Sauron (game)

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.

[1] The game, packaged in a ziplock bag or a folio, comes with Both forces meet on the Plains of Dagorlad, and engage in combat using alternate turns.

In 1976, SPI was granted a license by the Tolkien Estate to produce wargames based on The Lord of the Rings.

The latter was a game designed by Rob Mosca, with graphics by Redmond A. Simonsen and cover art by Tim Kirk.

[4] In Issue 17 of The Space Gamer, David James Ritchie was disappointed in both Gondor and Sauron, writing, "They are adequate, but nothing more.