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War of the Ring: The Card Game – Fire and Swords
Requires:War of the Ring: The Card Game
Designed by Ian Brody
Published by Ares Games, Devir + 4 more
Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
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Community Snapshot
Medium complexity
~60 min
8.3 on BGG (263)
Text-heavy
Categories
Designed for 2–6 players and playable in ~60 min, War of the Ring: The Card Game – Fire and Swords delivers a medium experience that earned a 5.7 on BGG.
How It Plays
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Special cards trigger events and drive the action forward — each card played can shift the whole narrative.
Card Play Conflict Resolution
Conflicts are resolved by playing cards instead of rolling dice — it puts the outcome more in your hands.
Cooperative Game
Everyone works together against the game itself — you win or lose as a team, so get ready to strategize together!
Hand Management
You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.
Solo / Solitaire Game
You can play this one all by yourself — perfect for a quiet evening when you want a fun challenge on your own.
About This Game
This second expansion for Ian Brody's War of the Ring: The Card Game introduces new scenarios to the base game, including one that allows to play with up to six people. In addition to that, War of the Ring: The Card Game – Fire and Swords features 60 faction cards, 9 new paths, 9 new battlegrounds, and 13 skirmishes, a new type of battleground to represent the smaller settlements and fortifications of the War of the Ring, places like the Fords of Isen and Bree. This expansion adds three new factions to the game: Northmen for the Free Peoples; and Easterlings and Ruffians for the Shadow.
Source: BoardGameGeek