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Barad Dûr: A Slice of Life in Mordor Welcome back to another special episode of Extra Pieces! Today's episode takes us to the Land of Mordor, where the shadows lie, any by shadows, we mean a 5,471-piece 73cm tall Barad-Dur LEGO set, that's due to be released on the 1st of June! Last year, we dedicated an entire episode to Rivendell, and we felt like we had to do the same for Barad-Dur, lest we upset the Dark Lord Sauron, so here's a deep geeky dive into all things Barad-Dur, Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings! LEGO Barad-Dur Reveal: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-unveils-10333-barad-dur-a-towering-5471-piece-model-of-saurons-stronghold/ How Tall Is Barad-Dur? https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/heres-how-tall-lego-10333-barad-dur-is-plus-how-it-compares-to-orthanc-and-other-tall-sets/ The Rambling Brick's Reveal, Spaculation and Costing out of full play set range vs Annual commitment: https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/05/15/10333barad-dur-revealed-new-minifigures450usd-speculation/ We hope you enjoy the episode. If you do, please leave a 5 star review on your pod-paying platform of choice, as it helps others to find the podcast. We love your questions and feedback, too: leave your comments on our socials @extrapiecespod and or send an email to extrapiecespod@gmail.com

On this week's Bricking News,  we explore the impressive Barad-dûr set from the Lord of the Rings series, come June 1st, which brings the dark tower of Sauron to life with stunning detail. Next, we venture into the world of Hyrule with the rumored. highly anticipated Legend of Zelda set, promising fans epic quests and iconic characters in brick form. Lastly, we discuss the exciting developments in the LEGO Group's partnership with Fortnite, including a new art print and how Fortnite has become the future of LEGO gaming. Join us as we unpack these incredible news stories on this week's Bricking LEGO News!Thank you, Patrons! - Bellefonte Bricks Studio, Ryan Moore, Franco Portelli,  Jimmy Tucker, Ryan S, David, Matthew Vanden Boogart, Paul Snellen, Lee JacksonSet Review: 10297 Boutique HotelRebrickable MOC Review: Midi scale Barad Dur moc by dopey479Barad Dur - LEGO.comFell BeastAlien Space DinerMonkie Kid anniversaryJurassic World 2024SimbaHorizon collab rumorsHMS EnduranceFortnite art printLegend of Zeldafluid movement with LEGOFortnite is the futureEmissions reduction = bonusesMay 15th releasesIdeas Gift With PurchaseTake your LEGO sets vertically! Head to Elevenmark.com and use code BACK2BRICK to take 10% off your order.Support on PATREON!!!Buy the latest LEGO merchandise from the Back 2 Brick Wear Etsy Store!Support the Show.See some of the designs I've built - REBRICKABLE.COMHead over to Back2brick.com for links to the latest LEGO set discounts!Support the podcast through our affiliate links AND join the Back 2 Brick Patreon!Have a question? Want to be a guest? Send me a message!backtobrick@gmail.comBack 2 Brick Podcast is not an affiliate nor endorsed by the LEGO Group.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group of Companies. ©2023 The LEGO Group.

Tolkien gives us a pretty clear timeline of the major events of the Second Age, including when construction of the Barad-dur, Sauron's fortress, was begun. Elrond tells us the foundations were made with the power of the Ring. The only problem is, the Ring was made 600 years later…. Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I'll send a fresh invite link). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joshua6469/support

News: We will be taking time off for the year end/New Years, so podcasts will be roughly every other week for a little while. The Source of Evil MKAL is afoot! It's a mosaic knit shawl inspired by the architecture of Barad-Dur and Orthanc, using two skeins of fingering weight yarn that have a high degree of contrast.  Deadline to enter projects for prizes is mid/late January!  But if you finish by the end of the year you can double dip in Lauren's There and Back Again KAL… Upcoming markets that Emily will be at are the Flea Off Holiday Bazaar on 12/17 and 12/18, and the Goblin Market in Marietta, GA on 4/22 Lauren is getting together Team Temperature 2023, if you've ever wanted to do a temperature project like a scarf or blanket, start planning to join in on the fun!   FO: None this week!     WIPS: Emily - MKAL Clue 2 only modification in Earl Grey Fiber Co fingering weight, Figgy Pop and Mum's the Word colorways  - Blaster Cardigan by Andi Satterlund https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blaster in Hedge Hog Fibers Tweedy DK - Musselburg Hat by Ysolda https://ysolda.com/products/musselburgh  in Old Rusted Chair fingering weight, Upload colorway https://oldrustedchair.com/     Lauren - Sports by Stephen West in Valkyrie Fibers in Matte DK, Polite Menace and Nose Jar colorways - vanilla baby hat in Beaver Moon and mystery deep stash     Acquisitions:   Emily - Lantern Light Fellowship of the Rings Advent calendar https://www.lanternlightyarn.com/   Lauren - Fleur Pinafore Dress pattern from Untitled Thoughts     Occult Corner: Yuletide ghost stories and the pagan connections to the most famous modern Christmas ghost story, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.       Self Promotion:    Emily's has debuted three new earring designs, a few new enamel pins, and her Crystal Gumball Collection! https://kittywithacupcake.com/ MKAL kits and Rainbow Temperature Gradients are available in Lauren's Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe/ The Fiber Coven will be hosting Lauren's There And Back Again KAL for all of 2022, see the public blog post on our Patreon for all the details!  

