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The First and Second Age Card of the Day Archives (#1 - #450) can be found at Isildur's Middle-earth Card of the Day Archive.

The number between brackets after the title of the review says how many comments have been posted so far.

The Third Age Card of the Day reviewing team consisted of Gwaihir (Chris Farrell), Gimli (Nathan Bruinooge), and Ohtar (Charles E. Bouldin, Esq.). After Gwaihir had left, Radagast (James Kight) joined the team.

Guest reviews were written by:

• Isildur a.k.a. Trevor Stone (#509, #571)
• Fram Frumgarson a.k.a. Martijn Steultjens (#520, #635, #669, #695, #698)
• Samwise (#521)
• Treebeard a.k.a. Rafael Beltrao Bronzon (#522, #529, #648)
• Ghan-buri-Ghan a.k.a. Mat Gibson (too many reviews to list here)
• Findegil a.k.a Leiv Hodne (#550, #569),
• The Elf-lord a.k.a. Steve Brown (#561, #632)
• Frerin a.k.a. former netrep Van Norton (#579, #581, #587, #617, #678, #694, #704)
• Ulkaur the Tongueless a.k.a. Nicholas Lesiecki (#583)
• Aragorn a.k.a. Michael Pureka (#597, #688)
• Akhorahil a.k.a. Ian Sutherland (#634)
• Sharku a.k.a. Brian Anderson (#638, #639)
• Imrahil a.k.a. Steve Kontoulis (#663)
• Hamfast a.k.a. Alexander Schoelling (#664, #689, #699)
• Beren Erchamion a.k.a. Michael Niederkofler (#685)
• Wormtongue a.k.a. Jeffery A. Dobberpuhl (#690)
• Feanor a.k.a. Michael Kaszubski (#691)

