Hobbit

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Hobbits are a race of meek, homely people who typically dwell in and around the Shire, favoring homes that are at least partially underground. In this game, hobbits are a Free Peoples race. Frodo, one of the protagonists of Lord of the Rings and the chief Ring-bearer in this game, is a hobbit. With one exception, all hobbits in this game are Culture Shire.svg Shire culture Free Peoples characters.

The sole exception is Ted Sandyman, Chief's Men's Ally (18U75) , a Culture Men.svg Men-culture hobbit minion from Treachery & Deceit. This unusual quality allows the Shadow player to play this minion, then play cards like Fool of a Took! (1R170) that spot "a Hobbit" against any opponent. Such cards were intended to counter Culture Shire.svg Shire Hobbit decks, and designed on the presumption that such a character would be one of the Free Peoples' player's companions or allies.


List of Cards with the Hobbit Race[edit]

Portrait Card Name Culture Card Type Game Text
Bilbo, Retired Adventurer (1R284) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 3 • Hobbit Fellowship: Exert Bilbo to shuffle a Culture Shire.svg card from your discard pile into your draw deck.
Bounder (1C286) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 2 • Hobbit Skirmish: Exert this ally to prevent a Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless that Hobbit’s strength is tripled.
Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals (1R288) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit Fellowship: Exert Farmer Maggot to heal Merry or Pippin.
Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir (1R289) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer (resistance 10).

At the start of each of your turns, you may heal a Hobbit ally.

Frodo, Son of Drogo (1C290) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer (resistance 10).

Fellowship: Exert another companion who has the Frodo signet to heal Frodo.

The Gaffer, Sam's Father (1R291) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit Fellowship: Exert The Gaffer to heal Frodo or Sam.
Hobbit Farmer (1C295) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit While you can spot your site 1, this ally has the game text of that site.

Fellowship: Exert this ally and spot opponent’s site 1 to replace it with your site 1.

Hobbit Party Guest (1C297) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit At the start of each of your turns, heal this ally.

Fellowship:Exert this ally to heal another Hobbit ally whose home is site 1.

Master Proudfoot, Distant Relative of Bilbo (1U301) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit Fellowship: If the twilight pool has fewer than 3 twilight tokens, add Twilight 2.svg to reveal the top 3 cards of your draw deck. Take all Culture Shire.svg cards revealed into hand and discard the rest.
Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, exert him twice to add his strength to another companion.
Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (1C303) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit While Merry bears a weapon, he is strength +2.
Pippin, Friend to Frodo (1C306) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Your opponent may not discard your Culture Shire.svg tales from play.
Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (1R307) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit When you play Pippin, remove a burden or wound from a companion.
Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass (1U309) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit Sam is strength +1.

Fellowship: Exert Rosie to heal Sam.

Sam, Faithful Companion (1R310) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Fellowship: Play Bill the Pony from your draw deck.

Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Fellowship: Exert Sam to remove a burden.

Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Bilbo, Well-spoken Gentlehobbit (2U96) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit Fellowship: Exert Bilbo and discard a tale to discard a Shadow condition from an opponent’s support area.
Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal (2C101) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit Skirmish: Exert a Hobbit companion twice to cancel a fierce skirmish involving that Hobbit.
Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer (2C102) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound. Ring-bearer (resistance 10).

The cost of each artifact, possession, and Culture Shire.svg tale played on Frodo is -1.

Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Fellowship: Exert Merry to play Farmer Maggot from your draw deck.
Pippin, Mr. Took (2C110) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Fellowship: Play Gandalf or Aragorn; his twilight cost is -2.
Sam, Proper Poet (2C114) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Maneuver: Exert Sam twice to make him defender +1 until the regroup phase.

Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Melilot Brandybuck, Merry Dancer (3R110) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit Response: If a burden is about to be added by a Shadow card, exert Melilot to prevent that burden.
Old Noakes, Purveyor of Wisdoms (3C111) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit Each time a Shadow card makes you discard a card from hand, you may also discard a minion or Shadow condition.
Frodo, Courteous Halfling (4R301) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer (resistance 10).

While you can spot 3 unbound companions, Shadow cards may not discard cards from your hand or from the top of your draw deck.

Frodo, Tired Traveller (4C302) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer (resistance 10).

Fellowship: Play a Ring-bound companion to remove a burden.