News: The Source of Evil MKAL is afoot! It's a mosaic knit shawl inspired by the architecture of Barad-Dur and Orthanc, using two skeins of fingering weight yarn that have a high degree of contrast.  Deadline to enter projects for prizes is mid/late January!  But if you finish by the end of the year you can double dip in Lauren's There and Back Again KAL… Upcoming markets that Emily will be at are the Logan Street Market on 12/10 and 12/11, the Flea Off Holiday Bazaar on 12/17 and 12/18, and the Goblin Market in Marietta, GA on 4/22 Lauren is getting together Team Temperature 2023, if you've ever wanted to do a temperature project like a scarf or blanket, start planning to join in on the fun!   FO: Lauren - Purl Pouch by Tori Yu in mystery deep stash https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/purl-pouch - matching vanilla baby hat in fingering weight held double - Source of Evil MKAL knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways      WIPS: Emily - Secret MKAL goodness, being knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways  - Blaster Cardigan by Andi Satterlund https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blaster in Hedge Hog Fibers Tweedy DK - Musselburg Hat by Ysolda https://ysolda.com/products/musselburgh  in Old Rusted Chair fingering weight, Upload colorway https://oldrustedchair.com/     Lauren - Sports by Stephen West in Valkyrie Fibers in Matte DK, Polite Menace and Nose Jar colorways - vanilla baby hat in Beaver Moon and mystery deep stash     Acquisitions:   Emily - Lantern Light Fellowship of the Rings Advent calendar https://www.lanternlightyarn.com/ - Throwin' Bones Candle, Harvest Breakfast scent https://www.throwin-bones.com/ from Aurora Gallery https://auroragallerylouisville.com/   Lauren - compressive pocket bike shorts from Girlfriend Collective https://girlfriend.com/     Occult Corner: Lauren fell down an internet rabbit hole about weird things that the Victorians did.  First, we discuss Victorian Era post-mortem photography and how they took things a bit too far instead of just making a nice momento of a beloved person who has passed.  (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-post-mortem-photographs) Then we lighten it up with the fad of late Victorian era rich ladies getting their nipples pierced.  (https://bodyartforms.com/blog/blog.asp?id=5&title=victorian-nipple-rings)     Self Promotion:    Emily's has debuted three new earring designs, a few new enamel pins, and her Crystal Gumball Collection! https://kittywithacupcake.com/ MKAL kits and Rainbow Temperature Gradients are available in Lauren's Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe/ The Fiber Coven will be hosting Lauren's There And Back Again KAL for all of 2022, see the public blog post on our Patreon for all the details!

News: The Spooky Tolkien MKAL kicks off on 11/14, with the pattern becoming available 11/7.  We will eventually be having an IG Live, stay tuned for more information!  It's a mosaic knit shawl inspired by the architecture of Barad-Dur and Orthanc, using two skeins of fingering weight yarn that have a high degree of contrast. Upcoming markets that Emily will be at are the Logan Street Market on Friday 12/2 from 4-8pm, and again at Logan Street Market on 12/10 and 12/11, the Flea Off Holiday Bazaar on 12/17 and 12/18, and the Goblin Market in Marietta, GA on 4/22 Emily will be vending virtually through Darksome Art & Craft Market for their Black Sheep Holidays Event 12/2 - 12/4 https://www.darksomecraftmarket.com/ Lauren is getting together Team Temperature 2023, if you've ever wanted to do a temperature project like a scarf or blanket, start planning to join in on the fun!   FO: Lauren - Shockwaves Shawl using Valkyrie Fibers Avatar colorways (Free pattern!) https://shop.hedgehogfibres.com/products/shockwaves - Vanilla shortie socks in Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock base, Bill the Pony and Thranduil self striping colorways   WIPS: Emily - Secret MKAL goodness, being knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways  - Blaster Cardigan by Andi Satterlund https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blaster in Hedge Hog Fibers Tweedy DK - Musselburg Hat by Ysolda https://ysolda.com/products/musselburgh  in Old Rusted Chair fingering weight, Upload colorway https://oldrustedchair.com/     Lauren - Secret MKAL goodness, being knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways - Purl Pouch by Tori Yu in mystery deep stash https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/purl-pouch   Acquisitions:   Emily - Lantern Light Fellowship of the Rings Advent calendar https://www.lanternlightyarn.com/ - Fully Spun 50gr kickstarter skein in the Good Vibes colorway https://fullyspun.com/   Lauren - Gender Affirming Healthcare Saves Lives sweater from Meg Emiko Art https://megemikoart.patternbyetsy.com/shop     Occult Corner: We're learning about Sagittarius this week!  We love to dip into astrological stereotypes, astronomy, and mythology.   Self Promotion:    Emily's will be debuting some new enamel pins and earrings in December, stay tuned for more info on the update! MKAL kits and Rainbow Temperature Gradients are available in Lauren's Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe/ The Fiber Coven will be hosting Lauren's There And Back Again KAL for all of 2022, see the public blog post on our Patreon for all the details!