451. Seek Without Success
452. Many Sorrows Befall (1)
453. Lost Tome
454. Sudden Fury
455. Vilya
456. Nimloth
457. Secret Entrance (1)
458. New Moon
459. Parsimony of Seclusion (1)
460. Memories Stolen (1)
461. True Fire-drake
462. In Great Wrath
463. Earth of Galadriel's Orchard
464. Spells of the Barrow-wights
465. Taladhan
466. Elf-stone
467. Book of Mazarbul
468. Leaflock
469. Fate of the Ithil-stone
470. Ent-draughts
471. Cloudless Day (1)
472. Sated Beast (1)
473. The Evenstar
474. Stars
475. Neither So Ancient Nor So Potent (1)
476. Adamant Helmet
477. The Lidless Eye (Set)
478. Barrow-downs (H)
479. Prowess of Age
480. Dagger of Westernesse
481. Helms of Iron (2)
482. Landroval
483. Seized by Terror
484. Least of Gold Rings
485. Tidings of Bold Spies
486. Scabbard of Chalcedony
487. Men of Dorwinion (H)
488. The Witch-king & The Witch-king Unleashed (1)
489. Miruvor
490. Red Book of Westmarch (H)
491. Earth-tremors
492. Houses of Healing
493. Uvatha the Ringwraith & Uvatha Unleashed (2)
494. Thrice Outnumbered
495. Twice-baked Cakes
496. Khamul the Ringwraith & Khamul Unleashed (1)
497. Elven Cloak
498. High Helm
499. Star-glass (1)
500. Shagrat (1)
501. Lindion the Oronin
502. To Satisfy the Questioner
503. Sons of Kings
504. Deeper Shadow (1)
505. Black Breath
506. Eithel Morgoth & The Under-Forges
507. Bade to Rule
508. Bounty of the Hoard
509. Muster
510. Bairanax at Home
511. Reluctant Final Parting (1)
512. Marsh-drake
513. Swift Strokes & Foul-smelling Paste
514. Fast Asleep
515. Old Cache
516. Missing/Does not exist.
517. Arms in Middle Earth (Heroes)
518. Three Rings for Elven-Kings
519. Hermit's Hill (M)
520. The Warg-king
521. Anti-hobbit Hazards
522. Assassin
523. Calendal
524. Not Slay Needlessly
525. Ringwraith versus Wizard
526. Pass the Doors of Dol Guldur
527. Necklace of Silver and Pearls
528. Palantir of Elostirion (M)
529. Thief
530. Mastering Middle-earth (Book Review)
531. Lieutenant of Dol Guldur
532. The Roving Eye
533. Fori the Beardless
534. The Balrog (Ally) (2)
535. Corpse-candle
536. Henneth Annun (M) (1)
537. Smaug Roused
538. Veils Flung Away
539. Agburanar/Ahunt/At Home/Roused
540. By the Ringwraith's Word
541. Tournament Deck Analysis (Part One)
542. Where There's a Whip
543. Cloudless Day
544. Tournament Deck Analysis (Part Two)
545. Poisonous Despair
546. Armour
547. Forewarned is Forearmed
548. The One Ring (M)
549. Here, There, or Yonder
550. Anarin
551. Sellswords between Charters
552. Burning Rick, Cot and Tree & Smoke on the Wind
553. The Lesser Rings (M)
554. Tros Hesnef
555. Poison
556. Dunlendings (M)
557. Rats!
558. Binding-ring
559. Ren the Ringwraith & Ren Unleashed
560. Hoarmurath the Ringwraith & Hoarmurath Unleashed
561. Ruse
562. Elerina
563. Of Awakened Plants and their Guardians, the Shepherds of the Trees (Part One)
564. Ice-orcs
565. Of Awakened Plants and their Guardians, the Shepherds of the Trees (Part Two)
566. So You've Come Back (1)
567. Roac the Raven
568. The Ring Leaves Its Mark
569. Elf-lord Revealed in Wrath
570. Against the Shadow (Part One, Heroes)
571. The Wind Throne (H/M)
572. Against the Shadow (Part Two, Minions)
573. The Dwarves Are Upon You!
574. Dark Tryst
575. Galdor
576. Ghan-buri-Ghan
577. Mountains of Shadow
