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	Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Shadow Number\|shadow numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.		Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Shadow Number\|shadow numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.

	Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]]. and The switch to a new path rendered many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and Decipher went out of their way to limit its impact in the next block. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].		Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]]. and The switch to a new path rendered many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and Decipher went out of their way to limit its impact in the next block. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster!}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].

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	In both rulesets, you play sites in order on one single path that both players must traverse. At the end of the [[Fellowship Phase]], the [[Fellowship]] moves to the next-numbered site in the [[Site Path\|site path]]. If that site isn't already in play, the current [[Shadow]] player plays one from their [[adventure deck]]. Under the older rules, there's no choice: the Shadow player simply plays whichever site has the correct number. When using the later site path, the Shadow player picks their choice of site from any of the sites remaining in their adventure deck, and that site is now considered to have the correct number. This means that while the player who has advanced the furthest down the site path is in the lead, the player who is behind is compensated by being allowed to choose the site path for both players.		In both rulesets, you play sites in order on one single path that both players must traverse. At the end of the [[Fellowship Phase]], the [[Fellowship]] moves to the next-numbered site in the [[Site Path\|site path]]. If that site isn't already in play, the current [[Shadow]] player plays one from their [[adventure deck]]. Under the older rules, there's no choice: the Shadow player simply plays whichever site has the correct number. When using the later site path, the Shadow player picks their choice of site from any of the sites remaining in their adventure deck, and that site is now considered to have the correct number. This means that while the player who has advanced the furthest down the site path is in the lead, the player who is behind is compensated by being allowed to choose the site path for both players.

	Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[~~Twilight~~ Number\|~~twilight~~ numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.		Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Shadow Number\|shadow numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.

	Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]]. and The switch to a new path rendered many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and Decipher went out of their way to limit its impact in the next block. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].		Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]]. and The switch to a new path rendered many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and Decipher went out of their way to limit its impact in the next block. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].

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	Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Twilight Number\|twilight numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.		Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Twilight Number\|twilight numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.

	Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]]~~, when it switched~~ to a new ~~site~~ path~~, and it had the effect of rendering~~ many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and ~~one~~ Decipher ~~eventually backed off~~ of. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].		Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]]. and The switch to a new path rendered many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and Decipher went out of their way to limit its impact in the next block. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].

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	Each site in [[Fellowship Block]], [[Towers Block]], and [[King Block]]{{--}}sets one through ten{{--}}has a fixed site number, located in the top left of the card when examined lengthways, superimposed on a compass rose. Sites in Towers Block and King Block (4-10) also have a block symbol above that: the Tower of Isengard ({{Block\|tower}}) for Towers Block, and a stylized crown of Gondor ({{Block\|king}}) for King Block. These [[Block\|blocks]] (and [[format]]s based on these blocks, such as [[Towers Standard]] and [[Movie Block]]) have a fixed site path, where each site card can only appear at a single particular site number and each player has an [[adventure deck]] consisting of nine consecutively-numbered sites, all of which come from the most recent block of sets in the particular [[format]]. (You cannot play a Fellowship Block site like {{Card\|Weathertop}} in a [[Towers Block]] or [[Towers Standard]] deck, for example.) If you [[Site Manipulation\|replace a site]] using a card like {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Lieutenant of Morgul}}, it has to be with a site of the exact same number. There are (usually) multiple options for each site number, but you can never begin your journey in {{Card\|Dagorlad}}, the plains in the northwest of Mordor, or end your journey in {{Card\|Bag End}}.		Each site in [[Fellowship Block]], [[Towers Block]], and [[King Block]]{{--}}sets one through ten{{--}}has a fixed site number, located in the top left of the card when examined lengthways, superimposed on a compass rose. Sites in Towers Block and King Block (4-10) also have a block symbol above that: the Tower of Isengard ({{Block\|tower}}) for Towers Block, and a stylized crown of Gondor ({{Block\|king}}) for King Block. These [[Block\|blocks]] (and [[format]]s based on these blocks, such as [[Towers Standard]] and [[Movie Block]]) have a fixed site path, where each site card can only appear at a single particular site number and each player has an [[adventure deck]] consisting of nine consecutively-numbered sites, all of which come from the most recent block of sets in the particular [[format]]. (You cannot play a Fellowship Block site like {{Card\|Weathertop}} in a [[Towers Block]] or [[Towers Standard]] deck, for example.) If you [[Site Manipulation\|replace a site]] using a card like {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Lieutenant of Morgul}}, it has to be with a site of the exact same number. There are (usually) multiple options for each site number, but you can never begin your journey in {{Card\|Dagorlad}}, the plains in the northwest of Mordor, or end your journey in {{Card\|Bag End}}.

