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| Designers | Mike Reynolds, Chuck Kallenbach II, Tom Lischke, and Joe Alread |
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| Publishers | Decipher, Inc. |
| Years active | 2001–2007 |
| Players | 2 or more |
| Setup time | < 5 minutes |
| Playing time | < 60 minutes |
| Chance | Some |
| Skills | Card playing Arithmetic |
The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game (a.k.a. LOTR TCG) is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by Decipher, Inc. Released November 2001, it is based on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and the J. R. R. Tolkien novel on which the films were based.[1] Decipher also had the rights to The Hobbit novel but did not release any cards based on it. In addition to images taken from the films, in 2004 Weta Workshop produced artwork depicting characters and items from the novel absent from the films for use on cards. In 2002, LOTR TCG won the Origins Awards for Best Trading Card Game of 2001 and Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game 2001.[2] Decipher's license to The Lord of the Rings expired on July 30, 2007, after which all official promotion and distribution of the game stopped.
The game also had an online version that maintained identical gameplay as well as a market economy. However, since the game's print run has ended, sales for online cards have been stopped and the servers closed in June 2010.[3]
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 295–302.
- ^ "Origins Award Winners (2001)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ^ "Default Parallels Plesk Panel Page". lotronline.decipher.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2018.