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[[File:countdown-balrog-overlap.jpg|frame|right|Things to notice about the visuals: the golden [[King Block]] symbol in the lower right, the | [[File:countdown-balrog-overlap.jpg|frame|right|Things to notice about the visuals: the golden [[King Block]] symbol in the lower right, the firey template rather than the standard {{C|Moria}} one, and of course the visuals in these cards both popping out of frame and in this case even "overlapping" onto one another.]] | ||
'''The Countdown Collection''' distributed during the '''Countdown to the King''' was a set of 22 cards produced as a lead-up to the release of [[The Return of the King]], both the card set and the movie. 4 of these cards (0P50 - 0P53) were so-called [[ | '''The Countdown Collection''' distributed during the '''Countdown to the King''' was a set of 22 cards produced as a lead-up to the release of [[The Return of the King]], both the card set and the movie. 4 of these cards (0P50 - 0P53) were so-called [[Book Cards]], representing concepts from the Lord of the Rings books which did not make their way into the Peter Jackson films, such as Tom Bombadil. The other 18 cards (0P30 - 0P47) were historically iconic cards with brand-new culture template art, and some made to "pop-out" of the frame. | ||
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*** [[Two-Player QuickStart Set]] with CD ROM Game Tutorial | *** [[Two-Player QuickStart Set]] with CD ROM Game Tutorial | ||
*** [[The Fellowship of the Ring Anthology]] | *** [[The Fellowship of the Ring Anthology]] | ||
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[[File:decipher.com-images-contentimages-article lotr wetatom2.jpg|frame|right|Harry Wellerchew becomes Tom Bombadil.]] | [[File:decipher.com-images-contentimages-article lotr wetatom2.jpg|frame|right|Harry Wellerchew becomes Tom Bombadil.]] | ||
The [[ | The [[Book Card]] art subjects were all produced by Weta Workshop, the same special effects crew that worked on the films. Dan Burns, then Creative Director at Decipher, traveled to New Zealand and worked with Weta to produce the images used by the four Book Cards of this release and several others that were later introduced into the game, including [[The Weta Collection]]. In some cases the exact props used in the films were re-shot for later compositing, and in other cases concept art for characters that were planned at one point were consulted and the characters recreated with the same attention to detail used in the films. Many of the costume pieces involved were re-used where appropriate -- Tom Bombadil's cloak is a worn version of Gandalf the Grey's cloak, for instance. | ||
Additional details can be read about in the "Making of the Weta Book Cards" series archived here: [[DecipherArchive:decipher.com/indexes/The Weta Book Cards|Weta Book Cards Index]]. | |||
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File:countdown-collection-card-front.jpg|The stamp card issued the first week that players participated in the promotion. | File:countdown-collection-card-front.jpg|The stamp card issued the first week that players participated in the promotion. | ||
File:countdown-collection-card-back.jpg|The reverse of the stamp card, showing that its owner did indeed complete the promotion. | File:countdown-collection-card-back.jpg|The reverse of the stamp card, showing that its owner did indeed complete the promotion. | ||
File:countdown-collection-binder-front.jpg|The Countdown Collection | File:countdown-collection-binder-front.jpg|The countdown Countdown Collection awarded to players who fulfilled all 18 weeks of the promotion (or who purchased the set directly from Decipher's online store). | ||
File:countdown-collection-binder-back.jpg|Reverse side of the Countdown Collection binder. | File:countdown-collection-binder-back.jpg|Reverse side of the Countdown Collection binder. | ||
File:countdown-collection-binder-open.jpg|The inside of the Countdown Collection binder, showing its populated contents. | File:countdown-collection-binder-open.jpg|The inside of the Countdown Collection binder, showing its populated contents. | ||
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