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+
aforandy
Four-player & two-player is like The World and The Nam, when you're in one you want to be in the other.
ajpl
I love how immersive the theme is in this game—it's been said that War of the Ring is the LoTR Trilogy in a box, and I can't disagree. Mechanically speaking, I'd love to see a little more depth to the combat system—if I'm rolling d6s to fight, I'd like there to be some interesting modifiers in play to limit the randomness (see: Eclipse ship parts). That's my single gripe; otherwise it's a fantastic game. And hot damn the Anniversary Edition is gorgeous. It even rivals the elusive Collector's Edition, and in some ways is an even better production. I'm very glad to have a copy in my collection.
adebisi
Compared with the 1st edition the playability has been improved, especially the colouring on the map and the bigger cards. This is definitely a plus but does not justify a different rating. The rule tweaks may be in place, but this is hard to say since I won't be playing the game that much to notice the difference.