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mLOTRO

2023-03-12T14:08:49Z

Morvael: updated with new features

mLOTRO is an online platform allowing players from all over the world to play Lord of the Rings TCG against each other. Prototyping the core engine began in spring 2003, and actual development started on December 26th, 2004. By mid-2005 the game was ready for beta testing in a circle of close friends, and in January 2006 it was opened to the Polish LotR community. Currently, all cards released (and many additional cards) are available and extra features are under development. mLOTRO is hosted at https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/

==Most important features==

mLOTRO is a classic desktop application, that works on Windows, Mac OS and Linux (that includes Steam Deck, but use Desktop Mode as Game Mode isn't multi-window friendly). Similarly to Decipher-supported [[Lord of the Rings Online]], game rules and card effects are carried out automatically in mLOTRO, allowing for faster and smoother game play. Additionally, the game is completely free to play. Both casual games and competitive playing (in the form of tournaments and leagues) are supported. Known only to the Polish community, during the glory years (2006-2008) mLOTRO had over 200 active players. Nowadays, it's an intimate community, with about 20 players.

mLOTRO offers offline card browser, deck builder, offline solo and hotseat modes, physical collection management, as well as optional online card collecting funded by virtual dollars (earned by playing single games, tournaments, leagues, scoring high in ten ELO rankings, selling cards, trading, and helping to develop mLOTRO by reporting bugs). Organized play is available in the form of constructed, sealed & draft tournaments/leagues, including special Mount Doom leagues, and true to form Hobbit Draft Game drafts.

==Important pages==

Below is the list of most important screens of mLOTRO application, each linking to its own in-game tutorial page, which explains how a given screen works. Screenshots from the application are included. This is work in progress.

* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/welcome-screen Welcome Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/lobby-screen Lobby Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/collection-screen Collection Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/game-screen Game Screen]

{{Electronic Platform Table}}

mLOTRO

2022-07-19T17:50:09Z

Morvael: added into about Steam Deck

mLOTRO is an online platform allowing players from all over the world to play Lord of the Rings TCG against each other. Prototyping the core engine began in spring 2003, and actual development started on December 26th, 2004. By mid-2005 the game was ready for beta testing in a circle of close friends, and in January 2006 it was opened to the Polish LotR community. Currently, all cards released (and many additional cards) are available and extra features are under development. mLOTRO is hosted at https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/

==Most important features==

mLOTRO is a classic desktop application, that works on Windows, Mac OS and Linux (that includes Steam Deck, but use Desktop Mode as Game Mode isn't multi-window friendly). Similarly to Decipher-supported [[Lord of the Rings Online]], game rules and card effects are carried out automatically in mLOTRO, allowing for faster and smoother game play. Additionally, the game is completely free to play. Both casual games and competitive playing (in the form of tournaments and leagues) are supported. Known only to the Polish community, during the glory years (2006-2008) mLOTRO had over 200 active players. Nowadays, it's an intimate community, with about 20 players.

mLOTRO offers offline card browser, deck builder, offline solo and hotseat modes, physical collection management, as well as optional online card collecting funded by virtual dollars (earned by playing single games, tournaments, scoring high in the eight ELO rankings, selling cards, trading, and helping to develop mLOTRO by reporting bugs).

==Important pages==

Below is the list of most important screens of mLOTRO application, each linking to its own in-game tutorial page, which explains how a given screen works. Screenshots from the application are included. This is work in progress.

* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/welcome-screen Welcome Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/lobby-screen Lobby Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/collection-screen Collection Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/game-screen Game Screen]

{{Electronic Platform Table}}

mLOTRO

2022-07-19T17:15:03Z

Morvael: added into about offline modes

mLOTRO is an online platform allowing players from all over the world to play Lord of the Rings TCG against each other. Prototyping the core engine began in spring 2003, and actual development started on December 26th, 2004. By mid-2005 the game was ready for beta testing in a circle of close friends, and in January 2006 it was opened to the Polish LotR community. Currently, all cards released (and many additional cards) are available and extra features are under development. mLOTRO is hosted at https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/

==Most important features==

mLOTRO is a classic desktop application, that works on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Similarly to Decipher-supported [[Lord of the Rings Online]], game rules and card effects are carried out automatically in mLOTRO, allowing for faster and smoother game play. Additionally, the game is completely free to play. Both casual games and competitive playing (in the form of tournaments and leagues) are supported. Known only to the Polish community, during the glory years (2006-2008) mLOTRO had over 200 active players. Nowadays, it's an intimate community, with about 20 players.

mLOTRO offers offline card browser, deck builder, offline solo and hotseat modes, physical collection management, as well as optional online card collecting funded by virtual dollars (earned by playing single games, tournaments, scoring high in the eight ELO rankings, selling cards, trading, and helping to develop mLOTRO by reporting bugs).

==Important pages==

Below is the list of most important screens of mLOTRO application, each linking to its own in-game tutorial page, which explains how a given screen works. Screenshots from the application are included. This is work in progress.

* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/welcome-screen Welcome Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/lobby-screen Lobby Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/collection-screen Collection Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/game-screen Game Screen]

{{Electronic Platform Table}}

mLOTRO

2022-06-23T08:59:39Z

Morvael: updated after addition of leagues

mLOTRO is an online platform allowing players from all over the world to play Lord of the Rings TCG against each other. Prototyping the core engine began in spring 2003, and actual development started on December 26th, 2004. By mid-2005 the game was ready for beta testing in a circle of close friends, and in January 2006 it was opened to the Polish LotR community. Currently, all cards released (and many additional cards) are available and extra features are under development. mLOTRO is hosted at https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/

==Most important features==

mLOTRO is a classic desktop application, that works on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Similarly to Decipher-supported [[Lord of the Rings Online]], game rules and card effects are carried out automatically in mLOTRO, allowing for faster and smoother game play. Additionally, the game is completely free to play. Both casual games and competitive playing (in the form of tournaments and leagues) are supported. Known only to the Polish community, during the glory years (2006-2008) mLOTRO had over 200 active players. Nowadays, it's an intimate community, with about 20 players.

mLOTRO offers offline card browser and deck builder, physical collection management, as well as optional online card collecting funded by virtual dollars (earned by playing single games, tournaments, scoring high in the eight ELO rankings, selling cards, trading, and helping to develop mLOTRO by reporting bugs).

==Important pages==

Below is the list of most important screens of mLOTRO application, each linking to its own in-game tutorial page, which explains how a given screen works. Screenshots from the application are included. This is work in progress.

* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/welcome-screen Welcome Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/lobby-screen Lobby Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/collection-screen Collection Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/game-screen Game Screen]

{{Electronic Platform Table}}

Shadow of the Past (V1)

2022-06-15T10:56:06Z

Morvael: SOP set placeholder.

__NOTOC__
{{Set
|ID=v1
|Name=Shadow of the Past
|Abbr=SOP
|Creator=Player's Council
|ReleaseDate=2022-06-15
|IsOfficial=no
|Platforms=GEMP, mLOTRO
|Notes=Still in beta, cards not final. Not all cards implemented on GEMP.
}}

{{Stub}}

{{Set Table}}

Template:Set Table

2022-06-15T10:54:51Z

Morvael: Added PC set to set table.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; margin: auto; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan="12" style="height:1%"| [[Sets]]
|-
!rowspan="9"|Official Sets
![[Promotional]]
|colspan="10"|[[Promotional]]
|-
!colspan="11"|
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[Movie Block]]
!colspan="3"|[[Fellowship Block]]
!colspan="3"|[[Towers Block]]
!colspan="3"|[[King Block]]
!
|-
|[[Fellowship of the Ring]]
|[[Mines of Moria]]
|[[Realms of the Elf-lords]]
|[[The Two Towers]]
|[[Battle of Helm's Deep]]
|[[Ents of Fangorn]]
|[[Return of the King]]
|[[Siege of Gondor]]
|[[Mount Doom]]
|[[Reflections]]
|-
!colspan="11"|
|-
![[War of the Ring Block]]
|colspan="3"|[[Shadows]]
|colspan="2"|[[Black Rider]]
|colspan="2"|[[Bloodlines]]
|colspan="3"|[[Expanded Middle-Earth]]
|-
!colspan="11"|
|-
![[Hunters Block]]
|colspan="2"|[[The Hunters]]
|colspan="2"|[[The Wraith Collection]]
|colspan="2"|[[Rise of Saruman]]
|colspan="2"|[[Treachery & Deceit]]
|colspan="2"|[[Age's End]]
|-
!colspan="12"|
|-
!rowspan="3"|Unofficial Sets
![[The Hobbit Draft Game]] Packs
|colspan="3"|[[Hobbit Draft Game Main Deck]]
|colspan="3"|[[Hobbit Draft Game Shadow Packs]]
|colspan="4"|[[Hobbit Draft Game Supplementary Packs]]
|-
!Player's Council Cards
|colspan="10"|[[Shadow of the Past]]
|-
![[mLOTRO]] Cards
|colspan="5"|[[MLOTRO Promo Cards]]
|colspan="5"|[[MLOTRO Reflections II]]
|-
![[Journey Continues]] Sets
|colspan="10"|[[The Journey Begins]]
|}
<includeonly>[[Category:Sets]]</includeonly>
<noinclude>[[Category:Navigation Tables]]</noinclude>

Hobbit Draft Game Supplementary Packs

2022-06-15T10:43:42Z

Morvael: Added missing info that this is also playable in mLOTRO as part of full Hobbit set.

__NOTOC__
{{Set
|ID=32
|Name=The Hobbit Draft Game: Supplementary Packs
|Abbr=HDG:Sup
|Creator=-Enola-
|ReleaseDate=2016-08-29
|IsOfficial=no
|Platforms=Paper, GEMP, mLOTRO
|Notes=
}}

{{Stub}}

{{Set Table}}

Template:Set Table

2021-12-20T14:39:55Z

Morvael: Fixed broken link to mLOTRO

{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; margin: auto; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan="12" style="height:1%"| [[Sets]]
|-
!rowspan="9"|Official Sets
![[Promotional]]
|colspan="10"|[[Promotional]]
|-
!colspan="11"|
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[Movie Block]]
!colspan="3"|[[Fellowship Block]]
!colspan="3"|[[Towers Block]]
!colspan="3"|[[King Block]]
!
|-
|[[Fellowship of the Ring]]
|[[Mines of Moria]]
|[[Realms of the Elf-lords]]
|[[The Two Towers]]
|[[Battle of Helm's Deep]]
|[[Ents of Fangorn]]
|[[Return of the King]]
|[[Siege of Gondor]]
|[[Mount Doom]]
|[[Reflections]]
|-
!colspan="11"|
|-
![[War of the Ring Block]]
|colspan="3"|[[Shadows]]
|colspan="2"|[[Black Rider]]
|colspan="2"|[[Bloodlines]]
|colspan="3"|[[Expanded Middle-Earth]]
|-
!colspan="11"|
|-
![[Hunters Block]]
|colspan="2"|[[The Hunters]]
|colspan="2"|[[The Wraith Collection]]
|colspan="2"|[[Rise of Saruman]]
|colspan="2"|[[Treachery & Deceit]]
|colspan="2"|[[Age's End]]
|-
!colspan="12"|
|-
!rowspan="3"|Unofficial Sets
![[The Hobbit Draft Game]] Packs
|colspan="3"|[[Hobbit Draft Game Main Deck]]
|colspan="3"|[[Hobbit Draft Game Shadow Packs]]
|colspan="4"|[[Hobbit Draft Game Supplementary Packs]]
|-
![[mLOTRO]] Cards
|colspan="5"|[[MLOTRO Promo Cards]]
|colspan="5"|[[MLOTRO Reflections II]]
|-
![[Journey Continues]] Sets
|colspan="10"|[[The Journey Begins]]
|}
<includeonly>[[Category:Sets]]</includeonly>
<noinclude>[[Category:Navigation Tables]]</noinclude>

Hobbit Draft Game Shadow Packs

2021-12-20T14:37:04Z

Morvael: Shadow Packs are already implemented in mLOTRO.

__NOTOC__
{{Set
|ID=31
|Name=The Hobbit Draft Game: Shadow Packs
|Abbr=HDG:SP
|Creator=-Enola-
|ReleaseDate=2014-10-22
|IsOfficial=no
|Platforms=Paper, GEMP, mLOTRO
|Notes=
}}

{{Stub}}

{{Set Table}}

Hobbit Draft Game Main Deck

2021-12-20T14:36:38Z

Morvael: Main deck is already implemented in mLOTRO.

