricks to help you beat the competition!

April 8, 2005: When Pirates Attack!
May 6, 2005: 2005 Online TOC Review

Here's an archive of articles from the first year of The Lord Of The Rings Online TCG:

Looking to see who won a certain tournament? Want to find an old decklist? Here's an archive of all the tournament results from The Lord Of The Rings Online Trading Card Game:

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