"Revealed earlier this year, The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship certainly isn't the first game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, but it is the only one that uses one of the best modern board games as its foundation. Fate of the Fellowship is based on Pandemic, the wildly popular cooperative strategy game that debuted in 2008."
"Z-Man Games has collaborated with multiple other big media franchises on Pandemic System games, including World of Warcraft and Star Wars. There's also a popular variant based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Fate of the Fellowship is pricier than those games, but it's also the most elaborate from a design perspective. The other Pandemic System titles more closely resemble Pandemic's $50 base game, all the way down to box size."
"The two biggest games available is the epic The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game and the miniature-based tabletop strategy game Journeys In Middle-earth. You can grab the core sets for both games at discounts via Amazon--the Lord of the Rings: The Card Game Core Set is down to $58.79 (was $75), while The Lord of the Rings: Journeys In Middle-earth is $100 (was $120)."
Fate of the Fellowship adapts the Pandemic cooperative strategy system to a Lord of the Rings setting and is priced at $80 on Amazon. Matt Leacock, creator of Pandemic, spent three years designing the Lord of the Rings version. Z-Man Games has previously applied the Pandemic System to franchises like World of Warcraft, Star Wars, and a Cthulhu Mythos variant. Fate of the Fellowship is more elaborate and pricier than other Pandemic System titles, which more closely resemble Pandemic's $50 base game in scale. Separate Lord of the Rings tabletop options include The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game and Journeys In Middle-earth, with discounted core sets available. Core sets include everything needed to start playing, while official expansions add more rules and adventure options.
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