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The Lord of the Rings RPG Core Book
"Mixed" Printing Replacement

As many of you know, The Lord of the Rings RPG Core Book recently became available again in a second printing. Since then, a small number of customers have found that their copy has a second-printing cover with first-printing pages.

In general, this should not present any problems. The first printing is still valid for gameplay, and the second printing contains no major revisions (it was updated only to correct errata issued for the first printing). The errata may be downloaded from decipher.com to update your first-printing book (see the link below).

However, Decipher is prepared to replace "mixed" printing books with full second-printing copies for customers who request it. Just email our customer service department at customer.service@decipher.com, or call our toll-free customer service number (1-877-787-8626), for instructions on returning your book for a replacement copy. (Please do not ship books to Decipher without prior authorization.)

How to identify a mixed-printing Core Book:

• First, check the back cover of the book. A second-printing cover has the following text just below the last bulleted item: "Winner of the Origins Award and InQuest fan award for Best Roleplaying Game."
• Then, check the Credits page (page 2). First-printing pages will say "First Printing – 2002" below the copyright notices.

If your copy has a second-printing cover and a first-printing Credits page, then it is a mixed-printing copy and eligible for replacement.

Related link:
The Lord of the Rings RPG Core Book Errata (pdf)

October 2, 2003