# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Shadow and Flame

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Shadow and Flame 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+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **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:** 19 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 4
- **Unique players:** 2

**Designers:** Lukas Litzsinger, Nate French

**Artists:** Igor Kieryluk, Nick Deligaris, Timo Karhula, Pavel Guzenko, Jake Murray, Jasper Sandner, Aaron Miller, Charles Urbach, Sara Biddle, Ben Zweifel, Matthew Starbuck, Dmitry Burmak, Rafał Hrynkiewicz, Jason Juta, Magali Villeneuve

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Expansions

- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Shadow and Flame](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-deck-shadow-and-flame)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-shadow-and-flame)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Shadow and Flame in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-shadow-and-flame)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121900)

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