# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Long Dark

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Long Dark 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:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **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:** 20 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 2

**Designers:** Lukas Litzsinger, Nate French

**Artists:** Eric Braddock, Carolina Eade, Winona Nelson, Timo Karhula, Jasper Sandner, Allison Theus, Charles Urbach, Paolo Puggioni, Sara Biddle, Ilich Henriquez, Ben Zweifel, Matthew Starbuck, David Auden Nash, Trudi Castle, Garret DeChellis, Cristi Balanescu, Rafał Hrynkiewicz, Jason Juta, Magali Villeneuve

## Expansions

- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Long Dark](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-deck-the-long-dark)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-long-dark)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Long Dark in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-long-dark)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/117929)

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