Merry, Learned Guide (4C310) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: Exert the Ring-bearer to discard Merry. Any Shadow player may remove Twilight 2.svg to prevent this.
Merry, Unquenchable Hobbit (4R311) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, discard him to remove a Culture Sauron.svg Orc from a skirmish involving an unbound companion.
Pippin, Just a Nuisance (4R313) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, discard him to remove an Uruk-hai from a skirmish involving an unbound companion.
Pippin, Woolly-footed Rascal (4C314) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: Add a burden to discard Pippin. Any Shadow player may remove Twilight 2.svg to prevent this.
Sam, Frodo's Gardener (4R315) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

Fellowship: Play Sam’s Pack from your draw deck.

Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Sam, Samwise the Brave (4C316) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

Response: If a Shadow card is about to add any number of burdens, spot Frodo and exert Sam to prevent this.

Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Frodo, Master of the Precious (5U111) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer (resistance 10).

Fellowship: Add a burden to play Sméagol from your discard pile.

Sam, Nice Sensible Hobbit (5U115) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

While you can spot Frodo and Sméagol, Sam may not be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.

Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Merry, Impatient Hobbit (6R113) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Regroup: Discard Merry to heal a Culture Gandalf.svg companion.
Pippin, Hastiest of All (6R114) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Regroup: Discard Pippin to choose a Shadow player who must wound one of his or her minions.
Frodo, Hope of Free Peoples (7C317) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer (resistance 10).

Ring-bound.

Each time the fellowship moves, you may add Twilight 3.svg to remove a threat.

Frodo, Wicked Masster! (7R318) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer (resistance 10).

Ring-bound.

Skirmish: At sites 6King block.svg to 8King block.svg, add 4 burdens to wound a minion skirmishing Frodo.

Merry, Rohirrim Squire (7C320) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: If you cannot spot 3 threats, add a threat to make Merry strength +2.
Merry, Swordthain (7R321) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, return him to your hand to play up to 2 Culture Rohan.svg possessions from your discard pile.
Pippin, Sworn to Service (7C323) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit While you cannot spot 4 threats, Pippin is strength +1 for each threat you can spot.
Pippin, Wearer of Black and Silver (7R324) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, return him to your hand to wound a roaming minion twice.
Sam, Needer of Vittles (7C326) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

Fellowship: Play a Hobbit companion to remove a burden.

Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Sam, Resolute Halfling (7R327) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

Fellowship: If you have initiative, discard a card from hand to heal Sam.

Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Merry, Noble Warrior (8P121) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit To play, spot a Culture Rohan.svg companion.

Skirmish: Discard 4 cards from hand to make Merry strength +2 for each Culture Rohan.svg companion you spot.

Pippin, Guard of Minas Tirith (8P122) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit To play, spot a Culture Gondor.svg Man.

Skirmish: Discard 4 cards from hand to wound a minion Pippin is skirmishing twice if that minion bears a fortification.

Bilbo, Bearer of Things Burgled (9R+49) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

Each time the fellowship moves, if the twilight pool has 2 or fewer twilight tokens, add 2 burdens or add Twilight 3.svg.

Regroup: Add a burden to play a Culture Shire.svg tale.

Frodo, Resolute Hobbit (10P121) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer (resistance 12).
Sam, Great Elf Warrior (10P122) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

Sam is strength +1 for each Culture Shire.svg companion you can spot.

Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Farmer Maggot, Hobbit of the Marish (11U163) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit While Farmer Maggot is at a dwelling or forest site, he is strength +4.
Frodo, Protected by Many (11S164) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer. Ring-bound. At the start of the regroup phase, you may exert Frodo to make him gain muster until the end of the regroup phase. (At the start of the regroup phase, you may discard a card from hand to draw a card.)
Merry, Loyal Companion (11C168) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit For each other unbound companion assigned to a skirmish, Merry is strength +2.
Pippin, Brave Decoy (11R170) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, spot an unbound companion who has less resistance than Pippin to have Pippin replace him or her in a skirmish.
Sam, Steadfast Friend (11U172) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound. Each other companion is resistance +1.
Bilbo, Melancholy Hobbit (12R119) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

At the start of each skirmish involving Bilbo, you may exert him to take a Culture Shire.svg skirmish event into hand from your discard pile.

Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (12R127) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit When you play Pippin, remove a burden or heal a companion.
Rosie Cotton, Barmaid (12R129) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Sam cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.

Each time the Free Peoples player assigns Rosie Cotton to a skirmish, add 2 burdens.

Tolman Cotton, Farmer of Bywater (12S133) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Response: If a burden is about to be added by a Shadow card, spot another Hobbit and exert Tolman Cotton to prevent that.
Bilbo, Aged Ring-bearer (13R142) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

While Bilbo is not assigned to a skirmish, each Ring-bound Hobbit is strength +1.

