No, no, not the film — it’s a new boardgame by Dr. Reiner Knizia, who designed the recently-republished ‘Lord of the Rings’ cooperative boardgame and many other excellent titles. Fantasy Flight Games has announced this for ‘Winter 2010’. Some time back, Knizia indicated that, like the book, this will be a lighter title than ‘Lord of the Rings’ and playable by younger players and non-gamers. 2-5 players represent dwarves who accompany Bilbo on his journey; the goal is to end the game with the most loot!
With the forthcoming cooperative LotR card game and the new edition of the older Knizia LotR co-op (and a likely new edition of the big-box War of the Ring wargame next year), and now this new product, Fantasy Flight is keeping their Tolkien line very much alive. In any case, this game can keep us occupied on those long Yule nights while waiting for news about a Hobbit movie.
Learn more at the Fantasy Flight Games website. [Click Here]
[disclaimer – I (Ostadan) have nothing to do with FFG, but think they’ve done a fine job in their handling of the Tolkien game license, unlike some other companies I could mention…]
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Galenswerd Swordsong sends along this press release from The Lonely Mountain Band: 09.18.2010 – Beyond the Western Seas is the debut album for The Lonely Mountain Band, a musical project created by members of the Celtic rock group Fathom and fronted by Fathom lead singer John Di Bartolo. The album is inspired by the epic literary world of J.R.R. Tolkien, perhaps best known for his The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The scope of Beyond the Western Seas covers the early days of Tolkien’s world, however, giving its intricately detailed history a unique musical life. While Di Bartolo’s Celtic roots are clear throughout Beyond the Western Seas, The Lonely Mountain Band is a separate musical experience infused with fantasy. In addition to original lyrical content, The Lonely Mountain Band puts several of Tolkien’s poems into new settings for fans to enjoy as free downloads from the band’s website. More..
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Nancy Martsch writes: I wanted to let everyone know that the JRR Tolkien newsletter “Beyond Bree” will be producing a Calendar for 2011! Advance orders are being taken for the “Beyond Bree” 2011 Calendar. We accept PayPal, too. Please spread the word. If you would like to know more about the Calendar or “Beyond Bree”, contact Nancy Martsch at beyondbree@yahoo.com Continue reading “Beyond Bree 30th Anniversary Calendar”
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The Lord of the Rings films are coming out individually on Blu-ray today, so we thought we’d celebrate with a bit of a giveaway! TheOneRing.net in coordination with Warner Brothers Home Entertainment are giving you a chance to win an impressive LOTR prize pack! Each prize pack includes:
- (1) “The Fellowship Of The Ring” Blu-ray disc
- (1) “The Two Towers” Blu-ray disc
- (1) “The Return Of The King” Blu-ray disc
- (7) Seven Bookmarks
- (1) One Navy Blue Ornament
- (1) One deck of LOTR Playing Cards
- (1) One Travel Candle
- (1) One Poster
We are giving away (5) five packs, so your odds of winning are greatly increased! The entry form is after the break, and winners will be announced on Sept 21st 2010. Thanks to Warner Brothers for making this giveaway possible! And don’t forget to pick up your copies today at a local store or through your favorite online source. [FOTR Blu-Ray] [TTT Blu-Ray] [ROTK Blu-Ray]
This giveaway is now closed! Please see the winners, located here
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Things are moving in the Hobbit world; there are rumors afoot of castings, contracts, scripts and even start dates. It’s all very exciting and if you were at TORn’s panels at DragonCon this year, you were prepared for it!
Yes, TheOneRing.net was present again this year at one of the world’s biggest fan-based convention. Staffers from TORn ran a table over the course of the weekend, where we had the great pleasure of chatting to fans, meeting regular TORn visitors, catching up with old friends and faithful supporters, and introducing newbies to the joys of the website. Over the four days of the convention we gave out freebies, distributed candy to those brave enough to answer Tolkien trivia, sold t-shirts to help keep the website attending conventions and events, and provided the fun of the ‘Don’t you know you’re [sic] Sam?’ photo opportunity! Apologies Samwise fans, but we decapitated Sam in a hobbit standee, so folks could pose with their head in his place; and all kinds of aliens, cartoon characters, heroes and villains stepped up over the weekend to
offer to ‘share the load…’ For images from the weekend click here. Lots more written details after the break! Continue reading “The official ‘DragonCon 2010’ report (and photos!)”
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Available now in paperback, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún reimagines one of the most famous Norse myths. The epic poem brims with passion, jealousy and drama, as the hero Sigurd and princess Gudrún fight to share their lives together. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún arguably contains Tolkien’s most passionate writing, as he delves into the mythology that inspired him more than any other. The 10 lucky winners will get a free copy of this amazing paperback! Fill out the form after the break! For the sweepstakes terms and conditions, click here. [Find a Local Store] [Amazon.com]
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