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For 17 years, ending in 1999, Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE), held rights to produce games based on the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. ICE released over 100 sets and sourcebooks detailing the penultimate fantasy campaign world, regarded in gaming circles as the cream of the RPG genre. Known writers Peter Fenlon and Terry Amthor were joined by talented artists Angus McBride and Liz Danforth (as well as the contributions of countless others) to open Middle Earth to game players.

In 1999, with the imminent arrival of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy by Peter Jackson, ICE surrendered the license to MERP.

The Fellowship of the Ring Boardgame [BOX SET]
CONTENTS:
• 21"x26" full color mounted mapboard of Tolkien's Middle Earth
• 222 illustrated playing cards
• 65 plastic playing pieces
• 40 diecut counters
• Rulesbook (23 pages), card displays, charts and tables

The Fellowship of the Ring based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

"As the Fellowship player maneuver Gandalf, Frodo, Aragorn and the rest of the Fellowship and their allies as they attempt to carry the Ring towards Mordor and its eventual destruction in the Cracks of Doom.

As the Enemy player hunt down and crush the pitiful forces of the Fellowship using your minions: Nazgul, Balrogs, Dragons, Giant Spiders, bands of Orcs and Trolls, assassins and other evil servants of Sauron.

The Fellowship of the Ring is a two player game based upon J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume epic, The Lord of the Rings. Action focuses on the eraly periods as the Fellowship attempts to move the Ring from the Shire to the vicinity of Mordor. One player controls the forces of Sauron, the Dark Lord; while the other player controls the Fellowship characters and their allies.

The game uses special cards and plastic markers to implement deployment and hidden movement. The cards and markers even allow certain combats to be resolved without revealing the identities of the combatants. The Fellowship player attempts to avoid, deceive, and misdirect the Enemy player while moving towards Mordor. The Enemy player attempts to force the Fellowship player into combat where the Ring can be retrieved for its rightful master, Sauron of Mordor.

The rules are organized for a standard scenario and basic game; however optional rules are included for simpler and advanced games."

1983 ... ICE 7100 ... ISBN 0425078116

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The Lonely Mountain: Lair of Smaug the Dragon (The Hobbit) [BOX SET]
"Lonely Mountain is an adventure game played by 1 to 6 players. Each player controls a group of adventurers attempting to sneak into the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) and steal as much loot as possible. However, they must escape before Smaug the Dragon awakens, discovers their trespasses, and slays them all. The game takes place relatively soon after Smaug attacked and drove out the Dwarves in Third Age 2770. At that time, Smaug had not yet sealed all of the minor entrances, and he considered the entire inner complex of rooms and tunnels to be his "lair". Thus adventurers can enter (and hopefully leave) in a variety of ways. A raid such as the one this game depicts could have been the event that caused Smaug to close all the minor entrances and to gather most of Erebor´s loot into one huge pile."

1984 ... ICE 7300 ... ISBN 0425078124

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Middle-earth Role Playing (1st edition)
"MERP contains in one book all of the components required to play a fantasy role playing game:

A complete character development systems covering Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, etc.
Realistic yet playable rules for combat
A simple but comprehensive magic system; Detailed guidelines for gamemasters
material covering poisons, healing, weather, magic items, MIDDLE-EARTH creatures, encounters and much more.

1984 ... 128 pages ... ICE 8000 ... ISBN 0915795183

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Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP, 1st edition) [BOX SET]
Set includes:
* 1st edition MERP rulebook (red cover, shows characters in treasure hoard menaced by ghosts).
* 16 page booklet with floorplans.
* Card with character counters.

1984 ... ICE 8100

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Middle-earth Role Playing (1st edition, revised)
"MERP contains all the components required to play a fantasy role playing game:

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM - covering Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Trolls, etc.
MAGIC SYSTEM - simple yet comprehensive rules for spells.
COMBAT SYSTEM - realistic and flavorful, fast and playable.
GAMEMASTER GUIDELINES - material covering travel, encounters, weather, random events, healing, poisons, and magic items.
CREATURES AND RACES - a detailed appendix covering the major beasts, monsters, and peoples.
SAMPLE ADVENTURE - a starting adventure set in the Trollshaws, complete with layouts.

