


Fantasy Flight Games’ new offering, The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, designed by Nate French, is the first expandable card game designed specifically as a cooperative (or solo) game. This game took an unusual approach: it is a coöperative game in which up to five players players (representing five hobbits including co-conspirator Fatty Bolger) operate as a team against the game system in an attempt to destroy the Ring before they are corrupted by Sauron.

Reiner Knizia’s Lord of the Rings board game. Ostadan: Fantasy Flight Games has had a license for table games based on The Lord of the Rings for more than ten years now. I am Quickbeam, host of TORn Tuesdays and co-creator of RINGERS. Joining me on the balcony tonight is long-time Green Books contributor Ostadan (“Lore and Letters”) who, like me, shares a passion for both gaming and JRRT. Quickbeam: Greetings Ringer fans! As promised on last week’s TORn TUESDAYS (where we played the cards live on air using picture-in-picture closeup) here we review the intriguing new Living Card Game set in Tolkien’s mythological world fresh from the familiar folks of Fantasy Flight Games (ah, sweet alliteration).
