(Norfolk, VA, July 6, 2002) — Decipher’s The Lord of the Rings™ Trading Card Game was awarded Best Trading Card Game (TCG) of 2001 and Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game last night at the 28th Annual Origins Awards ceremony in Columbus, Ohio. The prestigious awards were presented by many celebrities including John Rhys-Davies, who portrays “Gimli The Dwarf” in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Decipher’s TCG Studio Game Designer Joe Alread was on hand to accept the award for Best TCG of 2001, while Decipher Marketing Manager Kendrick Summers accepted on behalf of the Art Group for Best Graphic Presentation for a Card Game.
“We are very proud to have these industry honors bestowed upon us for a game that we believe in so strongly,” said Warren Holland, Decipher’s chairman and chief executive officer. “Our game designers worked extremely hard to develop a trading card game that would stay true to the lore of The Lord of the Rings™ while incorporating some of the most innovative game mechanics of any TCG available. The work of our art department on this game speaks for itself.”
Voting for the Best Trading Card Game of 2001 was open to the public, while Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game was voted on exclusively by members of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design.
These Origins Awards are the most recent accolades received by Decipher for its The Lord of the Rings™ Trading Card Game. Earlier this year, The Lord of the Rings™ Trading Card Game was the recipient of the first Nigel D. Findley Memorial Award for Outstanding Card Gaming Product of the Year. In addition, InQuest Gamer Magazine fans named The Lord of the Rings™ Trading Card Game “Best CCG” in the June 2001 issue. InQuest staff awarded The Lord of the Rings™ Trading Card Game the title of “Best Movie-Based CCG of All Time” in the May 2002 issue.
The Origins Awards, which are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design, celebrate the best in board, roleplaying, miniatures, trading card games, professional and amateur magazine publications, game-related fiction, play-by-mail game design, and gaming accessories and supplements.
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Oscar-nominated FOTR editor John Gilbert talks about his experiences working with Peter Jackson and trimming the film to its theatrical running time in the May/June issue of Editors Guild Magazine. [More]
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The beautiful pewter and bronze effect LoTR Chess set we posted about a couple of days ago is also available from an Australian company called Innovations. [More] You can also read our original report here. [More]
Update from Chris: “The LoTR chess set has been on sale in Australia since before Christmas last year. I know this because I received one from a guy with a long white beard and a pointy red hat!!! I’ve seen them for around $50 AUS on sale or $79.95 AUS Reg. Retail.”
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NZ news from LinuxElf: “I just wanted to let you know Whitcollus and the Warehouse are now allowing you to preorder the LOTR DVD released on August 6th. They also have a cool promo stand and poster too. The promo stand features Frodo holding the one ring in his hand looking down at it and the rest of the Fellowship behind him.”
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If ya hate spoilers stop right now! If you don’t… Ringer Miss Mac found something of interest in Entertainment Weekly! Scroll to view: ‘I probably shouldn’t say this, but I’m back in three…as a very old man.’ Says Holm. !Spoilerific! [More]
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Don’t read this if you HATE to know the ending of a good story! From Ringer Miss Mac:
I Just got my Entertainment Weekly, and there is a little quote in the section called “ReelWorld” that I thought may be of interest to you guys.
Heavy spoilers.
“Rings Redux
We bring you news all the way from Middle-earth. Sir Ian Holm, who plays hobbit Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring, may not appear in the sequel, but don’t count him out of the trilogy totally. ‘I probably shouldn’t say this, but I’m back in three… as a very old man.’ Says Holm.
‘Bilbo just suddenly appears at the end of the movie and says ‘I’m ready for another adventure.’ He goes off with Frodo into the sunset.’
Sounds slightly hobbo-erotic to us.”-Rebecca Ascher-Walsh,Entertainment Weekly, #662, July 12, 2002
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