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Fantasy Flight Games Ares Games War of The Ring 2nd Edition, Multi-Colored (AGS WOTR001), 2 to 4 Players
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Brand | Fantasy Flight Games |
Material | Paper |
Theme | Action |
Genre | Wargame, Strategy |
Number of Players | 2 to 4 |
About this item
- For 2 4 players
- Takes about 2 hours to play
- A massive 70 x 100cm Game Board in two sections, 16 Action Dice, 5 Combat Dice and 76 Cardboard Counters
- Also included are 110 Event and Character Cards, Game Rules and 2 Player Aids
- 204 Plastic Figures representing Armies and Characters (more than 30 different sculptures)
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 16 x 11 x 3.56 inches |
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Item Weight | 6.47 pounds |
ASIN | 1903385113 |
Item model number | AGS WOTR001 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 13 - 15 years |
Best Sellers Rank | #67,922 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #2,167 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.8 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | January 3, 2020 |
Manufacturer | Flat River Group |
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The War Of The Ring Is A Grand Strategy Board Game That Allows Its Players To Immerse Themselves In The World Of J.R.R. Tolkien’S The Lord Of The Rings And Experience Its Epic Action, Dramatic Conflict, And Memorable Characters. As The Free Peoples Player, You Command The Proud Hosts Of The Most Important Kingdoms Of The Third Age. From The Horse-Lords Of Rohan To The Soldiers Of Gondor And The Elven Lords Of Rivendell, You Lead The Defense Of The Last Free Realms Of Middle-Earth. Face The Evil Minions Of Sauron On The Field Of Battle In A Desperate Attempt To Delay Their Onslaught, While You Lead The Fellowship Of The Ring In The Quest For Mount Doom. As The Shadow Player You Lead The Hordes Of The Dark Lord And His Most Powerful Minions As They Try To Bring Darkness To Middle-Earth. Legions Of Orcs, Trolls, Wolfriders And The Dreadful Ringwraiths Await Your Command. Hunt The Ring-Bearer And Bring The Precious Ring To His Master Or Crush Your Enemies With Your Unstoppable Armies. This Is Your Chance To Forge The Destiny Of An Age
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The War of The Ring is a grand strategy board game that allows its players to immerse themselves in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of The Ringstm and experience its epic action, dramatic conflict, and memorable characters. As the Free Peoples player you command the proud hosts of the most important kingdoms of the Third Age. From the horse-lords of Rohan to the soldiers of Gondor and the Elven lords of Rivendell, you lead the defense of the last free realms of Middle-earth. Face the evil minions of Sauron on the field of battle in a desperate attempt to delay their onslaught, while you lead the Fellowship of the Ring in the Quest for Mount Doom. As the Shadow player you lead the hordes of the Dark Lord and his most powerful minions as they try to bring darkness to Middle-earth. Legions of Orcs, Trolls, Wolfriders and the dreadful Ringwraiths await your command. Hunt the Ring-bearer and bring the precious Ring to his Master, or crush your enemies with your unstoppable armies. This is your chance to forge the destiny of an age.
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Customers say the game is incredible, and one of the greatest strategy board games ever made. They also appreciate the beautiful art and nice figures. Customers also say that the game has a great theme, and is completely worth the price. However, some customers are mixed on the complexity level.
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Customers like the quality of the board game. They mention it's one of the greatest strategy board games ever made, the best board game for LOTR fans, and the most balanced thematic game. The core game is fun and fulfilling to play, and it'll keep you entertained for hours. The theme of Lord of the Rings is felt throughout, and is drenched in theme. The game is set in a geek beloved world, and includes many thematic elements. Overall, customers find it to be an advanced game and a must-have for any complex board game collection.
"...But the game does a very great job of staying true to jrr Tolkien stories...." Read more
"...In the end I love this game and it’s a lot of fun, but I’ve invested hours of my time trying to learn all the rules, you definitely will be looking..." Read more
"...The game is drenched in theme and the designers consciously incorporated it into the game design from the ground up...." Read more
"...The game is involved and the theme of Lord of the Rings is felt throughout the gameplay...." Read more
Customers find the artwork in the book beautiful, nice, and fantastic. They also say the game looks awesome, is well-designed, and has great LotR theming. Customers also appreciate the detailed portraits and miniatures.
"...And lastly the art is amazing! I love the detailed portraits and miniatures...." Read more
"...Pros-Lord of the rings theme is awesome-Miniatures look cool-Rich lore based gameplay..." Read more
"...(very pretty, actually) at the beginning of their turn...." Read more
"...but thats fine, the beautiful artwork fits perfectly and has a great aesthetic for the manual and cards...." Read more
Customers find the value of the game to be completely worth it, excellent, and worth the time and effort put in. They also say it's a great purchase for any interested board gamer, with high production value throughout. Customers also mention that the depth is satisfying and amazing.
