• Nexus (Italy)
• Distributed by Fantasy Flight (English), Pahlanx Games (German), 999 Games (Dutch), Tilsit Editions (French)
• 2004
• Game created by R. Di Meglio, M. Maggi & F. Nepitello
• Art by John Howe
• Expansion set Battles of the Third Age also available
• Tolkien Boardgame Collecting website
• Fantasy Flight Games website

"Long in the making, this massive game based on J.R.R.Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings allows players to experience the dramatic events and epic conflict that occurred before the end of the Third Age of Middle Earth.The War of the Ring allows players to not only control the military might of Men, Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits, and the forces of Sauron, but also Tolkien’s legendary characters, making the fateful decisions of the Fellowship of the Ring or guiding the dreadful servants of Sauron as they hunt for the ringbearer.

War of the Ring is usually playable in under three hours but can last longer if played with more than two players. In the game, players will either take command of the armies of the Free Peoples or the dark host of the Shadow. Over the course of play, armies will clash on the field of battle, while a brave group of companions, the Fellowship of the Ring, advances towards Mordor. As the Fellowship approaches the fastness of the Dark Lord Sauron, they will seek to complete their desperate quest to destroy the One Ring, the master ring forged by Sauron himself."