Middle-earth Role Playing

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The Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP) core rules were first released in 1984. The core rule book was available on its own or as part of a boxed set edition. Many different print versions of the 1st edition rulebook were released between 1984 and 1993.

1st Edition (1984 version)

title Middle-earth Role Playing (Black Title) publisher ICE date 1984 game MERP setting Middle-Earth author S. Coleman Charlton, John David Ruemmler, Richard H. Britton, Peter C. Fenlon, Bruce R. Neidlinger, Terry K. Amthor cover artist Chris White product category rulebooks format staple-bound softcover pages 112pp (104pp + 8pp catalog bound in the center) product code 8000 ISBN 0-915795-18-3

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Contents, Credits, and Catalog Pages:

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1st Edition (1984 version)

title Middle-earth Role Playing (White Title) publisher ICE date 1984 game MERP setting Middle-Earth author S. Coleman Charlton, John David Ruemmler, Richard H. Britton, Peter C. Fenlon, Bruce R. Neidlinger, Terry K. Amthor cover artist Chris White product category rulebooks format staple-bound softcover pages 112pp (104pp + 8pp catalog bound in the center) product code 8000 ISBN 0-915795-18-3

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Contents, Credits, and Catalog Pages:

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1st Edition (1984 version)

title Middle-earth Role Playing (White Title, Extra Stock Numbers) publisher ICE date 1984 game MERP setting Middle-Earth author S. Coleman Charlton, John David Ruemmler, Richard H. Britton, Peter C. Fenlon, Bruce R. Neidlinger, Terry K. Amthor cover artist Chris White product category rulebooks format staple-bound softcover pages 112pp (104pp + 8pp "Introduction to Fantasy Role Playing" pull-out section bound in the center) product code 8000 ISBN 0-915795-18-3

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Contents, Credits, and selected pages from Introduction to Fantasy Role Playing pull-out section:

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1st Edition (UK Version)

title Middle-earth Role Playing (by Games Workshop, U.K.) publisher Games Workshop date 1985 game MERP setting Middle-Earth author S. Coleman Charlton, John David Ruemmler, Richard H. Britton, Peter C. Fenlon, Bruce R. Neidlinger, Terry K. Amthor cover artist Chris Achilleos product category rulebooks format staple-bound softcover pages 104pp product code none ISBN 0-915795-18-3

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1st Edition (1986 version)

title Middle-earth Role Playing (Black Outline Title) publisher ICE date 1986 game MERP setting Middle-Earth author S. Coleman Charlton, John David Ruemmler, Richard H. Britton, Peter C. Fenlon, Bruce R. Neidlinger, Terry K. Amthor cover artist Angus McBride product category rulebooks format perfect-bound softcover pages 128pp product code 8000 ISBN 0-915795-31-0

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Credits:

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Middle-earth Role Playing, 1986 with No Outline Title and 01000 barcode

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1st Edition (1986 version)

title Middle-earth Role Playing (No Outline Title, 01200 barcode) publisher ICE date 1986 game MERP setting Middle-Earth author S. Coleman Charlton, John David Ruemmler, Richard H. Britton, Peter C. Fenlon, Bruce R. Neidlinger, Terry K. Amthor cover artist Angus McBride product category rulebooks format perfect-bound softcover pages 128pp product code 8000 ISBN 0-915795-31-0

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The use of a machine-readable font for the ISBN below the UPC barcode indicates a likely printing date of 1988 or later. Further, the "01200" in the UPC barcode indicates a $12 price, which didn't begin appearing in catalogs until 1992 and later. (See catalog pages for The Grey Mountains, Northwestern Middle-earth Gazetteer and River Running.)

2nd Edition (Softbound)

title Middle-earth Role Playing, 2nd Edition publisher ICE date 1994 game MERP setting Middle-Earth author S. Coleman Charlton, John David Ruemmler, Richard H. Britton, Peter C. Fenlon, Bruce R. Neidlinger, Terry K. Amthor cover artist Angus McBride product category rulebooks format perfect-bound softcover pages 272pp product code 2001 ISBN 1-55806-191-6

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