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Rating:  -
A terrific disappointment. This game, unlike all of the other Trivial Pursuit games, includes a slim half-box of questions (compared to 2 full boxes for questions for other Trivial Pursuit games). Furthermore, the questions are geared toward movie minutae (for example, how many days did Sean Astin have to wear his hobbit feet? Who cares?) Tolkien's created universe is so wonderfully rich and complex, and I was looking forward to really testing my knowledge of elvish lore and Rohirrim geneology and the like. This game, however, ignores most of the mythology and the events in the novels, focusing instead on the films. Don't waste your time or your money.
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A tolkein fan since I was very young, I was a bit excited at the prospect of having the chance to test my knowledge of all things Lord of the Rings. Unfortunately for me, then, the trivia this game tests you on relies only on the information anyone can sit on the couch and get from the extended editions of the movies. It felt dumbed down for the masses; Hasbro could have added many more questions and a more interesting dimension, I feel, by actually drawing on the rest of the rich and fascinating world Tolkein created.
Some of the questions are also rather badly phrased - in a couple places, the question would reference "What did Gimli say at the camp to one of the young hobbits?" (paraphrased) and I was left wondering what camp it was talking about, and why it was significant. In another case, Moria (or perhaps they meant the record room and just weren't specific about it?) is refered to as the "Dwarven cemetery" for some unknown reason.
Although chock full of trivial knowledge and fun to play, the small box of cards will make its appeal limited when played more than three times and one starts rehashing questions. I did appreciate, however, the extra rules which made it a little more complex and more likely to actually last. I also enjoyed wearing the ring.
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This is fun for fans of the series to get together, but be warned: everyone else you know, everywhere you go, will come out holding it and wearing a big smirk and tell you "now it's time to prove how much you know....." Expect to be entertained with friends but annoyed by everyone else with it.
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I think this is the best trivia game I have ever played in the hole world! It is fun because first of all you can be any one you want to be in the game like Galadriel. Second it is really really fun!
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While it's fun to test your knowledge of the movies once, it gets old quick. There's no real Tolkien knowledge required to answer the questions. What is really stupid about the set of questions is that a person who only knows who Gollum is could get an "enemy" question right just about every time. The first time I played this game with 3 other people, "Gollum" must have been the correct answer at least 30-40 times. The only place a person would really get stuck is if they didn't pay close attention while watching all of the special features on the extended DVD set and gets thrown an actor's or design team member's name question.
This game is definitely geared towards the movie and the average watchers who may have not read the books. It is not for the true Tolkien fan. The "correct answers" to questions are derived from changes made to the story by the filmmakers which makes it possible that someone very knowledgeable on the books could get a question wrong if not thinking in terms of the flow of the movie! Obscure and interesting book knowledge that would make this game a keeper is overlooked.
The flow of the gameplay is made interesting by the presence of "the one ring" and the black rider but this does not make up for the lack of real trivia questions.
My recommendation is that you borrow this game from someone who has already stored it somewhere to collect dust and play it before commiting your hard-earned dollars.
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