News: The Spooky Tolkien MKAL kicks off on 11/14, with the pattern becoming available 11/7.  We will eventually be having an IG Live, stay tuned for more information!  It's a mosaic knit shawl inspired by the architecture of Barad-Dur and Orthanc, using two skeins of fingering weight yarn that have a high degree of contrast. Upcoming markets that Emily will be at are the Crafty Supermarket in Cincinnati on 11/26,  the Logan Street Market on Friday 12/2 from 4-8pm, and again at Logan Street Market on 12/10 and 12/11, the Flea Off Holiday Bazaar on 12/17 and 12/18, and the Goblin Market in Marietta, GA on 4/22 Emily will be vending virtually through Darksome Art & Craft Market for their Black Sheep Holidays Event 12/2 - 12/4 https://www.darksomecraftmarket.com/ Lauren is getting together Team Temperature 2023, if you've ever wanted to do a temperature project like a scarf or blanket, start planning to join in on the fun!   FO: Emily - Vanilla socks in Crazy Zauberball     WIPS: Emily - Secret MKAL goodness, being knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways  - Blaster Cardigan by Andi Satterlund https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blaster in Hedge Hog Fibers Tweedy DK     Lauren - Shockwaves Shawl using Valkyrie Fibers Avatar colorways (Free pattern!) https://shop.hedgehogfibres.com/products/shockwaves - Vanilla shortie socks in Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock base, Bill the Pony and Thranduil self striping colorways - Secret MKAL goodness, being knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways   Acquisitions:   Emily - Vintage Mickey sweatshirt and Disney Munchling plushies - Lantern Light Lord of the Rings Advent calendar https://www.lanternlightyarn.com/   Lauren - two opossum print cotton fabrics from Spoonflower     Occult Corner: We learned about Belladonna aka Deadly Night Shade, this plant is highly toxic and people have known that since ancient times, so it has featured heavily in history, mythology, and modern pop culture.   Self Promotion:    Emily's new Zodiac Merit Badge Kickstarter is live!  There is even an amazing option to make your personalized “Big 3” chart in adorable enamel pins!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/zodiac-merit-badges-an-astrologically-cute-pin-collection MKAL kits and Rainbow Temperature Gradients are available in Lauren's Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe/ The Fiber Coven will be hosting Lauren's There And Back Again KAL for all of 2022, see the public blog post on our Patreon for all the details!

News: The Spooky Tolkien MKAL kicks off on 11/14, with the pattern becoming available 11/7.  We will eventually be having an IG Live, stay tuned for more information!  It's a mosaic knit shawl inspired by the architecture of Barad-Dur and Orthanc, using two skeins of fingering weight yarn that have a high degree of contrast. Upcoming markets that Emily will be at are Crafty Bastards Market in Nashville on 11/5 and 11/6, the Belle of Louisville on 11/19 and the Crafty Supermarket in Cincinnati on 11/26, and the Flea Off Holiday Bazaar on 12/17 and 12/18! Emily will be vending virtually through Darksome Art & Craft Market for their Black Sheep Holidays Event 12/2 - 12/4 https://www.darksomecraftmarket.com/ Lauren is getting together Team Temperature 2023, if you've ever wanted to do a temperature project like a scarf or blanket, start planning to join in on the fun!   FO: Emily - floral crescent moon painting     WIPS: Emily - Vanilla socks in Crazy Zauberball - Secret MKAL goodness, being knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways  - Blaster Cardigan by Andi Satterlund https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blaster in Hedge Hog Fibers Tweedy DK     Lauren - Shockwaves Shawl using Valkyrie Fibers Avatar colorways (Free pattern!) https://shop.hedgehogfibres.com/products/shockwaves - Vanilla shortie socks in Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock base, Bill the Pony and Thranduil self striping colorways - Secret MKAL goodness, being knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways   Acquisitions:   Emily - Kawaii Tarot Deck from Hail Dark Aesthetics https://hail-855031.square.site/ - some pretty rocks from Sapphire and Sage  https://www.sapphiresagebtq.com/ - cute Switch accessories from Geekshare https://geekshare.com/ - Crafty Bitch enamel pin from Punky Pins https://punkypins.co.uk/ - soot sprite earrings from Hello Disco https://shophellodisco.com/ - Embroidery art from Meg Has Issues https://www.etsy.com/shop/hellmousestudios - mushroom necklace from Odd Technician https://instagram.com/oddtechnician?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=     Occult Corner: Astrology lessons continue during Scorpio season!  We talk about Scorpio stereotypes, misconceptions, and mythology.   Self Promotion:    Emily's new Zodiac Merit Badge Kickstarter is live!  There is even an amazing option to make your personalized “Big 3” chart in adorable enamel pins!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/zodiac-merit-badges-an-astrologically-cute-pin-collection MKAL kits and Rainbow Temperature Gradients are available in Lauren's Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe/ The Fiber Coven will be hosting Lauren's There And Back Again KAL for all of 2022, see the public blog post on our Patreon for all the details!

News: The Spooky Tolkien MKAL kicks off on 11/14, with the pattern becoming available 11/7.  We will eventually be having an IG Live, stay tuned for more information!  It's a mosaic knit shawl inspired by the architecture of Barad-Dur and Orthanc, using two skeins of fingering weight yarn that have a high degree of contrast. Upcoming markets that Emily will be at are Crafty Bastards Market in Nashville on 11/5 and 11/6, the Belle of Louisville on 11/19 and the Crafty Supermarket in Cincinnati on 11/26 Emily will be vending virtually through Darksome Art & Craft Market for their Black Sheep Holidays Event 12/2 - 12/4 https://www.darksomecraftmarket.com/ Lauren is getting together Team Temperature 2023, if you've ever wanted to do a temperature project like a scarf or blanket, start planning to join in on the fun!   FO: Emily - Loop rainbow fiber bump     WIPS: Emily - Vanilla socks in Crazy Zauberball - Secret MKAL goodness, being knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways  - Blaster Cardigan by Andi Satterlund https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blaster in Hedge Hog Fibers Tweedy DK     Lauren - Shockwaves Shawl using Valkyrie Fibers Avatar colorways (Free pattern!) https://shop.hedgehogfibres.com/products/shockwaves - Vanilla shortie socks in Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock base, Bill the Pony and Thranduil self striping colorways - Secret MKAL goodness, being knit up in a Valkyrie Fibers set on Matte Sock, Saruman and Orthanc colorways   Acquisitions:   Lauren - Pet portrait of Binx doing a blep from The Banojee https://www.thebanojee.art/     Occult Corner: Lauren went camping and foraged some juniper berries to make a little toasted juniper salve, so we talked about the symbolism and common uses of the Juniper tree and it's berries.  Plus, certified tree-nerd, Mr. Valkyrie, recorded a bonus video for the Patreon talking about Juniper tree ecology in the Great Basin.  If you're interested in more tree discourse, he recommends the Completely Arbortrary podcast https://arbortrarypod.com/ and social media darling @jewslovetrees   Self Promotion:    Emily's new Zodiac Merit Badge Kickstarter is live!  There is even an amazing option to make your personalized “Big 3” chart in adorable enamel pins!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/zodiac-merit-badges-an-astrologically-cute-pin-collection MKAL kits and Rainbow Temperature Gradients are available in Lauren's Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe/ The Fiber Coven will be hosting Lauren's There And Back Again KAL for all of 2022, see the public blog post on our Patreon for all the details!

