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.
Aecios
Si te gusta Tolkien te encatará. PD: me encanta ver como los dos hobbits gays recorren la tierra media con su anillo de compromiso...
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.