578. No Strangers At This Time
579. Mistress Lobelia
580. Lady of the Golden Wood
581. Mordor in Arms
582. Great-road & Iron-road: This issue was repealed.
583. Asternak
584. Ash Mountain
585. Biter and Beater
586. Goldberry (1)
587. Bert, Tom & William
588. Lord of the Carrock (2)
589. Last Child of Ungoliant
590. Power Built By Waiting
591. Usriev of Treachery
592. Bow of the Galadhrim
593. Master of the House
594. The Sun Unveiled
595. Full of Froth and Rage
596. The Ithil-stone
597. Safe from the Shadow
598. Balance between Powers
599. The Tormented Earth
600. Gildor Inglorion
601. World Gnawed by the Nameless
602. Perchen
603. Radagast the Tamer
604. Jewel of Beleriand
605. Drughu
606. Raider-hold (H)
607. Wrath of the West
608. Master of Esgaroth
609. Shelob's Lair (M)
610. Vygavril
611. Enchanted Stream
612. Dwar the Ringwraith & Dwar Unleashed (1)
613. Tribute Garnered
614. No Way Forward
615. Glamour of Surpassing Excellence
616. Riven Gate
617. Burat, Tuma, and Wuluag (1)
618. Great-shield of Rohan
619. Troll-Purse
620. The Under-Deeps Part 1 - A Hero Perspective
621. The Under-Deeps Part 2 - A Minion Perspective
622. Ancient Black Axe
623. Orc-mail (1)
624. Above the Abyss
625. Shield of Iron-bound Ash
626. Sneakin'
627. Padding Feet (1)
628. Unhappy Blows (1)
629. Thong of Fire
630. Shadow-cloak (1)
631. Petty-dwarves (H)
632. Something Has Slipped
633. Angmarim (M), Orcs of Dol Guldur, and Morgul-orcs
634. Cirith Gorgor (M)
635. Will Shaken
636. Power Built by Waiting
637. Food All That His Hunger Could Desire
638. News of Doom (1)
639. Slip Treacherously
640. Mithril, Vein of Arda, and Gems of Arda (1)
641. Weathertop (M)
642. Hour of Need
643. Lieutenant of Angmar
644. Bairanax Roused
645. Praise to Elbereth
646. When You Know More
647. Geann a-Lisch (H/M)
648. Beorn's House (M), Beorning Toll, and Beornings (M) (1)
649. Skin-changer
650. Down Down to Goblin-town
651. Angmar Arises, In Darkness Bind Them, and Reaching Shadow
652. Earcaraxe Roused
653. Horseman in the Night
654. Stench of Mordor
655. Imrahil
656. Stay Her Appetite
657. Firiel
658. Memories Recalled
659. Into the Smoking Cone
660. Alatar, Lord of the Hunt (ME:WH Preview Part I) (1)
661. Gandalf the Careworn (ME:WH Preview Part II) (1)
662. Radagast of the Greenwood (ME:WH Preview Part III)
663. Darkness Under Tree
664. Dwarven Travellers
665. Buthrakaur the Green & Umagaur the Pale
666. Saruman of Many Colours (ME:WH Preview Part IV)
667. Echoes of the Song
668. A Malady Without Healing
669. Galadhrim
670. The White Hand: Overview of the Hazards
671. Wielded Twice
672. Hendolen
673. Rumor of the One
674. Schwertmeister (1)
675. Pallando Master of Doom (ME:WH Preview Part V)
676. Near to Hear a Whisper
677. Cast from the Order (1)
678. Orc-warband
679. A New Ringlord (1)
680. Wizard's Trove
681. Lord of the Haven
682. Bard Bowman
683. Folco Boffin
684. Long Dark Reach (1)
685. The Oracle's Ring
686. Like the Crash of Battering-Rams (1)
687. Foes Shall Fall
688. Tower Raided
689. A Lie in Your Eyes
690. Barliman Butterbur
691. Isles of the Dead that Live (H/M) (3)
692. Farmer Maggot
693. Blackbole
694. Plague of Wights
695. Mumak (Oliphant)
696. Guarded Haven (3)
697. Rolled down to the Sea
698. Doeth (Durthak)
699. Das Pack vor der Tuer

