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Designer(s) | Nate French |
Publisher(s) | Fantasy Flight Games |
Publication date | 20 April 2011; 8 years ago[1] |
Years active | 2011 - present |
Genre(s) | Co-operativeLiving 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]) |
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 |
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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 the 17 years between Bilbo leaving the Shire and Frodo following him.
Mechanics[edit]
Like other games in Fantasy Flight's Living Card Game line, it has deck construction and regularly released expansions similar to a collectible card game, but without the randomized card distribution.[4]
Unlike most card games of this type, it may be played either solitaire or with a group. Although a core set only supports up to 2 players, the game can be played by 3 or 4 with an additional core set. Unusually, players are not opponents 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.[5]
Community[edit]
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[6] The Grey Company[7] The Mouth of Sauron[8]
Blogs: Tales From the Cards[9], Hall of Beorn[10], Master of Lore[11], Dor Cuarthol[12], Vision of the Palantir[13].
Expansions[edit]
There are several types of expansion to this game. Each Deluxe Expansion (and the core set) contain 3 quests and begins a new cycle, which usually share a mechanical or story driven theme. These releases are supplemented by 6 Adventure Packs for a total of 9 quests per cycle.
The Saga Expansions follow the story of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The latter introduced a mode of play called Campaign mode allowing for some degree of permanence between the quests telling the story. Players can earn powerful 'Boon' cards, which can be used in following quests, as well as 'Burden' cards which make future quests more difficult.
The Standalone Scenarios are one-off quests released without any player cards. Fantasy Flight Games usually releases one to coincide with their Gen Con event and their Fellowship (in house) event. They have often been more difficult than a standard quest and allow the designers to experiment with ideas outside the confines of the main game.
Name of the expansion | Type of expansion | SKU | Release year |
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Khazad-dum | Deluxe Expansion | MEC08 | 2011 |
Heirs of Numenor | Deluxe Expansion | MEC17 | 2012 |
The Voice of Isengard | Deluxe Expansion | MEC25 | 2014 |
The Lost Realm | Deluxe Expansion | MEC38 | 2015 |
The Grey Havens | Deluxe Expansion | MEC47 | 2015 |
The Sands of Harad | Deluxe Expansion | MEC55 | 2016 |
The Wilds of Rhovanion | Deluxe Expansion | MEC65 | 2018 |
A Shadow in the East | Deluxe Expansion | MEC77 | 2019 |
The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill | Saga Expansion | MEC16 | 2012 |
The Hobbit: On the Doorstep | Saga Expansion | MEC24 | 2013 |
The Black Riders | Saga Expansion | MEC32 | 2013 |
The Road Darkens | Saga Expansion | MEC34 | 2014 |
The Treason of Saruman | Saga Expansion | MEC45 | 2015 |
The Land of Shadow | Saga Expansion | MEC46 | 2015 |
The Flame of the West | Saga Expansion | MEC54 | 2016 |
The Mountain of Fire | Saga Expansion | MEC62 | 2017 |
The Massing at Osgiliath | Standalone Scenarios | uMEC15 | 2011 |
The Battle of Laketown | Standalone Scenarios | uMEC35 | 2012 |
The Stone of Erech | Standalone Scenarios | uMEC33 | 2013 |
Fog on the Barrow-downs | Standalone Scenarios | uMEC36 | 2014 |
The Old Forest | Standalone Scenarios | uMEC37 | 2014 |
The Ruins of Belegost | Standalone Scenarios | uMEC63 | 2015 |
Murder at the Prancing Pony | Standalone Scenarios | uMEC64 | 2015 |
The Siege of Annuminas | Standalone Scenarios | uMEC72 | 2016 |
Attack on Dol Guldur | Standalone Scenarios | uMEC74 | 2017 |
Adventure Pack Cycles continue the story of Deluxe Expansions, or, in case of the Shadows of Mirkwood Cycle, the Base Game. Each Deluxe expansion provides three scenario's, and each Adventure Pack in the associated Cycle provides one more scenario, along with several Player and Monster Cards. An Adventure pack consists of 60 fixed cards.
