Watch “What's the Deal with the Adventure Book Board Games?,” a board game review for The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Merlin's Manor on YouTube:
In this video, I go over my thoughts on the series of Adventure Book Games produced by Ravensburger Games, which are based on various stories and are played on an actual hardback book where each opening is a new chapter to play.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Gameplay Overview
02:51 Art and Components
04:13 Ease of Play
05:19 Gameplay Review
08:26 Replayability
09:34 Theme
10:16 Final Thoughts
Mainly playthroughs and reviews. The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 12 how-to-play guides, 17 recorded sessions, and 8 unboxings.
1 - 4 players
20 - 160 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, from BoardGameGeek:
In The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, Sauron's shadow has fallen across Middle-earth, and the One Ring must be destroyed. In order to complete their daunting quest, players need to work together to help cherished Lord of the Rings characters journey from The Shire to the fires of Mordor, all while avoiding the Eye of Sauron.
This third entry into Ravensburger's "adventure book" line is broken into eight "chapters" that are experienced over eight different board game "pages". Each new chapter provides puzzles and challenges that players need to overcome to advance the story. The game allows for flexible play for solo or co-operative family gaming, so players can choose their style of adventure, and each chapter takes approximately twenty minutes to play.