InQuest
Magazine about Trading Card Games
InQuest, later known as InQuest Gamer, was a magazine about trading card games. In that capacity, it often covered the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game and The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game.
Issues, selected
1995: InQuest #5 (September)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Wizards, inner back cover
1995: InQuest #6 (October)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Wizards, p. 36
1995: InQuest #7 (November)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Wizards, p. 41
1995: InQuest #8 (December)
"Behind the Scenes: Middle-earth: The Wizards" by Edward Willett, pp. 38-42
1996: InQuest #9 (January)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Wizards, p. 10
"On the Shelves" (Blurb announcing Middle-earth: The Wizards), p. 22
1996: InQuest #10 (February)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Wizards, p. 21
"On Deck: Middle-earth: The Wizards" by Michael Searle (review), pp. 44-45
"Basic Training: Middle-earth: The Wizards" (Simple strategies and deck designs for beginners) by Michael Reynolds, p. 52-55
"The Gone to Middle-earth: The Wizards Contest", pp. 74-75
1996: InQuest #11 (March)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Wizards, p. 5
"Inquisition" (reader input about METW), p. 7
1996: InQuest #12 (April)
Cover art by Liz Danforth, which is Khamûl the Easterling flipped.
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Wizards, p. 6
Sale listing of litographs, including MECCG ones by Edward Beard, Jr., p. 27
"Lore of the Rings: The 10 most desirable Middle-earth: The Wizards cards", by Jeff Hannes and Mike Searle, pp. 32-33
1996: InQuest #13 (May)
"Ringlore: Helpful hints & strategies to make you a better Middle-earth player", by Michael Searle, pp. 32-36
"The Dark One: Get inside the head of fantasy's darkest artist, Brom", by Andrew Kardon, p. 46
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Dragons, inner back cover
1996: InQuest #14 (June)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Dragons, p. 1
Middle-earth: The Wizards Stumpers (Michael Reynolds answers rules questions), p. 27
1996: InQuest #15 (July) — bundled with Ireful Flames card
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Dragons, p. 5
"InQuest profile: Liz Danforth" (interview), p. 48
“Find the Eyes, win the Treasure” (Contest to win framed version of Audrey Corman's Thror's Map), pp. 64-65
Jeff Hannes, "The Conquest of Middle-earth" (multi-player scenario), pp. 72-76
1996: InQuest #16 (August)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Dragons, p. 15
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Wizards, p. 55
1996: InQuest #20 (December)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: Dark Minions, inner front cover
"Middle-earth Quakes with New Errata" by Jeff Hannes, p. 14
"Powerful and abusive cards for the top CCGs" (mentions one MECCG card), pp. 56-59
"Cool fantasy worlds to explore" by John Schmit (Middle-earth is obviously one), pp. 60-64
"Spotlight: player's guide" (describing MECCG card layout), p. 111
1997: InQuest #22 (February)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye, inner front cover
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: Dark Minions, p. 5
1997: InQuest #23 (March)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye, inner front cover
1997: InQuest #26 (June) — bundled with checklist for the Lidless Eye
Letter from Belgian fan about tournaments, with reply from ICE's Monica Wilson, p. 10
Full page advertisement for Council of Lórien, p. 11
"On the Shelves" (Blurb announcing Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye), p. 21;
"Eye Opener" (Article about The Lidless Eye, Ted Nasmith misnamed Ted Smith), pp. 28-31
"IQ Quotient: InQuest editors choose their favourite board, collectible card and roleplaying games" (MECCG is #2) pp. 60-64;
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Dragons, back inner cover.
