Solo play ranked as the third most prevalent component in games released between 2020 and 2025, behind only dice rolling and hand management.
Fate of the Fellowship's flurry of wins and runner-up nods continues a powerful run in the Golden Geeks for games based on JRR Tolkien's seminal novels, with Bryan Bornmueller's The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game and Antoine Bauza and Bruno Cathala's Duel for Middle-earth both having secured wins in last year's contest.
Co-operative card game The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game has surged to the top of the new owner charts on BoardGameGeek just a few days after release, unseating 2024 Spiel des Jahres winner Sky Team after its latest spell at the top.
