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'''King Standard''' (short for '''Return of the King Standard''' and sometimes called '''RotK Standard''') is a historical [[format]] that includes all of the sets up to the seventh set, [[The Return of the King]]. It's a snapshot of [[Standard]] immediately before the release of [[Siege of Gondor]] in March 2004. As such, it includes the first two waves of additions to the [[X-List]], and uses the [[Site#List of King Block Sites|King Block site path]], albeit without the sites from Siege of Gondor or [[Mount Doom]]. Ring-bearer [[Skirmish Cancellation|skirmishes can be cancelled]] in King Standard as that rule had not yet been introduced, though {{Card|Curse Them}} is the only legal card capable of doing so | '''King Standard''' (short for '''Return of the King Standard''' and sometimes called '''RotK Standard''') is a historical [[format]] that includes all of the sets up to the seventh set, [[The Return of the King]]. It's a snapshot of [[Standard]] immediately before the release of [[Siege of Gondor]] in March 2004. As such, it includes the first two waves of additions to the [[X-List]], and uses the [[Site#List of King Block Sites|King Block site path]], albeit without the sites from Siege of Gondor or [[Mount Doom]]. Ring-bearer [[Skirmish Cancellation|skirmishes can be cancelled]] in King Standard as that rule had not yet been introduced, though {{Card|Curse Them}} is the only legal card capable of doing so. | ||
Decipher's Standard format was constantly evolving, and unlike block formats there was no official support for past incarnations as new sets were released. King Standard is one of several historical standard formats supported by the community, but unlike others the snapshot comes in the middle of a block rather than at the end. Due to the naming convention it is often confused with the far more popular (though somewhat oddly named) [[Movie Block]], which includes the first ten sets and is the Standard format prior to the release of [[Shadows]]. [[mLOTRO]] uses what might be the expected nomenclature, | Decipher's Standard format was constantly evolving, and unlike block formats there was no official support for past incarnations as new sets were released. King Standard is one of several historical standard formats supported by the community, but unlike others the snapshot comes in the middle of a block rather than at the end. Due to the naming convention it is often confused with the far more popular (though somewhat oddly named) [[Movie Block]], which includes the first ten sets and is the Standard format prior to the release of [[Shadows]]. It is supported mainly on [[GEMP]] and [[The Last Homely House]] forums. [[mLOTRO]] uses what might be the expected nomenclature, using "King Standard" to refer to Movie Block. | ||
[https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,11423.0.html Its advocates feel] that [[Siege of Gondor|set 8]] in particular suffered from unacceptable [[power creep]], and that - like players who prefer [[Fellowship Block]] or the Towers formats - it is the last point before the game took a sharp (and mostly negative) turn away from what it had been. [[Mount Doom|Set 10]] is often cited as further evidence -- only format changes saw more additions to the X-list than during Mount Doom. [[Reflections|Set 9]], meanwhile, brought First Age characters into the Third Age setting of the game and [[Alternate Ring-bearers]], substantial shifts from the established narrative and gameplay even before evaluating the relative power of the cards themselves. | [https://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/topic,11423.0.html Its advocates feel] that [[Siege of Gondor|set 8]] in particular suffered from unacceptable [[power creep]], and that - like players who prefer [[Fellowship Block]] or the Towers formats - it is the last point before the game took a sharp (and mostly negative) turn away from what it had been. [[Mount Doom|Set 10]] is often cited as further evidence -- only format changes saw more additions to the X-list than during Mount Doom. [[Reflections|Set 9]], meanwhile, brought First Age characters into the Third Age setting of the game and [[Alternate Ring-bearers]], substantial shifts from the prior established "what if?" narrative and gameplay even before evaluating the relative power of the cards themselves. | ||
== X-list == | == X-list == | ||
