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Free Downloadable Gandalf Starter Deck — Page 2 6 Discard Every Ally Try out The Lord of the Rings TCG for free! Just print out these sheets, cut the cards apart, slip ’em into clear sleeves and you’re ready to go! To minimize file sizes and download times, the cards are organized according to how many copies of each one are in the deck. (So you’ll need to print two or three copies of some sheets.) Get more free stuff! You can also download a free Aragorn starter deck and The Lord of the Rings TCG rules booklet at decipher.com/lordoftherings/downloads. Ready for more? Look for The Lord of the Rings TCG at your local card shop, game store, or comic book retailer, or at Waldenbooks, Electronics Boutique, Borders, Babbages, Target, or Barnes & Noble. Or order online at the Decipher Store (go to FREE DOWNLOADABLE decipher.com and click the SHOP ONLINE button at the top of the browser). This document may be freely distributed as long as no fee is charged and it is not altered in any way. Free downloadable cards are not legal for tournament play. GANDALF STARTER DECK Have you joined The Lord of the Rings Fan Club yet? — LOTRfanclub.com © 2001 New Line Productions Inc. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, and the characters and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Decipher Inc. Authorized User. TM, ®, & © 2001 Decipher Inc., P.O. Box 56, Norfolk, Virginia U.S.A. 23501. All rights reserved. Card List — Gandalf Starter Deck Ring-bearer Frodo, Son of Drogo •FRODO (2 cards) The One Ring, The Ruling Ring 0 SON OF DROGO 1 Adventure Deck Westfarthing (9 cards) Ettenmoors Council Courtyard Mithril Mine ING The Bridge of Khazad-dûm R Dimrill Dale Anduin Confluence NE Shores of Nen Hithoel O Emyn Muil HE Free Peoples Barliman Butterbur, Prancing Pony Proprietor (26 cards) Boromir, Son of Denethor •T Bounder . (x3) Defiance . (x2) Gandalf, The Grey Wizard (starting) . (x2) Gimli, Dwarf of Erebor. (x2) Glamdring (represents a random rare card) Hobbit Sword Intimidate . (x3) ESTFARTHING Legolas, Prince of Mirkwood. (x2) COMPANION • HOBBIT THE RULING RING W Mysterious Wizard . (x3) Noble Intentions Sting (represents a random rare card) 3 Ring-bearer (resistance 10). +1 Response: If bearer is about to take a Their Halls of Stone . (x2) Exert a Hobbit to play a companion or ally; Treachery Deeper Than You Know Fellowship: Exert another companion wound in a skirmish, he wears The One Shadow Ancient Chieftain (represents a random rare card) who has the Frodo signet to heal Frodo. Ring until the regroup phase. (26 cards) Drums in the Deep . (x3) “‘I think you’ll find there’s more to this Hobbit than While wearing The One Ring, each time Goblin Marksman. (x3) 4 the Ring-bearer is about to take a wound Goblin Runner . (x3) meets the eye.’” Goblin Scavengers. (x3) during a skirmish, add a burden instead. Fellowship: that character’s twilight cost is –1. Goblin Scimitar . (x3) “One Ring to rule them all....” Goblin Sneak . (x3) Host of Thousands . (x2) 1 C 290 1 C 2 1 1 C 326 Moria Scout . (x3) ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ They Are Coming . (x2) 6 DIMRILL DALE 3 2 ETTENMOORS 2 ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER Sanctuary. The twilight cost of the first ∆ Orc played Plains. Skirmish: Exert a companion or minion to make each Shadow phase is –2. that character strength +2. 1 U 350 1 C 331 ❶ ❶ 7 ANDUIN CONFLUENCE 6 3 COUNCIL COURTYARD 0 ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER River. When the fellowship moves to Anduin Confluence, Sanctuary. When the fellowship moves from Council The Lord of the Rings TCG Free Downloadable Gandalf Starter Deck — Page 2 6 discard every ally. Courtyard, remove ¤. 1 U 353 1 C 337 ❶ ❶ 8 SHORES OF NEN HITHOEL 9 4 MITHRIL MINE 3 ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER River. Shadow: Spot 5 Orc minions to prevent the Underground. Shadow: Remove ⁄ to play a Shadow fellowship from moving again this turn. weapon from your discard pile. 1 U 359 1 U 345 ❶ ❶ 9 EMYN MUIL 9 5 THE BRIDGE OF KHAZAD-DÛM 6 ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER Maneuver: Exert a minion to make that minion fierce Underground. Shadow: Play The Balrog from your draw until the regroup phase. deck or hand; The Balrog’s twilight cost is –6. 1 U 360 1 C 349 ❶ ❶ •ANCIENT CHIEFTAIN •BARLIMAN BUTTERBUR 2 1 4 0 PRANCING PONY PROPRIETOR TING •S LAMDRING •G POSSESSION • HAND WEAPON POSSESSION • HAND WEAPON MINION • ORC ALLY • HOME 1 • MAN +2 Bearer must be Gandalf. +2 Bearer must be Frodo. 