# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Land of Shadow

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Land of Shadow is a board game for 1–2 players. It plays in 30–90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 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:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.1 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:** 8.5 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 12 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 22
- **Unique players:** 1

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

**Artists:** Jason Cheeseman-Meyer, Beth Sobel, Łukasz Jaskólski, Joshua Cairós, Dimitri Bielak, Chris Rahn, Cristina Vela, Crystal Sully, Fabio Rodrigues, Owen William Weber, Michael Wolmarans, Nicholas Gregory, Carlos Palma Cruchaga, Tiziano Baracchi, Diego Gisbert Llorens, Piya Wannachaiwong, Álvaro Calvo Escudero, Kara Williams, Melanie Maier, Jokubas Uogintas, Jon Bosco, Yoann Boissonnet, Julepe, Davis Engel, Mike Nash

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Expansions

- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Decks: The Land of Shadow](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-decks-the-land-of-shadow)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-land-of-shadow)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Land of Shadow in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-land-of-shadow)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177163)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._