Designers Roberto Di MeglioMarco MaggiFrancesco Nepitello Publisher Ares Games Players 2-4 Playtime 150-180 mins Suggested Age 13 and up Honors 2004 Lucca Games Best Original Game 2004 Tric Trac Nominee 2005 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Two-players 2005 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Advanced Game Nominee 2006 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Two-players 2007 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee Expansions War of the Ring (second edition): Upgrade Kit War of the Ring: Lords of Middle-earth War of the Ring: Warriors of Middle-earth War of the Ring: The Fate of Erebor War of the Ring: Kings of Middle-earth Accessories Meeple Realty - The Shire (Compatible with War of the Ring) Sleeve Kings - War of the Ring (110 pack) Folded Space - War of the Ring (Second Edition) War of the Ring – Card Box and Sleeves (Theoden Version) War of the Ring (Second Edition) - Deluxe Game Mat Additional Info 115746/war-of-the-ring-second-edition http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/1309396/war-of-the-ring-second-edition/reviews In War of the Ring, one player takes control of the Free Peoples (FP), the other player controls Shadow Armies (SA).Initially, the Free People Nations are reluctant to take arms against Sauron, so they must be attacked by Sauron or persuaded by Gandalf or other Companions, before they start to fight properly: this is represented by the Political Track, which shows if a Nation is ready to fight in the War of the Ring or not.The game can be won by a military victory, if Sauron conquers a certain number of Free People cities and strongholds or vice versa. But the true hope of the Free Peoples lies with the quest of the Ringbearer: while the armies clash across Middle Earth, the Fellowship of the Ring is trying to get secretly to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Sauron is not aware of the real intention of his enemies but is looking across Middle Earth for the precious Ring, so that the Fellowship is going to face numerous dangers, represented by the rules of The Hunt for the Ring. But the Companions can spur the Free Peoples to the fight against Sauron, so the Free People player must balance the need to protect the Ringbearer from harm, against the attempt to raise a proper defense against the armies of the Shadow, so that they do not overrun Middle Earth before the Ringbearer completes his quest.Each game turn revolves around the roll of Action Dice: each die corresponds to an action that a player can do during a turn. Depending on the face rolled on each die, different actions are possible (moving armies, characters, recruiting troops, advancing a Political Track).Action dice can also be used to draw or play Event Cards. Event Cards are played to represent specific events from the story (or events which could possibly have happened) which cannot be portrayed through normal game-play. Each Event Card can also create an unexpected turn in the game, allowing special actions or altering the course of a battle.Re-implements: War of the Ring (first edition)
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