Archivist's note: CotD issues #516 and #582 are missing. If you happen to have (some of) these issues, please contact me!

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Fourth Age Archives

The 4th Age Card of the Day reviewing team consisted of Joshua B. Grace (Beorn), Martijn Steultjens (Fram Frumgarson), James Kight (Radagast) and Jason Klank (Saruman). Later on, after Radagast, Beorn and Saruman had stopped writing reviews and rating cards, Jeffery Dobberpuhl (Wormtongue) joined the team.

Guest reviews were written by:

• Agarwaen a.k.a. Juho Saarkilaa (#701)
• Boromir I & II a.k.a. Csongor Kubany & Zoltan Tarcsa (#703)
• Gimli a.k.a. Nathan Bruinooge (#???, #784)
• Galdor a.k.a. Andrew Miller (#781)
• Grimbeorn the Old a.k.a. Dave Stegman (#783)
• Hamfast a.k.a. Alexander C. Schoelling (#706)
• Ohtar a.k.a. Charles E. Bouldin, Esq. (#810)

700. The White Hand
701. European Championship & World Championship 1997 Report
702. Blind to the West & Ire of the East
703. Denethor II
704. Old Troll
705. Goblin Faces (1)
706. Das Pack vor der Tuer
707. Long Dark Reach
708. Smoke Rings & An Unexpected Outpost
709. Counterfeit (1)
710. Open to the Summons
711. Tidings of Death
712. To Get You Away
713. Crept Along Cleverly
714. Black Arrow & Deadly Dart
715. The Iron Crown (H/M)
716. The Arkenstone (H/M)
717. Shadow of Mordor
718. Whole Villages Roused
719. Never Refuse
720. Give Welcome to the Unexpected (same as #720)
721. Nature's Revenge (2)
722. Join the Hunt
723. Deep Mines
724. Ivic
725. Juoma
726. Golodhros (1)
727. Chambers in the Royal Court
728. Noble Steed
729. Give Welcome to the Unexpected
730. Radagast's Black Bird
731. Sojourn in Shadows (1)
732. The White Wizard
733. Greater Half-orcs
734.  
735.  
736. Promptings of Wisdom & Piercing All Shadows
737. The White Council & The Black Council
738. Poison of His Voice
739. Blasting Fire
740. The Fiery Blade
741. Black Numenoreans
742. Inner Rot
743. Fealty Under Trial
744. Ent in Search of the Entwives
745. Ugluk
746. Beorn's Malady Deck
747. Wild Hounds
748. Mechanical Bow
749. My Precious
750. Special Issue
751. Geann-a-Lisch (H/M)
752. Mouth of Sauron
753. Middle-earth: The Wizards
754. Middle-earth: The Dragons
755. Middle-earth: Dark Minions
756. Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye
757. Middle-earth: Against the Shadow
758. Middle-earth: The White Hand
759. Eagles in Middle-earth
760. Darkness Under Tree
761. Uruk-lieutenant
762. Lost in Free-domains (1)
763. No More Nonsense
764. Release the Prisoners Challenge Deck
765. Spies and Traitors Challenge Deck
766. Bargain Between Friends Challenge Deck
767. Return of the King Challenge Deck
768. Dwarven Quest Challenge Deck
769.  
770. Morgul Rallying Cry Challenge Deck
771.  
772.  
773.  
774.  
775. SC ME Regional Tourney Report
776. Squire of the Hunt
777. Shifter of Hues
778. Legacy of Smiths
779. Spells Born of Discord
780. Bad Company
781. Ettenmoors (H/M)
782. Heedless Revelry
783. Huntsman's Garb
784. Regiment of Black Crows
785. Alliance of Free Peoples
786. Skies of Fire
787. Durin's Folk
788. Aragorn Son of Arathorn
789. Doeth (Durthak) (1)
790. Erkenbrand
791. The Lidless Eye
792. Trolls from the Mountains
793. The Stones (H/M)
794. Wormtongue
795. Govern the Storms
796. We Have Come To Kill (1)
797. The Under-galleries (H/M)
798. Mithril
799. Wizard's Myrmidon (1)
800. Cards for the Nine Walkers
801. Powers against the Shadow
802. Lesser Spiders
803. Quickbeam
804. The Border-watch
805. The Balrog (Preview)
806. Anduin River
807. Strider (Preview)
808. Great Ruse
809. In the Heart of His Realm
810. Withdrawn to Mordor (1)
811. Dorelas (1)
812. The Mouth
813. The Balrog (1)
814. Tidings of Doubt and Danger
815. Rumour of Rings
816. Show Things Unbidden
817. To Fealty Sworn
818. Remains of Thangorodrim (1)
819. Shelob's Brood
820. Ancient Secrets
821. Great Troll
822. Spawn of Ungoliant
823. A Few Recruits (1)
824. Obey Him or Die
825. Great Army of the North
826. Out He Sprang
827. A More Evil Hour
828. Evil Things Lingering
829. Whip of Many Tongues & Stabbing Tongue of Fire
830. Eddy in Fate's Tide
831. Olog Warlords (1)
832. Does not exist!
833. Fled into Darkness
834. Carrion Feeders
835. Diminish and Depart
836. Hill-troll
837. Flame of Udun
838. Angband Revisited
839. Grond (1)
840. Sauron
841. Longbottom Leaf (1)
842. Caverns Unchocked
843. Desire All for Thy Belly
844. Azog & Bolg
845. Buthrakaur & Umagaur
846. Great Shadow (1)
847. Strangling Coils
848. Gangways over the Fire
849. Challenge the Power (1)

Middle-earth Classic of the Day Reviews:

850. Rivendell
851. Gandalf (1)
852. Smaug

Archivist's note: As far as I know, Card of the Day #852 was the last issue ever written.
Archivist's note: If you happen to have some of the missing 4th age issues, please contact me!

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Play of the Day Archives

Dave's suggestion

1. Zom-Gandalf and Bilbo the Shadow-mage by Andrew Sitte (1)
2. Farmer Maggot Comes to the Rescue by Dave Stegman (2)
3. Not Slay Ringwraiths Needlessly by Josh Grace (1)
4. Khazad-dum will not fall - by Travis Took (1)
5. Suicidal Twin Saruman Kills Brother by Mistake - by Stephen Graham Wark
6. Gloomy Day at Easterling Camp - by Dave Stegman
7. The Ithil-stone's Fate - by Josh Grace
8. Thrain for King - by Andrew Sitte
9. Dragons Are Here to Stay - by Travis Took
10. Not So Long Dark Reach - by Philip T. Carroll (1)
11. Brieorn and Glorfincheeze - by Philip T. Carroll
12. Exy's Orcsies - by Andy Fredricksen
13. A Loyal Lieutenant - by Antonio Cardenas
14. Here Be Dragons. Lots of Dragons - by Krista Donnelly
15. Lord Leuber Kills 'em All - by Michiel Steegh
16. Worst Turn Ever - by Patrick Cochran
17. Gandalf's Unsuccesful Comeback - by James Pahl
18. Dyslexia... Drake slays Fram?!? - by James Pahl
19. Bloodbath at Gundabad - by Mark Alfano
20. Who took that spear? - by Mark Alfano
21. "Look Sam, it's Gandalf!" - by Mark Alfano
22. Beorn says, "Bring it!" - by Mark Alfano
23. Shortest Play of the Day Ever - by Eric Dane
24. No Favor of the Valar Today - by James Pahl
25. Bringing Great Friendship to Ruins - by Eric Dane
26. "What's in your pocket, Barliman?" - by Eric Dane

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