# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Black Riders

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Black Riders is a board game for 1–2 players. It plays in 30–90 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 9 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–2 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 30–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Expansion for Base-game, Novel-based, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Variable Player Powers, Cooperative Game
- **Ludoya rating:** 9 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Caleb Grace

**Artists:** Mariusz Gandzel, Florian Devos, Sara Betsy, Łukasz Jaskólski, Jake Bullock, Dimitri Bielak, Mark Behm, Helge C. Balzer, Katy Grierson, Amelie Hutt, Piya Wannachaiwong, Álvaro Calvo Escudero, Julian Kok, Leonardo Borazio, Juan Carlos Barquet, Oleg Saakyan

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-deck-the-black-riders)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Black Riders in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-deck-the-black-riders)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176267)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-20. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._