Khamul did it first: Hobbit-Apologeten verweisen gerne auf die außerordentliche Leistung, von Hobbingen nach Barad-Dur zu wandern, lassen dabei unter den Tisch fallen, daß die Reisegruppe Ringgeist schon lange vorher dieselbe Strecke zurückgelegt hatte. Und das ohne die Gastfreundschaft lokaler Despoten in Anspruch nehmen zu können! Seid dabei, wenn die drei mittelalten Herren den Ausflug ins Grüne der Nazgul nachzeichnen.

Khamul did it first: Hobbit-Apologeten verweisen gerne auf die außerordentliche Leistung, von Hobbingen nach Barad-Dur zu wandern, lassen dabei unter den Tisch fallen, daß die Reisegruppe Ringgeist schon lange vorher dieselbe Strecke zurückgelegt hatte. Und das ohne die Gastfreundschaft lokaler Despoten in Anspruch nehmen zu können! Seid dabei, wenn die drei mittelalten Herren den Ausflug ins Grüne der Nazgul nachzeichnen.

Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, riddles and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! In this weeks episode Johnny and Dave continue their detailed look at the Dark Lord of Middle-earth; Sauron. What kind of powers did he actually have that made him the most feared character in the Lord of the Rings. Also find out what happened to the Tower of Barad Dur when the ring was finally destroyed. As always, you'll have humour, hidden details, interesting tidbits and funny soundbites. Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. You can find us at: Twitter @mellon_heads Instagram @mellonheadsofficial Facebook The Mellon Heads Buy me a Coffee buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

Here we talk about the Barad Dur Faction for Middle Earth SBGTIMESTAMPSList Review: Beginning of the videoBarad dur Review: 17:30

It'd been a while since TMAT's last tournament, so Red Jacket was like, "gotta shake off some cobweb legs, dudes." * If your tournament scene is quiet (or you're looking for batreps involving Barad-Dur, Hunter Orcs, Angmar, all-mounted Rohan, or Easterlings (with Shagrat)), Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt are back to give you some before-action predictions and post-action breakdowns from our recent 700 point tournament. It's a time-travel miracle! ** Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny ----- Intro, Tourney Rules, and Army Lists (0:00) Pre-Tourney Predictions (58:52) Round 1 Re-Cap (Rohan v. Angmar, Azog v. Sauron) (1:11:36) Round 2 Re-Cap (Rohan v. Sauron, Easterlings v. Angmar, Rohan v. Azog) (1:59:56) Round 3 Re-Cap (Easterlings v. Azog, Angmar v. Sauron) (2:43:16) List Modifications and Lessons Learned (3:30:23) Final Placements and Parting Thoughts (4:19:57) * Okay, fine... generously, that's a very rough paraphrase. ** Patent pending. ----- TMAT Talks is a podcast by Tell Me a Tale, Great or Small, a community of American table-top wargamers who enjoy the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop. Adventures Await! Like what you hear? Join the discussion: tellmeatalegreatorsmall.blogspot.com facebook.com/TmatSBG --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Y van ocho capítulos del podcast! En esta ocasión estamos un poco en cuadro, porque las incompatibilidades de horarios, además de hacernos cambiar el día de emisión, no ha dejado con poca gente, pero hemos podido contar con la colaboración de Alberto Laso, desde Santander, como parte de la asociación Minas Tirith. Pero hemos hecho lo que hemos podido. Esperemos que os guste! • En “LA CURIOSIDAD DEL ANILLO” Alija nos resume las noticias que hay ahora mismo: La Gen Con americana se cancela definitivamente, y aparecen un monton de lanzamientos para mayo: Bosk, Expansión del Underwater cities, Cooper Island, Maestros del Renacimiento y la expansión del Endeavour, entre otros. • En su visita, de Gandalf el Blanco viene esta vez desde la asociación Minas Tirith en Santander, y además de explicarnos un poquito sus actividades, nos explica un juego muy cuquo, con unos edificios muy monos para hacer nuestra ciudad medieval: ERA – Medieval Age. • En “LAS DOS TORRES”, El señor oscuro (de los chistes) Alija nos habla desde Barad-Dur de: Charterstone. Ese juego euro-game competitivo con mecánicas legacy, que promete mucho pero que parece que no acaba de convercer. • En El Pozo de Moria, Eothair nos trae un nuevo Kickstarter sin juego de mesa, pero relacionado con el mundillo. Un set de pinturas “rápidas” para gente con ganas de pintar las miniaturas de sus juegos de mesa, pero que no dispone el tiempo óptimo para un pintado profesional. Y con la ventaja de que el kickstarter es de una empresa española afincada en Madrid: SCALE 75. • Siguiendo en “LAS DOS TORRES”, Garcy convoca a sus Uruk-Hai en Isengard, y los pone a colocar inventos en: Timeline Inventions, un conocido juego de colocación de cartas de eventos históricos. • Y ya para acabar, LA COMUNIDAD DEL ANILLO debate acerca de una preferencia personal: Videojuegos VS Juegos de mesa, y nos liamos (como nunca….Ains) y acabamos yéndonos a casi 2 horas de programa de nuevo. Enlaces hablados en el podcast: Preguntas rápidas a los socios de Minas Tirith: https://youtu.be/gSmWgMDj82c Web Asociación cultural Minas Tirith: http://juegosantander.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asoc.minas.tirith. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jornadas_MT instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asocminastirith/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwyvHWdk_-GEXOLBCeizcBQ