__NOTOC__
{{Set
|ID=30
|Name=The Hobbit Draft Game: Main Deck
|Abbr=HDG:MD
|Creator=-Enola-
|ReleaseDate=2014-10-22
|IsOfficial=no
|Platforms=Paper, GEMP, mLOTRO
|Notes=
}}

{{Stub}}

{{Set Table}}

Rulebooks

2021-11-13T16:25:26Z

Morvael: info about lost One Ring entry

[[File:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-01.pdf|right|thumb|500px|The cover to the first Starter Rulebook for [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]]]

In the Lord of the Rings TCG, [[Rulebooks]] were collections of, well, ''rules'' that outlined both general and specific guidelines of how the game was to be played. There were several different types of rule documents:

* '''''Starter Rulebooks''''', included with [[Starter Decks]] that included an overview of the game rules and some simplified starter rules.
* '''''Deluxe''''' or '''''Expanded Rulebooks''''', included with [[Deluxe Starter Sets]] with a corresponding more complete explanation of the game rules.
* '''''Frequently Asked Questions''''', distributed online as PDFs that contained common questions and answers by Decipher.
* '''''Current Rulings Documents''''', which evolved from the FAQ documents and contained the latest rulings and decisions by Decipher.
* '''''Comprehensive Rules''''', that combined all of the above into a single comprehensive document, also distributed online as a PDF.
* '''''Official Tournament Guidelines''''', which included instructions on how to run an official tournament and included several common ruling concerns.

(If you are looking for the most recent version of the rules, please see [[Comprehensive Rules 4.0]] and [[Current Rulings Document]].)

All physical rulebooks were also distributed online as PDFs, but old versions tended to be removed shortly after they were superseded by a subsequent edition. As a result, there are holes in the digital record, and not all rulebooks which were physically produced exist here.

'''''<big>If you have any files not listed below, please help us complete our collection! [[Special:Upload|Upload them here]], or contact the PC at [https://lotrtcgpc.net/discord the PC Discord server here].</big>'''''

== Starter Rulebooks ==

There was one '''Starter Rulebook''' for each set that included a pared-down explanation of game rules, which focused on covering the mechanics pertinent for the cards included in the [[Starter Decks]] for that set. Starter rulebooks remain a good starting point for new players, but be advised that some of the rules were simplified for use of those decks. For instance, these rules permit that if a player ever runs out of cards in their deck, that player can reshuffle their discard pile into a new deck once per game, a concept that has no equivalent in regular constructed play.

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-01.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 01 The Fellowship of the Ring - English]] - <big>'''Brand new players, start here!'''</big>
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-02.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 02 Mines of Moria - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-03.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 03 Realms of the Elf-lords - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-04.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-05.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 05 Battle of Helm's Deep - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-06.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 06 Ents of Fangorn - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-07.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 07 The Return of the King - English (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-08.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 08 Siege of Gondor - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-10.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 10 Mount Doom - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-11.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 11 Shadows - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-12.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 12 Black Rider - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-13.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 13 Bloodlines - English (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-15.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 15 The Hunters - English]] - <big>'''De Facto Most Recent Version'''</big>
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-17.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 17 Rise of Saruman - English (Missing!)]] - <big>'''Most Recent Version'''</big>

Starter Rulebooks were of course produced for each language in which the game was printed, same as English. However, far more of these translated rulebooks are missing, and it's unknown if their PDFs were as regularly released online as their English counterparts.

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-ZH_Set-01.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 01 The Fellowship of the Ring - Chinese]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-PT_Set-01.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 01 The Fellowship of the Ring - Portuguese]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-PL_Set-01.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 01 The Fellowship of the Ring - Polish]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-04.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - French]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-04.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - Italian]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-04.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - German]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-ES_Set-04.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - Spanish]]

Interestingly, a couple languages appear to have had rulebooks translated that never actually printed cards (beyond promos):

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-HU_Set-03.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 03 Realms of the Elf-lords - Hungarian]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-CS_Set-04.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - Czech]]

<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:50%; overflow:auto; margin:auto;">
<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Missing Translated Starter Rulebooks</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-01.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 01 The Fellowship of the Ring - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-01.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 01 The Fellowship of the Ring - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-01.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 01 The Fellowship of the Ring - German (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-ES_Set-01.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 01 The Fellowship of the Ring - Spanish (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-02.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 02 Mines of Moria - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-02.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 02 Mines of Moria - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-02.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 02 Mines of Moria - German (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-ES_Set-02.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 02 Mines of Moria - Spanish (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-PL_Set-02.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 02 Mines of Moria - Polish (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-03.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 03 Realms of the Elf-lords - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-03.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 03 Realms of the Elf-lords - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-03.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 03 Realms of the Elf-lords - German (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-ES_Set-03.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 03 Realms of the Elf-lords - Spanish (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-PL_Set-03.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 03 Realms of the Elf-lords - Polish (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-05.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 05 Battle of Helm's Deep - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-05.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 05 Battle of Helm's Deep - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-05.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 05 Battle of Helm's Deep - German (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-ES_Set-05.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 05 Battle of Helm's Deep - Spanish (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-06.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 06 Ents of Fangorn - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-06.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 06 Ents of Fangorn - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-06.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 06 Ents of Fangorn - German (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-ES_Set-06.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 06 Ents of Fangorn - Spanish (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-07.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 07 The Return of the King - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-07.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 07 The Return of the King - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-07.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 07 The Return of the King - German (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-08.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 08 Siege of Gondor - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-08.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 08 Siege of Gondor - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-08.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 08 Siege of Gondor - German (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-10.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 10 Mount Doom - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-10.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 10 Mount Doom - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-10.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 10 Mount Doom - German (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-11.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 11 Shadows - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-11.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 11 Shadows - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-11.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 11 Shadows - German (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-12.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 12 Black Rider - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-12.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 12 Black Rider - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-12.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 12 Black Rider - German (Missing!)]]

* [[Media:Rules-Starter-FR_Set-13.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 13 Bloodlines - French (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-IT_Set-13.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 13 Bloodlines - Italian (Missing!)]]
* [[Media:Rules-Starter-DE_Set-13.pdf|Starter Rulebook - 13 Bloodlines - German (Missing!)]]
</div></div>

== Deluxe Rulebooks ==
'''Deluxe Rulebooks''' were released with [[Deluxe Starter Sets]], which themselves included a Starter Deck and Booster Packs, so conceivably the new purchaser could have any card from that particular set. The Deluxe Rulebooks therefore covered more ground than their Starter Rulebook counterparts.

The Deluxe Rulebook for The Fellowship of the Ring called itself an Expanded Rulebook.

* [[Media:Rules-Expanded-EN_Set-01.pdf|Expanded Rulebook - 01 The Fellowship of the Ring - English]]
* [[Media:Rules-Deluxe-EN_Set-04.pdf|Deluxe Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - English]]

As before, this rulebook was also translated into other languages as needed (including, curiously, a Finnish version).

* [[Media:Rules-Deluxe-FR_Set-04.pdf|Deluxe Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - French]]
* [[Media:Rules-Deluxe-DE_Set-04.pdf|Deluxe Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - German]]
* [[Media:Rules-Deluxe-IT_Set-04.pdf|Deluxe Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - Italian]]
* [[Media:Rules-Deluxe-ES_Set-04.pdf|Deluxe Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - Spanish]]

* [[Media:Rules-Deluxe-FI_Set-04.pdf|Deluxe Rulebook - 04 The Two Towers - Finnish]]

== Current Rulings Documents ==

It became quickly apparent following the official release of the game that the Starter and Deluxe Rulebooks glossed over quite a few facets of the game, which is indeed a problem with TCGs in general: since there are so many cards, and so many combinations, not every potential issue can be discovered through playtesting alone. Decipher therefore began releasing a '''Frequently Asked Questions''' document on their website that covered problems as they cropped up.

At first, the FAQ documents only held clarifications (such as "the discard pile must be face up") that were not explicitly stated in the first few versions of the starter rulebooks. With the release of [[The Two Towers]] and the new Standard and Open play formats, it became necessary to maintain an [[X-list]] and [[R-list]] of banned or restricted cards, and so the latest changes to these lists also became the domain of the FAQ document.

Eventually the FAQ document was renamed to clarify its own usage, becoming the '''Current Rulings Document'''. It still held to the same regular updates as before, and in between Comprehensive Rulebook releases (see below), the CRD held the latest and greatest updates to the rules of the game. Whenever a new Comprehensive Rules was released, the content of all previous CRDs was reprinted inside, making the old documents obsolete.

Some of the CRD rulings were released after the Comprehensive Rules version 4.0, and so never made it into an official release of the Comprehensive Rules. This means that the most recent version of the CRD was released 13 August 2007, and represented the very final word that Decipher ever released concerning game rules. All of the known FAQ and CRD documents are linked below, and a wiki version of the most recent (Aug 2007) can be found at [[Current Rulings Document]].

* [[Media:FAQ-EN_2001-11-20.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2001-11-20 - English]]
* [[Media:FAQ-EN_2002-01-11.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2002-01-11 - English]]
* [[Media:FAQ-EN_2002-07-09.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2002-07-09 - English]]
* [[Media:FAQ-EN_2002-09-03.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2002-09-03 - English]]
* [[Media:FAQ-IT_2003-02-04.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2003-02-04 - Italian]]
* [[Media:FAQ-DE_2003-02-05.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2003-02-05 - German]]
* [[Media:FAQ-PT_2003-03-26.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2003-03-26 - Portuguese]]
* [[Media:FAQ-ES_2003-04-02.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2003-04-02 - Spanish]]
* [[Media:FAQ-EN_2003-06-03.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2003-06-03 - English]]
* [[Media:FAQ-EN_2003-07-08.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2003-07-08 - English]]
* [[Media:FAQ-EN_2003-12-02.pdf|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: 2003-12-02 - English]]

* [[Media:CRD-EN_2004-02-03.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-02-03 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-FR_2004-02-10.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-02-10 - French]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2004-03-02.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-03-02 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2004-04-05.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-04-05 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2004-05-04.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-05-04 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2004-07-06.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-07-06 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2004-07-15.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-07-15 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2004-08-03.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-08-03 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2004-09-07.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-09-07 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2004-12-07.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2004-12-07 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2005-01-18.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2005-01-18 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2005-04-05.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2005-04-05 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2005-06-08.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2005-06-08 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2005-06-17.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2005-06-17 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2005-08-09.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2005-08-09 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2006-05-22.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2006-05-22 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2006-05-22b.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2006-05-22 - English (revision B)]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2006-08-07.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2006-08-07 - English]]
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2007-01-29.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2007-01-29 - English]] (Note that a ruling here regarding Sam and taking off the One Ring at the end of the regroup phase did not make it into the following CRD due to an oversight)
* [[Media:CRD-EN_2007-08-13.pdf|Current Rulings Document: 2007-08-13 - English]] - <big>'''Most Recent Version'''</big>

== Comprehensive Rulebooks ==

As the game matured, Decipher of course found themselves making more and more varied rulings over specific card wordings, combos, or mechanics. Sometimes a card would need to be reworded, clarified, or in some circumstances even modified from its original form (called thereafter an ''errata''). Other times the rules themselves would have to be altered to fix issues only discovered (or fully respected) after a set's release.

With the release of the [[Two-Player Trading Card Game]] product around the release of [[The Two Towers]], Decipher released a more exhaustive rulebook that was a combination of the Starter Rulebook, Deluxe Rulebook, and all the card erratas and rulings. Paired with the [[QuickStart Tutorial CD-ROM]], this rulebook was dubbed the ''QuickStart Tutorial Rulebook'' on the front cover, although the pages of the manual called itself the '''Comprehensive Rulebook'''.

With the release of [[The Return of the King]], the Comprehensive Rulebook was updated to include all information released in the FAQ documents, and Version 2.0 of the rulebook was born (it was at this time that the FAQ document was rebranded the CRD as well). Thus combined with the CRDs, this rulebook became the be-all end-all for card rulings that could be referenced during high-end tournament disputes.

Version 3.0 was released sometime around [[Reflections]], and version 4.0 shortly before [[Shadows]]. Version 4.0 was the last version officially released by Decipher, and from that point on it was the job of the Current Rulings Documents to contain any further rulings after that point. A Wiki version of version 4.0 can be found at [[Comprehensive Rules 4-0]].

* [[Media:Rules-Comprehensive-EN-1.0.pdf|QuickStart Tutorial Rulebook (Comprehensive Rules 1.0)]] (June 2003, [[Battle of Helm's Deep]] era)
* [[Media:Rules-Comprehensive-EN-2.0.pdf|Comprehensive Rules 2.0]] (November 2003, [[Return of the King]] era)
* [[Media:Rules-Comprehensive-EN-3.0.pdf|Comprehensive Rules 3.0]] (May 2004, [[Reflections]] era)
* [[Media:Rules-Comprehensive-EN-4.0.pdf|Comprehensive Rules 4.0]] (October 2004, [[Shadows]] era) - <big>'''Most Recent Version'''</big>

== Official Tournament Guidelines ==

Some details of structured play that were more about ensuring fair play than specific mechanics were compiled into the '''Official Tournament Guidelines'''. This includes things such as draft procedures, pairing instructions, playtime length, and other details that for non-tournament play were usually up to gentleman's agreements between the players. This document's rulings were never incorporated into the Comprehensive Rules due to their ancillary nature.

One notable ruling concerns the practice of performing a [[Mulligan]] on your opening hand, which has since been widely adopted for casual play by the community.

