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| Board game | |
| War of the Ring: The Card Game | |
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| Information | |
| Designer | Ian Brody |
| Publisher | ARES Games |
| Release date | 2022 |
| Players | 2-4 |
| Ages | 12+ |
War of the Ring: The Card Game is an re-imagined, streamlined and condensed version of the larger board game of the same name.
From the publisher
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.
Expansions
- Against the Shadow (2023) - Adds a co-operative and solo mode to the game, enabling the player to take on an automated Shadow player. (BGG Profile)
- Fire and Swords (2024) - Expands the card pool with new battlegrounds, introduces new factions, skirmishes as well as unique Scenarios that can be undertaken. (BGG Profile)
- Hope and Despair (2026) - Adds Story cards to the game, representing key turning points in the Lord of the Rings story as gameplay inflection points. (BGG Profile)
Credits
- Game Design: Ian Brody
- Development: Karin Weston-Brody & Roberti Di Meglio
- Art Direction: Fabio Maiorana
- Graphic Design: Fabio Maiorana & Francesco Mattioli
- Layout: Honda Eiji
- Artwork: John Howe, Jon Hodgson, Fataneh Howe, Matteo Macchi, Francesco Mattioli, Andrea Piparo, Dmitry Prosvirnin, Ben Wootten, Kuo Yang, Quadra Studio di Antonio De Luca: Mauro Alocci, Domenico Cava, Federica Constantini
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References
| Licensed Card Games set in Middle-earth | |
| Collectible Card Games | |
| Middle Earth CCG (1995-1998) • Lord of the Rings TCG (2001-2007) | |
| Magic: The Gathering Expansions | |
| Tales of Middle Earth (2023) • The Hobbit (2026) | |
| Living Card Games | |
| The Card Game (2011-2024) • Adventure Card Game (2022 digital) | |
| Trick-Taking Game Series | |
| Fellowship of the Ring (2024) • Two Towers (2026) | |
| Other Card Games | |
| Tarot (1997) • The Hobbit (2012) • War of the Ring (2022) • Duel for Middle-earth (2024) | |