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War of the Ring 2nd edition (vanilla, enduring edition)

In War of the Ring, one player takes control of the Free Peoples (FP), the other player controls Shadow Armies (SA). Initially, the Free People Nations are reluctant to take arms against Sauron, so they must be attacked by Sauron or persuaded by Gandalf or other Companions, before they start to fight properly: this is represented by the Political Track, which shows if a Nation is ready to fight in the War of the Ring or not.

The game can be won by a military victory, if Sauron conquers a certain number of Free People cities and strongholds or vice versa. But the true hope of the Free Peoples lies with the quest of the Ringbearer: while the armies clash across Middle Earth, the Fellowship of the Ring is trying to get secretly to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Sauron is not aware of the real intention of his enemies but is looking across Middle Earth for the precious Ring, so that the Fellowship is going to face numerous dangers, represented by the rules of The Hunt for the Ring. But the Companions can spur the Free Peoples to the fight against Sauron, so the Free People player must balance the need to protect the Ringbearer from harm, against the attempt to raise a proper defense against the armies of the Shadow, so that they do not overrun Middle Earth before the Ringbearer completes his quest.

This TTS mod is a reorganization of assets uploaded to the workshop by others. Local copies of all assets have been made, insuring this mod against broken links or missing files (hopefully). No expansion materials are included as of yet. I felt the workshop was missing a good 'vanilla' version of this game which new players could dive in to. I made this to play with friends of mine, but I think it's worth making it publically available.

Complete rules of play are provided as well as an FAQ from Boardgamegeek. Tables by Finster. Any and all feedback is welcome.