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"The non-exclusive licensing of J.R.R. Tolkien’s world of Middle-Earth to a range of companies is an exemplary case in point. The swath of tabletop adaptations now available is far from immune to the kind of mass-market appropriation highlighted above, as can be seen in Milton Bradley’s The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy Edition of Stratego, or Hasbro’s Risk and Monopoly versions, yet the storytelling and strategic intricacy of many other games belonging to what are often categorised as “designer” or “hobby” games distance them from the simplicity of the former group."[1]

"companies such as Hasbro, Eagle Games, Cryptozoic, Ares Games, WizKids, and Fantasy Flight Games (recently merged with Asmodée) have released a wide range of tabletop games set in the storyworld of Middle-Earth. These board, card, and miniature games exhibit a variety of storytelling modes and gameplay mechanics"[2]

Lists of Games

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Games with elements of the Tolkien stories

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Title Designer Publisher Year BGG rank Comments
The Battle of the Five Armies Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi, and Francesco Nepitello Ares Games 2014
The Hobbit Martin Wallace Fantasy Flight Games 2012
The Hobbit [5] Reiner Knizia Fantasy Flight Games 2010 3089
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Reiner Knizia Cryptozoic Entertainment 2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Reiner Knizia Cryptozoic Entertainment 2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Journey to the Lonely Mountain Strategy Game Eric. M. Lang Wizkids Games 2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game [6] Games Workshop Ltd. 2012 6454 3 Expansions

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Lord of the Rings Reiner Knizia Fantasy Flight Games 2000 663 Cooperative [Expansions 1]
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation BGG Reiner Knizia Fantasy Flight Games 2005 232 Deluxe Edition 1st Ed
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game BGG Nate French Fantasy Flight Games 2011 95 100+ Expansions
The Lord of the Rings: Dice Building Game Mike Elliott, Eric M. Lang, Brett Myers and Jeph Stahl WizKids Games 2013
Lord of the Rings: The Duel [7] Peter Neugebauer Kosmos 2002 3700
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [8] Rick Priestley Games Workshop Ltd 2001 3571
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game. Ben Stoll and Patrick Sullivan II Cryptozoic Entertainment 2013
The Lord of the Rings: Nazgul Brian Kinsella and Charlie Tyson WizKids Games 2012
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Deck-Building Game Matt Hyra Cryptozoic Entertainment 2014
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Deck-Building Game Matt Hyra Cryptozoic Entertainment 2013
The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game [9] Chuck Kallenbach, Tom Lischke, Mike Reynolds Decipher, Devir, Wargames Club Publishing 2001 1423
Middle-earth [10] Coleman Charlton 999 Games 1995 876
Middle-Earth Quest [11] Corey Konieczka, Christian T. Petersen and Tim Uren Fantasy Flight Games 2009 397
Runebound Lukas Litzsinger Fantasy Flight Games 2015
Talisman: The Magical Quest Game John Goodenough and Robert Harris Fantasy Flight Games 2007 fourth edition
War of the Ring [12] Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi and Francesco Nepitello Ares Games 2012 71 2nd edition 1st Ed

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War of the Ring [13] Howard Barasch, Richard H. Berg Encore 1977 2236

Games with Middle Earth theme

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Title Year Publisher Designer Comments
The Lord of the Rings Backgammon 2003 Friendly Games, Inc.
Risk: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition [14] 2003 Hasbro, Parker Brothers 1st ed

Prior implementations

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  1. ^ Strategy Battle Game prior implementations.
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) [1]
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) [2]
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) [3]
    • The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game (2005) [4]

Expansions

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  1. ^ Lord of the Rings expansions
    • Lord of the Rings: Battlefields, Reiner Knizia, Fantasy Flight Games, 2007
    • Lord of the Rings: Friends & Foes,Reiner Knizia, Fantasy Flight Games, 2001
    • Lord of the Rings: The Black Gate, Reiner Knizia, Fantasy Flight Games, 2001
    • Lord of the Rings: Sauron, Reiner Knizia, Fantasy Flight Games, 2002
  2. ^ War of the Ring expansions
    • War of the Ring: Warriors of Middle-earth (2016)
    • War of the Ring: Warriors of Middle-earth – Tidings Not Burdens Mini-Expansion (2016)
    • War of the Ring: Lords of Middle-earth (2012)
    • War of the Ring: Lords of Middle-earth – Treebeard Mini-Expansion (2012)
    • War of the Ring: Scenario – The Breaking of the Fellowship (2012)

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Adam and Waterhouse-Watson, Deb (2016) "Playing with the History of Middle Earth: Board Games, Transmedia Storytelling, and The Lord of the Rings," Journal of Tolkien Research: Vol. 3: Iss. 3, Article 4, page 2. Available at: http://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol3/iss3/4
  2. ^ Brown, Adam and Waterhouse-Watson, Deb (2016) "Playing with the History of Middle Earth: Board Games, Transmedia Storytelling, and The Lord of the Rings," Journal of Tolkien Research: Vol. 3: Iss. 3, Article 4, page 10. Available at: http://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol3/iss3/4
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  • Tolkien Boardgames a chronological list of some 140 games. Most are board games, a few are video. Many have links to a page with pictures, descriptions, etc.
  • Kulkmann's G@mebox with reviews of some 37 'Tolkien Games' and mention of another 5.


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