Greetings!
This is the Council of Elrond – the world-coordinating body for the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game.
The Council of Elrond is proud to be a player-run organization. It was created primarily to continue and support MECCG since the closing down of the game’s manufacturer, Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) in 1999 and the dissolution of the previous world-governing council, the Council of Endor.
For many years now, dedicated players of the game have contributed their time and effort for the continuous promotion of the game, and their undying passion has resulted to a success that is a rarity for most discontinued CCGs – it has maintained its core player base active as well as the high level of competition one could always expect in the MECCG tournament scene. Additionally, the Council of Elrond has continued to promote the important works of J.R.R. Tolkien – the man who served as the inspiration for this unique and fun game.
Entering our twenty-fourth year, with a new set of members ready to take on the challenge, the Council of Elrond is set once again to ensure that the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game will continue to flourish and thrive. In addition to our set tasks, we hope that in this next COE session, we will come up with other helpful projects and activities to keep the game alive for each and every one’s enjoyment.
This is the Council of Elrond.
May you find wisdom and healing within these halls.
Current Session
February 2023 – February 2025
Manuel Cabezalí – Spain, Chairman
Ethan Eliam (DamienX207) – U.S.A., Vice Chairman
Thomas Aldershof II (rezwits) – U.S.A.
Marcos Cáceres (Marcos) – Argentina
Sergio Martínez (Kodi) – Spain
Álvaro Pery (Mordakai) – Spain
Marc Sarzi (Sarma72) – France
Felipe Silva (fisilva1) – Chile
Nicolai Willinek (Vastor Peredhil) – Germany
To improve administrative effectiveness, the Council has formed the following committees. If you have a specific committee related question or comment, please use the forum to contact the members of that committee.
Rules Oversight
Manuel Cabezalí, Sergio Martínez, Ethan Eliam , Marcos Cáceres
Organized Play & Game Promoting
Álvaro Pery, Marcos Cáceres, Marc Sarzi
Public Relations
Sergio Martínez, Nicolai Willinek, Thomas Aldershof II, Felipe Silva, Marc Sarzi
Dream Cards
Nicolai Willinek, Thomas Aldershof II
Web Based Initiatives
Sergio Martínez, Ethan Eliam , Thomas Aldershof II
Administrative Issues
Álvaro Pery, Ethan Eliam , Felipe Silva
About the Council of Elrond
Past Councils
Fourteenth Session: March 2019 – March 2021
Gavin Palmer (the Jabberwock) – U.S.A., Chairman
Thomas Aldershof II (rezwits) – U.S.A.
Ernst Brun (Logain) – France
Eric Dane (Thorsten the Traveller) – Netherlands
Oren Darling (Nero) – U.S.A.
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer (thorondor) – Austria
Christoph Schürmann (Khamul the Easterling) – Germany
Franck Stassin (Fangorn) – France
Nicolai Willinek (Vastor Peredhil) – Germany
Thirteenth Session: March 2017 – March 2019
Gavin Palmer, USA, Chairman
Ernst Brun, France
Eric Dane, Netherlands
Karsten Gerland, Germany
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Marc Roca, Spain
Jose San Miguel, Spain
Nicolai Willinek, Germany
Twelfth Session: January 2012 – February 2017
Eric Dane, Netherlands, Chairman
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Vice-Chairman
Marcos Caceres, Argentina
Nico Willinek, Germany
Karsten Gerland, Germany
Christoph Schürmann, Germany
Christian Jentgens, Switzerland
Dominic Kempf, Germany
Mikko Vihtemäki, Finland
Eleventh Session: May 2010 – December 2011
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Chairman
Marcos Caceres, Argentina, Vice-Chairman
Bruno de Lucia, Italy
Joe Bisz, USA
Karsten Gerland, Germany
Nico Willinek, Germany
Eric Dane, Netherlands
Jose San Miguel, Spain
Ben Sörensen, USA