* [[Media:Tournament-EN-1.0.pdf|Official Tournament Guidelines, 22 July 2004]] - <big>'''Most Recent Version'''</big>

Template:Digital Platform Table

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|-
!
!Official
!rowspan="4" style="width:1%"|
!colspan="5"| Unofficial
!rowspan="4" style="width:1%"|
!Deckbuilders
|-
!Game Clients
|[[Lord of the Rings Online]]
|[[SdA]]
|[[LackeyCCG]]
|[[gccg]]
|[[mLOTRO]]
|[[GEMP]]
|[[zorbecs_decklist_builder|Zorbec's]]
|-
!File Formats
|[[LDC_File_Format_Specification|*.ldc]]
|[[DCK_file_format|*.dck]]
|[[DEK_file_format|*.dek]]
|<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[gccg_file_format|gccg]]]
|[[TXT_file_format|*.txt]]
| -
|[[ZDL_file_format|*.zdl]]
|-
![[zorbecs_decklist_builder|Zorbec's Decklist Builder Support]]
|❌
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|}
<includeonly>[[Category:Electronic Platforms]]</includeonly>
<noinclude>[[Category:Navigation Tables]]</noinclude>

TXT file format

2021-10-01T17:41:47Z

Morvael:

The *.txt file format is used by the [[mLOTRO]] program. This format is as simple as it gets, as it's just comma-separated list of numbers that correspond to specific cards in the application. However, this means that without a decoding table, it's impossible to find out what each number represents (except some general properties like language or foil status).

A sample deck (LOTRO The Two Towers Aragorn Starter) is given below:
<syntaxhighlight lang="java" line start="1">
627,667,667,667,674,674,699,699,712,712,712,989,989,757,757,927,931,931,933,933,933,935,935,935,939,939,939,944,944,946,946,946,629,629,629,632,632,633,633,635,635,635,635,637,637,637,637,638,638,638,638,641,641,641,641,642,642,642,642,651,651,651,
953,959,967,971,975,979,981,983,987,
</syntaxhighlight>

The order of the card identifiers does not matter, nor the number of lines they are written in. The application saves sites in separate line when saving to file, but uses a single line when copying to clipboard. This is what constitutes a deck in "raw" format, and it can be pasted directly into mLOTRO's deck builder using the appropriate menu option.

Unrecognized values are silently ignored, this includes cards invalid in given circumstances (for example an online-only cards will not load in physical collection deckbuilder).

Current mLOTRO card id table: [[Media:mlotro_card_ids_20210930.xlsx|mlotro_card_ids_20210930.xlsx]]

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TXT file format

2021-10-01T17:41:27Z

Morvael:

The *.txt file format is used by the [[MLOTRO]] program. This format is as simple as it gets, as it's just comma-separated list of numbers that correspond to specific cards in the application. However, this means that without a decoding table, it's impossible to find out what each number represents (except some general properties like language or foil status).

A sample deck (LOTRO The Two Towers Aragorn Starter) is given below:
<syntaxhighlight lang="java" line start="1">
627,667,667,667,674,674,699,699,712,712,712,989,989,757,757,927,931,931,933,933,933,935,935,935,939,939,939,944,944,946,946,946,629,629,629,632,632,633,633,635,635,635,635,637,637,637,637,638,638,638,638,641,641,641,641,642,642,642,642,651,651,651,
953,959,967,971,975,979,981,983,987,
</syntaxhighlight>

The order of the card identifiers does not matter, nor the number of lines they are written in. The application saves sites in separate line when saving to file, but uses a single line when copying to clipboard. This is what constitutes a deck in "raw" format, and it can be pasted directly into mLOTRO's deck builder using the appropriate menu option.

Unrecognized values are silently ignored, this includes cards invalid in given circumstances (for example an online-only cards will not load in physical collection deckbuilder).

Current mLOTRO card id table: [[Media:mlotro_card_ids_20210930.xlsx|mlotro_card_ids_20210930.xlsx]]

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File:mlotro card ids 20210930.xlsx

2021-10-01T17:39:05Z

Morvael: mLOTRO card ids as of 2021-09-30.

== Summary ==
mLOTRO card ids as of 2021-09-30.

Hobbit Draft Game Supplementary Packs

2021-09-30T14:24:29Z

Morvael:

{{Set
|ID=32
|Name=The Hobbit Draft Game: Supplementary Packs
|Creator=-Enola-
|ReleaseDate=2016-08-29
|IsOfficial=no
|Platforms=Paper, LotR-O, GEMP, Tabletop Simulator, Lackey, gccg
|Notes=
}}

{{Stubs}}

{{Set Table}}

Hobbit Draft Game Shadow Packs

2021-09-30T14:24:19Z

Morvael:

{{Set
|ID=31
|Name=The Hobbit Draft Game: Shadow Packs
|Creator=-Enola-
|ReleaseDate=2014-10-22
|IsOfficial=no
|Platforms=Paper, LotR-O, GEMP, Tabletop Simulator, Lackey, gccg
|Notes=
}}

{{Stub}}

{{Set Table}}

Hobbit Draft Game Main Deck

2021-09-30T14:24:06Z

Morvael:

{{Set
|ID=30
|Name=The Hobbit Draft Game: Main Deck
|Creator=-Enola-
|ReleaseDate=2014-10-22
|IsOfficial=no
|Platforms=Paper, LotR-O, GEMP, Tabletop Simulator, Lackey, gccg
|Notes=
}}

{{Stub}}

{{Set Table}}

TXT file format

2021-09-30T10:31:02Z

Morvael:

TXT file format

2021-09-30T10:18:05Z

Morvael:

TXT file format

2021-09-30T10:14:50Z

Morvael:

The *.txt file format is used by the [[MLOTRO]] program. This format is as simple as it gets, as it's just comma-separated list of numbers that correspond to specific cards in the application. However, this means that without a decoding table, it's impossible to find out what each number represents (except some general properties like language or foil status).

A sample deck (LOTRO The Two Towers Aragorn Starter) is given below:
<pre>
627,667,667,667,674,674,699,699,712,712,712,989,989,757,757,927,931,931,933,933,933,935,935,935,939,939,939,944,944,946,946,946,629,629,629,632,632,633,633,635,635,635,635,637,637,637,637,638,638,638,638,641,641,641,641,642,642,642,642,651,651,651,
953,959,967,971,975,979,981,983,987,
</pre>

The order of the card identifiers does not matter, nor the number of lines they are written in. The application saves sites in separate line when saving to file, but uses a single line when copying to clipboard. This is what constitutes a deck in "raw" format, and it can be pasted directly into mLOTRO's deck builder using the appropriate menu option.

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TXT file format

2021-09-30T10:14:13Z

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The *.txt file format is used by the [[MLOTRO]] program. This format is as simple as it gets, as it's just comma-separated list of numbers that correspond to specific cards in the application. However, this means that without a decoding table, it's impossible to find out what each number represents (except some general properties like language or foil status).

A sample deck (LOTRO The Two Towers Aragorn Starter) is given below:
<code txt>
627,667,667,667,674,674,699,699,712,712,712,989,989,757,757,927,931,931,933,933,933,935,935,935,939,939,939,944,944,946,946,946,629,629,629,632,632,633,633,635,635,635,635,637,637,637,637,638,638,638,638,641,641,641,641,642,642,642,642,651,651,651,
953,959,967,971,975,979,981,983,987,
</code>

The order of the card identifiers does not matter, nor the number of lines they are written in. The application saves sites in separate line when saving to file, but uses a single line when copying to clipboard. This is what constitutes a deck in "raw" format, and it can be pasted directly into mLOTRO's deck builder using the appropriate menu option.

{{:Electronic_Platform_Table}}

ZDL file format

2021-09-30T10:05:46Z

Morvael: fixed link to template

=zdl File Format=
The *.zdl file format originated with Zorbec's Decklist Builder, still perhaps one of the best deck builders out there. The file format is actually just an *.ini file that's been renamed. Documentation on such a file format can be found [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file|here]]. Most major programming languages have libraries already set up for interpreting *.ini files, so this is one of the more trivial formats to read.

An example deck is below:

<code ini>
;
; Deck list generated by Zorbec's DeckList Builder
;
* [General]
EventName=====
PlayerName=====
DeckTitle=====Durin's Secret Society of Dear Friends
EventDate=====
Team=====
Author=====Kralik
Email=====
WebSite=====
DeckFormat=====Movie
PlayerID=====
; • Frodo, Master of the Precious
RingBearer=====!5U111
; • The One Ring, Such a Weight to Carry
OneRing=====!7R2
; Dunharrow Plateau
Site1=====!7U329
; King's Tent
Site2=====!7U335
; Beacon of Minas Tirith
Site3=====!7U338
; Osgiliath Fallen
Site4=====!7U342
; City Gates
Site5=====!7U344
; Minas Tirith First Circle
Site6=====!7U347
; Osgiliath Crossing
Site7=====!7U353
; Northern Ithilien
Site8=====!7U359
; Slag Mounds
Site9=====!7U363
FreePeopleCount=====3
ShadowCount=====3
* [FreePeople]
; 1 x • Sméagol, Poor Creature
CardID0=====!6C45
Qty0=====1
; 1 x • Gimli, Feared Axeman
CardID1=====!7R7
Qty1=====1
; 1 x • Sam, Son Of Hamfast
CardID2=====!1C311
Qty2=====1
* [Shadow]
; 3 x • Gollum, Old Villain
CardID0=====!6C40
Qty0=====3
* [Notes]
LineCount ===== 0
* [ScratchPad]
Count=====0

</code>

Following standard INI format, general sections are marked by section headers such as ''[FreePeople]'', and specific variables followed by their value, such as ''Qty0=====0''. Unique among the various deck formats, *.zdl as a result of its INI nature saves the specific position of each card, so in the example above Smeagol takes the first Free Peoples position, while Gimli takes the second, and so on. For those unfamiliar, the ; indicates a commented line, so those lines are strictly for human readability and are not required by any means.

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Gccg file format

2021-09-30T10:05:35Z

Morvael: fixed link to template

=gccg File Format=
The gccg file format is simply a formatted text file with no particular extension; in fact, the decks included with gccg do not have any file extension whatsoever. It is a very simplistic format, with perhaps the bare minimum required to display the information in text.

An example deck is shown below:

<code>
1 The One Ring, The Ruling Ring (FoTR)
1 Legolas, Prince Of Mirkwood
2 Athelas
2 Boromir, Son of Denethor
1 Coat of Mail
2 Eregion's Trails
2 Great Shield
2 No Stranger to the Shadows
2 Pathfinder (FoTR)
3 Swordarm of the White Tower
3 Swordsman of the Northern Kingdom
3 Bred for Battle
2 Saruman's Ambition
2 Their Arrows Enrage
3 Uruk Rager
3 Uruk Savage
3 Uruk Shaman
2 Uruk Slayer
2 Uruk Soldier
2 Uruk–hai Armory
2 Uruk–hai Raiding Party (FoTR)
1 Frodo, Son of Drogo
2 Hobbit Sword (FoTR)
1 Sam, Son of Hamfast
2 Aragorn, King in Exile
sites
1 East Road (FoTR)
1 Bree Gate
1 Rivendell Terrace
1 Moria Lake
1 The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
1 Galadriel's Glade (FoTR)
1 Silverlode Banks
1 Pillars of the Kings
1 Slopes of Amon Hen

</code>

As you can see, each card is prefaced by an amount, then a space, followed by the title/subtitle of the card. Sites are prefaced by the word "sites" on one line before their section. You can also see that where a card was reprinted, there is a suffix disambiguating which set is meant. Strictly speaking this suffix is not required, as gccg will attempt to guess which one was meant, but it does remove all doubt.

Also note that accents are supported but are not required.

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DEK file format

2021-09-30T10:05:21Z

Morvael: fixed link to template

=DEK File Format=
The *.dek file format is used by the LackeyCCG program. Lackey is not a LotR-TCG-specific program, but rather a general program geared towards TCG/CCG games in general, and just so happens to have a LotR-TCG plugin. Like the SdA *.dck format, *.dek is XML. Unlike SdA's attempt, however, Lackey is organized very well with support for differentiating cards of the same title between different sets, as well as various meta information.

This comes at a cost, however, as Lackey has a complete reliance on card names; there is no support for any ID lookup. There is also no validation whatsoever on card quantities, etc due to its nature of generic CCG emulator.

A sample deck is given below:

<code xml>
<?xml version====="1.0" encoding====="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE deck SYSTEM "http://www.lackeyccg.com/deck.!dtd">
<deck version====="0.8">
<meta>
<title></title>
<author></author>
<email></email>
<date></date>
<game></game>
<format></format>
<note></note>
</meta>
<superzone name====="Deck">
<card>
<name id====="LOTR01311">Sam, Son of Hamfast</name>
<set>Fellowship</set>
</card>
<card>
<name id====="LOTR00013">Legolas, Greenleaf (P)</name>
<set>Promotional</set>
</card>
<card>
<name id====="LOTR06040">Gollum, Old Villain</name>
<set>EntsOfFangorn</set>
</card>
<card>
<name id====="LOTR06040">Gollum, Old Villain</name>
<set>EntsOfFangorn</set>
</card>
</superzone>
<superzone name====="Sites">
<card>
<name id====="LOTR07329">Dunharrow Plateau</name>
<set>ReturnOfTheKing</set>
</card>
</superzone>
<superzone name====="Starting">
<card>
<name id====="LOTR05111">Frodo, Master of the Precious</name>
<set>BattleOfHelmsDeep</set>
</card>
<card>
<name id====="LOTR07002">The One Ring, Such a Weight to Carry</name>
<set>ReturnOfTheKing</set>
</card>
</superzone>
</deck>
</code>

As a quick reference, here is a walkthrough of the tags used:

===deck===
Root container for the entire file. Version always seems to be 0.8.

