Make your way to Mordor to destroy the Ring in Knizia’s co-op classic Reiner Knizia's The Lord of the Rings was one of the earliest co-op games. Unfortunately, this mini-game requires a great deal of strategy to set up correctly, and can be extremely frustrating for new players who aren’t used to how the mechanic works.

Once you get past the walking, talking trees (sorry, Ents), magical rings and armies of ghosts, The Lord of the Rings boils down to a timeless tale of good versus evil.Join the Battle for Middle-earth in this Lord of the Rings edition of RISK: The Game of Strategic Conquest. For instance, if a territory is being taken that is far away from your troops, you can get them there easily through a nearby port to reach a port near the disputed territory. While it may lack the complexity and in-depth theme of War of the Ring or the roleplaying-lite personalisation and player-driven storytelling of games such as Journeys in Middle-Earth, Risk: The Lord of the Rings is still a blast with a group of fellow Tolkien fans when you’re looking for something simple and fun to fill an evening. A light war game based off of Lord of the Rings has the potential to be both very fun and very popular.

Fortresses also generate 1 free unit every turn, and are worth 2 victory points at the end of the game.If you have collected at least three cards that show all different symbols or all of the same symbol, you can turn in these cards for bonus reinforcements. Not only is Hunt for the Ring distinct for its hidden-movement take on Frodo’s perilous escape, but it also becomes a game literally of two halves. In "Alliance Risk", the two good armies play as a team and the two evil armies play as a team but they do not win as a team.