The core of the expansion, for the Free Peoples player, was well defined: Elrond; Galadriel and Gandalf, Bearer of Narya; their new Keeper’s dice; and the extra abilities that the Elven Rings had when these characters entered play. The Balrog of Moria, Evil of the Ancient World For the Shadow Player, we had an almost symmetrical extension. The alternate version of the Witch-king, who gave to …
One of the greatest challenges in designing an expansion for War of the Ring is how to add new elements to the game without breaking the balance. The action dice system is especially important. In War of the Ring, the Shadow has a significantly greater number of actions in a turn than the Free Peoples, starting with 7 dice against 4, and with the possibility of …
Possibly one of the most controversial new characters in the 1st edition expansion, Battles of the Third Age, was the alternate version of the Witch-king, the Chief of the Ringwraiths. The Chief of the Ringwraiths was originally designed to be an alternative to the “main” version of the Witch-king, the Black Captain. The Black Captain was supposed to be a powerful military leader, while the Chief …
The upcoming products of the War of the Ring line are now online in the game’s section, featuring the expansion Lords of Middle-earth and the new version of the Card Box and Sleeves, with a portrait of Gandalf the Grey in the thin box. Visit the War of the Ring section to check the new items.
Since the beginning of the development of Lords of Middle-earth, we realized how important to the new expansion the “Lords” featured in the title were going to be. Elrond and Galadriel are two of the most important personalities in War of the Ring, and possibly the most stalwart opponents of Sauron in Middle-earth, together with Gandalf. It’s surely not a chance that the three of them …
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