{"product_id":"war-of-the-ring-the-card-game","title":"War of the Ring: The Card Game","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"290\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fast-paced team card game of Shadow vs Free Peoples in Middle-earth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"405\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Ares Games strategy card game based on J.R.R. 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Each player uses a different faction deck, playing characters, armies, items, and events to influence the journey of the Fellowship and the great battlegrounds of Middle-earth. 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