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Expansion for The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game
The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: The Free Peoples
2012
Rules assistance for The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: The Free Peoples
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: The Free Peoples
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: The Free Peoples is an expansion for The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game released in 2012 ages 12 and up. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Area Movement, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
Middle-earth is home to many races, most of them much older than the men that now dominate it. Amongst them are the Elves and the Dwarves, who have fought against Sauron and his armies for centuries. Though their experience in war is legendary, these races are now few in number, their time in Middle-earth close to an end. As such, their armies are often small, but comprised of powerful elite warriors, all of them ready to fight for the fate of Middle-earth. This 64-page Sourcebook for The Lord of the Rings contains all the rules you'll need to field an army from The Free Peoples (including army lists for Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits, Ents, The Fellowship and the White Council), as well as detailed background information and scenarios. You must possess a copy of The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game in order to use the contents of this book.
Categories
Publishers
- Games Workshop Ltd.
Questions and answers
The catalogue lists The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: The Free Peoples 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: The Free Peoples belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Wargame, and Movies / TV / Radio theme. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Area Movement, 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 catalogue lists The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: The Free Peoples 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.