Hail and Well Met!
Early Access Ends Thursday
We will be bringing The Lord of the Rings™: Adventure Card Game into Full Release, Thursday, August 29th!
Final game pricing for the Core Set will change to $19.99 in the US / €19.99 when this happens. (Actual pricing will vary per your local currency).
If you already own the game at any level, you already have the Core Set.
For new players, within the Core Set, you receive a Tutorial and Full Player Campaign, 3 Encounters, 7 Playable Quests, 8 Heroes, 37 player cards and the ability to unlock 53 additional cards using your Fellowship as well as free reward cards for completing quests and hero challenges.
When we reach Full Release, every Core Set owner will continue to have access to new unlockable Player Cards, Encounters and the first quest of every future Campaign. Additionally, you will be able to access new cosmetics such as Avatars, Card Backs, and Emotes using your Fellowship Points that you earn in-game.
Additionally, after Full Release we will continue striving to improve the game with general bug fixes, improvements to the user experience and quality of life additions.
Fellowship
We've received a few questions on Fellowship. We will NOT be resetting your accounts or Fellowship totals when we come out of Early Access. You will retain the points you have received thus far and be able to continue to use them as normal with your existing totals.
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Additional Bug Fixes
We will have one last game update delivered when we go Full Release on Thursday. At that time, we will also remove the Early Access pop-up menu that appears before you start the main menu. Take a moment to read it one last time, or for the first time if you clicked through it all this time without reading it.
We'll update you with a Full Release set of patch notes when this update goes live on Thursday.
Early Access Thank You!
To everyone who has played the game and given us feedback during the Early Access period, we want to thank you. Our development and publishing teams have a passion for this game and the world that J.R.R. Tolkien created and we hope that comes through in the work we have done and the work we will continue to do moving forward. We couldn't have created this game without you and your assistance.
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Exclusive Sauron Card Back
As we mentioned last week, we wanted to give all Early Access players a token of our gratitude for being with us throughout this period. All Early Access players who purchase the game until Thursday 16:00 UTC (that's 11am Central Daylight Time) will receive this free gift, an exclusive Sauron Card Back- Forged In Secret by our Art Director, Greg Shives.
"Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them,
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."
...The Lord of the Rings
This card is exclusive to Early Access players and won't be available to anyone else after we go Full Release. This is in addition to any other exclusive content you might have received if you were one of our Founder's Pack players.
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Don't Know How To Change Sauron's Card Back?
As a reminder from last week:
In order to change Sauron's Card Back, you need to go to the Vault Menu from the Main Menu:
Then choose the Card Backs Tab:
Then choose the Sauron Tab:
Simply click on the card back you like:
And then hit the save icon to save your selection (or hit the back button if you change your mind).
That's it. Enjoy your choice in-game as you defy Sauron's intentions.
Reminder: Obtaining Technical Assistance
If you happen to experience any issues or need technical assistance for the game, please remember that if you don't see the answer within the forums or on discord, you can always file a Helpshift here:
https://asmodee.helpshift.com/a/lord-of-the-rings-acg/
Discord
For more info on the game, there is a fan set up and run discord channel where you can reach out and talk to fellow players and look for multiplayer friends to play with.
You can check it out here.
Twitch Stream
Don't forget that you can check out our Twitch channel at https://www.twitch.tv/ffigames every two weeks at 1pm Central US time / 6:00pm UTC.
Our next stream will be today, Wednesday, August 28th.
Next Update
That's all we have this week. We will be back next week with more, specifically talking about all the rewards you can earn and how to earn them and how they differ from the cards you can earn via Fellowship. Until we meet again, may the stars shine ever on your adventures!
-FFI and Asmodee Digital