Designer	Stephen Baker Jean-René Vernes
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Publisher	Hasbro Parker Brothers
Year Published	2002
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (15 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	9 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (6 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (6 voters) [poll]
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Category	Adventure Fantasy Movies / TV / Radio theme Novel-based Wargame Show More »
Mechanic	Area Control / Area Influence Area Movement Campaign / Battle Card Driven Dice Rolling
Expansion	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game)
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Primary Name	Risk: The Lord of the Rings
Alternate Names	The Lord of the Rings Risk Ringenes Herre RISK Risiko: Der Herr der Ringe Risk: El Señor de los Anillos Risk: El Señor de los Anillos Risk: Le Seigneur des anneaux Sagan om Ringen Risk Ο Άρχοντας των Δαχτυλιδιών RISK
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A new version of Risk, with the following differences:

The map is of Middle Earth, and the tokens represent armies of that fictional world.

You play either good or evil.

Leaders, missions and sites of power have been added.

The One Ring acts as a timing mechanism, when it leaves the board, the game ends.

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4 Complete armies in different colors:

- 40 Elven Archers/Orcs
- 12 Riders of Rohan/Dark Riders
- 6 Eagles/Cave Trolls
- 2 shields per color

42 Territory Cards (9 Good, 9 Evil, 24 Neutral)
2 Wild Cards
40 Adventure Cards
The One Ring
3 Red Dice
2 Black Dice

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Risk: The Lord of the Rings

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Publisher: Hasbro, Parker Brothers

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Year: 2002

Product Code: 40833

Size: 15.75 x 10.50 x 2.75 inches

2.72 pounds

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0	General Adventure cards	2012-01-19	Tomeister	0
0	General The two kinds of the One Ring	2011-08-14	mtgjudge	3
2	Variants Original battle is too simple!	2011-05-25	matzi1	8
1	General Please confirm about 4 players using the total points version	2011-05-20	jrcatania	4
0	General Playing with extra cards???	2010-08-18	thatdoonan	0
0	General Card translations. Please Help	2010-08-07	banke	0
0	General Painting the miniatures?	2010-07-11	Odkin	3
1	Rules Gameplay instructions?	2010-02-10	darkeststar	5
19	Reviews It's like Risk...but with Pipeweed	2009-09-07	StealthDonut	4
1	General Help to identify missing adventure card (GG reward!)	2009-05-03	schkff	5

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0	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) General Can I get the expansion in the uk?	2012-01-20	Tomeister	5
0	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) General Cards?	2012-01-20	Tomeister	0
0	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) General I Need information about some territory cards please.	2011-03-01	Kongo82	4
0	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) Rules Anybody have a pdf of the rulebook or could scan it?	2010-08-26	Eurion	2
0	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) General Swap your English Edition for my German Edition	2010-07-07	Crabro	0
1	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) General Availability of this Game - Found it on Hasbro Site! (sort of)	2010-06-01	frailn	12
0	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) Rules minas tirith game : renfort exchange	2009-11-21	docteurnon	2
0	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) General Looking to buy LOTR Risk expansion ..	2009-08-12	Wack0	4
0	Risk: Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) General Please ... HELP! Game content wanted!	2008-09-05	mavo	4
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Kratos38

2010-04-19

Components Manifest The Lord of the Rings Risk

Check here to see if your copy is complete.

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German summary of the gameplay

Zusamenfassung der Aktionen für das Grundspiel mit Erweiterung (inkl. Spielvorbereitung) Summary of the actions for the basic game and the expansion.

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2009-06-18

LOTR Clone Wars RISK rules.doc

If you love Clone Wars RISK and want to play it in the LOTR: RISK universe!

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Norwegian rules

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2005-01-18

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2004-09-26

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This document contains alternate rulesets for Team Play and Resource-based play in Lord of the Rings RISK. Enhanced from version 3, with new modifications covering up to 6 player team play, as well as the Trilogy and Expansion editions.

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My house rules for leaders + cards

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2004-01-10

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2004-01-03

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English review - Kulkmann's Gamebox	http://www.boardgame.de/reviews/riskhdr.htm	2012-05-03
German review - Ultimo Bielefeld	http://www.ultimo-bielefeld.de/kr-game/sp-ring.htm	2012-05-03
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.de/kritiken/Risiko-Der...	2012-05-03
German review - Spielonaut	http://www.spielonaut.de/site/kritik/start2.htm?/s...	2012-05-03
German review - Holgs Spieleteufel	http://www.spieleteufel.de/spiel.php?id=120	2012-05-03
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German review - Hall9000	http://www.hall9000.de/html/spiel/dhdr_risiko	2012-05-03
German review - Michas Spielmitmir	http://www.michas-spielmitmir.de/spieletests.php?i...	2012-05-03
Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/1970.pdf	2012-03-03
Dutch review on speldatabase.be	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=2045&zoekcr...	2011-12-26