https://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/index.php?title=Formats&feed=atom&action=historyFormats - Revision history2024-03-29T12:21:57ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/index.php?title=Formats&diff=112608&oldid=prevPhallen Cassidy: clarified note on variants2022-10-20T15:13:57Z<p>clarified note on variants</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The "official" formats listed below are named snapshots of each Decipher format in its corresponding timeframe. "Movie" Block encompassed all the sets released in conjunction with the movies just before Shadows was released, which represents the largest division among the fanbase. Several "unofficial" formats have also been standardized over the years, usually for individual tournaments or a fun alternative to the established metas. In addition, variants exist <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">across all formats </del>which provide <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">additional </del>restrictions on deckbuilding.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The "official" formats listed below are named snapshots of each Decipher format in its corresponding timeframe. "Movie" Block encompassed all the sets released in conjunction with the movies just before Shadows was released, which represents the largest division among the fanbase. Several "unofficial" formats have also been standardized over the years, usually for individual tournaments or a fun alternative to the established metas. In addition, variants exist which provide restrictions on deckbuilding <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in any format</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Phallen Cassidyhttps://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/index.php?title=Formats&diff=112607&oldid=prevTeltura: overhauled to remove editorialization re: Decipher profit motive2022-10-20T04:09:56Z<p>overhauled to remove editorialization re: Decipher profit motive</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">With the release of </del>''<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[The Two Towers]]</del>''<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, Decipher decided </del>to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hold tournaments with different card limitations</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">regularly creating or retiring Formats as </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">need arose (and as sales numbers dictated). Each format would have it's own </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">X-list</del>]] and [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">R-list]] as needed to check abuse and keep gameplay fresh. '''[[</del>Standard]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''' format allowed all released </del>sets (<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">with an X-list</del>) <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">until March 2005</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">when [[Fellowship </del>of the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ring|</del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">first set]] </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''[[Fellowship block]]'' "rotated out" and was no longer permitted. Decipher claimed this was to keep the card pool manageable for new players</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">but many viewed this action as a marketing scheme requiring players </del>to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">update their collections. At this point </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''</del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Expanded</del>]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''' format was created that allowed all sets</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and the '''</del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Open]]</del>'<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'' format followed suit that had no [[X-list</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(though an R-list was enforced</del>).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A ''</ins>'<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Format</ins>''' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is in essence a standardized rule shorthand that define which cards are and are not allowed </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">be included in a particular match. For example</ins>, the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Fellowship Block</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">format only permits cards from sets 1, 2, </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">3, while </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">WOTR </ins>Standard]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">permits most cards from </ins>sets <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">4-13 </ins>(<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">omitting only a few banned power cards</ins>)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. In the Lord of the Rings TCG</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">formats are typically a historical snapshot </ins>of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">state of </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">game at a certain period </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">time</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">although some fan-made formats have instead attempted </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">shake up </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">formula through extensive ban lists or other unexpected restrictions (like how </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Highlander</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">only permits 1 copy of each card</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Poor Man</ins>'<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">s</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bans all rare cards</ins>).