1997: InQuest #27 (July) — bundled with The Lidless Eye' card
"On the shelves" (mentions Two-Player Starter set), p. 21
"Killer Decks II: Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye" by Jeff Hannes, 42-43
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye, p. 47
"On Deck: Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye" by James Norrus (review), p. 89
Spotlight: player's guide" (describing MECCG card layout), p. 111
1997: InQuest #28 (August)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: Against the Shadow, inner front cover
"On the shelves" (mentions LOTR Tarot Deck & Card Game), p. 21
"Basic Training: Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye" by Craig O'Brien (Simple strategies and deck designs for beginners), p. 53-56
"Power Theme Decks II: There and Back Again", p. 69
1997: InQuest #29 (September)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: Against the Shadow, inner front cover
"Heat wave: Against the Shadow" (preview), p. 45
1997: InQuest #30 (October)
"On Deck: Against the Shadow" by Jeff Hannes, p. 30 (review)
"On Deck: The Northern Waste" by Erik Dewey, p. 30 (review)
Full page advertisement for Middle-earth: Against the Shadow, inner back cover
1998: InQuest #33 (January)
"Treasure Chest: the coolest gaming-related merchandise around" (Middle-earth Puzzles mentioned), pp. 94-97
1998: InQuest #34 (February)
"On Deck: Middle-earth: The White Hand" by Luke Durok (review), pp. 24-25
"Killer Decks 2: Middle-earth" by Craig O'Brien, pp. 56-57
1998: InQuest #36 (April)
"Cover Girls" (turning InQuest covers into cards), pp. 41-44
Full page advertisement for Challenge Decks, p. 153
1998: InQuest #39 (July)
"Game Companies Going Exclusive" (exclusive distribution deals, mentions MECCG), p. 20
"IQ Confidential" (development of Middle-earth Battle System miniatures game by ICE), p. 26
1998: InQuest #40 (August)
"IQ Confidential" (development of Middle-earth Online MMO), p. 28
1998: InQuest #43 (November)
"'Lord of the Rings' Feature Films Announced" by Matthew E. Milliken, p. 22
"Home Improvement: How to repair defects in your favorite CCGS" (mentions MECCG), pp. 78-81
1999: InQuest #49 (May)
"Coming soon" (Blurb announcing A Long-Expected Party: MECCG Sites and Scenarios), p. 33
1999: InQuest #50 (June)
Gandalf on cover along other fantasy heroes
"Fantastic Four: IQ Gamer recruits the ultimate RPG dream team" (features several LOTR characters), pp. 43-50
"On Deck: The Balrog" by Luke Durok (review), p. 95
1999: InQuest #52 (August)
Blurb announcing the cancelled PC game Orcs: Revenge of the Ancient, p. 19
2000: InQuest #63 (June)
Cover art by The Brothers Hildebrandt, depicting the likenesses of several actors for the upcoming movie
2001: InQuest #73 (May)
"Plastic Perfection" (Toy Fair 2001, covers some LOTR toys), p. 26-27
"Massacre at Minis Tirith" by Matthew F. Saunders (preview of upcoming game by Games Workshop), p. 30
2001: InQuest #79 (November)
"Tolkienist Jailed" by M.R. Goode (Tolkien fans arrested in Kazakhstan), p. 25
Blurb announcing "Friends & Foes" expansion for the board game, p. 26
2001: InQuest #80 (December)
"Rule them all! 'Lord of the Rings' Conquers Todays's Biggest Games" (characters imagined in other games), p. 42-47
"New LotR Board Games", p. 47" (Friends & Foes, The Hobbit: The Defeat of the Evil Dragon Smaug)
"The Lord of the Rings Gift Guide" (lists several purchasable LOTR movie items), pp. 102-104
2002: InQuest #81 (January)
Double-page ad for The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, p. 6-7
Blurb announcing The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game and first TCG expansion, p. 30
"Ring Watch", announces The Lord of the Rings Fan Club
"Working' in a Mithril Mine…" (preview of Mines of Moria expansion) by Steve Zamborsky, p. 36
"Total Tolkien: Everything you don't know about 'The lord of the Rings' movies", p. 42-47
"Killer Decks: Lord of the Rings" by Mike Searle, p. 60
"One Game to Rule Them All: A Journey through Ring-based E-Games" by Andrew S. Bub, p. 75
"Interview with Rob Alexander" by Jeremy Smith (extremely short), p. 83
"The Lord of the Rings price guide" (also covers older products), p. 100-107
2002: InQuest #88 (August)
"Ringlore: The Top 10 Lord of the Rings Cards", p. 28-34
"Two Ruling Rings? EA and Universal Titles Both Impress" (review of video games), p. 43
"Killer Decks: Lord of the Rings" by Neal Razi, p. 69
2003: InQuest #98 (August)
"Killer Decks: Lord of the Rings" by Steve Frohnhoefer, p. 61
2006: InQuest #130 (February)
"Middle-earth Expands" by Kyle Ackerman (review of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II), p. 88
"Best Bytes: The Lord of the Rings: Tactics" by Matthew Chisman (review), p. 96
2007: InQuest #144 (April)
"Where's Frodo?" (contest with art by Brian Douglas Ahern), p. 18
Referencias
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