War of the Ring: The Game of Middle Earth
War of the Ring is a 1976 board wargame published by Fantasy Games Unlimited. It is based on the Middle-earth works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Gameplay
[edit]War of the Ring is a two player game with one player as Gondor and one player as Mordor as they compete to control the One Ring.[1]
Reception
[edit]Tony Watson reviewed War of the Ring in The Space Gamer No. 12.[1] Watson commented that "The game plays well as game, but the use of a Diplomacy type system in a game of this nature is questionable."[1]
In the 1978 White Dwarf gaming magazine (Issue 05) it was reviewed by Mike Westhead. He gave it a score of 5 out of 10, disliking the presentation, expense, rule ambiguities and the fact it had no control markers.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Watson, Tony (July–August 1977). "Reviews". The Space Gamer (12). Metagaming: 44–45.
- ^ Westhead, Mike (February–March 1978). "Open Box". White Dwarf. No. 5. Games Workshop. pp. 12–13.
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