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It quickly became apparent that the open format had problems in a competitive environment; in particular, there was a lack of deck diversity at the top level<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030402125243/http://www.dgma.com/content/default.asp?id=361</ref>. In order to solve this issue, Decipher introduced a new format, [[Standard Format|Standard]], which had the same card pool as the Open format but with an [[X-List]] of banned cards. This was done in March 2003, right on the heels of the release of [[Battle of Helm's Deep]]. | It quickly became apparent that the open format had problems in a competitive environment; in particular, there was a lack of deck diversity at the top level<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030402125243/http://www.dgma.com/content/default.asp?id=361</ref>. In order to solve this issue, Decipher introduced a new format, [[Standard Format|Standard]], which had the same card pool as the Open format but with an [[X-List]] of banned cards. This was done in March 2003, right on the heels of the release of [[Battle of Helm's Deep]]. | ||
Unlike block formats, which were continuously supported by Decipher mostly unchanged, Standard was always an evolving format. Once set 7 was released there was a new [[King Block]] site path and drastically different culture focuses, and so it represented a logical branching point. Over time, the term "Towers Standard" came to refer to the [[Standard Format]] as it existed immediately before the release of [[The Return of the King]] in November 2003 | Unlike block formats, which were continuously supported by Decipher mostly unchanged, Standard was always an evolving format. Once set 7 was released there was a new [[King Block]] site path and drastically different culture focuses, and so it represented a logical branching point. Over time, the term "Towers Standard" came to refer to the [[Standard Format]] as it existed immediately before the release of [[The Return of the King]] in November 2003. | ||
Because Towers introduced several completely new cultures and self-complete subcultures, there is considerable overlap between the two Towers formats anyway -- the World Champion deck of Towers Standard included just 8 cards from Fellowship Block<ref>https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=12100.0</ref>, most of them at only one copy. The biggest difference is how to handle swarms, as Towers Block has almost no support for Frodo ({{Card|4C306}} and The One Ring are the only ways to increase his strength) and relatively tame controls for large fellowships | Because Towers introduced several completely new cultures and self-complete subcultures, there is considerable overlap between the two Towers formats anyway -- the World Champion deck of Towers Standard included just 8 cards from Fellowship Block<ref>https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php?topic=12100.0</ref>, most of them at only one copy. The biggest difference is how to handle swarms, as Towers Block has almost no support for Frodo ({{Card|4C306}} and The One Ring are the only ways to increase his strength) and relatively tame controls for large fellowships. | ||
Ring-bearer [[Skirmish Cancellation|skirmishes can be cancelled]] in Towers Standard, as that rule had not yet been introduced. However, only cards from Towers Block are able to accomplish the task: | Ring-bearer [[Skirmish Cancellation|skirmishes can be cancelled]] in Towers Standard, as that rule had not yet been introduced. However, only cards from Towers Block are able to accomplish the task: the cards from Fellowship Block had either been banned ({{Card|O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!}}) or ruled to only function on the Fellowship site path ({{Card|Hobbit Stealth}}). | ||
==Decklists== | ==Decklists== | ||
