Lord of the Rings Cards

[Beren One-Hand]

Does anyone on here collect the Lord of the Rings collectors cards?  I have always been a collector of hockey cards, but have been interested in maybe branching out to start collecting LOTRs cards.  There are numerous sets out there.  You can find them at your local shop, but a lot are listed on eBay.  Anyone who has expertise in this area, let me know.  Thanks!

[Insane_Monky]

Are you referring to the LotR Card Game, or the collectable cards with shots from the film on the front and a description on the back?

I do have two starter decks for the card game. The first is the Mines of Moria starter and the second is the Fellowship starter. As for collectable cards I have maybe half a dozen Random Card packs.

[Beren One-Hand]

The collectible cards.  Like the ones made by Topps.

[Lairënuriel]

I have the game decks and a few collectors.

[Beren One-Hand]

You guy's should scan pics of your cards in here (Insane and Lauren, I'd be interested to see some of them).  Lauren, what game decks do you have?  It could make this an even cooler thread.  I think sometime soon I will cave and buy some.  Not sure where to start though.  I like the Topps Masterpieces.  There are also some cool authographed cards as well.  I am a fairly big hockey card collector, so for me this would be a branching out.

[Lairënuriel]

I will scan some after the week end - we have a lot of crazy plans and if I take out the cards the kids will get into my stuff that I keep put away.

[Beren One-Hand]

I will scan some after the week end - we have a lot of crazy plans and if I take out the cards the kids will get into my stuff that I keep put away.

Great.  I'd love to see them.  Kids - 

[Arwen005]

i have a couple of game decks somewhere as well. if i find them and can get dad to let me use his scanner, i'll show you mine if you want.

[Beren One-Hand]

i have a couple of game decks somewhere as well. if i find them and can get dad to let me use his scanner, i'll show you mine if you want.

Sure that would be cool.  Just scan your favorites in.  You don't have to scan too many.  Q

Question to Lauren and Arwen: are the game decks like regular card decks or are they those tarot card decks?  Just wondering.   

[Insane_Monky]

My scanner doesn't work all that great, so I'll just list some of them off. Mostly from The Fellowship of the Ring. I've got a couple other packs I can do too. If you like the sound of one of them I'll see if I can get a picture up.

1. "Help from a flying friend." Gandalf wispering to the moth.
2. "The Cave Troll battles on." The troll reals as he is stabbed by the pike.
3. "What lies beyond." Sam and Frodo in the last scene of FotR look towards Mordor. (a cool conceptual rendering of Sam on the back)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie poster card.
5. "Encounter with ghostly terror." The Witch King reaches for the ring on Frodo's finger.
6. "Frodo's Mission." Gandalf confronts Frodo just before he takes off for Rivendell
7. "Isildur's Prize." Isildur grabs the smoldering finger of Sauron and looks at the Ring.
8. The Nine on their way." The Fellowship pass some ruins
9. "The orc swarm." (Even though I'm pretty sure their goblins) "Orcs" surround the fellowship in the mines of Moria.
10. "Against Sauron's Minions" Sam and Frodo are seen watching the Easterlings pass (tTT)
11. "Seized by the Watcher." The Watcher leaps out of the depths near Moria
12. "The Fortress City." A view of Isengard
13. "The Splendor of Lothlorien." Lothlorien

[Arwen005]

This is hard to explain, so my explanation will probably suck...lol. But here goes. The game decks basically let you play out the battles and stuff in card form. think yu-gi-oh card game or the DBZ card game only better (better cause its LOTR ). If that explanation sucked, i'm sure Lauren can explain it better Beren. 

[Beren One-Hand]

This is hard to explain, so my explanation will probably suck...lol. But here goes. The game decks basically let you play out the battles and stuff in card form. think yu-gi-oh card game or the DBZ card game only better (better cause its LOTR ). If that explanation sucked, i'm sure Lauren can explain it better Beren. 

So the card game is more of an RPG sort of game then?

[Arwen005]

Sort of. One of the decks I have is named after a charater......Eomer i think....I have to find it. I jate having to pack things up to move and then forgetting which box they are in. 

[Lairënuriel]

There is a great explanation here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Trading_Card_Game

[Arwen005]

Lauren, how did I know you were gonna come up with a better explanation using a link?