# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Flame of the West

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Flame of the West 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 2. It is rated 8.5 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–2 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 30–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 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:** 8.5 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 14 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 22
- **Unique players:** 1

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

**Artists:** Jessica Cheng, Preston Stone, Leanna Crossan, Lucas Durham, Javier Charro Martinez, Tey Bartolome, Suzanne Helmigh (I), Micah Epstein, Uwe Jarling, Chris Grun, Chris Rahn, Uriah Voth, Romana Kendelic, Ivan Dixon, Jennifer Hrabota Lesser, Owen William Weber, Anthony Devine, Adam Lane, Gabriel Verdon, Piya Wannachaiwong, Sara Biddle, Álvaro Calvo Escudero, Kamila Tzutenberg, Ryan Barger, Jokubas Uogintas, Pedro Amato, Jose Vega, Sasha Jones, Johan Törnlund, Jenn Tran, Yoann Boissonnet, Stephen Najarian, Rafał Hrynkiewicz, Dawn Carlos, Magali Villeneuve, Shane Watson, Eva Maria Toker

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-flame-of-the-west)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Flame of the West in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-flame-of-the-west)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198926)

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