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== Starter Decks == | == Starter Decks == | ||
[[File:product_fotr_starterdisplay.gif|200px|thumb|right|FOTR Starter Display Box | [[File:product_fotr_starterdisplay.gif|200px|thumb|right|FOTR Starter Display Box]] | ||
There are two different standard [[Starter Deck]] products: the [[Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck|FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck]] featuring Aragorn, and the [[Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck|FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck]] featuring Gandalf<ref>Getting Started Article as preserved on the Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20041205042844/http://www.decipher.com/lordoftherings/expansions/fellowship/gettingstarted.html</ref>. You'll see a picture of Aragorn or Gandalf on the front of the corresponding tuck box. | There are two different standard [[Starter Deck]] products: the [[Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck|FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck]] featuring Aragorn, and the [[Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck|FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck]] featuring Gandalf<ref>Getting Started Article as preserved on the Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20041205042844/http://www.decipher.com/lordoftherings/expansions/fellowship/gettingstarted.html</ref>. You'll see a picture of Aragorn or Gandalf on the front of the corresponding tuck box. | ||
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* 1 The One Ring card, | * 1 The One Ring card, | ||
* 9 site cards, | * 9 site cards, | ||
* 2 copies of a special | * 2 copies of a special premium card as featured on the deck box (Aragorn or Gandalf) | ||
* 47 mixed common and uncommon cards. | * 47 mixed common and uncommon cards. | ||
Along with a fixed component (which is made up of different cards for the two different decks), 3 random rare cards are added to each starter. This kept the product useful for new players and veterans alike, as well as being a means of keeping [[Sealed]] formats more interesting. | |||
In addition, each starter came with a [[Premium]] card which was exclusive to that deck: {{Card|Aragorn, King in Exile}} or {{Card|Gandalf, The Grey Wizard}}. Neither of these cards were distributed through Booster Packs, except for the [[Foil]] versions which could be randomly inserted as an [[Uncommon]]. International versions of Starter Decks for a given language were not always printed, and in those languages the Premium cards would instead be inserted into the Uncommon [[Uncut Sheets|card sheet]] and distributed in boosters as normal. | |||
Individual Starter Decks retailed for $10.99. The Starter Deck Display box came with 6 of each starter deck for a total of 12 starter decks, and would retail for $131.88 (i.e. exactly 12 times as much as a starter). Starter deck boxes themselves came in cases of | Also included is a [[Rulebooks#Starter_Rulebooks|Starter Rulebook]], which acts as a reference and a guide teaching new players how to play the game. The rules included in the Starter Rulebook are altered from standard play, such as: the site path is shortened to use only 7 [[Site]]s, and players flip a coin to choose turn order instead of [[bidding]] [[Burdens|burdens]]. For more information on these differences, see [[Starter_Decks#Starter_Rules_Differences]] | ||
Individual Starter Decks retailed for $10.99. The Starter Deck Display box came with 6 of each starter deck for a total of 12 starter decks, and would retail for $131.88 (i.e. exactly 12 times as much as a starter). Starter deck boxes themselves came in cases of 12 per case. | |||
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File:product_01_starterbox_01.jpg|A starter deck display box | File:product_01_starterbox_01.jpg|A starter deck display box | ||
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* 1 Rare foil every 26 packs | * 1 Rare foil every 26 packs | ||
Individual boosters retailed for $3.29. The Booster Display Box came with 36 packs, and would retail for $118.44 (i.e. exactly 36 times as much as a single booster). Booster boxes themselves came in cases of 6 per case. | |||
Individual boosters retailed for $3.29. The Booster Display Box came with 36 packs, and would retail for $118.44 (i.e. exactly 36 times as much as a single booster). Booster boxes themselves came in cases of | |||
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File:product_01_booster_box_02.jpg|An opened booster display revealing its contents | File:product_01_booster_box_02.jpg|An opened booster display revealing its contents | ||
File:product_01_booster_case_01.jpg|An unopened case of booster displays | File:product_01_booster_case_01.jpg|An unopened case of booster displays | ||
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== Draft Packs == | == Draft Packs == | ||
The [[Fellowship Draft Pack]] was a pack of 29 cards which was intended to be used with | The [[Fellowship Draft Pack]] was a pack of 29 cards which was intended to be used with a new [[Booster Draft]] game mode. In such a draft, players would each open an oversized draft pack and select one card to include in their deck, after which the pack would be passed to other players, everyone drafting in a circle. The cards selected would be combined with a skeleton of cards provided by the player (sites, Frodo, and the One Ring), and supplemented with [[Booster Packs]]. | ||
Draft Packs were broken down as follows<ref>DECIPHER ANNOUNCES BOOSTER DRAFT PACK FOR | |||
THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ TRADING CARD GAME, Wayback: http://web.archive.org/web/20030404062025/http://www2.decipher.com:80/newsflash/2002/1104draftpacks.html</ref>: | THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ TRADING CARD GAME, Wayback: http://web.archive.org/web/20030404062025/http://www2.decipher.com:80/newsflash/2002/1104draftpacks.html</ref>: | ||
* 1 [[Rare]] card from [[The Fellowship of the Ring]] | * 1 [[Rare]] card from [[The Fellowship of the Ring]] | ||
* | * 2 [[Premium]] cards, either {{Card|Aragorn, King in Exile}} or {{Card|Gandalf, The Grey Wizard}} | ||
* 26 other semi-random cards | * 26 other semi-random cards | ||
What was meant by "semi-random" is that unlike booster packs which were designed to be randomized, draft packs would include "runs" of cards from the same culture which could conceivably work together in a deck. | What was meant by "semi-random" is that unlike booster packs which were designed to be randomized, draft packs would include "runs" of cards from the same culture which could conceivably work together in a deck. If the booster pack contents were meat, the draft pack contents were thus potatoes, filling yet not necessarily exciting, spiced with the single Rare. | ||
The Fellowship Draft Pack wasn't released until October 2002, almost a year after the release of The Fellowship of the Ring and just before the release of [[The Two Towers]], and thus it is speculated that, new game mode aside, at least part of the intention was to dump FOTR overstock right before it became obsolete. | |||
Individual draft packs retailed for $4.50. The Fellowship Draft Pack Display Box came with 12 packs, and would retail for $54 (i.e. exactly 12 times as much as a single pack). | Individual draft packs retailed for $4.50. The Fellowship Draft Pack Display Box came with 12 packs, and would retail for $54 (i.e. exactly 12 times as much as a single pack). | ||
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