# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Road Darkens

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Road Darkens is a board game for 1–2 players. It plays in 60 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:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Year published:** 2016
- **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:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Caleb Grace, Nate French, MJ Newman

**Artists:** Michael Rasmussen, Pavel Kolomeyets, Javier Charro Martinez, Florian Devos, Łukasz Jaskólski, Aurélien Hubert, Yog Joshi, Igor Burlakov, J. B. Casacop, Tawny Fritz, Víctor Manuel Leza Moreno, Bon Bernardo, Matthew Cowdery, Leonardo Borazio, Tristan Denecke, Rafał Hrynkiewicz

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-decks-the-road-darkens)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Road Darkens in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-decks-the-road-darkens)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194841)

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