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| Other names | Der Herr der Ringe: Das Kartenspiel Pán prstenů: Karetní hra Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Le jeu de cartes O Senhor dos Anéis: Card Game El Señor de los Anillos: El Juego de Cartas Il Signore degli Anelli: Il Gioco di Carte Władca Pierścieni: Gra Karciana Ο Άρχοντας των Δαχτυλιδιών 魔戒：卡牌版 |
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| Designers | Nate French |
| Illustrators | Various artists |
| Publishers | Fantasy Flight Games |
| Publication | April 20, 2011 [1] |
| Years active | 2011 - present |
| Genres | Co-operative Living Card Game (LCG) with Deck Building |
| Languages | English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Polish, Czech, Chinese |
| Players | 1 - 4 [2] (Best with 2 players [3]) |
| Setup time | < 5 minutes (excluding deck building) |
| Playing time | 30 - 90 minutes [2] (typical: 60 minutes [3]) |
| Chance | Some (card drawing, deck building) |
| Age range | 12+ [3] (13+ recommended [2]) |
| Skills | Card playing, Deck building, Logic, Strategy |
| Materials required | Optional: Pen and paper for scoring |
| Media type | Playing cards |
| Website | The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game — Fantasy Flight Games |
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is produced by Fantasy Flight Games. It is a cooperative game set in the fantasy world of JRR Tolkien's books. The initial time-frame for the game is between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring,[4] although later Saga expansions have broadened this,[5] allowing players to replay the events of Tolkien's novels.
Mechanics
[edit]Like other games in Fantasy Flight's Living Card Game line, it has a deck building element and regularly released expansions similar to a collectible card game, but without the randomized card distribution.[6]
Unlike most card games of this type, it may be played either solitaire or with a group. Although the core set only supports up to two players, the game can be played with 3 or 4 via additional core sets. Players are not opponents to each other, but cooperate against a randomised "encounter deck" which represents the forces of Sauron and produces the obstacles that the adventurers have to conquer.
Each player has their own cards: their heroes (up to 3) which start in play, and a deck of at least 50 cards, composed of allies, attachments (such as weapons, armor, and other items) and events. Although the core set comes with pre-constructed decks, deck construction is a major aspect of the game, and many players build their own decks, utilising cards from the various expansions.[7]
Translations
[edit]Some localisations of the game have been discontinued. - https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/106245-third-world-lotr-problems/ (find proper sources).
Community
[edit]This section must probably be removed.
The Lord of the Rings Living Card Game has an active following, with multiple podcasts and blogs dedicated to discussing gameplay, strategy, deck-building and news, as well as providing custom content.
Podcasts: Cardboard of the Rings[8] The Grey Company[9]
Blogs: Tales From the Cards[10] Hall of Beorn[11] Master of Lore[12] Dor Cuarthol[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Your Tale Begins Today". Fantasy Flight Games. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game". Fantasy Flight Games. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game". Boardgame Geek. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Build Your Fellowship". Fantasy Flight Games. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill". Fantasy Flight Games. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "LCG Player's Guide". Fantasy Flight Games. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ http://talesfromthecards.wordpress.com/deck-building-101/
- ^ http://cardboardoftherings.com/
- ^ http://greycompanypodcast.wordpress.com/
- ^ http://talesfromthecards.wordpress.com/
- ^ http://hallofbeorn.wordpress.com/
- ^ http://masteroflore.wordpress.com/
- ^ http://dorcuarthol.wordpress.com/
External links
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