Adventure Pack name | Cycle | Expansion | SKU |
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The Hunt for Gollum | Shadows of Mirkwood | Base Game | MEC02 |
Conflict at the Carrock | Shadows of Mirkwood | Base Game | MEC03 |
A Journey to Rhosgobel | Shadows of Mirkwood | Base Game | MEC04 |
The Hills of Emyn Muil | Shadows of Mirkwood | Base Game | MEC05 |
The Dead Marshes | Shadows of Mirkwood | Base Game | MEC06 |
Return to Mirkwood | Shadows of Mirkwood | Base Game | MEC07 |
The Redhorn Gate | Dwarrowdelf | Khazad-dum | MEC09 |
Road to Rivendell | Dwarrowdelf | Khazad-dum | MEC10 |
The Watcher in the Water | Dwarrowdelf | Khazad-dum | MEC11 |
The Long Dark | Dwarrowdelf | Khazad-dum | MEC12 |
Foundations of Stone | Dwarrowdelf | Khazad-dum | MEC13 |
Shadow and Flame | Dwarrowdelf | Khazad-dum | MEC14 |
The Steward's Fear | Against the Shadow | Heirs of Numenor | MEC18 |
The Druadan Forest | Against the Shadow | Heirs of Numenor | MEC19 |
Encounter at Amon Din | Against the Shadow | Heirs of Numenor | MEC20 |
Assault on Osgiliath | Against the Shadow | Heirs of Numenor | MEC21 |
The Blood of Gondor | Against the Shadow | Heirs of Numenor | MEC22 |
The Morgul Vale | Against the Shadow | Heirs of Numenor | MEC23 |
The Dunland Trap | The Ring-maker | The Voice of Isengard | MEC26 |
The Three Trials | The Ring-maker | The Voice of Isengard | MEC27 |
Trouble in Tharbad | The Ring-maker | The Voice of Isengard | MEC28 |
The Nin-in-Eilph | The Ring-maker | The Voice of Isengard | MEC29 |
Celebrimbor's Secret | The Ring-maker | The Voice of Isengard | MEC30 |
The Antlered Crown | The Ring-maker | The Voice of Isengard | MEC31 |
The Wastes of Eriador | Angmar Awakened | The Lost Realm | MEC39 |
Escape from Mount Gram | Angmar Awakened | The Lost Realm | MEC40 |
Across the Ettenmoors | Angmar Awakened | The Lost Realm | MEC41 |
The Treachery of Rhudaur | Angmar Awakened | The Lost Realm | MEC42 |
The Battle of Carn Dûm | Angmar Awakened | The Lost Realm | MEC43 |
The Dread Realm | Angmar Awakened | The Lost Realm | MEC44 |
Flight of the Srormcaller | Dream Chaser | The Grey Havens | MEC48 |
The Thing in the Depths | Dream Chaser | The Grey Havens | MEC49 |
Temple of the Deceived | Dream Chaser | The Grey Havens | MEC50 |
The Drowned Ruins | Dream Chaser | The Grey Havens | MEC51 |
A Storm on Cobas Haven | Dream Chaser | The Grey Havens | MEC52 |
The City of Corsairs | Dream Chaser | The Grey Havens | MEC53 |
The Mûmakil | Haradrim | The Sands of Harad | MEC56 |
Race Across Harad | Haradrim | The Sands of Harad | MEC57 |
Beneath the Sands | Haradrim | The Sands of Harad | MEC58 |
The Black Serpent | Haradrim | The Sands of Harad | MEC59 |
The Dungeons of Cirith Gurat | Haradrim | The Sands of Harad | MEC60 |
The Crossings of Poros | Haradrim | The Sands of Harad | MEC61 |
The Withered Heath | Ered Mithrin | The Wilds of Rhovanion | MEC66 |
Roam Across Rhovanion | Ered Mithrin | The Wilds of Rhovanion | MEC67 |
Fire in the Night | Ered Mithrin | The Wilds of Rhovanion | MEC68 |
The Ghost of Framsburg | Ered Mithrin | The Wilds of Rhovanion | MEC69 |
Mount Gundabad | Ered Mithrin | The Wilds of Rhovanion | MEC70 |
The Fate of Wilderland | Ered Mithrin | The Wilds of Rhovanion | MEC71 |
Wrath and Ruin | Vengeance of Mordor | A Shadow in the East | MEC78 |
The City of Ulfast | Vengeance of Mordor | A Shadow in the East | MEC79 |
Digital adaptation[edit]
Fantasy Flight Interactive developed a digital version of the game for Microsoft Windows, which was released on 28 August 2018.[14] The game, still in an early access phase, was made free to play at its full release.[15]. In E3 2019, an Xbox version was announced. [16] In June 2019, it was announced that the release of a PS4 port was planned for 8 August 2019 [17] The game release date is now 28 August 2019 for PC, MAC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PS4 versions[18]
References[edit]
