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The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth Review: The One Ring for Two

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Tom, Zee and Chris take a look at The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth!

0:00 Intro
1:21 Overview
6:13 Review
14:46 Final Thoughts

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28 comments

@CaptainCrockpot October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Lol. Tom saying, “You shall not pass!” at the end… would’ve been so much better if it got 5s and 6s 😂 Awesome looking game! Excited for it!
@MoriMemento117 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
As a huge fan of LotR, and a moderate fan of 7 Wonders Duel... this was a delight. Frankly, the subtle differences between this and duel elevate it to a 9/10 for me. Maybe even higher. The art is stunning. The tension is real, even in the earlier rounds. Sure a player with 4 alliances in the second age isn't going to win right away, but what do you think your odds are that you can keep the wizards, ents AND eagles from them in the third? Beautiful design.
@JoeyjojoShabadoo7 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Is that Megaplex in the background?
@izzet513 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
I've definitely been calling it 7 Wonders Duel 2.0, it totally feels like a full sequel to me.
@marcosseven8872 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
You can’t compare LOTR Duel straight up to 7W Duel. Because the newest version incorporates the nice parts of the 2 expansions of the previous version.
In that way. Of course you are packing a better game.
Board Gaming Rambles did a more faire review/ comparison with theses games that is worth watching
@MabusCRO88 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
This is great!
@gabrieldomocos7570 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Technically, the military conflict in 7WD is even more simple
@Darthpizza-y3d October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
I would rather see a Star Wars theme on this game instead of Lord of the Rings. I don't know how they would do it but I'd love to see that. I think Star Wars is more appealing to people then Lord of the Rings. Imo. May the Force be with you. 😁
@Aermada777 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Loving this game so far but all of our playthroughs so far have come down to the tiebreaker at the end of the game, including one where we even tied with the area control, so I was surprised to hear none of their plays have ended that way. Then again my wife and I are highly competitive at the original 7 Wonders Duel (+expansions) and play that at least once a week for years now, so maybe we’re especially adept at cutting off those instant win chances for each other.
@Clappincardboard October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
10/10 amazing game. Only minor gripe is I wish there were 4 of the race bonuses. Some of them are crazy strong and you have a 66 percent chance of always getting a particular one from any certain race when you draw the 2.
@ronnieballs8145 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Not a fan of the art
@darinherrick9224 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
I hate 7 Wonders Duel but I am absolutely going to buy this to give it a try.

It looks like a MUCH better fit theme-wise than that game. I'm not usually fond of "chase" games but this actually seems extremely thematic for that, and I much prefer that to the stupid tug-of-war of 7 Wonders Duel.

Interestingly Bruna is my absolute favorite game designer and the only game he ever made that I hated was 7 Wonder Duel.
@benlauson555 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
My wife and I thought 7WD was a snore fest. Wish i could get excited about this with everyone else.
@FestaNoYoutubiu October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Thank you
@meeloshke October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
I LOOOve Lord of the rings franchise. But there are so many board games based on LotR. Can you make video ranking all those games? 😁
@thegillettefive October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Are you not doing week in review anymore.
@yrq_ October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Today I lost the game in the 2nd Era. So it happens :)
@toddboughn5168 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
I love 7 Wonders Duel (with both expansions) and Splendor Duel is better than the original imo. But now King of Tokyo Duel (silly. King of Tokyo Dark fixed the 2 player issues) and this? I won't buy it immediately, but if my FNGS has a demo copy, I'll check it out before buying.
@steveweber7142 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
man, if only this had a better theme...sigh. i know this will sell like hot cakes, but not everyone likes lord of the rings. oh well...
@PMMagro October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
I really like 7 Wonders Duel with expansions (with the Pantheon espcially it is great). A very strong two player game.
War of the Ring, both the board/map game for two and cardgame (2 vs 2) are also some of my favorite games. Will for sure try this one out!
@boleslawkowalski2198 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
At the moment, 7 wonders duel with Panteon expansion is better for me. I just have a feeling that in 7W, you have more options. You need to think more about what cards are placed on the Panteon and what wonders to build first. When to use wonders powers.
You build your engine on yellow cards or simply on resource cards. In lotr duel, everything is simplified.

I played 7 wonders duel way over 100 times. I played lotr duel only 3 at this moment. But I'm missing something in lotr. Maybe when they release expansion (100% they will), then game will be better for me.

I still enjoy Lord of the Rings duel for the middle earth. It is solid 8/10 for me.
7 wonders duel with Panteon, definitely 10/10

Thank you 😊
@samanrahemi2199 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
You've used the old seal logo in the past two reviews. is there any particular reason?
@TheSludgeMan October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Surprised you didn't go with "7 wonders to duel them all"!
@stepanstocek5111 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
Definitely a good game. But I think the blue cards are too weak compared to green ones. And it´s not very thematic.
@TachiUk October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
I want to like this, but I absolutely hate the art and this really puts me off.
@MyStranger10 October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
I know this is a very unpopular opinion, which is fine. I never loved seven wonders duel due to the card drafting mechanism.
For example if you can see that your opponent only needs two more green cards to win, it’s in your best interest to deny them any additional green cards. The cards they need will often be visible in one of the later rows and even if you play perfectly you might not be able to avoid that they get them. You just watch helplessly as they march towards victory, it’s a forgone conclusion at that point. Same goes for red or purple cards. So it basically comes down to turn order which I find extremely annoying and unfortunately it seems like that’s the only part they did not improve.
I would have loved to get this if they had resolved that issue, seems like this is unfortunately a pass for me.
@baumazut October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
I'm still not convinced. This feels like an entry level game compared to 7wd. Will see when i get it.
@12345gerrard October 25, 2024 - 11:13 pm
And I am john lol 😆

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