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The Black Riders


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A Knife in the Dark A Knife in the Dark
Type: Campaign
Encounter Set: None
The Lord of the Rings Part 2
You are playing Campaign Mode.

Resolution: Starting with the first player, each player may choose one of the following boon cards and attach it to a hero he controls: Tireless Ranger, Skilled Healer, Valiant Warrior, Noble Hero. The chosen cards have been earned by the players.

Black horsemen have passed through Bree. On Monday one came down the Greenway, they say; and another appeared later, coming up the Greenway from the south.
–Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring

At that moment Frodo threw himself forward on the ground, and he heard himself crying aloud: O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! At the same time he struck at the feet of his enemy. A shrill cry rang out in the night; and he felt a pain like a dart of poisoned ice pierce his left shoulder. Even as he swooned he caught, as through a swirling mist, a glimpse of Strider leaping out of the darkness with a flaming brand of wood in either hand. With a last effort Frodo, dropping his sword, slipped the Ring from his finger and closed his right hand tight upon it.
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Set: TBR Number: 44
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Darek Zabrocki
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A Shadow of the Past A Shadow of the Past
Type: Campaign
Encounter Set: None
The Lord of the Rings Part 1
You are playing Campaign Mode.
Setup: Attach Mr. Underhill to the Ring-bearer. Add Gandalf's Delay to the staging area. Shuffle Gildor Inglorion and The Ring Draws Them into the encounter deck.

Resolution: Choose Gandalf's Delay or The Ring Draws Them and add it to the Campaign Pool. Then, choose Gildor Inglorion or Mr. Underhill and add it to the Campaign Pool. The chosen cards have been earned by the players.

"The Shire, he may be seeking for it now, if he has not already found out where it lies. Indeed, Frodo, I fear that he may even think that the long-unnoticed name of Baggins has become important."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

The ferry-boat moved slowly across the water. The Buckland shore drew nearer. Sam was the only member of the party who had not been over the river before. He had a strange feeling as the slow gurgling stream slipped by: his old life lay behind in the mists, dark adventure lay in front. He scratched his head, and for a moment had a passing wish that Mr. Frodo could have gone on living quietly at Bag End.
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Set: TBR Number: 30
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Cristi Balanescu
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A Shortcut to Mushrooms A Shortcut to Mushrooms
Type: Quest
Encounter Set: A Shadow of the Past
Encounter Info:
Quest Points: 14
When Revealed: The first player searches the encounter deck and discard pile for a Black Rider, reveals it (cannot be canceled), and adds it to the staging area.
Shuffle the encounter deck.
When a player makes a Hide test, add 1 to the total [Threat] for each ally that player controls.
When a player fails a Hide test, each Nazgûl enemy in the staging area engages
that player. (Trigger Forced effects after resolving this effect.)

As Frodo watched he saw something dark pass across the lighter space between two trees, and then halt. It looked like the black shade of a horse led by a smaller black shadow. The black shadow stood close to the point where they had left the path, and it swayed from side to side. Frodo thought he heard the sound of snuffling. The shadow bent to the ground, and then began to crawl towards him. –The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 23
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Chris Rahn
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An Evil Wound An Evil Wound
Type: Objective
Encounter Set: Flight to the Ford
Morgul.
Attach to the Ring-bearer. Attached hero cannot be healed.
When attached hero would take any amount of damage, reduce the Ring-bearer'slife by an equal amount instead.
If the Ring-bearer’slife reaches zero, the players lose the game.


Set: TBR Number: 57
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Darek Zabrocki
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Bag End Bag End
Type: Location
Encounter Set: A Shadow of the Past
Threat: 0 Quest Points: 3
Shire.
Response: After Bag End leaves play, each player draws 1 card for each Hobbit hero he controls.

Victory 1.