- ^'Your Tale Begins Today'. Fantasy Flight Games. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ abc'The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game'. Fantasy Flight Games. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ abc'The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game'. Boardgame Geek. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^'LCG Player's Guide'. Fantasy Flight Games. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^'Deck Building 101'. Tales from the Cards. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^'Cardboard of the rings'. Cardboard of the rings. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^'Grey Company Podcast'. Grey Company Podcast. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^'The Mouth of Sauron Podcast'. The Mouth of Sauron Podcast. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^'Tales from the Cards'. Tales from the Cards. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^'Hall of Beorn'. Hall of Beorn. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^'Master of Lore'. Master of Lore. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^'Dor Cuarthol'. Dor Cuarthol. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^'Vision Of The Palantir'. Vision Of The Palantir. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^'The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game on Steam'. store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^Tarason, Dominic (9 December 2017). 'Fantasy Flight Interactive are bringing The Lord Of The Rings LCG to Steam via Early Access'. PCGamesN. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^https://www.trueachievements.com/n38060/the-lord-of-the-rings-adventure-card-game-announced-coming-to-game-pass
- ^https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2019/06/10/the-lord-of-the-rings-adventure-card-game-is-coming-to-ps4-this-august/
- ^'The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game'. GameSpot. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
External links[edit]
- Lord of the Rings: The Card Game at BoardGameGeek
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Carry On!
My new custom The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game box:I'll start by saying this: I'm not the original. Nope, I got the idea from xBino's For the love of gaming: Lord of the Rings LCG Playmat and Storage Solution. I'm sure others of you have seen his incredible custom LoTR LCG boxes. I was very impressed but doubted I could ever make such an amazing set.
Last month, for whatever reason, I got inspired to try. Having done my first box and now working on my second, I wanted to share some pics and hopefully inspire others. Why? Because I learned that making a box like this is actually within my capabilities... and I'm not much of a handy man! Now I'm thinking of doing a box for Android: Netrunner, Doomtown: Reloaded, or even Sentinels of the Multiverse. So if you'd like to learn, here's how I did it:
First off, let me back up: I got into this incredible game at the very beginning. Every adventure pack, every expansion was an instant preorder. I credit my Level 9 buyer status on Coolstuffinc.com largely to my addictions to LoTR LCG and Android Netrunner. I have an incessant completest need (except the nightmare decks; the regular game kicks my butt enough, I'm no masochist) and therefore I quickly ran out of space in the core box. Soon I had two core boxes to contain all the cards. It was alarming how quickly those filled up! Faced with the need for larger storage, I turned to the bgg forums. Alas, there I saw XBino's custom boxes. And yes, I coveted it! Fast forward to me starting my own:
Box Supplies:
-Hobby Lobby wood box
-Can of all purpose polyurethane
-150 grain sand paper
-Black spray paint (primer/paint works well)
-Label paper; full sheet size
-X-acto knife
Interior Box Supplies
-Broken Token insert; either standard or horizontal
-Thick printer card stock paper
Box:
1. The wood boxes can be purchased at Hobby Lobby. It's called the 'All Media Artist's Supply Sketch Box' It retails for $24.99, SKU: 125005 but your supply costs can be partly mitigated by printing that good ol'40% coupon from their website.
