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NEWS RELEASE
DECIPHER® TRADING CARD GAME STUDIO
253 granby street • norfolk, virginia 23510 - 1813
phone • 757.623.3600 • fax 757.623.3630
norfolk • denver • los angeles
DECIPHER TO LAUNCH LATEST ADDITION TO
THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ TRADING CARD GAME
TO COINCIDE WITH UPCOMING THEATRICAL RELEASE
OF NEW LINE CINEMA'S THE TWO TOWERS™
The Two Towers™ Base Set To Provide First Glimpse
of Scenes
From the Upcoming Movie, Including Never-Before-Seen Characters
Expansion to Include Starter Decks, Deluxe Starter
Sets and Booster Packs
Featuring New: Cultures; Site Path; Character Key
Words;
and Gameplay Mechanics
(Norfolk, VA, September 19, 2002)—Decipher will premiere The Two
Towers™, the latest addition to its award-winning The Lord of
the Rings™ Trading Card Game (TCG), on October 31st at DecipherCon
in Chesapeake, Virginia. Offering a sneak peek of the movie six weeks prior
to its theatrical release, The Two Towers™ expansion set continues
the epic adventure brought forth in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings
movie trilogy and will pick up where The Fellowship of the Ring left
off – following Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship as they continue their
quest to destroy the One Ring and fight the evil forces of the dark lord
Sauron.
Scheduled for a worldwide release in stores on November 6th, this 365-card
base set contains 121 rare cards, 121 uncommons, 121 commons, and 2 premium
cards. The Two Towers™ showcases never-before-seen characters
including Faramir, Éowyn, and Théoden, as well as new versions
of Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin.
The highly-anticipated second installment of the trilogy from New Line
Cinema, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, will premiere in December
2002.
"With new game mechanics, character types, templates, locations, and more,
The Two Towers is both an exciting next step for players of The
Lord of the Rings TCG as well as a jumping off point for new players,"
said Game Designer Mike Reynolds. Game Designer Chuck Kallenbach added,
"This latest base set of The Lord of the Rings™ TCG further
proves Decipher's commitment to the long-lasting game and provides a stable
gameplay environment."
Following the Fellowship as their destinies lie at two towers, this latest
set adds exciting new cards for many of the previous cultures in addition
to adding three new cultures - Rohan, Dunlending, and Raider. Also featured
is an entirely new site path as well as a gameplay mechanic for controlling
and liberating sites that will allow a greater range of tactics and strategies.
Among the additional hot features are new character key words such as Unhasty,
Valiant, and Ring-bound, new battleground sites, Shadowfax, and a new One
Ring.
The Two Towers will be available in the following product configurations:
- 63-card Starter Decks: Starter decks will be available in two versions,
Aragorn and Théoden. Each deck – which only contains cards
from The Two Towers – has 60 fixed cards, 3 random rare cards,
and a rulebook. MSRP: US $10.99
- Deluxe Starter Sets: Packaged in a sturdy collector's box (which is
designed to hold 200 cards and stones), the deluxe starter contains one
starter deck, one booster pack, 15 black glass Twilight tokens, 10 red
glass Wound tokens, 6 colored glass player markers, plus both a starter's
rulebook and a deluxe rulebook. There will be three collector box versions
of the deluxe starter: Isengard, Rohan, and Elven. MSRP: US $19.99
- Booster Packs: 11-card packs will include 1 rare, 3 uncommon, and 7
common cards. One diffraction foil will be found in approximately one
out of every six packs. MSRP: US $3.29
As with all Lord of the Rings TCG cards, all cards in The Two
Towers will receive a foil treatment in a parallel set.
The Lord of the Rings™ TCG: The Two Towers set continues
the mission introduced with The Fellowship of the Ring – the top award-winning
trading card game of 2001 and 2002. Players try to win the game by: successfully
and safely advancing the Ring-bearer to the end of the adventure path; killing
the opponent's Ring-bearer; or corrupting the opponent's Ring-bearer.
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Look for expansions on The Two Towers base set in March and July
when Battle of Helm's Deep and Ents of Fangorn release in
stores worldwide!
For more information about New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings
trilogy, go to www.lordoftherings.net
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