Lord of the Rings: Friends & Foes, Layer by Layer

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Expansions & Promos

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Lord of the Rings: The Black Gate Promo 2002

About the Game

This expansion to the The Lord of the Rings board game adds two new scenario boards (Bree and Isengard), 13 new feature cards and 3 new Gandalf cards. It also adds two completely new features to the game: Foe cards which add a major new aspect to the game; and Character Ability cards which give each character a unique one-shot ability.

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The Black Gate / Das Schwarze Tor A small 4 card package. Given away free at cons/fairs or gamestores. Freely printable from the Reiner Knizia Promos webpage or the files section of the expansion.

Filed Under

Categories: Adventure Expansion for Base-game Fantasy Novel-based
Mechanics: Cooperative Game Dice Rolling Hand Management Modular Board Once-Per-Game Abilities Variable Player Powers
Family: Lord of the Rings (Reiner Knizia's co-op game)
Also known as: Der Herr der Ringe: Die Feinde · In de Ban van de Ring: Vrienden en Vijanden · Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Les Forces des Ténèbres
BGG ratings: 2,842 · geek rating 6.42
BGG data: refreshed Sep 7, 2026

Lord of the Rings: Friends & Foes 2001