Gift of Boats (1U46)

Galadriel, Lady of Light (1R45)

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Gwemegil (1R47)

	Set:		Fellowship of the Ring
	Kind:		Free Peoples
	Culture:		Elven
	Twilight:		1
	Card Type:		Condition
	Game Text:		To play, exert an Elf ally. Plays to your support area. When the fellowship moves from a river during the fellowship phase, the move limit for this turn is +1.
	Lore:		“‘They will not sink, lade them as you will; but they are wayward if mishandled.'”
	Rarity:		U
	Notes:		Game text is an erratum.
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General Strategy

Gift of Boats increases the move limit when the Fellowship moves from a river during the Fellowship phase. In Fellowship Block, there are river sites at 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9. With the move limit increase, this card is best at Buckleberry Ferry, Ford of Bruinen, or Valley of the Silverlode, as an increased move limit is irrelevant to sites 7, 8, and 9. In Movie Block, the only benefit of the card is at Anduin Banks, a Return of the King site 4. Each other Return of the King river is a site 7, where a move limit beyond +1 does not matter without Shadow move limit modifications.

Gift of Boats serves a great purpose in Fellowship block discard strategies. Combined with Valley of the Silverlode, Gift of Boats can allow the Free Peoples player to triple move from site six to site nine against an opponent's milled draw deck. An example is posted below.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong Versus...

• Site-path manipulation
• Paired with discard strategies, Gift of Boats can propel the free peoples player to site 9 against a limited opponent's draw

Weak Versus...

• Condition discard
• Site-path manipulation (or no rivers)
• Towers Block and Towers Standard, as there are no rivers on the site path
• Limited power in Movie Block, with Anduin Banks (site 4K) being the only river before site 7.

Example Decks

Fellowship Block Discard Deck by Kralik

Ring and Bearer: Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer The One Ring, Isildur's Bane

Adventure Deck: 1 The Prancing Pony* 2 Trollshaw Forest* 3 Rivendell Waterfall 4 Eregion Hills 5 The Bridge of Khazad-dum* 6 Valley of the Silverlode* 7 The Great River 8 Gates of Argonath 9 Tol Brandir

Free Peoples (35 cards): 1x Arwen, Daughter Of Elrond (starting) 1x Legolas, Son of Thranduil (starting) 1x Aragorn, King in Exile 3x Haldir, Elf Of The Golden Wood

3x Elrond, Herald to Gil-galad

1x Gwemegil 1x Long-knives of Legolas 1x Ranger's Sword 2x Aragorn's Bow 1x Bow of the Galadhrim 3x Elven Bow

2x Gift of Boats 2x Songs of the Blessed Realm 1x The Choice of Luthien 1x The Last Alliance of Elves and Men 3x The White Arrows of Lorien

2x Hobbit Stealth 2x Might of Numenor 2x Secret Sentinels 2x The Council of Elrond

Shadow (35 cards): 3x Morgul Hunter 4x Orc Ambusher 4x Orc Inquisitor 4x Orc Warrior 2x Tower Assassin

3x Desperate Defense of the Ring 3x His Cruelty and Malice 2x Thin and Stretched 3x Tower of Barad-dur

3x Desperate Measures 2x Enduring Evil 2x Shadow's Reach

Note the strategy remaining behind on the site path. With the ability to play your own site 6, a river, you can potentially triple-move against a crippled opponent.

Rules and Clarifications

• Game text is an erratum