Séptimo capítulo de este desastDIGOOOOOO videopodcast. Por increíble que parezca, no hemos tenido problemas técnicos, ni nos vamos por los cerros de Úbeda (o al menos no mucho), y nos quedamos en una cómodo duración de hora y 40 minutos, en los que tampoco desbarramos demasiado. Disfrutad de los contenidos! • En “LA CURIOSIDAD DEL ANILLO” Alija nos resume las escasas noticias que hay ahora mismo: La “no cancelación” (provisional) de Essen Spiel 2020, la nueva reedición del Shadows over Camelot y la versión por videollamada del exploding kittens llamada Quarantined Kittens. • En El Pozo de Moria, Eothair nos trae un nuevo Kickstarter, pero esta vez muy orientado al azar, y en especial para los jugadores de rol, con unos set de dados en materiales que van desde piedras semipreciosas a maderas nobles, pasando por tungsteno macizo. • En “LAS DOS TORRES”, Alija nos habla desde Barad-Dur de: Juego de Tronos. Un euro-wargame basado en las novelas (que no en la serie) George RR Martin, donde las traiciones y las guerras están a la orden del día. Y en el juego, también • Brujah nos amenaza con ejecutar rehenes si no escuchamos SU TESSSSSSORO, en este caso Hostage Negotiator, donde deberemos tentar a la suerte como negociadores de la policía para liberar al mayor números de rehenes, si los dados nos son propicios. • Siguiendo en “LAS DOS TORRES”, Garcy nos analiza desde Isengard: El tesoro de Isla Tortuga, el pariente lejano del mucho más conocido filler Port Royal, desarrollado y editado en España. • Y ya para acabar, LA COMUNIDAD DEL ANILLO discute acerca la preferencia entre la distribución vía tienda tradicional, o vía kickstarter, con clara victoria de la tienda especializada de toda la vida y una feroz critica a las grandes editoriales/distribuidoras que han pervertido kickstarter en una tienda de reservas y preventas online.

Bienvenidos al sexto capítulo de este videopodcast, en el que tenemos que hacer una advertencia, obligados por la OMS, debido al elevadísimo nivel de chistes malos por minuto que hemos (mayoritariamente Alija) perpetrado. BAD JOKES WARNING!!!! Dicho esto, os dejamos los contenidos: • En “LA CURIOSIDAD DEL ANILLO” Alija nos resume las escasas noticias que hay ahora mismo, que se centran en nuevos modulos print&play de Asmodee, cancelaciones de eventos de juego organizado de FFG, y la salida de la segunda expansión del Teotihuacan. • En El Pozo de Moria, hablamos de un juego de manipulación de mercados con EXCAVATION EARTH, en el que, como alienígenas, mercadeamos con los restos de la civilización humana, que por fin se ha ido a pique del todo. • En “LAS DOS TORRES”, Alija nos habla desde Barad-Dur de: Sherlock Holmes, detective asesor, y de Watson & Holmes. Dos juegos relacionados con la deducción y el 221B de Baker Street, pero opuestos, al ser uno cooperativo, y el otro competitivo. • Brujah, nos trae SU TESSSSSSORO y nos trae el polémico UNBROKEN, salido en kickstarter (para los que hayan conseguido que le llegue). Un jueguito solitario de escapar de una mazmorra que se nos cae encima. • Siguiendo en “LAS DOS TORRES”, Garcy nos analiza desde Isengard: TOMA 6!, el mítico filler de bazas, donde podemos contar cabezas de bueyes, pero a ser posible, las de los demás. • Y ya para acabar, LA COMUNIDAD DEL ANILLO discute acerca del declive de Fantasy Flight Games desde la adquisición de Asmodee, y como el abandono de las cabezas creativas del estudio americano se ha notado de gran manera en sus títulos.

Quinto programa, sin problemas técnicos, pero nos volvemos a ir a las 2 horas, porque nos metemos en un fregado considerable con los precios de los juegos. Además encontramos un Kickstarter por menos de 50 €: • En “LA CURIOSIDAD DEL ANILLO” Alija nos habla de la propuesta de Asmodee de lanzar juegos print & play para sobrellevar la cuarentena. • Nuestro Gandalf sin barba particular, Peonza, nos trae un mix de jueguitos con Haste Bock, Cosmogenesis y Cash&Guns. • En “LAS DOS TORRES”, Alija nos habla desde Barad-Dur de: Rising Sun, el segundo juego de la trilogía de Scott M. Lang que empezó con BloodRage y que terminará con el futuro kickstarter del Ankh. Una nueva vuelta de tuerca a las mecánicas de mayorías. • En El Pozo de Moria, hemos encontrado un pequeño juego de confrontración de mazos con Sanctuary: The keepers era. Un kickstarter que, con todo el contenido y puesto en casa sale por menos de 50€ aunque parezca imposible. • Brujah, que por fin ha vuelto, nos trae This War of Mine, un juego de supervivencia en una guerra, basado en el juego de PC, y la primera obra de Awaken Realms. • Siguiendo en “LAS DOS TORRES”, Garcy nos analiza desde Isengard: Age of War, un filler muy cortito de tirar dados y asignar símbolos para conquistar castillos. • Y ya para acabar, nos metemos en el fango hasta los codos y nos tiramos casi 20 minutos opinando de porqué son tan caros los juegos hoy día (Spoiler: Porque los pagamos). Teneis una muy breve reseña de cada uno de los juegos analizados en nuestra geeklist de la BGG, donde podeis comentar lo que os parecen, y si creeis que estamos acertados: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/270498/los-anillos-de-sauron

