<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
non-collectible	O
customizable	O
card	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Living	O
Card	O
Game	O
(	O
LCG	O
)	O
genre	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
cooperative	O
and	O
strategic	B-Application
card	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
Middle-earth	O
,	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
featured	O
in	O
literary	O
works	O
by	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
digital	O
adaptation	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Asmodee	O
Digital	O
for	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
being	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
ever	O
digital	O
LCG	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saga	O
Expansions	O
follow	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
time-frame	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
17	O
years	O
between	O
Bilbo	O
leaving	O
The	O
Shire	O
and	O
Frodo	O
following	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
The	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
August	O
2019	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
(	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
(	O
developed	O
by	O
Virtuos	O
)	O
with	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
(	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
and	O
early	O
2020	O
(	O
other	O
platforms	O
)	O
it	O
was	O
upgraded	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
-	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
additional	O
content	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
version	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70-75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
few	O
reviews	O
published	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
definitive	O
edition	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
still	O
not	O
as	O
expansive	O
in	O
content	O
as	O
the	O
tabletop	O
version	O
,	O
they	O
praised	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
bringing	O
a	O
new	O
PvE	O
and	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
collectible	I-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
industry	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
,	O
story-telling	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
mechanic	O
which	O
cards	O
are	O
a	O
bit	O
simplified	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
tabletop	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
format	O
,	O
having	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
,	O
but	O
none	O
the	O
less	O
complexity	O
and	O
strategy	O
to	O
tabletop	O
.	O
</s>
