Sunday 12 May 2019

Tolkien Musing - Ares War of the Ring Board Game

This huge game regularly comes out as the best Tolkien based board game of them all, which is quite an achievement as there are a lot to choose from.

The boardgamesgeek website has some excellent details of the games and other items, i've included the relevant links under each item.

Interview with one of the designers

This site has extensive details:

Reviews

Board

1st Edition

2nd Edition
This is not just a re-release, this edition includes changes to the rules and different cards.

Collector Edition
Comes in a Red Book box


Anniversary Edition
Limited edition 2000
Painted figueres, hardback rules, bigger board and more.

1st Edition Upgrade Set
A tin which comes with the addition cards included in the 2nd Edition
I believe the same tin can be purchased separately (see below)

Battles of the Third Age Expansion

Warriors of Middle Earth Expansion

Limited Edition
Limited 2000
    

Kings of Middle Earth Expansion

Limited Edition

Lord of Middle Earth Expansion

Limited Edition
Limited 1000
    

        

Promo Box
Limited 500
Painted Gandalf the White and Aragorn
Free with the first 500 orders of the War of the Ring Collectors Edition
        

Treebeard Mini-Expansion Promo
2nd edition (card is different)
   

Tidings not Burdens Mini Expansion Promo

The Fate of Erebor
        

Pre-Order Promo Cards
2022
4 cards


The Breaking of the Fellowship Scenario
This is a free pdf download

Cards Tins
Includes card sleeves
Rohan box
Gandalf box

Witch-King box (2022)


Shadow box

Free Peoples box

Custom Sleeves

Shadow Pack

Free Peoples

Giant Playmat
Neoprene
   

Magazines
GTM Issue 266 - April 2022
   

Beta Board
Tolkien Boardgame site has some details of the Beta version of this game.

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