¡¡Cuarto programa. Llevamos un mes con este desastre, aunque no lo parezca!! Las redes no nos dan tregua y colapsan para que no emitamos. Además nos quedamos sin juegos en solitario hoy, porque Brujah no ha podido estar: • En “LA CURIOSIDAD DEL ANILLO” Alija nos habla del lanzamiento de la campaña de Frosthaven, del despropósito que sigue siendo el Heroquest 25 aniversario y de la nueva versión reducida del Twilight Struggle, el Red Sea, basado en el conflicto de Etiopia de 1947. • Peonza nos trae un mix de jueguitos con Eclipse, Fuga de Colditz, Supercomics y Clank. • En “LAS DOS TORRES”, Alija nos habla desde Barad-Dur de: Wingspan, el famoso juego ganador del premio del año de 2019 en el que tenemos que crear el mejor aviario posible. • En El Pozo de Moria, vemos subir numeritos absortos, mientras hablamos del Gloomhaven 2.0, también conocido como Frosthaven. • Después David, de la asociación Ludoducto, nos hace una sección en la que nos explica cómo están preparando sesiones para jugar a juegos de mesa por videoconferencia, para sobrellevar esta cuarentena lo mejor posible. • Siguiendo en “LAS DOS TORRES”, Garcy nos analiza desde Isengard: Happy Salmon. Un party muy movido en el que todo se resuelve a gritos mientras nos cambiamos de río. • Y ya para acabar, comentamos cuales son nuestros juegos favoritos de todos los tiempos. Teneis una muy breve reseña de cada uno de los juegos analizados en nuestra geeklist de la BGG, donde podeis comentar lo que os parecen, y si creeis que estamos acertados: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/270498/los-anillos-de-sauron

En este tercer programa, parece que por fin nos libramos de los problemas técnicos, y nos metemos de cabeza en un programa en el que queríamos modificar su duración (y hemos conseguido, pero alargándolo). Cogeos algo de picar, y adelante, que aquí os dejamos los contenidos: En “LA NOTICIA” Alija nos habla de los futuros lanzamientos de Raiders of Scythia (la reimplementación de Saqueadores del Mar del Norte), Bonfire (lo nuevo de Stefan Feld) y Starcadia Quest que quizás salga en España por EDGE antes del 2025. Después David, de la asociación Ludoducto, nos hace una review y un análisis del Through The Ages, segunda edición, en la que se nos va la cabeza a todos los integrantes y nos tiramos hablando 45 minutos largos del juego, sus bondades y defectos. En “LAS DOS TORRES”, Alija nos habla desde Barad-Dur de La Guerra del Anillo, segunda edición. Un wargame con mucha narrativa basado en el universo de Tolkien, que genera alguna que otra diferencia de opiniones en el equipo. Siguiendo en “LAS DOS TORRES”, Garcy nos analiza desde Isengard Dice Forge, un juego medio de construcción de dados, en donde podemos modificar las caras de los dados para conseguir el mayor puntos posible. En El Pozo de Moria, viajamos a la ciudad de las luces con París, lo último de Wolfang Kramer y Michael Kiesling. Un eurogame de colocación de losetas, donde debemos desarrollar la capital francesa a principios del siglo XX. En Mi tesssssoro, Edu nos explica como enfrentarse al autómata de Patchwork, el conocido juego para 2 jugadores de Uwe Rosenberg para salir victorioso en solitario. Y ya para acabar, comentamos a que nos apetecería jugar en las próximas semanas. Teneis una muy breve reseña de cada uno de los juegos analizados en nuestra geeklist de la BGG, donde podeis comentar lo que os parecen, y si creeis que estamos acertados: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/270498/los-anillos-de-sauron

Bienvenidos al segundo capítulo de “Le toca jugar a Sauron”. Para variar (o no), hemos empezado de nuevo con problemas de audio, porque Garcy nos había dejados a todos con el volumen al mínimo. No ha sido grave, y se ha corregido el problemas en apenas un minuto (bajo amenazas de muerte contra Garcy), asi que hemos podido empezar con el programa, con estos contenidos: ? En “LA NOTICIA”: Hablamos del auge de las aplicaciones online para jugar, motivado por el estado de cuarentena. Además, vemos los anuncios de una reimplementación del Love Letter, basado en el universo Marvel-Vengadores, y el anuncio de la salida en español de Tortuga 2199, por parte de Maldito Games a lo largo de 2020. ? Después David, de la asociación Ludoducto, nos habla del nacimiento y orígenes de su asociación, el creciente movimiento de los juegos de mesa en la ciudad de Segovia, y su perspectiva a futuro. ? En “LAS DOS TORRES”, Alija nos habla desde Barad-Dur de Alquimistas, un eurogame de colocación de trabajadores con mecánicas de deducción de elementos alquímicos para pociones. ? Siguiendo en “LAS DOS TORRES”, Garcy nos analiza desde Isengard Roll Player, un juego de draft de dados, donde tenemos que crear a nuestro guerrero lo mejor que podamos. ? En El Pozo de Moria, nos quedamos a mitad de camino del pozo, para hablar de X-ODUS Rise of the corruption. Un Kickstarter cooperativo, con mecánicas de roguelike, coordinación de acciones y mejora de los personajes de cada jugador. ? En Mi tesssssoro, Edu nos enseña cómo sobrevivir en una isla desierta con Viernes, de nuestro amigo peliverde Friedemann Friese ? Y ya para acabar, comentamos como siempre, un poco lo que hemos jugado esta semana. Teneis una muy breve reseña de cada uno de los juegos analizados en nuestra geeklist de la BGG, donde podeis comentar lo que os parecen, y si creeis que estamos acertados: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/270498/los-anillos-de-sauron