Tenth Session: April 2009 – May 2010
Brian Min, USA, Chairman
Mark Alfano, USA
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Marcos Caceres, Argentina, Vice-Chairman
Martin Teofanovic, Germany
Tomi Kareinen, Finland
Eric Dane, Netherlands
Agustin Lozano de la Cruz, Spain
Bert Claessen, Netherlands
Ninth Session: March 2008 – April 2009
Mark Alfano, USA, Chairman
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Brian Min, USA
Agustin Lozano de la Cruz, Spain
Markus Richartz, Germany
Joe Bisz, USA
Karsten Gerland, Germany
Bert Claessen, Netherlands, Vice-Chairman
Eighth Session: March 2007 – March 2008
Josh Hunholz, USA, Chairman
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Vice-Chairman
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Joe Bisz, USA
Manuel Cabezali Romero, Spain
Piotr Rzenca, Poland
Mark Alfano, USA, NetRep, JCP Coordinator
Kris van Beurden, Belgium
Bert Claessen, Netherlands
Seventh Session: March 2006 – March 2007
Mark Alfano, USA, Chairman, Worlds Coordinator, JCP Coordinator
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Vice-Chairman
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Joe Bisz, USA
Timo Lutter, Germany, Vice-Chairman
Sergio Canobbio, Italy
Joshua Hunholz, USA, Webmaster
Kris van Beurden, Belgium
Charles Jenkins, USA
Sixth Session: March 2005 – March 2006
Joshua Hunholz, USA, Chairman, Worlds Coordinator
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Vice-Chairman
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Joe Bisz, USA
Timo Lutter, Germany
Sergio Canobbio, Italy
Mark Alfano, USA, Judge Certification Coordinator, Webmaster
Michiel Steegh, The Netherlands
Charles Jenkins, USA
Fifth Session: March 2004 – March 2005
Travis Took, USA, Chairman
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Kuba Krchak, Czech Republic
Joshua Hunholz, USA, Vice Chairman, Worlds Coordinator, CoE Webmaster
Philip Carroll, USA
Mark Alfano, USA
Michiel Steegh, The Netherlands
Joshua Grace, USA
Fourth Session: March 2003 – March 2004
Patrick Karcher, U.S.A., Chairman
Philip Carroll, U.S.A.
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Joshua B. Grace, U.S.A.
Joshua Hunholz, U.S.A., Worlds Coordinator, CoE Webmaster
Charles Jenkins, U.S.A.
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Michiel Steegh, The Netherlands
Travis Took, U.S.A.
Third Session: March 2002 – March 2003
Patrick Karcher, U.S.A., Chairman
Pierre Jonas A. Castillo, The Philippines
Krista Donnelly, U.S.A.
Joshua B. Grace, U.S.A.
Joshua Hunholz, U.S.A.
Jean-Paul Keulen, The Netherlands, Vice Chairman
Joseph Levinson, U.S.A.
Andrew Sitte, U.S.A.
Travis Took, U.S.A.
Ernst Brun (France) was a member of the Council of Elrond from March 2002 to April 5 2002.
Second Session: March 2001 – March 2002
Charles Edward Bouldin, Hong Kong S.A.R. China/U.S.A., Chairman
Nigel Buckle, England, Great Brittain
Joshua B. Grace, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Wim Heemskerk, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, Vice Chairman
Patrick Karcher, U.S.A.
Judy Kittner-Gilmartin, U.S.A.
Jean-Paul Keulen, Leiden, The Netherlands
Andrew Sitte, U.S.A.
Brian Wong, British Columbia, Canada
First Session: March 2000 – March 2001
Charles Edward Bouldin (Chair), Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Nigel Buckle, England, United Kingdom
Anders Gabrielson (Vice Chair), Gottaborg, Sweden
Joshua B. Grace, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Judy Kittner-Gilmartin, U.S.A.
Jason Klank, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Patrick Kubrat, Germany
Martijn Steultjens, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Brian Wong, British Columbia, Canada
Fourteenth Session: March 2019 – March 2021
Gavin Palmer (the Jabberwock) – U.S.A., Chairman
Thomas Aldershof II (rezwits) – U.S.A.
Ernst Brun (Logain) – France
Eric Dane (Thorsten the Traveller) – Netherlands
Oren Darling (Nero) – U.S.A.
