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War of the Ring: The Card Game

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  1. 7 out of 10

    Reviewed! The design feels really clever and well-thought out, so this was enjoyable even though I'm not a Tolkien fan.

  2. 10 out of 10

    I'm not sure why other players are giving negative feedback. This is a solid card game for four players. It DRIPS theme with every card played. The strategy of having to deal with the war and the fellowship's journey stays true to the source. I felt like the game was tense the whole time, had a climactic conclusion, only took a little over an hour to play, as well as fun to play - which in my book, makes it substantially better than the board game. My only criticisms: 1. The skull art being used for two different tokens (red and black) is a very poor design choice. 2. It has to be played with four players OR two players playing two hands each. The game really should have only been listed for four players. But honestly, those are fairly minor and have very little impact on gameplay.

  3. 8 out of 10

    I was skeptical about the ability to implement the game in card form and, well, it wisely chose to not try and imitate it but instead make something unique and it works. I'm looking forward to trying it with 2 to see how that differs from the 4-player experience.

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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

Ages

12+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players
Play Time

90m – 120m
Designer

Ian Brody
Mechanics

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

Card Game, Novel-based
Publisher

Geekach Games, Gém Klub Kft., Hobby Japan, MTS Games, Nuts! Publishing, REXhry, Ares Games, Galakta
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