December 04, 2024

Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth – A Two-Top Review

31 minutes

Guest hosts, Josh and Kelli, sit down at the two-top table and take a look at the 2 player card drafting game, Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, published by Repos Productions.

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Publisher: Repos Productions

Designer: Antoine Bauza and Bruno Cathala

Artists: Vincent Dutrait

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Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth Description from the Publisher

A dark rumour rises from Mordor. The Eye turns to Middle-earth. The hour has come. The Fellowship is reunited. The Heroes prepare for battle. Will you play as the Fellowship of the Ring to defend the free races and destroy the One Ring? Or will you play as Sauron and pursue Frodo and Sam while deploying your hordes to the gates of the enemy cities? The destiny of Middle-earth is in your hands!

A game plays over 3 successive chapters that unfold similarly.

On your turn, strengthen your Skills, hoard your treasure, stretch your presence across Middle-earth, rally Races to your cause, or advance the Quest of the Ring.

Turn Overview

In each chapter players take cards from a display of face-down and face-up cards arranged at the start of a round. A player can take a card only if it's a

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By Ian Mansfield and Jared Snyder

4.7

1212 ratings