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Culture

Most cards are part of a specific culture, representing the different races and factions of Middle-earth. A card's culture is indicated by its color, background texture and an icon in its upper right corner. Many cards reference particular cultures in their game text. For example, the Balrog's game text says "To play, spot a [Moria] orc." You'll find that cards from the same culture work well together. Sorting your cards by culture can make building your own deck easier. However, your deck may contain cards from several different cultures if you like. site cards and The One Ring are not part of any culture.