Risk: The Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game)

2003

Barry Yearsley, Jean-René Vernes, Richard Borg, Stephen Baker

BGG Geek Rating

5.7

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BGG Average Rating

6.4

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Players

2-4

Weight

2.53/5.00

Playtime

120 min

Age

9+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Dice Rolling Campaign / Battle Card Driven Area Majority / Influence Area Movement

📂 Categories

Novel-based Expansion for Base-game Adventure Fantasy Movies / TV / Radio theme Wargame Novel-based

🏢 Publishers

Hasbro Parker Brothers

📖 About This Game

This is the expansion set for Risk: Lord of the Rings, which only covered the story through The Two Towers. This set adds a board with the remaining areas of the map to include Gondor, Mordor and Haradwaith along with additional units and cards for all 4 players (yellow, green, black and red). Also included is a bonus 2-player game centered on the siege of Minas Tirith with the play area for that on the reverse side of the board. This edition/release is so far only available in Europe and comes in English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Danish and Swedish editions.