Uncut Sheets
Not to be confused with the card block posters handed out as a part of The Countdown Collection.
Uncut Sheets are the sheets of card stock upon which card images are printed. Sheets which are deemed acceptable are then later cut or punched, and the resulting cards are sorted into packs, either by hand (as was done for Starter Decks) or more automatically (as was done for Booster Packs).
Decipher was fond of awarding Uncut Sheets as awards (for both tournaments and various promotional retail programs), as they were easy to procure, had a striking poster-sized form factor, and in many cases were an incidental byproduct of the manufacturing process. Following Decipher's decline, many stored uncut sheets were sold off to resellers, and over the years some versions of these sheets that were not ever intended for redistribution (such as printing proofs or defects) have cropped up as well.
Dimensions and Details[edit]
English uncut sheets were 28.375 inches by 39.5 inches, which is approximately size B1+ paper, and arranged in an 11x11 grid. Printing was done in 5 layers; first a standard CYMK print for the card template + portrait, and then another black layer for the text; this was done so that international versions of the cards could be produced just by changing one of the print layers to minimize the work involved. Foil cards were produced by printing onto diffraction-foiled paper, and an additional blocking ink layer was printed first to mask out the foil effect before the CYMK + text layers were printed on top as normal.
From the start of the game's lifetime until at least Bloodlines, printing was performed by Teagle & Little (which has since been acquired, and its acquiring company appears to be defunct). Printings for later sets were performed by PBM Graphics Inc (later acquired by Consolidated Graphics).
Many details of released product had their origins in the practical realities of the limitations of these sheets. For instance, base sets were usually 365 cards, made up of 121 Rare, 121 Uncommon, and 121 Common cards, meaning that a complete set could be produced by printing exactly 3 sheets. (The 2 extra cards were Premium cards, and were placed on separate Starter Deck sheets which did not overlap with these more standard layouts.) Were the sheets produced differently, then the set count would most likely change to fit that reality, rather than the other way around.
International sheets are a very different story and vary wildly. Decipher did not manage the printing of most non-English product, and so the various international partners would adapt each set to a form factor compatible with local print operations. Some international sheets mimic the English 11x11 layout (albeit with much larger or smaller margins due to different paper sizes, going for B1 or possibly Arch E3), but many have a 10x10, 10x11 or 12x10 arrangement, which complicated matters. This was particularly true where the Premium cards were concerned, as most Starter Decks were not produced internationally. Even when they were, international starter deck sheets sometimes produced 2 decks of the same variety on one sheet, which would require 2 unique sheets to produce both decks.
Known Sheets[edit]
An up-to-date spreadsheet of all known sheets can be found here.
If you have any rare or high quality images of sheets, we would highly encourage you to contact the Player's Council or upload high-quality images of your sheets here to the wiki.
In particular, please let us know if you have any of the sheets marked as "not found" in the gallery below.
Gallery[edit]
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Promotional[edit]
- Promotional
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Glorfindel, Revealed in Wrath (0P50)
to Gorgoroth Swarm (0P55)
, including the Weta Book Cards of The Countdown Collection.
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0D1-0D8 + The Nine Riders Collection + Faramir, Prince of Ithilien (0P117)
to Haldir, Sentry of the Golden Wood (0P122)
+ BL cards (see below)
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0D9-0D12 + Gimli, Eager Hunter (0P123)
to Lurtz, Now Perfected (0P126)
+ The Wraith Collection + TH cards (see below)
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Uncut Oversized promo cards
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Test print for The Lord of the Rings, Trading Card Game (0M1)
The Fellowship of the Ring[edit]
- The Fellowship of the Ring
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FOTR Commons EN
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FOTR Common Foils EN
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FOTR Uncommons EN
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FOTR Rares EN
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FOTR Rares ZH
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FOTR Starter Decks EN
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FOTR Deluxe Starter Deck EN
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Fellowship Block Tengwar (as well as various language versions of Denethor, Wizened Steward (0P25)
)
Mines of Moria[edit]
- Mines of Moria
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MOM Commons EN
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MOM Common Foils EN
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MOM Uncommons EN
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MOM Uncommon Foils DE
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MOM Rares EN
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MOM Rare Foils DE
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MOM Starter Decks EN
Realms of the Elf-lords[edit]
- Realms of the Elf-lords
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ROTEL Commons EN
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ROTEL Common Foils EN
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ROTEL Common Foils DE
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ROTEL Uncommons EN
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ROTEL Uncommon Foils EN
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ROTEL Uncommon Foils DE
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ROTEL Uncommon Foils FR
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ROTEL Uncommon Foils PL
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ROTEL Rares EN
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ROTEL Rares PL
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ROTEL Rare Foils EN
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ROTEL Rare Foils DE
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ROTEL Rare Foils FR
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ROTEL Starter Decks EN
The Two Towers[edit]
- The Two Towers
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TTT Commons EN
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TTT Common Foils EN
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TTT Uncommons EN
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TTT Uncommons FR
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TTT Uncommon Foils DE
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TTT Rares EN
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TTT Rares DE
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TTT Extras DE
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TTT Extras ES
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TTT Starter Decks EN
