The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
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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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| Designer(s) | Nate French |
| Publisher(s) | Fantasy Flight Games |
| Publication date | April 20, 2011 [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]
References
- ↑ "Your Tale Begins Today". Fantasy Flight Games. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 "The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game". Fantasy Flight Games. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 "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/