# The Hobbit Card Game

The Hobbit Card Game is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 5.3 out of 10 by 13 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 1.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Card Game, Fantasy, Novel-based
- **Mechanics:** Trick-taking, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.3 out of 10, from 13 reviews
- **Owned by:** 28 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 30
- **Unique players:** 33

**Designers:** Martin Wallace

**Artists:** Aleksi Michelsson, Ted Nasmith

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-hobbit-card-game)
- [The Hobbit Card Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-hobbit-card-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/126444)

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