5 out of 5 rating for The One Ring Roleplaying Game
I've always been interested in RPGs, but every time I'd stop by a gaming store to look through the possibilities I never found the game that had all the things I was looking for--until I happened upon The One Ring. I've never seen a game that let me enter into the world of a beloved book so well as this one. I love it. It's clever, and beautiful, and the mechanics are so elegant that even though new-to-gaming players like me can understand them relatively easily, seasoned gamers find nuance and endless interplay with them (you can stop by the forums on the Cubicle7 website and see for yourself). I love how dedicated the game and its creators are to bringing Middle Earth to life for us, and how well they have matched the mechanics to the flavor and traditions of the world. I'm not the right person to give you a blow-by-blow account of the mechanics (and there are plenty of reviews that do so out there), but I did want to say that if you are looking for an amazing game with brilliant supplements and a kind, funny, and witty online community (who have been very patient about answering my endless questions), then you can do no better than to pick up a copy of The One Ring. It's the game that got me into RPGs after a long time watching from the sidelines, and now I'm hooked (and may or may not have acquired Qin, Ygdrassill, 13th Age, and Fiasco as a result.) One last note: it's a game that can easily be suited to family play if you have younger players, and I can't wait for my kids to be old enough to play it with us.
I've always been interested in RPGs, but every time I'd stop by a gaming store to look through the possibilities I never found the game that had all the things I was looking for--until I happened upon The One Ring. I've never seen a game that let me enter into the world of a beloved book so well as this one. I love it. It's clever, and beautiful, and the mechanics are so elegant that even though new-to-gaming players like me can understand them relatively easily, seasoned gamers find nuance and endless interplay with them (you can stop by the forums on the Cubicle7 website and see for yourself). I love how dedicated the game and its creators are to bringing Middle Earth to life for us, and how well they have matched the mechanics to the flavor and traditions of the world. I'm not the right person to give you a blow-by-blow account of the mechanics (and there are plenty of reviews that do so out there), but I did want to say that if you are looking for an amazing game with brilliant supplements and a kind, funny, and witty online community (who have been very patient about answering my endless questions), then you can do no better than to pick up a copy of The One Ring. It's the game that got me into RPGs after a long time watching from the sidelines, and now I'm hooked (and may or may not have acquired Qin, Ygdrassill, 13th Age, and Fiasco as a result.) One last note: it's a game that can easily be suited to family play if you have younger players, and I can't wait for my kids to be old enough to play it with us.