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title: "War of the Ring: The Card Game - Against the Shadow"
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# 60 Shadow Bot Faction Cards for AI-driven solo/co-op play Flowchart Summary Cards streamline gameplay decisions 6 Location & 27 Path Cards for dynamic battlegrounds War of the Ring: The Card Game - Against the Shadow

**Brand:** ares games
**Price:** 41637CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🛡️ Command the Free Peoples. Outsmart the Shadow. Own the Quest.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** War of the Ring: The Card Game - Against the Shadow by ares games
- **How much does it cost?** 41637CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- ares games enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Seamless Integration:** Requires the core War of the Ring Card Game, enhancing your existing collection with new gameplay depth and replayability.
- • **AI-Powered Shadow Opponents:** Automated Shadow decks replace core set cards, delivering a fresh, tactical bot experience tailored for solo/co-op modes.
- • **Solo & Cooperative Questing:** Experience Middle-earth’s epic War of the Ring adventure alone or with a friend, mastering strategic challenges together.
- • **Iconic Middle-earth Immersion:** Explore richly designed cards and battlegrounds inspired by Tolkien’s saga, perfect for millennial managers craving narrative-driven gameplay.
- • **Strategic Depth with Flowcharts:** Flowchart summary cards simplify complex decisions, keeping your focus on immersive strategy and storytelling.

## Overview

War of the Ring: The Card Game - Against the Shadow is the first expansion to the award-winning War of the Ring card game, introducing solo and cooperative play modes. Featuring 60 Shadow Bot Faction cards, new battleground and path cards, and flowchart summaries, it offers a sophisticated AI opponent experience. Designed for 2-4 players aged 12+, this expansion requires the core set and delivers 90-120 minutes of strategic, narrative-rich gameplay set in Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

## Description

War of the Ring Card Game: Against the Shadow Inspired by the best-selling and award-winning War of the Ring board game, War of the Ring: The Card Game immerses players in the quest of The Lord of the Rings. The game allows them to explore their own version of the trilogy, using uniquely designed card decks representing the strengths and weaknesses of the peoples and characters who fought in the War of the Ring. Its first expansion, War of the Ring: The Card Game - Against the Shadow, enables players to experience the adventure alone or cooperatively. The player(s) will control the Free Peoples, using the normal rules and cards included in the War of the Ring: The Card Game. Automated players control the Shadow decks, which entirely replace by the cards included in the core set and which are tailored for solo/cooperative play. In conjunction with a simple flowchart, the new Shadow decks provide a sophisticated challenge for one or two players. Please note, this is expansion material. A copy of War of the Ring: The Card Game (Core Set) is required for play. Includes:- 60 x Shadow Bot Faction cards- 6 x Location cards- 27 x Path cards- 2 x Flowchart Summary cards- 1 x RulebookPlayers: 2 - 4, ages 12+Playtime: 90 - 120 minutesProduct Part Number: WOTR102

Review: Great expansion - Finally a great expansion with solo mode.
Review: No new content. Tedious end-game loop. Poor customer service. - I gave the core game 5 stars. But this expansion disappointed me. First of all, be aware there is no new content here. But I knew that. That's not the reason I removed stars. I only mention it for the benefit of others reading who may not be aware. This expansion contains just a pair of altered Shadow decks, and a few altered battlegrounds and paths. The cards are largely the same as those from the core set - identical names, art, and card types - with just slightly adjusted text so they can work more clearly as 'bot Saruman and Witch-King opponents. You must play as the Free Peoples. While it's a bit disappointing to not have the option to play as the Shadow, the expansion would have been perhaps the same price as the core game to include both options. But I'm left wondering if they really needed to replace ALL of the Shadow cards. They probably could have just created a couple handfuls of alternate cards to swap out of the core set decks, like they did for battlegrounds and paths. Yeah, realistically that would have been a big pain as a player; it's very convenient to have whole dedicated decks for solo/co-op kept separate. But it does make me feel like I'm paying for stuff I don't need. It makes the expansion feel rather low-effort, and even a bit predatory. This is partly because games against the 'bot have, for me, always wound up in a death-spiral for the 'bot at the end of the game. I've played 3 times, and in the beginning and mid-game things go well. The 'bot doesn't play like a human would, but it presents interesting situations and some tough challenges. However, in all 3 games the latter game found the 'bot spiraling into a tired pattern, with all its good cards eliminated and just rotating through some armies until chance finally gives me an opportunity to land killing blows. Very tedious and disappointing. I suppose I might have been doing something wrong, but between each play I'd take a week or so of a break, re-read both rulebooks, and chat on BGG forums to make sure I was doing it correctly. I had missed a few things on my first play, but adjusting to correct gameplay for the second and third games (again with a break and reviewing of rules between) didn't change the ending. I greatly appreciate that they made this expansion. And, even though my solo games have all ended flat, I did have a fair bit of fun during the start and middle of those games. But I can't help be disappointed. Incidentally, one of my alternate battleground cards for this expansion came with a printing error. I contacted the company in an effort get a replacement, and they rather bluntly refused. I then offered to basically pay for an entire new copy of the expansion - plus shipping from Europe to the USA - just to be sure the replacement they sent didn't also have the error, but again got a reply that felt rather rude. Maybe there was a language/cultural mismatch though. Anyway, hopefully the Fire & Swords expansion won't disappoint. That one, at least, will have a lot of new content. Unless you adore the core game and are eager to play solo/co-op, I'd think twice about getting this expansion.

