The Gaffer, Sam's Father (1R291)
 Frodo, Son of Drogo (1C290)
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The Gaffer's Pipe (1U292) 
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| Set: | Fellowship of the Ring | ||
| Kind: | Free Peoples | ||
| Culture: | Shire | ||
| Twilight: | 1 | ||
| Card Type: | Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit | ||
| Strength: | 2 | ||
| Vitality: | 2 | ||
| Game Text: | Fellowship: Exert The Gaffer to heal Frodo or Sam. | ||
| Lore: | “No one had a more attentive audience than old Ham Gamgee, commonly known as the Gaffer. He held forth at The Ivy Bush, a small inn on the Bywater road; and he spoke with some authority, for he had tended the garden at Bag End for forty years....” | ||
| Rarity: | R | ||
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General Strategy
An important member of the "Hobbit Hospital" strategy, the Gaffer, Sam's Father can heal Frodo or Sam at the cost of an exertion in the Fellowship phase. While Hobbits have access to several healing options with Pipes and Pipeweeds, events such as Hobbit Appetite or Stout and Sturdy, and conditional healing such as The Shire Countryside, allies such as The Gaffer, Sam's Father, Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals, and Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass are popular for the ability to heal from the support area. By using the self-healing Hobbit Party Guest and Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir, a player can effectively "transfer" wounds between hobbit companions and allies.
The Gaffer, Sam's Father is particularly important in a deck that focuses on the bond between Frodo and Sam. A Promise, a condition that increases the two Ring-Bound Hobbits' strength, is only effective when each is not exhausted.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strong Versus...
- Readily healed by Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir and Hobbit Party Guest
- Hobbit to spot for Chance Observation
- Works well with A Promise
Weak Versus...
- Anduin Confluence
- Ally targeting cards, such as Fear or Tower Assassin
- Healing prevention effects, such as Black Breath or You Bring Great Evil
Example Decks
Fellowship Block Hobbit Hospital by civ4master
Ring-bearer: Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir Ring: The One Ring, Isildur's Bane
Free Peoples Draw Deck: 1x Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (Starting) 1x Pippin, Friend to Frodo (Starting) 1x Sam, Son of Hamfast (Starting)
1x Bilbo, Well-spoken Gentlehobbit 2x Bounder 1x Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals 1x Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal 1x Hobbit Farmer 2x Hobbit Party Guest 1x Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass 1x The Gaffer, Sam's Father
3x Hobbit Sword 1x Sting 2x Thror's Map 1x Mithril-coat
2x Power According to His Stature 4x Hobbit Intuition 2x Hobbit Stealth
3x A Promise 1x A Talent for Not Being Seen 2x O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! 2x There and Back Again
