What happens with this game is that everyone picks a theme or subject. It can relate to lotr, you, an inspiration, even a movie or book. Anything.
We start a tale, and each person adds on one or two sentences, or more if you want, that relates to or incorporates your theme, and continuing so that the story makes sense as a whole.

Don’t mention your theme. Others will try to figure out what it is throughout the game. Once a theme is guessed you either choose another or stay with the same one.

Eg. Someone with the theme joy and festivities might say…
In front of the merry crackling fire hung with mistletoe, lay scattered the remnants of ribbons and wrapping paper.
Then someone with the theme of Rohan might say…
In the distance, the neighing of horses could be heard in the early morning.

Hope it all sort of makes sense.

In the gathering darkness of a stormy night, a bent figure hurried up the steps of a shadowy old hut.

An old greyhound followed behind him cautiously and bent to sniff the canvas on the doorstep.

I think I get how this works. Stay with a particular theme, right?

Beautiful tuips were growing along the walls of the stairwell. The air smelled of Vanilla candles, and made things seem more peaceful.

Yet the stillness that carried itself in the presence of the figure gave a deep sense of foreboding. As his shadow passed up the stairwell, the tulips wilted and the candles blew out, as if they were frightened to stay alight.

(yep :) )