War of the Ring is an incredibly fun game—the two sides play differently, but there's extraordinarily complex strategy to the game for both. I love it, and I agree with Sotall, that plenty of the fun comes from the theme itself, but it's a great two-player game, and a good alternative to Twilight Struggle. 2. bbr4nd0n.
Action dice can also be used to draw or play Event Cards. Event Cards are played to represent specific events from the story (or events that could possibly have happened) that cannot be portrayed through normal game-play. Each Event Card can also create an unexpected turn in the game, allowing special actions or altering the course of a battle.A large set of character and event cards (which are/can be activated by the dice) supplement the each players turns giving them a powerful ability, or allowing them to 'break the rules' for a turn, are another key feature of the game. As I mentioned earlier, War of the Ring is a game all about choices; sometimes obvious choices, sometimes
Team play is where the game really shines. Teams can be a difficult square to circle sometimes, but War of the Ring-The Card Game nails the valuable interchanges between you and your partner. It couldn’t be a Lord of the Rings game without the lore, and the rules on these cards drip with it. 9nPC6r.