At the start of each skirmish involving Bilbo, you may remove a burden for each other Ring-bound Hobbit you can spot.

Frodo, Frenzied Fighter (13R149) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

While you can spot more minions than companions, Frodo cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.

Skirmish: If Frodo is not assigned to a skirmish, exert Frodo to have him replace a Ring-bound companion skirmishing a minion.

Sam, Bearer of Great Need (13R156) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound.

Sam is resistance +1 for each Hobbit you can spot.

Regroup: Exert Sam and transfer a follower he is bearing to your support area to discard a minion from play.

Westfarthing Businessman (13C157) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit This companion is strength +1 for each Culture Shire.svg card that has a culture token on it.
Frodo, Weary From the Journey (15C144) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer. Ring-bound.

While skirmishing a minion of strength 8 or less, Frodo is strength +2.

Merry, The Tall One (15C149) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit While Merry bears a follower, he is strength +2.

Skirmish:If Merry is skirmishing a hunter minion, add a threat to make Merry strength +2.

Pippin, The Short One (15C151) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Each Culture Shire.svg follower is twilight cost –1.

Skirmish: If Pippin is skirmishing a hunter minion, exert the Ring-bearer to make Pippin strength +2.

Sam, Innocent Traveler (15U153) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound. While Sam bears the One Ring, he is resistance –4.

Maneuver: If Sam is bearing a follower, exert him to heal another Hobbit.

Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer.

Merry, In the Bloom of Health (17U107) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Add 1 to the number of Ents you can spot.

Regroup:</br> Exert Merry to place a pipeweed from your discard pile beneath your draw deck.

Pippin, In the Bloom of Health (17U109) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Add 1 to the number of Ents you can spot.

Maneuver: Discard 2 pipeweed cards from play to remove a burden.

Fredegar Bolger, Fatty (18R107) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit While the fellowship in is region 1 and you can spot 2 other Culture Shire.svg companions, Fredegar Bolger is strength +3.
Frodo, Little Master (19P28) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Fellowship. Ring-bearer. Ring-bound.

While you cannot spot 4 threats, Shadow cards cannot discard cards from your hand or from the top of your draw deck.

Merry, Resolute Friend (19P29) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Fellowship.

Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, take 2 Culture Shire.svg cards from your discard pile and remove them from the game to make a companion strength +2.

Pippin, Steadfast Friend (19P30) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Fellowship.

Pippin is strength +1 for each tale you can spot.

Sam, Loyal Friend (19P32) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Fellowship. Ring-bound.

While Sam bears The One Ring, he is resistance -4.

While you can spot 3 Culture Shire.svg companions, Sam is strength +2.

Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer.

Frodo, Mr. Underhill (0P67) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bound. Ring-bearer (resistance 10).

The cost of each artifact, possession, and Culture Shire.svg tale played on Frodo is -1.

Sam, Lover of Trees (0W13) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Triumph - At the start of the fellowship phase you may remove 3 burdens.

Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (Resistance 5).

Frodo, Mr. Underhill (0W25) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Ring-bearer.
Bilbo, Of Bag End (V1_50) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 3 • Hobbit To play, spot 2 companions with the Frodo signet.

Fellowship: If the fellowship is at a sanctuary, exert Bilbo twice to play 2 items from your draw deck on Culture Shire.svg companions.

Griffo Boffin, Uncouth Fellow (V1_51) Culture Shire.svg Shire Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit Each time you play a Culture Shire.svg ally, you may add Twilight 1.svg to draw a card.
Merry, Of Buckland (V1_52) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Assignment: Exert Merry 3 times to prevent a minion from being assigned to a skirmish until the regroup phase. The Shadow player may exhaust that minion to prevent this.
Pippin, Of Tuckborough (V1_53) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Skirmish: Exert Pippin to prevent a skirmishing Culture Shire.svg companion from being overwhelmed unless their strength is tripled (and make them strength +1 if you can spot 3 companions with the Frodo signet).
Sam, Of Bagshot Row (V1_54) Culture Shire.svg Shire Companion • Hobbit Each time a companion with the Frodo signet wins a skirmish, you may exert Sam or add a burden to heal that companion.

Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).

Ted Sandyman, Chief's Men's Ally (18U75) Culture Men.svg Men Minion • Hobbit Maneuver: Liberate a site you control to make each Culture Men.svg minion strength +2 until the regroup phase.

Regroup: Exert Ted Sandyman to stack a Culture Men.svg Man in play on a possession.​


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