The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Trick-Taking Game

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game

Cooperation, narrative missions and strategic captures in Middle-earth

In thisnarrative cooperative trick-taking game, relive chapters 19-36 ofThe Two TowersEmbodying heroes (and sometimes villains) from Tolkien's work. Each chapter introduces roles, different victory conditions, new cards, and challenges that change the way you approach each hand. The Ring card is the only "trump" suit, but with special rules that radically change the strategy.

How to play – in 5 points

1) Choose the chapter and characters

Each chapter has a set of roles assigned to players, each with aspecific conditionto complete the mission. The chapters are independent: you can play them in any order.

2) Deal out the cards and prepare any extra roles

With more players the game is played normally; with 2 players a new game comes into play.dummy handwith cards face up and face down. In solitaire you controlfour uncovered hands, but with limited playable cards.

3) Play tricks respecting the role constraints

Each character imposes a goal or restriction (don't win too many tricks, win specific tricks, avoid certain suits, protect allies, etc.). To get through the chapter,everyone must fulfill their own condition.

4) Manage the Ring, the only “trump”

The Ring card dominates any suit, but it can't be "led" until someone plays it out of suit. This creates a constant tension between when to take risks and when to hold back.

5) Complete the mission and progress through the story

If all conditions are met, the chapter is completed. As you progress, you unlocknew characters, items and ruleswhich enrich subsequent games.

144 Cards, 11 Tokens, 1 Rulebook + Solitaire Mode

63x89mm - QTY 144