16 thoughts on “The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game | Play and Review | With Mike”
**Moria Rules errors – there is no movement path on the bottom of the cave troll in Moria, and you can't attack the troll when there are goblins on your space** COMPONENTS – As mentioned, the cards are fairly rough and you might want to sleeve them. The book is fine and sits flat pretty well. The minis and cardboard tokens do their job, though it's tough to tell which hobbit is which. 0:00 – Introduction 1:00 – Game Overview 3:56 – Chapter 1 (Fleeing Hobbiton) 16:07 – Chapter 2 (Council of Elrond) 24:54 – Chapter 3 (Moria) 37:36 – Mini-Review
In Moria, I don't think there is a path on the bottom of the troll. At least in the video, it looks like just a light line to show what spaces need to be filled to do that wound. It wouldn't have made a difference in the play, I don't think. Initially it reminded me a bit of the Knizia LotR adventure game from ages ago, but obviously way lighter.
They could have given same some Po-tay-toes! lol My GW LOTR hobbits are a pain to differentiate atm. Merry and Pippin are like identical twins, and both Sam and Frodo are holding swords. Will be better once I get to paint them all, though I'll still get Merry and Pippin mixed up! lol I also have a plastic Sam with a frying pan which is an easy ID!
Thanks for showcasing the game, Mike. Think this will be a pass for me as the replayability looks a bit thin, and I have the Kinizia LOTR board game.
The other thing is that I play almost 100% solo. (Poor Pauli no friends! lol) The Adventure Book game looks to be a light coop puzzle game, which is a plus imho. If I spent more time with my non gaming family I think I would pick it up.
Nice video, but will be skipping this game. This format worked really well for Princess Bride, a very light game for a very light film, it worked mechanically and thematically. For something so chunky as LotR this seems far too little trying to do far too much. Maybe if it had covered only Fellowship I'd be more interested.
Nicely showcased, Mike! I picked this up at Target last Friday, and played the first three chapters that afternoon. This is definitely a lighter-weight game, but the theme really comes through (for me, anyway), and it is an enjoyable puzzle. I like that each chapter plays VERY differently from the previous one, and that the One Ring cards have varied functions, depending on the chapter. Ravensburger has been releasing some really interesting family-weight games (and at good prices!) lately, and this is a good example of what they are doing. One note: Ravensburger – like a lot of European and especially German publishers recently – has moved away from using shrink wrap altogether, and I like to see that too.
Great showcase as always, Mike, thank you. I think the only mistake you did is attacking the Troll from a space with a living Goblin (at 30:37 and 31:07) where the chapter rules states attack the troll "with no Goblin tokens in either space" (makes sense).
For me, Frodo is always yellow, Sam red, Pippin green and Merry blue due to Knizia's boardgame. The same is true for the choice of the scenarios. But I guess, the game would be too easy for my taste.
**Moria Rules errors – there is no movement path on the bottom of the cave troll in Moria, and you can't attack the troll when there are goblins on your space**
COMPONENTS – As mentioned, the cards are fairly rough and you might want to sleeve them. The book is fine and sits flat pretty well. The minis and cardboard tokens do their job, though it's tough to tell which hobbit is which.
0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Game Overview
3:56 – Chapter 1 (Fleeing Hobbiton)
16:07 – Chapter 2 (Council of Elrond)
24:54 – Chapter 3 (Moria)
37:36 – Mini-Review
first…^^
Awesome thx
Solid overview, Mike! Really enjoyed The Princess Bride and so happy to see this model is continued with different IPs.
Thanks Mike
In Moria, I don't think there is a path on the bottom of the troll. At least in the video, it looks like just a light line to show what spaces need to be filled to do that wound. It wouldn't have made a difference in the play, I don't think.
Initially it reminded me a bit of the Knizia LotR adventure game from ages ago, but obviously way lighter.
They could have given same some Po-tay-toes! lol
My GW LOTR hobbits are a pain to differentiate atm. Merry and Pippin are like identical twins, and both Sam and Frodo are holding swords. Will be better once I get to paint them all, though I'll still get Merry and Pippin mixed up! lol
I also have a plastic Sam with a frying pan which is an easy ID!
Thanks for showcasing the game, Mike.
Think this will be a pass for me as the replayability looks a bit thin, and I have the Kinizia LOTR board game.
The other thing is that I play almost 100% solo. (Poor Pauli no friends! lol)
The Adventure Book game looks to be a light coop puzzle game, which is a plus imho.
If I spent more time with my non gaming family I think I would pick it up.
Nice video, but will be skipping this game. This format worked really well for Princess Bride, a very light game for a very light film, it worked mechanically and thematically. For something so chunky as LotR this seems far too little trying to do far too much. Maybe if it had covered only Fellowship I'd be more interested.
Great job as always Mike! Looks like a quality family time intro game.
Nicely showcased, Mike!
I picked this up at Target last Friday, and played the first three chapters that afternoon. This is definitely a lighter-weight game, but the theme really comes through (for me, anyway), and it is an enjoyable puzzle. I like that each chapter plays VERY differently from the previous one, and that the One Ring cards have varied functions, depending on the chapter. Ravensburger has been releasing some really interesting family-weight games (and at good prices!) lately, and this is a good example of what they are doing. One note: Ravensburger – like a lot of European and especially German publishers recently – has moved away from using shrink wrap altogether, and I like to see that too.
Interesting for the family… but not able to find it in EU.
Great showcase as always, Mike, thank you.
I think the only mistake you did is attacking the Troll from a space with a living Goblin (at 30:37 and 31:07) where the chapter rules states attack the troll "with no Goblin tokens in either space" (makes sense).
For me, Frodo is always yellow, Sam red, Pippin green and Merry blue due to Knizia's boardgame. The same is true for the choice of the scenarios. But I guess, the game would be too easy for my taste.
Seems like a slightly meatier version of the Princess Bride one.
Its a shame that a german company releases games for Target only… which you cant get in germany… i hope they will release this later in the year…
Got, played and loved the Princess Bride one but that was entirely nostalgia.
An excellent light , casual game . Good solo better co op I think.