Useful Stuff

[ Rules and Scenarios | Strategy | Card Lists | Spoilers | Miscellaneous ]

Rules and Scenarios

• Active Factions - optional rules by Adrian
• A Long-expected Party - a scenario from A Long-expected Party
• A Hobbit's Quest - taken from the ME:TW Companion
• Barrels Out of Bond - taken from the ME:TW Companion
• Booster Draft - rules and pros & cons for playing booster draft tournaments
• Boxed-game Rules - rules for multi-player Middle-earth with only one deck, by Joe Bisz
• Bring Me My Rings - taken from the ME:LE Companion
• Cold Arm of Angmar - a solitaire scenario taken from The Northern Waste
• Cold Arm of Angmar Sample Deck - a sample deck for the Cold Arm of Angmar scenario taken from The Northern Waste
• Companions of the Heart - taken from the ME:TW Companion
• Crap Decks - by Andrew Sitte
• Dragon's Hoard Scenario - by Jeff Stolt
• Duo-quad Rules - rules for 4-player Middle-earth, by Daniel Spronk
• Fate of Isildur's Bane - taken from the ME:TW Companion
• Favor of the Istari - by Dave Stegman
• Fire on Amon Dīn - taken from the ME:TW Companion
• Friends in a Time of Need - taken from the ME:TW Companion
• Glory of Arthedain Restored - a scenario from A Long Expected Party
• Heirlooms of the Past - taken from the ME:TW Companion
• Houses of Healing - taken from Hands of the Healer
• Ioreth's Escort - taken from Hands of the Healer
• King beneath the Mountain - taken from the ME:TW Companion
• Lords of Middle-earth Rules v1.02
• Lords of Middle-earth Rules v2.01 - by Dave Stegman
• Many a Gleaming Golden Hoard - a scenario for Middle-earth: The Dragons
• Middle-earth: The Drinking Game - by Nathan Bruinooge and Jason Klank
• Middle-earth: The Firstborn - a set of rules by Rodrigo Perez
• Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye Rules - the complete ME:LE rulebook on-line
• Middle-earth type 1.5 rules - these are the rules that were used for a Lord of the Rings Expandable Card Game (LORE) playtesting tournament (LORE is the simpler version of MECCG that never saw the light of day because ICE lost its license to make Tolkien products)
  Download Middle-earth type 1.5 rules (*.tiff file)
• Mines of Moria - a board game scenario by Spencer Carney
• Mountain of Lore - taken from The Northern Waste
• Northern Waste Sites & Regions - new sites and regions taken from The Northern Waste
• Optional Rules - by Matthias Weeks
• Prelude to the Struggle - a scenario taken from Scrye Magazine
• Preparing to Deliver the Blow - taken from the ME:LE Companion
• Reclaiming Items of Power - taken from the ME:LE Companion
• Download Region Cards as Sites - rules for using region cards as sites in sealed deck and booster draft tournaments by Nigel Buckle (*.pdf file)
• Sauron's Revenge - taken from the ME:LE Companion
• Scenario Tournament Rules - by the Hamburg player group (a.k.a. The "Stadtrat" of Pelargir)
• Sealed Deck - on the sealed deck tournament format
• Siege of Minas Tirith - a scenario by Nigel Buckle
• Territory Disputes - taken from the ME:LE Companion
• To Seek the Seeing-stones - taken from The Northern Waste
• There and Back Again - a solitaire scenario
• This Cannot Be Borne! - a solitaire scenario
• To the Ends of Middle-earth - taken from the ME:TW Companion
• Wards of the Rangers - a scenario from A Long-expected Party
• War Hosts - optional rules by Wim Heemskerk
• War of the Dwarves and the Orcs - a scenario by Steve Hess
• War of the Ring - rules for the Council of Bree's War of the Ring multiplayer game for GenCon UK '99, by Tom Tomkinson (Tommo) and others

