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{{SplashImage|print run 1U12 closeup.jpg|A comparison of the different print runs of {{Card|1U12}}. Left to right: First edition, second printing, A-revision errata.}} | {{SplashImage|print run 1U12 closeup.jpg|A comparison of the different print runs of {{Card|1U12}}. Left to right: First edition, second printing, A-revision errata.}} | ||
''Not to be confused with [[Reprints]], which are when a card is re-issued in a later set with a new [[Collector's Info]].'' | ''Not to be confused with [[Reprints]], which are when a card is re-issued in a later set with a new [[Collector's Info]].'' | ||
When cards were printed, [[Decipher]] ordered them in large batches called '''Print Runs'''. Additional print runs beyond the first were a rarity, but when they did happen the opportunity was seized to fix typos, incorporate [[Errata]] and [[Clarifications]] into the game text of cards, remove obsolete helper text, and at the very least alter the print run mark in the lower right-hand corner of the card to indicate the card had been reprinted. | When cards were printed, [[Decipher]] ordered them in large batches called '''Print Runs'''. Additional print runs beyond the first were a rarity, but when they did happen the opportunity was seized to fix typos, incorporate [[Errata]] and [[Clarifications]] into the game text of cards, remove obsolete helper text, and at the very least alter the print run mark in the lower right-hand corner of the card to indicate the card had been reprinted. | ||
Only four sets ever had additional print runs: [[The Fellowship of the Ring]], [[Mines of Moria]], [[The Two Towers]], and [[Battle of Helm's Deep]]. | |||
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== Fellowship | == Fellowship of the Ring and Mines of Moria Print Runs == | ||
Set 1, [[Fellowship of the Ring]], had 3 print runs: the initial print run, a second [[Starter Deck]]-only print run, and then a third print run just for cards included inside the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]]. | Set 1, [[Fellowship of the Ring]], had 3 print runs: the initial print run, a second [[Starter Deck]]-only print run, and then a third print run just for cards included inside the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]]. | ||
For this reason, not every [[Common]] or [[Uncommon]] card can be found as a non-first-edition. The only ones to be reprinted were those that were included in the [[Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#FOTR_Aragorn_Starter_Deck|FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck]] and [[Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#FOTR_Gandalf_Starter_Deck|FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck | For this reason, not every [[Common]] or [[Uncommon]] card can be found as a non-first-edition. The only ones to be reprinted were those that were included in the [[Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#FOTR_Aragorn_Starter_Deck|FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck]] and [[Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#FOTR_Gandalf_Starter_Deck|FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck]], and the specifically-chosen draft fodder inside the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]]. [[Rare]] cards were reprinted for the 3 random rares included in Starter Decks, and then again as the single random Rare in the Draft Pack. | ||
The following cards all received an A (or B) version as a result of one of these print runs: | The following cards all received an A (or B) version as a result of one of these two print runs: | ||
* {{Card|Axe Strike}} | * {{Card|Axe Strike}} | ||
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== The Two Towers Print Runs == | == The Two Towers Print Runs == | ||
While the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]] was unplanned, the [[Towers Draft Pack]] was planned from the start and so excess [[Rare]] cards were printed up-front, meaning that none of those were ever reprinted. As before, the draft-specific runs of [[Common]] and [[Uncommon]] cards were reprinted. | |||
While the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]] was unplanned, the [[Towers Draft Pack]] was planned from the start and so excess [[Rare]] cards were printed up-front, meaning that none of those were ever reprinted. As before, the draft-specific runs of [[Common]] and [[Uncommon]] cards were reprinted | |||
The following cards all received an A revision: | The following cards all received an A revision: | ||
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* {{Card|Derndingle}} | * {{Card|Derndingle}} | ||
* {{Card|Streets of Edoras}} | * {{Card|Streets of Edoras}} | ||
== Battle of Helm's Deep Print Runs == | == Battle of Helm's Deep Print Runs == | ||
{{SplashImage|product 05 booster box variants.jpg|The 3 BOHD booster boxes produced. Foreground: Target exclusive square box. Upper left: first printing. Upper right (with yellow sticker), second printing.|500px}} | {{SplashImage|product 05 booster box variants.jpg|The 3 BOHD booster boxes produced. Foreground: Target exclusive square box. Upper left: first printing. Upper right (with yellow sticker), second printing.|500px}} | ||
[[Battle of Helm's Deep]] was the first set that was sold within retail stores, specifically at Target. When time came to stock it, Target objected to the rectangular form factor of the booster box, so Decipher quickly made a square variant and repackaged already-printed boosters into the new boxes. Demand was high for the set, and because | [[Battle of Helm's Deep]] was the first set that was sold within retail stores, specifically at Target. When time came to stock it, Target objected to the rectangular form factor of the booster box, so Decipher quickly made a square variant and repackaged already-printed boosters into the new boxes. Demand was high for the set, and because 40% of the supply was being redirected to Target instead of local game stores, there was a shortage that quickly led to boxes going for $600 a box on eBay. | ||
Decipher scrambled to make a second printing to meet demand, shipping the [[Rare]] and [[Foil]] [[Uncut Sheets]] that they were planning on using for prizes back to the printers to be utilized. The new printing thus contained first edition foils and many first edition [[Rare]]s (although some Rare cards ended up needing to be printed). To differentiate the new box, a yellow circle sticker was affixed by the printer. | Decipher scrambled to make a second printing to meet demand, shipping the [[Rare]] and [[Foil]] [[Uncut Sheets]] that they were planning on using for prizes back to the printers to be utilized. The new printing thus contained first edition foils and many first edition [[Rare]]s (although some Rare cards ended up needing to be printed). To differentiate the new box, a yellow circle sticker was affixed by the printer. | ||
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== | == Siege of Gondor == | ||
Although | Although [[Siege of Gondor]] did not have any additional print runs (as anyone who has ever tried to collect the set can attest), {{Card|Eomer, Keeper of Oaths}} is an anomaly in that all of its copies are printed as revision A instead of {{Twilight|1}}. What happened here is that a promo preview version of the card, {{Card|0P49}}, was printed before the set was released, and the wording ended up adjusted before the final printing. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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And from my posting about Helms Deep. 100% of the Base Set was reprinted. Not the starters, Not the foils. So no Starter Premiums were reprinted. That post was buried in Kreg Miller's thread about a complete box collection, missing a Beta and commercial reprint versions of Helms Deep sealed boxes. | And from my posting about Helms Deep. 100% of the Base Set was reprinted. Not the starters, Not the foils. So no Starter Premiums were reprinted. That post was buried in Kreg Miller's thread about a complete box collection, missing a Beta and commercial reprint versions of Helms Deep sealed boxes. | ||
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