I played [J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I, a 1990 CRPG from Interplay], where Frodo can die and the game keeps going

Which would have made for a different book, I think.

- [J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I on Mobygames](https://www.mobygames.com/game/3870/jrr-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-vol-i/)
- [J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I on Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/lord-of-the-rings-volume-1-mr-abandonware)