
In December 2012, a new range was released based on the The Hobbit trilogy and the game was rebranded as such. However, it was subjected to scrutiny because it lacked the rules for the Army of the Dead and Golfimbul.


Games Workshop released a complete new edition of the rules and rulebooks in September 2005, entitled "One Rulebook to Rule them All". This was generally supported, but there was mixed reactions when Games Workshop invented characters and wrote histories for lands Tolkien wrote little about, such as Harad. Tom Bombadil, Radagast, and Glorfindel) called the 'Shadow and Flame' collection. Later Games Workshop also began to add content that was featured in the original novels but not in the film adaptations (e.g. New box sets with updated rules were also released for The Two Towers and The Return of the King movies. It was initially released in 2001 to tie in with the movie The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game (abbreviated LOTR SBG), often referred to by players as simply Lord of the Rings, is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, based on The Lord of the Rings films and novels. Tolkien.The complete "One Rulebook to Rule them All" The experience and strength you gained during your conquest would help you get through any unexpected obstacles.įrom the lofty majesty of Minas Tirith to the brutish terror of Barad-dûr, experience a re-creation of Middle-earth that places you on the ground in the expansive world created by J.R.R. Throughout the season, your power enhances by building expeditionary forces, expanding land tiles, collecting valuable resources, and repelling the enemies. Each building functions uniquely, and your power grows with the development of your settlement. Your settlement infrastructure dictates the efficacy of your strategies. It bestows unrivaled power to dominate Middle-earth on its bearer, luring peoples from all factions into a great war.

The One Ring has resurfaced in the deserted castle of Dol Guldur. Victory will be yours if your strategy is sound and your forces are mighty.Īs a Steward of Middle-earth, you must step into a vast world and take control by developing your settlement, expanding your territory and founding your own Warband. From Minas Tirith to Mount Doom, each faction is desperate to seize control over the One Ring and take dominion over Middle-earth once and for all.įrom spearmen, archers, and knights to marvellous creatures and dreadful beasts-all forces must be mustered before the battle is waged. An irrepressible dark power has been growing and seeping through every inch of Middle-earth. A new War of the Ring is on the horizon, and the fate of Middle-earth now falls into your hands. Epic tales of old, be it of love, friendship, or glory, are in days bygone.
