# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Three Trials

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Three Trials 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 9 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–2 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 30–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2014
- **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:** 15 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Caleb Grace, MJ Newman

**Artists:** Michael Rasmussen, Ellyson Ferrari Lifante, Jordy Lakiere, Sara Betsy, Jake Murray, Jason Ward, Matt Bradbury, Silver Saaremäel, Arden Beckwith, Claudio Pozas, Ilich Henriquez, Alexander Kozachenko, Melanie Maier, Leonardo Borazio, Darek Zabrocki, Anthony Feliciano, Jose Vega

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Expansions

- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Three Trials](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-deck-the-three-trials)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-three-trials)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Three Trials in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-three-trials)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154493)

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