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer (thorondor) – Austria
Christoph Schürmann (Khamul the Easterling) – Germany
Franck Stassin (Fangorn) – France
Nicolai Willinek (Vastor Peredhil) – Germany
Thirteenth Session: March 2017 – March 2019
Gavin Palmer, USA, Chairman
Ernst Brun, France
Eric Dane, Netherlands
Karsten Gerland, Germany
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Marc Roca, Spain
Jose San Miguel, Spain
Nicolai Willinek, Germany
Twelfth Session: January 2012 – February 2017
Eric Dane, Netherlands, Chairman
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Vice-Chairman
Marcos Caceres, Argentina
Nico Willinek, Germany
Karsten Gerland, Germany
Christoph Schürmann, Germany
Christian Jentgens, Switzerland
Dominic Kempf, Germany
Mikko Vihtemäki, Finland
Eleventh Session: May 2010 – December 2011
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Chairman
Marcos Caceres, Argentina, Vice-Chairman
Bruno de Lucia, Italy
Joe Bisz, USA
Karsten Gerland, Germany
Nico Willinek, Germany
Eric Dane, Netherlands
Jose San Miguel, Spain
Ben Sörensen, USA
Tenth Session: April 2009 – May 2010
Brian Min, USA, Chairman
Mark Alfano, USA
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Marcos Caceres, Argentina, Vice-Chairman
Martin Teofanovic, Germany
Tomi Kareinen, Finland
Eric Dane, Netherlands
Agustin Lozano de la Cruz, Spain
Bert Claessen, Netherlands
Ninth Session: March 2008 – April 2009
Mark Alfano, USA, Chairman
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Brian Min, USA
Agustin Lozano de la Cruz, Spain
Markus Richartz, Germany
Joe Bisz, USA
Karsten Gerland, Germany
Bert Claessen, Netherlands, Vice-Chairman
Eighth Session: March 2007 – March 2008
Josh Hunholz, USA, Chairman
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Vice-Chairman
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Joe Bisz, USA
Manuel Cabezali Romero, Spain
Piotr Rzenca, Poland
Mark Alfano, USA, NetRep, JCP Coordinator
Kris van Beurden, Belgium
Bert Claessen, Netherlands
Seventh Session: March 2006 – March 2007
Mark Alfano, USA, Chairman, Worlds Coordinator, JCP Coordinator
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Vice-Chairman
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Joe Bisz, USA
Timo Lutter, Germany, Vice-Chairman
Sergio Canobbio, Italy
Joshua Hunholz, USA, Webmaster
Kris van Beurden, Belgium
Charles Jenkins, USA
Sixth Session: March 2005 – March 2006
Joshua Hunholz, USA, Chairman, Worlds Coordinator
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria, Vice-Chairman
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Joe Bisz, USA
Timo Lutter, Germany
Sergio Canobbio, Italy
Mark Alfano, USA, Judge Certification Coordinator, Webmaster
Michiel Steegh, The Netherlands
Charles Jenkins, USA
Fifth Session: March 2004 – March 2005
Travis Took, USA, Chairman
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Kuba Krchak, Czech Republic
Joshua Hunholz, USA, Vice Chairman, Worlds Coordinator, CoE Webmaster
Philip Carroll, USA
Mark Alfano, USA
Michiel Steegh, The Netherlands
Joshua Grace, USA
Fourth Session: March 2003 – March 2004
Patrick Karcher, U.S.A., Chairman
Philip Carroll, U.S.A.
Stefan Fankel, Germany
Joshua B. Grace, U.S.A.
Joshua Hunholz, U.S.A., Worlds Coordinator, CoE Webmaster
Charles Jenkins, U.S.A.
Wolfgang Penetsdorfer, Austria
Michiel Steegh, The Netherlands
Travis Took, U.S.A.
Third Session: March 2002 – March 2003
Patrick Karcher, U.S.A., Chairman
Pierre Jonas A. Castillo, The Philippines
Krista Donnelly, U.S.A.
Joshua B. Grace, U.S.A.
Joshua Hunholz, U.S.A.
Jean-Paul Keulen, The Netherlands, Vice Chairman
Joseph Levinson, U.S.A.
Andrew Sitte, U.S.A.
Travis Took, U.S.A.
Ernst Brun (France) was a member of the Council of Elrond from March 2002 to April 5 2002.
Second Session: March 2001 – March 2002
Charles Edward Bouldin, Hong Kong S.A.R. China/U.S.A., Chairman
Nigel Buckle, England, Great Brittain
Joshua B. Grace, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Wim Heemskerk, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, Vice Chairman
Patrick Karcher, U.S.A.
Judy Kittner-Gilmartin, U.S.A.
Jean-Paul Keulen, Leiden, The Netherlands
Andrew Sitte, U.S.A.
Brian Wong, British Columbia, Canada
First Session: March 2000 – March 2001
Charles Edward Bouldin (Chair), Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Nigel Buckle, England, United Kingdom
Anders Gabrielson (Vice Chair), Gottaborg, Sweden
Joshua B. Grace, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Judy Kittner-Gilmartin, U.S.A.
Jason Klank, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Patrick Kubrat, Germany
Martijn Steultjens, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Brian Wong, British Columbia, Canada