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War of the Ring: Kings of Middle-earth
Requires:War of the Ring: Second Edition
Designed by Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi + 1 more
Published by Ares Games, Devir + 5 more
Expansion
Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach
Community Snapshot
Heavy complexity
~150 min
8.7 on BGG (415)
Categories
A heavy area control and dice rolling game. Rated 5.9 on BGG.
How It Plays
Area Majority / Influence
You're competing to have the most presence in key areas on the board — think of it like a friendly turf war.
Area Movement
You move your pieces across different regions on the board, trying to position yourself in the best spots.
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Special cards trigger events and drive the action forward — each card played can shift the whole narrative.
Dice Rolling
You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!
Hand Management
You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.
About This Game
Years before the War of the Ring, the Dark Lord Sauron tried to bend the will of the kings and rulers of the Free Peoples with subtle machinations. His goal was to turn them into powerless puppets, or at least to weaken them in preparation of his plans for conquest. When the war came, they fought the Dark Lord valiantly, but for some of them the weakness that Sauron nurtured proved almost fatal.…
Source: BoardGameGeek