2025Ian Brody
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2 players90 - 120 minHeavy weight
War of the Ring: The Card Game
2022Ian Brody
- Videos
- 105
- Creators
- 76
Mainly reviews and playthroughs. War of the Ring: The Card Game is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 36 reviews, 20 how-to-play guides, 31 recorded sessions, 11 unboxings, and 7 other videos.
2 - 4 players
90 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Inspired by the best-selling and award-winning War of the Ring board game, War of the Ring: The Card Game allows players to journey to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and create their own version of the dramatic conflict between the Dark Lord, Sauron, and the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. In War of the Ring: The Card Game, up to 4 players compete in two teams, the Shadow against the Free Peoples, each player using a specific and different card deck representing the strengths and weaknesses of the different factions involved in the war. The Free Peoples desperately try to complete their quest to destroy the One Ring, while at the same time defending their homelands from the encroaching hordes of Sauron and from his evil allies. The Shadow players must strike quickly and decisively, before the Ring-bearers can complete their quest; or try to slowly corrupt Frodo, burdening him with wounds, toil, and the sorrow for the loss of his Companions. During the game, players will take turns playing cards representing the characters, armies, items, and events of the War of the Ring. Each card they play will help or hinder the journey of the Fellowship as it progresses on its Path; or be used to defend or conquer the strongholds of Middle-earth, as they fight to control the new Battleground cards activated in each round. With more than 100 original illustrations from the greatest Tolkienian artists in the world, including an amazing gallery of landscapes from The Shire to Mordor by John and Fataneh Howe, War of the Ring: The Card Game is more than a game – it also a memorable collection for all lovers of the world imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is your chance to forge the destiny of an age, like you never did before! -description from the publisher
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War of the Ring: The Card Game has 105 videos from 76 creators: 36 reviews, 20 how-to-play guides, 31 playthroughs, 11 unboxings and 7 other videos. They date from 2022 to May 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "War of the Rings: The Card Game - How to play overview" by Griggling Games, which runs 28 min. For a quicker teach, "Tocca a te 140 - La Guerra dell'Anello: Il Gioco di Carte" by alkyla runs 15 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "War of the Ring The Card Game Review" by MarcoOmnigamer. 31 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "War of the Ring: The Card Game – Against the Shadow | Playthrough | With Colin" by Meet Me At The Table, one of 31 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Quartermaster General: South Front, Quartermaster General: East Front, Quartermaster General: 1914 and War of the Ring: The Card Game – Fire and Swords, also by Ian Brody. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2022.
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About War of the Ring: The Card Game
From BoardGameGeek:
Inspired by the best-selling and award-winning War of the Ring board game, War of the Ring: The Card Game allows players to journey to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and create their own version of the dramatic conflict between the Dark Lord, Sauron, and the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. In War of the Ring: The Card Game, up to 4 players compete in two teams, the Shadow against the Free Peoples, each player using a specific and different card deck representing the strengths and weaknesses of the different factions involved in the war. The Free Peoples desperately try to complete their quest to destroy the One Ring, while at the same time defending their homelands from the encroaching hordes of Sauron and from his evil allies. The Shadow players must strike quickly and decisively, before the Ring-bearers can complete their quest; or try to slowly corrupt Frodo, burdening him with wounds, toil, and the sorrow for the loss of his Companions. During the game, players will take turns playing cards representing the characters, armies, items, and events of the War of the Ring. Each card they play will help or hinder the journey of the Fellowship as it progresses on its Path; or be used to defend or conquer the strongholds of Middle-earth, as they fight to control the new Battleground cards activated in each round. With more than 100 original illustrations from the greatest Tolkienian artists in the world, including an amazing gallery of landscapes from The Shire to Mordor by John and Fataneh Howe, War of the Ring: The Card Game is more than a game – it also a memorable collection for all lovers of the world imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is your chance to forge the destiny of an age, like you never did before! -description from the publisher
Designer
Ian Brody
Artists
Antonio De Luca, Jon Hodgson, John Howe, Matteo Macchi, Fabio Maiorana, Francesco Mattioli, Andrea Piparo, Dmitry Prosvirnin and 2 more
Publisher
Ares Games
Mechanics
Card-DrivenCombat ResolutionHand ManagementTeam-Based Game