May 10, 2018

  The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game has taken you all over Middle-earth, from the ruins of Númenor to the slopes of Mount Doom. This year, at Gen Con 2018, you’ll have the opportunity to create your own adventure through some of the most iconic locales this world has to offer with The Wizard’s Quest special event!     During The Wizard’s...

Apr 25, 2018

Hail Friends! Hope you are all doing well. Happy 11th Anniversary to The Lord of The Rings Online. It is a joy to see such a wonderful game based on Tolkiens lore still going strong. While raiding is fun but the mere fact that we can just log into a game and go visit Prancing Pony in Bree or go see the Tower of Isengard or witness the destruction of the Black...

Apr 6, 2018

  Games Workshop is going to task players to find the One Ring later this fall, with a new board game The Lord Of The Rings: Quest To Mount Doom. Players take the role of members of the Fellowship, each with their own unique abilities, hunting for the One Ring hidden somewhere in Middle-earth. The catch is that, while players still want to take the ring to...

Apr 1, 2018

We at Fantasy flight are working hard on our first digital endeavor to bring our Living card game of the Lord of the rings to PC and Mac in Q2 of 2018.  But this isn’t the only digital game about our favorite retreat into fantasy. The people at Standing Stone Games and Daybreak games have brought the Lord of the rings Online into Mordor and Northern...

Mar 24, 2018

Hail Friends! Hope you are all doing well. Spring is in the air, the sun is shinning bright, as winter comes to end and our paths lead us to Northern Mirkwood and Dale and to Erebor and it is finally time for the return of LOTRO Poems. Casual Raiders recently celebrated their 4th year anniversary. Sometimes I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that...

Feb 24, 2018

  The fine folks over Fantasy Flight Interactive have released a new gameplay trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Living Card Game, that we told you about. This is the first look that we have gotten at gameplay, so beware if you want to be surprised, the first time you play it.       Last Chance! Spoilers Incoming!!      ...

Jan 30, 2018

  The Rivendell Region Guide takes your adventures West across the Misty Mountains to the Last Homely House, expanding play into eastern Eriador, covering not only Rivendell itself, but Angmar, Fornost, Mount Gram, Tharbad and everywhere in between.     There are also rules for creating your own Magical Treasure; playing High Elves of...

Dec 15, 2017

    As the shadow of Mordor extends its reach, ever more people are torn from their homes and left without safety or refuge. When you are met with one such band of wanderers, you find yourself honor-bound to deliver them to a new setting where they may finally find peace. But the road is treacherous and fraught with dangers. Will you be able to keep...

Dec 14, 2017

  If you want to get your Tolkien role-playing on, there is a great way to jump into the One Ring RPG from Cubicle 7     For just US$14.95 you get this offer’s Starter Collection (retail value $45) with designer Francesco Nepitello’s complete RPG The One Ring (retail price $30) and its companion Loremaster’s Screen and Lake-town...

Dec 11, 2017

  Fantasy Flight Interactive has announced plans to produce a digital version of Fantasy Flight Games’ Living Card Game The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game on the Steam platform for PC next year as its first release.     The digital adaptation will use the same mechanics and cards as the tabletop version, with players forming teams of heroes and...

Nov 30, 2017

  That gates of Moria are about to open up for The One Ring & Adventures In Middle-earth RPG.     ‘Moria’ is the first release set to come to both games at the same time, arriving with support for both the original standalone The One Ring RPG and Adventures in Middle-earth, which is used as a setting with Dungeons & Dragons’ fifth edition...

Nov 23, 2017

Black friday isn’t saurons version of where the orcs can leave their ties at home before going to work. It’s the time a lot of shops go on a sales bonanza. Including digital sales. Standing stone games isn’t that different. So without further ado. Lotromarket – 85% off – $ sales  Mines of Moria™ – Digital Download...

Nov 13, 2017

  We told you that Amazon wanted a LOTR TV Show, and Amazon always gets what it wants.     Amazon has officially given the green light Variety reports, to a new small screen series based on J.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Lord of the Rings. The new program will set its story before the events of The Fellowship of the Ring, taking viewers on Middle-earth...

Nov 4, 2017

  One TV show to rule them all?     Amazon is in talks with Warner Bros. Television to develop a new TV series based on The Lord of the Rings. The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien is also involved, after settling the lawsuit with Warner Bros. over a rights dispute, they two seem to be playing nice again. Variety broke the news/rumor that Amazon is in...

Sep 21, 2017

Hello Family Line readers, This is timhedden, or just Tim. Yes, two weeks ago, I ended The Family Line. My tale of Theomin and his personal journey started over three years ago in mid-July of 2014. All during that time, it has been an absolute pleasure telling this tale through Lotro Players. Thank all of you who read my story and kept up with Theomin’s...

Sep 16, 2017

Planning a Hobbit day party? Want to impress your guests? I’ve got just what you need. Next Friday, September 22, is both Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday and has been proclaimed by the Tolkien Society as Hobbit Day. Many Tolkien fans go all out on the day and throw parties if this is you and you really want to stand out, and so all of your guests that you are...

Sep 3, 2017

  One of the things that stand out to most people about Tolkien’s world of Middle-earth has many recognizable characters. But one character that won’t be found in any Lord of the Rings lore is Forthog Orc-slayer. He will be found in the upcoming Middle-earth: Shadow of War as a tribute to executive producer Michael Forgey, who passed away from...

Sep 2, 2017

  Monolith Studios have released a new trailer video for Middle-earth: Shadow Of War, this time focusing on our friends the Orcs, We get to see inside the mind of the Orc, and what they remember.     Rather than just being potential enemies, the Orcs, uruks, and trolls of Shadow of War can join Talion’s Warband. If you spare a particularly strong...

Aug 30, 2017

  The newest addition to the Cubicle 7 Entertainment Adventures in Middle-earth lineup is now available at DriveThruRPG.   The Road Goes Ever On is a thirty-two-page supplement mainly focused on making interesting 5th Edition Tolkien journeying easier for the Loremaster to create and run. The PDF can be downloaded now and carries an MSRP of $14.99....

Aug 1, 2017

  Cubicle 7 Entertainment will release Adventures in Middle-earth:  Eaves of Mirkwood and Loremaster’s Screen, a combination accessory and introductory adventure module.     Designed for both new and existing players, Eaves of Mirkwood includes a four-panel “Loremaster’s Screen” decorated with an image of the city of Lake-town on the outside and...