===meta===
Information about the deck's creation. Older files include all of the entries with empty text, newer files only contain entries that have been defined.

====title====
Name of the deck.

====author====
Original author of the deck.

====email====
Contact info for the author.

====date====
Date originally created.

====game====
Always "lotr" when defined.

====format====
Describes the tournament format this deck follows.

====note====
Any miscellaneous information.

===superzone===
Superzones are major sections of a deck; in the case of the LotR-TCG, the "name" attribute of the superzones can be one of: '''Deck, Sites,''' or '''Starting'''. Deck contains both Free Peoples and Shadow cards, Sites contains the adventure deck, and Starting contains the ring-bearer and the one ring.

===card===
Contained within superzones, each card is listed individually. The sub-tags are below:

====name====
Unlike the SdA *.dck format, the name is entirely how the card is identified, including the suffix (such as "(P)") if it has one. Names also do not have any accent marks. In fact, all the names are taken from [[http://lotrtcgwiki.com/files/CardData.xls|this spreadsheet here]], so reference that when in doubt.

An optional attribute of "id" can be included. This ID is not the collector's info, but the name of the card's image used by Lackey. It is in the format of "LOTRSSNNN", where SS is the zero-filled set number, and NNN is the zero-filled card number. For instance, The One Ring, Isildur's Bane has an ID of "LOTR01001". Tengwar cards have a T on the end as well.

====set====
The set is the name of the set the card comes from, and is used to disambiguate cards with the same title/subtitle. The format is CamelCaseSetNameWithNoSpacesOrPunctuation, for instance, ReturnOfTheKing or AgesEnd or TreacheryAndDeceit.

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DCK file format

2021-09-30T10:05:08Z

Morvael: fixed link to template

=DCK File Format=
The *.dck file format was first devised for use with [[SdA]], the earliest fan-made electronic game client. Unlike most later formats, it uses XML for storing data, which has the advantage of being parsed easier with other programs, but is as a result less readable to human eyes, with a very large (relative) file size to boot.

A sample DCK deck is below:

<code xml>
<?xml version====="1.0"?>
<Deck>
<DeckNotes />
<Cards>
<DeckCard>
<ID>5U111</ID>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Side>Frodo</Side>
<Name>*Frodo, Master of the Precious (RB)</Name>
</DeckCard>
<DeckCard>
<ID>7R2</ID>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Side>Ring</Side>
<Name>*The One Ring, Such a Weight to Carry</Name>
</DeckCard>
<DeckCard>
<ID>7U329</ID>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Side>Site</Side>
<Name>(-)Dunharrow Plateau</Name>
<CardType>Site</CardType>
</DeckCard>
<DeckCard>
<ID>7U335</ID>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Side>Site</Side>
<Name>(!1)King's Tent</Name>
<CardType>Site</CardType>
</DeckCard>
<DeckCard>
<ID>7U338</ID>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Side>Site</Side>
<Name>(!0)Beacon of Minas Tirith</Name>
<CardType>Site</CardType>
</DeckCard>
<DeckCard>
<ID>9R+3</ID>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Side>FellowShip</Side>
<Name>*Durin III, Dwarven Lord</Name>
<CardType>Companion</CardType>
</DeckCard>
<DeckCard>
<ID>3R13</ID>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Side>FellowShip</Side>
<Name>*Elrond, Herald to Gil-galad</Name>
<CardType>Ally</CardType>
</DeckCard>
<DeckCard>
<ID>7C53</ID>
<Quantity>4</Quantity>
<Side>Shadow</Side>
<Name>Captured by the Ring</Name>
<CardType>Event</CardType>
</DeckCard>
<DeckCard>
<ID>4R6</ID>
<Quantity>4</Quantity>
<Side>Shadow</Side>
<Name>Constantly Threatening</Name>
<CardType>Condition</CardType>
</DeckCard>
</Cards>
</Deck>
</code>

As a quick reference, here are all the tags used:

===Deck===
Defines the *.dck file. No attributes.

===DeckNotes===
Presumably keeps information on author, event, etc, but no file appears to actually use it.

===Cards===
Top-level container for all cards; there is no differentiation between Free Peoples, Shadow, Sites, or Starting Fellowship on the organizational level.

===DeckCard===
Each card within the deck is kept within its own DeckCard tag, with the exception of cards that have multiple copies (as there is a quantity tag). Each of the sub-tags are below:

====ID====
The Collector's Info of the card. This includes the rarity and has no spaces, so 1R1 for The One Ring, Isildur's Bane. If an unexpected ID is given (such as a site for the ring-bearer or vice-versa), SdA handles it differently depending on what card received unexpected data. The ring-bearer and one ring are both drop-down boxes, so they will show blank info if the value is unexpected. Free Peoples and Shadow will both remove the offending entry if it not a card that fits within that classification. Site cards however are not checked, and so any card can be erroneously placed as a site.

====Quantity====
How many of this card are in the deck. Has no effect on the Ring-bearer, One Ring, or Sites. No validation is performed, so any int value is valid.

However, if there are multiple DeckCard entries with the same card info, the values will in fact be validated when combined. The first entry's quantity is used, and each subsequent entry adds 1 to the quantity, regardless of how many are listed in the successive entries. The total quantity will also be reduced to 4 if it is greater.

====Side====
One of: '''Frodo, Ring, Site, FellowShip, Shadow'''. "Frodo" means Ring-bearer, and "!FellowShip" means Free Peoples. Note the weird capitalization of "!FellowShip"; if the S is not capitalized it will not read into SdA, so it's just something one has to put up with.

====Name====
The Name entry seems a bit redundant seeing as the ID actually saves the card identity. The Name can be anything or even blank and the card will still be looked up by its ID. This may have been an effort to allow translated card names, showing the given name instead of the English one within the database.

There are some odd conventions with a few types of cards. None of them are critical, and appear to be attempts to make cards more easily scanned by human eyes. These include:

* Ring-bearers usually (but not always) have their title/subtitle followed by "(RB)"

* Sites are all prefixed with their Shadow Number, ''not'' their site number, leading to confusion if you have two sites with a shadow number of (6) or something.

* Unique cards are all prefixed with an asterisk ("*") as a replacement for the actual dot used.

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LDC File Format Specification

2021-09-30T10:04:54Z

Morvael: fixed link to template

=LDC File Format Specification=
The *.ldc file format is a decklist format used exclusively by the [[Lord of the Rings Online]] software produced by Decipher and Worlds Apart. It is a proprietary format, recently analyzed and picked apart to facilitate conversion of *.ldc decks into more modern and useable formats.

A collection of decks that entered various tournaments can be found [[http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=====8730.new|in this TLHH post here]] if you'd like to follow along. If you intend to write a parser, be sure to get the copy of LotR-O in that same post; the various installers floating around do not include any updates and so only contain sets 1-13.

==Format Quirks==

There are a few aspects of the file format which are a bit strange, but at least are consistent. The two biggest to keep in mind are the string format and length format.

===D-String===
All string information is kept in a bizarre blend of a Pascal string and a C string. For those unfamiliar, a Pascal string is a string which reserves the first byte for length information; it's fast and relatively error-free but each standard Pascal string is limited to 255 characters long, which is the maximum size you can record in 1 byte of information. C-strings, on the other hand, record no length information and simply keep going on and on until the null terminator (binary ''0b00000000'', hexadecimal ''0x00'') is found. This allows strings of an arbitrary length, but is more intensive to analyze, since you never know just how long your string can be.

Strings within the *.ldc file format have ''both'' a size ''and'' a null terminator. It's possible that the null terminator was intended to be a padded byte between entries, but considering it is always in place and does not align other bytes at all, I find it unlikely. At any rate, I have taken to calling this style a D-string. The size is a dynamic 1- or 2- byte length explained in the Length Format section below.

An example of a D-string is below, taken from one of the tournament decklists:

0a 42 72 69 61 6E 5F 46 72 65 64 00
[10] B R I A N _ F R E D \0

===Length Format===
Bytes representing length of information to follow (as in the D-string above or in card arrays) follow a dynamic 1- or 2-byte format (higher combinations are possible, but I wasn't willing to manually create a deck of 4,096 cards to test this).

If a length byte is less than 16 (so from ''0x00'' to ''0x0f''), it will remain one byte, but as soon as it breaks 16 or more it branches into 2 bytes. The reasoning behind this is a bit obscure; since a single byte could keep 255 values, it's uncertain why you would need capacity for more than that in the deck specification. For context, you would need a deck size of 511 cards (255 Free Peoples, 255 Shadow) or a deck name spanning 511 characters to ever break the one-byte limit, but it seems someone at Decipher or Worlds Apart was worried that was too small, but didn't want to commit a 2-byte length everywhere.

As a further weirdness, the first byte cycles between the same values; it is always between ''0x20'' and ''0x2f'' (32 - 47), and the second byte modifies the first. The total actual length can be calculated as follows (in decimal):

byte1 + (16 * (byte2 - 2))

An example of a 2-byte length, also taken from the tournament files:

22 01 4A 6F 73 68 5F 43 6F 72 6E 77 65 6C 6C 2D 4D 6F 74 74 00
b1 b2 J o s h _ C o r n w e l l - M o t t \0

''0x22'' in decimal is 34, and ''0x01'' is 1, so if you plug it into the formula above, you get 34 + (16 * (1 - 2)), which reduces to 18, the number of characters in the string "Josh_Cornwell-Mott".

It's important to remember that this format is used for all length bytes within the *.ldc format, even if it seems superfluous; if it is not taken into account, you are likely to run into problems where lengths of 0-16 and 32-47 parse correctly but all others do not.

It's also important to understand how the length format works; it's used not just for reading arrays but also in determining the ID of a card. This piece of information, when it finally clicked, was the key to unlocking the whole file format.

==Deck Format==
The format of the deck is very straightforward; no obfuscation or encryption of any kind (this is the job of the card ID system, which is appropriately obtuse). The major parts of the file are as follows:

* File Signature - 3 bytes
* Deck Name - 2+ bytes
* Format Style - 2+ bytes
* Unknown Bytes - 5 bytes
* Ring-bearer - 2+ bytes
* The One Ring - 2+ bytes
* Free Peoples deck - 1+ bytes
* Shadow deck - 1+ bytes
* [[Adventure deck]] - 1+ bytes
* Starting Fellowship - 1+ bytes
* Footer - 2 bytes

A brief discussion of each section is below. All bytes are shown in hexadecimal format unless otherwise specified.

===File Signature===
Every deck tested so far has the same preamble or file signature, so it's unlikely that versioning information is kept here (or perhaps just that an additional version was never created and supported). These bytes are the following:
2E 02 03

LotR-O will claim the file is corrupted if any of these three are changed, so it is at least enforced.

===Deck Name===
The deck name is included as a D-string, which presumably has to be at least one character long (but I have not tested this). The deck name is taken from whatever the file itself is called when you save it within LotR-O. This allows renaming of the file while the deck name itself is preserved within the format.

===Format Style===
The next piece of information I have labeled "format style" for lack of a better name. It is a D-string, which in most of the tournament decks is a four-digit code of some sort. All new decks saved have the word "default" here, but it's unclear if this is supposed to represent the author, the tournament format, or some other information. At any rate, it's not saved between incarnations; if one of the tournament decks is loaded into LotR-O and then resaved, the four-digit code will be replaced with "default".

Occasionally this information is missing (length of zero) in the tournament files. Don't forget to grab the null terminator byte that always follows, even in this case. If your D-String loader is operating according to the specs described in that section, this won't be a problem.

===Unknown Bytes===
Following the format style are five null bytes (so six in a row if you count the null termination of the Format Style d-string). Their intention is unclear; if it's just padding then it makes no sense why 5 bytes would be chosen over any other number. It's possible (and perhaps more likely) that it represents five unknown pieces of information that all default to ''0x00'' when undefined. At any rate, if they are additional information, it's all meta information, as they have no bearing on the deck itself.

Some tournament decks do indeed have D-strings embedded in these bytes, but as they are always copies of the Format Style (or replacing the Format Style when it's blank), it's still unclear what information these bytes are meant to represent.

===Ring-bearer===
The Ring-bearer of the deck stands alone outside of any card arrays, which sort of makes sense as you are limited to only one ring-bearer per deck (this, along with the Ring, are the only restricted parts of deck building; you can easily make decks with uneven Shadow/Free Peoples sides, or 40 sites, for instance).

The ring-bearer is recorded in the same format as all other cards within arrays, so see the Card Format section below for a description. If no ring-bearer is present, there will be two null bytes (''0x0000'').

===The One Ring===
The One Ring is recorded in the same manner as the Ring-bearer, and like the ring-bearer will instead have two null bytes if not present.

===Free Peoples deck===
The Free Peoples deck marks the first of four card arrays, which are all recorded in the same straightforward style.

