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The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
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The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth

Designed byAntoine Bauza•Published byRepos Production

20242025All-Time
20242025All-Time
Rank
3
in 2024
Total Points
271 pts
Borda count scoring

A dark rumour rises from Mordor. The Eye turns to Middle-earth. The hour has come. The Fellowship is reunited. The Heroes prepare for battle. Will you play as the Fellowship of the Ring to defend the free races and destroy the One Ring? Or will you play as Sauron and pursue Fr…

Published
2024
Players
2
Play Time
30 min
Weight
2.06 / 5
BGG Rating
8.4View on BoardGameGeek

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Flipside of Board Games
Sam
Dec 11, 2024
Rank1
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Liege of Games
Chris
Jan 16, 2025
Rank1
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No Pun Included
Elaine
Jan 15, 2025
Rank1
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews
Ryan
Feb 28, 2025
Rank1
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The Dice Tower
Jason Levine
Dec 12, 2024
Rank2
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Alice Plays Board Games
Gaby
Jan 24, 2025
Rejected
Rank2
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Board and Shield
Zeshawn Khan
Dec 29, 2024
Rank2
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Board Game Animal
Justin
Jan 2, 2025
Rank2
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Board Gamers Anonymous
Anthony
Jan 16, 2025
Rank2
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Grant Lyon
Dec 31, 2024
Rank2
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Meeple Town
Dean
Mar 5, 2025
Rank2
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The Dice Tower
Bryan Drake
Dec 9, 2024
Rank2
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The Dice Tower
People's Choice
Dec 12, 2024
Rank2
The Gamer logo
The Gamer
Elmaz Sabovic
Dec 29, 2024
Rank3
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Board Games Unlocked
Brad
Dec 23, 2024
Rank3
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BoardGameCo
Alex
Nov 13, 2024
Rank3
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Roll For Crit
Will Keeler
Dec 24, 2024
Rank3
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Rolling with the Beard
Tom
Dec 31, 2024
Rank3
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The Gamecasters
Natalie
Jan 11, 2025
Rank4
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Bones Collector
Dec 3, 2024
Rank4
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Pecktec Games
Owen
Dec 13, 2024
Rank4
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The Dice Tower
Joey Evans
Dec 12, 2024
Rank4
The Dice Tower logo
The Dice Tower
Karla Drake
Dec 9, 2024
Rank4
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The Dice Tower
Zee Garcia
Dec 11, 2024
Rank4
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The Gamecasters
Ryan
Jan 11, 2025
Rank5
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Dani_standring
Danielle Standring
Dec 28, 2024
Rank5
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Ginger Beard Geekdad
Neil
Jan 24, 2025
Rank5
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Horsehead Bookends
Mike
Jan 17, 2025
Rank5
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Horsehead Bookends
Rob
Jan 17, 2025
Rank5
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Man vs. Meeple
Ryan
Dec 27, 2024
Rank5
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One Board Family
Ryan
Jan 6, 2025
Rank5
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The Broken Meeple
Luke Hector
Jan 8, 2025
Rank5
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The Cardboard Herald
Jan 7, 2025
Rank5
The Secret Cabal logo
The Secret Cabal
Don
Jan 22, 2025
Rank6
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Drive Thru Games
Joel Eddy
Feb 22, 2024
Rank6
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Owldragon Adventures
Scott
Dec 31, 2024
Rank6
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The Dice Tower
Eric Summerer
Dec 9, 2024
Rank7
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BG Port HK
Arnold
Jan 13, 2025
Rank7
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Chits and Cardboard
Jeff
Dec 21, 2024
Rank7
Man vs. Meeple logo
Man vs. Meeple
David
Dec 29, 2024
Rank7
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The Game Boy Geek
Dan King
Jan 23, 2025
Rank7
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The Opinionated Gamers
Mark
Jan 10, 2025
Rejected
Rank8
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BoardGameGeek Podcast
Candice Harris
Jan 3, 2025
Rank8
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Merlin's Manor
Merlin
Jan 9, 2025
Rank8
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On Joue-Tu?
Mathieu
Dec 24, 2024
Rejected
Rank9
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Board Stupid
Matt
Dec 12, 2024
Rank9
Stonemaier Games logo
Stonemaier Games
Jamey Stegmaier
Jan 5, 2025
Rank10
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Three Feet Rule
Mike Heller
Jan 6, 2025
Not scoreable
Rank11
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925 Gamers
Jeramy Adorno
Jan 7, 2025
Rank16
Bitewing Games logo
Bitewing Games
Nick Murray
Feb 3, 2025
RankNR
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Looper
Dec 14, 2024
RankNR
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Smithsonian Magazine
James Palmer
Jan 23, 2025
RankNR
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TerreDice Games
Mackenzie & Jonathan
Jan 10, 2025