</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">With each new block Decipher released, some portion of the player base felt it drifted away from what made the game great and did not adopt it. Decipher continued to offer support for all Block formats while it had the rights to the game, and while the championship tournaments were always held in Standard format there were plenty of opportunities for players to play any block format at a competitive level. As a result, the community has been fractured to this day: over the last 10 years on [[Gemp]], Fellowship Block has almost always been the most popular format, Movie Block a solid second, Expanded third, and Towers Block / Standard formats making up fourth. All other formats combined usually make up about as many games as Towers Block and Towers Standard, and it is rare that any other format surpasses either of those two in number of games played. This divided community attention makes LotR something of an oddity among card games. It also allows new players a clear onramp to learn the game almost as if they were joining during its inception. By starting in Fellowship block and adding more blocks of cards at their own pace, someone who had never even heard of the game can settle into the format that best captivates them in nearly the same way that players who have enjoyed the game for 20 years have done.</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">== History ==</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The "official" formats listed below are snapshots of each <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">particular </del>format in its corresponding timeframe. "Movie" <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">block </del>encompassed all the sets released in conjunction with the movies just before Shadows was released. Several "unofficial" formats have been standardized over the years, usually for individual tournaments or a fun alternative to the established metas. In addition, variants exist across all formats which provide additional restrictions on deckbuilding.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">During the first three sets of the game's lifetime formats were unnecessary, as players simply played with all cards that existed. With the release of [[The Two Towers]], Decipher split live events between the [[Fellowship Block]] format, [[Towers Block]] format, and '''[[Open]]''' which combined the two (albeit using Towers Block sites). </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Standard's card pool grew and grew with each new released set, until March 2005 when Decipher introduced set rotation, meaning that all three sets of [[Fellowship Block]] were "rotated out" and no longer permitted within Standard games. From then on, the release of a new set would herald the "rotating out" of the oldest legal set, shaking up the meta in a way not always possible just from adding cards. There are pros and cons to set rotation, and it was a controversial inclusion, much as it has been in other games. At this time the '''[[Expanded]]''' format was created as a version of Standard with no rotated sets, and the [[Open]] format followed suit, albeit with no [[X-List]] (though an R-List was enforced).</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">While the World Championship tournaments were always held in Standard format, Decipher continued to offer support for all Block formats while the game was active, and there were plenty of opportunities for players to play any block format at a competitive level. This fractured playing field reflected a fractured community, as many players stuck to the particular block that they thought represented the height of the game, and as the game went on fewer and fewer players stuck to the most modern version of Standard.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the release of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Decipher decided to hold tournaments with different card limitations, regularly creating or retiring Formats as the need arose (and as sales numbers dictated). Each format would have it's own [[X-list]] and [[R-list]] as needed to check abuse and keep gameplay fresh. '''[[Standard]]''' format allowed all released sets (with an X-list) until March 2005, when [[Fellowship of the Ring|the first set]] of ''[[Fellowship block]]'' "rotated out" and was no longer permitted. Decipher claimed this was to keep the card pool manageable for new players, but many viewed this action as a marketing scheme requiring players to update their collections. At this point the '''[[Expanded]]''' format was created that allowed all sets, and the '''[[Open]]''' format followed suit that had no [[X-list]] (though an R-list was enforced).</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the release of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Decipher decided to hold tournaments with different card limitations, regularly creating or retiring Formats as the need arose (and as sales numbers dictated). Each format would have it's own [[X-list]] and [[R-list]] as needed to check abuse and keep gameplay fresh. '''[[Standard]]''' format allowed all released sets (with an X-list) until March 2005, when [[Fellowship of the Ring|the first set]] of ''[[Fellowship block]]'' "rotated out" and was no longer permitted. Decipher claimed this was to keep the card pool manageable for new players, but many viewed this action as a marketing scheme requiring players to update their collections. At this point the '''[[Expanded]]''' format was created that allowed all sets, and the '''[[Open]]''' format followed suit that had no [[X-list]] (though an R-list was enforced).</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With each new block Decipher released, some portion of the player base felt it drifted away from what made the game great and did not adopt it. Decipher continued to offer support for all Block formats while it had the rights to the game, and while the championship tournaments were always held in Standard format there were plenty of opportunities for players to play any block format at a competitive level. As a result, the community has been fractured to this day: over the last 10 years on [[Gemp]], Fellowship Block has almost always been the most popular format, Movie Block a solid second, Expanded third<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-favored format</del>, and Towers Block / Standard formats making up fourth. All other formats combined usually make up about as many games <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">than </del>Towers Block and Towers Standard, and it is rare that any other format surpasses either of those two in number of games played. This divided community attention makes LotR something of an oddity among card games. It also allows new players a clear onramp to learn the game almost as if they were joining during its inception. By starting in Fellowship block and adding more blocks of cards at their own pace, someone who had never even heard of the game can settle into the format that best captivates them in nearly the same way that players who have enjoyed the game for 20 years have done.