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Teltura: /* Starter Decks */

2025-04-25T16:29:47Z

Starter Decks

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	* A [[Rulebooks#Starter_Rulebooks\|Starter Rulebook]]		* A [[Rulebooks#Starter_Rulebooks\|Starter Rulebook]]

	Starter decks for The Fellowship of the Ring were printed in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese, which is more than any other set. Non-foil versions of ~~these~~ Premium cards were not distributed through Booster Packs, ~~except for the~~ [[Foil]] versions ~~which could be~~ randomly inserted as an [[Common]].		Starter decks for The Fellowship of the Ring were printed in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese, which is more than any other set. Non-foil versions of the Premium cards were not distributed through Booster Packs (as they are unique to starter decks), but [[Foil]] versions of Premiums were randomly inserted at the same rarity as [[Common]]s.

	English starter decks had a second [[Print Run]] made once the initial product sold out just 2 months after release; this resulted in some cards being given an [[A Revision]] and others a second printing which lacked a [[First Edition]] print mark<ref>Sold Out!, Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20021021233910/http://decipher.com/newsflash/2002/011602soldoutstarters.html</ref>. Besides the starter deck cards themselves, this means that all [[Rare]] cards from set 1 were also part of this print run and thus have a second edition.		English starter decks had a second [[Print Run]] made once the initial product sold out just 2 months after release; this resulted in some cards being given an [[A Revision]] and others a second printing which lacked a [[First Edition]] print mark<ref>Sold Out!, Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20021021233910/http://decipher.com/newsflash/2002/011602soldoutstarters.html</ref>. Besides the starter deck cards themselves, this means that all [[Rare]] cards from set 1 were also part of this print run and thus have a second edition.

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2025-04-25T16:26:07Z

Starter Decks

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	* A [[Rulebooks#Starter_Rulebooks\|Starter Rulebook]]		* A [[Rulebooks#Starter_Rulebooks\|Starter Rulebook]]

	Starter decks for ~~Mines~~ of ~~Moria~~ were printed in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese, which is more than any other set. Non-foil versions of these Premium cards were not distributed through Booster Packs, except for the [[Foil]] versions which could be randomly inserted as an [[Common]].		Starter decks for The Fellowship of the Ring were printed in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese, which is more than any other set. Non-foil versions of these Premium cards were not distributed through Booster Packs, except for the [[Foil]] versions which could be randomly inserted as an [[Common]].

	English starter decks had a second [[Print Run]] made once the initial product sold out just 2 months after release; this resulted in some cards being given an [[A Revision]] and others a second printing which lacked a [[First Edition]] print mark<ref>Sold Out!, Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20021021233910/http://decipher.com/newsflash/2002/011602soldoutstarters.html</ref>. Besides the starter deck cards themselves, this means that all [[Rare]] cards from set 1 were also part of this print run and thus have a second edition.		English starter decks had a second [[Print Run]] made once the initial product sold out just 2 months after release; this resulted in some cards being given an [[A Revision]] and others a second printing which lacked a [[First Edition]] print mark<ref>Sold Out!, Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20021021233910/http://decipher.com/newsflash/2002/011602soldoutstarters.html</ref>. Besides the starter deck cards themselves, this means that all [[Rare]] cards from set 1 were also part of this print run and thus have a second edition.
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	== Deluxe Starter Sets ==		== Deluxe Starter Sets ==

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adding deluxe starter video

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	{{Product_Table}}		{{Card Product_Table}}

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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
			File:product 01 booster box ZH.jpg\|A sealed Chinese booster box
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Teltura at 07:30, 18 February 2023

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	{{References}}		{{References}}

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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 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]].		The [[Fellowship Draft Pack]] was a pack of 29 cards which was intended to be used with the new [[Booster Draft]] game mode. Draft Packs were broken down as follows<ref>DECIPHER ANNOUNCES BOOSTER DRAFT PACK FOR

	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}}		* (at least) 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. If the ~~booster pack contents were meat~~, the ~~draft pack contents~~ were ~~thus potatoes, filling yet not necessarily exciting, spiced~~ with ~~the~~ single Rare.		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. As a result, the packs are not particularly good for opening to complete a collection, as the results were more or less filled with [[Common]] junk paired with a single [[Rare]] and a handful of [[Premium]]s

	~~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).

