{"id":373772,"date":"2026-07-31T03:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=373772"},"modified":"2026-07-31T03:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:44:54","slug":"the-one-ring-gets-the-white-tower-hall-of-gold-one-of-its-biggest-expansions-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-one-ring-gets-the-white-tower-hall-of-gold-one-of-its-biggest-expansions-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"The One Ring gets The White Tower &amp; Hall of Gold: one of its biggest expansions yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free League Publishing used Gen Con 2026 to unveil <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/the-one-ring-3d-screensaver.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The One Ring<\/a>: The White Tower &amp; Hall of Gold<\/strong>, a big new expansion for The One Ring tabletop RPG. It takes the game south, with new adventures set in Gondor and Rohan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Tabletop Simulator\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6bec52c2-9b2d-11e6-80cd-00163ec9f5fa\/1566723175\/tabletop-simulator-logo.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Tabletop Simulator<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tabletop-simulator.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tabletop-simulator.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means a <strong>southern Middle-earth<\/strong> expansion for Free League\u2019s award-winning RPG, pushing the map past the ground covered in earlier material. It also fits what makes this game stand out in the first place: journeys, fellowship, hope, and the pull of shadow matter just as much as combat and treasure.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free League had more than one announcement at Gen Con. The publisher also revealed <strong>Creatures Strange and Foul<\/strong>, a revised core rulebook, a BackerKit launch planned for September 2026, the expected Collector\u2019s Editions, and two 5E companion books called Realms of the South and Of Orcs and Evil Things.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re after a Middle-earth game that stays close to <strong>J.R.R. Tolkien<\/strong>, this looks worth picking up. Francesco Nepitello is still guiding the line with the same lore-faithful approach, built around original adventures rather than world-breaking heroics, and that choice has gone a long way toward building such a loyal following.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll be able to follow the project on <strong>BackerKit<\/strong> in September 2026, and the timing makes sense. Interest in Tolkien is rising again across games, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/everything-we-know-about-the-hunt-for-gollum-the-upcoming-film-of-the-lord-of-the-rings\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hunt for Gollum<\/a>, The Rings of Power Season 3, and a new open-world RPG.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Discord\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9848e854-ffae-11e6-a59d-00163ed833e7\/3298232087\/discord-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Discord<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free League Publishing used Gen Con 2026 to unveil The One Ring: The White Tower &amp; Hall of Gold, a big new expansion for The One Ring tabletop RPG. It takes the game south, with new adventures set in Gondor and Rohan. That means a southern Middle-earth expansion for Free League\u2019s award-winning RPG, pushing the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-one-ring-gets-the-white-tower-hall-of-gold-one-of-its-biggest-expansions-yet\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The One Ring gets The White Tower &amp; Hall of Gold: one of its biggest expansions yet&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":373771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-373772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373772"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":373780,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373772\/revisions\/373780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373772"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=373772"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=373772"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=373772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}