	Starting with [[Shadows]], sites in sets 11-19 have a black, unnumbered compass in the top left instead. Sites in Shadows can be played in any order, and are only assigned a site number once they're in play. This allows for greater flexibility and wider options in deck building, but it can lead to absurd results like traveling from {{Card\|Mount Doom}} to {{Card\|~~Bag End~~}} to {{Card\|Imladris}}, Elrond's home, all in one turn. Under these rules, when you replace a site using a card like {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Third of the Nine Riders}}, you can choose any site from your adventure deck, and the new site is assigned the same number as the one replaced. Under these rules, the site path is broken up into [[Region\|regions]] consisting of three sites each: 1-3 is region 1, 4-6 is region 2, and 7-9 is region 3.		Starting with [[Shadows]], sites in sets 11-19 have a black, unnumbered compass in the top left instead. Sites in Shadows can be played in any order, and are only assigned a site number once they're in play. This allows for greater flexibility and wider options in deck building, but it can lead to absurd results like traveling from {{Card\|Mount Doom}} to the {{Card\|Streets of Bree}} to {{Card\|Imladris}}, Elrond's home, all in one turn. Under these rules, when you replace a site using a card like {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Third of the Nine Riders}}, you can choose any site from your adventure deck, and the new site is assigned the same number as the one replaced. Under these rules, the site path is broken up into [[Region\|regions]] consisting of three sites each: 1-3 is region 1, 4-6 is region 2, and 7-9 is region 3.

	''For a comprehensive list of sites by block arranged in order of site number, see [[site]].''		''For a comprehensive list of sites by block arranged in order of site number, see [[site]].''

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	\|text=When you play a game using the [[Fellowship block]], [[Tower block]], or [[King block]] format, you cannot choose any site from your adventure deck when it is time to play a new site on the adventure path. Instead, the site which has the next consecutive site number must be played.</p>		\|text=When you play a game using the [[Fellowship block]], [[Tower block]], or [[King block]] format, you cannot choose any site from your adventure deck when it is time to play a new site on the adventure path. Instead, the site which has the next consecutive site number must be played.</p>

	<p>''[Historical versions of [[standard]] such as [[Towers Standard]], [[King Standard]], and [[Movie Block]] were never official [[format]]s, but unofficially players use the last legal [[site]] path released in those formats.]''}}		<p>''[Historical versions of [[standard]] such as [[Towers Standard]], [[King Standard]], and [[Movie Block]] were never official [[format]]s unto themselves, but unofficially players use the last legal [[site]] path released in those formats.]''}}
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	\|text=The sites provided in sets from the [[Shadows]] expansion onward have a dark compass in the upper left corner. They have no site number.</p>		\|text=The sites provided in sets from the [[Shadows]] expansion onward have a dark compass in the upper left corner. They have no site number.</p>

	<p>The sites provided in Fellowship block sets have no block symbol. The sites provided in Tower block sets have site numbers identified with the Tower symbol ([tower]). The sites provided in King block sets have site numbers identified with the King symbol ({{Block\|king}}).</p>		<p>The sites provided in Fellowship block sets have no block symbol. The sites provided in Tower block sets have site numbers identified with the Tower symbol ({{Block\|tower}}). The sites provided in King block sets have site numbers identified with the King symbol ({{Block\|king}}).</p>

	<p>Sites with different block symbols are alternatives to each other, not an extension of one another. When a site’s number is specifically mentioned in game text, that number uses a block symbol.</p>		<p>Sites with different block symbols are alternatives to each other, not an extension of one another. When a site’s number is specifically mentioned in game text, that number uses a block symbol.</p>
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	<p>'''Block symbol''' has no effect on whether a minion is roaming or not.</p>		<p>'''Block symbol''' has no effect on whether a minion is roaming or not.</p>

	<p>''A minion with a site number of 4 must remove 2 more twilight tokens to play at site 3 (or site 3~~[Tower]~~). If that same minion plays to site 4 (or site 4{{Block\|tower}}), there is no roaming penalty. If he survives the fellowship’s first move to 3, he would no longer be roaming when the fellowship moves to site 4. ''}}		<p>''A minion with a site number of 4 must remove 2 more twilight tokens to play at site 3 (or site 3{{Block\|tower}}). If that same minion plays to site 4 (or site 4{{Block\|tower}}), there is no roaming penalty. If he survives the fellowship’s first move to 3, he would no longer be roaming when the fellowship moves to site 4. ''}}

