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Is this game still going away?
Posted: 29 September 2025, 13:37
by adamgm
I hadn't bothered learning this game with the previous announcement that it's existence here was going to be temporary. I'm not sure if I'm missing it, but I can't find that information in the description anymore.
Is the game staying?
Thanks.
Re: Is this game still going away?
Posted: 29 September 2025, 15:43
by Jellby
An admin of the players group (
https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=17689256), who's not the developer or a BGA admin (so they may be in the publisher's side) said that "It will remain available for at least 6 months" 5 months ago, and "It will remain available for at least 5 more months" 4 months ago. So I'd guess we'll have to wait ~1 month and see.
Re: Is this game still going away?
Posted: 21 October 2025, 21:25
by PotionSeller
Seems odd to for it to vanish altogether. There's still a few setup things that could be added (i.e. individually selecting scenarios), but I would've thought the game would just move to premium rather than disappear.
Re: Is this game still going away?
Posted: 24 November 2025, 15:51
by OriginalTopCat
Appears to be gone now
Re: Is this game still going away?
Posted: 26 November 2025, 23:45
by stjohnmccloskey
This is a bummer; the game was great!
Re: Is this game still going away?
Posted: 02 December 2025, 18:54
by bag99
What is the current status? Will the game return?
Re: Is this game still going away?
Posted: 03 December 2025, 06:08
by Aristotlemate
As much as I love this game, and rate it a 10/10, if they've removed it without warning, with no courtesy announcement, then I'm sad to say that they've lost a potential customer (the publisher - not BGA). Disappointed in the way that was handled - there one day, gone the next.
Re: Is this game still going away?
Posted: 03 December 2025, 14:24
by Remkar
Aristotlemate wrote: ↑03 December 2025, 06:08
As much as I love this game, and rate it a 10/10, if they've removed it without warning, with no courtesy announcement, then I'm sad to say that they've lost a potential customer (the publisher - not BGA). Disappointed in the way that was handled - there one day, gone the next.
I mean, this was always the communicated plan.
Posted 7 months ago:
"This Board Game Arena version of The Lord of the Rings™: Fate of the Fellowship is available for a limited time and features 10 playable characters and the 4 objective cards suggested for players' first game.
This game will be available for a 'limited time'.
/Gamehelpfateoffellowship
7 months ago
It will remain available for at least 6 months."
And then it was posted to the game group last week that it was being removed.
Nothing unexpected. I guess they could have given a 10 day count down or something, but if they said it would be available for 6 or so months and they took it down after about 7 months, it seems like everyone that wanted to try it online would have had a reasonable chance.
Personally, I love that I was able to test it out the first month or so, loved it, and bought a physical copy the day it was released. I would be thrilled if more games did this try before you buy model.
Re: Is this game still going away?
Posted: 03 December 2025, 22:47
by Vihtori Jäähonen
Remkar wrote: ↑03 December 2025, 14:24
Aristotlemate wrote: ↑03 December 2025, 06:08
As much as I love this game, and rate it a 10/10, if they've removed it without warning, with no courtesy announcement, then I'm sad to say that they've lost a potential customer (the publisher - not BGA). Disappointed in the way that was handled - there one day, gone the next.
I mean, this was always the communicated plan.
Posted 7 months ago:
"This Board Game Arena version of The Lord of the Rings™: Fate of the Fellowship is available for a limited time and features 10 playable characters and the 4 objective cards suggested for players' first game.
This game will be available for a 'limited time'.
/Gamehelpfateoffellowship
7 months ago
It will remain available for at least 6 months."
And then it was posted to the game group last week that it was being removed.
Nothing unexpected. I guess they could have given a 10 day count down or something, but if they said it would be available for 6 or so months and they took it down after about 7 months, it seems like everyone that wanted to try it online would have had a reasonable chance.
Personally, I love that I was able to test it out the first month or so, loved it, and bought a physical copy the day it was released. I would be thrilled if more games did this try before you buy model.
+1
Re: Is this game still going away?
Posted: 05 December 2025, 21:10
by Aristotlemate
I was perhaps unduly harsh, and I apologise for that. But it did "rob" us of the chance to play "one last hurrah". Living somewhere where the game isn't available except at an exorbitant price, I still maintain that a 7 or 10 day courtesy warning would have been the best way to handle it. I hope that feedback can be taken on board. Because as nice as it was to be able to keep playing it after the 6 month mark, every day after that left us in a bit of a limbo, never knowing which play would be our last.