The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game

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The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
Low resolution The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game box and example gameplay layout
Other name(s) 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
Designer(s) Nate French
Publisher(s) Fantasy Flight Games
Publication date April 20, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-04-20) [1]
Years active 2011 - present
Genre(s) Co-operative Living Card Game (LCG) with Deck Building
Language(s) English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Polish, Czech, Chinese
Players 1 - 4 [2]
(Best with 2 players [3])
Age range 12+ [3] (13+ recommended [2])
Setup time < 5 minutes
(excluding deck building)
Playing time 30 - 90 minutes [2]
(typical: 60 minutes [3])
Random chance Some (card drawing, deck building)
Skill(s) required Card playing, Deck building, Logic, Strategy
Material(s) 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

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 an "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]

Community

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]

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  7. ↑ http://talesfromthecards.wordpress.com/deck-building-101/
  8. ↑ http://cardboardoftherings.com/
  9. ↑ http://greycompanypodcast.wordpress.com/
  10. ↑ http://talesfromthecards.wordpress.com/
  11. ↑ http://hallofbeorn.wordpress.com/
  12. ↑ http://masteroflore.wordpress.com/
  13. ↑ http://dorcuarthol.wordpress.com/
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