The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game

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7.5

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  • Summary: Build a deck of iconic Heroes and challenge the forces of Sauron in this thrilling tactical card game. Go forth and explore famous locations, complete story-driven quests, and forge your own legend of Middle-earth. But beware the Eye of Sauron—should you draw his attention, all will be lost…Build a deck of iconic Heroes and challenge the forces of Sauron in this thrilling tactical card game. Go forth and explore famous locations, complete story-driven quests, and forge your own legend of Middle-earth. But beware the Eye of Sauron—should you draw his attention, all will be lost…

    Answer the call of countless adventures, face the dark forces of Sauron, and protect the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. As allies gather and foes arise, so your journey begins.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Destructoid
    Nov 7, 2019
    80
    The co-op angle alone is enough for The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game to stand out above the crowd, especially on consoles with cross-play support.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Nov 6, 2019
    80
    It is lovely and refreshing to play a digital card game that isn't so desperate to be the next big thing in esports that it tears whatever heart and soul it might have had right out of the experience. I walked into The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game fully expecting yet another attempt to "do Hearthstone" on the Nintendo Switch. I walked away thoroughly impressed with how completely the game surprised me.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Nov 17, 2019
    70
    The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game offers up an unusual mixture of cooperative play and narrative-driven battles that flies in the face of more traditional digital CCGs. If you’re looking for a card game more aligned with the rules of a tabletop effort, with more of a role-playing focus, this is definitely going to appeal. The lack of proper support for online PvP is an odd omission considering how popular that feature is in other entries in the genre, but a refreshing lack of suffocating microtransactions does help soothe that wound.
  4. NintendoWorldReport
    Dec 4, 2019
    70
    Lord of the Rings: The Adventure Card Game is charming, if stunted by some inconsistent voice acting and less polished user interface. While some might have wished for player-versus-player options included, the single-player focus allows the card game to hone-in on its core strength – engaging narrated storytelling tied into a solid card game foundation. If you are a lone ring bearer rather than part of a fellowship, this could be a precious experience to you.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. diabloNL
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Finally, a GREAT card game and no freemium!! For that last bit, I give a big 10!
  2. jeffbizloc
    Apr 24, 2020
    9
    I played this on PC but it wouldn't let me add it there. Really enjoyed Lord of the Rings Adventure Card Game so wanted to add a review.I played this on PC but it wouldn't let me add it there. Really enjoyed Lord of the Rings Adventure Card Game so wanted to add a review.

    Game(s) like: Hearthstone

    Pros:
    - The core gameplay was excellent
    - The 3 campaigns were a good length and variable enough to make it interesting
    - Strong UI and mix of cards

    Cons:
    - Online game, gave me issues a couple times
    - It can be frustrating to get deep into a quest to realize you need a deck with a different archtype. While fun building a deck I would prefer each quest have a deck prebuilt to make the quest specifically challenging and consistent.    … Expand
  4. Sk8er_Joe
    May 1, 2020
    4
    Glitchy, glitchy, glitchy. Very annoying to try to play. Too bad, has potential.

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