This guide does not include Trading Cards, Postcards, larger art prints, stationary/greetings cards or stickers (although some cards are combined with some stickers, these are mentioned here).
I'm not going to list or show pictures of every card within the sets, there are specific websites which do this (I will try to link to some of the best of these within this guide).
This site has great lists of cards
Playing Cards
Bakshi Movie
Jackson Movies
Fellowship movie
Bicycle Collectors Tin
Karty Do Gry Double Pack
Karty Do Gry Single Pack
Village Cinames New Zealand Single Pack
StarHub
Aquarius
Two Towers movie
Bicycle Collectors Tin
Actual card packs are the same as the Fellowship
Air New Zealand Single Pack
Spanish
Spanish Limited Edition
Singapore Single Pack
Aquarius
Return of the King
Air New Zealand Single Pack
Spanish
Aquarius
Jackson Movie Trilogy
Cartamundi
Movie Trilogy Go set
Singapore Single Pack
Movie Trilogy Promo
In draw string bag
Metal Tin
Aquarius
Heroes and Villains
Waddingtons
Hobbit movies
Unexpected movie 3D
Unexpected movie Collectors edition
Unexpected movie Maps Go
Unexpected Collectors Tin
Battle of the Five Armies movie Go
Australian Movie Set
Jay Johnstone Icons
Artist
Limited 500, signed and numbered
Tarot Cards
Lord of the Rings
Deluxe Gold Limited Edition
Signed and numbered
Lord of the Rings Oracle
Hobbit
Top Trumps
The Tolkien Top Trumps packs are made by Winning Moves, however other companies did make Top Trumps, this included Parker Brothers who made the US Two Towers packs before Parker Brothers was taken over by Winning Moves.
Packs were released for each of the Lord of the Rings movies.
Packs were released for each of the Lord of the Rings movies.
Fellowship of the Ring
Two Towers
US Parker Brothers pack
Promo pack (available through a Weetabix cereal promotion)
Balrog Promo card (UK Odeon Cinema)
Two Towers Shop Display
Return of the King
Specials
SuperTopTrumps
Shelob Promo card (Mail away)
Flying Nazgul Promo card (Mail away)
Return of the King Shop Display
Trilogy
Includes all 3 movie packs and 9 special cards
RINGCON Promo cards (German)
In the same design as the Trilogy specials
Gil-galad, Haldir, Seagul
Round Collectors Tin
This comes with 2 new packs
Collectors Tin
This comes with the same 2 packs that were in the Sauron Collectors Tin
Saruman the White Promo
Free with the Lord of the Rings Monopoly
For use with the Collectors Tin packs
Lord of the Rings Bravest
Lord of the Rings Quiz
Battle Mat Game
Hobbit
Bravest
Strongest
Trading Card Games
These are trading cards which are also games.
Middle Earth Collectable Card Game (MECCG)
This is a trading card game, the cards are based on Tolkien artists artwork.
sample cards
promo
The Wizards (basic set)
gift set
Challenge Deck
Limited boxed set (German)
The Dragons (expansion)
Dark Mnions (expansion)
The Lidless Eye (basic set)
limited edition starter deck
Against the Shadow (expansion)
The White Hand (basic set)
Middle Earth Challenge Decks (basic set)
The Balrog (basic set)
Binder
Dutch
2 versions (see spine)
Wizards
Wraiths
alternative boxes
4. The Two Towers (November 6, 2002)
deluxe starter set
alternative boxes
Promotional cards
Books
Lidless Eye player guide
Lidless Eye companion
Wizards player guide
Wizards companion
Wizards Casual companion
Dark Minions player guide
Dragons player guide
CCG Maps
Sites and Scenarios
Large map
Small map
Mastering Middle Earth Strategies for Middle Earth: The Wizards (Unofficial)
Trading Card Game (TCG)
Decipher
Lord of the Rings movie based
This is a huge series, very comprehensive and popular.
This is a huge series, very comprehensive and popular.
sample cards
back
Starter Pack
1. The Fellowship of the Ring (November 6, 2001)
deluxe starter set
2. Mines of Moria (March 6 & 13, 2002)
3. Realms of the Elf-lords (June 19 & July 3, 2002)
4. The Two Towers (November 6, 2002)
5. Battle of Helm's Deep (March 12, 2003)
6. Ents of Fangorn (July 2, 2003)
7. The Return of the King (November 5, 2003)
8. Siege of Gondor (March 10, 2004)
9. Reflections (May 12, 2004)
10. Mount Doom (July 14, 2004)
11. Shadows (November 3, 2004)
12. Black Rider (March 18, 2005)
13. Bloodlines (August 12, 2005)
14. Expanded Middle-earth Deluxe Draft Box (February 17, 2006)
3 different boxes (total 15 cards, 5 in each box)
15. The Hunters (June 9, 2006)
16. The Wraith Collection (August 26, 2006)
Sold as a six card set exclusively by the Decipher store.
17. Rise of Saruman (March 1, 2007)
18. Treachery and Deceit (May 2007)
19. Age's End (June 2007)
Others:
Oversized Cards (August 2001 - Summer 2003)
There are 16 of these in the set, the first card is double sided Gandalf/Orc.
There is also an alternative version of the first card, still double sided but with no numbering, different backgrounds and icon.
The Fellowship of the Ring Anthology (July 23, 2003)
The Countdown Collection (2003)
The Two Towers Anthology (February 25, 2004)
The Return of the King Anthology (September 2004)
The WETA Collection (2004)
The War of the Ring Anthology (September 2005)
There were also various promotion cards produced, not part of any of the above sets.
Lord of the Rings (Deck Building Game)
Cryptozoic
sample cards
Fellowship movie
Two Towers movie
Return of the King movie
Unexpected Journey movie
Desolation
Lord of the Rings Card Game (LCG)
Fantasy Flight
Review
http://criticalboardgamer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/lord-of-rings-card-game-review.html
sample cards
Core Set
Revised Edition
Limited Edition 2 Player Starter
Collectors Edition
Deluxe Expansions
Saga Expansions
Standalone Scenarios
Shadows of Mirkwood Cycle
Dwarrowdelf Cycle
Against the Shadow Cycle
The Ring-maker Cycle
Angmar Awakened Cycle
Dream-chaser Cycle
Haradrim Cycle
Nightmare Decks
Lord of the Rings Art Sleeves
The One Ring (Unlimited Edition), Eye of Sauron (Unlimited Edition), Nazgul, Golden Wood Singer, Gandalf, Gimli
Buzzy
Brazil
Fellowship movie
full set (36)
Pack come with stickers (100) which also had an album
Kellogs Movie Promo
Germany and Switzerland
3D lenticular
Fellowship movie
full set (24)
Two Towers
full set (16)
Lays/Tazo Movie Promo
Poland/Hungary
Fellowship and Two Towers movie
sample cards
Fellowship (9 promos, 20 heroes, 20 vilians) although there are different combinations of front and backs.
Two Towers (40 heroes, 40 vilians7 although there are different combinations of front and backs.
Boxed Card Games
Lord Rings Card Games
Ravensburger
Hobbit The Card Game
Ravensburger
Unexpected movie
Hobbit Enchanted Gold
Sophisticated games
The Hobbit Card Game
Fantasy Flight
The Battle for Middle Earth
Playroom
War of the Ring
Ares
2022
example cards
Shadow box
Free Peoples box
Magic the Gathering
Magazines
Scrye
Nov 2001
Mar 2002
Dec 2003
#83 (May 2005)
