The Guild Companion

The Guild Companion was an online magazine dedicated to Iron Crown Enterprises products and tabletop gaming in general. As such, it regularly covered Middle-earth Role Playing and the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game.

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1998: December “Taurthalion - A Lord of Middle-Earth” by Joe Mandala “People of Middle-Earth - Arhunerim, Dunlending, Druadan” by Joe Mandala “Ready to Run Adventure - Death on the wing” by Joe Mandala 1999: March “Getting Started with MECCG” by Nigel Buckle “The Balrog Is Here” (Review) by James Knight “Card Review: Fury of the Iron Crown” by James Knight “Ready to Run Adventure - Minas Brethil” by Phillip Gladney “Dindal - A Lord of Middle-Earth” by Joe Mandala “Peoples of Middle-Earth - The Dunedain” by Joe Mandala 1999: May “Dragon's Hoard” (MECCG Scenario) by Jeff Stolt “Ready to Run Adventure - The Scourge of Smallforge” by Phillip Gladney “Aldern - A Lord of Middle-Earth” by Joe Mandala 1999: June “Deck Building for Beginners” by Nigel Buckle “Peoples of Middle-Earth - Men of Gondor” by Joe Mandala 1999: July “Welcome to the Unlond Beaches” (MECCG deck) by Nicolas Pizzonero “Ready to Run Adventure - The Marauders” by Phillip Gladney 1999: August “Middle-Earth: The Heroines” (MECCG deck) by Jean-Paul Keulen “Clarissa - A Lady of Middle-Earth” by Joe Mandala “The Hands of The Healer - The Tantûraki” by Lowell R Matthews 1999: September “Quenta Roqueni - Prologue” (Fiction) by Vincent Roiron, Trevor Sanders, and Lowell R. Matthews “Using the Sideboard in MECCG” by Nigel Buckle “Peoples of Middle-earth - Men of Arthedain” by Joe Mandala 1999: October “ICE loses Middle-Earth License” (Official announcement) “Playing in sealed deck MECCG tournaments” - Nigel Buckle “Myth by Tolkien” - Joe Mandala “Ready to Run Adventure - The Siege of Harnalda” by Phillip Gladney 1999: November “Quenta Roqueni - Chapters 1 and 2” (Fiction) by Vincent Roiron, Trevor Sanders, and Lowell R. Matthews “The Ancestors of Smaug” by Joe Mandala 1999: December “Dragon Slayer” (MECCG Deck) by Joe Mandala “Races & Cultures: Middle-Earth: Racial Abilities” by Joe Mandala “Ready to Run Adventure - Trapped in Harnalda” by [Phillip Gladney 2000: January “Quenta Roqueni - Chapters 3,4 and 5” (Fiction) by Vincent Roiron, and Lowell R. Matthews “Other Hands Issue 26: Dark Undead” (Review) by Joe Mandala 2000: February “Quenta Roqueni - Chapters 6 to 10” (Fiction) by Vincent Roiron and Lowell R. Matthews 2000: March “Quenta Roqueni - Chapters 11 to 14” (Fiction) by Vincent Roiron and Lowell R. Matthews 2000: April “Quenta Roqueni - Chapters 15 to 16” (Fiction) by Vincent Roiron and Lowell R. Matthews “Software Review: NetMECCG” by Chad Martin 2000: May “- Chapters 17 to 18” (Fiction) by Vincent Roiron and Lowell R. Matthews 2000: July “Ready to Run Adventure - Enemy Within” by Phillip Gladney “Gildor's Halls” (essay) by Matt Light 2000: August “Words from the Wise (Guys)” (About MERP) by Joe Mandala “Ready to Run Adventure - The Horn of Nimraug Part 1 : Fire and Ice” by Craig Pay 2000: September “Press Release: Decipher Acquires Coveted License for The Lord of the Rings 2000: October “Deck Tuning for MECCG” by Nigel Buckle “Expedition to the Haunted Vale” by Phillip Gladney “Review: Other Hands Issue 28” by Nathan Jaworski 2000: November “Review: The Lord of The Rings Boardgame” by Nigel Buckle 2000: December “An Archaeological Expedition, Or Hobbits in the Barrow Downs” (MECCG Deck) by Patrick Kubrat “UK Nationals - The Winning Deck” (MECCG Deck) by Nigel Buckle “Rolemaster Professions in MERP: Editions One