This new edition of the game introduces a few subtle but important changes. For this reason, we recommend a careful reading of the rules, even to experienced players. The main changes are summarized here to the benefit of players already familiar with the previous edition. Note that changes which are purely formal, but do not affect the game play, are not listed here. In addition to …
After landing at our U.S. warehouse just before Thanksgiving Day (a sure sign of good luck!), WAR OF THE RING 2nd Edition is now shipping to North American Distributors, and is expected to hit stores in early December. The initial shipment is sold out already, at least from the publisher’s point of view (the entire print run is shipping out to distributors based upon pre-order). Fortunately, …
Among the rules of War of the Ring, there was a little one which was apparently almost negligible when we first put it on the paper, but over time became the central point of one of the “Ace up the sleeve”-like strategies of the Shadow player – how the Fellowship enters Mordor. In first edition, players found a way to exploit the rule which requires the …
The Event Card system in War of the Ring is, without any doubt, an essential element in making the game what it is. Events add the narrative depth that a game based upon a book requires- Events also introduce a level of unpredictability which give to War of the Ring a high longevity, in spite of being a single-scenario game. Depending on the Event cards draw, …
The long awaited new edition of War of the Ring board game is going to be released in English by the end of the month, and Ares Games has good news also for the non-English speaking players. The game is going to be published in three more languages next year, in cooperation with international partners: Devir, in Spain, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, in Germany, and Red Glove, in …
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