Middle-earth Collectible Card Game - Revision history

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	===Rarity===		===Rarity===

−	Like the majority of collectible card games, individual cards in MECCG occurred more or less often in a booster or starter deck (except in [[MEBA]]). To describe the rarity of a card, [[ICE]] used a code system:	+	Like the majority of collectible card games, individual cards in MECCG occurred more or less often in a booster or starter deck (except in [[MEBA]]). To describe the rarity of a card, [[Iron Crown Enterprises\|ICE]] used a code system:

	*'''R''' = Rare.		*'''R''' = Rare.

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	In its basic form, it is a game for two to five players, each choosing one of the [[Istari\|five wizards]] to represent themselves. A ''turn'' in the game consists of one player's wandering around Middle-earth with the help of famous characters of Middle-earth, trying to gather influence and power to aid in the battle against [[Sauron\|The Dark Lord]], while another player tries to harass, and ultimately kill his ''characters'' with specific ''hazard'' cards. Then, for each player's turn, the roles change clockwise around the table (the player who was moving his characters then throws hazards at the player to his or her right). Any player may also win by acquiring and destroying [[The One Ring]] after a complicated set of events.		In its basic form, it is a game for two to five players, each choosing one of the [[Istari\|five wizards]] to represent themselves. A ''turn'' in the game consists of one player's wandering around Middle-earth with the help of famous characters of Middle-earth, trying to gather influence and power to aid in the battle against [[Sauron\|The Dark Lord]], while another player tries to harass, and ultimately kill his ''characters'' with specific ''hazard'' cards. Then, for each player's turn, the roles change clockwise around the table (the player who was moving his characters then throws hazards at the player to his or her right). Any player may also win by acquiring and destroying [[The One Ring]] after a complicated set of events.

−	Later expansions have added the possibility to take the role of a [[~~Ringwraiths~~\|Ringwraith]] of [[Sauron]] ([[MELE]]), a corrupted wizard playing by his own rules ([[MEWH]]), the malevolent [[Balrogs\|Balrog]] ([[MEBA]]), or even Sauron himself. The game is somewhat distinguished from most other CCG's with the use of two six-sided dice for a random factor and also by the actual map of Middle-earth, including ''regions'' your companies travel through, and ''site cards'' they visit.	+	Later expansions have added the possibility to take the role of a [[Nazgûl\|Ringwraith]] of [[Sauron]] ([[MELE]]), a corrupted wizard playing by his own rules ([[MEWH]]), the malevolent [[Balrogs\|Balrog]] ([[MEBA]]), or even Sauron himself. The game is somewhat distinguished from most other CCG's with the use of two six-sided dice for a random factor and also by the actual map of Middle-earth, including ''regions'' your companies travel through, and ''site cards'' they visit.

	MECCG won two Origins Awards: ''Best Card Game of 1995'' for ''MECCG: The Wizards'' and ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game or Expansion of 1996'' for ''MECCG: The Dragons''. The game's production ended in 1999, when ICE lost the license that allowed them to use the content of Tolkien's ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (this license was later bought by [[Decipher]], who used it to bring out another CCG, the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]''). MECCG still has a relatively loyal and active fanbase of players.		MECCG won two Origins Awards: ''Best Card Game of 1995'' for ''MECCG: The Wizards'' and ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game or Expansion of 1996'' for ''MECCG: The Dragons''. The game's production ended in 1999, when ICE lost the license that allowed them to use the content of Tolkien's ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (this license was later bought by [[Decipher]], who used it to bring out another CCG, the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]''). MECCG still has a relatively loyal and active fanbase of players.

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	===Cards===		===Cards===

		+	*[[Promotional MECCG cards]]
	*[[:CATEGORY:MECCG cards\|Individual MECCG cards]]		*[[:CATEGORY:MECCG cards\|Individual MECCG cards]]

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	*'''F#''' or '''Fixed#''' = Part of a fixed set of cards (of a starter deck).		*'''F#''' or '''Fixed#''' = Part of a fixed set of cards (of a starter deck).

−	These abbreviations were often ~~ended~~ with second abbreviations (e.g., "CB2"). For more information on the second abbreviations, which varied in the different expansion and basic sets, see the "Card list"-sections for the individual card sets below.	+	These abbreviations were often combined with second abbreviations (e.g., "CB2"). For more information on the second abbreviations, which varied in the different expansion and basic sets, see the "Card list"-sections for the individual card sets below.

