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The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King box art
2003 Ranked #14,924

The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Play event cards to drive map pressure and long-term timing.

Wargames Fantasy Miniatures Campaign / Battle Card Driven Variable Player Powers

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3/5

Rating

7.36

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.0/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

From the Game Box: "Relive the battles of The Return of the King film and book with The Lord of the Rings tabletop strategy battle game for two or more players.

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From the Game Box: "Relive the battles of The Return of the King film and book with The Lord of the Rings tabletop strategy battle game for two or more players. In this box you'll a rules manual, dice and 48 highly detailed plastic miniatures - The ideal way to start your collection." Contents of the Box: - 176 page full colour rules manual including a chapter on The War of the Ring, allowing you to relive the battles that rage across Middle Earth. - 48 highly detailed plastic miniatures (24 warriors of Minas Tirith and 24 Mordor Orcs) - Stone Ruins of Middle Earth (Plastic Scenery pieces) - Dice Re-implemented by: The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game Integrates with: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
1–3
Play time
90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Alessio Cavatore Rick Priestley Matthew Ward

Artists

4
John Blanche David Gallagher Nuala Kennedy Markus Trenkner

Publishers

1
Games Workshop Ltd.