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TTT Deluxe Starter Decks EN
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Towers Block Tengwar
Battle of Helm's Deep[edit]
- Battle of Helm's Deep
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BOHD Commons EN
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BOHD Common Foils EN
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BOHD Uncommon Foils EN
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BOHD Uncommons EN
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BOHD Uncommon Foils DE
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BOHD Rares EN
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BOHD Rare Foils EN
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BOHD Rare Foils DE
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BOHD Starter Decks EN
Ents of Fangorn[edit]
- Ents of Fangorn
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EOF Commons EN
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EOF Common Foils EN
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EOF Uncommons EN
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EOF Uncommon Foils DE
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EOF Rares EN
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EOF Rare Foils EN
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EOF Rare Foils DE
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EOF Starter Decks EN
The Return of the King[edit]
- The Return of the King
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ROTK Commons EN
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ROTK Common Foils EN
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ROTK Uncommon Foils EN
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ROTK Uncommon Foils DE
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ROTK Rares EN
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ROTK Rare Foils EN
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ROTK Rare Foils DE
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ROTK Starter Decks EN
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ROTK Aragorn Starter Decks DE
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ROTK Foil Premiums + Promos DE
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King Block Tengwar
Siege of Gondor[edit]
- Siege of Gondor
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SOG Commons EN
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SOG Common Foils EN
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SOG Uncommon Foils EN
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SOG Uncommon Foils DE
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SOG Rare DE
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SOG Rare Foils DE
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SOG Starter Decks EN
Reflections[edit]
- Reflections
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REF Rare Foils DE
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Uncut REF Booster Display Boxes
Mount Doom[edit]
- Mount Doom
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MD Commons EN
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MD Common Foils EN
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MD Uncommons EN
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MD Uncommon Foils EN
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MD Uncommon Foils DE
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MD Rare Foils EN
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MD Rare Foils DE
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MD Starter Decks EN
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Uncut MD Booster Display Boxes
Shadows[edit]
- Shadows
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SH Commons EN
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SH Uncommons EN
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SH Uncommons DE
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SH Rares EN
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SH Rares DE
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SH Legends (Rare Foils) EN
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SH Aragorn/Éowyn Starter Decks EN
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SH Gandalf/Legolas Starter Decks EN
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Uncut SH Starter Display Boxes
Black Rider[edit]
- Black Rider
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BR Commons EN
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BR Uncommons EN
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BR Uncommons DE
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BR Rares EN
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BR Rares DE
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BR Legends/Masterworks EN
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BR Legends/Masterworks/Tournament Foils DE
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BR Starter Decks EN
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Uncut BR Booster Display Boxes
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Uncut BR Starter Display Boxes
Bloodlines[edit]
- Bloodlines
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BL Commons EN
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BL Uncommons EN
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BL Uncommons DE
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BL Rares DE
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BL Legends/Masterworks, Tengwar, Promos EN
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BL Legends/Masterworks, Tengwar, and Háma, Captain of the King's Guard (0P106)
DE
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BL Starter Decks, EN
Expanded Middle-earth[edit]
- Expanded Middle-earth
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EME + sundry EN
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EME + BL Starter-only cards DE
The Hunters[edit]
- The Hunters
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TH Commons EN
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TH Uncommons EN
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TH Rares EN
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TH Legends/Masterworks + Promos EN
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TH Starter Decks EN
The Wraith Collection[edit]
- The Wraith Collection
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The Wraith Collection + Promos + TH Cards (see above)
Rise of Saruman[edit]
- Rise of Saruman
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ROS Commons EN
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ROS Uncommons EN
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ROS Rares EN
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ROS Legends/Masterworks EN
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ROS Starter Decks EN
Treachery & Deceit[edit]
- Treachery & Deceit
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T&D Commons EN
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T&D Uncommons EN
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T&D Rares EN
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T&D Legends/Masterworks EN
Age's End[edit]
- Age's End
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AE Premiums EN
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