Movie Block - Revision history

Phallen Cassidy: Moving some comments from the "Standard" article to the appropriate historical standard format

2022-10-20T18:27:00Z

Moving some comments from the "Standard" article to the appropriate historical standard format

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	Not technically a "block" format, '''Movie Block''' refers to the Standard format as it existed immediately before the release of Shadows in November 2004. It ~~allowed~~ all sets 1-10 (all of the sets available at that time) and ~~used~~ the [[King Block]] ~~site path~~. Ring-bearer skirmishes cannot be cancelled ~~in Movie Block~~.		Not technically a "block" format, '''Movie Block''' refers to the Standard format as it existed immediately before the release of Shadows in November 2004. It allows all sets 1-10 (all of the sets available at that time) and uses the [[Site#List of King Block Sites\|King Block site path]]. This format adds the [[initiative]] and [[threat]] rules, as well as the rule that Ring-bearer skirmishes cannot be cancelled.

	"Movie Block" was the name for the format on Decipher's ''Lord of the Ring Online'' platform<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041231003450/http://lotrtcg.decipher.com/notes/events.shtml December 2004 Event Schedule]</ref>. Although it was not offered much support, it was unique in that it was supported by Decipher at all -- no other legacy [[Standard]] format was. The [[The Last Homely House forum\|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]] carry on ~~this~~ somewhat confusing nomenclature. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard" (not to be confused with [[King Standard\|Return of the King Standard]]). mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom\|set 10]] but not [[Reflections\|set 9]].		"Movie Block" was the name for the format on Decipher's ''Lord of the Ring Online'' platform<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041231003450/http://lotrtcg.decipher.com/notes/events.shtml December 2004 Event Schedule]</ref>. Although it was not offered much support, it was unique in that it was supported by Decipher at all -- no other legacy [[Standard]] format was. The [[The Last Homely House forum\|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]] carry on the somewhat confusing nomenclature of calling it a block. It was perhaps named in anticipation for what sets 11-19 were supposed to bring: a single "block" sitepath that encompassed more than three sets in contrast to the movie-driven block formats of 1-10 which changed with every film. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard" (not to be confused with [[King Standard\|Return of the King Standard]]). mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom\|set 10]] but not [[Reflections\|set 9]].

	~~Its popularity can be~~ attributed to many reasons: the nostalgia of playing the game during the heydey of the movies, the "goldilocks" card pool size, the later decline of Decipher itself. Above all else, it stands in direct opposition to [[War of the Ring Block]]. Every new block brought changes, but [[Shadows]] caused many fundamental shifts and was, in many ways, a reset to finally divorce the game's mechanical potential from its narrative beginnings. As with the Fellowship and Towers formats before, a portion of the player base wasn't interested in playing a new version of the game and instead continued to play the one they had come to enjoy.		Today it is the second-most popular format on [[GEMP]], which has been attributed to many reasons: the nostalgia of playing the game during the heydey of the movies, the "goldilocks" card pool size, the later decline of Decipher itself. Above all else, it stands in direct opposition to [[War of the Ring Block]]. Every new block brought changes, but [[Shadows]] caused many fundamental shifts and was, in many ways, a reset to finally divorce the game's mechanical potential from its narrative beginnings. These alterations were divisive enough to mark this as the most inclusive of the "old" formats, with anything coming after called "new" (new site path, new cultures, etc.) even today. As with the Fellowship and Towers formats before, a portion of the player base wasn't interested in playing a new version of the game and instead continued to play the one they had come to enjoy.

	== X-list ==		== X-list ==

Phallen Cassidy: corrected cargo entry X-list

2022-10-19T04:18:02Z

corrected cargo entry X-list

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	\|Name=Movie Block		\|Name=Movie Block
	\|ValidSets=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10		\|ValidSets=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
	\|XList=1R40,1R45,1R80,1U108,1R139,1R195,1U234,1C248,1R313,2R32~~,2C101,2R108~~,3R38,3R42,3R67,3R68,3U106,3C108,7U49,7C96,8C1,10U2,10C91		\|XList=1R40,1R45,1R80,1U108,1R139,1R195,1U234,1C248,1R313,2R32,3R38,3R42,3R67,3R68,3U106,3C108,7U49,7C96,8C1,10U2,10C91
	\|RList=		\|RList=
	\|RingBearerCancel=No		\|RingBearerCancel=No