"...Even though length could possibly be an issue, it is worth the time...." Read more
"...Production value is very high through out the game from the rules to the board and miniatures. The box says play time is 120+ minutes...." Read more
"...The level of depth is so satisfying and unbelievably amazing...." Read more
"...It accurately reflects the books, while at the same time not being too repetitive...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the complexity level of the game. Some mention that the game mechanics are simple to understand while providing for complex strategy. They say it's fairly complicated, but not as difficult to learn as they were led to believe. However, others say that it takes a while to master the rules and expect 3-4 hours+ to play. The rule book seems overwhelming at first, but a read through and a few games with book revisits will help.
"...Second, the game dynamics and mechanics are very complex which makes for a new experience every time...." Read more
"...-combat is goodCons-Rules are complex and easy to forget/overlook rules..." Read more
"...Combat is straightforward in its rolls as they are simultaneous with the damages each side may receive...." Read more
"...Best part, its a great 2 player experience. The rule book seems overwhelming but a read through and a few games with book revisits makes the game..." Read more
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Pros
-Lord of the rings theme is awesome
-Miniatures look cool
-Rich lore based gameplay
-Gameplay seems really fluid once you get the hang of it
-Fun mechanics with moving the fellowship and hunting for the ring
-combat is good
Cons
-Rules are complex and easy to forget/overlook rules
-Games can take 2-3+ hours typically (could be a pro if you like really long games)
-miniatures look very similar (I painted the stands of all mine to be able to tell them apart easily)
-many of my miniatures had bent spears and some stand kind of wonky
Overall, this is an awesome game and as long as you’re willing to put in the work to learn the rules and probably get a few wrong the first few times you play you’ll have a great time. Make sure you set aside enough time to play it 2 hours minimum, and probably more than that if it’s the first time you are playing it. The figures look cool but since they’re all the same color it’s hard to tell some apart. They only include 5 small dice in the box, this slowed down combat and such so I ordered extra dice online so each player had access to 5 dice at all time. In the end I love this game and it’s a lot of fun, but I’ve invested hours of my time trying to learn all the rules, you definitely will be looking in the instructions a lot the first few time you play. I really like the mechanics of moving the fellowship and hunting for the ring. I just wish they would have included more six sided dice in the box and made the figure easier to tell apart out of the box.
War of the Ring uses a simple action die system, wherein each side rolls a set of specially designed dice (very pretty, actually) at the beginning of their turn. The die faces have symbols that allow for a set of 6 basic actions (i.e. move an army, move a character, recruit more army units, play special event cards, combat cards, move the fellowship, etc.). Players alternate choosing an action die and playing that action until both sides have used all of their dice. A large set of character and event cards (which are/can be activated by the dice) supplement the each players turns giving them a powerful ability, or allowing them to 'break the rules' for a turn, are another key feature of the game.
As I mentioned earlier, War of the Ring is a game all about choices; sometimes obvious choices, sometimes powerful, game winning choices, but more often terrible choices. Every decision, every move presents the player (especially the Free peoples player) with an, "if I do action A, I will get this really cool benefit, but I will lose out on action B, which is also a really cool ability and might help me later in the game." This creates an intense tension on every turn that can have both players sweating bullets!
The Shadow player must balance his ability to win an outright military victory with the slower, more deliberate strategy to corrupt the ringbearer and regain the One Ring. Ignore the One Ring and throw all of his dice into conquering Middle-Earth in a lightning military campaign, and the Fellowship might just sneak into Mordor unseen and destroy the ring! Play too cautious and wait for the One Ring to corrupt the Fellowship, and the Free Peoples of Middle-Earth just might unite and pull out a miracle and defeat the forces of darkness.
For the Free Peoples player, the choices are even more dire. The Shadow has unlimited military power, making a straight up confrontation virtual suicide (though it can be done). Time is on Sauron's side. Do you try to go for a lightning quick drive for Mordor with the Fellowship? But, alas, the Shadow has many servants. The faster the Fellowship moves, the easier they are to track, Once the Shadow player finds the fellowship, he has many weapons to force the ringbearer to use the ring for protection and defense, thus driving poor Frodo closer and closer to total corruption! Do you move the fellowship slow and stealthly? While safer, it give the Shadow time to muster his limitless armies to sweep across Middle-Earth before you can reach Mount Doom! Do you gamble on a near suicidal attempt to take on the forces of Mordor head on and hope for a miracle, or do you play for time-sacrificing whole armies, or even entire nations, of Men, Elves and Dwarves just so that the Fellowship can inch closer to Mordor? Allow Lorien to burn just so the Fellowship and sneak off in an unexpected direction, thus fooling the Dark Lord?
These are the tough choices the players in War Of The Ring must make, and why the game is so brilliant.