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With each new block Decipher released, some portion of the player base felt it drifted away from what made the game great and did not adopt it. Decipher continued to offer support for all Block formats while it had the rights to the game, and while the championship tournaments were always held in Standard format there were plenty of opportunities for players to play any block format at a competitive level. As a result, the community has been fractured to this day: over the last 10 years on [[Gemp]], Fellowship Block has almost always been the most popular format, Movie Block a solid second, Expanded third, and Towers Block / Standard formats making up fourth. All other formats combined usually make up about as many games <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as </ins>Towers Block and Towers Standard, and it is rare that any other format surpasses either of those two in number of games played. This divided community attention makes LotR something of an oddity among card games. It also allows new players a clear onramp to learn the game almost as if they were joining during its inception. By starting in Fellowship block and adding more blocks of cards at their own pace, someone who had never even heard of the game can settle into the format that best captivates them in nearly the same way that players who have enjoyed the game for 20 years have done.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The "official" formats listed below are snapshots of each particular format in its corresponding timeframe. "Movie" block encompassed all the sets released in conjunction with the movies just before Shadows was released. Several "unofficial" formats have been standardized over the years, usually for individual tournaments or a fun alternative to the established metas. In addition, variants exist across all formats which provide additional restrictions on deckbuilding.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The "official" formats listed below are snapshots of each particular format in its corresponding timeframe. "Movie" block encompassed all the sets released in conjunction with the movies just before Shadows was released. Several "unofficial" formats have been standardized over the years, usually for individual tournaments or a fun alternative to the established metas. In addition, variants exist across all formats which provide additional restrictions on deckbuilding.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Phallen Cassidyhttps://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/index.php?title=Formats&diff=112594&oldid=prevPhallen Cassidy: A note on format popularity2022-10-19T04:11:46Z<p>A note on format popularity</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the release of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Decipher decided to hold tournaments with different card limitations, regularly creating or retiring Formats as the need arose (and as sales numbers dictated). Each format would have it's own [[X-list]] and [[R-list]] as needed to check abuse and keep gameplay fresh. '''[[Standard]]''' format <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">usually </del>allowed all released sets<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>with <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">according </del>X- <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and R-lists, </del>until March 2005, when <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</del>[[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]]'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">block </del>"rotated out" and was no longer permitted. Decipher claimed this was to keep the card pool manageable for new players, but many viewed this action as a marketing scheme requiring players to update their collections. At this point the '''[[Expanded]]''' format was created that allowed all sets, and the '''[[Open]]''' format followed suit that had no [[X-list]] (though an R-list was enforced). <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the release of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Decipher decided to hold tournaments with different card limitations, regularly creating or retiring Formats as the need arose (and as sales numbers dictated). Each format would have it's own [[X-list]] and [[R-list]] as needed to check abuse and keep gameplay fresh. '''[[Standard]]''' format allowed all released sets <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(</ins>with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an </ins>X-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">list) </ins>until March 2005, when [[Fellowship of the Ring|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the first set]] of ''[[</ins>Fellowship <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">block</ins>]]'' "rotated out" and was no longer permitted. Decipher claimed this was to keep the card pool manageable for new players, but many viewed this action as a marketing scheme requiring players to update their collections. At this point the '''[[Expanded]]''' format was created that allowed all sets, and the '''[[Open]]''' format followed suit that had no [[X-list]] (though an R-list was enforced).</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The "official" formats listed below are snapshots of each particular format in its corresponding timeframe. "Movie" block encompassed all the sets released in conjunction with the movies just before Shadows was released. Several "unofficial" formats have been standardized over the years, usually for individual tournaments or a fun alternative to the established metas.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">With each new block Decipher released, some portion of the player base felt it drifted away from what made the game great and did not adopt it. Decipher continued to offer support for all Block formats while it had the rights to the game, and while the championship tournaments were always held in Standard format there were plenty of opportunities for players to play any block format at a competitive level. As a result, the community has been fractured to this day: over the last 10 years on [[Gemp]], Fellowship Block has almost always been the most popular format, Movie Block a solid second, Expanded third-favored format, and Towers Block / Standard formats making up fourth. All other formats combined usually make up about as many games than Towers Block and Towers Standard, and it is rare that any other format surpasses either of those two in number of games played. This divided community attention makes LotR something of an oddity among card games. It also allows new players a clear onramp to learn the game almost as if they were joining during its inception. By starting in Fellowship block and adding more blocks of cards at their own pace, someone who had never even heard of the game can settle into the format that best captivates them in nearly the same way that players who have enjoyed the game for 20 years have done.