Phallen Cassidy: Added some details and a Cargo table entry

2022-10-19T04:16:05Z

Added some details and a Cargo table entry

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-= Movie Block =
+Not technically a "block" format, '''Movie Block''' refers to the Standard format as it existed immediately before the release of Shadows in November 2004. It allowed all sets 1-10 (all of the sets available at that time) and used the [[King Block]] site path. Ring-bearer skirmishes cannot be cancelled in Movie Block.
-Not technically a "block" format, Movie Block refers to the Standard format as it existed immediately before the release of Shadows in November 2004. It allowed all sets 1-10 (all of the sets available at that time) and used the [[King Block]] site path. Ring-bearer skirmishes cannot be cancelled in Movie Block.
+"Movie Block" was the name for the format on Decipher's ''Lord of the Ring Online'' platform<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041231003450/http://lotrtcg.decipher.com/notes/events.shtml December 2004 Event Schedule]</ref>. Although it was not offered much support, it was unique in that it was supported by Decipher at all -- no other legacy [[Standard]] format was. The [[The Last Homely House forum|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]] carry on this somewhat confusing nomenclature. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard" (not to be confused with [[King Standard|Return of the King Standard]]). mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom|set 10]] but not [[Reflections|set 9]].
-Movie Block remains one of the most popular formats in the game, as it is the largest format that does not allow the new site path or shadow cultures introduced with Shadows. Decklists can be found at [http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html| this subforum] of the Last Homely House.
+Its popularity can be attributed to many reasons: the nostalgia of playing the game during the heydey of the movies, the "goldilocks" card pool size, the later decline of Decipher itself. Above all else, it stands in direct opposition to [[War of the Ring Block]]. Every new block brought changes, but [[Shadows]] caused many fundamental shifts and was, in many ways, a reset to finally divorce the game's mechanical potential from its narrative beginnings. As with the Fellowship and Towers formats before, a portion of the player base wasn't interested in playing a new version of the game and instead continued to play the one they had come to enjoy.
-"Movie Block" was the name for the format on Decipher's ''Lord of the Ring Online'' platform<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041231003450/http://lotrtcg.decipher.com/notes/events.shtml December 2004 Event Schedule]</ref>, although they did not offer much support for it or any other legacy formats. The [[The Last Homely House forum|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]] carry on this somewhat confusing nomenclature. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard". mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom|set 10]] but not [[Reflections|set 9]].
+== X-list ==
-== X-list ==
+The following cards cannot be included in Movie Block decks, with new additions to the X-list since [[Towers Standard]] noted with the reason. For more details, see [[X-list]].
-The following cards cannot be included in Movie Block decks. For more details, see [[X-list]].
+== Weta Collection ==
-* Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
+A group of 5 promos known as [[The Weta Collection]] were released just after Mount Doom and, in a first for promo cards, never appeared in any set. They were allowed in organized play beginning August 30th<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050310072226/http://www.dgma.com:80/resource/default.asp?id=31</ref> - a week after the Worlds tournament, but two months before the release of Shadows and the start of [[War of the Ring Block]]. This has left their legality in the format an open question. While they ''were'' legal in the Standard format for a brief period, they were not during the biggest event of the year which left them detached from players' memories. They also use the resistance icon, a decidedly Shadows feature. Since Movie Block is, above all else, a format to play the game as it was, these cards have been variously included or excluded in different communities.
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Teltura: fixing reference display

2022-10-09T19:10:46Z

fixing reference display

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	{{Set Table}}		{{Set Table}}

	~~===References===~~
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Teltura at 19:09, 9 October 2022

2022-10-09T19:09:47Z

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	Not technically a "block" format, Movie Block refers to the Standard format as it existed immediately before the release of Shadows in November 2004. It allowed all sets 1-10 (all of the sets available at that time) and used the [[King Block]] site path. Ring-bearer skirmishes cannot be cancelled in Movie Block.		Not technically a "block" format, Movie Block refers to the Standard format as it existed immediately before the release of Shadows in November 2004. It allowed all sets 1-10 (all of the sets available at that time) and used the [[King Block]] site path. Ring-bearer skirmishes cannot be cancelled in Movie Block.

	Movie Block remains one of the most popular formats in the game, as it is the largest format that does not allow the new site path or shadow cultures introduced with Shadows. Decklists can be found at [http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html\|this subforum] of the Last Homely House.		Movie Block remains one of the most popular formats in the game, as it is the largest format that does not allow the new site path or shadow cultures introduced with Shadows. Decklists can be found at [http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html\| this subforum] of the Last Homely House.

	"Movie Block" was the name for the format on Decipher's ''Lord of the Ring Online'' platform<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041231003450/http://lotrtcg.decipher.com/notes/events.shtml December 2004 Event Schedule]</ref>, although they did not offer much support for it or any other legacy formats. The [[The Last Homely House forum\|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]] carry on this somewhat confusing nomenclature. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard". mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom\|set 10]] but not [[Reflections\|set 9]].		"Movie Block" was the name for the format on Decipher's ''Lord of the Ring Online'' platform<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041231003450/http://lotrtcg.decipher.com/notes/events.shtml December 2004 Event Schedule]</ref>, although they did not offer much support for it or any other legacy formats. The [[The Last Homely House forum\|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]] carry on this somewhat confusing nomenclature. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard". mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom\|set 10]] but not [[Reflections\|set 9]].

