The Confrontation is a two-player board game in which players take control of the forces of Sauron, seeking to find their master's ring, or the forces of the free peoples of Middle Earth seeking to destroy Sauron's ring in the fires of Mount Doom. One of the most acclaimed board games of recent years, The Confrontation allows players to control many of the popular characters of Tolkien's famous trilogy, while playing an intense 30-minute game that is a wonderful combination of bluffing and strategy. The Confrontation is designed by renowned game designer Reiner Knizia, and considered among his best works.
Deluxe Confrontation gives the game a larger gameboard, larger sculpted plastic stands, and completely new artwork for the characters and cards. The game includes 18 entirely new characters in addition to the classic characters found in the original. The new characters allow players to play an entirely new game, or mix the Variant and Classic characters for an exciting new game experience.
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation Deluxe Edition features gorgeous artwork, a beautiful game board with art by John Howe, large tarot-size playing cards, and 18 finely-crafted plastic "wall" pieces to hold the game characters.
How to Play
The board represents Middle Earth, stretching from the Shire in one corner to Mordor in the opposite, and divided diagonally by the Misty Mountains. Each player has nine characters held in plastic stands, and places them on their side of the map so that their opponent cannot see which character occupies which space. In their turn, each player must move one character forward (and only forward) towards the opposite side. If two opposing character meet, battle ensues and the characters are revealed. Each character has special combat powers (Merry for instance, can instantly defeat the Witch King). Each player plays a combat card to aid the battle, but once use a card is discarded. The 'good' player wins if Frodo reaches Mordor. The Sauron player wins by getting three characters into the Shire.
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