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The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter
2018
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- 1–2 players
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter
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The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter is a board game released in 2018 for 1–2 players. It was designed by Nate French and Caleb Grace and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is a cooperative game for 1 or 2 players where each player controls a band of adventurers who are attempting to complete dangerous quests in Middle-Earth. The players must work together in order to defeat scenarios controlled by the game. With the addition of a copy of the core set, up to 4 players can play cooperatively. As a Living Card Game, additional cards and quests are available in regular expansions, allowing players to customize the contents of this set or to create their own original decks. This Two-Player Limited Edition Starter Box comes with two pre-built player decks constructed from previously released cards but with two new heroes and all new graphic design! Also included in this box are two unique scenarios and the threat trackers and tokens required to play them. —description from the publisher The scenarios included in this set were rereleased as The Dark of Mirkwood scenario pack.
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Publishers
- Fantasy Flight Games
Questions and answers
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter supports 1–2 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.
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Cooperative Game. 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: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter are: Nate French and Caleb Grace. 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: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.