9 For each other ∆ Orc you can spot, 1 Fellowship: Exert Barliman Butterbur He is damage +1. Fellowship or Regroup: Exert Frodo to Ancient Chieftain is strength +1. to take a ∑ event into hand from your Fellowship or Regroup: Exert Gandalf reveal an opponent’s hand. Remove ⁄ “...a huge orc-chieftain, almost man-high, clad in discard pile. to reveal an opponent’s hand. Remove ⁄ for each Orc revealed (limit ›). 2 black mail from head to foot, leaped into the chamber; 2 “‘You don’t know much even about them, if you for each Orc revealed. “‘This is Sting.... Take it, if you like.’” behind him his followers clustered in the doorway.” think old Barliman is stupid,’ said Gandalf. ‘He is “...in his other hand Glamdring gleamed, cold and wise enough on his own ground.’” white.” 4 1 R 75 1 R 313 1 R 163 1 U 70 ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ •BOROMIR 3 SON OF DENETHOR 1 0 1 HAN NOW T WORD K S OU NTENTIONS I Y EEPER OBBIT D H OBLE N REACHERY T COMPANION • MAN POSSESSION • HAND WEAPON EVENT EVENT 7 Skirmish: Exert Boromir to make a +2 Bearer must be a Hobbit. Skirmish: Exert a companion (except a Spell. Hobbit strength +3. “‘Strap these on....’” Hobbit) to make a Hobbit strength +3. Fellowship: Spot Gandalf to reveal an “‘Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, held “‘You carry the fate of us all, little one.... If this is opponent’s hand. 3 the forces of Mordor at bay – by the blood of our indeed the will of the Council, then Gondor will see “‘By foul craft, Saruman has crossed Orc with people are the lands of others kept safe.’” it done.’” Goblin Men – he is breeding an army in the Caverns of Isengard.’” 1 U 97 1 C 299 1 C 304 1 C 86 ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ The Lord of the Rings TCG Free Downloadable Gandalf Starter Deck — Page 3 of 6 Print 2 copies of this page! (Each of these cards occurs in the Gandalf starter deck twice.) •GANDALF •GIMLI •LEGOLAS 1 4 THE GREY WIZARD 2 DWARF OF EREBOR 2 PRINCE OF MIRKWOOD EFIANCE D EVENT COMPANION • WIZARD COMPANION • DWARF COMPANION • ELF Skirmish: Make an Elf strength +2 (or 7 Fellowship: Exert Gandalf to play a 6 Damage +1. 6 Archer. +4 if skirmishing a Nazgûl). companion who has the Gandalf signet. Fellowship: Add ¤ to place a card from While skirmishing a Nazgûl, Legolas is “‘If you want him, come and claim him!’” The twilight cost of that companion hand beneath your draw deck. strength +3. 4 is –2. 3 “Gimli now walked ahead by the wizard’s side, so 3 “There was also a strange Elf clad in green and “...his long white hair, his sweeping silver beard, and eager was he to come to Moria.” brown, Legolas, a messenger from his father, Thranduil, his broad shoulders, made him look like some wise the King of the Elves of Northern Mirkwood.” king of ancient legend.” 1 C 37 1 P 364 1 U 12 1 U 51 ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ 0 0 3 TONE S OMING C HOUSANDS RE T A ALLS OF H HEY T OST OF H HEIR T EVENT EVENT CONDITION THE LORD OF THE RINGS FAN CLUB You can also purchase movie merchandise and Skirmish: Make a Dwarf strength +2 (or Shadow: Play a ∆ Orc from your Plays to your support area. exclusive collectibles through The Lord of the +4 if at an underground site). discard pile. Shadow: Discard 3 cards from hand to Rings Fan Club. In addition to receiving the “‘These are not holes,’ said Gimli. ‘This is the great Killing one is no victory, since a dozen from the play a ∆ Orc from your discard pile. realm and city of the Dwarrowdelf. And of old it warrens below will take his place. “‘The last thing written is in a trailing scrawl of bimonthly movie magazine, Fan Club members was not darksome, but full of light and splendour, as elf-letters: they are coming.’” enjoy special discounts through the online store. is still remembered in our songs.’” Check out LOTRfanclub.com or call toll-free at 1-800-451-6381 (from the U.S. and Canada) or 1 C 26 1 C 187 1 C 196 ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ ©NLP ©TE ©2001 DECIPHER ❶ +1-303-574-0907 (outside the U.S. and Canada). The Lord of the Rings TCG Free Downloadable Gandalf Starter Deck — Page 4 of 6 Print 3 copies of this page! (Each of these cards occurs in the Gandalf starter deck three times.) 1 BOUNDER 2 2 0 EEP D IZARD W NTIMIDATE I RUMS IN THE YSTERIOUS D M ALLY • HOME 2 • HOBBIT EVENT EVENT EVENT 2 Skirmish: Exert this ally to prevent a Spell.
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