Designer	Reiner Knizia
Artist	Ingrid Schubert Dieter Schubert
Publisher	999 Games Alga (Brio) Devir Eagle Games Kosmos Tilsit Show More »
Year Published	2003
# of Players	2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 3 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players (4 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	20 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	6 and up
User Suggested Ages	5 to 10 (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (1 voter) [poll]
Honors	2003 Kinderspielexperten "8-to-13-year-olds" Nominee
Subdomain	Children's Games (3 voters) [vote]
Category	Adventure Children's Game Novel-based Racing
Mechanic	Point to Point Movement Roll / Spin and Move
Expansion
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Family	Kosmos Literature Series Marble Games Tolkien Games
Primary Name	Lord of the Rings
Alternate Names	Der Herr der Ringe - Das Kinderspiel In de Ban van de Ring - Familiespel Ringenes herre - Familiespil Sagan om ringen - Familjespelet Le Seigneur des Anneaux El Señor de los Anillos
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A kids' game, with some minor decision points.

Players move from the Shire to Mount Doom, attempting to be the first hobbit to rid the world of the dark lord, Sauron. Along the way, they encounter friends to guide them or foes that can hinder their progress to Mount Doom. As the hobbits move through Middle-Earth the flying Nazgul are constantly trying to thwart their progress.

Also included in the game is a slightly more advanced version, where through the use of the Palantir, hobbits are discovered and delayed as they approach Mordor.

Do not confuse this kids game with Lord of the Rings, the cooperative game of the same name and by the same author!

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Detailed game contents:

1 rules booklet
1 game board (11.25” x 22.5”)
3 cardboard Dark Towers
5 wooden Hobbit pawns (green, blue, yellow, orange, purple)
3 wooden Flying Nazgul pawns (black, of course!)
5 hobbit cards
1 Ring spinner (4 spaces: 1 cube/Nazgul, 2 cubes, 3 cubes, Eye of Sauron)
1 six-sided die (2, 3, 3, 4, 5, Nazgul symbol)
1 Palantir (clear red marble)
42 red wooden cubes
30 circular character tiles

8 enemies (dark backs)	11 enemies (light backs)	11 friends (light backs)
Sauron (oversized)	4x Black Rider	Aragorn
Witch King	Gollum	Arwen
Shelob	2x Orc	Bill the Pony
Balrog	2x Uruk-Hai	Boromir
Troll	2x Wolf	Eowyn
Watcher		Gandalf
2x Black Rider		Gimli
		Gwaihir
		Legolas
		Shadowfax
		Treebeard

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In de Ban van de Ring - Familiespel

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Dutch edition

Publisher: 999 Games

Artist: Ingrid Schubert, Dieter Schubert

Year: 2003

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

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Publisher: Eagle Games

Artist: Ingrid Schubert, Dieter Schubert

Year: 2003

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

2.00 pounds

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Ringenes herre - Familiespil

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Swedish Version

Publisher: Alga (Brio)

Artist: Ingrid Schubert, Dieter Schubert

Year: 2003

Product Code: 38012-806

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

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Le Seigneur des Anneaux

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French edition

Publisher: Tilsit

Artist: Ingrid Schubert, Dieter Schubert

Year: 2003

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Der Herr der Ringe - Das Kinderspiel

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German edition

Publisher: Kosmos

Artist: Ingrid Schubert, Dieter Schubert

Year: 2003

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

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LotR: the Palantir Version 1.0

A Lord of the Rings Co-op Variant, For 1 - 5 Players, Ages 8 & Up. Play time: roughly 30 mins. Use the "advanced" rules, but with these changes and additions. *For solo play, just pick 2 to 3 characters, no further rules are required.

twinfreak

2010-02-22

sagnetomingan swe.pdf

Swedish rules

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2005-01-18

Rules.PDF

A verbatum copy of the English Rules.

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2003-05-16

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Dutch review on speldatabase.be	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=2742&zoekcr...	2011-12-11
German review - Hall9000	http://www.hall9000.de/html/spiel/dhdr_kinderspiel	2011-08-15
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.com/kritiken/DerHerrDe...	2011-08-15
German review - Topolino	http://members.chello.at/topolino/vindex.html?/top...	2011-08-15
German review - Spielphase	http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/keirat/tx...	2011-08-15
Dutch user reviews on Bordspelmania.eu	http://www.bordspelmania.eu/spellen/detail/in-de-b...	2010-09-06
Review at Infinity Games Blog	http://iguk.co.uk/blog/2007/02/lord-of-rings-child...	2007-03-02
Dave and Mike's Tolkien Boardgame Collecting Web Page	http://www.freewebs.com/tolkienboardgamecollecting...	2004-01-02
RPGnet Review by Shannon Appelcline	http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9951.phtml	2003-12-17
Yahoo Groups: LOTR Boardgame forum	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LOTRboardgame/	2003-06-12