The Breaking of the Fellowship - A Scenario for War of the Ring The Breaking of the Fellowship scenario works in three ways: With the Second Edition (this includes First Edition base game with the Upgrade Kit) With the First Edition (follow the same setup as for the Second Edition) With the First Edition with the Twilight of the Third Age expansion added (follow the setup with the changes on page 11 in the scenario booklet) Designer's Notes This scenario is intended to provide you, the War of the Ring players, with an alternate setup and make you re-evaluate the strategies available to you. As you set up the game, pay close attention to the new starting positions of both Armies and Characters, as well as the Event cards that begin the game in play on the table and how they will affect, and be affected by, your actions. These new starting conditions will create new narratives in the world of Middle Earth and your ability to master those conditions will decide the outcome of the War of the Ring. The Story Behind It During the initial playtesting of the first edition of War of the Ring Roberto Di Meglio also came up with an alternate scenario beginning at the Breaking of the Fellowship at Parth Galen. As the game was finished and the Battles of the Third Age expansion became a reality the scenario was all but forgotten. As I participated in the creation of the Collector's Edition I dug up all the old files and once the CE was done I began tinkering with the scenario to see if I was able to find a balance that would make it playable. After some testing on my own I got Roberto's blessing to find some testers over at BGG and soon I was running my own little playtesting workshop. To download the official scenario as a pdf simply click on the image above.

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