Mines of Moria Card Proofs
On or about 2 January, 2002, Decipher submitted final card images for the Mines of Moria expansion to New Line Cinema for approval. New Line approved of the majority of these cards, with only minor adjustments required for some. Some cards ended up having their portraits further adjusted by Decipher artists, and these were also sent in later for late approval.
These faxes were fortunately included within the New Line Fax Proofs dump courtesy of Kreg Miller, and are presented below with commentary.
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The opening salvo of the Mines of Moria approval process. |
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Standard Product Approval Form provided to New Line. |
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Another cover letter. Apparently this was faxed to two separate IP owners, in this case Tolkien Enterprises to get the lore itself proofed. |
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Standard Product Approval Form provided to New Line. |
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Beta versions of the following cards:
The only notable change here besides a typo in Fror's lore is that the Ring of Power shown in the Dwarven Bracers (2U3)
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Flurry of Blows (2C5)
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No changes here except for quote formatting typos. |
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Jarnsmid saw a rewording (likely to prevent Shadow possessions from also being discounted), and Wielder of the Flame (2U28)
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Uruk Scout (2C47)
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Beyond the Height of Men (2R39)
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Ripples in the Pool had its portrait rejected by New Line for using a shot of the size doubles for the Hobbits rather than the main actors. Rather than selecting a new one, the card was apparently scrapped. Final Cry (2R57)
The Balrog, Durin's Bane (2C51)
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Minor typos were fixed in Goblin Spearman (2C65)
Goblin Spearman (2C65)
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Goblin Pursuer (2C62)
Foul Tentacle (2C58)
Troubled Mountains (2U72)
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Interestingly, Southern Spies (2C91)
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Wraith-world (2R86)
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Striken Dumb
The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul (2R85)
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Someone apparently objected to Merry's subtitle of "Mr. Meriadoc Brandybuck". Presumably it was New Line, as Tolkien Enterprises would have little reason to object to accurate lore. Perhaps it was to preserve "brand identity" and avoid usage of Meriadoc due to hardly being used in the movie? Of Very Little Importance appears to have been approved, but was cut for other unknown reasons. Sam, Proper Poet (2C114)
Mithril-coat (2R105)
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Fortune of Fate was approved but apparently cut for unknown reasons. Similarly, although Old Noakes, Purveyor of Wisdoms (3C111)
Pippin, Mr. Took (2C110)
Old Noakes, Purveyor of Wisdoms (3C111)
O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! (2R108)
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Sentinels of Númenor (2C37)
Consorting With Wizards (2R97)
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Always a Baggins in Bag End and Maiden of the Golden Ale were both approved yet cut for unknown reasons. No other alterations were made to the beta cards here as submitted. |
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The response to the above submissions.
It's unclear what class of change needed re-approval. Typo fixes seem too petty to resubmit, but things like the title, portrait, and lore changes seem reasonable. Regardless, the resubmission appears to be missing from the record, as the faxes below are for a future iteration that was art-only (and in the case of Beyond the Height of Men (2R39)
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