## Features

- Inspired by the best-selling and award-winning War of the Ring board game, War of the Ring: The Card Game immerses players in the quest of The Lord of the Rings.
- Its first expansion, War of the Ring: The Card Game - Against the Shadow, enables players to experience the adventure alone or cooperatively.
- The player(s) will control the Free Peoples, using the normal rules and cards included in the War of the Ring: The Card Game.
- Automated players control the Shadow decks, which entirely replace by the cards included in the core set and which are tailored for solo/cooperative play.
- This is not a complete game - a copy of War of the Ring: The Card Game (Core Set) is required for play.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0CCJNMHH7 |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Best Sellers Rank | #160,745 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #2,624 in Dedicated Deck Card Games |
| Brand Name | Ares Games |
| Color | Multicoloured |
| Container Type | Box |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 16 Reviews |
| Educational Objective | Logical Thinking |
| Included Components | 1 Rulebook, 2 Flowchart Summary Cards, 6 Location Cards (2 Shadow Battleground Cards; 4 Path Cards), 60 Shadow Bot Faction Cards |
| Item Dimensions | 4.57 x 4.57 x 0.04 inches |
| Item Type Name | Card Game |
| Item Weight | 0.53 Pounds |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Ares Games |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 1490 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 96.00 |
| Material Type | Plastic |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Players | 4 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Package Quantity | 1 |
| Power Source | manual |
| Size | 11.61 cm x 11.61 cm x 0.1 cm |
| Subject Character | Middle-earth |
| Theme | Educational |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great expansion
*by G***. on November 10, 2023*

Finally a great expansion with solo mode.

### ⭐⭐⭐ No new content. Tedious end-game loop. Poor customer service.
*by G***N on October 31, 2024*

I gave the core game 5 stars. But this expansion disappointed me. First of all, be aware there is no new content here. But I knew that. That's not the reason I removed stars. I only mention it for the benefit of others reading who may not be aware. This expansion contains just a pair of altered Shadow decks, and a few altered battlegrounds and paths. The cards are largely the same as those from the core set - identical names, art, and card types - with just slightly adjusted text so they can work more clearly as 'bot Saruman and Witch-King opponents. You must play as the Free Peoples. While it's a bit disappointing to not have the option to play as the Shadow, the expansion would have been perhaps the same price as the core game to include both options. But I'm left wondering if they really needed to replace ALL of the Shadow cards. They probably could have just created a couple handfuls of alternate cards to swap out of the core set decks, like they did for battlegrounds and paths. Yeah, realistically that would have been a big pain as a player; it's very convenient to have whole dedicated decks for solo/co-op kept separate. But it does make me feel like I'm paying for stuff I don't need. It makes the expansion feel rather low-effort, and even a bit predatory. This is partly because games against the 'bot have, for me, always wound up in a death-spiral for the 'bot at the end of the game. I've played 3 times, and in the beginning and mid-game things go well. The 'bot doesn't play like a human would, but it presents interesting situations and some tough challenges. However, in all 3 games the latter game found the 'bot spiraling into a tired pattern, with all its good cards eliminated and just rotating through some armies until chance finally gives me an opportunity to land killing blows. Very tedious and disappointing. I suppose I might have been doing something wrong, but between each play I'd take a week or so of a break, re-read both rulebooks, and chat on BGG forums to make sure I was doing it correctly. I had missed a few things on my first play, but adjusting to correct gameplay for the second and third games (again with a break and reviewing of rules between) didn't change the ending. I greatly appreciate that they made this expansion. And, even though my solo games have all ended flat, I did have a fair bit of fun during the start and middle of those games. But I can't help be disappointed. Incidentally, one of my alternate battleground cards for this expansion came with a printing error. I contacted the company in an effort get a replacement, and they rather bluntly refused. I then offered to basically pay for an entire new copy of the expansion - plus shipping from Europe to the USA - just to be sure the replacement they sent didn't also have the error, but again got a reply that felt rather rude. Maybe there was a language/cultural mismatch though. Anyway, hopefully the Fire & Swords expansion won't disappoint. That one, at least, will have a lot of new content. Unless you adore the core game and are eager to play solo/co-op, I'd think twice about getting this expansion.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finally, I can solo!
*by I***N on April 21, 2025*

Great expansion - box got smooshed during shipping.

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