# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Treason of Saruman

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Treason of Saruman 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:** 3 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:** 14
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Caleb Grace, MJ Newman

**Artists:** Mark Bulahao, Mariusz Gandzel, Kristina Gehrmann, Alexandr Elichev, Sara Betsy, Łukasz Jaskólski, Lino Drieghe, Tey Bartolome, Sara Winters, Jake Bullock, Aurélien Hubert, Guillaume Ducos, Mark Behm, Romana Kendelic, Jason Ward, John Gravato, J. B. Casacop, Anthony Devine, Nicholas Gregory, Adam Lane, Niten, Katy Grierson, Tiziano Baracchi, Arden Beckwith, Amelie Hutt, Claudio Pozas, Matthew Stawicki, Piya Wannachaiwong, Ilich Henriquez, Álvaro Calvo Escudero, Sebastian Giacobino, Julian Kok, Leonardo Borazio, Ed Mattinian, Jose Vega, Magali Villeneuve, Mike Nash, Carly Janine Mazur

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Expansions

- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Treason of Saruman](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-deck-the-treason-of-saruman)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-treason-of-saruman)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Treason of Saruman in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-the-treason-of-saruman)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/164665)

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