3/23/02 - Latest News
Pre-Oscars Decipher Trading Card Game
Strider @ 6:04 am EST
Ted writes: Today (Saturday) I'm running a demo for Decipher's Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game at a Border's Bookstore in Los Angeles. Actually, it's in the City of Industry near a huge movie cinema complex. Today is also the day that the TTT trailer goes out, and that Borders has a large population of people who fit the card game's target demographic, so I expect the event will be popular and a lot of fun. Anyone in the Los Angeles area who wants to learn how to play the Lord of the Rings card game is encouraged to show up. Things should start around 1:00pm, but we'll be there beforehand. There will be free cards given out while supplies last. [More]
3/16/02 - Latest News
Sauron Expansion
DarthCaeser @ 1:56 pm EST
Thanks to Green Books Staffer Ostadan for sending this tidbit in about the next expansion for the LOTR board game; Sauron. The following article appeared on the USENET newsgroup rec.games.board. Chris Lawson is a Knizia playtester who has an extensive Web page all about Reiner Knizia's many games. Here, he responds to a query from one Don Smith: From: Chris Lawson Don Smith wrote: Yup, been playtesting it a lot. Does anyone have any idea if this is a "real" prospect? Yes, very real. The last plan was it contained several expansions, that is, it includes the main 'Sauron' expansion plus one or more additional expansions which can be used with or without any of the existing games resulting in at least eight combinations. I hope at least one of the 'mini expansions' gets included in with Sauron. It was rumoured that it would allow some of the players to play the "bad guys". Well, maybe "bad guys" is streching it a bit far. "Bad Guy" would be closer :) Any info appreciated - sounds like a great addition to a great game! You will have to wait for the press releases to come out, sorry :) While it doesn't add any more scenarios, the new expansion does make for a very different game, or games really. No solitaire play but now up to 6 players. Cheers
Newsgroups: rec.games.board
Subject: Re: KNIZIA LOTR SAURON EXPANSION
I saw some hints earlier on this board about the second (after Friends and Foes) expansion to the Knizia LOTR board game called Sauron (?).
Chris
3/08/02 - Latest News
Screen Shots from Universal
DarthCaeser @ 6:47 pm EST
Universal finally sent along some screen shots from their LOTR games. There are six from Fellowship of the Ring for Xbox, and six from The Lord of the Rings Part One for Gameboy Advance! [More]
Gamers.com Preview Universal's Fellowship Of The Ring
Strider @ 3:09 pm EST
'Once in a while, you'll play a game with a really cool story. But only one game can honestly boast having the best story...ever. Universal's The Fellowship of the Ring holds exclusive rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Book of the Century." Sure, EA's LOTR game might be based on the hit movie, but this one stuffs in all the Tolkientacular details that the film grossly omitted.' [More]
2/22/02 - Latest News
Decipher Radio
Berendir @ 2:27 pm EST
Make sure you listen to Decipher's Radio Free today sometime after 12 noon EST. Kyle and Evan will be announcing the date's for this years DecipherCon. [More]
2/20/02 - Latest News
More on EA's Lord of the Rings
Berendir @ 6:21 pm EST
You know what would be great? A Lord of the Rings game playable on PS2 where you can be both Gimli and Legolas. [Read On!]
Screenshots from EA's Lord of the Rings!
Berendir @ 1:12 am EST
Thanks to Gaming Voice for landing the first screen shots from EA's Lord of the Rings. [Screen Shots]
2/19/02 - Latest News
The Hobbit on GameCube!
Berendir @ 1:39 pm EST
The Hobbit Announced for GameCube February 18, 2002 - Capitalizing on the recent swell of interest in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Sierra Entertainment has announced that The Hobbit is in development for Nintendo GameCube. Being developed by Austin, Texas-based Inevitable Entertainment, The Hobbit for GameCube is a third-person action/adventure set in one of the most famous realms of fantasy ever created, Middle-Earth. It pits gamers in the furry feet of Bilbo Baggins, a most unassuming hobbit who encounters the most extraordinary of things on his epic quest. [More]
Middle-Earth and Bilbo Baggins are coming to GameCube.
2/17/02 - Latest News
Ardan Nights
Berendir @ 3:41 pm EST
Ardan Nights, the guild dedicated to bringing Middle-Earth to Neverwinter Nights have launched their website at http://www.ardan-nights.org. [More]