As we wrote in the previous article of this series, it’s been almost ten years since we designed War of the Ring. Now, we finally have the chance to follow a dream we’ve had for a long time: to create a strategy game based on “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien. There is not a lot of military action in that book… but as you know, there …
“The Battle of Five Armies” is the upcoming new game from Ares Games, the first entirely stand-alone new game in the “War of the Ring” line, and created by the same design team – Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi and Francesco Nepitello. This is the first article in a series of Designer’s Notes, where the authors tell us about the development of the game. We designed …
The War of the Ring section has been updated with the upcoming game The Battle of Five Armies. To see the game description, box contents and other data, visit the new page here.
A new game will come soon in the War of the Ring line. “The Battle of Five Armies”, announced last year, is a stand alone, self-contained game, that recreates the epic conclusion of The Hobbit, the world-renowned masterpiece by J.R.R. Tolkien. Battle of Five Armies is scheduled to release next Spring, and it’s time to know more about the game. In this article, we present the …
Ares Games will present three new releases at the Essen Spiel 2013 (October 24-27, in Germany): The new edition of Inkognito, the classic deduction game designed by Leo Colovini and Alex Randolph; the tactical Age of Sail game Sails of Glory; and the cooperative Sci-Fi game Galaxy Defenders. It will be possible to play all three new games In the Ares Games booth (Hall 3, C123). …
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