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[[Foil]] cards were distributed randomly in booster packs, and were also distributed as [[Tournament Prize Support]]. [[Tengwar]] cards were distributed in [[The Fellowship of the Ring Anthology]]. 

== Starter Decks ==

[[File:product_fotr_starterdisplay.gif|200px|thumb|right|FOTR Starter Display Box as shown on Decipher's website.]]

There are two different standard [[Starter Deck]] products: the [[Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck|FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck]] featuring Aragorn, and the [[Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck|FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck]] featuring Gandalf<ref>Getting Started Article as preserved on the Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20041205042844/http://www.decipher.com/lordoftherings/expansions/fellowship/gettingstarted.html</ref>. You'll see a picture of Aragorn or Gandalf on the front of the corresponding tuck box.

* 2 copies of a special [[Premium]] card as featured on the deck box ({{Card|Aragorn, King in Exile}} or {{Card|Gandalf, The Grey Wizard}})

* 3 random [[Rare]] cards

 

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>.  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.

 

File:Starter-01-Aragorn.jpg|link=Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck|Click through to see the contents of the [[Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck|FOTR Aragorn Starter Deck]]

File:Starter-01-Gandalf.jpg|link=Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck|Click through to see the contents of the [[Starter Decks/Fellowship Block#FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck|FOTR Gandalf Starter Deck]]

 

 

 

 

[[File:product_deluxe_fotrdeluxestarters.gif|350px|thumb|right|FOTR Deluxe Starter Sets]]

 

While [[Starter Decks]] were introduced to both act as a low-cost trial product and a reliable source of rares, the [[Deluxe Starter Sets]] acted as an all-in-one entry point that would provide not only the various tokens that gameplay would require, but also an introduction into [[Booster Packs]], which were the primary way of finding new cards. The storage box shouldn't be overlooked either, and as it came in 3 different varieties, there was still a reason for the diehard collector to purchase more than one. Notably, the Deluxe set came with neither of the [[Premium]] cards that ''were'' included in the two basic Starter Decks.

 

'''Contents''':  

* 3 Random Rare Cards

* 11 Card Booster Pack

* Starter Rulebook

* Collector's Card List

* Collectible Storage Box (1 of 3)

* 6 Coloured Glass Player Markers

* 25 Black Tokens (used for [[Twilight Tokens]] and [[Burdens]])

* 10 Red Glass Tokens (used for [[Wounds]])

 

Deluxe Starter Sets retailed for $20.00 USD each at the time of release (November 6th, 2001), and were sold individually.

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File:Starter-01-Deluxe.jpg|link=Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#FOTR_Deluxe_Starter_Set|Click through to see the contents of the [[Starter_Decks/Fellowship_Block#FOTR_Deluxe_Starter_Set|Deluxe Starter Set]]

 

File:product_01_deluxe_box_01.jpg|A sealed Deluxe Starter Box<br>({{C|Shire}} variant)

File:product_deluxe_starter_boxes.jpg|The 3 FOTR variants (top) with the 3 TTT variants (bottom)

 

 

 

 

 

On average, one in six packs (~17%) will have a diffraction [[Foil]] card replacing one of the common cards. The drop rate was rolled once per rarity, meaning that a pack with 1, 2, or 3 foils is possible, as follows:

Individual boosters retailed for $3.29. The Booster Display Box came with 36 packs, and would retail for $118.44 (i.e. exactly 36 times as much as a single booster). Booster boxes themselves came in cases of 12 per case.

File:product_01_booster_box_scan_01.jpg|A scan of an opened FOTR booster display box

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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