It is deep serious and time consuming but it also provides you with unforgettable and unique gaming experience.
War of the ring second edition review.
War of the ring is full of stories and atmosphere.
Simply put this is one of the best war games ever made even if you re not an lotr fan.
The beautiful asymmetry of the game makes it more believable and organic.
War of the ring second edition is a fantasy wargame with lots of heavy strategy and tactics.
It s a sound asymmetrical strategy game with a lot of complex elements.
After nexus the publisher of the 1st edition filed for bankruptcy war of the ring was picked up by ares games and the designers used the opportunity of the new print run to release a 2nd edition that incorporates a few simple rule and card changes to address a few game balance and integrity issues that had been exploited by experienced players.
It is however a very long game.
But this game becomes what it is with its monstrosity and number of miniatures.
You can easily be looking at 8 hours for only two players.
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The game is drenched in theme and the designers consciously incorporated it into the game design from the ground up.
Both games are extremely similar in the gameplay department with war of the ring being a bit more complex of a game.
It was a beautiful game complex and had victory conditions achievable by either side.
What s even greater about war of the ring is that by playing the game you can write your own version of the epic series.
In 2004 we saw the release of a new war of the ring from ng international nexus and published in the usa by fantasy flight games.
The game was fun to play.
This will be a boon for some craving the complexity but for me it brings the score down a bit.