...it was popularly believed, whatever the old folk might say, that the Hill at Bag End was full of tunnels stuffed with treasure. –The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 31
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Tiziano Baracchi
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Bamfurlong Bamfurlong
Type: Location
Encounter Set: A Shadow of the Past
Threat: 2 Quest Points: 2
Shire.
Response: After the players travel to Bamfurlong, each player engaged with a Nazgûl enemy may ready a hero he controls.

Victory 1.

"This is Bamfurlong, old Farmer Maggot’s land."
–Pippin, The Fellowship of the Ring

Set: TBR Number: 34
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Sabin Boykinov
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Barliman Butterbur Barliman Butterbur
Type: Ally Sphere: Lore
Cost: 2
Willpower: 1 Attack: 0 Defense: 1 Hit Points: 3
Bree.
If each hero you control has the Hobbit trait, damage from undefended attacks against you may be assigned to Barliman Butterbur.

"But spooks or no spooks, they won't get in The Prancing Pony so easy." - The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 7
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Owen William Weber
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Bill Ferny Bill Ferny
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: A Knife in the Dark
Threat Threshold: 38
Threat: 3 Attack: 1 Defense: 3 Hit Points: 5
Bree. Spy.
Players cannot optionally engage Bill Ferny.
Forced: At the beginning of the staging step, either shuffle 1 out of play Ringwraith into the encounter deck or each player raises his threat by 1 for each non-[Fellowship] hero he committed to the quest.

Victory 1.


Set: TBR Number: 51
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Sarah Morris
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Bill the Pony Bill the Pony
Type: Ally Sphere: Leadership
Cost: 2
Willpower: 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 0 Hit Points: 2
Creature. Pony.
Lower the cost to play Bill the Pony by 2 if you control Sam Gamgee. Cannot have attachments.
Each Hobbit character gets +1 hit point.

"He gave me a look as plain as Mr. Pippin could speak it: if you don't let me go with you, Sam, I'll follow on my own." - Sam Gamgee, The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 6
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Christine Bian
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Black Breath Black Breath
Type: Treachery
Encounter Set: A Knife in the Dark
Morgul.
Peril.
When Revealed: Attach to a hero you control.
(Counts as a Condition attachment with the text:
"Limit 1 per hero. Reduce attached hero's [Willpower], [Attack],
and [Defense] to 0.")

“I went to pieces. I don’t know what came over me.”
–Merry, The Fellowship of the Ring

Set: TBR Number: 55
Quantity: 2
Illustrator: Mariusz Gandzel
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Black Rider Black Rider
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: A Shadow of the Past
Threat Threshold: 35
Threat: 4 Attack: 5 Defense: 4 Hit Points: 6
Nazgûl.
Hide 2. Cannot have non-Morgul attachments.
Forced: After engaged player fails a Hide test, Black Rider makes an immediate attack.

The riding figure sat quite still with its head bowed, as if listening. From inside the hood came a noise as of someone sniffing... –The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 39
Quantity: 5
Illustrator: Mariana Vieira
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Black Steed Black Steed
Type: Treachery
Encounter Set: The Black Riders
Morgul.
Surge.
When Revealed: Attach to a Nazgûl enemy in play, if able. (Counts as a Mount attachment with the text: "Limit 1 per enemy. Attached enemy gets -10 engagement cost and gains: 'Forced: At the end of the refresh phase, return attached enemy to the staging area.'")


Set: TBR Number: 74
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Sandara Tang
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Bucklebury Ferry Bucklebury Ferry
Type: Location
Encounter Set: A Shadow of the Past
Threat: 3 Quest Points: 9
River.
Immune to player card effects.
While there is at least 1 other location in play, the players cannot travel here.
Travel: The first player must make a Hide 3 test to travel here.
After Bucklebury Ferry leaves play as an explored location, the players win the game.


