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| Collectible card game expansion | |
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| Release date | 1996 |
| Cards | 180 |
| Abbreviation | METD |
| Preceded by | Middle-earth: The Wizards |
| Followed by | Middle-earth: Dark Minions |
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Middle-earth: The Dragons, released in 1996, was the first expansion set for Middle-earth: The Wizards, the first basic set of Middle-earth Collectible Card Game. As the name implies, it deals mostly with Dragons, their treasure and the northern regions of Middle-earth.
Five new dragons were introduced: Bairanax, Eärcaraxë, Itangast, Scatha, and Scorba.[1] New cards supporting the existing dragons Agburanar, Daelomin, Leucaruth, and Smaug were also released.
The Dragons was sold in booster packs of 15 cards (36 boosters per display), featuring 1 rare, 4 uncommons and 10 commons per booster pack. A corresponding player guide was also released.
Reception
The Dragons won the Origins Award for Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game or Expansion of 1996.[2]
In a review for The Duelist, Rick Swan praised the new rulesbook's clarity. He considered the manifestation system, which saw dragons appearing as a creature, a permanent event, and a long event, to be “the game’s best feature”. The Dragons, according to Swan, broadened “the scope of the game rather than merely increasing the number of cards”.[3]
Andy Butcher, writing for Arcane, positively reviewed The Dragons as well, concluding that it managed “to emphasise the positive aspects of the game, without adding greatly to the already weighty rules.”[4]
Gallery
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Limited Complete Set released in Germany (front)
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Limited Complete Set released in Germany (back)
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Booster pack
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References
- ↑ Craig O'Brien, Mike Reynolds, Deborah Sue Curtis (1997), Middle-earth: The Dragons Player Guide, p. 60
- ↑ "1996 list of winners", archived from the original. Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design
- ↑ Rick Swan, "Satiating Your Dragon Hunger", The Duelist, #13, pp. 76-78
- ↑ Andy Butcher, "Middle-earth: The Dragons", Arcane, #9, pp. 71