At the beginning of the game the Shadow is positioned to immediately strike at Rohan and with little effort from the enemy’s side both Gondor and the DEW-line (Dale, Erebor, and the Woodland Realm) can come under attack quite early in the game. These areas must be defended to buy Frodo enough time to succeed in his quest to destroy the One Ring. As the Free …
War of the Ring is very much a game about choices and at its core is the choice of which path to take in your endeavor to defeat the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. The most obvious strategy for the Shadow player is to try to crush the enemy Armies and capture the Settlements of the Free Peoples. However, if the One Ring manages to corrupt the …
The downloadable PDF file of the War of the Ring Player’s Aid is now available as a free download in the Downloads section of our website. If you missed it, remember to take a look at the downloadable PDF of the Breaking of the Fellowship scenario.
This file includes the War of the Ring Second Edition Player Aid (Game Turn, Resolving a Battle, Activating Free Peoples Nations, Advancing a Political Position); the Action Dice Reference Chart; and a two-page Glossary of the essential game terms. Updated 04/11/2017.
The Fellowship of the Ring is the key to your success as the Free Peoples player. Managed correctly, it will assure you a good chance of winning – but managed poorly, it will be your undoing for sure. As soon as the Fellowship reaches the Crack of Doom you win. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Unfortunately the road is not as easy at it first might seem. …
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