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	* '''Site 2''': Site 2 minions are rare. They include:		* '''Site 2''': Site 2 minions are rare. They include:
	** All versions of Úlairë Nelya, such as {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Lieutenant of Morgul}}.		** All versions of Úlairë Nelya, such as {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Lieutenant of Morgul}}.
	** The suspicious characters in Bree. {{Card\|Bill Ferny, Swarthy Sneering ~~Man~~}} and {{Card\|Goblin Man}} were the only minions for much of the game's life, but [[Treachery & Deceit\|set 18]] added a whole {{C\|Men}} subculture of suspicious men like {{Card\|Ruffian}}, as well as one suspicious hobbit, {{Card\|Ted Sandyman}}.		** The suspicious characters in Bree. {{Card\|Bill Ferny, Swarthy Sneering Fellow}} and {{Card\|Goblin Man}} were the only minions for much of the game's life, but [[Treachery & Deceit\|set 18]] added a whole {{C\|Men}} subculture of suspicious men like {{Card\|Ruffian}}, as well as one suspicious hobbit, {{Card\|Ted Sandyman}}.
	** The {{C\|Wraith}} [[wraith]]s of the Barrows, like {{Card\|Barrow-wight Stalker}}. These are the feature cards of [[The Wraith Collection]].		** The {{C\|Wraith}} [[wraith]]s of the Barrows, like {{Card\|Barrow-wight Stalker}}. These are the feature cards of [[The Wraith Collection]].
	* '''Site 3''': There are only a handful of categories of minions with site number 3, but they are expansive categories.		* '''Site 3''': There are only a handful of categories of minions with site number 3, but they are expansive categories.

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	In both rulesets, you play sites in order on one single path that both players must traverse. At the end of the [[Fellowship Phase]], the [[Fellowship]] moves to the next-numbered site in the [[Site Path\|site path]]. If that site isn't already in play, the current [[Shadow]] player plays one from their [[adventure deck]]. Under the older rules, there's no choice: the Shadow player simply plays whichever site has the correct number. When using the later site path, the Shadow player picks their choice of site from any of the sites remaining in their adventure deck, and that site is now considered to have the correct number. This means that while the player who has advanced the furthest down the site path is in the lead, the player who is behind is compensated by being allowed to choose the site path for both players.		In both rulesets, you play sites in order on one single path that both players must traverse. At the end of the [[Fellowship Phase]], the [[Fellowship]] moves to the next-numbered site in the [[Site Path\|site path]]. If that site isn't already in play, the current [[Shadow]] player plays one from their [[adventure deck]]. Under the older rules, there's no choice: the Shadow player simply plays whichever site has the correct number. When using the later site path, the Shadow player picks their choice of site from any of the sites remaining in their adventure deck, and that site is now considered to have the correct number. This means that while the player who has advanced the furthest down the site path is in the lead, the player who is behind is compensated by being allowed to choose the site path for both players.

	Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Twilight Number\|twilight numbers]], while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.		Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Twilight Number\|twilight numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.

	Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]], when it switched to a new site path, and it had the effect of rendering many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and one Decipher eventually backed off of. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].		Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]], when it switched to a new site path, and it had the effect of rendering many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and one Decipher eventually backed off of. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].

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	* '''Site 2''': Site 2 minions are rare. They include:		* '''Site 2''': Site 2 minions are rare. They include:
	** All versions of Úlairë Nelya, such as {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Lieutenant of Morgul}}.		** All versions of Úlairë Nelya, such as {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Lieutenant of Morgul}}.
	** The suspicious characters in Bree. {{Card\|Bill Ferny, Swarthy Sneering Man}} and {{Card\|Goblin Man}} were the only minions for much of the game's life, but [[Treachery & Deceit\|set 18]] added a whole {{C\|Men}} subculture of suspicious men like {{Card\|Ruffian}}, as well as one suspicious hobbit, {{Card\|Ted Sandyman~~, Chief Man's Ally~~}}.		** The suspicious characters in Bree. {{Card\|Bill Ferny, Swarthy Sneering Man}} and {{Card\|Goblin Man}} were the only minions for much of the game's life, but [[Treachery & Deceit\|set 18]] added a whole {{C\|Men}} subculture of suspicious men like {{Card\|Ruffian}}, as well as one suspicious hobbit, {{Card\|Ted Sandyman}}.
	** The {{C\|Wraith}} [[wraith]]s of the Barrows, like {{Card\|Barrow-wight Stalker}}. These are the feature cards of [[The Wraith Collection]].		** The {{C\|Wraith}} [[wraith]]s of the Barrows, like {{Card\|Barrow-wight Stalker}}. These are the feature cards of [[The Wraith Collection]].
	* '''Site 3''': There are only a handful of categories of minions with site number 3, but they are expansive categories.		* '''Site 3''': There are only a handful of categories of minions with site number 3, but they are expansive categories.

