The wonderful movie info site IMDB has yet another LotR vs. Harry Potter poll for us to win. So, go westward Ringers, and bring home the gold! [More]

Thanks to Jonas who sends us this clip from Danish TV showing the fans camped out in their tent village outside the cinema, waiting to buy tickets to FOTR. And so it begins…..[More] Meanwhile, the people from the GladBlad website are updating their website via laptop from the ticket line, and they’re now reporting in English as well as Danish. [More]

Participating in a Live Chat Event is a unique chat experience. The first thing you need to do is get connected. You may find information at Barliman’s. If you need help fire us an email. You will connect to our main chat room, and if the event is not there, you will be directed to it in another room.

Depending on the event, the room will either be open to all speakers or moderated. In a moderated room, the flow of conversation is structured and you may find that you are unable to ‘speak’ freely. Regular conversation happens after the main question and answer session. Questions are asked by patrons like yourself in private messages to staff, who relay them to our guest speakers. Please message the appropriate staff member(s) by typing /msg nick your question. For example, /msg Berendir When will the first series come out?

After the main Q & A, there will probably be an open session with our guests. It is important to keep in mind the general room guidelines at this time. If you are having difficulty connecting or with other issues please feel free to message or email the Barliman’s moderators.

We hope you enjoy your stay!

Two of the many great folks at Decipher will be joining us today in Barliman’s for a talk about their new Trading Card Game. These cards are awesome and the game is outstanding! Come meet and talk with TCG creators Tom Lishcke & Chuck Kallenbach today! [More]

LIVE CHAT with Decipher

For a great overview of the game check out this Gaming Havens report from WorldCon this summer. [More]

Finally, here are details on how to participate in today’s chat: [More]

Natalya, the webmaster of TORn Community Site Henneth Annun has requested that we post this sad news about the changing of Russia’s release date, and the reasons why New Line should keep the original date it promised of December 21st. [More]

If you’re a gamer… or if you’re not… you have to take a look at the LotR creations from the wizards at Games Workshop. I’ve had my hands on a lot of their first line product, and the quality and detail are outstanding. Gwaihir is HUGE! It feels like what we’ll see in the films is what we can play at home. [More]