# Middle-earth

Middle-earth is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.6 out of 10 by 13 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1995
- **Categories:** Collectible Components, Novel-based, Adventure, Fantasy, Card Game, Fighting, Wargame, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Area Movement, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.6 out of 10, from 13 reviews
- **Owned by:** 29 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 159
- **Unique players:** 12

**Designers:** Coleman Charlton

**Artists:** Jon Foster, Mark Poole, Zina Saunders, Tom Dow, Pat Morrissey, Jessica Ney, Tom Simonton, Ron Spencer, Randy Gallegos, Pete Fenlon, Rob Alexander, Ron Chironna, Donald G. Dennis, Pascal Yung, Randy Asplund-Faith, Brian Snoddy, Malcolm David Monette, Nick Morawitz, April Lee, Angus McBride, Vincent Lujan, Dameon Willich, Brad Williams, Stefano Baldo, Ronald Shuey, Donato Giancola, Doug Chaffee, Olivier Frot, Angelo Montanini, Jo Hartwig, Omar Rayyan, Christina Wald, Jason Hawkins, Audrey Corman, Gail McIntosh, Lori Dietrick, Ken Meyer, Jr., Darryl Elliott, Quinton Hoover, Heather Hudson, Derek Carbonneau, Susan Van Camp, Melissa Benson, Liz Danforth, Kevin Ward, David R. Deitrick, Eric David Anderson, Storn Cook, Doug Beekman, Jeff Reitz, Steve Otis, Rebecca Guay-Mitchell, Margaret Organ-Kean, Steven Cavallo, David G. Martin

## Expansions

- [Middle-earth: The Dragons](https://www.ludoya.com/games/middle-earth-the-dragons)
- [Middle Earth: Dark Minions](https://www.ludoya.com/games/middle-earth-dark-minions)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/middle-earth)
- [Middle-earth in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/middle-earth)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1915)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._