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The "official" formats listed below are snapshots of each particular format in its corresponding timeframe. "Movie" block encompassed all the sets released in conjunction with the movies just before Shadows was released. Several "unofficial" formats have been standardized over the years, usually for individual tournaments or a fun alternative to the established metas<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. In addition, variants exist across all formats which provide additional restrictions on deckbuilding</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Phallen Cassidyhttps://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/index.php?title=Formats&diff=100970&oldid=prevTunadan: Made links2022-02-18T16:30:37Z<p>Made links</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the release of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Decipher decided to hold tournaments with different card limitations, regularly creating or retiring Formats as the need arose (and as sales numbers dictated). Each format would have it's own [[X-list]] and [[R-list]] as needed to check abuse and keep gameplay fresh. '''Standard''' format usually allowed all released sets, with according X- and R-lists, until March 2005, when ''[[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]]'' block "rotated out" and was no longer permitted. Decipher claimed this was to keep the card pool manageable for new players, but many viewed this action as a marketing scheme requiring players to update their collections. At this point the '''Expanded''' format was created that allowed all sets, and the '''Open''' format followed suit that had no [[X-list]] (though an R-list was enforced). </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the release of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Decipher decided to hold tournaments with different card limitations, regularly creating or retiring Formats as the need arose (and as sales numbers dictated). Each format would have it's own [[X-list]] and [[R-list]] as needed to check abuse and keep gameplay fresh. '''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Standard<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>''' format usually allowed all released sets, with according X- and R-lists, until March 2005, when ''[[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]]'' block "rotated out" and was no longer permitted. Decipher claimed this was to keep the card pool manageable for new players, but many viewed this action as a marketing scheme requiring players to update their collections. At this point the '''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Expanded<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>''' format was created that allowed all sets, and the '''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Open<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>''' format followed suit that had no [[X-list]] (though an R-list was enforced). </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The "official" formats listed below are snapshots of each particular format in its corresponding timeframe. "Movie" block encompassed all the sets released in conjunction with the movies just before Shadows was released. Several "unofficial" formats have been standardized over the years, usually for individual tournaments or a fun alternative to the established metas.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The "official" formats listed below are snapshots of each particular format in its corresponding timeframe. "Movie" block encompassed all the sets released in conjunction with the movies just before Shadows was released. Several "unofficial" formats have been standardized over the years, usually for individual tournaments or a fun alternative to the established metas.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Tunadanhttps://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/index.php?title=Formats&diff=99833&oldid=prevTunadan: Fixed link2022-01-04T15:53:28Z<p>Fixed link</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the release of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Decipher decided to hold tournaments with different card limitations, regularly creating or retiring Formats as the need arose (and as sales numbers dictated). Each format would have it's own [[X-list]] and [[R-list]] as needed to check abuse and keep gameplay fresh. '''Standard''' format usually allowed all released sets, with according X- and R-lists, until March 2005, when ''[[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]]'' block "rotated out" and was no longer permitted. Decipher claimed this was to keep the card pool manageable for new players, but many viewed this action as a marketing scheme requiring players to update their collections. At this point the '''Expanded''' format was created that allowed all sets, and the '''Open''' format followed suit that had no [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">x-list|</del>X-list]] (though an R-list was enforced). </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the release of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Decipher decided to hold tournaments with different card limitations, regularly creating or retiring Formats as the need arose (and as sales numbers dictated). Each format would have it's own [[X-list]] and [[R-list]] as needed to check abuse and keep gameplay fresh. '''Standard''' format usually allowed all released sets, with according X- and R-lists, until March 2005, when ''[[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]]'' block "rotated out" and was no longer permitted. Decipher claimed this was to keep the card pool manageable for new players, but many viewed this action as a marketing scheme requiring players to update their collections. At this point the '''Expanded''' format was created that allowed all sets, and the '''Open''' format followed suit that had no [[X-list]] (though an R-list was enforced). </div></td></tr>
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