Set: TBR Number: 35
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Michael Rasmussen
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Chetwood Chetwood
Type: Location
Encounter Set: A Knife in the Dark
Threat: 2 Quest Points: 2
Forest.
While Chetwood is in the staging area, Spy enemies get +1 [Threat] and +1 [Attack].
Shadow: Defending player discards 1 random card from his hand
On the third day out from Bree they came out of the Chetwood. –The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 47
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Michael Rasmussen
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Crawling Towards Him Crawling Towards Him
Type: Treachery
Encounter Set: A Shadow of the Past
Peril. Hide 2.
When Revealed: If you have failed a Hide test this phase, remove each character you control from the quest.
Shadow: Return attacking enemy to the staging area after this attack.

Set: TBR Number: 41
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Brent Hollowell
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Dagger of Westernesse Dagger of Westernesse
Type: Attachment Sphere: Tactics
Cost: 1
Artifact. Item. Weapon.
Attach to a hero. Restricted.
Attached hero gets +1 [Attack] (+2 [Attack instead if attacking an enemy with an engagement cost higher than your threat).

…these blades were forged many long years ago by Men of Westernesse: they were foes of the Dark Lord…
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Set: TBR Number: 14
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Sara Biddle
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Eaten Alive! Eaten Alive!
Type: Treachery
Encounter Set: Flight to the Ford
Burden.
Surge.
When Revealed: The first player must deal X damage divided among heroes he controls where X is the number of players in the game.
Shadow: Deal 1 damage to defending character.

Set: TBR Number: 82
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Melanie Maier
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Elf-stone Elf-stone
Type: Attachment Sphere: Lore
Cost: 1
Artifact. Item.
Attach to the active location. Attached location gets +1 quest point.
Response: After attached location leaves play as an explored location, the first player puts 1 ally into play from his hand.

"It is a beryl, an elf-stone. Whether it was set there, or let fall by chance, I cannot say; but it brings hope to me." –Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 16
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Sandara Tang
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Escape to Buckland Escape to Buckland
Type: Quest
Encounter Set: A Shadow of the Past
Encounter Info:
Quest Points: -
When Revealed: Add Bucklebury Ferry to the staging area.

When Revealed: The first player searches the encounter deck and discard pile for a Black Rider, reveals it (cannot be canceled), and adds it to the staging area.
Shuffle the encounter deck.
When a player fails a Hide test, each Nazgûl enemy in the staging area engages that player. (Trigger Forced effects after resolving this effect.)
Response: After a player makes a successful Hide test, place X progress on a non-unique location in play. X is twice the number of players in the game.

After several close calls with Black Riders, Frodo can tell they are hunting him. The hobbits’ only hope of escaping their dangerous pursuers is to cross the Brandywine River. If they can just make it to Bucklebury Ferry before they are caught...
Set: TBR Number: 24
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Diego Gisbert Llorens
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Ettenmoors Ettenmoors
Type: Location
Encounter Set: Flight to the Ford
Threat: 2 Quest Points: 3
Forest.
While Ettenmoors is the active location, do not deal Nazgûl enemies a shadow card during the combat phase.
Forced: After any amount of progress is placed on Ettenmoors, reduce the Ring-bearer's life by 1.

Before long Frodo was obliged to dismount and struggle along on foot. –The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 61
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Aaron B. Miller
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Evil Crow Evil Crow
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: A Shadow of the Past
Threat Threshold: 25
Threat: 2 Attack: 0 Defense: 1 Hit Points: 2
Creature.
While Evil Crow is engaged with a player, that player adds 1 to the Hide value for each Hide test he makes.
Shadow: If you have failed a Hide test this round, this attack is considered undefended.

Set: TBR Number: 40
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Christine Bian
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Farmer Maggot Farmer Maggot
Type: Ally Sphere: Tactics
Cost: 3
Willpower: 1 Attack: 2 Defense: 0 Hit Points: 2
Hobbit.
Response: After Farmer Maggot enters play, deal 1 damage to an enemy engaged with you. (Deal 2 damage instead if that enemy's engagement cost is highger than your threat.)

