War of the Ring (Second Edition)
The WAR OF THE RING is a grand strategy board game that allows its players to immerse themselves in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS and experience its epic action, dramatic conflict, and memorable characters.
150m - 180m
2 - 4 Players
Ages 13+
adamken47
My pleasure with The Battle of Five Armies lead me to greatly desire this game and when I finally got my hands on it, it did not disappoint. While ultimately more complicated than TBoFA, it is also more epic in feel; vaster and greater in scope. The amount of miniatures is astounding and the size of the board is a wow-getter. I greatly prefer the size of the cards in WotR to the cards in TBoFA, because they're so large and satisfying to hold. Really, though, it comes down to the movement of The Fellowship and the decisions that the Free Peoples player has to make in light of the mounting Shadow forces and the disappearing bastions. The game always tells a beautiful story and when you get two experienced players going against each other, you're bound to have an intense and rewarding time.
aduko
After many years I have finally grown up with this title. A masterpiece especially if you like Tolkien's world. A complete title giving a great deal of pleasure in playing. Each game is a new story of Middle-earth. Throughout the entire game there is not a moment for boredom, until the very end the game keeps you in suspense and does not allow you to relax. An added value for me are the figurines which I enjoy painting.
adel9591
Simply one of the best games ever. The games are often very close and tense. Despite all the rules, you feel like you can do whatever during your turn. It might not be the most efficient way to accomplish your goal, but there are always options. This contrasts with a game like Root (a game I do like quite a bit), which has lots of rules, and the rules tend to "get in the way." None of that here. This game is also MUCH more approachable than it's made out to be. I have taught it to new gamers in as little as 20-30 minutes and they were off rolling. It can also EASILY be played in 3 hours if both players have no distractions (right around the duration of the trilogy's soundtrack). This game fixes one of the biggest problems with war games: that they are usually decided in the first half of the game and the rest is just nailing up the coffin. The alternate win condition means even if one side is dominating the other in the war aspect, the other side has a chance until the very end.