The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring (Second Edition)

The War of the Ring has begun…

The War of the Ring is a grand strategy board game that allows its players toimmerse themselves in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of theRings and experience its epic action, dramatic conflict, and memorablecharacters.

As the Free Peoples player, you command the proud hosts of the most importantkingdoms of the Third Age. From the horse-lords of Rohan to the soldiers ofGondor and the Elven lords of Rivendell, you lead the defence of the last freerealms of Middle-Earth.

Face the evil minions of Sauron on the field of battle in a desperate attemptto delay their onslaught, while you lead the Fellowship of the Ring in the Questfor Mount Doom. As the Shadow player, you lead the hordes of the Dark Lord andhis most powerful minions as they try to bring darkness to Middle-earth. Legionsof Orcs, Trolls, Wolfriders and the dreadful Ringwraiths await your command.Hunt the Ring-bearer and bring the precious Ring to his Master, or crush yourenemies with your unstoppable armies.

This is your chance to forge the destiny of an age…

Gameplay
War of the Ring is a game for two to four players, based on J.R.R.Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings™.

The players take part in the struggle of the armies of the Free Peoples andthe heroic Companions of the Fellowship of the Ring against the dark host of theShadow and the powerful Minions of the Dark Lord.

In a two-player game, each opponent will lead either the Free Peoples or thearmies of the Shadow, while in a three- or four-players game, the players willbe organized into two teams, each team controlling either faction.

In each game of War of the Ring, the player controlling the Shadow attemptsto use his superior military power to conquer Middle-earth.

At his command gather Sauron’s legions of Orcs and Trolls, the forces ofthe wizard Saruman, and the hosts of the Southrons and Easterlings, set to bringdarkness over the West.

Against this onslaught, the Free Peoples player leads an allegiance of Elves,Dwarves, the riders of Rohan, men of Gondor, and men from the North—a fragileunion trying to defend the last free realms of Middle-earth and to gain precioustime to allow the success of the Quest of the Ring-bearers.

While armies clash, the nine Companions of the Fellowship of the Ring traveltowards the very heart of the domains of the Dark Lord—Mount Doom—to destroythe One Ring in the Mountain of Fire.

Controlled by the Free Peoples player, the Fellowship is his true chance ofwinning, as the military forces of the Shadow will be vanquished together withtheir master if the Ring is undone. But the Quest is fraught with ever greaterperils, as the Darkness falls over Middle-earth…

In the end, one side will emerge victorious.

If the Shadow conquers enough of its enemies’ cities and strongholds, or ifthe Ring-bearers fail and are corrupted, Darkness will triumph.

If the Fellowship succeeds in destroying the Ring before this happens, or thearmies of the Free Peoples succeed in turning the tide and conquering theenemy’s strongholds themselves, the fall of the Dark Lord is at hand…

Contents

• A massive 70×100 cm Game Board in two sections
• 204 Plastic Figures representing Armies and Characters (more than30 different sculptures)
• 16 Action Dice
• 5 Combat Dice
• 76 Cardboard Counters
• 110 Event and Character Cards
• Game Rules
• 2 Player Aids

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