Middle-earth

1995
Coleman Charlton
BGG Geek Rating
6.3
based on 2,041 ratings
BGG Average Rating
7.4
community average
BGG Ranking
#1825
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Players
1-5
Weight
3.74/5.00
Playtime
90 min
Age
12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Variable Player Powers Hand Management Dice Rolling Deck Construction Area Movement

📂 Categories

Novel-based Adventure Card Game Fighting Fantasy Exploration Wargame Novel-based Collectible Components

🎨 Artists

Brian Snoddy Ron Chironna Susan Van Camp Ron Spencer Quinton Hoover Steven Cavallo Dameon Willich Jessica Ney Doug Chaffee Pete Fenlon Jason Hawkins Kevin Ward Pat Morrissey Jon Foster Storn Cook Olivier Frot Stefano Baldo Gail McIntosh Angelo Montanini David G. Martin Steve Otis Doug Beekman Mark Poole Eric David Anderson Angus McBride Heather Hudson April Lee David R. Deitrick Rob Alexander Randy Gallegos Audrey Corman Derek Carbonneau Lori Dietrick Vincent Lujan Ronald Shuey Tom Simonton Pascal Yung Nick Morawitz Tom Dow Brad Williams Margaret Organ-Kean Jo Hartwig Randy Asplund-Faith Zina Saunders Donato Giancola Liz Danforth Donald G. Dennis Rebecca Guay-Mitchell Melissa Benson Darryl Elliott Jeff Reitz Omar Rayyan Malcolm David Monette Christina Wald

🏢 Publishers

999 Games ACE Pelit Oy Hexagonal Iron Crown Enterprises Joc Internacional Queen Games Stratelibri

📖 About This Game

ICE's now-out-of-print CCG (they lost their license to produce Middle-Earth products in 1999). Players take the role of the Istari, or Wizards - most familiarly Gandalf, Saruman, and Radagast, but also Pallando and Alatar - in the struggle against Sauron in Middle-Earth. Each player competes to bring the greatest strength to bear against the Shadow, including Factions such as the Riders of Rohan or the Great Eagles, allies like Gwaihir or Shadowfax, items such as the lost Palantiri, Glamdring, or Narsil, and the completion of various quests - from the relatively straightforward rescue of prisoners through the involved Reforging of the Sword that was Broken, restoration of the White Tree to Minas Tirith, or the quest of quests, the destruction of the One Ring. Players build decks in which half are composed of resource cards and half of hazards, dedicated to the stopping of your opponent. This is where the big bad guys come in, with cards for the 9 Nazgul, a couple of Dragons (Smaug being the recognizable one), Shelob, and the Balrog.