Bruce writes in to tell how the buzz for LOTR is building up this time in Japan. “There is only five weeks plus until the opening of TTT in Japan! The local Warner Brothers – MyCal cinema group will have some special showings in early February (probably around the 7th, 8th and 9th). Ticket sales begin on January 25. Can’t wait. On another development in Japan, a regional entertainment weekly magazine, Tokyo Walker, has a special section on The Two Towers. Included is a DVD with scenes from the movie (13 in all, including one of two new ones not seen here before), interviews with many of the lead actors, the most recent trailer, and a preview of the TTT game,
about 30 minutes in all.”
There certainly seems to be a lot more awareness this time round, even if the Japanese are still having to put up with the delayed release policy.
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The Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, is selling a line of cloaks and scarves made by the people who provided the beautiful fabric for the hobbits’ elvish cloaks in the film. According to Ringer Frodo’s Girl, they’re “Gorgeous pieces.” [More]
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Part one of a highly entertaining account of one world traveller’s sojourn in New Zealand, doing the Red Carpet LOTR Locations tour over Christmas. [More]
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At the moment at least, the IMDB Daily Poll is asking: “Which is the better movie … The Fellowship of the Rings, Two Towers or something else?” But hurry, because it probably closes soon! Thanks to Emily for the heads up. (Requires registration, but it is free) [More]
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ATTENTION ALL LOTR TCG FANS, PLAYERS and COLLECTORS!
The official North American street release date for the Battle of Helm’s Deep LOTR TCG expansion is MARCH 5TH!
Starter Decks and Booster Packs will be released at the same time, unlike previous expansions (which released the two products at different intervals). The release date for Europe and other international locations is not confirmed yet. But it will probably be a week or two after the North American release.
Decipher has CHANGED the configuration of the Starter Decks – for the better (in my humble opinion). They will no longer contain the three ‘random’ rares – which at many times did not coincide with the starter deck’s “pre-built” strategy. Starter decks will now contain three ‘fixed’ rares that are ALTERNATE IMAGE versions of rares in the booster packs. These rares will now work with the deck design and greatly enhance the deck they are in. This also means that the set size is six cards larger! These six AI fixed rares are cards (5 R 123 through 5 R 128).
NOTE: For those of you who are unfamiliar with the LOTR TCG coding system as seen above, here’s what it means:
The number 5 means that the card is of the ‘fifth’ set of released cards (Fellowship of the Ring: Set 1, Mines of Moria: Set 2 and so on. The R signifies rarity; in this case RARE (as opposed to C for Common and U for Uncommon). The last number is the order of the card as it appears in the set.
Most notably, Decipher is going to LOWER the cost of these new starter decks. Starting with Battle of Helm’s Deep, starter decks will now have a MSRP of $9.99 USD. That is ONE DOLLAR LESS than previous starter decks! There is no information as of yet on if they are going to lower the price of booster packs.
All starter decks will still have two premium cards in them as well and will feature LEGOLAS and EOWYN as your choices of two different Starter Deck types.
And remember, The Battle of Helm’s Deep PRE-RELEASE TOURNAMENT will be held at a participating retail store near you on the weekend of February 22-23. Please visit here for details on when and where this event will take place and how you can pre-register for your chance to get your hands on this newest expansion two weeks before the Official Release!
This pre-release event will be the ONLY chance you will have to collect the ALTERNATE IMAGE Trading Card of THEODEN, King of the Golden Hall, which you can view here
More to come…
Lao of Gondor
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TK writes: I’ve just finished reading the “Lord of Racism” article on the TheOneRing.net site. Interesting stuff. I was lucky enough to work as an extra (attached to Unit 2A) for Three Foot Six. I started off an as Uruk Hai, but most of the work I did was as an Easterling. Were most of the Easterling extras “non-Europeans?” Yes – almost without exception, except for guys who had to “loiter” in the back of shot was taking place. Were we ever told that we, as Easterlings, were the “evil” bad guys? No. [More]
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