The Lord of the Rings: War in the North that co-operation amongst traditionally antagonistic races is such a major theme in the novels, they wanted to replicate it in the game. Having experimented with two, three and four-player co-op, they ultimately decided to go with three-player, thus mirroring the classic triptych in the novels; Man (Aragorn), Elf (Legolas) and Dwarf (Gimli). Lead designer Andre Maguire explained that "how" players experienced co-op mode was equally as important as them simply playing it; However, according to Tomandl, the focus on co-op gameplay did not mean single-player mode was neglected; "War in the North" is the first "Lord of the Rings" game
The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game dice to resolve actions. In 2003, LOTR won the Origins Award for "Best Roleplaying Game 2002". The game is the second licensed role-playing game for the setting, the prior game being "Middle-earth Role Playing" from Iron Crown Enterprises. A third role-playing game set in Middle-earth is currently being published (since 2011) by Cubicle 7 under the title "The One Ring Roleplaying Game". The character races available in the "Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game" are: The character classes available in the "Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Adventure Game" are: The following printed publications have been released by Decipher for this