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War of the Ring: the Card Game

BGG Rank: 683

Players: 2 - 4, Recommended: 4, Best: 4+

Playing Time: 120 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 2.96 / 5

Mechanisms: Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management, Team-Based Game

Category: Card Game, Fantasy, Novel-based

Family: Admin: Better Description Needed!, Authors: J.R.R. Tolkien, Category: Dized Tutorial, Players: Games with expansions that add solo play, Series: War of the Ring (Nexus/Ares Games)

Designer: Ian Brody

Artist: Antonio De Luca, Jon Hodgson, John Howe, Matteo Macchi, Fabio Maiorana, Francesco Mattioli, Andrea Piparo, Dmitry Prosvirnin, Ben Wootten, Kuo Yang

Publisher: Ares Games, Devir, GaGa Games, Galakta, Galápagos Jogos, Geekach Games, Gém Klub Kft., Hobby Japan, MTS Games, Nuts! Publishing, REXhry, Rollinmats, Schwerkraft-Verlag

Category: Wargame

Inspired by the best-selling and award-winning War of the Ring board game, War of the Ring: The Card Game allows players to journey to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and create their own version of the dramatic conflict between the Dark Lord, Sauron, and the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. In War of the Ring: The Card Game, up to 4 players compete in two teams, the Shadow against the Free Peoples, each player using a specific and different card deck representing the strengths and weaknesses of the different factions involved in the war. The Free Peoples desperately try to complete their quest to destroy the One Ring, while at the same time defending their homelands from the encroaching hordes of Sauron and from his evil allies. The Shadow players must strike quickly and decisively, before the Ring-bearers can complete their quest; or try to slowly corrupt Frodo, burdening him with wounds, toil, and the sorrow for the loss of his Companions. During the game, players will take turns playing cards representing the characters, armies, items, and events of the War of the Ring. Each card they play will help or hinder the journey of the Fellowship as it progresses on its Path; or be used to defend or conquer the strongholds of Middle-earth, as they fight to control the new Battleground cards activated in each round. With more than 100 original illustrations from the greatest Tolkienian artists in the world, including an amazing gallery of landscapes from The Shire to Mordor by John and Fataneh Howe, War of the Ring: The Card Game is more than a game – it also a memorable collection for all lovers of the world imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is your chance to forge the destiny of an age, like you never did before! —description from the publisher

Average Playing Time	2-4 hours
Best Player Count	2 Best
Collection	Kevin
Difficulty	Standard
Played	Unplayed
Recommended Player Count	2 Players, 4 Players

Players: 1 - 2, Recommended: 2, Best: 2

Playing Time: 60 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.47 / 5

Inspired by the best-selling and award-winning War of the Ring board game, War of the Ring – The Card Game immerses players in the quest of The Lord of the Rings. The game allows them to explore their own version of the trilogy, using uniquely designed card decks representing the strengths and weaknesses of the peoples and characters who fought in the War of the Ring. Its first expansion, Against the Shadow, enables players to experience the adventure alone or cooperatively. The player(s) control the Free Peoples, using the normal rules and cards included in the War of the Ring – The Card Game. Automated players control the Shadow, using the new decks, which entirely replace the cards included in the core set and which are tailored for solo/cooperative play. In conjunction with a simple flowchart, the new Shadow decks provide a sophisticated challenge for one or two players. -description from publisher

Players: 2 - 4, Recommended: 4, Best: 4

Playing Time: 120 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 2.00 / 5

Set of four promotional cards that were included with pre-orders for the game and later available as part of Pack Druid from the Dice Tower 2023 Kickstarter campaign. Whip of Many Thongs (Monstrous) Gothmog (Mordor) Ioreth (Dunédain) Ghân-buri-Ghân (Rohan)

Earth Lord rated: N/A/10

In Spanish

VetruvianGamer rated: N/A/10

johnb4bgg rated: N/A/10

watch. currently teams of 2 or 2 player. MAY have solo, but unsure if they can tune it well enuf. solo is via expansion (boooo), but said to be done well, called "Against the Shadow." Pub self rates own game a '10'. avoid.

Aurora84 rated: N/A/10

Never played. Sold. 🙁

RussPSmith rated: N/A/10

collection note: includes promo -: base game 4 (Ioreth, Gothmog, Whip of Many Thongs, Ghan-buri-Ghan), 2 alternates from Against the Shadow (solo versions of Gothmog, Whip of Many Thongs), 2 from Fire and Swords (Old Man Willow, Goldberry); and official Card Boxes with sleeves (Balrog, Radagast, Red Bannerman). Note - specially missing card boxes are "Doors of Durin" and “Phial of Galadriel”.

Herzer rated: N/A/10

Se parece casi más la mecánica de juego al LCG que al hermano mayor del mismo nombre. Devir señalan un par de erratas más en el manual... Dicen que en la reimpresión lo arreglarán.

Grappler165 rated: N/A/10

Bahdom rated: N/A/10

+promo

Krautkopf rated: N/A/10

[2-4;2,2;4]

Schmitter rated: N/A/10

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