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Civilization II

Produced by: Microprose
Distributor: Microprose
Author: Brian Reynolds
Year: 1996
System: Windows 3.x, Windows 95
Type: Strategy game
Language: Scenarios in English and Spanish are available
Distribution: Commercial
Availability: Commercially available

Civilization II is a strategy game about building a civilization. It is not based on Tolkien per se, but several Tolkien scenarios have been created for it.

The following scenarios are described on this page.

• Dagor Bragollach
• Gondor
• Lord of the Rings
• Señor de los Anillos
• Tolkien
• War of the Jewels
• The War of the Ring (by ?)
• The War of the Ring (by Jon Tyler)

Net resources

• Official WWW page
• Unofficial WWW page
• The Ultimate Civilization II Site

Dagor Bragollach

Author: Brian Reynolds
Year: 1996
Version: 4.02 (1998)
Type: Scenario for strategy game Civilization II
Covers: Chapter 18 in The Silmarillion
Distribution: Freeware
Availability: Downloadable (see below)
Licensed: No

This scenario is based on the battle of Dagor Bragollach, as described in The Silmarillion.

Net resources

• Download the scenario
• Official WWW page
• Send mail to the author (note: this is not the Brian Reynolds who made Civilization II)

Gondor

Year: 1998
Type: Scenario for strategy game Civilization II
Distribution: Freeware
Availability: Downloadable (see below)
Licensed: No

Please contact me if you know the name of the author of this scenario.

Net resources

• Download the scenario

Lord of the Rings

Author: Harlan Leslie Thompson
Year: 1996
Type: Scenario for strategy game Civilization II
Covers: The Lord of the Rings
Distribution: Freeware
Availability: Downloadable (see below)
Licensed: No

A scenario for up to seven players.

Was rated five stars (highest) at Glyph Web.

Net resources

• Download the scenario
• Send mail to the author

Señor de los Anillos

Author: José Juan Martinez
Year: 1997
Version: 2
Type: Scenario for strategy game Civilization II
Covers: The Lord of the Rings
Language Spanish
Distribution: Freeware
Availability: Downloadable (see below)
Licensed: No

A Middle-earth scenario in Spanish.

Net resources

• Download the scenario
• Send mail to the author

Tolkien

Type: Scenario for strategy game Civilization II
Distribution: Freeware
Availability: Downloadable (see below)
Licensed: No

Please contact me if you know the name of the author of this scenario.

Net resources

• Download the scenario

War of the Jewels

Author: Jeff Dixon
Version: Beta 0.9
Type: Scenario for strategy game Civilization II
Covers: Chapter ? in The Silmarillion
Distribution: Freeware
Availability: Downloadable (see below)
Licensed: No

Net resources

• Download the scenario (US)
• Download the scenario (Europe)
• Send mail to the author

The War of the Ring

Year: 1996
Type: Scenario for strategy game Civilization II
Distribution: Freeware
Availability: Downloadable (see below)
Licensed: No

A Third Age scenario where you apparently can play Sauron or Elrond.

Please contact me if you know the name of the author of this scenario.

Net resources

• Download the scenario

The War of the Ring

Author: Jon Tyler
Year: 1997
Type: Scenario for strategy game Civilization II
Distribution: Freeware
Availability: Downloadable (see below)
Licensed: No

A Third Age scenario with six available civilizations: Gondor, Rohan, Saruman, Sauron, Harad and Elves.

Net resources

• Download the scenario
• Send mail to the author