# The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship

The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 60–150 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 8.6 out of 10 by 62 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $63.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 60–150 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Novel-based
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Variable Player Powers, Action Points, Tags, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.6 out of 10, from 62 reviews
- **Owned by:** 193 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 436
- **Unique players:** 472

**Designers:** Matt Leacock

**Artists:** Jared Blando, Cory Godbey

**Publishers:** Z-Man Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 63.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship |
| Miniature Market | 63.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/lord-rings-fate-fellowship-zmgpsm0101en.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 73.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship/ |
| Mathom | 61.59 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/58083-el-senor-de-los-anillos-el-destino-de-la-comunidad-841333133030.html |
| Element Games | 62.99 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship |
| Ludifolie | 56.61 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/22570-le-seigneur-des-anneaux-le-destin-de-la-communaute.html |
| World of Board Games | 289 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/nucleum-court-of-progress-exp |
| Spelexperten | 649 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship.html |
| Zatu Games | 50.89 £ | https://zatu.com/products/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship |
| Dragons Lair | 679 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship |
| Alphaspel | 699 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/244977-the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship-en |
| La Gameria | 62.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/el-senor-de-los-anillos-el-destino-de-la-comunidad-17838.html |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 62.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/17131-el-señor-de-los-anillos-destino-de-la-comunidad-0841333133030.html |
| Philibert | 63.9 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/zman-games/156130-le-seigneur-des-anneaux-le-destin-de-la-communaute-841333132378.html |
| Gigamesh | 67.95 € | https://gigamesh.com/senor-de-los-anillos-destino-de-la-comunidad/ |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 69.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship |
| Curiosity Shop | 69.95 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/el-senor-de-los-anillos-el-destino-de-la-comunidad |
| Get Your Fun | 69.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/037492-il-signore-degli-anelli-il-destino-della-compagnia-giochi-di-avventura.html |
| Va de jocs | 70 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/el-senor-de-los-anillos-el-destino-de-la-comunidad |
| Milan Spiele | 72.9 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/herr-der-ringe-das-schicksal-der-gemeinschaft-p-38291.html |
| Game Ninja | 799 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship/ |
| Travelling Man | 64.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship |
| Fantasiapelit | 76.2 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_239870 |
| Spielezar | 87.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/der-herr-der-ringe-das-schicksal-der-gemeinschaft-de |
| Nexus | 14995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship/ |

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## Rules questions

### How many actions can each of my characters take on my turn?

You may do up to 4 actions with one of your characters and up to 1 action with the other, and you must finish all actions for one character before doing any with the other; if you only have one character, do 4 actions with that character (p. 10).

### Do I have to discard immediately when I go over the 7‑card hand limit?

Yes — the hand limit is 7 cards at all times; if you ever have more than 7 (after resolving any Skies Darken you drew), you must immediately discard cards or play events until you have 7 (pp. 5, 15).

### How does Frodo destroy the One Ring at Mount Doom — what do we roll?

Frodo spends 5 resources to attempt the final search roll at Mount Doom, then rolls 1 search die for each Nazgûl and shadow troop present plus 1 die for each missing hope (up to a maximum of 7 dice); if at least 1 hope remains after that roll, the players win (p. 12).

### How and where can I Muster troops?

At green, brown, or blue locations you may spend 1 purple token to add one troop matching that location’s color to the location (you cannot Muster in white or red locations, or if the supply is empty) (p. 13).

### When a shadow card says Advance or Reinforce, do shadow troops move before battles and what happens to havens?

Advance moves each shadow troop forward along the indicated battle line and then you resolve battles from the frontmost location backward; if shadow troops occupy a haven with no friendly troops it becomes a shadow stronghold and you lose 3 hope (pp. 16–17). Reinforce adds a shadow troop to the named location (then you resolve a battle there if friendly troops are present) and then follow the card’s special order (p. 18).

### What happens if the player deck runs out while drawing cards?

If the player deck runs out when you must draw, you lose 1 hope for each player card you cannot draw (p. 15).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship)
- [The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436217)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._