Ultra PRO Entertainment has announced a few games that are set in the iconic world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, entitled The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth, releasing in July, and The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Mordor.
Both games are updates of previously published works.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth is a card game, originally released by Playroom Games.
Players create “fellowships” of characters from the book series such as Gandalf, Aragorn, Gimli, and others, then send them out to confront the evil armies of Mordor. As fellowships are created, the ever-watchful Eye of Sauron spies for an opportunity to counterattack. The game is for 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, The Battle for Middle-earth includes 68 cards and a game board. Games take about 30 minutes to play. MSRP is $15.00..
Also announced was The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Mordor, a dice game in which players try to guide Frodo Baggins and his companions to Mount Doom so they can destroy the One Ring. Along the way they can seek support from Gandalf and other heroes, while evading orcs and Ringwraiths.
This game Was originally released into the U.S. by Fantasy Flight Games in 2016.
This game comes with 5 custom dice and a notepad. For 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about half an hour to play. MSRP is $12.00.
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