La segunda película de la Trilogía de “El Señor de los Anillos” es “Las Dos Torres”. Barad Dur y Orthanc. Binomio oscuro del que emana maldad. La luz la ponen nuestros intrépidos protagonistas en tres caminos distintos,pero simultáneos para cumplir su misión. Y La criatura Gollum,como siempre,cerca de “su tessssoro” De nuevo sacaremos de la hibernación a “Dacar” y a “Sky” que,junto a Sulaco y a Ender, continuarán desgranando la epopeya de J.R.R.Tolkien que Peter Jackson ha llevado magistralmente a las pantallas del cine.

Jeremy, Kylie and Matt discuss and analyse all things Barad-dur.

Today I wanted to spend some time with a character I have a very dear place in my heart for and that character is Sméagol, also known as Gollum.At first glance he’s just this gangly, wicked, nasty little monster that you may find easy to hate. Maybe you even find yourself, like Frodo, wishing Bilbo had simply killed him when he had the chance and that was the end of it. And yet when we spend just a little bit of time looking for the humanity within Gollum, we find Sméagol, and we are reminded that he himself is a creature worthy of love and yet desperately broken and lost. I wanted to start out with a little bit of background information on Sméagol before the Ring.Sméagol spent his early childhood living with his Grandmother. When he was 33 years old, he was fishing with his cousin Déagol who found a gold ring in the water. I want to pause just for a second here to mention the importance of that age, 33. It isn’t in the books and I haven’t been able to find an actual source for this but I’ve read it in several places and I wouldn’t put it past Tolkien to choose this age intentionally. So you can take it or leave it, but I thought I’d mention it. His birth year is listed as Third Age 2430 and then the year he got the Ring is approx. 2463 which would put him at 33. He also referred to the Ring as ‘his birthday present’, although it’s unsure if it it was actually his birthday because Sméagol is such an unreliable narrator. This age is important for a few reasons. First, 33 is the year when a hobbit is considered officially an adult, they’ve come of age. So Sméagol chose to take the Ring as an adult, not as a child. Second, Frodo was also 33 when he was given the Ring, on his birthday. So we were talking about this on twitter and @danielhlogan referred to him in this sense as “Frodo’s Shadow”. Sméagol is, in a kind of way, an inverse of Frodo in the way that he came about possessing the Ring and what followed after. Sméagol takes it by force, where Frodo was given the Ring as a gift. (Also, drawing from Tolkien’s Catholic influence, 33 is the age of Christ when he was crucified. Just wanted to point that out.) So almost immediately, Sméagol finds himself obsessed with the Ring and ultimately chokes his cousin to death and takes the Ring for himself. After that, he quickly devolved as the Ring corrupted him, he’s kicked out of his grandmother’s home and finds a home for himself in a cave in the Misty Mountains where he lived for more than 400 years. “they Banished Us” by Foxinshadow via DeviantArt Eventually, Bilbo comes across the Ring and ultimately takes it with him home to the Shire, which leads Gollum to leave the mountains and search in vain for Bilbo. He ends up being captured and tortured in the dungeons of Barad-dur, where he reveals to Sauron what he knew about the Ring. After that, he was freed but then captured by Aragorn and brought to Mirkwood. He then escapes with the help of Orcs and continues searching for the Ring, eventually finding the Fellowship in Moria and following them until he is caught by Frodo and Sam and they take him as their guide. There’s this quote towards the end of his tale -- Book 4, Chapter 8, The Stairs of Cirith Ungol -- in which we are shown the last flicker of light within his heart and it just kills me, just absolutely kills me. After hours of sneaking around and plotting, Gollum finds Frodo and Sam asleep. Tolkien writes, “Peace was in both their faces.” “Gollum looked at them. A strange expression passed over his lean hungry face. The gleam faded from his eyes, and they went dim and grey, old and tired. A spasm of pain seemed to twist him, and he turned away, peering back up towards the pass, shaking his head, as if engaged in some interior debate. Then he came back, and slowly putting out a trembling hand, very cautiously he touched Frodo’s knee -- but almost the touch was a caress. For a fleeting moment, could one of the sleepers have seen him, they would have thought that they beheld an old weary hobbit, shrunken by the years that had carried him far beyond his time, beyond friends and kin, and the fields and streams of youth, an old starved pitiable thing.”But at this, Sam immediately wakes up and sort of yells at Gollum, accusing him of sneaking and calling him an old villain. In Letter 96, Tolkien calls this “the tragedy of Gollum who at that moment came within a hair of repentance - but for one rough word from Sam.”“Gollum withdrew himself, and a green glint flickered under his heavy lids.” Tolkien uses the back and forth of the green gleam or glint in Gollum’s eyes from the grey in his eyes to show us the internal struggle going on within Gollum, this turmoil between Sméagol the Hobbit and Gollum the lonely creature he has become, and after this exchange Tolkien writes “the green glint did not leave his eyes.” “Smeagol’s Remorse” by NickOnPlanetripple via deviantart After this moment, I would argue, Sméagol’s fate is sealed. We can’t really know what might have happened if Sam might have reacted differently, and even if Gollum would have had a complete change of heart in this moment there’s nothing to guarantee he wouldn’t have given into the overwhelming desire for the Ring once again. But it still makes me wonder. Can we blame Sam? I don’t think so. Sam is right not to trust him, after all. And given what he’s gone through and the desperate situation he’s found himself in, I don’t think many of us could say that we would have been any kinder. But despite his cruel words and his general disdain for Gollum, Sam ultimately chooses the same path as Bilbo when given the chance to kill him. In Book 6, Chapter 3, Frodo and Sam are scrambling up the Slopes of Doom when Gollum finally finds them once again. Tolkien writes:“'Don't kill us,' he wept. 'Don't hurt us with nassty cruel steel! Let us live, yes, live just a little longer. Lost lost! We're lost. And when Precious goes we'll die, yes, die into the dust.' He clawed up the ashes of the path with his long fleshless fingers. 'Dusst!' he hissed. Sam's hand wavered. His mind was hot with wrath and the memory of evil. It would be just to slay this treacherous, murderous creature, just and many times deserved; and also it seemed the only safe thing to do. But deep in his heart there was something that restrained him: he could not strike this thing lying in the dust, forlorn, ruinous, utterly wretched. He himself, though only for a little while, had borne the Ring, and now dimly he guessed the agony of Gollum's shrivelled mind and body, enslaved to that Ring, unable to find peace or relief ever in life again. But Sam had no words to express what he felt.” Sam allows Gollum to live, just a little bit longer… and ultimately it is Gollum who brings about the destruction of the Ring. I find it so fitting and so beautiful that Gollum, most harmed by the Ring, is ultimately the source of its destruction and the world’s salvation from it. It’s a reminder that Providence can work through the most wretched of us to bring about something so beautiful and redemptive. We are reminded, in the glimpse of his humanity, that even Sméagol was created for goodness— and even though the power of the Ring has caused him to wander so far from his original path, Providence can still work through him to help heal the world. Artist Credit: Shockbolt via DeviantArt Gollum carried the Ring for nearly 500 years. And as he carried it, it carried him away from everything beautiful or kind or true he had ever known. When Sméagol took the Ring for himself he entered into his own personal hell on earth, we might say, and he was consumed by it until the last moment of his life.I’ve been thinking about this for a while: can we hold Gollum accountable for his actions? After all, the power of the Ring is far stronger than the will of any simple Hobbit. Even Frodo himself succumbed to it at the last moment. Tolkien actually addresses it in Letter 181, and it isn’t the happy answer we might have wished for, but I think it’s better than that, it’s a good answer. He writes, “Gollum was pitiable, but he ended in persistent wickedness, and the fact that this worked good was no credit to him… I am afraid, whatever our beliefs, we have to face the fact that there are persons who yield to temptation, reject their changes of nobility or salvation, and appear to be ‘damnable’... But we who are all ‘in the same boat’ must not usurp the Judge. The domination of the Ring was much too strong for the mean soul of Smeagol. But he would have never had to endure it if he had not become a mean sort of thief before it crossed his path. Need it ever have crossed his path? Need anything dangerous ever cross any of our paths?”I think, ultimately, we are faced by the truth that although Gollum did not intend to be carried so far away from the light of the world, it was his choice to take the Ring for himself and so the burden of what he became afterward is on him. And I think that should be somewhat alarming for us to recognize in our own selves too!So what do you think about all of this?I want to end with another quote from The Stairs of Cirith Ungol, as a reminder that we’re all a part of the same story, the same world. I think often we might be tempted to look at others, maybe those living radically different lives than us, those who believe differently than us, who we disagree with, and we see them as something less than human. And guys, that’s terrible, we can’t do that. Just cut that out immediately. Frodo and Sam and Smeagol, they’re all hobbits, all worthy of love and deserving of mercy.The choices we make have led us all down our own paths, some deep into the tunnels of the Misty Mountains, some to the dungeons of Barad-Dur, some to the Field of Cormallen… but we’re all a part of the same tale. “’Why, to think of it, we’re in the same tale still! It’s going on.Don’t the great tales never end?’‘No, they never end as tales,’ said Frodo.‘But the people in them come, and go whentheir part’s ended. Our part will end later—or sooner.’”

