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...heir Ring-bearer when the game starts. The winner of this hidden bid gets to choose whether they go first or second, determining if they start the game ...ers decide randomly who goes first. Normally, however, players bid burdens to determine this. ...

...else may be in hand. The mere threat that this card can pose may be enough to keep a player from moving in the regroup phase at all, making it one of few ...eally get value out of this card most of the time is a move in the regroup to site 8 or 9. This is also when all the factors that worked against its use ...

'''Here Is Good Rock''' is an object lesson in how you often play cards because you like their cost rather than their effect. The main use of ...fing Gimli's strength. {{Card|Gimli, Feared Axeman}} is the natural choice to get the most out of these Gimli-boosting shenanigans, since he helps protec ...

...he extra point of strength, while seemingly minor, is all The Balrog needs to kill companions with an 18 strength overwhelm threshold - that is, 9 streng ...Whip's potential. The universal benefit of {{Card|Hobbit Stealth}} both up to and beyond site 5 in keeping the Ring-bearer alive makes it more likely tha ...

...r demise and keep the one companion that matters - the Ring-bearer - alive to the end. ...hausted after the first round of skirmishes this card can keep losses down to the least important companion. ...

...are cards that add burdens, remove burdens, and even add twilight based on how many burdens you can spot. With Gollum lurking about, the threat of corrupt ...n brings him forth as a Nasty Treacherous Creature, presenting the ability to exert a companion in the regroup phase, simply by discarding him. This can ...

...based strategies of the Isengard Warg-riders, and the Raiders' Mumaks, not to mention the Ringwraith's Black Steeds, the Uruak-Hai's Broad-bladed Swords, Which prompts the question - how do you get rid of them? ...

...ron gathered his strength, he would surely have persuaded the dragon Smaug to join his forces, and the will of the Ring would have led Gollum straight in ...too deeply can have negative consequences - while it might make your trip to site 9 easier, if you discard too many of your Shadow cards, it can make yo ...

...formula through extensive ban lists or other unexpected restrictions (like how [[Highlander]] only permits 1 copy of each card, or [[Poor Man's]] bans all ...to grow stale due to the same few abusive power cards rising to the top. To counteract this, with the release of [[Battle of Helm's Deep]] Decipher int ...

[[File:Rules-Starter-EN_Set-01.pdf|right|thumb|500px|The cover to the first Starter Rulebook for [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]]] ...s'' that outlined both general and specific guidelines of how the game was to be played. There were several different types of rule documents: ...

...how many {{C|Elven}} conditions you expect to face and how badly you want to get rid of them. Unfortunately most of the power in an Elven support area c ...come up short of overwhelming a companion even when the Shadow player gets to assign it. ...

...[[Mines of Moria Index]]|[[Erland, Advisor to Brand (2C21)|Erland, Advisor to Brand (2C21)]]|[[Gandalf's Wisdom (2C23)|Gandalf's Wisdom (2C23)]]}} ...Artifact]] from the [[Mines of Moria]] set. It is the only way in the game to [[Skirmish Cancellation|cancel a skirmish]] on a character other than a Hob ...

...strength levels that had previously required a combo of half a dozen cards to pull off. ...xt turn and ''then'' killed without much fear of his strength contributing to any skirmish outcomes, even in a swarm. ...

...of the [[Maia|Maiar]] that were once filled with light and corrupted them to his dark purposes. Among the most powerful of these spirits were the ''Bal ...oying Morgoth's power and sinking the entire northern end of the continent to cleanse the world of his influence, the Balrogs were slowly, one by one roo ...

...is no longer considered binding from a rules perspective, and is intended to be used for illustrative purposes only. For the actual rules document, see The best way to learn is from a friend who already knows how to play. If your friends aren't players yet, we suggest you begin with a [[Rulebook ...

...ould have in destroying Sauron; but time would show that the Elves were to play a crucial part indeed. ...he Elves Sauron would have easily defeated the Free Peoples and laid claim to all the lands of Middle Earth. The Elves find their power in their speed an ...

...al, when people refer to "Isengard Orcs" or "Isenorcs", they are referring to the swarming orcs with the Regroup Phase abilities. ...rying his enemy across the lands of the West, and Saruman himself scheming to seize the Ring any chance he gets. ...

...hem divided, with a shattered nobility, and little time remaining for them to set their course true. But it is the people of Gondor that must carry Middl ...ts, whose unique strengths lie in their ability to transfer fortifications to minions, thereby weakening their strength and vitality. ...

To the Rohirrim, the Dunlendings are an inexorable tide - they sweep across th ...sions, and they control sites. Properly applied, this gives you three ways to destroy those tiresome Free People Fellowships. ...

...l a respectable 11 [[strength]] [[Fierce]] minion with enough [[vitality]] to absorb [[archery]] wounds, ward off [[direct wounding]] strategies, or pay ...a classic [[hate]] card that punishes a large Fellowship, by allowing you to kill their most important companion. Enquëa can apply three wounds, and mos ...