	==Products==		==Products==

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	MECCG won two Origins Awards: ''Best Card Game of 1995'' for ''MECCG: The Wizards'' and ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game or Expansion of 1996'' for ''MECCG: The Dragons''. The game's production ended in 1999, when ICE lost the license that allowed them to use the content of Tolkien's ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (this license was later bought by [[Decipher]], who used it to bring out another CCG, the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]''). MECCG still has a relatively loyal and active fanbase of players.		MECCG won two Origins Awards: ''Best Card Game of 1995'' for ''MECCG: The Wizards'' and ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game or Expansion of 1996'' for ''MECCG: The Dragons''. The game's production ended in 1999, when ICE lost the license that allowed them to use the content of Tolkien's ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (this license was later bought by [[Decipher]], who used it to bring out another CCG, the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]''). MECCG still has a relatively loyal and active fanbase of players.
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		+	===Rarity===
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		+	Like the majority of collectible card games, individual cards in MECCG occurred more or less often in a booster or starter deck (except in [[MEBA]]). To describe the rarity of a card, [[ICE]] used a code system:
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		+	*'''R''' = Rare.
		+	*'''U''' = Uncommon.
		+	*'''C''' = Common.
		+	*'''F#''' or '''Fixed#''' = Part of a fixed set of cards (of a starter deck).
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		+	These abbreviations were often ended with second abbreviations (e.g., "CB2"). For more information on the second abbreviations, which varied in the different expansion and basic sets, see the "Card list"-sections for the individual card sets below.

	==Products==		==Products==
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	Two more expansion sets were designed, but never reached publication: ''The Dwarf-lords'' and ''The Elf-lords''. In addition, a complete revision of the MECCG was planned to be released in 1999, which was to be named ''Lord of the Rings Expandable Card Game'' (LORE CG).<ref>''CarolinaCon Regional MECCG Newsletter'', Issue 4 (January 1999). Interview with [[Coleman Charlton]].</ref>		Two more expansion sets were designed, but never reached publication: ''The Dwarf-lords'' and ''The Elf-lords''. In addition, a complete revision of the MECCG was planned to be released in 1999, which was to be named ''Lord of the Rings Expandable Card Game'' (LORE CG).<ref>''CarolinaCon Regional MECCG Newsletter'', Issue 4 (January 1999). Interview with [[Coleman Charlton]].</ref>
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		+	===Cards===
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		+	*[[:CATEGORY:MECCG cards\|Individual MECCG cards]]

	=== Books ===		=== Books ===

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	**[[1997]]: ''[[Middle-earth: Against the Shadow\|Against the Shadow]]'' (MEAS) - expansion set		**[[1997]]: ''[[Middle-earth: Against the Shadow\|Against the Shadow]]'' (MEAS) - expansion set
	*[[1997]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The White Hand\|The White Hand]]''''' (MEWH)		*[[1997]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The White Hand\|The White Hand]]''''' (MEWH)
−	*[[1998]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The Balrog\|The Balrog]]''''' (MEBA) : Adds a new sub-faction to the minions, Balrog, who mainly depends on the brute strength of his [[Orcs]] and [[Trolls]]. It is argued by the player base that since the production of MECCG ended after MEBA, the set remains a bit overpowered because it didn't get a "balancing set" published afterwards.	+	*[[1998]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The Balrog\|The Balrog]]''''' (MEBA)

	Two more expansion sets were designed, but never reached publication: ''The Dwarf-lords'' and ''The Elf-lords''. In addition, a complete revision of the MECCG was planned to be released in 1999, which was to be named ''Lord of the Rings Expandable Card Game'' (LORE CG).<ref>''CarolinaCon Regional MECCG Newsletter'', Issue 4 (January 1999). Interview with [[Coleman Charlton]].</ref>		Two more expansion sets were designed, but never reached publication: ''The Dwarf-lords'' and ''The Elf-lords''. In addition, a complete revision of the MECCG was planned to be released in 1999, which was to be named ''Lord of the Rings Expandable Card Game'' (LORE CG).<ref>''CarolinaCon Regional MECCG Newsletter'', Issue 4 (January 1999). Interview with [[Coleman Charlton]].</ref>

