Many comparisons have been made between the world-building adventures of George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series and JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. If you were ever curious of a world where characters from both universes mix it up, fighting off villains, pillaging villages and hungering for gold, then Battle for Wesnoth is just the game for you.
The turn-based strategy game features a mix of races such as orcs, elves, dwarves, trolls, humans and the bi-pedal Drakes, which can trace their roots to dragons. It also builds on stereotypes associated with the different races. For instance, elves are strongest in forests, which has traditionally been seen as their domain in fantasy writings.