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(More customer reviews)When this game was released in 2000. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it! With wonderful artistry from John Howe and the game devised by award winner Reiner Knizia I was really looking forward to opening the box - let alone play it!
I wasn't disappointed.
It took some effort to pick up the rules since there is a lot there but once underway it has it's own easy rhythm.
The co-operative gameplay works very well. Every player is one of the hobbits - Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, even Fatty Bolger gets a look in. And each one has an innate skill throughout the game. There's a lot of discussion between players as to whats the best strategy and about cards, etc.
This game is excellent at following the story.
Many times I felt like I was being uncontrollably corrupted and slipping towards the darkness. The 'sliding scale' of corruption is very ingenious. It is the cause of much alarm when the Dark Lord himself starts to slide from the other end towards you!
All the characters pop up in the game in the form of cards to help you in your quest. I would have liked some of the main characters (eg: Aragorn) to have had a more enduring effect than simply move you on a further few spaces.
Still, all in all a worthwhile game!
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