Came across something new on EBay today, a Japanese version of Iron Crown Enterprise’s Middle Earth Adventure Guidebook for the Middle Earth Role Playing system
The starting price is already out of the range of what I’m willing to pay, but if anyone is interested, it can be found here:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330009835171&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:CA:1
Yes, they were the original prices when those Japanese version were published.
The current market prices (I mean online auctions such as Yahoo Auction in Japan) of them are around twice of the original prices, though they rarely apprear on the market.
Thanks! That is very helpful information. One question, what are the numbers that you included after the year? Is that the price in yen?
The one I mentioned in the list previously as:
#Middle-earth Role Playing
1987 / ?4,800
…is actually the translation of #8000 boxset, which is now on the Yahoo Auction.
The Japanese title is “Yubiwa-monogatari Rooru-pureingu Staato Setto”, which means Lord of teh Ring Roleplaying Start(er’s) Set.
BTW, the RM2 Spell Law’s Japanese title is “Superu Roo: Jumon Taiten”.
P.S.
In the same Yahoo Auction (Japan), you can also find the rest of the RM2 core rulebooks Japanese version, at the moment.
Campagin Law & Character Law (Japanese title is “Kyampeen Roo & Kyarakutaa Roo: Yuusha Taiten”)
http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g55529733
Creatures & Treasures (Japanese title is “Kuriichaazu & Torejaazu: Seibutsu, Houmotsu Taiten” )
http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e68712703
Arms Law & Claw Law (Japanese title is “Aamuzu Roo & Kuroo Roo: Bujutsu Taiten”)
http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n54331862
Hi, I’m an ICE fan in Japan. I’ve found the Japanese version of box set #8000 (now out of print) has been on the Yahoo Auction (Japan) in
recent days. If your’re interested in, why not have a look. The URL is:
http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m38499094
Another Japanese version of ICE product (out of print) is also now on the Yahoo Auction (Japan). It’s RM2 Spell Law:
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r35797912
According to a Japanese website dedicated to tabletop RPGs, following ICE products were once translated and published in
Japan from HobbyJapan Co., Ltd.
#Middle-earth Role Playing
1987 / ?4,800
RM2 Spell Law
1990 / ?3,800
RM2 Arms Law & Claw Law
1990 /?3,800
RM2 Character Law & Campaign Law
1991 / ?4,300
Rivendell The House of Elrond(+Trolls of the Misty Mountains)
1987 / ?3,800
Bree and the Barrow Downs(+Thieves of Tharbad)
1988 / ?3,800
Gates of Mordor(+The Tower of Cirith Ungol and Shelob’s Lair)
1989 / ?3,800
Riders of Rohan(+Campaign and Adventure Guidebook)
1989?/ ?4,500
Middle-earth Adventure Guidebook 2
1991 /??2,800
RM2 Creatures & Treasures
1993 /??3,000