Ringgeister
BGG rank
BGG #30,935
BGG rating
5.0

Ringgeister

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Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 120 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 2.1/5

Rules assistant for Ringgeister

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Ringgeister is a board game released in 1992 for 2–4 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Jo Hartwig and its main mechanics are Point to Point Movement and Modular Board.

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About the game

Game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Played on a randomly assembled board composed of 12 octagonal and 11 square pieces, with one corner representing the hobbits' home and the other Mt. Doom. Players race to complete several lesser quests before being allowed to cast the One Ring into the fires of Mt. Doom, all while avoiding ringwraith, orc and Gollum tokens or moving Gandalf to help. Unlike the newer, much-heralded The Lord of the Rings game, this is not a cooperative quest, although all players do lose if a ringbearer is caught by a ringwraith.

Editions

  • RinggeisterdeQueen Games1994
  • RinggeisterdeLaurin Verlag1992
  • RinggeisterdeLaurin Verlag1992

Designers

Publishers

  • Queen Games
  • Laurin Verlag

Questions and answers

Ringgeister supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.