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Z-Man Games2025Matt Leacock

The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship

1–5Players
60–150 minPlay time
14+Ages
3.1 / 5Medium-heavy
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Is it for your table?

Players
1–5players

Plays solo, or with up to 5 at the table.

Play time
60–150min
01 hr2 hr3 hr4 hr+

A full game night, start to finish.

Weight
Medium-heavy

Plenty to chew on. Expect a rules walkthrough first. (3.1 / 5 on BGG)

Ages
14+years

Recommended for teens and adults.

Co-op: everyone wins or loses togetherHas a solo mode

About the game

The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship is a board game from Z-Man Games, designed by Matt Leacock (2025). It plays 1–5 players in 60–150 minutes, for ages 14+. BoardGameGeek players rate it 8.3 out of 10 and call it medium-heavy (3.1 / 5 weight).

Defy fate and save Middle-earth!

The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship is Matt Leacock's most mechanically-rich Pandemic System design to date. Gather heroes to defend the havens of Middle-earth from advancing shadow troops, complete objectives that will change each time you play, and help Frodo evade the hunting Nazgûl as he travels to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.

- EPIC COOPERATIVE STRATEGY GAME: Join forces to save Middle-earth in The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, a cooperative strategy game where players must complete evolving objectives and protect the realm from the forces of darkness.

- HELP FRODO DESTROY THE ONE RING: As Frodo journeys to Mount Doom, players must work together to help him evade the relentless Nazgûl while preventing the shadow armies from overtaking key havens.

- DYNAMIC OBJECTIVES: Each game presents new challenges with unique objectives that change every time you play, ensuring endless replayability and fresh strategies.

- PANDEMIC SYSTEM DESIGN: Created by Matt Leacock, this is the most mechanically rich Pandemic System design to date, offering deep strategic gameplay and thrilling cooperative mechanics.

- PERFECT FOR FANS OF LOTR & STRATEGY GAMES: Designed for 1-5 players, this immersive adventure is ideal for ages 14 and up, making it a must-have for fans of The Lord of the Rings and strategic board games.

Contains:

  • 72 Player Cards
  • 50 Shadow Cards
  • 24 Objective Cards
  • 10 Reference Cards
  • 13 Character Cards
  • 13 Character Figures
  • 9 Nazgul Miniatures
  • 3 Battle Dice
  • 7 Search Dice
  • 48 Shadow Troops
  • 10 Gondor Troops
  • 9 Elven Troops
  • 8 Rohirrim Troops
  • 8 Dwarven Troops
  • 1 Eye of Sauron
  • 1 Solo Token
  • 1 Threat Rate Marker
  • 1 Hope Marker
  • 6 Haven and Shadow Stronghold Tokens
  • 36 Symbol Tokens
  • 1 Game Board
  • 1 Dice Tower

Details

Designer
Matt Leacock
Publisher
Z-Man Games
Published
2025
SKU
ZMGPSM0101EN
Ratings, player counts, play time and weight are from BoardGameGeek.

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