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War of the Ring

War of the Ring
From Fantasy Flight Games

Price: £50.84

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Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #11242 in Toys & Games
  • Brand: Fantasy Flight Games
  • Model: LTR07
  • Dimensions: 10.87" h x 3.46" w x 15.98" l, 8.80 pounds

Editorial Reviews

Manufacturer's Description
The War of the Ring is an epic board game experience that allows its players to immerse themselves in J.R.R. Tolkein's classic story and experience its epic action, dramatic conflict, and the memorable characters of The Lord of the Rings. While the Fellowship of the Ring advances towards Mordor, the Dark Lord Sauron tries to find the location of the Ring-bearer, and unleashes his armies against the last strongholds of the Free Peoples.

Box Contains

  • One Rulebook
  • One simplified rulebook called "The War of the Ring Begins Here"
  • The game board depicting a large map of Middle Earth (in two sections)
  • The Player Aids folder
  • 10 red Shadow Action Dice
  • 6 blue Free Peoples Action Dice
  • 5 white six-sided Combat Dice
  • 204 plastic figures representing the Armies and Characters of The War of the Ring
  • 137 cardboard counters
  • 96 Event Cards (divided into 4 decks of 24 cards each)
  • 4 Character Cards (10 Free People Characters, 3 Shadow Characters, Gollum)

    • Customer Reviews

    Superb5
    If you like board games this is the absolute pinacle.

    The game (best played in 2 player mode but I have had some good 4 player games) is played out against the backdrop of the war for middle earth from the formation of the fellowship at Rivendell. There is an excellent system for recreating Saurons hunt for the ring which forces both players to make trade offs against the wider military campaign.

    The game is very complicated to start with and has lots of pieces, cards and dice but the basic rules are mastered easily and the complexity simply adds a richness to play. The most fantastic thing about the game is the way it forces players to make crucial choices. Sauron must chose to expend resources looking for the ring bearer or to prepare and execute his military campaign. The West must choose between keeping the ring bearer safe (surrounding him with the fellowship) or using the main characters to rouse the free peoples for war. Both sets of decisions need to be finely balanced and the game grips you for hours.

    If only software manufacturers could get their heads around the fact that its this type of game that keeps people awake at night then you would see much better and original gameplay on the internet.

    My advice is to grab a friend, a couple of cases of beer and have a night in away from the television. This game is fantastic