Feb 9, 2021

The One Ring is getting a second edition. Designers Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi are working with Free League, publishers, to revitalize the game that was first released in 2011. A core rulebook and boxed starter set are planned, both with new art throughout. The Kickstarter will begin Feb. 11 with delivery expected before the end of 2021. The One Ring:...

Dec 4, 2020

We told you that Daybreak games was bought by a new investment company EG7 EG7 released a presentation to highlight this acquisition, and we learned some very interesting things from it. You can click on all the pictures to see a full-page view of it, I’ve broken down the information below the pictures. Jack Emmert is listed as the CEO of Standing Stone...

Dec 4, 2020

It’s not a hobbit house — but it is a house where a lot of hobbits were thought up and born into writings. The house Located at 20 Northmoor Road in Oxford, England is where he wrote The Hobbit and a significant portion of The Lord of the Rings. Now, The New York Times reports, the house in question is on the market, and there’s a high-profile effort underway...

Dec 2, 2020

The revolving door of owners for Daybreak just got another name attached. The Daybreak Game Company will be acquired by EG7 Global, following a deal announced earlier today that’s worth $300 million (cash and debt-free). EG7 had just acquired Piranha Games, developer of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and MechWarrior Online, for $24 million. On behalf of the...

Aug 12, 2020

  FFG has announced in October the new figure pack will contain three new miniatures of the iconic villains from the Shadowed Paths campaign, the just-released expansion, which look for an unboxing coming very soon from us! and Haunting of Dale, a new downloadable campaign. The miniatures include the Supplicant of Morgoth, Ollie the Troll, and a figure of...

Jul 20, 2020

  Fantasy Flight Games recently revealed The Lord of the Rings: The Board Game Anniversary Edition, a precise replica of The Lord of the Rings: The Board Game first published in 2000, but with new high-quality upgrades. The Anniversary Edition is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2020. The Lord of the Rings: The Board Game Anniversary Edition...

Jun 19, 2020

  Bilbo Baggins has moved on to the gray havens.     Ian Holm, the versatile actor who played everything from androids to hobbits, has died in London at the age of  88, his agent confirmed today. “It is with great sadness that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning at the age of 88,” they said. “He died peacefully in hospital, with...

May 30, 2020

  This a guest post by published author Seth C. Adams HarperCollins, HarperCollins UK, and One More Chapter.     Over a quarter-century ago–long before I had the coherent thought that I wanted to be a writer–I read J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy for the first time. As a middle school kid, I was...

Mar 9, 2020

  Awhile back, we told you that Cubicle 7 lost the Middle Earth License.  We have some great news if you’re a fan of RPG Set in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth. Free League Publishing today announced a partnership with Sophisticated Games to publish tabletop roleplaying games set in Middle-earth and based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Francesco...

Feb 17, 2020

  Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea – any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Goodbye!” – Bilbo Baggins.   Players can embark on more adventures in Shadowed Paths which adds new heroes, including Gandalf and Arwen, to games of The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth.     This...

Jan 16, 2020

  Christopher Tolkien, who was described as a faithful steward of Middle Earth, the fantasy kingdom his father built, has died at the age of 95.     His death was confirmed by Daniel Klass, Mr. Tolkien’s brother-in-law. Tolkien, who was born in Leeds in 1924, was the third and youngest son of the revered fantasy author and his wife Edith. He grew...

Nov 30, 2019

  Bilbo had has an unexpected party, and Cubicle 7 announced some unexpected news.     They will not be published The One Ring RPG beyond 2020, as a casualty of this will abandon plans for the One Ring  Second Edition and Adventures in Middle-earth™, and they’ll cease working with partners Sophisticated Games.   We have some very unfortunate...

Sep 3, 2019

  The first adventure card game set in the quintessential fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game lets players face epic challenges during solo and cooperative adventures. The game is inspired by the cooperative Living Card Game®, The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. Combining a strong immersive narrative experience...

Sep 3, 2019

  It took 9 long years, but you can walk around Middle-earth in Minecraft if you want.     This massive project has been worked on by countless players for around nine years, and it looks as if the majority of it is finally finished. In a recent video, the NODE crew get  a tour by one of the project’s builders that takes in pretty much the...

Aug 2, 2019

  I just got back to my hotel room at Gen Con 2019, after attending the Standing Stone Games DDO/LOTRO meetup. As in previous years, Standing Stone had a bit of news to unleash on the crowd of about 100 that had gathered at the Punch Bowl Social in Indianapolis.     Stoutaxe Dwarf is a new race coming to LOTRO   Here is what we know –...

Jul 13, 2019

  Remember that new F2P LOTR MMO that was being made we told you about??     Turns out there is a big name behind it as well as Leyou Technologies. Amazon Game Studios is also behind the game. There’s no word yet on a story or setting. Amazon Game Studios VP Christoph Hartmann said in a statement,   “Tolkien’s Middle-earth is one of the...

Jun 20, 2019

  Asmodee Digital, a leader in digital board game entertainment, is pleased to announce The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game will be released on consoles on August 8th, 2019. The first adventure card game set in the quintessential fantasy world of J.R.R.Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game offers solo and cooperative adventures based...

May 18, 2019

  If you are a fan of The One Ring RPG, A new Second edition is on the way!     The One Ring – The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying Game brings players further into the Twilight of the Third Age and closer to the events of the War of the Ring. It has been almost 25 years since the defeat of Smaug the Terrible and the hope that came with the death...

May 6, 2019

  Drac unboxes and takes an overview look at the new game from Fantasy Flight Games The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth         You can order your own copy of the game today via Amazon   *The above Amazon link is an Affiliate LINK, LOTRO Players will receive a small percent of your sale, this is just one way you can...

Apr 17, 2019

  The upcoming Journeys In Middle-earth board game is getting the first DLC for the app that drives the game.       You’ve taken your first steps into Middle-earth, but the road beckons once more. Dark machinations are unfolding across the Shire and heroes are once again needed to step forward and fight this menace. It’s time to set...