1986 ... 128 pages ... ICE 8000 ... ISBN 0915795310

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Box Set

Contains:
* The MERP rulesbook.
* An adventure booklet including a solo adventure and a beginning multi-player adventure with layouts.
* A layout and chart booklet with layouts for the Trollshaws adventure.
* 56 full-color stand-up playing pieces of all the adventure characters.

1986 ... ICE 8100 ... ISBN 042509037X

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MERP Combat Screen (1st edition)

1984, 1989 ... ICE 8001 ... ISBN 0915795345

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MERP (2nd edition)
Also available in a hardcover Collector's Edition.

"Middle-earth Role Playing, 2nd Edition includes:
• Middle-earth Character Templates for those who want interesting, fully developed characters in a flash.
• A complete Character Development System covering Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Humans, Orcs, Trolls, etc.
• A Magic System with simple yet comprehensive rules that reflect the unique nature of the use of magic and power in Middle-earth.
• A flavorful Combat System that is realistic, fast, and playable.
• Gamemaster Guidelines that cover travel, encounters, weather, random events, healing, poisons, magic items, and much more.
• Detailed information on Creatures and Peoples that covers the major beasts, monsters, and cultures of Middle-earth.
• An expanded set of secondary skills, background options, and professions.
• A complete Sample Adventure set in the Trollshaws, complete with layouts."

Paperback:
1993 ... 272 pages ... ICE 2001 ... ISBN 1558061916
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Hardcover (Collector's Edition):
1993 ... 272 pages ... ICE 2000 ... ISBN 1558061908
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MERP Accessory Pack (2nd edition)
"Middle-earth Role Playing Accessory Pack includes:

THE LOONS OF THE LONG FELL, an enthralling adventure in the Trollshaws that introduces MERP novices to Tolkien's world and the wonders of fantasy role playing in Middle-earth.
The scenario includes:

6 fully developed characters ready to play and enjoy with no preparation or hassle.
Extensive notes for the Gamemaster to help less experienced GMs learn the subtleties of crafting and running an adventure.
Maps & floorplans of the adventure sites geared specifically for the GM, with information that should initially be concealed from the players.
60 STAND-UP FIGURES exquisitely rendered in full color. All the people encountered in The Loons of Long Fell are included, as well as the creatures and folk from the sample adventure in the Middle-earth Role Playing rulesbook.

16 PAGES OF COLOR DISPLAYS bring adventure alive when stand-up figures are placed on their surfaces. You'll see a crow's view of the terrain and the action. The displays include color maps and floorplans of:

The Last Inn, Fulcwian's House, & The Long Fell for the adventure in this Accessory Pack.
The Ruined Castle & the Troll's Lair for the scenario in the Middle-earth Role Playing rulesbook.
DICE for use with MERP and The Loons of the Long Fell."

1994 ... ICE 2002 ... ISBN 1558061924

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Middle-Earth Role Playing: Combat Screen & Reference Sheets

1993 ... ICE 2004 ... ISBN 1558061959

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The Mithril Collection: Handbook Number One (A collectors guide to miniatures from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings")
"This Handbook and its supplements will contain complete information on all currently available Middle-earth miniatures. Each miniature is described and photographed individually in its entirety. In addition there is a guide to the costume and weaponry of the races of Middle-earth, invaluable to painters and collectors alike, with extensive text, and over sixty maps and line drawings."

1991

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Lord of the Rings Painting Guide

1979 ... Heritage Models ... 52 pages

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All MERP products Copyright © TOLKIEN ENTERPRISES, a division of ELAN MERCHANDISING INC., Berkely CA. Middle-earth PBM, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Return of the King, all characters and places therein are trademark properties of TOLKIEN ENTERPRISES. All characters and places derived from the works of J.R.R.Tolkien are common law trademarks used under license from Grafton Books (Harper Collins), publishing successors to Unwin Hyman, Ltd. and George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., London, UK.

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