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Strategy

• Against the Shadow Strategy Guide Part 1 - by Nigel Buckle
• Against the Shadow Strategy Guide Part 2 - by Nigel Buckle
• Against the Shadow Strategy Guide Part 3 - by Nigel Buckle
• Delay, Split and Selective Kill - a hazard strategy by Kristian Behrens
• Hazard Strategies - featuring information on the following hazard strategies: Corruption, Dragons & Drakes, Drop & Run, Men, Orcs, Roadblock and Undead
• How to Deal with A Malady without Healing - by Nigel Buckle
• How to Deal with Cheeze - by Patrick Kubrat
• How to Deal with Fallen Wizards as a Hero Player - by Nigel Buckle
• Hero One Ring Decks - deck building tips
• Kris' Card Reviews & Ratings
• Lidless Eye Quick Reference Sheet - by Matthias Weeks
• On Minion, Fallen-wizard, and Balrog Decks - information on the newer alignments for hero players
• Return of the King - deck building tips for Gondor decks
• Simplified Rules - if the rulebook seems too complicated, try these rules instead. By Craig O' Brian, aka Ichabod
• Strategy Tips - written by experienced players!
• Tips for Beginning Players
• Useful Hazards

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Card Lists

• The Wizards Rarity List (HTML file)
• The Dragons Rarity List (HTML file)
• Dark Minions Rarity List (HTML file)
• Download The Wizards Rarity List (*.pdf file)
• Download The Wizards Fixed Packs List (*.pdf file)
• Download The Dragons Rarity List (*.pdf file)
• Download Dark Minions Rarity List (*.pdf file)
• Download The Lidless Eye Rarity List (*.pdf file)
• Download Against the Shadow Rarity List (*.pdf file)
• Download The White Hand Rarity List (*.pdf file)
• Download The Balrog Rarity List (*.pdf file)
• The Wizards Excel Sheet (*.xls file)
• The Dragons Excel Sheet (*.xls file)
• Dark Minions Excel Sheet (*.xls file)
• The Lidless Eye Excel Sheet (*.xls file)
• Against the Shadow Excel Sheet (*.xls file)
• The White Hand Excel Sheet (*.xls file)
• Download Zip file containing Microsoft Excel Sheets (*.xls files) of all rarity lists except The Balrog

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Spoilers

• The Dragons Spoilers - Complete card texts for all ME:TD cards.
• The Lidless Eye Spoilers - Complete card texts for all ME:LE cards.
• Against the Shadow Spoilers - Complete card texts for all ME:AS cards.
• The White Hand Spoilers - Complete card texts for all ME:WH cards.
• The Balrog Spoilers - Complete card texts for all ME:BA cards.
• English Promo Cards Spoilers - Complete card texts for English promo cards.
• German Special Promo Spoilers - Complete card texts and translations for all German special promo cards.

The other spoilers will be posted soon. For now, visit the Spoilers Section of the Dutch Council site for the remaining spoilers.

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Miscellaneous

• A Bluffer's Guide to Middle-earth - Frequently used Middle-earth related abbreviations and terms.
• About Middle-earth: The Wizards - if you're wondering "what the hell's this guy talking about"...
• Blank Deck Listing - for General Opponent 1-deck or 2-deck tournaments
• Council of Lorien Tournament Policy - version 3
• Download Extended Region Map - by Nicolai Wilunek (unfinished)
• Download Spencer Carney's Region Map
• Errata - a list of the most important errata
• Fellowship of the Ring - reviews of Peter Jackson's movie by members of the Morgul-rats player group
• Middle-earth Mailing List FAQ - by Charles E. Bouldin, Esq.
• Middle-earth vs. the Lord of the Rings TCG - a comparison between the two card games based on Tolkien's works
• Player Turn Summary - a quick reference sheet for new players, in Dutch. Very useful for MECCG demonstrations!
• Promo Cards - a list of available English, German, Dutch, Spanish, French, and Japanese promo cards.
• Trading Middle-earth Cards - hints & tips for inexperienced (and experienced) traders

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