Athrabeth | Episode 25: Games of Middle-earth

Episode 25: Games of Middle-earth

August 5, 2020 / 01:10:57/E25

Grab a controller or a handful of dice! This month we're talking about the history of Tolkien and Gaming. From Middle-earth's influence on D&D to card games and video games, we're talking not just where Tolkien's work has been interpreted but how these various mediums have handled it compared to the broader fantasy genre he had such a huge influence on.

Episode Notes

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Sources

Elyanna's (@itariilles on twitter) post: https://itariilles.tumblr.com/post/621530027851415552/my-statement-on-tolkien-2019-it-has-been

Research into Tolkien & Dungeons and Dragons:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/14/lordoftherings.jrrtolkien

http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2015/01/gaming-battle-of-five-armies.html

https://www.quora.com/To-what-extent-is-Dungeons-and-Dragons-influenced-by-Tolkiens-works

- H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin (letters 13,202)

Tolkien RPGS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Middle-earth_role-playing_games Accessed July 11, 2020

https://www.cubicle7games.com/unexpected-tor2-update/ Accessed July 11, 2020

https://sophisticated-games.com/about/ Accessed July 11, 2020

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