and Two” by Anthony Almeida “Rolemaster Professions in MERP: What's Appropriate and What's Not” by Anthony Almeida “Review: Other Hands Issue 29/30” by Joe Mandala 2001: January “A Comprehensive Calendar for Middle-Earth” by Malcolm Wolter 2001: February Ready to Run Adventure - The Watcher of Carn Dûm” by Craig Pay “Press Release: Games Workshop Secures Lord of the Rings Licensing Deal “The Lord of the Rings Boardgame, a Review Revisited” by Nigel Buckle 2001: March “Against the Shadow Strategy Guide - Part One” by Nigel Buckle 2001: April “Against the Shadow Strategy Guide - Part Two” by Nigel Buckle “Review: Visualizing Middle-Earth” by Chris Seeman “Press Release: Decipher Games gains Lord of the Rings RPG License 2001: May “Against the Shadow Strategy Guide - Part Three” by Nigel Buckle “Middle Earth CCG World Championships 2001” by Nigel Buckle “The Precious” (MECCG strategies) by Pierre Jonas Castillo “Review: Other Hands Issue 31/32: Evil Races” by Joe Mandala “Bellakar and the Kin-Strife” by Eric Dubourg “Rolemaster Professions in MERP: Rolemaster Companions I and II” by Anthony Almeida 2001: June “A More Common Deck” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle “Press Release: "The Lord of the Rings" Computer Games Deal Agreed 2001: July “Bellakar 1446-1540 In Umbar's shadow” by Eric Dubourg “Chronology of the Eastern Coasts” by Cory Rushton “Rolemaster Professions in MERP: Rolemaster Companions III by Anthony Almeida 2001: August “Middle-earth: The White Hand Guide: Part 1” by Pierre Jonas Castillo “Rolemaster Professions in MERP: Rolemaster Companions IV through VI” - Anthony Almeida 2001: September “A Sample Fallen Wizard Deck” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle “Middle-earth: The White Hand Guide: Part 2” by Pierre Jonas Castillo “Bellakar 1490-1550 The Saphtîn Order” by Eric Dubourg “Bellakar 1551-1554 The Secession War” by Eric Dubourg “Bellakar 1555-1559 Umbar Intervenes” by Eric Dubourg “Review: Other Hands Issue 33/34: War!” by Joe Mandala 2001: October “Middle-earth: The White Hand Guide: Part 3” by Pierre Jonas Castillo “On Line Sealed Deck for MECCG at CyberCon” by John France “Sample Fallen Wizard Deck” by Nigel Buckle 2001: November “Variant Rules for MECCG” by Nigel Buckle and Joe Bisz “Bellakar 1610-1640 The Estrangement of Gondor and the Great Plague” by Eric Dubourg “Bellakar 1610-1641 Sangarunya and Zäimbär” by Eric Dubourg “Bellakar 1641-1648 The invasion of Tulwang” by Eric Dubourg “Press Release: Decipher's Lord of the Rings RPG Plans 2001: December “Qualifying Deck for the UK Nationals (2001)” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle “Snow” (MECCG Deck) by Nigel Buckle “24 questions with Steve Long” by Joe Mandala “Bellakar 1559-1563 - The Northern Usurper” by Eric Dubourg “Bellakar 1564-1570 - The Stalemate of Terror” by Eric Dubourg “Bellakar 1570-1599 - The Instability of the North” by Eric Dubourg “Bellakar 1599 - The Return of the Queen” by Eric Dubourg “Bellakar 1599-1610 - The New Tumakveh King” by Eric Dubourg 2002: January “Words from the Wise (Guys)” by Nicholas HM Caldwell “UK Nationals 2001 Tournament Report” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle “Press Release: Decipher's Lord of the Rings RPG Plans “Press release: Other Hands - Letter to Subscribers” by Chris Seeman “Review: Lord of the Rings : The Search” by Nigel Buckle 2002: February “Words from the Wise (Guys)” by Nicholas HM Caldwell “Qualifying Deck for the UK Nationals (2001) Part II” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle “Tommo's National Deck” by Nigel Buckle “Press Release: CoE Call for bids to host MECCG