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	**[[1997]]: ''[[Middle-earth: Against the Shadow\|Against the Shadow]]'' (MEAS) - expansion set		**[[1997]]: ''[[Middle-earth: Against the Shadow\|Against the Shadow]]'' (MEAS) - expansion set
	*[[1997]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The White Hand\|The White Hand]]''''' (MEWH)		*[[1997]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The White Hand\|The White Hand]]''''' (MEWH)
−	*[[1998]]: '''''The Balrog''''' (MEBA) : Adds a new sub-faction to the minions, Balrog, who mainly depends on the brute strength of his [[Orcs]] and [[Trolls]]. It is argued by the player base that since the production of MECCG ended after MEBA, the set remains a bit overpowered because it didn't get a "balancing set" published afterwards.	+	*[[1998]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The Balrog\|The Balrog]]''''' (MEBA) : Adds a new sub-faction to the minions, Balrog, who mainly depends on the brute strength of his [[Orcs]] and [[Trolls]]. It is argued by the player base that since the production of MECCG ended after MEBA, the set remains a bit overpowered because it didn't get a "balancing set" published afterwards.

	Two more expansion sets were designed, but never reached publication: ''The Dwarf-lords'' and ''The Elf-lords''. In addition, a complete revision of the MECCG was planned to be released in 1999, which was to be named ''Lord of the Rings Expandable Card Game'' (LORE CG).<ref>''CarolinaCon Regional MECCG Newsletter'', Issue 4 (January 1999). Interview with [[Coleman Charlton]].</ref>		Two more expansion sets were designed, but never reached publication: ''The Dwarf-lords'' and ''The Elf-lords''. In addition, a complete revision of the MECCG was planned to be released in 1999, which was to be named ''Lord of the Rings Expandable Card Game'' (LORE CG).<ref>''CarolinaCon Regional MECCG Newsletter'', Issue 4 (January 1999). Interview with [[Coleman Charlton]].</ref>

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	*[[1998]]: '''''The Balrog''''' (MEBA) : Adds a new sub-faction to the minions, Balrog, who mainly depends on the brute strength of his [[Orcs]] and [[Trolls]]. It is argued by the player base that since the production of MECCG ended after MEBA, the set remains a bit overpowered because it didn't get a "balancing set" published afterwards.		*[[1998]]: '''''The Balrog''''' (MEBA) : Adds a new sub-faction to the minions, Balrog, who mainly depends on the brute strength of his [[Orcs]] and [[Trolls]]. It is argued by the player base that since the production of MECCG ended after MEBA, the set remains a bit overpowered because it didn't get a "balancing set" published afterwards.

−	Two more expansion sets were designed, but never reached publication: ''The Dwarf-lords'' and ''The Elf-lords''. In addition, a complete revision of the MECCG was planned to be released in 1999, which was to be named ''Lord of the Rings Expandable Card Game'' (LORE CG).<ref>''CarolinaCon Regional MECCG Newsletter'', Issue 4 (January 1999).</ref>	+	Two more expansion sets were designed, but never reached publication: ''The Dwarf-lords'' and ''The Elf-lords''. In addition, a complete revision of the MECCG was planned to be released in 1999, which was to be named ''Lord of the Rings Expandable Card Game'' (LORE CG).<ref>''CarolinaCon Regional MECCG Newsletter'', Issue 4 (January 1999). Interview with [[Coleman Charlton]].</ref>

	=== Books ===		=== Books ===

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	*[[1997]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye\|The Lidless Eye]]''''' (MELE) - second basic set		*[[1997]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye\|The Lidless Eye]]''''' (MELE) - second basic set
	**[[1997]]: ''[[Middle-earth: Against the Shadow\|Against the Shadow]]'' (MEAS) - expansion set		**[[1997]]: ''[[Middle-earth: Against the Shadow\|Against the Shadow]]'' (MEAS) - expansion set
−	*[[1997]]: '''''[[The White Hand]]''''' (MEWH)	+	*[[1997]]: '''''[[Middle-earth: The White Hand\|The White Hand]]''''' (MEWH)
	*[[1998]]: '''''The Balrog''''' (MEBA) : Adds a new sub-faction to the minions, Balrog, who mainly depends on the brute strength of his [[Orcs]] and [[Trolls]]. It is argued by the player base that since the production of MECCG ended after MEBA, the set remains a bit overpowered because it didn't get a "balancing set" published afterwards.		*[[1998]]: '''''The Balrog''''' (MEBA) : Adds a new sub-faction to the minions, Balrog, who mainly depends on the brute strength of his [[Orcs]] and [[Trolls]]. It is argued by the player base that since the production of MECCG ended after MEBA, the set remains a bit overpowered because it didn't get a "balancing set" published afterwards.