A big event is being planned in Toronto to coincide with the release of The Return of the King in 2003. LOTR fans from all over are expected to gather for three days of celebrations. Tickets for the event are on sale now – numbers are limited! [More]

Wow…I didn’t write one full word up there…Anyway, I’ve updated the Q&A for my review of the FOTR: Special Edition DVD! Take a look at ‘UPDATE III’, more to come soon! [More]

Lao of Gondor sends this news from Gaming Havens:

Now’s your change to try the Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game…for FREE! Tired of Magic, Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh? Want to try the highest award winning TCG of 2002? Just trade in one of your old decks to receive a FREE LOTR Starter Deck! [More] [Gaming Havens]

ATTENTION!!! For all LOTR Fans who haven’t yet tried the #1 Trading Card Game of 2002…

International Deck Exchange
DecipherCon Weekend, October 31-November 3

Have you ever been intersted in learning how to play the Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game but were unsure about investing into another TCG? Do you have extra decks of other TCG’s that you can spare? Well then, this is the perfect opportunity to tryout the finest TCG system released in 2002!

Tell all your gaming friends… Decipher is inviting all TCG players to join in the fun of DecipherCon without ever having to leave their favorite gaming clubhouse. Decipher’s International Deck Exchange is coming to a store near you October 31-November 3.

To participate, simply turn in to a participating retail outlet (or official Decipher product champion) a 60-card deck from your current game (any non-Decipher game will do) and we will give you a free starter deck for The Lord of the Rings™ Trading Card Game, either The Fellowship of the Ring™ or Mines of Moria™. Now is the perfect time to pick up this award-winning game, just in time for the release of The Two Towers™ base set, a brand new entry point into this exciting playing community. It’s time to try out The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game – the top award-winning game of 2002!

* Offer limited to times/dates determined by the participating retail location. While supplies last.

For a list of retail stores that will support the International Deck Exchange in the United States, click here.

A $2 million exhibition celebrating Middle Earth will open at the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, a day after the second instalment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy has its premiere in Wellington. The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy – The Exhibition has been developed during the past two years by the museum, the film’s producers New Line and Wellington production company Story Inc using original material from the three films. [More]