"It's lucky for you that I know you. I was just going out to set my dogs on any strangers." - The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 8
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Adam Lane
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Fatty Bolger Fatty Bolger
Type: Hero Sphere: Spirit
Starting Threat: 7
Willpower: 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 2 Hit Points: 3
Hobbit.
Action: Exhaust Fatty Bolger to choose an enemy in the staging area and raise your threat by that enemy's [Threat]. Until the end of the phase, that enemy does not contribute its [Threat]. (Limit once per round.)

"I only hope that you do not need rescuing before the day is out." - The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 5
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Sebastian Giacobino
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Fear of Discovery Fear of Discovery
Type: Treachery
Encounter Set: Flight to the Ford
Burden.
Surge.
When Revealed: The first player must either exhaust the Ring-bearer or reveal an additional encounter card.
Shadow: Defending player raises his threat by 3.

Set: TBR Number: 81
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Chris Rahn
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Fell Rider Fell Rider
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: Flight to the Ford
Threat Threshold: 30
Threat: 2 Attack: 4 Defense: 3 Hit Points: 6
Nazgûl.
Cannot have non-Morgul attachments.
While Fell Rider is in the staging area, it gains: "Forced: At the beginning of the encounter phase, the first player must either reduce the Ring-bearer'slife by 1 or engage Fell Rider."


Set: TBR Number: 63
Quantity: 4
Illustrator: Aleksander Karcz
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Flight to the Ford Flight to the Ford
Type: Campaign
Encounter Set: None
The Lord of the Rings Part 3
You are playing Campaign Mode.
Response: After an enemy is declared as an attacker, shuffle the top card of the burden deck into the encounter deck to cancel that attack. (Any player may trigger this ability.)

Resolution: Add each burden card in play, in the encounter deck, and in the discard pile to the Campaign Pool. The added cards have been earned by the players.

"They have drawn off for the time being. But not far, I fear. They will come again another night, if we cannot escape. They are only waiting, because they think that their purpose is almost accomplished, and that the Ring cannot fly much further."
–Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring

The black horses were filled with madness, and leaping forward in terror they bore their riders into the rushing flood. Their piercing cries were drowned in the roaring of the river as it carried them away. Then Frodo felt himself falling, and the roaring and confusion seemed to rise and engulf him together with his enemies. He heard and saw no more.
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Set: TBR Number: 56
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Magali Villeneuve
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Ford of Bruinen Ford of Bruinen
Type: Location
Encounter Set: Flight to the Ford
Threat: 2 Quest Points: 6
River.
Immune to player card effects.
Response: After Ford of Bruinen leaves play as an explored location, all engaged enemies are discarded.
Travel: The first player must reveal the top card of the encounter deck to travel here.

Victory 5.


Set: TBR Number: 59
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Michael Rasmussen
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Frodo Baggins Frodo Baggins
Type: Hero Sphere: Fellowship
Starting Threat: 0
Willpower: 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 2 Hit Points: 2
Hobbit. Ring-bearer.
Response: Spend 1 [Fellowship] resource and exhaust The One Ring to cancel the effects of an encounter card just revealed from the encounter deck. Shuffle that card back into the encounter deck and reveal another encounter card.

"I will take the Ring," he said, "though I do not know the way." - The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 1
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Jake Murray
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Frodo's Intuition Frodo's Intuition
Type: Event Sphere: Fellowship
Cost: 2
Action: Each hero you control gets +1 [Willpower] until the end of the round. Draw 1 card for each Hobbit hero you control.

"I wonder if that is Gandalf coming after us," said Frodo; but even as he said it, he had a feeling that it was not so… –The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: TBR Number: 12
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Winona Nelson
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Gandalf's Delay Gandalf's Delay
Type: Objective
Encounter Set: A Shadow of the Past
Burden.
Setup: Add Gandalf’s Delay to the staging area. Each player draws 1 less card in his starting hand.

The next day Frodo became really anxious, and kept a constant look-out for Gandalf. Thursday, his birthday morning, dawned as fair and clear as it had long ago for Bilbo's great party. Still Gandalf did not appear.
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Set: TBR Number: 78
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Drazenka Kimpel
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