Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, we're going to learn how to play The Lord Of The Rings: Fate Of The Fellowship! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the YouTube comments below.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - The Setup
10:35 - Game Play Overview
12:15 - Step One: 4+1 Actions
13:38 - Action: Travel
14:26 - The Symbols You Collect and Spend
15:10 - Travelling Special Paths
15:27 - Travelling Together
16:34 - Enemies On Your Path
17:16 - Frodo's Special Travel Rules
19:00 - Rolling A Search
20:09 - Losing Hope
21:17 - Re-rolling Search Dice
22:07 - Search Die Limits
22:37 - Action: Fellowship
23:27 - Event Cards
24:20 - Action Fellowship - Continued
24:35 - Hand Limit
25:05 - Action: Prepare
26:06 - Action: Muster
26:42 - Action: Attack
28:46 - Re-rolling Attack Dice
29:08 - Spending Valor In An Attack
29:36 - Losing A Haven
30:17 - Ending Attack Action
30:27 - Characters In Attacks
30:58 - Rolling A Battle Player Aid
31:17 - Action: Capturing
32:37 - Character Abilities and Actions
33:26 - Step Two: Draw Two Cards
33:42 - Running Out Of Player Cards
33:51 - Skies Darken Cards
35:04 - Running Out Of Shadow Troops
25:28 - Skies Darken Cards Continued
35:42 - Shadow Troops Battle
36:39 - Skies Darken Cards Continued Again
36:53 - Drawing Two Skies Darken
37:28 - Step Three: Drawing Shadow Cards
38:24 - Shadow Card Overview
39:12 - Reinforcement Steps
40:02 - Reinforcement: Shift The Eye
40:23 - Reinforcement: Move Nazgul Closer
41:17 - Reinforcement: Deploy Nazgul
42:31 - Advance Steps
44:37 - The Special Shadow Cards
44:50 - Event Card Timing
45:30 - Ending The Current Player's Turn
45:46 - Ending The Game
45:52 - Winning The Game
46:32 - The Destroy The One Ring Objective
47:31 - Losing The Game
47:47 - Adjusting Difficulty
47:57 - Symbol Guide And Objective Restrictions
48:17 - Solo Play Instructions
48:28 - Conclusion
#watchitplayed #boardgames #tutorial
In this video, we're going to learn how to play The Lord Of The Rings: Fate Of The Fellowship! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the YouTube comments below.
Become a member of the Watch It Played Patreon Team! patreon.com/c/watchitplayed
Watch It Played Merch - get your shirts, mugs and other items! watch-it-played.creator-spring.com
This game's BoardGameGeek Page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436217/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship
Check out my personal vlog here: @RodneyJSmith
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We truly appreciate your views, feedback and subscriptions.
00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - The Setup
10:35 - Game Play Overview
12:15 - Step One: 4+1 Actions
13:38 - Action: Travel
14:26 - The Symbols You Collect and Spend
15:10 - Travelling Special Paths
15:27 - Travelling Together
16:34 - Enemies On Your Path
17:16 - Frodo's Special Travel Rules
19:00 - Rolling A Search
20:09 - Losing Hope
21:17 - Re-rolling Search Dice
22:07 - Search Die Limits
22:37 - Action: Fellowship
23:27 - Event Cards
24:20 - Action Fellowship - Continued
24:35 - Hand Limit
25:05 - Action: Prepare
26:06 - Action: Muster
26:42 - Action: Attack
28:46 - Re-rolling Attack Dice
29:08 - Spending Valor In An Attack
29:36 - Losing A Haven
30:17 - Ending Attack Action
30:27 - Characters In Attacks
30:58 - Rolling A Battle Player Aid
31:17 - Action: Capturing
32:37 - Character Abilities and Actions
33:26 - Step Two: Draw Two Cards
33:42 - Running Out Of Player Cards
33:51 - Skies Darken Cards
35:04 - Running Out Of Shadow Troops
25:28 - Skies Darken Cards Continued
35:42 - Shadow Troops Battle
36:39 - Skies Darken Cards Continued Again
36:53 - Drawing Two Skies Darken
37:28 - Step Three: Drawing Shadow Cards
38:24 - Shadow Card Overview
39:12 - Reinforcement Steps
40:02 - Reinforcement: Shift The Eye
40:23 - Reinforcement: Move Nazgul Closer
41:17 - Reinforcement: Deploy Nazgul
42:31 - Advance Steps
44:37 - The Special Shadow Cards
44:50 - Event Card Timing
45:30 - Ending The Current Player's Turn
45:46 - Ending The Game
45:52 - Winning The Game
46:32 - The Destroy The One Ring Objective
47:31 - Losing The Game
47:47 - Adjusting Difficulty
47:57 - Symbol Guide And Objective Restrictions
48:17 - Solo Play Instructions
48:28 - Conclusion
#watchitplayed #boardgames #tutorial
