War of the Ring
Early board games included "Battle of Five Armies" (1975) and the series of "Middle Earth Games" from Simulations Publications, Inc. in 1977, containing the games "War of the Ring" (strategic, covering all three books), "Gondor" (tactical, covering the siege of Minas Tirith) and "Sauron" (covering the decisive battle of the Second Age). More recent games include a game simply entitled "Lord of the Rings" (2000) and "War of the Ring" (2004, strategic, covering all three books).