Free to play · a fan project

War of the Ring

Second Edition◆the whole board game, in your browser

Lead the Free Peoples or the Shadow across Middle-earth: the Nations at war, the Hunt for the Ring and the long road to Mount Doom, against a bot that thinks or against other players.

  • Three bot levels, from a first game to a hard fight
  • Online in real time or by correspondence, with ratings and spectators
  • A guided first game that explains the rules as they happen

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Inside the game

Every rule of the Second Edition is played out on the full map: Action dice, Event cards, the Political Track, battles round by round and the Fellowship's secret path.

The map of Middle-earth at turn one against the bot, with the Action dice, the Hunt Box and the Free Peoples' cards in the side panel

Against the bot

Easy, Normal or Hard. It plans, bluffs with its dice and hunts the Ring.

Turn 1 · Action resolution · 4 Action dice to play
The online lobby: quick match, an invitation, open challenges, your games and the players online

Online

Quick match, challenges and invitations; watch games in progress and replay your own.

Real time 30 min + 30 s · or 3 days per move
The tutorial explaining the first round of the battle at the Fords of Isen

Learn to play

Two turns of a real game, played and explained step by step.

Step 15 of 40 · Round one: dice and re-rolls
The battle at the Fords of Isen with both Combat cards revealed: Half-orcs and Goblin-men against Mirror of Galadriel

Every detail

Combat cards, Leadership re-rolls, sieges, the Hunt Box and the Mordor track, with the rules a click away.

Battle at the Fords of Isen · We Come to Kill against Heroic Death

Questions

Can I play War of the Ring online?

Yes. This site plays War of the Ring, Second Edition, in your browser: the whole board game on the full map, against a bot or against other players, in real time or by correspondence. Nothing to install.

Can I play War of the Ring against a computer?

Yes. The bot plays either side, the Free Peoples or the Shadow, at three levels: Easy, Normal and Hard. It plans its Action dice, hunts the Ring and fights its battles by the rules.

Does it include the Lords of Middle-earth expansion?

Yes. The Lords of Middle-earth expansion can be played on the site.

How do I learn the rules?

A guided first game plays two turns of a real game and explains each step as it happens, and the rules are a click away during every game.

Is it free?

Yes. It is a free fan project, with no ads and no tracking.

How do I get access?

Sign up on this page with a username, your email address and a password: we mail you a link to confirm your email, and then you can play.

Is this the official War of the Ring game?

No. It is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with Ares Games or Middle-earth Enterprises.