Lord of the Rings Board game -2

Rivendell, Weathertop and Old Forest, with a Palantir card in between replacing a Chance card.

Lothlorien, Mirkwood and Emyn Muil

Dead Marshes
Henneth Annun
and Shelob's Lair

Bara-dur and Mount Doom with Safe Passage (costing you 75) in between.

Brandywine River

Highwayman "Tax"

Wood Hall and Bag End
with a Treasure Barrow Card
replacing A Treasure Chest Card.

Khazad-dum replaces Jail

Celebdil, Methedras and Caradhras with candlewax replacing electric

Fangorn Forest, Orthanc and Rohan

Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul and Osgiliath with Waterworks between

Entwash River

Silverlode River

Anduin River

Pippin's Folly, where he bumps the helmet into the well, alerting the orcs.

Safe Campsite

This here is a new thing I created. It's a trail where you can bypass Mount Doom, but the catch is you have to land on shelob's lair to use it, you get no money for passing go, and if you land on the spider, it costs you 100 gold to heal from the poison.

Lord of the Rings Board game -2 by alida saxon.

Last christmas I wanted to get my brother a Lord of the Rings version of monopoly, but I didn't like the commercial version with the faces plastered on it and such... so I made my own, with a twist.

Just the board here without the cards and such but I've added a whole pack of notes to show you the names of the places on the board.

Railroads have become rivers, utilities have changed to things more ancient, Chance has become the Palantir and Treasure Chest has become Treasure Barrows. Coins instead of bills and no ones any more - we round up to the nearest 5, the copper colored coin.

Click here to see the game set up with the pieces.
Click here to see a close up.

Edit - I'm making another one! You can follow the pictures starting here. Each time I've got some worthy pictures and details, I'll post more and link them together. Thanks for all the interest! Click here to see the first flickr-blogged step.

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Comments

scubadive67 says:

This is really far out!!!
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

ellipse says:

this is brillant
what sort of things are on your Palantir and Treasure barrow cards?
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

alida saxon says:

Thanks. :)

Here's a sample of the top of my head:

Bad Mushrooms! Pay healer's fee of 50
Orcs slaughered, king pays you 100
You've been knighted! Pay 50 to each player
Horses stolen, pay 150
Elven treasure, collect 100
Storm repair, 45 per house 115 per castle
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

emdot says:

Wow. That is the coolest handmade gift of all time.
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

steelskyblue says:

you're my hero. Way to go.
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

alida saxon says:

Thanks!
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

Mike Monteiro says:

+5 magic craftsman!
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

thomwatson says:

I wish you were my sibling.

This is really awesome.
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

alida saxon says:

lol Mike, thanks. And thanks elfintech, glad you like it.
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

MetaGrrrl says:

Beautiful! Hooray for homemade!
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

sylvar says:

If you're not interested in selling it (and I think the Tolkien stuff would be a problem, although the Landlord's Game -- of which Monopoly is a variant -- is in the public domain), then perhaps you could post your image files so that others can make their own?
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

alida saxon says:

Thanks MetaGrrrl. Sylvar, I suspected the monopoly part wouldn't be a problem after some research I did a while ago. (Including the availability of blank do-it-yourself monopoly boards on the market.) I've been toying with the idea of drafting up a request to the LotR copyright holders.

At this time, I'm not going to go posting the original art, as it's spread across several files right now, and would need a good bit of work and time to prepare to distribute.
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

emdot says:

wow! look at your view numbers. people love your beautiful handmade boardgame, seian!
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

Krisjohn [deleted] says:

If this ever goes up for sale you have a buyer right here. Wow. Just wow.
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

dbeachy says:

Brilliant! Are the cards in Elvish? :P
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

alida saxon says:

:-) Glad everyone's enjoying it. No cards in Elvish, I'm afraid! Maybe if I ever make a bilingual version. ;-)

Though I did use Elvish around GO. It's the "One ring to rule them all" poem.
Posted 56 months ago. ( permalink )

rehuxley says:

I just found this! Extremely creative.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

GustavoG says:

I'm very impressed, your creativity and enterprise is admirable.
Anar kaluva tielyanna!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

alida saxon says:

Thanks! I'm glad you like it. :)
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

magic_triggs says:

id deffinatly buy it!! great idea and even better product! :-)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

sandrino says:

This is so cool!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Joulsey Hobbit says:

Alida Saxon, whoever you might be, I say KUDOS. Shall we play this game online one day, say....urm, 2011 of the Shire Reckoning? :P But really I want to play it online!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

alida saxon says:

Thanks!

Joulsey Hobbit, that would be great. Maybe some day with Flash could do it, and connections are faster! Beyond my coding skill at the moment, I'm afraid.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Aradan says:

This has got to be the coolest handmade boardgame. Wonderful work! :-)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

blue_eyed_leopard says:

I think this is a wonderful idea and very nicely done. It seems that there is a version of Lord of the Rings Monopoly very similar to what you have here. I wonder if they saw your idea and applied it. You might look into that.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Jared Hayter says:

Board of the Rings?
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Waseef says:

I want this board game Now !!.. :)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

khosey1 says:

This is awesome!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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