Teltura: updating starter deck language image

2023-02-18T01:49:39Z

updating starter deck language image

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	File:product_01_starterbox_05.jpg		File:product_01_starterbox_05.jpg
	File:~~product_01_starter_01~~.jpg\|~~A sample of the different~~ languages. ~~Shown~~: English, ~~German~~, Spanish, ~~Polish~~, ~~and Chinese. Not shown:~~ French~~, Portuguese, Spanish~~.		File:product 01 starter boxes all.jpg\|All printed languages for FOTR starters. Left to right: Portuguese, Italian, English, Chinese, Polish, Spanish, German, French.
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Teltura: adding note about Rares being reprinted, as noticed by Kreg Miller

2023-02-17T04:10:15Z

adding note about Rares being reprinted, as noticed by Kreg Miller

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	Starter decks for Mines of Moria were printed in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese, which is more than any other set. Non-foil versions of these Premium cards were not distributed through Booster Packs, except for the [[Foil]] versions which could be randomly inserted as an [[Common]].		Starter decks for Mines of Moria were printed in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese, which is more than any other set. Non-foil versions of these Premium cards were not distributed through Booster Packs, except for the [[Foil]] versions which could be randomly inserted as an [[Common]].

	English starter decks had a second [[Print Run]] made once the initial product sold out just 2 months after release; this resulted in some cards being given an [[A Revision]] and others a second printing which lacked a [[First Edition]] print mark<ref>Sold Out!, Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20021021233910/http://decipher.com/newsflash/2002/011602soldoutstarters.html</ref>.		English starter decks had a second [[Print Run]] made once the initial product sold out just 2 months after release; this resulted in some cards being given an [[A Revision]] and others a second printing which lacked a [[First Edition]] print mark<ref>Sold Out!, Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20021021233910/http://decipher.com/newsflash/2002/011602soldoutstarters.html</ref>. Besides the starter deck cards themselves, this means that all [[Rare]] cards from set 1 were also part of this print run and thus have a second edition.

	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 6 per case.		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 6 per case.

Teltura: updating reference to the second printing of starter decks

2023-02-14T06:41:59Z

updating reference to the second printing of starter decks

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	Starter decks for Mines of Moria were printed in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese, which is more than any other set. Non-foil versions of these Premium cards were not distributed through Booster Packs, except for the [[Foil]] versions which could be randomly inserted as an [[Common]].		Starter decks for Mines of Moria were printed in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese, which is more than any other set. Non-foil versions of these Premium cards were not distributed through Booster Packs, except for the [[Foil]] versions which could be randomly inserted as an [[Common]].

	English starter decks had a second [[Print Run]] made once the initial product sold out; this resulted in some cards being given an [[A Revision]] and others a second printing which lacked a [[First Edition]] print mark<ref>~~Official Decipher Store listing indicating a second printing for each of the FOTR starter deck products~~, ~~as preserved on the~~ Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/~~20030604112045~~/http://~~shop.~~decipher.com~~:80~~/~~productlist.aspx?CategoryID=94&CatName=Fellowship+..~~.~~+Ring~~</ref>.		English starter decks had a second [[Print Run]] made once the initial product sold out just 2 months after release; this resulted in some cards being given an [[A Revision]] and others a second printing which lacked a [[First Edition]] print mark<ref>Sold Out!, Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20021021233910/http://decipher.com/newsflash/2002/011602soldoutstarters.html</ref>.

	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 6 per case.		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 6 per case.