Worlds 2002 “Press Release: Decipher Sold Out of LOTR CCG starter decks “Press Release: First Expansion Set for The Lord of the Rings TCG “Press Release: Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Adventure Game 2002: March “Words from the Wise (Guys)” by Nicholas HM Caldwell “Rolemaster Professions in Middle-earth: Arms Companion” by Anthony Almeida “Review: The Fellowship of the Ring, A Strategy Battle Game” by D. Andrew Ferguson 2002: April “Words from the Wise (Guys)” by Nicholas HM Caldwell “MECCG World Championships 2001” by Chad Martin “The Lure of the Ring, Part One” (MECCG Deck) by Pierre Jonas Castillo “Review: Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Adventure Game” by Joe Mandala “Review: The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game” by Phillip Gladney 2002: May “Crafting a MECCG Deck” by Nigel Buckle “Press Release: MECCG 2002 World Championships and North American Nationals “Press Release: Decipher RPG Schedule for the year...and beyond! 2002: June “Hazard Deck Prototypes” by Nigel Buckle 2002: July “The Lure of the Ring, Part Two” (MECCG Deck) by Pierre Jonas Castillo “Press Release: Decipher Seeks Product Champions 2002: August “Facing Fallen Wizards” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle “Review: A Sneak Peek at The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game Core Book” by Joe Mandala 2002: September “Facing Minions” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle 2002: October “A Fallen Wizard Deck” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle “MECCG-Worlds 2002 in Cologne/Germany” by Wolfgang Penetsdorfer “Review: Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation” by Nigel Buckle 2002: November “The Guild Companion: The Hunt for the Ring” (MECCG deck) by Nigel Buckle 2002: December “Minion - Auto-attack Deck” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle “RM Professions in MERP - Rolemaster Companion VII/Alchemy Companion” by Anthony Almeida “Review: Friends & Foes and Sauron Expansions” by Nigel Buckle 2003: January “Calling ALL MECCG Gamers” by Wolfgang Penetsdorfer 2003: February “Playing MECCG - Hazard Play” by Nigel Buckle “Rethinking Umbar” by Chris Seeman 2003: March “Playing MECCG - Resource Play” by Nigel Buckle “Lord of the Rings RPG Grimoire “Ready to Run Adventure - The Ruins at Deadman's Dike” (LOTRRPG) by Joe Mandala 2003: April “Playing MECCG - Combat” by Nigel Buckle “The MECCG Article Index” by Nigel Buckle “Ready to Run Adventure - A Shroud of Mystery in Gondor” by Phillip Gladney, Joe Mandala 2003: May “Playing MECCG” by Nigel Buckle “Gazetteer of Endor (MERP) by Gabriele Quaglia, Eric Dubourg “Ready to Run Adventure - The Ruins at Deadman's Dike PDF version” (LOTRRPG) by Joe Mandala 2003: June “Playing MECCG: Part 5 The Character Draft” by Nigel Buckle 2003: July “Gaming In Middle-Earth Convention” by Wolfgang Penetsdorfer “Playing MECCG: Part 6 Sideboard and Tournaments” by Nigel Buckle “Ready to Run Adventure - The Bandits of Bree” (LOTRRPG) by Joe Mandala 2003: August “The Balrog - Going Ever Under Dark” (MECCG Deck) by Nigel Buckle 2003: September “Dump and Run” (MECCG Deck) by Nigel Buckle 2003: November “Dwarf and Elf Lords” (MECCG) by Nigel Buckle 2003: December “Card Ideas for MECCG” by Nigel Buckle “Character Creation Made Simpler” (MERP) by Joel Lovell

Notes

Tabletop gaming magazines

Roleplaying in Middle-earth

Other Hands (1993-2001) • Other Minds (2007-)

Wargaming in Middle-earth

Battle Games in Middle-earth (2002-2006)

Other Magazines

Dragon (1976-2013) • White Dwarf (1977-) • InQuest (1995-2007) • The Guild Companion (1998-2019)