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Expansion for The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game
The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Shadow & Flame
2003
Rules assistance for The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Shadow & Flame
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 12+
Rules assistant for The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Shadow & Flame
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Shadow & Flame is an expansion for The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game released in 2003 ages 12 and up. It was designed by Alessio Cavatore and Matthew Ward and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
From the back cover, "This supplement is an invaluable guide to collecting, painting and gaming with Games Workshop's detailed The Lord of the Rings miniatures. RULES: The complete rules for Balin and his Dwarves, together with some of their enemies -- Durburz, the Goblin King of Moria, and the Goblin Drums. The appendices also cover Tom Bombadil, the Barrow-wights, Glorfindel,Radagast the Brown and much more. SCENARIOS: Four linked scenarios recreate the epic struggle of the Dwarves against the Goblins and the mighty Balrog. In the appendices, three different scenarios that cover other exciting clashes between the foreces of Good and Evil in Rivendell, the Barrow-downs and Fangorn forest. PAINTING TIPS: Detailed advice on how to paint the Dwarves in The Lord of The Rings strategy battle game, together with inspiring photographs of all the new models and scenery that have been designed for this book"
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- Games Workshop Ltd.
Questions and answers
The catalogue lists The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Shadow & Flame for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Shadow & Flame belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Wargame. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Shadow & Flame are: Alessio Cavatore and Matthew Ward. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Shadow & Flame as an expansion for The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game to use it. Check that your edition of The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.