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+
aleemonaco
Incredible. Theme is insanely forward and pretty immersive. Will keep for eternity. Prepare to get your a** kicked if you're playing the Free Peoples until you figure out the strategy.
AI52487963
Thematically brilliant, but does take a very long time to play on first try. The more you play the clearer certain edge case rules become and the game flows a lot better. I wish the digital JAVA app was better implemented to allow play against the computer to get more familiar with it like Twilight Struggle. There's a ton of depth here, but hard to explore solo.
Aarontu
Awesome game. Excellent bits and board, very immersive. It is probably my favorite 2-player game, and it is THE definitive Lord of the Rings game. If you want an epic Lord of the Rings gaming experience, this game cannot be beat. During the game, both players must allocate their actions between the fellowship of the ring (either finding them or getting them to Mordor) and the War between the Free Peoples and the Shadow. Each nation has their own miniatures and the cards do a very good job of reenacting situations (or possible situations) from the books. The action dice are a cool part of the game that can force you to alter your strategy a bit, but still gives you a ton of choices. The second edition has a less geographically accurate board (the game space relationships are the same, but the actual artwork is less accurate), but is superior in all other respects; looks better, bigger cards, Gollum figure included, updated rules, etc...