# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Black Serpent

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Black Serpent 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:** 2017
- **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:** 9 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Nate French

**Artists:** Alexandr Elichev, Stanislav Dikolenko, Javier Charro Martinez, Nikolas Hagialas, Łukasz Jaskólski, Christine Mitzuk, Micah Epstein, Joshua Cairós, Dimitri Bielak, Maggie Ivy, Kim Sokol, Dani Hartel, Kamila Tzutenberg, Jokubas Uogintas, Jon Bosco, Alexander Gustafson, Rafał Hrynkiewicz, Jason Juta, Davis Engel, Andreia Ugrai, Sergey Glushakov

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-black-serpent)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Black Serpent in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-black-serpent)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/212142)

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