19: The One Ring
Middle-earth doesn’t have Christmas (unlike Narnia) but J. R. R. Tolkien also wrote and illustrated the Letters from Father Christmas for his children, and between the goblin attacks and the heroic but troublesome North Polar Bear they have some points in common.
A game of The One Ring could take a week off to play an adventure drawn from the Letters, as well as other options in the setting like a celebration of Yule in the Shire or Rohan. The Lord Of The Rings Online version maybe goes overboard in sounding like a particularly active Christmas market.
The Message
The travellers are entrusted with a vital message which must reach Rivendell before midwinter. Not a time to be out travelling lightly, with the winter wind and driving snow, and with someone shadowing their steps...
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