The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game
A board game by Nate French
1-4 1-4 2
30-60 minutes Medium
A large amount of text on components is needed during play.
Hand Management, Cooperative Game, Variable Set-up, Deck Construction, Solo / Solitaire Game, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Player Elimination, Events
Card Game, Fantasy, Adventure, Novel-based, Collectible Components
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Description
Step into Middle‑Earth with a deck of cards, a crew of up to four friends (or just you, solo), and an ever‑growing list of epic quests that’ll have you feeling like a true member of the Fellowship. In 30‑to‑60 minutes you’ll hand‑manage your heroes, build a custom deck, and face off against a relentless, ever‑changing threat that can even eliminate a player if you’re not careful. The rules sit at a friendly “normal” level, so anyone who’s dabbled in board games can jump in, while the story‑driven scenarios and campaigns keep the adventure fresh—thanks to hundreds of expansions from Grey Havens to the Dark of Mirkwood and countless Nightmare decks that crank up the challenge. Designed by Nate French and released in 2011, this cooperative card game blends fantasy novel vibes, strategic deck‑construction, and a dash of player‑elimination drama into a thrilling, replay‑worthy experience that lets you relive the classic Tolkien saga in a totally new way.
Expansions
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Fellowship of the Ring: Saga Expansion
1-4 Players
30-90 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Dark of Mirkwood
1-2 Players
30-60 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Hunt for Gollum
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Khazad-dûm
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Conflict at the Carrock
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Revised Core – Elves of Lórien Starter Deck
1-4 Players
60-90 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – A Journey to Rhosgobel
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Return to Mirkwood
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Revised Core: Dwarves of Durin Starter Deck
1-4 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Dead Marshes
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Revised Core: Defenders of Gondor Starter Deck
1-4 Players
60-90 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Revised Core: Riders of Rohan Starter Deck
1-4 Players
60-90 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Angmar Awakened Campaign Expansion
1-4 Players
60 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Angmar Awakened Hero Expansion
1-4 Players
60 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Two Towers: Saga Expansion
1-4 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Hills of Emyn Muil
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Dream-chaser Campaign Expansion
1-4 Players
30 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Dream-chaser Hero Expansion
1-4 Players
30 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Shadow and Flame
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Hobbit: On the Doorstep
1-2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Redhorn Gate
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Watcher in the Water
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Heirs of Númenor
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Road to Rivendell
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Long Dark
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Foundations of Stone
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Return of the King: Saga Expansion
1-4 Players
30-120 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Black Riders
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Ered Mithrin Campaign Expansion
1-4 Players
30-60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Road Darkens
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Ered Mithrin Hero Expansion
1-4 Players
30-60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Encounter at Amon Dîn
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Drúadan Forest
1-2 Players
30 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Morgul Vale
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Steward's Fear
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Assault on Osgiliath
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Blood of Gondor
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Voice of Isengard
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Treason of Saruman
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Flame of the West
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Land of Shadow
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Grey Havens
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Mountain of Fire
1-2 Players
60 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Sands of Harad
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Celebrimbor's Secret
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Dunland Trap
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Antlered Crown
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Lost Realm
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Trouble in Tharbad
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Battle of Lake-town
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Nîn-in-Eilph
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Three Trials
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Beneath the Sands
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Escape from Mount Gram
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Race Across Harad
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Dungeons of Cirith Gurat
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Mûmakil
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Across the Ettenmoors
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Battle of Carn Dûm
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Black Serpent
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Treachery of Rhudaur
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Wastes of Eriador
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Crossings of Poros
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – A Shadow in the East
1-2 Players
60-120 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Dread Realm
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Flight of the Stormcaller
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Fog on the Barrow-downs
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Mount Gundabad
1-2 Players
30-60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Temple of the Deceived
1-2 Players
30-60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The City of Corsairs
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – A Storm on Cobas Haven
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Challenge of the Wainriders
1-2 Players
30-60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Roam Across Rhovanion
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The City of Ulfast
2 Players
20-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Fortress of Nurn
1-4 Players
30-60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Land of Sorrow
1-2 Players
15-120 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Stone of Erech
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Thing in the Depths
1-2 Players
45-60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Wilds of Rhovanion
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Under the Ash Mountains
1-2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Wrath and Ruin
1-2 Players
30-60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Attack on Dol Guldur
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Fire in the Night
1-2 Players
45-60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Murder at the Prancing Pony
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Old Forest
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Siege of Annuminas
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Drowned Ruins
1-2 Players
30-60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Fate of Wilderland
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Ghost of Framsburg
1-2 Players
45-60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Ruins of Belegost
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Withered Heath
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Hunt for the Dreadnaught
1-2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Escape from Khazad-dûm
1-4 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Mines of Moria
1-2 Players
30-60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Woodland Realm
1-2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Journey Along the Anduin
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Escape from Dol Guldur
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Hills of Emyn Muil
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – The Wizard's Quest
1-2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Conflict at the Carrock
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Road to Rivendell
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Battle of Carn Dûm
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Dread Realm
1-2 Players
30-60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Drúadan Forest
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Steward's Fear
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Treachery of Rhudaur
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: On the Doorstep
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: Over Hill and Under Hill
1-2 Players
60 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Black Riders
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: A Journey to Rhosgobel
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Assault on Osgiliath
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Celebrimbor's Secret
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Encounter at Amon Dîn
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
High
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Foundations of Stone
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Return to Mirkwood
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Shadow and Flame
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Antlered Crown
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Blood of Gondor
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Dead Marshes
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Drowned Ruins
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Dunland Trap
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Hunt for Gollum
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Low
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Nîn-in-Eilph
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Voice of Isengard
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Watcher in the Water
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: Heirs of Númenor
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: Khazad-dûm
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: A Storm on Cobas Haven
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Across the Ettenmoors
1-2 Players
30-120 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Escape From Mount Gram
1-2 Players
30-120 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Flight of the Stormcaller
1-2 Players
30-60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Temple of the Deceived
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The City of Corsairs
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Long Dark
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Lost Realm
1-2 Players
60-90 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Morgul Vale
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Redhorn Gate
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Medium
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Thing in the Depths
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Three Trials
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Treason of Saruman
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Wastes of Eriador
1-2 Players
30-120 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Trouble in Tharbad
1-2 Players
30-90 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Grey Havens
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Land of Shadow
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
The Lord of the Rings
The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Road Darkens
1-2 Players
60 minutes
Unknown
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