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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth
The players battle on the side of Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, and other companions against the foes of Mordor.
What is The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth
The players battle on the side of Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, and other companions against the foes of Mordor.
Three enemy cards always lie on the table in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Card Game. Each enemy card shows a combination of one (e.g. Orc patrol) to four (e.g. Balrog) symbols, with six different symbols total in the game: sword, axe, spear, bow, fist, and shield. The symbols are not evenly distributed; some are associated with magic, and thus rarer than those associated with mundane weaponry.
In order to beat the enemies, the players collect "fellowships" (groups) of companion cards (which also show some subset of the six symbols) in front of them. Once the symbols of a group match one or more enemy cards, the player can send this group to battle to win them. The group is then discarded.
On their turn a player can either:
Game details
- Players
- 2–4
- Age
- +8
- Duration
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- Light
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2012
- Mechanics
- Hand Management · Open Drafting
- Categories
- Adventure · Card Game · Fantasy
- Designer
- Andreas Zimmermann
- Publisher
- Devir · Ultra PRO · FoxGames · KOSMOS
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How many players is The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth for?
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth plays with 2–4 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 30 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 8.
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