| DESCRIPTION
Based on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy by J.R.R Tolkien.
All about the hills the hosts of Mordor raged. The Captains of the West were
foundering in a gathering sea. The sun gleamed red, and under the wings of the
Nazgul the shadows of death fell dark upon the earth.
From the land of Mordor, the dark lord Sauron seeks to conquer Middle Earth and
its people. To be sure of domination, he lacks only the One Ring, the master
ring; the artifact that forms the very foundation of his power, but cut from his
hand long ago.
By chance or fate, the small Hobbit Frodo Baggins from the peaceful Shire, has
come into possession of the master ring. Counseled by th Elves and the wizard
Gandalf, Frodo has made a heroic decision. With his servant Samwise and seven
other brave companions, Frodo wil undertake a desperate journey into darkness.
Secretly, by stealth and by hidden paths, this fellowship must travel the long
leagues of Middle Earth and find their way into Mordor, into the very land of
Sauron himself. Here, Frodo must seek the Mountain of Doom, and cast the ring
into its fire; destroying the power of Sauron forever. Yet, as the Fellowship
advances towards its fateful goal, its heroes will be needed to rouse the forces
of the scattered nations of Middle Earth before they are overun by the armies of
shadow.
Never suspecting a threat to the ring itself, Sauron fears above all that a
mighty leader will emerge in the west with the power to wield the ring and
threaten his dominion. Before such a threat can take shape, the lord of Mordor
know that he must strike fast and hard, quickly laying waste to all resistance.
The War of the Ring has begun!
The War of the Ring board game is a grand strategic simulation of Tolkien's Lord
of the Rings trilogy.
While the Fellowship of the Ring advances towards Mordor, the Dark Lord Sauron
tries to find the location of the Ring-bearer, and unleashes his armies against
the last strongholds of the Free Peoples.
Faithful to the epic flavor of the books, characters and strongholds play a
major role in the flow of the game and represent the main focus of the action. A
simple and fun, dice-based, resource management mechanism is used to determine
the various types of action possible for each player. Smooth, original mechanics
have been devised to handle the hidden movement of the Fellowship and the Hunt
for the Ring.
This enormous game includes a gameboard depicting a large color map of Middle
Earth; 200+ plastic figures representing the Armies and Characters of the War of
the Ring, including the Nazgul, each member of the Fellowship of the Ring,
Shadow Army units, Free People Army and Leader units and Minions of the Shadow;
135 die-cut cardboard counters; 100+ cards for Events and Characters; and over
20 dice! |
COMPONENTS
1 game board
10 Shadow action dice
6 Free Peoples action dice
5 6-sided combat dice
204 plastic figures:
- 90 Shadow Army units
- 75 Free People Army units
- 20 Free People Leaders
- 8 Nazgûl
- 8 Fellowship members
- 3 Minions of Shadow
137 cardboard counters:
- 24 hunt tiles
- 18 settlement control markers
- 1 Fellowship progress counter
- 1 corruption counter
- 2 "leading player" tokens
- 3 "elven rings" counters
- 8 national political counters
- 71 army unit replacement - counters
- 7 companion counters
- 1 "Aragorn, Heir to Isildur" marker
- 1 "Gandalf the White" marker
96 event cards
14 character cards
Rulebook
Introductory rules pamphlet
Player aids folder
| AWARDS |
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International Gamers Awards
Best 2-player Game 2005 |
BATTLES OF THE THIRD AGE
More armies and figures - Ents, Dunlendings, Siege Towers, Catapults, Orc
Archers, and more. Re-fight the Battle of Helm's Deep and Minash Tirith. Add a
whole new dimension to War of the Ring! Get the Battles of the
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Buy both items for only RM406
and save RM72!
Normal MSRP RM478 |