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it's kinda both but more the crown i think

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	There are two sets of rules for [[site]]s in this game.		There are two sets of rules for [[site]]s in this game.

	Each site in [[Fellowship Block]], [[Towers Block]], and [[King Block]]{{--}}sets one through ten{{--}}has a fixed site number, located in the top left of the card when examined lengthways, superimposed on a compass rose. Sites in Towers Block and King Block (4-10) also have a block symbol above that: the Tower of Isengard ({{Block\|tower}}) for Towers Block, and a stylized ~~Minas Tirith~~ ({{Block\|king}}) for King Block. These [[Block\|blocks]] (and [[format]]s based on these blocks, such as [[Towers Standard]] and [[Movie Block]]) have a fixed site path, where each site card can only appear at a single particular site number and each player has an [[adventure deck]] consisting of nine consecutively-numbered sites, all of which come from the most recent block of sets in the particular [[format]]. (You cannot play a Fellowship Block site like {{Card\|Weathertop}} in a [[Towers Block]] or [[Towers Standard]] deck, for example.) If you [[Site Manipulation\|replace a site]] using a card like {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Lieutenant of Morgul}}, it has to be with a site of the exact same number. There are (usually) multiple options for each site number, but you can never begin your journey in {{Card\|Dagorlad}}, the plains in the northwest of Mordor, or end your journey in {{Card\|Bag End}}.		Each site in [[Fellowship Block]], [[Towers Block]], and [[King Block]]{{--}}sets one through ten{{--}}has a fixed site number, located in the top left of the card when examined lengthways, superimposed on a compass rose. Sites in Towers Block and King Block (4-10) also have a block symbol above that: the Tower of Isengard ({{Block\|tower}}) for Towers Block, and a stylized crown of Gondor ({{Block\|king}}) for King Block. These [[Block\|blocks]] (and [[format]]s based on these blocks, such as [[Towers Standard]] and [[Movie Block]]) have a fixed site path, where each site card can only appear at a single particular site number and each player has an [[adventure deck]] consisting of nine consecutively-numbered sites, all of which come from the most recent block of sets in the particular [[format]]. (You cannot play a Fellowship Block site like {{Card\|Weathertop}} in a [[Towers Block]] or [[Towers Standard]] deck, for example.) If you [[Site Manipulation\|replace a site]] using a card like {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Lieutenant of Morgul}}, it has to be with a site of the exact same number. There are (usually) multiple options for each site number, but you can never begin your journey in {{Card\|Dagorlad}}, the plains in the northwest of Mordor, or end your journey in {{Card\|Bag End}}.

	Starting with [[Shadows]], sites in sets 11-19 have a black, unnumbered compass in the top left instead. Sites in Shadows can be played in any order, and are only assigned a site number once they're in play. This allows for greater flexibility and wider options in deck building, but it can lead to absurd results like traveling from {{Card\|Mount Doom}} to {{Card\|Bag End}} to {{Card\|Imladris}}, Elrond's home, all in one turn. Under these rules, when you replace a site using a card like {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Third of the Nine Riders}}, you can choose any site from your adventure deck, and the new site is assigned the same number as the one replaced. Under these rules, the site path is broken up into [[Region\|regions]] consisting of three sites each: 1-3 is region 1, 4-6 is region 2, and 7-9 is region 3.		Starting with [[Shadows]], sites in sets 11-19 have a black, unnumbered compass in the top left instead. Sites in Shadows can be played in any order, and are only assigned a site number once they're in play. This allows for greater flexibility and wider options in deck building, but it can lead to absurd results like traveling from {{Card\|Mount Doom}} to {{Card\|Bag End}} to {{Card\|Imladris}}, Elrond's home, all in one turn. Under these rules, when you replace a site using a card like {{Card\|Ulaire Nelya, Third of the Nine Riders}}, you can choose any site from your adventure deck, and the new site is assigned the same number as the one replaced. Under these rules, the site path is broken up into [[Region\|regions]] consisting of three sites each: 1-3 is region 1, 4-6 is region 2, and 7-9 is region 3.

