# The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Trouble in Tharbad

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Trouble in Tharbad 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:** 2.9 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:** 14 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Caleb Grace, MJ Newman

**Artists:** Mariusz Gandzel, Carolina Eade, Ellyson Ferrari Lifante, Aurélien Hubert, Romana Kendelic, Jake Murray, Jason Ward, Nate Abell, Adam Lane, Arden Beckwith, Claudio Pozas, Sara Biddle, Ben Zweifel, Alyn Spiller, Alexander Kozachenko, Sebastian Giacobino, Christine Griffin, Darek Zabrocki, Cristi Balanescu, Jose Vega, Rafał Hrynkiewicz

## Expansions

- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Trouble in Tharbad](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-nightmare-deck-trouble-in-tharbad)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-trouble-in-tharbad)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Trouble in Tharbad in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game-trouble-in-tharbad)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156416)

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