Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is a cooperative game for 1 or 2 players where each player controls a band of adventurers who are attempting to complete dangerous quests in Middle-Earth. The players must work together in order to defeat scenarios controlled by the game.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is a cooperative game for 1 or 2 players where each player controls a band of adventurers who are attempting to complete dangerous quests in Middle-Earth. The players must work together in order to defeat scenarios controlled by the game. With the addition of a copy of the core set, up to 4 players can play cooperatively. As a Living Card Game, additional cards and quests are available in regular expansions, allowing players to customize the contents of this set or to create their own original decks. This Two-Player Limited Edition Starter Box comes with two pre-built player decks constructed from previously released cards but with two new heroes and all new graphic design! Also included in this box are two unique scenarios and the threat trackers and tokens required to play them. —description from the publisher