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	In both rulesets, you play sites in order on one single path that both players must traverse. At the end of the [[Fellowship Phase]], the [[Fellowship]] moves to the next-numbered site in the [[Site Path\|site path]]. If that site isn't already in play, the current [[Shadow]] player plays one from their [[adventure deck]]. Under the older rules, there's no choice: the Shadow player simply plays whichever site has the correct number. When using the later site path, the Shadow player picks their choice of site from any of the sites remaining in their adventure deck, and that site is now considered to have the correct number. This means that while the player who has advanced the furthest down the site path is in the lead, the player who is behind is compensated by being allowed to choose the site path for both players.		In both rulesets, you play sites in order on one single path that both players must traverse. At the end of the [[Fellowship Phase]], the [[Fellowship]] moves to the next-numbered site in the [[Site Path\|site path]]. If that site isn't already in play, the current [[Shadow]] player plays one from their [[adventure deck]]. Under the older rules, there's no choice: the Shadow player simply plays whichever site has the correct number. When using the later site path, the Shadow player picks their choice of site from any of the sites remaining in their adventure deck, and that site is now considered to have the correct number. This means that while the player who has advanced the furthest down the site path is in the lead, the player who is behind is compensated by being allowed to choose the site path for both players.

	Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[~~Twilight~~ Number\|~~twilight~~ numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.		Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Shadow Number\|shadow numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.

	Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]]. and The switch to a new path rendered many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and Decipher went out of their way to limit its impact in the next block. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].		Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]]. and The switch to a new path rendered many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and Decipher went out of their way to limit its impact in the next block. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].

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	In both rulesets, you play sites in order on one single path that both players must traverse. At the end of the [[Fellowship Phase]], the [[Fellowship]] moves to the next-numbered site in the [[Site Path\|site path]]. If that site isn't already in play, the current [[Shadow]] player plays one from their [[adventure deck]]. Under the older rules, there's no choice: the Shadow player simply plays whichever site has the correct number. When using the later site path, the Shadow player picks their choice of site from any of the sites remaining in their adventure deck, and that site is now considered to have the correct number. This means that while the player who has advanced the furthest down the site path is in the lead, the player who is behind is compensated by being allowed to choose the site path for both players.		In both rulesets, you play sites in order on one single path that both players must traverse. At the end of the [[Fellowship Phase]], the [[Fellowship]] moves to the next-numbered site in the [[Site Path\|site path]]. If that site isn't already in play, the current [[Shadow]] player plays one from their [[adventure deck]]. Under the older rules, there's no choice: the Shadow player simply plays whichever site has the correct number. When using the later site path, the Shadow player picks their choice of site from any of the sites remaining in their adventure deck, and that site is now considered to have the correct number. This means that while the player who has advanced the furthest down the site path is in the lead, the player who is behind is compensated by being allowed to choose the site path for both players.

	Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Twilight Number\|twilight numbers]], while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.		Also in both rulesets, sites 3 and 6 are [[Sanctuary\|sanctuaries]] where the Fellowship heals five wounds (or all wounds, if there are less) if they are there at the start of the [[Fellowship Phase]]. Pre-Shadows sanctuary sites have the '''Sanctuary''' keyword printed on them and a different border (and generally lower [[Twilight Number\|twilight numbers]]), while under the post-Shadows rules, any site you play at 3 or 6 instead gains the sanctuary keyword as long as it is site 3 or 6.

	Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]], when it switched to a new site path, and it had the effect of rendering many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and one Decipher eventually backed off of. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].		Cards that refer to specific sites refer to a site with that number from the same block. {{Card\|Haldir, Elf of the Golden Wood}} is specifically referring to sites 6, 7, and 8 in the Fellowship Block site path. He does not get a strength bonus in any other format, since he will never be at Fellowship site 6, 7, or 8. The next two blocks have a symbol matching the theme of the block to set their sites apart. "Site 6" is Fellowship Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|Tower}}" is Towers Block site 6, "Site 6{{Block\|king}}" is King Block site 6, and "any Site 6" means it works at any site numbered 6 regardless of the site path in use. This rule was first introduced with [[Towers Block]], when it switched to a new site path, and it had the effect of rendering many cards, like {{Card\|Hobbit Farmer}} or {{Card\|Goblin Domain}}, obsolete. It was an unpopular and somewhat confusing rule change, and one Decipher eventually backed off of. King Block only had a handful of cards that referred to specific King Block sites (eg {{Card\|Frodo, Wicked Masster}}), and in [[Mount Doom\|the third set in King Block]], all cards that referred to specific sites referred to "any site" of a given number (eg {{Card\|Final Strike}}). (After Shadows, cards generally apply to [[Region\|regions]] instead.) This rule about entirely separate site paths and block icons does not apply to the site numbers on [[minion]] cards, but it does apply to the [[Home Site\|home sites]] of [[Ally\|allies]].