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LOTR board game update
DarthCaeser @ 9:33 pm EST

Finwe sent in some info about the new expansion to the Lord of the Rings board game: "I don't remember if you have posted it, but there is an expansion to the Lord of the Rings board game that is coming around the corner..."

From the board game's web site:

"The eagerly awaited first Expansion game to LOTR will be published to coincide with Essen in October this year. It will be published in English, German and Dutch this year, other languages following in 2002.

The publishers this year will be Hasbro, Kosmos and 999 Games.

Also on the site, news of a Special Edition of the game: "Lord of the Rings Limited Edition is to come out before Christmas and the release of the LOTR movie in December. A special edition limited to 500 copies in the English language and 250 in German will be published by Sophisticated Games and Kosmosin November at a price of approximately UK £100, US $ 150, DM 350. The Limited edition will have a real gold ring, pewter Hobbit playing pieces, and a signed and numbered John Howe print" I'll adding this to my Christmas wish-list. [More]