Each array is prefaced by the length, which is the dynamic 1- or 2-byte length described [[ldc_file_format_specification#length_format|above]]. The length describes the number of cards it contains, and not the number of bytes (as this varies from card to card). There is no null terminator at the end. If there are no cards in the array, a single null byte (doubling as the length of the array) takes its place.

===Shadow deck===
The Shadow card array is identical to the Free Peoples array, and follows immediately with no padding.

===Adventure deck===
The Adventure deck is identical to the previous two card arrays. It should be noted that there is no sanity checking, so mixing sites from different blocks is possible, not to mention having many more sites than the 9 allowed by the game.

===Starting Fellowship===
Oddly enough, the starting fellowship is treated as an entirely separate deck, so if it is defined it will duplicate, rather than replace, those companions from the Free Peoples deck.

===Footer===
At the very end of the file are two null bytes. These may just be filler, they may be additional unknown meta information, but regardless LotR-O checks for them and will reject the deck as corrupted if they are missing.

==Card Format==
Here is where things get tricky. All of the previous information was very straightforward and identified in less than an hour of tinkering, but the format that cards are saved in is quite convoluted. As with most systems of this complexity, it's possible there's just one or two pieces to the puzzle missing that would force it to make sense, but with the current understanding it is at least possible to parse.

Cards are saved in a format that varies from 1 to 4 bytes in length, followed by a null byte (so it could be considered 2-5 bytes long, but that's semantics).

The format of cards from different sets varies, which makes one think that whoever came up with the format did not plan ahead very well, and as new sets were released new formats had to be devised that were backwards-compatible. It's a mess, quite frankly, and some decisions don't make any sense whatsoever (such as the fact that foils are contained within their own sets, rather than as a flag on a regular card).

LotR-O contains information on all 19 sets plus most 0-set Promotional cards, as well as plenty of W-series cards that were never hosted in the database on Decipher's site. If you use the installer to install LotR-O, you will be limited to information for cards up to set 14 (''Expanded Middle-earth''), though the effective limit is set 13 (''Bloodlines''), as the user is not given access to set 14 cards in that version. Be sure to get the files from the post at the top of this article for maximum information.

Descriptions of each style of card are given below.

===Promotional===
Promotional cards, for whatever reason, appear to be the proto-format, which makes no sense as you can't play a full game with them. This format is almost exactly the same as the length format, both in form and short-sightedness.

Promo cards from 1 to 15 are simply straight-up numbered in hexadecimal: ''0x01'' to ''0x0F''. Starting with number 16, the format changes to a 2-byte setup. For all 2-byte promotional cards, the first byte ranges from ''0x20'' (32) to ''0x2F'' (47), and the second is a modifier following the same formula as the length format:

byte1 + (16 * (byte2 - 2))

The number produced by the formula is the card number. For identification purposes, if the second byte is less than ''0x24'' (which is where ''Fellowship'' cards start), then it's a 2-byte Promotional card. Cards which are 2-byte are not sequential; most of the first 60 are 2-byte, and then many in the 100 range are also 2-byte.

Following card 61 (The Witch-king, Black Captain (P)), the card coverage shifts to using the 3-byte pattern of Fellowship/Tengwar, below, when the format is not 2-byte. Such cards have a Identifier Byte of ''0x49''.

===Fellowship/Tengwar===
Cards in set 1 (''Fellowship of the Ring'') follow a 3-byte pattern that echoes that of the length format and provides a foundation that all other cards are based on. The three bytes are as follows:

* A ''Repeating Byte'' that loops through the values between ''0x40'' and ''0x4f''
* A ''Sequence Byte'' that is equivalent to the modifier byte of the length format
* A ''Identifier Byte'' that is the same for every card within the ''Fellowship'' set (but not the block)

For instance, The One Ring, Isildur's Bane is recorded as:

41 24 F4

It is the first card in the set, so its Repeating Byte is ''0x41'' (sets universally start their numbering off at one, leaving a potential "card zero" empty in each set).

Its Sequence Byte is ''0x24'', which it will share with the next 15 or so cards, and is a multiplier for the Repeating Byte (the formula however changes with each set, as sets are not sequential with one another).

Its Identifier Byte is ''0xF4'', and it shares this byte with every card in set 1, and is the primary way of differentiating between sets.

(Not for lack of trying. Starting with set 2 (''Mines of Moria''), there is a fourth byte added that records the actual set number, but let's not get ahead of ourselves).

Tengwar cards form their own set, but only include cards from set 10 (''[[Mount Doom]]'') and earlier. Cards within this set have an Identifier Byte of ''0x02'', but are otherwise identical to the organization of the Fellowship cards.

Cards with a rarity of W and D also utilize this 3-byte format; their information is given in the table in the Set Organization section.

===Standard===
All other cards including sets 2-19 and their foils follow a 4-byte format.

To a programmer, the organization of the 4-byte format is particularly hysterical, and it tells a compelling story worthy of any made-for-TV movie. Take a front row seat as you behold the struggles of the Worlds Apart programmers as they realize that their previous formats were garbage, they add new information to compensate, and then subsequently fall beneath the weight of their own incompetence.

(This was a real blonde, brunette, redhead moment for me as I watched it unfold, let me tell you.)

The "standard" 4-byte format is an evolution of the previous ''Fellowship'' format, basically copying the 3-byte structure and adding a 4th byte that was apparently supposed to be a set number. For this example, I'll use Beneath the Mountains, the first card in ''Mines of Moria'':

61 48 E8 01

''0x61'' is the Repeating Byte, once again starting with 1 instead of 0, as it's the first card in the set. The primary difference between the standard format and the Fellowship format is the fact that the Repeating Byte ranges between ''0x60'' and ''0x6F'' instead of ''0x20'' and ''0x2F''. The reason for this is unknown, but appears to be arbitrary.

''0x48'' is the Sequence Byte and appears to be greater than the highest card in ''Fellowship'', but there's quite a large jump, leaving a lot of unused sequences.

''0xE8'' is the Identifying Byte, which it shares with all other ''Mines of Moria'' cards.

''0x01'' is what could be termed the Set Byte, and it appears to be an attempt to be an ''actual'' representation of the set number. Of course, it's off by one--''Fellowship'' is set 1, but ''Mines'' gets the moniker of set 1, giving ''Realms of the Elf-lords'' set 2 when it should be 3, etc, all the way down the line. The victory is eroded further, as foil sets also have the Set Byte, so your ''Siege of Gondor'' foil has the same set number as your ''Siege of Gondor'' nonfoil, so you can't rely on the Set Byte to differentiate cards anyway.

But wait--there's more! Foil sets were apparently not in the original client release, and when they were added they were all saved in 4-byte format. This was apparently an opportunity to fix the set mismatch, and so ''Fellowship'' foils have the proper set 1 attached, while ''Mines'' foils have the Set Byte set to 2, and so on. However, the fact that the real cards were "wrong" and the foil cards were "right" was apparently too much to keep track off, so around the release of the ''Return of the King'' foils, the sets were matched up, so both regular cards and foil cards from the same set had the same Set Byte.

''This means that both foil ''Return of the King'' and foil ''Ents of Fangorn'' have the same Set Byte.''

To recap:
- Regular cards after ''Fellowship'' all have the wrong off by one Set Byte
- Foil sets of ''Fellowship'' through ''Ents'' have the correct Set Byte
- ''King'' foil sets onward have the same off by one Set Byte as regular cards
- And to top it all off both foil ''King'' and foil ''Ents'' have the ''same'' Set Byte, one wrong, one right.

So, to make a long story short, the Set Byte is worthless. The amount of work one's code would have to do to keep track of all this is not worth it, especially when you have to use the Identifier Byte ''anyway'' because of the overlap between ''King'' and ''Ents'' and the overlap between foil and nonfoil.

==!Set Organization==
So now we've seen how decks are recorded, and how cards are recorded within decks, but how best to use this information? First we need to gather some bird's-eye data. I've taken the liberty of grabbing the major information that defines each set; this information was obtained by making a deck with one card from each set, with that card being one of the first 15. This gives us the set's Identifier Byte as well as the Sequence Byte for the first group of 16. All of this data is below:

^ Set Name ^ Set # ^ First Sequence Byte ^ Identifier Byte ^ First Foil Sequence Byte ^ Foil Identifier Byte ^
| Promotional | 0 | - | - | 0x42 | 0x49
| Tengwar | ~ | 0x71 | 0x02 | - | -
| W-Series 1 | W | 0x71 | 0x18 | - | -
| W-Series 2 | W | 0xa8 | 0x61 | - | -
| Fellowship of the Ring | 1 | 0x24 | 0xF4 | 0x62 | 0x3D
| Mines of Moria | 2 | 0x48 | 0xE8 | 0x86 | 0x31
| Realms of the Elf-lords | 3 | 0x6C | 0xDC | 0xAA | 0x25
| The Two Towers | 4 | 0x90 | 0xD0 | 0xCE | 0x19
| Battle of Helm's Deep | 5 | 0xB4 | 0xC4 | 0xF2 | 0x0D
| Ents of Fangorn | 6 | 0xD8 | 0xB8 | 0x16 | 0x02
| Return of the King | 7 | 0xFC | 0xAC, 0xAD | 0x3A | 0xF6
| Siege of Gondor | 8 | 0x20 | 0xA1 | 0x5E | 0xEA
| Reflections | 9 | - | - | 0x82 | 0xDE
| [[Mount Doom]] | 10 | 0x68 | 0x89 | 0xA6 | 0xD2
| Shadows | 11 | 0x8C | 0x7D | 0xCA | 0xC6
| [[Black Rider]] | 12 | 0xB0 | 0x71 | 0xEE | 0xBA
| Bloodlines | 13 | 0xD4 | 0x65 | 0x12 | 0xAF
| Expanded Middle-earth | 14 | - | - | 0x36 | 0xA3
| The Hunters | 15 | 0x1E | 0x4E | 0x5A | 0x97
| The Wraith Collection | 16 | - | - | 0x7E | 0x8B
| Rise of Saruman | 17 | 0x64 | 0x36 | 0xA2 | 0x7F
| [[Treachery & Deceit]] | 18 | 0x88 | 0x2A | 0xC6 | 0x73
| [[Age's End]] | 19 | 0xAC | 0x1E | 0xEA | 0x67

There's a couple of things that jump out from the data so arranged. First, the Sequence Bytes get steadily larger from each set to the next. This suggests that the game client kept all the cards in a giant list, and so the Sequence Byte represented an offset to this giant table, with the Repeating Byte further narrowing it down. In that case it also seems that the foil sets would fit interlockingly between the normal sets, which would be a mess if the list ever needed manual modification, but isn't really a problem when you're using a table lookup anyway.

This theory is torn apart a bit by the fact that the Sequence Byte appears to reset right around ''Return of the King'', which of course would mean that two different sets could map to the same location on the table, which is trouble. That could be where the Set Byte is used; if the Set Byte is smaller than 7, map to table 1, else map to table 2. This is pure speculation, however.

The Sequence Byte reset happens right on top of Anduril, Flame of the West, and results in 16 cards that have a Sequence Byte of ''0x00''. Besides this causing problems with parsing, this also makes the identifier byte change halfway through a set; as far as I have been able to determine, this is the only place that happens in the entire collection.

(This is also the entire reason I opted to not consider the null termination at the end of each card as a part of the card's ID; if you rely on null termination to divide the list at all, you end up cutting those 16 cards in half, which eventually blows up on you. I really have no clue why the developers included ''any'' null padding in the entire file format; it doesn't align things up to any obvious pattern, and where it might turn out useful it just causes problems like this. It'd cut file size by about 20% if they were removed, too.)

At any rate, how Worlds Apart organized their information is only of passing interest, as interpreting the data as we have it is most important. The set name can be determined simply by means of lookup table against the Identifier Byte as shown above. The card number itself can be determined through a variation of the length format formula:

repeatingByte + (16 * (sequenceByte - multiplier))

The only difference between this and the length format formula is that the multiplier varies from set to set. While attempting to reverse engineer it, I attempted to come up with a cohesive formula for determining each multiplier, but in the end with so few multipliers actually needed, it turned out to be easier to just generate a deck with card 1 of each set, and adjust the multiplier variable until the calculated value matched the actual card number.

The multipliers for each set are below, in decimal:

^ Regular Sets ^ Multiplier ^
| Promotional (2-byte) | 117
| Fellowship of the Ring | 40
| Mines of Moria | 78
| Realms of the Elf-Lords | 114
| The Two Towers | 150
| Battle of Helm's Deep | 186
| Ents of Fangorn | 222
| Return of the King 1 | 258
| Return of the King 2 | 2
| Siege of Gondor | 38
| Reflections | 136
| [[Mount Doom]] | 110
| Shadows | 146
| [[Black Rider]] | 182
| Bloodlines | 218
| Expanded Middle-Earth | 60
| The Hunters | 34
| The Wraith Collection | 132
| Rise of Saruman | 106
| Treachery & Deceit | 142
| Age's End | 178

^ Foil Sets ^ Multiplier ^
| Promotional (3-byte) | 66
| Fellowship of the Ring | 104
| Mines of Moria | 140
| Realms of the Elf-Lords | 176
| The Two Towers | 212
| Battle of Helm's Deep | 248
| Ents of Fangorn | 28
| Return of the King | 64
| Siege of Gondor | 100
| [[Mount Doom]] | 172
| Shadows | 208
| [[Black Rider]] | 244
| Bloodlines | 24
| The Hunters | 96 |
| Rise of Saruman | 168
| Treachery & Deceit | 204
| Age's End | 240
| D-series | 22
| W-series 1 | 110
| W-series 2 | 172
| Tengwar | 117

All of them are even except for the Promotional sets, which can be explained by the fact that the Promotional set has one byte's worth of cards that use the 1-byte system and that byte needs to be subtracted from the multiplier.