Teltura: fixing link

2022-10-09T19:09:38Z

fixing link

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	Not technically a "block" format, Movie Block refers to the Standard format as it existed immediately before the release of Shadows in November 2004. It allowed all sets 1-10 (all of the sets available at that time) and used the [[King Block]] site path. Ring-bearer skirmishes cannot be cancelled in Movie Block.		Not technically a "block" format, Movie Block refers to the Standard format as it existed immediately before the release of Shadows in November 2004. It allowed all sets 1-10 (all of the sets available at that time) and used the [[King Block]] site path. Ring-bearer skirmishes cannot be cancelled in Movie Block.

	Movie Block remains one of the most popular formats in the game, as it is the largest format that does not allow the new site path or shadow cultures introduced with Shadows. Decklists can be found at [[http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html\|this subforum]] of the Last Homely House.		Movie Block remains one of the most popular formats in the game, as it is the largest format that does not allow the new site path or shadow cultures introduced with Shadows. Decklists can be found at [http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html\|this subforum] of the Last Homely House.

	"Movie Block" was the name for the format on Decipher's ''Lord of the Ring Online'' platform<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041231003450/http://lotrtcg.decipher.com/notes/events.shtml December 2004 Event Schedule]</ref>, although they did not offer much support for it or any other legacy formats. The [[The Last Homely House forum\|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]] carry on this somewhat confusing nomenclature. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard". mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom\|set 10]] but not [[Reflections\|set 9]].		"Movie Block" was the name for the format on Decipher's ''Lord of the Ring Online'' platform<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041231003450/http://lotrtcg.decipher.com/notes/events.shtml December 2004 Event Schedule]</ref>, although they did not offer much support for it or any other legacy formats. The [[The Last Homely House forum\|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]] carry on this somewhat confusing nomenclature. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard". mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom\|set 10]] but not [[Reflections\|set 9]].

Phallen Cassidy: legitimacy of the name "Movie Block"

2022-10-07T23:10:16Z

legitimacy of the name "Movie Block"

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	Movie Block remains one of the most popular formats in the game, as it is the largest format that does not allow the new site path or shadow cultures introduced with Shadows. Decklists can be found at [[http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html\|this subforum]] of the Last Homely House.		Movie Block remains one of the most popular formats in the game, as it is the largest format that does not allow the new site path or shadow cultures introduced with Shadows. Decklists can be found at [[http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html\|this subforum]] of the Last Homely House.

	"Movie Block" the name for the format ~~used~~ on the [[The Last Homely House forum\|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]]. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard". mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom\|set 10]] but not [[Reflections\|set 9]].		"Movie Block" was the name for the format on Decipher's ''Lord of the Ring Online'' platform<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041231003450/http://lotrtcg.decipher.com/notes/events.shtml December 2004 Event Schedule]</ref>, although they did not offer much support for it or any other legacy formats. The [[The Last Homely House forum\|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]] carry on this somewhat confusing nomenclature. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard". mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom\|set 10]] but not [[Reflections\|set 9]].

	== X-list ==		== X-list ==
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	{{Set Table}}		{{Set Table}}

			===References===
			<references />

Cease: a bit about mlotro

2022-03-01T04:35:29Z

a bit about mlotro

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	Movie Block remains one of the most popular formats in the game, as it is the largest format that does not allow the new site path or shadow cultures introduced with Shadows. Decklists can be found at [[http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html\|this subforum]] of the Last Homely House.		Movie Block remains one of the most popular formats in the game, as it is the largest format that does not allow the new site path or shadow cultures introduced with Shadows. Decklists can be found at [[http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,26.0.html\|this subforum]] of the Last Homely House.

	= X-list =		"Movie Block" the name for the format used on the [[The Last Homely House forum\|TLHH forums]] and [[GEMP]]. On [[mLOTRO]], the format is called "King Standard". mLOTRO has its own separate "Movie" format, which includes sets 1-8 and [[Mount Doom\|set 10]] but not [[Reflections\|set 9]].

			== X-list ==

	The following cards cannot be included in Movie Block decks. For more details, see [[X-list]].		The following cards cannot be included in Movie Block decks. For more details, see [[X-list]].

Teltura at 07:36, 30 September 2021

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Teltura: Teltura moved page Movie block to Movie Block without leaving a redirect: caps

2021-09-30T07:23:30Z

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