Lord of The Rings Adventure Book Game | Immersive Cooperative Gameplay | Innovative Chapter Book Format | Unique Corruption Track for Ages 10 and Up

So I bought this for my husband and I for something to do in the winter. We make homemade chicken wings, watch Lord of the rings and see if we can win the chapter before it is over in the movie. I did not have a huge expectation of it, but I am happy to say it was surpassed by a wide margin. It sounds kinda easy at first, until you start playing. If you really love LotR, the books and the movies, then I definitely think this is worth it. 8 chapters to work through as a team. Great if you have kiddos who can't play boardgames due to their competitive nature, constant tears or board flipping. It requires cooperative play in a board game style. It is a gem that my nieces and nephews shall continue to enjoy alongside us.

This is a fantastic game! It's basically a "book" where each "page" is the board for a different cooperative minigame. The minigames are similar enough that you'll probably feel like you're getting better at them by the end, but different enough that you never feel like you're playing the same game on repeat. The games reward you for thinking strategically, but there's also a small element of luck (which I think makes it fun to replay as each playthrough is never quite the same).Each minigame progresses you through the plot of The Lord of the Rings. By the end of the "book," you'll have covered the entire series: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. The art style is clearly based on Peter Jackson's film adaptations. If you're a fan of those movies and a fan of cooperative games that reward strategic thought, you will ADORE this game.My friend and I had so much fun playing this that we finished the entire thing in one night (we're both big fans of The Lord of the Rings). However, most people will probably prefer to do one "page"/minigame at a time, so you should get several nights of fun out of this even if you only play through the story once. Also, my brother and his wife played together and had a ton of fun even though she's fairly indifferent towards LOTR.

Very good condition, it is easy to learn. Ideal for one player

This game is not for everyone. It's essentially a puzzle game where each chapter of the story is a puzzle (or set of puzzles, depending on how you look at it). These are the kinds of puzzles that mathematicians, computer scientists, and systems engineers like (usually, or at least are very familiar with). I have a computer science degree but generally dislike these kinds of puzzles, but I really like The Lord of the Rings (movies) so I like it more than hate it. This game works just like Ravensburger's Princess Bride game (which I already had), so I knew what I was getting into when I got it. I painted the figures and I think that really helped a lot with making the game less of an abstract puzzle solving task and increased the immersion in the theme. If they were just colored blobs (what you get out of the box) then I might lose interest sooner (I certainly did with the Princess Bride game--I'm going to paint those figures and try again). The game is rated age 10+, but I would say it's more like 14+, and really only if your 14-18 year-old is gifted, likes puzzles, and/or is someone who you are pretty sure is going to be a mathematician. computer scientist, or systems engineer when they go to college (and afterwards). Note that being into programming doesn't mean someone should be a computer scientist, because computer science is more about solving puzzles like these than writing programs (so if a kid likes programming but hates solving puzzles, they probably shouldn't be a computer scientist). This is a game where you have to predict what is likely to happen several (the more the better) moves into the future and plan now to affect that outcome (think chess). If you don't like doing that sort of thing, then you probably shouldn't get this game. The kind of mentality for this game is someone who likes those puzzle games where a picture is cut up into a bunch of tiles which are then scrambled and you have to shift them around in order to get them organized correctly. It's also very similar to solving a Rubik's Cube. As a player, you don't actually control your own character/figure. They are just pieces in the puzzle that you move around in an attempt to get the board into certain configurations. If you look at the picture that goes with this review, that's chapter 2 where you have to get the figures to certain spots by discarding cards that you draw from a deck, all the while an Elrond token moves on the outer arc and messes with you. If the Elrond token gets to the end of its track before you complete the "challenges" (states of the puzzle) described in the right sidebar of the board then you lose the chapter and have to redo it. I already failed this multiple times (I stopped before actually losing because I could predict enough into the future that I knew I was in trouble later and decided to just restart it--I'm playing solo because my wife doesn't think this sort of game is fun). So this is also a game for people who like (or can at least tolerate) failing the puzzle and doing it over repeatedly (many games seem to be designed like that now, where their notion of "fun" is failing repeatedly). For what it is, the production value is good. If you're into solving these kinds of puzzles, then this could be a game for you. If you're into solving these kinds of puzzles AND The Lord of the Rings, then this is a game for you. If you (or people you intend to play with) don't like solving these kinds of puzzles, don't get this game.

This is so fun to do. little tricky to learn but as Samwise said "I think I'm getting a hang of it"

We played it with friend had to get it because lord of the rings. It is great at a short (30 min) or long (4 hours) game session play cooperatively.

They did a great job of playing out the entire LOTRs series in this. There's an element of luck, & it is difficult to win the entire thing, though not too hard to win each chapter in general. If you lose, you figure out a better plan next time. Definitely strategy based (cooperative) with a bit of luck of the draw. We only found one thing that wasn't clear in the last chapter, but it made sense after playing it out.We played 2-player, but it might be easier with more people.

Definitely not for 10+ unless yoir kids is extremely advanced. Great game for the older nerds you know