Card Lords! Before you log into Diablo III to grind some levels or farm some sweet gear alongside Mitch, Brandon or Jared (or, ya know, do something actually meaningful with your life), why not give the latest episode of COTR a listen??? It's Episode 26 - The Devil Made Me Do It!

Aii dohn´t waunt your life….(thread repair post)

Rejoice, for the latest episode of COTR hath finally cometh!

It's Episode 27 - David Asfaloth

For better or worse, Cardboard of the Rings has made their YouTube debut! Check out YouTube.com/COTRPodcast to see our very first video: "

Two new videos live on YouTube by COTRPodcast! Check out:

Is the youtube format replacing the regular podcast, or are you going to be doing both now?

scott80 said:

I prefer youtube I think to the audio podcast.

Hey people! I start to look your Long dark game in youtube. You make so many mistake more then you notice there. Im sorry but comand you dont have a really tiume to read a rule book a properly???? Command, before you daclare yourself as a lotr Duty at least you should to know what is a game about…… Shame Lightdarker…….

OOOOO My god o see this game and i understand Boored now……. Live tournaments????? im sorry i dont trust now any point in a quest log………..

And this is a most active players in community…………

Glaurung said:

First of all, lightdarker did not play in the Long Dark youtube game.

Second, they were very aware that they messed up rules-wise and checked in with everyone and asked if we still wanted to see the video…we said yes.

Third, you're being kind of harsh, the point is entertainment as much as anything.

Fourth, it's com'on an abbreviation of come on not command.

Narsil0420 said:

Thanks for the defense, Narsil. Glaurung is a frequent voice in this community, and he/she is quite noteworthy for having a strange, ethereal ability to piss everybody off.

As a more generalized response, we do not claim to be masters of the game. We do not claim to be experts on this game. I'm assuming that's what you meant by "a lotr Duty," at least. You know what we claim to be? A free podcast that everybody is free to listen to -- or not. We welcome criticism and we welcome people to call us out when we make mistakes. But you know… overall this is a free broadcast that asks nothing of its listeners that they don't want to give already. If you don't want to listen, don't. If you want to call us out for some mistakes, please do it. I would love to know what we did wrong so that we don't repeat it in the future and give other people bad information.

An ineffective route, however, is to write a ridiculous rant that escalates yourself into some sort of glorified throne of rules knowledge. Don't call us names for getting it wrong, show us what we did wrong so people can learn from our mistakes.

I am aware that this response is nothing but feeding the troll, but I guess my hope is that OTHER people, other BETTER people, in these forums and on our Facebook group, are aware that we totally welcome criticism. All I ask is that you treat us like normal human beings when you do

FallenTurtles said:

Good post (as opposed to the badly written rant above).I've only recently started played Lord Of The Rings LCG, after some friends introduced it during one of our group gaming sessions. I've been going through all the podcasts at work since I saw this thread, and really enjoy what you do (often having to supress sniggers at work as I listen on headphones). Sometimes I get useful insights from the 'casts, sometimes spot errors (which are usually picked up in the next episode), but overall, just appreciate some fun input for a game I really enjoy (that also helps work pass by!).

Keep up the good work!

What happened here is partly a cultural problem. In some countries, being harsh is a norm. I think I know what I'm talking about being from one of those countries.

Anyways, even the more "socialized" people on this board have been quite harsh in the past which is a shame. And starting with myself, I have to say my responses to those have not always been exactly "sophisticated." It would be nice if people tried harder making this board a "better" place.

I dont know why some people are complaining about a few mistakes. can anyone honestly say they haven't accidentally missed a few rules and card effects in their games? especially when the board gets really busy with cards.

i've been following the podcasts for a while and i think they are really good. i think it's better that they're not "professionally" done. they talk about the game, go off on a tangent sometimes, have a laugh, and make the odd mistake, just like us.

the youtube stuff is worth a watch, but i would be disappointed if they totally replaced the podcasts. i'd much rather have it on my headphones to listen to while i'm doing other stuff

…dont listen to those critics, lightdarker!

the mistakes are alright

When we play, its common to get rule changes introduced by the quest card wrong or overlook them (like Hunt for Gollum, when to reveal that cards? How many now? ). It happens all the time. sometimes I wish they would include a summary card where all the game changes are shortly recapped and when they happen…

Thank you for the kind words, everyone. I'll be sure that everybody at COTR drops in here to see what great fans we have!

For the record, this is Brian posting, and Brandon and I are usually the rulebreakers Mitch, aka, thelightdarker, is our rules guru and keeps us all on task. So none of the negativity should have ever been directing at the Mitch King. It's all me and Brandon. In fact, to celebrate this series of posts, I think I'm going to recommend that he and I record a gamer together and break every rule possible. I plan on using Pokemon cards.

You're all great!

Seriously. This is a great program EXACTLY because it's natural…read have errors, mistakes, using time on suddenly appearing subject etc. How boring it would be if it would become a 100% proff radios how / YouTube show with rehearsed scripts. If that ever happened the show would loose it's soul and the popularity drop to down below zero! This isn't a audio version of the rule book or a rule cyclopedia, it's entertainment when it's best. Guys coming together talking about the game and making the mistakes everyone else except perfect-Glaurung-I'm-so-great-and-everybody-else-but-me-sucks-at-this-game-cause-I'm-THE-master-guru-expert *gasp* is making. Casual, relaxed, funny, great.

Well, not much said that haven't been said already. Just wanted to make my voice heard in defence of you guys and your great work.

So in short, people at thecardboardofthering please don't stop!

Glausung, please do!

while there are some shocking errors in these play through, as would be expected if you ever listen to these guys card evaluations , Still.. I would expect Glaurung to make just as many of not more, as he is a solo player (so no one ever checks on him) that claims extremely high win ratios and even uses a single deck for all scenarios AND uses his own ban list (no Beravor, no tracker etc etc) I would like to see him post a game.

Oh, internet. Never change.

In any case, I'm glad to announce that the lotr Duties are back again with even more shocking errors and mistakes than ever before in Episode 28 - White Wizard !

Just wanted to throw my hat into the ring and say ive particularly enjoyed your games on you tube this week. Everyone makes mistakes with this game im sure. Well done guys, keep it up and dont let one person spoil your good work. Glaurung should be ashamed with his/her post, its a disgrace and embarrassing. Cheers chaps.

Ted Sandyman said:

Thanks for the props, Ted!

A thought about making videos:

Trying to keep the running time low + not wanting to take up too much of the other players' time ---> quick decisions ---> moving through phases very quickly ---> inevitable mistakes

Everybody who can spare some time should watch the latest video. EPIC.

muemakan said:

Glad you liked it!

FallenTurtles said:

As I have said previously this is why I listen to this show. Watch out Sauron here comes Pikachu!