Grand Strategy Board Game- War of the Ring by Ares Games

Started by bilbobaggins, October 20, 2021, 01:42:45 PM

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bilbobaggins

No game brings ME to life in a grand strategy way as WOTR by ares games.

https://www.aresgames.eu/games/war-of-the-ring-line

I have had allot of fun playing this lore accurate game and i would recommend it to anyone who loves board games or tolkiens world. It also has a large MP community that plays Tabeltop simulator on steam. Someone even made a mod so the pieces look like the movies.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f...1538211623
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f...2182128092
Jeb Smith is the author of four books to date, the most recent being Missing Monarchy: Correcting Misconceptions About The Middle Ages, Medieval Kingship, Democracy, And Liberty. Before that, he wrote and published Middle-earth Lore: Tolkien's Legends Revealed and another book on J.R.R. Tolkien's works, and also authored Defending Dixie's Land: What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War, written under the name Isaac C. Bishop. Smith has authored multiple articles on various blogs and websites, including History is Now Magazine and Medieval History.

The Curt Jester

Hm.  So you load the WotR game board onto TTS and then play it online or something? I had thought TTS was meant for RPG games (like D&D) and hadn't thought about using it for games that have their own boards.
The royal feast was done; the King
Sought some new sport to banish care,
And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool,
Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!"

The jester doffed his cap and bells,
And stood the mocking court before;
They could not see the bitter smile
Behind the painted grin he wore.

He bowed his head, and bent his knee
Upon the Monarch's silken stool;
His pleading voice arose: "O Lord,
Be merciful to me, a fool!"

bilbobaggins

Quote from: The Curt Jester on October 20, 2021, 10:18:41 PM
Hm.  So you load the WotR game board onto TTS and then play it online or something? I had thought TTS was meant for RPG games (like D&D) and hadn't thought about using it for games that have their own boards.

Others have already created the game on TT simulator so all you need is TTS on steam and the game comes "free." Its a pretty amazing feature and makes playing board game long distance great fun.
Jeb Smith is the author of four books to date, the most recent being Missing Monarchy: Correcting Misconceptions About The Middle Ages, Medieval Kingship, Democracy, And Liberty. Before that, he wrote and published Middle-earth Lore: Tolkien's Legends Revealed and another book on J.R.R. Tolkien's works, and also authored Defending Dixie's Land: What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War, written under the name Isaac C. Bishop. Smith has authored multiple articles on various blogs and websites, including History is Now Magazine and Medieval History.