The Lord of The Rings The Fellowship of The Ring Trick-Taking Game - A Cooperative Card Adventure! Strategy Game for Kids & Adults, Ages 10+, 1-4 Players, 20 Minute Playtime

This is a seriously great game. It's simple to learn (if you know how to play other trick-taking games like Spades or Hearts, you're 90% of the way there). It's Cooperative, so everyone wins or loses together. Setup time is minimal. Space needed is minimal. You don't need knowledge of Lord of the Rings to enjoy it (though it would enhance your enjoyment). The game is strategic without taking a huge amount of time. The stained-glass style art is great. And most importantly, it's a huge amount of fun. I have a huge amount of board games and heartily recommend this to anyone who seems remotely interested. Also would make a good gift. (If you like this, check out The Crew, and The Gang as well) My only suggestion is to pick up some card sleeves on the side because it could see a lot of play and sleeves would protect it's value.

This easy to play and pleasantly cooperative card game gives players an opportunity to go through the classic story of the Lord of the Rings in trick-taking fashion, working together to tell the story of the fellowship of the ring. The game is full of clever mechanisms to introduce characters each round of play across a campaign that tells the story and gives players the opportunity to work together to make the way through this wonderful book. You’ll get a lot of play out of this and it’s a great price for beautifully appointed cards.

There are so many LOTR themed games out there and I am so glad to have tried this one first! Got as a gift that he immediately wanted to play. Two of us have played the first four chapters so far (I think there are 18, then continued gameplay after you finish those). It would definitelyyy be better with 3-4 people, but still fun with just 2.Quick to setup and learn, esp if you are familiar with trick taking games. Good quality game pieces, easy to understand instruction booklet, really pretty art, thoughtfully incorporates the LOTR story instead of just adding LOTR characters onto an unrelated game. I was not expecting such a quality product at this price, since so many other LOTR games cost double. This makes a great, afforable gift for any Lord of the Rings fan!

This is a deceptively addictive game that is portable and fun to play around the table at home or at a bar (bring a tablecloth so you don't get your cards beer'd. Fans of spades will really enjoy the trick taking aspect and the cooperative nature is fun with friends.

Are you a fan of hearts or other truck take games? Do you love The Lord of the Rings? This is the game for you. I've played a variety of trick taker games throughout my life. It started with hearts because my dad loves the game. I've never played a trick taker where you are working with the other players. This is a cooperative game played over multiple rounds. Each round takes you though the story of the Fellowship of the Ring. At the start of the round, you choose a character that fits with the story of that round. Those characters each have specific goals that you need to accomplish to complete the round. For example, Frodo needs to take four ring cards. On top of character goals, many chapters have a specific goal you need to accomplish as well. My wife and I are still making our way through the story, but we love sitting down for a few rounds at night to try and move on to the next chapters. I highly recommend this game!

Great replay value. Very quick to learn, even without previous experience with trick-taking games. Each chapter adds an increased difficulty that requires different approachs and tactics. Highly recommend if you love LOTR!

You definitely need at least 3 people for this game from what my partner said. He tried playing it with one friend yesterday but one of them had to juggle two identities which can be confusing. The size of the box is easy to travel with at least. Not an easy to learn game, from what he said they loved playing it but weren’t sure it they were playing it correctly. They’ll be looking for YouTube explanations before trying it again. But if you know someone who’s really into Lord of the Rings, it’s worth the buy! From what I’ve seen of the box it seems like a good quality game but I didn’t look at all the pieces. He didn’t say anything about it so I’m assuming there’s no problems.

I first played this game at pax unplugged and I've been obsessed since! It's very cooperative and is super fun but your team needs to work together to advance