Comments on: War of the Ring: A Two-Player Game With Strategy to Spare http://www.scienceofboardgames.com/2010/02/war-of-the-ring-a-two-player-game-with-strategy-to-spare/ Rants and raves about board games, cards, randomness, and stuff Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:23:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: First Impressions: Betrayal at House on the Hill | Science of Board Games http://www.scienceofboardgames.com/2010/02/war-of-the-ring-a-two-player-game-with-strategy-to-spare/comment-page-1/#comment-755 First Impressions: Betrayal at House on the Hill | Science of Board Games Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:41:24 +0000 http://www.scienceofboardgames.com/?p=248#comment-755 [...] War of the Ring: A Two-Player Game With Strategy to Spare [...] [...] War of the Ring: A Two-Player Game With Strategy to Spare [...]

]]> By: Evgeny http://www.scienceofboardgames.com/2010/02/war-of-the-ring-a-two-player-game-with-strategy-to-spare/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Evgeny Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:01:01 +0000 http://www.scienceofboardgames.com/?p=248#comment-683 "War of the Ring is not a Fantasy Flight original, so seems to have much fewer problems with these issues than many of their other games." Umm... Have we read the same 30-page FAQ/erratum/card clarification file? Don't get me wrong, War of the Ring is one of my top five, but it has the dubious honor of having an FAQ that's longer that the rulebook. The rules are also very easy to get wrong. Best advise is to get an experienced player to teach you the game - much lower chances of atrocious gameplay errors :) Other than that, it's a magnificent game, rich in strategy and dripping with theme. Have a blast playing it. “War of the Ring is not a Fantasy Flight original, so seems to have much fewer problems with these issues than many of their other games.”

Umm… Have we read the same 30-page FAQ/erratum/card clarification file?
Don’t get me wrong, War of the Ring is one of my top five, but it has the dubious honor of having an FAQ that’s longer that the rulebook. The rules are also very easy to get wrong.

Best advise is to get an experienced player to teach you the game – much lower chances of atrocious gameplay errors :)

Other than that, it’s a magnificent game, rich in strategy and dripping with theme. Have a blast playing it.

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