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T. Tolkien Based Games

ta. Angmar Period (Third Age)

ARDAVariantRulesDesignerPlayersNotes
ta01 Middle-earth IV Rules Rules Banks Mebane 6  
ta02 Middle-earth V Rules Lew Pulsipher 7  
ta03 Middle-earth VII Rules Lew Pulsipher 5  
ta04 Middle-earth VIII Rules Lew Pulsipher 8  
ta05 Middle-earth V-R Lew Pulsipher 7  
ta06 Middle-earth IX Rules Mark Nelson (includes ta07) 5  
ta07 Middle-earth X Rules Mark Nelson (included with ta06) 5 Designer Notes
 

tf. First Age
 
ARDAVariantRulesDesignerPlayersNotes
tf01 Beleriand Steve Doubleday 10  
tf02 War of the Great Jewels Rules Lew Pulsipher 8  
tf03 War of the Great Jewels II Lew Pulsipher and John Cain 8  
tf04 The Silmarillion Lewis Pulsipher, John Cain and Warner Airey 8  
 

tg. Fifth Age
 
ARDAVariantRulesDesignerPlayersNotes
tg01 Middle-earth XI Ray Furlong 6  
 

tm. Multiple Scenarios
 
ARDAVariantRulesDesignerPlayersNotes
tm01 War of the Ring Rules Lew Pulsipher    
 

ts. Super-Sauron (Third Age)
 
ARDAVariantRulesDesignerPlayersNotes
ts01 Downfall of the Lord of the Rings I Rules Hartley Patterson 8  
ts02 Lord of the Rings I Rules Rules Jeff Key 6  
ts03 Mordor vs. the World I Dan Alderson 6  
ts04 Mordor vs. the World II Rules Dan Alderson and Don Miller 5  
ts05 Mordor vs. the World IV Don Miller 5 includes ts09
ts06 Third Age I Rules Rules Brain Libby 6  
ts07 Third Age II Rules Duncan Morris 6  
ts08 Mordor vs. the World III Alderson and Miller 5  
ts09 Mordor vs. the World IV ½ D. Miller 5 included with ts05
ts10 The Great Years Rules Kedge Neuman 6  
ts11 Downfall II (Ring Simulation) Rules Rules Robert Sacks 9  
ts12 Lord of the Rings II J. Key 6  
ts13 Downfall III Rules Hartley Patterson 7  
ts14 Downfall IV Hartley Patterson and Bryan Betts 8 requires ts13
ts15 Downfall V Hartley Patterson, et. al. (John Wilman’s version) 7  
ts16 Downfall VI Patterson, et. al. (Tom Swider’s version) 7  
ts17 Dark Tower III Steve Doubleday 8  
ts18 Third Age III Richard Sharp 6  
ts19 Definitive Downfall (Downfall VII) Rules Rules Patterson et. al.; John Norris and Glover Rogerson version 8  
ts20 Downfall VIII Patterson et. al.; Richard Egan and Martin Lewis version 8  
ts21 Downfall IX (“Downfall III Revised”) Martin Lewis and Richard Egan 7 requires ts13
ts22 Downfall X Richard Egan, Martin Lewis, and John Cudmore et. al. 8  
ts23 Third Age IIIb Mark Nelson 6  
ts24 Downfall: Coolbop Variant Mark Nelson and Iain Bowen (Based on Downfall VII) 8  
ts25 Dark Tower IV Steve Doubleday 7 Supplement to Dark Tower III, ts17
ts26 Downfall: Coolbop Variant (revised) Mark Nelson, Iain Bown and John Cain 8  
ts27 Downfall (Hardbop) Rules James and Mark Nelson 7 Designer Notes
ts28 Downfall XI James Nelson, Mark Nelson and Warner Airey 7  
ts29 Downfall (Hardbop Revised) James and Mark Nelson, John Cain 7  
ts30 Necromancer Rules Richard Egan, John Cudmore, Andy Bate, and Mike Lay 8  
ts31 Downfall Richard Egan, Martin Lewis, Brian Betts, Graham Staplehurst, John Breakwell, Glover Rogerson & John Norris 8  
ts32 War of the Ring II Graham Staplehurst 9  
ts33 Downfall XIII Rules by Iain Bowen, John Norris, Glover Rogerson, Richard Egan, Martin Lewis, Brian Betts, Graham Staplehurst, John Breakwell 8  
 

tw. War of the Ring (without Super Sauron) (Third Age)
 
ARDAVariantRulesDesignerPlayersNotes
tw01 Middle-earth II Rules Rules Don Miller 5  
tw02 Middle-earth I James Wright 5  
tw03 Five Armies Rules ??? 7  
 

fl. Narnia
 
ARDAVariantRulesDesignerPlayersNotes
fl01 Narnian Wars Rules Rules Brain Hogan 8 based on ts19
 


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