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1977 · 2-2 players · 120min · weight 2.65 · 182 ratings
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ID
2779
Name
Sauron
Year
1977
Rank
19969
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
120
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2.6522
Num weights
23
Bayes avg
5.51778
Average
5.81036
Users rated
182
Num owned
506
Wanting
35
Wishing
74
Num comments
104
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:38:35 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (6)
Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon GridMovement PointsSimulationZone of Control
Categories (3)
FantasyNovel-basedWargame
Description (320 chars)
From J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, "Sauron" is a simulation of the Battle of Dagorlad from the 2nd Age of between Sauron and the forces of the Free Peoples (elves, men and dwarves) outside the main gate of Mordor. Part of the SPI Middle Earth trilogy along with War of the Ring and Gondor: The Siege of Minas Tirith.
LLM v2 (wide)
Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).
LLM v3 (deep)
Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).
LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)
Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).
LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)
Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.