Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
Game Information
Each player controls nine characters who each have a unique special ability (the nine characters of the Fellowship are controlled by one player, and nine of Sauron's greatest minions are controlled by the opposing player). The game uses a hidden movement system to simulate the search for the ring, and the conflict resolution system is a brilliant cardplay mechanic from a limited resource pool of cards. The dark lord Sauron is stronger and projects more power, but the Fellowship have more devious and surprising maneuvers at hand.
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Even though I suck!
Woah! Nice little game here indeed! I was introduced to this one by chance at WBC and was instantly addicted - this despite the fact that I was taught by some sort of guru who trounced me EVERY game. So many options with each character's unique ability, card play, differing...
Confront this!
I got this in a math trade. Great deal considering I traded Scarab Lords (yawn!). I've only gotten two matches in but LOTR: Confrontation is a fun game. I was a big fan of Stratego as a kid and Confrontation builds on that and produces a game of trying to...
Love the Deluxe version.
It plays like an abstract but is surprisingly thematic. A fun, quick strategic game of card management, playing your hunches, and bluffing your opponent. I also like the alternate characters available in the deluxe version. Gives the game lots of life.
One of the first games I bought after getting back
...and we'd still play it, anytime. My poor cards are worn and frayed from all the play this one has seen. It has a great hidden movement/fog of war-style mechanism that sometimes gets ignorantly dismissed as "Stratego". Number 1, Stratego is a great game, and...
Deluxe version all the way
Son, if you're hesitant, don't. Just run and grab a copy of the Deluxe version, it's such a great game. It's an easy and fun to play tactical game, dripping with theme, everyone with a special ability which makes sense and it's just a great game...