Lord of the Rings: Friends & Foes

2001

Reiner Knizia

BGG Geek Rating

6.4

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BGG Average Rating

7.3

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Players

2-5

Weight

2.71/5.00

Playtime

90 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Modular Board Variable Player Powers Cooperative Game Hand Management Dice Rolling Once-Per-Game Abilities

📂 Categories

Novel-based Expansion for Base-game Adventure Fantasy Novel-based

🎨 Artists

John Howe

🏢 Publishers

999 Games Fantasy Flight Games Hasbro KOSMOS Parker Brothers Sophisticated Games Tilsit

📖 About This Game

This expansion to the The Lord of the Rings board game adds two new scenario boards (Bree and Isengard), 13 new feature cards and 3 new Gandalf cards. It also adds two completely new features to the game: Foe cards which add a major new aspect to the game; and Character Ability cards which give each character a unique one-shot ability. Expanded by The Black Gate / Das Schwarze Tor A small 4 card package. Given away free at cons/fairs or gamestores. Freely printable from the Reiner Knizia Promos webpage or the files section of the expansion.