Release date is now confirmed as the 18th

http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2011/04/12/45565

Fantasy Flight Games have announced that the following products have a distributor release date of April 18th.

* MEC01 The Lord of the Rings Card Game
* CT23e COC LCG The Thing From the Shore
* CT24e COC LCG Paths to Y’ha Nthlei
* VA56 Arkham Horror Black Goat of the Wood
* VA63 Arkham Horror Lurker at the Threshold
* CT43 COC LCG Aspirations of Ascension

And status has been updated to "Shipping Now":

www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_upcoming.asp

Bootylactin said:

Yes just saw that.I think Narsil after 8 months of pacience wen he sees this anouncement he will be the huppiest man on earth .

Ha ha! I am! AND April 20th is my birthday! It's the best birthday present ever!

Only 1 week !!!!!!!!!

I'm having an heart attack xD

I'm so psyched for this game. LOTR and solo play? What's not to love.

Dasor said:

Can I have your stereo? And your LotR cards? I mean, assuming the heart attack is fatal.

Oh, that's nice...at least for people living in the US. I couldn't find any online store to pre-order the game that has decent international shipping options...40usd shipping cost for a 40usd game! Guess I'm stuck with amazon japan and their shipping date is Jun 11th...

YES! I get LOTR on the 18th and the new Playbook on the 19th! If only I didn't have to pay taxes, this would be the best month ever.

Game pre-ordered from Maelstrom, expected release 30/04. I'm zen, I can wait.

I wonder what the relase date will be over here in Belgium. Hoping for next week, in time for the Easter Holiday

i feel that for europe will be 30

Nope, at least not in France where the game has been announced for the 18th too ! ^^

But that's probably the locally-sourced French language version?

Indeed, but well, you know, I'm french so I'd rather have it in my native language ^^ Maniacske was asking about Belgium, with a little luck he's not that far from the frontier, or Millennium (the french distributor) is also supplying Belgium.

Ok i am a little confused.FFG is an US company so the original version of the game must be in English right? ...and in the French and Spanish site says world wide release date 18th April.

How can France take the translated version first(April 18th) and the other europian countries the English version later?

What i miss here?

servant of the secret fire said:

Probably because the French ans Spanish language versions are produced locally, while the english language versions are being shipped from the US. Just a guess but seem likely.

Also here in Italy the game will be available the 18th (the italian version of the game)

I am sure that we will not have a Greek version(we never have one) of the game so anyone knows what's the release date for the English version for Europe?

In Germany the game will be available the 18th (the german version of the game).

I ordered it today.

servant of the secret fire said:

~I didn't think Greece had any money to spend these days anyways?

(BTW the ~ stands for sarcasm on the FFG boards, before I start an international incident)

rings said:

No worries mate.After all i am form Greece the land who borned Aristophanes i know well about sarcasm and satire.

Anyway don't believe all things the media say.Its not only a Greece promblem but has to do with whole Europe.Just one more reason for banks and reach people become reacher and poor people become poorer.

servant of the secret fire said:

Europe, North America, Asia, Africa. Economy sucks at the moment on every continent except Antarctica. Maybe we should all move there?

Vernimator said:

If the release date in Antarctica is at April 18th i am with you .

I heard it may be a little later than the 18th in Canada. Is this true, and if so, anyone know what the date will be? The local game shop owner wasn't even all too sure of when, he just told me failry soon.