The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game Review

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We review the Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, published by Ravensburger. In this cooperative board game, players work together to save Middle-Earth from the forces of darkness.

Back in 2020, Ravensburger Games released a fun little title called The Princess Bride Adventure Book Game. As a huge fan of the movie, I really enjoyed this one (even if it did have its issues). Little did I know that it was going to become the start of a series. The next offering was one based on The Wizard of Oz (which I haven’t played). But this year brought us the third in the lineup, one based on the beloved Lord of the Rings.

So have your second breakfast and strap on your dagger as we see how The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game holds up.

If you have played one of the previous adventure book games, you’ll be right at home here. This cooperative game will have you working through the major plot points of The Lord of the Rings story/movies. Starting in The Shire, you’ll need to guide your fellowship through familiar areas such as the Mines of Moria, Rivendell, Shelob’s Lair before finally ending in Mordor to destroy the One Ring.

During the game, everything is controlled by the group. So no one takes on the role of Frodo or Gandalf, but the active player gets to move the bits and make the decisions. On a player’s turn they have a few steps:

1. Move: Move 1 character two spaces, or two characters 1 space.

2. Storytelling: The main thing to do here is move a character additional spaces (by discarding cards) or complete challenges. These usually require having specific characters in specific locations and/or discarding cards of a certain suit. Players may also trade a card with another player one time during this phase.
3. Draw 2