Lord of the Rings: War in the North

[Kitanna]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

One of the board games I particularly like as it's non-competitive and you must work together rather than against each other in order to win.

That's the one I just bought. Haven't won yet.

Narfforc, here is a product link for it.

[HerenIstarion]

Thanks folks, I'm inclined to give it a try after all I've read, thanks for helping me along

[narfforc]

Yes I have that game also...

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Kitanna

That's the one I just bought. Haven't won yet.

Narfforc, here is a product link for it.

That's a fab game. It's the one where you have to co-operate in order to win, and it's fun for people who don't know the books too. Another good point in favour of that one is that there are four expansion board games you can add to it - we've got the 'Friends & Foes' one. So when you get tired with the original, you can spice up your game a bit by adding an expansion.

A fantastic little game is The Duel. One reason I like this one is davem rarely wins it but aside from that, it's not time consuming and you can easily pop it in a bag.

If anyone is ever in London for a visit, after you've been in the Forbidden Planet megastore on Shaftesbury Avenue (why wouldn't you want to go to the best geek shop in the world?), pop down the road to Orcs' Nest and look at their range of games.

[narfforc]

I got the Sauron expansion set...... my problem is I have no-one to play it with. I also have The Confrontation and The War of the ring board games done by the same people, along with Stratego and Risk Lord of the Rings Editions.

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by narfforc

I got the Sauron expansion set...... my problem is I have no-one to play it with. I also have The Confrontation and The War of the ring board games done by the same people, along with Stratego and Risk Lord of the Rings Editions.

I wonder if you could play them online or remotely in some way? People do this with games of chess, don't they?

Maybe not the War Of The Ring one. It takes about two hours just to set up the board...

[Kitanna]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I wonder if you could play them online or remotely in some way? People do this with games of chess, don't they?

Maybe not the War Of The Ring one. It takes about two hours just to set up the board...

If it was possible to do just the base game (that's all I have) I would play an online game. Most of the game is reading the painful scenarios that happen on your quest.

[Gil-Galad]

I could never say no to a LOTR Game thread. I have War in the North as well, but I have set it aside for awhile.

I have been attempting at playing this LOTR game that puts you in the place of one of the five hobbits on your quest through Middle Earth to destroy the ring. It has really interesting concepts, and you play against the board. The ringbearer has the risk of dealing with Sauron and his minions, and increasing his corruption of the ring.