Editing Towers Draft Pack

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The '''Towers Draft Pack''' was a 29-card semi-random pack released in February 2003<ref>DECIPHER ANNOUNCES NEXT STEP IN BOOSTER DRAFT FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ TRADING CARD GAME , Wayback: http://web.archive.org/web/20040603060213/http://decipher.com/content/2003/02/021203boosterdraft.html</ref>, right on the heels of [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].  Unlike [[Booster Packs]], Draft Packs were mostly useful for the [[Booster Draft]] mode that they were built to enable, as their contents were too consistent to appeal to collectors.

The Towers Draft Pack was planned alongside the printing for [[The Two Towers]], so unlike the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]] extra [[Uncut Sheets]] were produced during the initial [[Print Runs|Print Run]], meaning that every [[Rare]] card was [[First Edition]].  The [[Common]]s and [[Uncommon]]s were reprinted, however.

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

== Booster Draft ==
In [[Booster Draft]], players would each open a single Draft Pack, whose contents would form the bulk of a deck.  After inspecting the contents, players would then open standard booster packs from [[Towers Block]] and select one card to include in their deck, after which each pack would be passed to other players, everyone drafting in a circle.  The cards selected would be combined with a skeleton of cards provided by the player (sites, Frodo, and the One Ring), and would form a deck that followed relaxed requirements appropriate for the limited scope of the mode.


== Contents ==
Draft Packs were broken down as follows:

* 12 Shadow cards from the Shadow Wheel
* 7 Free Peoples cards from FP Wheel 1
* 1 [[Rare]] card from [[The Two Towers]]
* 7 Free Peoples cards from FP Wheel 2


"Wheels" were Decipher's method for keeping draft packs semi-random<ref>New Draft Packs Make Great Booster Draft Base, Wayback: http://web.archive.org/web/20040410104907/http://www.decipher.com/lordoftherings/articles/2002/111302boosterdraftlischke.html </ref>, without compromising the cohesion of the included cards.  Each wheel was a (looping) list of cards, which was divided into thematic sections smaller than the selection included in the pack.  By carefully choosing the sizes involved, each pack received roughly 1 complete run and part of another from a different theme, which provided a foundation for further drafting the deck while also providing enough flexibility to work with a number of strategies.

The Shadow Wheel was 30 cards, and the two Free Peoples Wheels were each 30 cards, meaning that a single [[Uncut Sheet]] was enough to print enough cards for a bit less than 5 draft packs, presumably with a black [[Spacer Card]] placed between the Free Peoples wheels.

== Free Peoples Wheel 1 ==

Unlike the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]], there is no emphasis on [[Premium]] cards, which are completely absent in the Towers Draft Pack.  

* {{Card|Gandalf, The White Wizard}}\
* {{Card|Long I Fell}}
* {{Card|Under the Living Earth}}
* {{Card|Mithrandir, Mithrandir!}}
* {{Card|Under the Living Earth}}
* {{Card|Long I Fell}}
* {{Card|Gandalf, The White Wizard}}
* {{Card|Aragorn, Heir of Elendil}}
* {{Card|Defend It and Hope}}
* {{Card|Boromir's Gauntlets}}
* {{Card|Defend It and Hope}}
* {{Card|Aragorn, Heir of Elendil}}
* {{Card|Haldir, Emissary of the Galadhrim}}
* {{Card|Supporting Fire}}
* {{Card|Lorien Guardian}}
* {{Card|Lorien Swordsman}}
* {{Card|Supporting Fire}}
* {{Card|Haldir, Emissary of the Galadhrim}}
* {{Card|Legolas, Elven Comrade}}
* {{Card|Valor}}
* {{Card|Flashing Steel}}
* {{Card|Valor}}
* {{Card|Legolas, Elven Comrade}}
* {{Card|Faramir, Son of Denethor}}
* {{Card|War and Valor}}
* {{Card|Gondorian Ranger}}
* {{Card|New Errand}}
* {{Card|Ranger of Ithilien}}
* {{Card|War and Valor}}
* {{Card|Faramir, Son of Denethor}}

