Sauron

Sauron, subtitled "The Battle for the Ring, S.A. 3434", is a licensed board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1977 that simulates the battle between Sauron and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men mentioned in the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Description Sauron is a two-player wargame that deals with the battle at the end of the Second Age between an army of monsters led by Sauron, and the Last Alliance led by the heroes Elendil, Isildur and Gil-galad. Components The game, packaged in a ziplock bag or a folio, comes with 17" x 22" paper hex grid map of Minas Tirith and the surrounding plains 100 die-cut counters two 4-page rulebooks (one with rules common to both this game and SPI's Gondor: The Siege of Minas Tirith, and the other with rules exclusive to this game) two charts Gameplay Both forces meet on the Plains of Dagorlad, and engage in combat using alternate turns. The winner is the player who completely destroys the other army.