# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Dread Realm

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Dread Realm 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 1. It is rated 9 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–2 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 30–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3 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:** 7 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Caleb Grace, MJ Newman

**Artists:** Víctor Garcia, Łukasz Jaskólski, Glen Osterberger, Mark Behm, Romana Kendelic, Anthony Devine, Jorge Borrero, Mikail Greuli, Tiziano Baracchi, Ilich Henriquez, Álvaro Calvo Escudero, Tomasz Jedruszek, Jose Vega, Yoann Boissonnet, Rafał Hrynkiewicz, Magali Villeneuve, Logan Feliciano

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Expansions

- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Dread Realm](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-deck-the-dread-realm)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-dread-realm)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Dread Realm in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-dread-realm)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180695)

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