The Week Behind, and what lies ahead – Issue 03 | 28 February 2021

 

Issue 003 | 28 February 2021

Welcome to the third newsletter looking at the Tolkien-related news from the previous week and what is coming up in the week(s) ahead.

The Week Behind, and what lies ahead – Issue 02 | 21 February 2021

 

Issue 002 | 21 February 2021

Welcome to the second of a series of newsletters looking at the Tolkien-related news from the previous week and what is coming up in the week(s) ahead.

LOTROStream Q&A with Severlin and Cordovan – Friday 19 February 2021 - notes

 

LOTROStream Q&A with Severlin and Cordovan – Friday 19 February 2021 - notes

On Friday 19 February 2021 SSG Executive Producer Severlin (Rob Ciccolini) and Community Manager Cordovan (Jerry Snook) held a Q&A with the LOTRO community on Twitch.tv via the LOTROstream.

Like with the recent world building chat Scenario (Matt Elliot) did, I’ve taken some notes (less extensive this time) and you can read them below.

As usual, any errors are my own, apologies in advance.

LOTROstream chat with world builder Scenario (Matt Elliott) about making Wildwood and other landscapes – notes and partial transcript

 

The Week Behind, and what lies ahead – Issue 01 | 15 February 2021

Issue 001 | 15 February 2021

Welcome to the first of a series of newsletters looking at the Tolkien-related news from the previous week and what is coming up in the week(s) ahead.

Gaming news: Free League’s The One Ring: Roleplaying in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth comes to Kickstarter on 11 February 2021

 

Ten years ago, the fantastic One Ring RPG by Cubicle 7 was released to critical acclaim. Just over one year ago Cubicle 7 dropped the One Ring RPG license. Today has been a great day for fans waiting news of the new One Ring RPG coming from Free League. Early this morning Francesco Nepitello posted the following hint at what was coming:

Gaming in Middle-earth update January 2021

 

Gaming in Middle-earth update January 2021

As we move forward into 2021, gaming in the world of Tolkien’s Middle-earth is still in a great place. There is a varied choice of games with new products being released. There has been company changes (most dramatically in the One Ring’s case from Cubicle 7 to Fri Ligan) and potentially some lines being completed, but there is also several new unreleased games on the horizon.

Below is a round up of what is still being produced, I’ll look into each in more detail in future blogs. This lists paper & pen RPG, board games and computer/console games.

Please note, my main focus is on games with the licence from JRR Tolkien’s books, and not the Peter Jackson films.