What if the Keepers of the Elven Rings had used their Rings of Power to challenge the might of the Dark Lord? What if the Balrog had risen from Moria to bring fire and fury to the lands of the Free Peoples? What if the Council of Elrond had decided differently regarding the Fellowship of the Ring?

With Lords of Middle-earth, the first expansion for the War of the Ring board game (Second Edition), players can explore these features along with many others to create new gameplay possibilities and new strategies.

Important personalities, who previously only appeared in the game through Event Cards, are represented by specific figures and rules. New characters include Elrond, Galadriel, Sméagol, Gothmog and the mighty Balrog of Moria, as well as alternate versions of Gandalf, the Witch King and the Mouth of Sauron.

New special action dice offer new possibilities: Elven Ring Keepers dice for the Free Peoples player and Lesser Minion dice for the Shadow player. New versions of all Companions of the Fellowship of the Ring are also included, to play the optional "Council of Rivendell" rules.

As an added bonus, there are figures for Aragorn and Gandalf the White, accessories for the game that fans have been eagerly awaiting!

This is your chance to forge the fate of an era...