The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

Get ready for an adventure full of challenges and strategy in The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth, a fully cooperative board game designed for one to five players. In this game, you and your friends take on the roles of iconic heroes in the fight against the forces of evil that threaten Middle-earth. Each game features a distinct scenario, part of a wider campaign that will take you to different locations, from dense forests to imposing mountains. Through the support app, you'll explore these dynamic environments, which change with every turn, facing opponents and making decisions that can influence the course of the story. Prepare your strategies, strengthen your skills and fight alongside your colleagues to complete the missions and uncover the secrets that Middle-earth holds. Whether you're a lone adventurer or part of a tight-knit group, The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth offers an immersive and exciting experience, where every decision counts and your actions shape the narrative of your journey.

Table of Contents
- How to Play
- Tips for playing
- Game mechanics
- Game components
- Additional Information

To begin, organize the hero figures, decks, tokens and terrain cards. Each player chooses a hero and takes the corresponding deck. Prepare the starting skill decks and distribute the damage and inspiration tokens.

Set up the map as indicated in the app, which guides the adventure. Follow the instructions to define initial enemies and obstacles, placing them as indicated. At the start of the turn, each hero performs two actions between moving, attacking or interacting with the environment.

Skill tests are solved using cards from each hero's personal deck instead of dice. Check the result against what is required to succeed. Use the inspiration tokens to improve the test result if necessary.

Manage the stress and damage received by the hero during the campaign. At the end of each mission, adjust the deck with new skills acquired and prepare for the next mission as the app indicates.

The game is cooperative, so work together to overcome the challenges and progress through the narrative. The app guides you through the story, so follow its instructions to ensure that the narrative develops correctly.

Main objective

The main objective of the game "The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth" is to allow players to embark on cooperative adventures set in Middle-earth, facing challenges and enemies while working together to complete specific missions and objectives, using their characters' unique abilities to explore, fight and make strategic decisions that affect the course of the story and the success of the group.

Tips for playing The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

Here are some tips for doing better in the game The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth:

• Choose your heroes based on unique abilities that complement your style of play.
• Pay attention to randomly generated events, as they directly affect the course of the adventure.
• Manage your skill deck well, balancing attack and defense as needed.
• Use the terrain to your advantage, seeking strategic advantages during battles.
• Prioritize upgrading your equipment cards whenever possible to increase your chances of victory.
• Work as a team, making the most of the synergies between the characters.
• Explore every corner of the map to make sure you don't miss any points of interest or hidden events.
• Keep an eye on the clues and information provided by the app to make informed decisions.
• Learn from each defeat and adjust your strategy as necessary for future attempts.
• Carefully manage limited resources to maximize efficiency during missions.

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Mechanics of The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

• Deck building: Each player assembles and customizes a specific skill deck for their hero, using cards that represent skills, tactical advantages and equipment. The cards are selected based on the hero's characteristics and the group's strategy, allowing for customization and evolution throughout the campaigns.
• Bags and parts: Players use tokens and pieces to represent resources, statuses and conditions during the game. These elements are fundamental to inventory and skill management, influencing strategic decisions in each mission.
• Cooperative: The game requires collaboration between players, who need to work as a team to overcome challenges, complete missions and solve events. Success depends on communication, coordination and synergy between the heroes' skills.
• RPG (Role-Playing Game): Narrative elements are incorporated, allowing players to experience a story rich in detail, make choices that affect the outcome of adventures, and develop their characters throughout the campaign.
• Modular tray: The scenarios are created using modular board pieces that can be rearranged in different configurations for each mission. This offers great variety and replayability, as well as adapting to the progress of the narrative.
• Campaign / Card-driven battles: The game is structured in campaigns, where each mission is guided by the exploration of cards that introduce new challenges and advance the story. The cards act as events and consequences, with choices having a direct impact on subsequent missions.
• Solo: The game offers the option of being played by a single player, allowing them to control multiple heroes and experience the adventure alone, while maintaining the same dynamic and challenge as the group game.
• Players with Different Skills: Each player takes on the role of a unique hero with different skills and attributes. This encourages specialization and the strategic use of each character to overcome specific challenges faced by the group.
• Scenario / Mission / Campaign: The game is made up of a series of interconnected missions, forming a cohesive campaign. The choices made during the missions have an impact on the course of the story and the state of the game world, with multiple possible endings.
• Solving with Statistics Tests: Interactions in the game, such as combat and skill tests, are resolved through statistical tests where cards from the skill deck are revealed to determine success or failure, promoting tension and strategy in the execution of actions.

Game components The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

See all the items in the game below The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth:

• 30 Basic Skill Cards
• 10 Terrain Cards
• 21 Title Expertise Letters
• 28 Letters of Fear
• 31 plastic miniatures (6 Heroes; 25 Enemies)
• 20 Search/Threat Sheets
• 83 Item cards
• 4 Barrel/Table Land Tokens
• 2 Battle Map pieces
• 15 Advantage Cards
• 12 Enemy Banners and Plastic Holders
• 3 Hole/Mist Terrain Tokens
• 28 Damage Cards
• 4 Bonfire/Statue Plot Tokens
• 22 Journey Map pieces
• 20 Vulnerability Expertise Cards
• 10 Stream/Wall Plot Sheets
• 21 consumption sheets
• 6 Hero Cards
• 8 Person tokens (4 variations)
• 9 Shrub/Rock Terrain Sheets
• 72 Function Skill Cards
• 5 Darkness tokens
• 30 Inspiration/Exploration Sheets

Additional Information

• Ludopedia link: https://ludopedia.com.br/jogo/the-lord-of-the-rings-journeys-in-middle-earth
• Link Tabletopia:
• Amazon Brazil link: Comprar O Senhor dos Anéis: Jornadas na Terra Média
• Amazon USA link: Comprar O Senhor dos Anéis: Jornadas na Terra Média