War of the Ring: Second Edition is a cooperative/competitive game based on J.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Lord of the Rings. One player controls Sauron, while others guide the Fellowship toward Mount Doom.
War of the Ring: Second Edition can be won by a military victory. If Sauron conquers a certain number of Free People cities and strongholds, or vice versa. But the true hope of the Free Peoples lies with the quest of the Ring bearer: while the armies clash across Middle-earth. The Fellowship of the Ring is trying to get secretly to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Sauron is not aware of the real intention of his enemies. But is looking across Middle-earth for the precious Ring. So that the Fellowship is going to face numerous dangers, represented by the rules of The Hunt for the Ring.
But the Companions can spur the Free Peoples to the fight against Sauron, so the Free People player must balance the need to protect the Ring bearer from harm with an attempt to raise a proper defense against the armies of the Shadow so that they do not overrun Middle-earth before the Ringbearer completes his quest.
Action Dice War of the Ring: Second Edition can also be used to draw or play Event Cards. Event Cards are played to represent specific events from the story (or events that could possibly have happened). That cannot be portrayed through normal game-play. Each Event Card can also create an unexpected turn in the game. Which allows special actions or altering the course of a battle.