== Free Peoples Wheel 2 ==

* {{Card|Eomer, Sister-son of Theoden}}
* {{Card|Heavy Chain}}
* {{Card|Guma, Plains Farmer}}
* {{Card|Fight for the Villagers}}
* {{Card|Fight for the Villagers}}
* {{Card|Hlafwine, Village Farmhand}}
* {{Card|Horse of Rohan}}
* {{Card|Eomer, Sister-son of Theoden}}
* {{Card|Eowyn, Lady of Rohan}}
* {{Card|Rider's Mount}}
* {{Card|Elite Rider}}
* {{Card|Work for the Sword}}
* {{Card|Elite Rider}}
* {{Card|Rider's Mount}}
* {{Card|Eowyn, Lady of Rohan}}
* {{Card|Gimli, Unbidden Guest}}
* {{Card|Courtesy of My Hall}}
* {{Card|Best Company}}
* {{Card|Search Far and Wide}}
* {{Card|Best Company}}
* {{Card|Courtesy of My Hall}}
* {{Card|Gimli, Unbidden Guest}}
* {{Card|Merry, Learned Guide}}
* {{Card|Warmed Up a Bit}}
* {{Card|Knocked on the Head}}
* {{Card|Pippin, Woolly-footed Rascal}}
* {{Card|Merry, Learned Guide}}
* {{Card|Knocked on the Head}}
* {{Card|Warmed Up a Bit}}
* {{Card|Pippin, Woolly-footed Rascal}}

== Shadow Wheel ==
Unlike the [[Fellowship Draft Pack]], there are only 4 Shadow runs of 15 cards each, meaning that it is possible to get a pack full of only 1 [[Culture]].  There are also no specific boundary cards used for crowd control.  In addition, runs are palindromic, meaning that the runs are actually 7 card runs mirrored around a central card.

The runs are {{C|Raider}}, {{C|Isengard}} [[Site Control]], {{C|Dunland}}, and {{C|Isengard}} [[Tracker]]s.

* {{Card|Southron Bowman}}
* {{Card|Desert Spearman}}
* {{Card|Desert Warrior}}
* {{Card|Easterling Infantry}}
* {{Card|Easterling Guard}}
* {{Card|Easterling Axeman}}
* {{Card|Easterling Lieutenant}}
* {{Card|Southron Wanderer}}
* {{Card|Easterling Lieutenant}}
* {{Card|Easterling Axeman}}
* {{Card|Easterling Guard}}
* {{Card|Easterling Infantry}}
* {{Card|Desert Warrior}}
* {{Card|Desert Spearman}}
* {{Card|Southron Bowman}}

* {{Card|Orthanc Warrior}}
* {{Card|Uruk Rear Guard}}
* {{Card|Uruk Defender}}
* {{Card|Uruk-hai Patrol}}
* {{Card|Uruk-hai Marauder}}
* {{Card|Uruk Besieger}}
* {{Card|Uruk Stormer}}
* {{Card|Attack on Helm's Deep}}
* {{Card|Uruk Stormer}}
* {{Card|Uruk Besieger}}
* {{Card|Uruk-hai Marauder}}
* {{Card|Uruk-hai Patrol}}
* {{Card|Uruk Defender}}
* {{Card|Uruk Rear Guard}}
* {{Card|Orthanc Warrior}}

* {{Card|Band of Wild Men}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Savage}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Robber}}
* {{Card|Hillman Tribe}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Brigand}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Ransacker}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Madman}}
* {{Card|Hillman Band}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Madman}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Ransacker}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Brigand}}
* {{Card|Hillman Tribe}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Robber}}
* {{Card|Dunlending Savage}}
* {{Card|Band of Wild Men}}

* {{Card|Uruk-hai Raiding Party}}
* {{Card|Uruk Chaser}}
* {{Card|Uruk Runner}}
* {{Card|Uruk Plains Runner}}
* {{Card|Uruk Foot Soldier}}
* {{Card|Uruk Pursuer}}
* {{Card|Unferth, Grima's Bodyguard}}
* {{Card|Grima, Son of Galmod}}
* {{Card|Unferth, Grima's Bodyguard}}
* {{Card|Uruk Pursuer}}
* {{Card|Uruk Foot Soldier}}
* {{Card|Uruk Plains Runner}}
* {{Card|Uruk Runner}}
* {{Card|Uruk Chaser}}
* {{Card|Uruk-hai Raiding Party}}


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