2. Next I sanded the entire box lightly with 150 grain sandpaper. Make sure you get all the dust off.
3. Put one coat of polyurethane over the entire box, inside and out. This is important, it helps the label paper stick well to the box but peal off easily when it's time to remove it.
4. Find the silhouette you'd like on your box. I'd suggest using Google Images and search for 'The One Ring' 'The Tree of Gondor' 'Lord of the Rings Silhouette'
5. Print the image on your label paper, let it dry and fix it to the center of the box.
6. Here's the part that takes some time... use your x-acto knife to carefully cut out all the black parts. Carefully peel the black portions out.
7. Using extra paper and tape, mask off the rest of the box. It's important so you don't get over-spray on the rest of the box.
8. Apply a LIGHT coat of black spray paint to the front. Let it dry and reapply 2 or 3 times. Just make sure it's a light coat!
9. Wait a full 24 hours for drying and then carefully remove the masking material and label paper.
10. Be sure to protect your hard work with a few coats of polyurethane.
You can be done there but if you're like me, the inside has got to look as good as the outside. Now for the interior.
1. I purchased an organizer that is designed for this box from the BrokenToken. They are about $25 on their website or 30 on amazon. But please note, there are three sizes; standard, euro, and horizontal. DON'T GET EURO! Get standard if you want your cards vertical. Get horizontal if... well, it's kinda obvious. Although they arrive fully usable, I chose to paint mine black and I'm glad I did. It's up to you. Note; on mine, the interior box is natural with polyurethane, the dividers are black.
2. Next is the card dividers. The very best printable dividers are from
(GeckoTH)
There's a file for vertical and for horiztonal dividers, you can locate them on the GeckoTH's LOTR Dividers - Vertical or GeckoTH's LOTR Dividers. And thank you so much for keeping up this file GeckoTH, you rock and I appreciate you! Print you're desired style on thick card stock. Then take it to a print shop and have them laminate the cards with their thickest laminate. Now for cutting them out... sigh, this part sucked. I used a Friskar blade to get the square cuts and a very sharp pair of scissors to get the tabs.
It took a long time but the results are worth it. It'd be easier if it wasn't laminated but the laminate helps it really last and stand strong.
And there you have it! I'm currently working on my second box, stay tuned for updated pixs... here's a little preview!
Let me know if you have questions, suggestions or ideas!
Carry On!
!!!Update!!! -22Dec2015
I've since completed my second box:
Having completed two, I've learned several things that may help others achieve the best box possible.
1. Carefully choose the box from Hobby Lobby. My first box was beautiful, the second was sprayed with a finish while the tags were on the box. This resulted in the box having uneven tones. I corrected this with the use of the vertical silver lines. Still, a careful examination shows tone lines to the bottom right of the box. Doesn't destroy the box but it's suboptimal. See below:
2. Beware of differing wood grain between your boxes, make sure the grain pattern is similar. If you note the picture below, you'll see the one to the right has a striking pattern while the left one is just meh
3. Inserts are important! Dividers are important! I used the BrokenToken inserts and spray painted them black. If you notice carefully, one box uses the horizontal dividers, the other is the vertical dividers. There's quite a bit of extra space in the vertical dividers, even with sleeved cards. I actually prefer the horizontal for the fit, but I like having vertical cards for my fellowship cards: hero/ally/attachment/events.
You'll notice that the dividers are different in each box; one I cut the tab before laminating, the other, I cut the tabs after. Perhaps seeing both will help you determine which you'd prefer.
And that's it for now! Hope you've enjoyed this discussion. If you're inspired to do one of your own, please post a pic to the comments!
-Carry On!
PS: See below for a preview of the next project!
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