Editing The Fellowship of the Ring/Product

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'''The Fellowship of the Ring''' was primarily distributed in 4 different products: 
* Fixed 60-card [[Starter Decks]] (with 2 starter-exclusive Premium cards and 3 random rare cards)
* Fixed 60-card [[Deluxe Starter Sets]] (with 3 random rares and other goodies)
* Random 11-card [[Booster Packs]]
* Semi-random 29-card [[Draft Packs]]

[[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]].  

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== Starter Decks ==
[[File:product_fotr_starterdisplay.gif|200px|thumb|right|FOTR Starter Display Box]]

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.

Each starter deck has a fixed component of 60 cards, including:

* 1 Frodo companion card, 
* 1 The One Ring card, 
* 9 site cards, 
* 2 copies of a special [[Premium]] card as featured on the deck box ({{Card|Aragorn, King in Exile}} or {{Card|Gandalf, The Grey Wizard}})
* 47 mixed common and uncommon cards. 
* 3 random [[Rare]] cards
* A [[Rulebooks#Starter_Rulebooks|Starter Rulebook]]

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.

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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:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-01.pdf|Click through for the FOTR Starter Rulebook PDF-->
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File:product_01_starterbox_01.jpg|A starter deck display box
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File:product 01 starter boxes all.jpg|All printed languages for FOTR starters.  Left to right: Portuguese, Italian, English, Chinese, Polish, Spanish, German, French.
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== Deluxe Starter Sets == 
[[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''': 
* 60 Fixed Cards
* 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]]
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File:product_01_deluxe_box_01.jpg|A sealed Deluxe Starter Box<br>({{C|Shire}} variant)
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File:product_deluxe_starter_boxes.jpg|The 3 FOTR variants (top) with the 3 TTT variants (bottom)
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== Booster Packs ==
[[Booster Packs]] are the primary intended way of collecting cards from a set.  Every pack contains 11 cards: 1 [[Rare]], 3 [[Uncommon]], and 7 [[Common]] cards.  

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:

* 1 Common foil every 13 packs
* 1 Uncommon foil every 18 packs
* 1 Rare foil every 26 packs

Boosters were produced in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese.

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.

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File:product 01 booster scan 01.jpg|A FOTR booster pack
File:product_01_booster_box_scan_01.jpg|A scan of an opened FOTR booster display box
File:product_01_booster_box_01.jpg|A sealed FOTR booster display
File:product_01_booster_box_02.jpg|An opened booster display revealing its contents
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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== Draft Packs ==
The [[Fellowship Draft Pack]] was a pack of 29 cards which was intended to be used with the new [[Booster Draft]] game mode.  Draft Packs were broken down as follows<ref>DECIPHER ANNOUNCES BOOSTER DRAFT PACK FOR
THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ TRADING CARD GAME, Wayback: http://web.archive.org/web/20030404062025/http://www2.decipher.com:80/newsflash/2002/1104draftpacks.html</ref>:

* 1 [[Rare]] card from [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]
* (at least) 2 [[Premium]] cards, either {{Card|Aragorn, King in Exile}} or {{Card|Gandalf, The Grey Wizard}} 
* 26 other semi-random cards

What was meant by "semi-random" is that unlike booster packs which were designed to be randomized, draft packs would include "runs" of cards from the same culture which could conceivably work together in a deck.  As a result, the packs are not particularly good for opening to complete a collection, as the results were more or less filled with [[Common]] junk paired with a single [[Rare]] and a handful of [[Premium]]s

Individual draft packs retailed for $4.50.  The Fellowship Draft Pack Display Box came with 12 packs, and would retail for $54 (i.e. exactly 12 times as much as a single pack). 

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File:product 01 draft scan 01.jpg|An individual Fellowship Draft Pack
File:product 01 draft box 01.jpg|A sealed Fellowship Draft Pack Display Box
File:product 01 draft box 02.jpg|The bottom of a Draft Pack Display Box
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