As an example, here is a mystery card:

6c 82 de 08

Looking at the Identifying Byte in the third position, we can reference the tables above to see that this card is from the Reflections set (we can also follow the convoluted history of the Set Byte to see this, but in general I've found the Identifier Byte to be more useable). Combining the Repeating Byte and Sequence Bytes together into the formula given above, along with the multiplier that we know Reflections uses, we get (all numbers converted to decimal):

108 + (16 * (130 - 136))

This gives us a card number of 12. The card is set 9, card 12: Aiglos.

===Tengwar and D-Series===
The formulas and systems discussed above allow us to determine all regular and foil cards, as they follow a sane sequence. Tengwar cards, however, are all shunted into the same fake set in spite of spanning several physical sets. D-series cards (and, presumably, W-series if they were exposed in the client) also are part of a set that is not reflected in the master database on this site. Therefore, both of these types of cards need to be given special treatment to accurately determine their card number.

In both cases, there's simply nothing to be done but to have a lookup table that the fake set and card numbers line up to. I have taken the liberty of compiling the values for the Tengwar cards below:

^ Fake # ^ Actual Card ^ Fake # ^ Actual Card ^
| 1 | 01001T | 29 | 04090T
| 2 | 01013T | 30 | 04100T
| 3 | 01014T | 31 | 06088T
| 4 | 01030T | 32 | 04219T
| 5 | 01050T | 33 | 04176T
| 6 | 01072T | 34 | 04225T
| 7 | 01083T | 35 | 04019T
| 8 | 01089T | 36 | 04289T
| 9 | 01096T | 37 | 05116T
| 10 | 01114T | 38 | 07002T
| 11 | 01127T | 39 | 07211T
| 12 | 01165T | 40 | 07221T
| 13 | 01231T | 41 | 07227T
| 14 | 01237T | 42 | 07321T
| 15 | 01256T | 43 | 07324T
| 16 | 02052T | 44 | 08015T
| 17 | 02102T | 45 | 08025T
| 18 | 02105T | 46 | 08038T
| 19 | 04001T | 47 | 08051T
| 20 | 04073T | 48 | 08057T
| 21 | 04364T | 49 | 08103T
| 22 | 05029T | 50 | 10006T
| 23 | 05025T | 51 | 10009T
| 24 | 04154T | 52 | 10025T
| 25 | 04173T | 53 | 10088T
| 26 | 04301T | 54 | 10122T
| 27 | 05100T | 55 | 07079T
| 28 | 04103T | |

In the case of the D-Series card(s), only 1 of them is exposed within the client, and being as they are not used ''anywhere'' outside of LotR-O, I have left determination of any values for those card(s) as an exercise to the reader.

<sub>Article and research originally by teltura</sub>

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The Journey Begins

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MLOTRO Reflections II

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MLOTRO Promo Cards

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Template:Set Table

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Morvael: added new unofficial sets to the table

{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; margin: auto; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan="12" style="height:1%"| [[Sets]]
|-
!rowspan="6"|Official Sets
!rowspan="2"|[[Movie Block]]
!colspan="3"|[[Fellowship Block]]
!colspan="3"|[[Towers Block]]
!colspan="3"|[[King Block]]
!
|-
|[[Fellowship of the Ring]]
|[[Mines of Moria]]
|[[Realms of the Elf-lords]]
|[[The Two Towers]]
|[[Battle of Helm's Deep]]
|[[Ents of Fangorn]]
|[[Return of the King]]
|[[Siege of Gondor]]
|[[Mount Doom]]
|[[Reflections]]
|-
!colspan="11"|
|-
![[War of the Ring Block]]
|colspan="3"|[[Shadows]]
|colspan="2"|[[Black Rider]]
|colspan="2"|[[Bloodlines]]
|colspan="3"|[[Expanded Middle-Earth]]
|-
!colspan="11"|
|-
![[Hunters Block]]
|colspan="2"|[[The Hunters]]
|colspan="2"|[[The Wraith Collection]]
|colspan="2"|[[Rise of Saruman]]
|colspan="2"|[[Treachery & Deceit]]
|colspan="2"|[[Age's End]]
|-
!colspan="12"|
|-
!rowspan="3"|Unofficial Sets
![[The Hobbit Draft Game]] Packs
|colspan="3"|[[Hobbit Draft Game Main Deck]]
|colspan="3"|[[Hobbit Draft Game Shadow Packs]]
|colspan="4"|[[Hobbit Draft Game Supplementary Packs]]
|-
![[MLOTRO]] Cards
|colspan="5"|[[MLOTRO Promo Cards]]
|colspan="5"|[[MLOTRO Reflections II]]
|-
![[Journey Continues]] Sets
|colspan="10"|[[Journey Begins]]
|}
<includeonly>[[Category:Sets]]</includeonly>
<noinclude>[[Category:Navigation Tables]]</noinclude>

Lord of the Rings Online TCG

2021-09-30T09:41:24Z

Morvael: fixed link to template

=Lord of the Rings Online=
'''Lord of the Rings Online''' (not to be confused with the MMO of the same name) was the only officially supported electronic method of playing the game.

In 2003 Worlds Apart partnered with Decipher to produce an online version of the Lord of the Rings TCG. The online game's rules matched the physical games rules, but utilized tradeable virtual cards that could be purchased through the system via starter decks, booster packs, or in draft. In addition to casual play, the online LOTR TCG system supported tournament play, league play, and sealed play including draft. The online system introduced a number of cards and formats that were online-only (for example, King-block draft packs), and offered players exclusive physical promotional cards and online avatars and movement tokens for participating in online events.

The LOTR Online TCG software included collection management and robust deckbuilding features. For this reason alone many players have used the software to construct decks and print decklists.

In 2005 Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) bought Worlds Apart, but continued to support LOTR Online TCG. On May 22, 2007 SOE-Decipher announced the closure of all support for the Online gaming system. The LOTR Online TCG software was available and the SOE servers ran until June 30, 2010 when they were shut down for good, though no new cards could be purchased after May, 2007.

==Legacy==

In spite of the game's servers being shut down, the program itself still functions without logging in, albeit only the decklist builder is of any use without any server connection, though it does function as a decent collection manager.

Various virtual cards that were exclusive to LotR-O were given a rarity of D or W; several of those cards are within the promotional database, but not all of them were ever featured on Decipher's website, so the ones included only represent a fraction of the cards used. Most of them are worthlessly overpowered or laughably weak, so that's probably for the better.

LotR-O utilized the proprietary *.ldc file format for saving and loading decks, and was the only method of importing/exporting within the game. There was an import/export option added late in the game's lifetime, but it merely loads a message saying that import/export is not yet supported, leaving you wondering if they were ever going to encourage use with SdA or not.

A full specification of the *.ldc file format can be found at [[LDC File Format Specification]]. A collection of decklists in *.ldc format that competed in various tournaments can be found [[http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,8730.0.html|at this TLHH post here]].

{{:Electronic_Platform_Table}}
 

Template:Digital Platform Table

2021-09-30T09:40:22Z

Morvael: added mLOTRO to unofficial game clients

{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; margin: auto; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan="10"| Electronic Platforms
|-
!
!Official
!rowspan="4" style="width:1%"|
!colspan="5"| Unofficial
!rowspan="4" style="width:1%"|
!Deckbuilders
|-
!Game Clients
|[[Lord of the Rings Online]]
|[[SdA]]
|[[LackeyCCG]]
|[[gccg]]
|[[MLOTRO]]
|[[GEMP]]
|[[zorbecs_decklist_builder|Zorbec's]]
|-
!File Formats
|[[LDC_file_format_specification|*.ldc]]
|[[DCK_file_format|*.dck]]
|[[DEK_file_format|*.dek]]
|<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[gccg_file_format|gccg]]]
|[[TXT_file_format|*.txt]]
| -
|[[ZDL_file_format|*.zdl]]
|-
![[zorbecs_decklist_builder|Zorbec's Decklist Builder Support]]
|❌
|✔
|✔
|✔
|❌
|❌
|✔
|}
<includeonly>[[Category:Electronic Platforms]]</includeonly>
<noinclude>[[Category:Navigation Tables]]</noinclude>

mLOTRO

2021-09-30T09:33:49Z

Morvael:

mLOTRO is an online platform allowing players from all over the world to play Lord of the Rings TCG against each other. Prototyping the core engine began in spring 2003, and actual development started on December 26th, 2004. By mid-2005 the game was ready for beta testing in a circle of close friends, and in January 2006 it was opened to the Polish LotR community. Currently all cards released are available and extra features are under development. mLOTRO is hosted at https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/

==Most important features==

mLOTRO is a classic desktop application, that works on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Similarly to Decipher-supported [[Lord of the Rings Online]], game rules and card effects are carried out automatically in mLOTRO, allowing for faster and smoother game play. Additionally, the game is completely free to play. Both casual games and competitive playing (in form of tournaments) are supported. Known only to the Polish community, during the glory years (2006-2008) mLOTRO had over 200 active players. Nowadays, it's an intimate community, with about 20 players.

mLOTRO offers offline card browser and deck builder, physical collection management, as well as optional online card collecting funded by virtual dollars (earned by playing single games, tournaments, scoring high in the five ELO rankings, selling cards, trading, and helping to develop mLOTRO by reporting bugs).

==Important pages==

Below is the list of most important screens of mLOTRO application, each linking to its own in-game tutorial page, which explains how a given screen works. Screenshots from the application are included. This is work in progress.

* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/welcome-screen Welcome Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/lobby-screen Lobby Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/collection-screen Collection Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/game-screen Game Screen]

mLOTRO

2021-09-30T09:32:46Z

Morvael: Created page with "mLOTRO is an online platform allowing players from all over the world to play Lord of the Rings TCG against each other. Prototyping the core engine began in spring 2003, and a..."

mLOTRO is an online platform allowing players from all over the world to play Lord of the Rings TCG against each other. Prototyping the core engine began in spring 2003, and actual development started on December 26th, 2004. By mid-2005 the game was ready for beta testing in a circle of close friends, and in January 2006 it was opened to the Polish LotR community. Currently all cards released are available and extra features are under development. mLOTRO is hosted at https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/

==Most important features==

mLOTRO is a classic desktop application, that works on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Similarly to Decipher-supported [[Lord of the Rings Online]], game rules and card effects are carried out automatically in mLOTRO, allowing for faster and smoother game play. Additionally, the game is completely free to play. Both casual games and competitive playing (in form of tournaments) are supported. Known only to the Polish community, during the glory years (2006-2008) mLOTRO had over 200 active players. Nowadays, it's an intimate community, with about 20 players.

mLOTRO offers offline card browser and deck builder, physical collection management, as well as optional online card collecting funded by virtual dollars (earned by playing single games, tournaments, scoring high in the five ELO rankings, selling cards, trading, and helping to develop mLOTRO by reporting bugs).

==Important pages==

Below is the list of most important screens of mLOTRO application, each linking to its own page, which explains how a given screen works. Screenshots from the application are included. This is work in progress.

* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/welcome-screen Welcome Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/lobby-screen Lobby Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/collection-screen Collection Screen]
* [https://mlotro.derwinski.pl/guide/game-screen Game Screen]

User:Morvael

2021-09-23T07:46:38Z

Morvael: Created page with "Creator of mLotro."

Creator of mLotro.

