# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Drowned Ruins

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Drowned Ruins is a board game for 1–2 players. It plays in 30–60 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:** 30–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **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:** 9 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Nate French

**Artists:** Mariusz Gandzel, Beth Sobel, Łukasz Jaskólski, Ken McCuen, Sara Winters, Jake Bullock, Aleksander Karcz, Guillaume Ducos, Timo Karhula, Joshua Cairós, Federico Musetti, Niten, Marius Bota, Jordan Saia, Andreia Ugrai, Drazenka Kimpel

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Expansions

- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Drowned Ruins](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-deck-the-drowned-ruins)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-drowned-ruins)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Drowned Ruins in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-drowned-ruins)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193154)

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