{"product_id":"order-by-28-08-2026-war-of-the-ring-the-card-game-hope-and-despair-exp-rrp-r650","title":"(ORDER BY - 28\/08\/2026) War of the Ring: The Card Game - Hope and Despair Exp (RRP - R650)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!!PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRE-ORDER ONLY!! PLEASE READ THROUGH OUR PRE-ORDER GUIDE \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tabletopguru.co.za\/collections\/pre-orders\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDER!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003ePRE-ORDER BY 28\u003cspan\u003e\/08\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eESTIMATED RRP - R650\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heart of Middle-earth beats within its lore, its moods, its ethos. Tolkien's words immerse the readers into his wondrous creation, weaving beautiful and powerful stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHope and Despair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an expansion for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar of the Ring: The Card Game\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat adds a new type of card: the story card. Inspired by key events and turning points of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, story cards represent natural and supernatural influences on the events of Middle-earth, providing a powerful way to modify your playing decks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis expansion includes 54 story cards, 40 story tokens, and rules for adding story cards to your game, both in multi-player and solo scenarios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope and Despair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecan be used in conjunction with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFire and Swords\u003c\/em\u003e, or just with the base game alone. A set of Shadow \"bot\" cards are provided for use with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgainst the Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto play solo or co-operatively.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tabletop Guru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47714954510485,"sku":"(order-by---28\/08\/2026)-war-of-the-ring-the-card-game---hope-and-despair-exp-(rrp---r650)","price":65.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/8848\/7061\/files\/pic9360132.webp?v=1786526868","url":"https:\/\/tabletopguru.co.za\/products\/order-by-28-08-2026-war-of-the-ring-the-card-game-hope-and-despair-exp-rrp-r650","provider":"Tabletop Guru","version":"1.0","type":"link"}