Frodo, Resolute Hobbit (0P27)

2021-09-23T07:44:27Z

Morvael:

__NOTOC__

{{NavBar|Lotr00027|Promotional Index|Gandalf, Defender of the West (0P26)|Arwen, Fair Elf Maiden (0P28)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00027
| WikiImage=LOTR00027
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=027
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Shire
| Twilight=0
| FullCardType=Companion • Hobbit
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=3
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=4
| Stat3Name=Resistance
| Stat3=12
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Frodo
| GameText=Ring-bearer (resistance 12). Ring-bound.
| Lore=Redeem your movie ticket from The Return of the King™ for a free booster pack.<BR>Go to decipher.com/lotrmoviepromo to find a participating store near you.<BR>While supplies last. Limit one per customer.
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Frodo, Resolute Hobbit, from the Mount Doom set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Frodo ==

* [[lotr00067|Mr. Underhill (P)]]
* [[lotr01289|Old Bilbo's Heir]]
* [[lotr01290|Son of Drogo]]
* [[lotr02102|Reluctant Adventurer]]
* [[lotr02102t|Reluctant Adventurer (T)]]
* [[lotr02m02|Reluctant Adventurer (M)]]
* [[lotr04301|Courteous Halfling]]
* [[lotr04301t|Courteous Halfling (T)]]
* [[lotr04302|Tired Traveller]]
* [[lotr05111|Master of the Precious]]
* [[lotr07317|Hope of Free Peoples]]
* [[lotr07318|Wicked Masster!]]
* [[lotr11164|Protected by Many]]
* [[lotr13149|Frenzied Fighter]]
* [[lotr13f15|Frenzied Fighter (F)]]
* [[lotr15144|Weary From the Journey]]
* [[lotr19028|Little Master]]

== Other Prints of Frodo, Resolute Hobbit ==

* [[lotr10121|Mount Doom]]

Frodo, Resolute Hobbit (0P27)

2021-09-23T07:41:09Z

Morvael: added lore, signet replaces vitality in this old-style card

__NOTOC__

{{NavBar|Lotr00027|Promotional Index|Gandalf, Defender of the West (0P26)|Arwen, Fair Elf Maiden (0P28)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00027
| WikiImage=LOTR00027
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=027
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Shire
| Twilight=0
| FullCardType=Companion • Hobbit
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=3
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=4
| Stat3Name=Signet
| Stat3=Frodo
| Stat4Name=
| Stat4=
| GameText=Ring-bearer (resistance 12). Ring-bound.
| Lore=Redeem your movie ticket from The Return of the King™ for a free booster pack.<BR>Go to decipher.com/lotrmoviepromo to find a participating store near you.<BR>While supplies last. Limit one per customer.
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Frodo, Resolute Hobbit, from the Mount Doom set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Frodo ==

* [[lotr00067|Mr. Underhill (P)]]
* [[lotr01289|Old Bilbo's Heir]]
* [[lotr01290|Son of Drogo]]
* [[lotr02102|Reluctant Adventurer]]
* [[lotr02102t|Reluctant Adventurer (T)]]
* [[lotr02m02|Reluctant Adventurer (M)]]
* [[lotr04301|Courteous Halfling]]
* [[lotr04301t|Courteous Halfling (T)]]
* [[lotr04302|Tired Traveller]]
* [[lotr05111|Master of the Precious]]
* [[lotr07317|Hope of Free Peoples]]
* [[lotr07318|Wicked Masster!]]
* [[lotr11164|Protected by Many]]
* [[lotr13149|Frenzied Fighter]]
* [[lotr13f15|Frenzied Fighter (F)]]
* [[lotr15144|Weary From the Journey]]
* [[lotr19028|Little Master]]

== Other Prints of Frodo, Resolute Hobbit ==

* [[lotr10121|Mount Doom]]

Gandalf, Defender of the West (0P26)

2021-09-23T07:38:51Z

Morvael: added lore

__NOTOC__

{{NavBar|Lotr00026|Promotional Index|Denethor, Wizened Steward (0P25)|Frodo, Resolute Hobbit (0P27)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00026
| WikiImage=LOTR00026
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=026
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Gandalf
| Twilight=4
| FullCardType=Companion • Wizard
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=9
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=4
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Gandalf
| GameText=While you cannot spot 3 companions of the same culture, Gandalf is strength -2.
| Lore=The Return of the King™ Release<BR>NOVEMBER 2003
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Gandalf, Defender of the West, from the Return of the King set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Gandalf ==

* [[lotr00032|Mithrandir (P)]]
* [[lotr00064|Stormcrow (P)]]
* [[lotr00070|Leader of the Company (P)]]
* [[lotr00d17|Stormcrow (D)]]
* [[lotr01072|Friend of the Shirefolk]]
* [[lotr01072t|Friend of the Shirefolk (T)]]
* [[lotr01364|The Grey Wizard]]
* [[lotr02122|The Grey Pilgrim]]
* [[lotr04089|Greyhame]]
* [[lotr04090|The White Wizard]]
* [[lotr04090t|The White Wizard (T)]]
* [[lotr06030|Mithrandir]]
* [[lotr07037|Manager of Wizards]]
* [[lotr08015|Leader of Men]]
* [[lotr08015t|Leader of Men (T)]]
* [[lotr11033|Leader of the Company]]
* [[lotr11033t|Leader of the Company (T)]]
* [[lotr12027|The White Rider]]
* [[lotr12f03|The White Rider (F)]]
* [[lotr12o01|The White Rider (O)]]
* [[lotr13033|Bearer of Obligation]]
* [[lotr13f04|Bearer of Obligation (F)]]
* [[lotr13o04|Bearer of Obligation (O)]]
* [[lotr15029|Powerful Guide]]
* [[lotr15029h|Powerful Guide (H)]]
* [[lotr15f05|Powerful Guide (F)]]
* [[lotr15o02|Powerful Guide (O)]]
* [[lotr17017|Returned]]
* [[lotr19008|Wise Guide]]

== Other Prints of Gandalf, Defender of the West ==

* [[lotr07036|The Return of the King]]

Legolas, Elven Stalwart (0P24)

2021-09-23T07:37:58Z

Morvael: corrected case

__NOTOC__

{{NavBar|Lotr00024|Promotional Index|Aragorn, Captain of Gondor (0P23)|Denethor, Wizened Steward (0P25)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00024
| WikiImage=LOTR00024
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=024
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Elven
| Twilight=2
| FullCardType=Companion • Elf
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=6
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=3
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Aragorn
| GameText=Archer. While you can spot 3 wounded minions, each minion skirmishing Legolas is strength -3.
| Lore=The Lord of the Rings™ Online TCG<BR>lotrtcg.decipher.com
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Legolas, Elven Stalwart, from the Siege of Gondor set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Legolas ==

* [[lotr00013|Greenleaf (P)]]
* [[lotr00015|Son of Thranduil (P)]]
* [[lotr00087|Companion of the Ring (P)]]
* [[lotr00124|Fleet-footed Hunter (P)]]
* [[lotr00w03|Nimble Elf (W)]]
* [[lotr01050|Greenleaf]]
* [[lotr01050t|Greenleaf (T)]]
* [[lotr01051|Prince of Mirkwood]]
* [[lotr03121|Son of Thranduil]]
* [[lotr04073|Dauntless Hunter]]
* [[lotr04073t|Dauntless Hunter (T)]]
* [[lotr04074|Elven Comrade]]
* [[lotr04m02|Dauntless Hunter (M)]]
* [[lotr05121|Archer of Mirkwood]]
* [[lotr07025|Fearless Marksman]]
* [[lotr07026|Nimble Warrior]]
* [[lotr11021|Companion of the Ring]]
* [[lotr11022|Woodland Emissary]]
* [[lotr11f03|Woodland Emissary (F)]]
* [[lotr13018|of the Grey Company]]
* [[lotr13f03|of the Grey Company (F)]]
* [[lotr13o03|of the Grey Company (O)]]
* [[lotr15018|Fleet-footed Hunter]]
* [[lotr15019|of the Woodland Realm]]
* [[lotr15f03|of the Woodland Realm (F)]]
* [[lotr15o01|of the Woodland Realm (O)]]
* [[lotr19007|Skeptical Guide]]

== Other Prints of Legolas, Elven Stalwart ==

* [[lotr08010|Siege of Gondor]]

Aragorn, Captain of Gondor (0P23)

2021-09-23T07:37:46Z

Morvael: corrected case

__NOTOC__

{{NavBar|Lotr00023|Promotional Index|Fell Beast (0P22)|Legolas, Elven Stalwart (0P24)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00023
| WikiImage=LOTR00023
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=023
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Gondor
| Twilight=4
| FullCardType=Companion • Man
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=8
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=4
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Aragorn
| GameText=Knight. At the start of each fellowship phase, you may add (2) to heal another [GONDOR] companion.
| Lore=The Lord of the Rings™ Online TCG<BR>lotrtcg.decipher.com
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Aragorn, Captain of Gondor, from the Return of the King set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Aragorn ==

* [[lotr00014|Ranger of the North (P)]]
* [[lotr00047|Defender of Free Peoples (P)]]
* [[lotr00125|Swift Hunter (P)]]
* [[lotr00127|Defender of Rohan (P)]]
* [[lotr00w06|The Dunadan (W)]]
* [[lotr01089|Ranger of the North]]
* [[lotr01089t|Ranger of the North (T)]]
* [[lotr01365|King in Exile]]
* [[lotr03038|Heir to the White City]]
* [[lotr04109|Heir of Elendil]]
* [[lotr04364|Wingfoot]]
* [[lotr04364t|Wingfoot (T)]]
* [[lotr06050|Defender of Free Peoples]]
* [[lotr06m02|Defender of Free Peoples (M)]]
* [[lotr07364|Driven by Need]]
* [[lotr10025|Elessar Telcontar]]
* [[lotr10025t|Elessar Telcontar (T)]]
* [[lotr11053|Guide and Protector]]
* [[lotr11054|Strider]]
* [[lotr11054t|Strider (T)]]
* [[lotr11f07|Strider (F)]]
* [[lotr13059|Isildur's Heir]]
* [[lotr13f07|Isildur's Heir (F)]]
* [[lotr13o06|Isildur's Heir (O)]]
* [[lotr15054|Swift Hunter]]
* [[lotr15055|Thorongil]]
* [[lotr15f09|Thorongil (F)]]
* [[lotr15o04|Thorongil (O)]]
* [[lotr17093|Defender of Rohan]]
* [[lotr17f12|Defender of Rohan (F)]]
* [[lotr17o04|Defender of Rohan (O)]]
* [[lotr18038|Heir to the Throne of Gondor]]
* [[lotr19012|Well-traveled Guide]]

== Other Prints of Aragorn, Captain of Gondor ==

* [[lotr07081|The Return of the King]]

Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest (0P21)

2021-09-23T07:36:58Z

Morvael: added lore

__NOTOC__

{{NavBar|Lotr00021|Promotional Index|Black Rider (0P20)|Fell Beast (0P22)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00021
| WikiImage=LOTR00021
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=021
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Gandalf
| Twilight=5
| FullCardType=Companion • Ent
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=12
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=4
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=
| Stat4=
| GameText=Unhasty. Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit to allow Treebeard to skirmish. Skirmish: Exert Treebeard to make an Ent damage +1.
| Lore=Ents of Fangorn™ Pre-Release<BR>JUNE 2003
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest, from the Ents of Fangorn set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Treebeard ==

* [[lotr00w04|Enemy of the Hand (W)]]
* [[lotr04103|Earthborn]]
* [[lotr04103t|Earthborn (T)]]
* [[lotr04104|Oldest Living Thing]]
* [[lotr10018|Keeper of the Watchwood]]
* [[lotr15038|Enraged Shepherd]]

== Other Prints of Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest ==

* [[lotr06037|Ents of Fangorn]]
* [[lotr06m01|Ents of Fangorn]]

Theoden, King of the Golden Hall (0P19)

2021-09-23T07:36:32Z

Morvael: added lore

__NOTOC__

{{NavBar|Lotr00019|Promotional Index|Smeagol, Old Noser (0P18)|Black Rider (0P20)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00019
| WikiImage=LOTR00019
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=019
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Rohan
| Twilight=2
| FullCardType=Companion • Man
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=6
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=2
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Gandalf
| GameText=Valiant. Maneuver: Play a [ROHAN] possession on Theoden to heal a [ROHAN] ally.
| Lore=Battle of Helm's Deep™ Pre-Release<BR>FEBRUARY 2003
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Theoden, King of the Golden Hall, from the Battle of Helm's Deep set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Theoden ==

* [[lotr04292|Son of Thengel]]
* [[lotr04365|Lord of the Mark]]
* [[lotr07254|Leader of Spears]]
* [[lotr07255|Rekindled King]]
* [[lotr08092|Tall and Proud]]
* [[lotr11159|King of the Eorlingas]]
* [[lotr13137|The Renowned]]
* [[lotr13137t|The Renowned (T)]]
* [[lotr13f13|The Renowned (F)]]
* [[lotr13o09|The Renowned (O)]]
* [[lotr17102|Northman, King of Rohan]]
* [[lotr17f14|Northman, King of Rohan (F)]]
* [[lotr17o06|Northman, King of Rohan (O)]]
* [[lotr18105|Ednew]]
* [[lotr18f14|Ednew (F)]]

== Other Prints of Theoden, King of the Golden Hall ==

* [[lotr05093|Battle of Helm's Deep]]

Legolas, Son of Thranduil (0P15)

2021-09-23T07:35:44Z

Morvael: added lore

__NOTOC__

{{NavBar|Lotr00015|Promotional Index|Aragorn, Ranger of the North (0P14)|Faramir, Son of Denethor (0P16)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00015
| WikiImage=LOTR00015
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=015
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Elven
| Twilight=2
| FullCardType=Companion • Elf
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=6
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=3
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Aragorn
| GameText=Archer. While Legolas is at a river or forest, add 1 to the fellowship archery total.
| Lore=Realms of the Elf-lords™ Pre-Release<BR>JUNE 2002
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Legolas, Son of Thranduil, from the Realms of the Elf-Lords set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Legolas ==

