War of the Ring: The Game of Middle Earth explained

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

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.

Reception

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]

Notes and References

1. Watson. Tony . July–August 1977 . Reviews. The Space Gamer. Metagaming. 12. 44-45.
2. Westhead . Mike . Open Box . . 5 . 12-13 . . February–March 1978 .