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.
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