* [[lotr00013|Greenleaf (P)]]
* [[lotr00024|Elven Stalwart (P)]]
* [[lotr00087|Companion of the Ring (P)]]
* [[lotr00124|Fleet-footed Hunter (P)]]
* [[lotr00w03|Nimble Elf (W)]]
* [[lotr01050|Greenleaf]]
* [[lotr01050t|Greenleaf (T)]]
* [[lotr01051|Prince of Mirkwood]]
* [[lotr04073|Dauntless Hunter]]
* [[lotr04073t|Dauntless Hunter (T)]]
* [[lotr04074|Elven Comrade]]
* [[lotr04m02|Dauntless Hunter (M)]]
* [[lotr05121|Archer of Mirkwood]]
* [[lotr07025|Fearless Marksman]]
* [[lotr07026|Nimble Warrior]]
* [[lotr08010|Elven Stalwart]]
* [[lotr11021|Companion of the Ring]]
* [[lotr11022|Woodland Emissary]]
* [[lotr11f03|Woodland Emissary (F)]]
* [[lotr13018|of the Grey Company]]
* [[lotr13f03|of the Grey Company (F)]]
* [[lotr13o03|of the Grey Company (O)]]
* [[lotr15018|Fleet-footed Hunter]]
* [[lotr15019|of the Woodland Realm]]
* [[lotr15f03|of the Woodland Realm (F)]]
* [[lotr15o01|of the Woodland Realm (O)]]
* [[lotr19007|Skeptical Guide]]

== Other Prints of Legolas, Son of Thranduil ==

* [[lotr03121|Realms of the Elf-Lords]]

Denethor, Wizened Steward (0P25)

2021-09-23T07:33:38Z

Morvael: corrected lore

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{{NavBar|Lotr00025|Promotional Index|Legolas, Elven Stalwart (0P24)|Gandalf, Defender of the West (0P26)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00025
| WikiImage=LOTR00025
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=025
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Gondor
| Twilight=2
| FullCardType=Companion • Man
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=5
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=3
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Aragorn
| GameText=Denethor is strength +1 for each other [GONDOR] Man you can spot (limit +4).
| Lore="...his carven face with its proud bones and skin like ivory, and the long curved nose between the dark deep eyes; and he was reminded not so much of Boromir as of Aragorn."
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Denethor, Wizened Steward, from the Return of the King set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Denethor ==

* [[lotr07085|Steward of the City]]
* [[lotr10028|Lord of Minas Tirith]]
* [[lotr13064|Last Ruling Steward]]
* [[lotr13f08|Last Ruling Steward (F)]]
* [[lotr13o07|Last Ruling Steward (O)]]
* [[lotr18042|On the Edge of Madness]]

== Other Prints of Denethor, Wizened Steward ==

* [[lotr07086|The Return of the King]]

Legolas, Elven Stalwart (0P24)

2021-09-23T07:33:12Z

Morvael: corrected lore

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{{NavBar|Lotr00024|Promotional Index|Aragorn, Captain of Gondor (0P23)|Denethor, Wizened Steward (0P25)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00024
| WikiImage=LOTR00024
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=024
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Elven
| Twilight=2
| FullCardType=Companion • Elf
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=6
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=3
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Aragorn
| GameText=Archer. While you can spot 3 wounded minions, each minion skirmishing Legolas is strength -3.
| Lore=THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ ONLINE TCG<BR>lotrtcg.decipher.com
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Legolas, Elven Stalwart, from the Siege of Gondor set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Legolas ==

* [[lotr00013|Greenleaf (P)]]
* [[lotr00015|Son of Thranduil (P)]]
* [[lotr00087|Companion of the Ring (P)]]
* [[lotr00124|Fleet-footed Hunter (P)]]
* [[lotr00w03|Nimble Elf (W)]]
* [[lotr01050|Greenleaf]]
* [[lotr01050t|Greenleaf (T)]]
* [[lotr01051|Prince of Mirkwood]]
* [[lotr03121|Son of Thranduil]]
* [[lotr04073|Dauntless Hunter]]
* [[lotr04073t|Dauntless Hunter (T)]]
* [[lotr04074|Elven Comrade]]
* [[lotr04m02|Dauntless Hunter (M)]]
* [[lotr05121|Archer of Mirkwood]]
* [[lotr07025|Fearless Marksman]]
* [[lotr07026|Nimble Warrior]]
* [[lotr11021|Companion of the Ring]]
* [[lotr11022|Woodland Emissary]]
* [[lotr11f03|Woodland Emissary (F)]]
* [[lotr13018|of the Grey Company]]
* [[lotr13f03|of the Grey Company (F)]]
* [[lotr13o03|of the Grey Company (O)]]
* [[lotr15018|Fleet-footed Hunter]]
* [[lotr15019|of the Woodland Realm]]
* [[lotr15f03|of the Woodland Realm (F)]]
* [[lotr15o01|of the Woodland Realm (O)]]
* [[lotr19007|Skeptical Guide]]

== Other Prints of Legolas, Elven Stalwart ==

* [[lotr08010|Siege of Gondor]]

Aragorn, Captain of Gondor (0P23)

2021-09-23T07:32:49Z

Morvael: corrected lore

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{{NavBar|Lotr00023|Promotional Index|Fell Beast (0P22)|Legolas, Elven Stalwart (0P24)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00023
| WikiImage=LOTR00023
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=023
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Gondor
| Twilight=4
| FullCardType=Companion • Man
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=8
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=4
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Aragorn
| GameText=Knight. At the start of each fellowship phase, you may add (2) to heal another [GONDOR] companion.
| Lore=THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ ONLINE TCG<BR>lotrtcg.decipher.com
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Aragorn, Captain of Gondor, from the Return of the King set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Aragorn ==

* [[lotr00014|Ranger of the North (P)]]
* [[lotr00047|Defender of Free Peoples (P)]]
* [[lotr00125|Swift Hunter (P)]]
* [[lotr00127|Defender of Rohan (P)]]
* [[lotr00w06|The Dunadan (W)]]
* [[lotr01089|Ranger of the North]]
* [[lotr01089t|Ranger of the North (T)]]
* [[lotr01365|King in Exile]]
* [[lotr03038|Heir to the White City]]
* [[lotr04109|Heir of Elendil]]
* [[lotr04364|Wingfoot]]
* [[lotr04364t|Wingfoot (T)]]
* [[lotr06050|Defender of Free Peoples]]
* [[lotr06m02|Defender of Free Peoples (M)]]
* [[lotr07364|Driven by Need]]
* [[lotr10025|Elessar Telcontar]]
* [[lotr10025t|Elessar Telcontar (T)]]
* [[lotr11053|Guide and Protector]]
* [[lotr11054|Strider]]
* [[lotr11054t|Strider (T)]]
* [[lotr11f07|Strider (F)]]
* [[lotr13059|Isildur's Heir]]
* [[lotr13f07|Isildur's Heir (F)]]
* [[lotr13o06|Isildur's Heir (O)]]
* [[lotr15054|Swift Hunter]]
* [[lotr15055|Thorongil]]
* [[lotr15f09|Thorongil (F)]]
* [[lotr15o04|Thorongil (O)]]
* [[lotr17093|Defender of Rohan]]
* [[lotr17f12|Defender of Rohan (F)]]
* [[lotr17o04|Defender of Rohan (O)]]
* [[lotr18038|Heir to the Throne of Gondor]]
* [[lotr19012|Well-traveled Guide]]

== Other Prints of Aragorn, Captain of Gondor ==

* [[lotr07081|The Return of the King]]

Legolas, Greenleaf (0P13)

2021-09-23T07:30:54Z

Morvael: corrected lore

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{{NavBar|Lotr00013|Promotional Index|Gimli, Son of Gloin (0P12)|Aragorn, Ranger of the North (0P14)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00013
| WikiImage=LOTR00013
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=013
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Elven
| Twilight=2
| FullCardType=Companion • Elf
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=6
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=3
| Stat3Name=
| Stat3=
| Stat4Name=Signet
| Stat4=Frodo
| GameText=Archer. Archery: Exert Legolas to wound a minion; Legolas does not add to the fellowship archery total.
| Lore="'If we are quick we will catch Frodo and Sam before nightfall.'"
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= Note =
'''''This card is a promotional reprint of another card, Legolas, Greenleaf, from the Fellowship of the Ring set.

Please refer to that card for strategy and clarifications.'''''

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of Legolas ==

* [[lotr00015|Son of Thranduil (P)]]
* [[lotr00024|Elven Stalwart (P)]]
* [[lotr00087|Companion of the Ring (P)]]
* [[lotr00124|Fleet-footed Hunter (P)]]
* [[lotr00w03|Nimble Elf (W)]]
* [[lotr01051|Prince of Mirkwood]]
* [[lotr03121|Son of Thranduil]]
* [[lotr04073|Dauntless Hunter]]
* [[lotr04073t|Dauntless Hunter (T)]]
* [[lotr04074|Elven Comrade]]
* [[lotr04m02|Dauntless Hunter (M)]]
* [[lotr05121|Archer of Mirkwood]]
* [[lotr07025|Fearless Marksman]]
* [[lotr07026|Nimble Warrior]]
* [[lotr08010|Elven Stalwart]]
* [[lotr11021|Companion of the Ring]]
* [[lotr11022|Woodland Emissary]]
* [[lotr11f03|Woodland Emissary (F)]]
* [[lotr13018|of the Grey Company]]
* [[lotr13f03|of the Grey Company (F)]]
* [[lotr13o03|of the Grey Company (O)]]
* [[lotr15018|Fleet-footed Hunter]]
* [[lotr15019|of the Woodland Realm]]
* [[lotr15f03|of the Woodland Realm (F)]]
* [[lotr15o01|of the Woodland Realm (O)]]
* [[lotr19007|Skeptical Guide]]

== Other Prints of Legolas, Greenleaf ==

* [[lotr01050|The Fellowship of the Ring]]
* [[lotr01050t|The Fellowship of the Ring]]

Anarion, Lord of Anorien (0P58)

2021-09-23T07:29:45Z

Morvael: accented char in lore

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{{NavBar|Lotr00058|Promotional Index|Radagast's Staff (0P57)|Erkenbrand, Master of Westfold (0P59)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00058
| WikiImage=LOTR00058
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=058
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Gondor
| Twilight=3
| FullCardType=Companion • Man
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=7
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=3
| Stat3Name=Resistance
| Stat3=6
| Stat4Name=
| Stat4=
| GameText=Skirmish: Play a [GONDOR] skirmish event to make each minion skirmishing Anarion strength -X, where X is Anarion's vitality.
| Lore="...Elendil the Tall and his mighty sons, Isildur and Anárion, became great lords...."
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= General Strategy =

Anarion, Lord of Anorien, alongside the rest of Weta Collection cards, is tournament legal since August 30th, 2004 (see [[Media:DGMA_Tournament_Legal_Cardlist_28.07.2004.pdf]]).

= Strengths and Weaknesses =

=== Strong Versus... ===

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=== Weak Versus... ===

* Add cards and explanations here.

= Example Decks =

* Decklists or links to decks that use this card.

= Rules and Clarifications =

* Clarify existing rules if needed.
* Link to rules discussions on TLHH.

= Extra Information =

* Add other information regarding printing, rarity, trivia, etc.

Ghan-buri-Ghan, Chieftain of the Woses (0P56)

2021-09-23T07:29:19Z

Morvael: accented char in lore

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{{NavBar|Lotr00056|Promotional Index|Gorgoroth Swarm (0P55)|Radagast's Staff (0P57)}}

{{LegacyCardInfoBox
| TLHHImage=LOTR00056
| WikiImage=LOTR00056
| SetNum=00
| CardNum=056
| SetName=Promotional
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Gandalf
| Twilight=2
| FullCardType=Companion • Man
| Stat1Name=Strength
| Stat1=6
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=3
| Stat3Name=Resistance
| Stat3=5
| Stat4Name=
| Stat4=
| GameText=While you can spot 2 other Men, Ghan-buri-Ghan cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. While at a forest site, Ghan-buri-Ghan is defender +1.
| Lore="'Kill gorgûn! Kill orc-folk! No other words please Wild Men....'"
| Rarity=P
| Notes=
}}

= General Strategy =

Ghan-buri-Ghan, Chieftain of the Woses is an interesting promotional card.

While you can spot two other Men, Ghan-buri-Ghan cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. Perhaps as an oversight [or at least an interesting coincidence], Ghan-buri-Ghan does not specify between Free Peoples and Shadow Men. Additionally, Ghan-buri-Ghan receives a defender bonus at forest sites.

As a [Gandalf] Man, Ghan-Buri-Ghan can bear Beorning Axe, Armor, Heavy Chain, and Coat of Mail [though the latter does not benefit Ghan-buri-Ghan while three Men are in play].

While released during the Movie Block, Ghan-buri-Ghan does not benefit from any forest sites in that format. In standard, expanded or open games, Ghan-buri-Ghan gains access to several [Gandalf] skirmish events and pumps.

Ghan-buri-Ghan, alongside the rest of Weta Collection cards, is tournament legal since August 30th, 2004 (see [[Media:DGMA_Tournament_Legal_Cardlist_28.07.2004.pdf]]).

= Strengths and Weaknesses =

=== Strong Versus... ===

* Natural defender bonus at forest sites
* Strong against Shadow Men, which can activate the overwhelm prevention text
* Can bear Beorning Axe