The Nicks preview some of the different regions and key sites in the narrative of The Lord of The Rings. Follow along with the map in your book, or one of the maps provided in the show notes. Notes from the episode: Map of Middle-earth Map of Middle-earth superimposed on Europe LoTRproject.com interactive map - Caution: spoilers for new readers! Shire - 3:25 Bree - 6:39 Rivendell - 9:44 Misty Mountains - 12:59 Caradhras - 15:41 Moria - 17:27 Lorien - 19:21 ZED - try to imagine the Elves raving... Anduin -20:15 Anduin Lothar Argonath Isengard 23:00 Rohan 23:37 Fangorn 24:40 Edoras 25:28 Helms Deep 25:48 Dunharrow 26:55 Gondor 28:02 Minas Tirith 29:10 Minas Morgul 32:10 Ithilien 32:43 Osgiliath 35:05 The Black Gate 35:28 Udun 38:13 Mordor 38:48 Sauron Realm of Influence 38:55 Dagorlad 40:49 Mordor again 41:24 Orodruin 41:47 Plateau of Gorgoroth 45:26 Emyn Muil 46:46 Dead Marshes 47:53 Osgiliath again 49:12 Minas Morgul again 50:29 Cirith Ungol 51:23 Barad Dur 52:18 The Eye of Sauron 52:47 Sauron's Road 54:54 The One Ring 56:22 Links: greendragonlive.com Twitter Facebook Special thanks to our friend Harry Murrell for the use of his music. Listen to more and subscribe to his channel here.  

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