Hobbit

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 Shire culture Free Peoples characters.

The sole exception is Ted Sandyman, Chief's Men's Ally (18U75) , a 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 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

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Bilbo, Retired Adventurer (1R284)	Shire	Ally • Home 3 • Hobbit	Fellowship: Exert Bilbo to shuffle a card from your discard pile into your draw deck.
	Bounder (1C286)	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)	Shire	Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit	Fellowship: Exert Farmer Maggot to heal Merry or Pippin.
	Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir (1R289)	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)	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)	Shire	Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit	Fellowship: Exert The Gaffer to heal Frodo or Sam.
	Hobbit Farmer (1C295)	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)	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)	Shire	Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit	Fellowship: If the twilight pool has fewer than 3 twilight tokens, add to reveal the top 3 cards of your draw deck. Take all cards revealed into hand and discard the rest.
	Merry, Friend to Sam (1R302)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	While Merry bears a weapon, he is strength +2.
	Pippin, Friend to Frodo (1C306)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Your opponent may not discard your tales from play.
	Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (1R307)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	When you play Pippin, remove a burden or wound from a companion.
	Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass (1U309)	Shire	Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit	Sam is strength +1. Fellowship: Exert Rosie to heal Sam.
	Sam, Faithful Companion (1R310)	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)	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)	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)	Shire	Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit	Skirmish: Exert a Hobbit companion twice to cancel a fierce skirmish involving that Hobbit.
	Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer (2C102)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Ring-bearer (resistance 10). The cost of each artifact, possession, and tale played on Frodo is -1.
	Merry, Horticulturalist (2C104)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Fellowship: Exert Merry to play Farmer Maggot from your draw deck.
	Pippin, Mr. Took (2C110)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Fellowship: Play Gandalf or Aragorn; his twilight cost is -2.
	Sam, Proper Poet (2C114)	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)	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)	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)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Fellowship: Play a Ring-bound companion to remove a burden.
	Merry, Learned Guide (4C310)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Skirmish: Exert the Ring-bearer to discard Merry. Any Shadow player may remove to prevent this.
	Merry, Unquenchable Hobbit (4R311)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, discard him to remove a Orc from a skirmish involving an unbound companion.
	Pippin, Just a Nuisance (4R313)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Skirmish: Add a burden to discard Pippin. Any Shadow player may remove to prevent this.
	Sam, Frodo's Gardener (4R315)	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)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Fellowship: Add a burden to play Sméagol from your discard pile.
	Sam, Nice Sensible Hobbit (5U115)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Regroup: Discard Merry to heal a companion.
	Pippin, Hastiest of All (6R114)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Ring-bound. Each time the fellowship moves, you may add to remove a threat.
	Frodo, Wicked Masster! (7R318)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Ring-bound. Skirmish: At sites 6 to 8, add 4 burdens to wound a minion skirmishing Frodo.
	Merry, Rohirrim Squire (7C320)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Skirmish: If you cannot spot 3 threats, add a threat to make Merry strength +2.
	Merry, Swordthain (7R321)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, return him to your hand to play up to 2 possessions from your discard pile.
	Pippin, Sworn to Service (7C323)	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)	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)	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)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	To play, spot a companion. Skirmish: Discard 4 cards from hand to make Merry strength +2 for each companion you spot.
	Pippin, Guard of Minas Tirith (8P122)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	To play, spot a 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)	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 . Regroup: Add a burden to play a tale.
	Frodo, Resolute Hobbit (10P121)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 12).
	Sam, Great Elf Warrior (10P122)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Sam is strength +1 for each companion you can spot. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Farmer Maggot, Hobbit of the Marish (11U163)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	While Farmer Maggot is at a dwelling or forest site, he is strength +4.
	Frodo, Protected by Many (11S164)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	For each other unbound companion assigned to a skirmish, Merry is strength +2.
	Pippin, Brave Decoy (11R170)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Each other companion is resistance +1.
	Bilbo, Melancholy Hobbit (12R119)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. At the start of each skirmish involving Bilbo, you may exert him to take a  skirmish event into hand from your discard pile.
	Pippin, Hobbit of Some Intelligence (12R127)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	When you play Pippin, remove a burden or heal a companion.
	Rosie Cotton, Barmaid (12R129)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	This companion is strength +1 for each card that has a culture token on it.
	Frodo, Weary From the Journey (15C144)	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)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Each 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)	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)	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)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	While the fellowship in is region 1 and you can spot 2 other companions, Fredegar Bolger is strength +3.
	Frodo, Little Master (19P28)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Fellowship. Skirmish: If Merry is not assigned to a skirmish, take 2 cards from your discard pile and remove them from the game to make a companion strength +2.
	Pippin, Steadfast Friend (19P30)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Fellowship. Pippin is strength +1 for each tale you can spot.
	Sam, Loyal Friend (19P32)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Fellowship. Ring-bound. While Sam bears The One Ring, he is resistance -4. While you can spot 3 companions, Sam is strength +2. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer.
	Frodo, Mr. Underhill (0P67)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Ring-bearer (resistance 10). The cost of each artifact, possession, and tale played on Frodo is -1.
	Sam, Lover of Trees (0W13)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer.
	Bilbo, Of Bag End (V1_50)	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 companions.
	Griffo Boffin, Uncouth Fellow (V1_51)	Shire	Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit	Each time you play a ally, you may add to draw a card.
	Merry, Of Buckland (V1_52)	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)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Skirmish: Exert Pippin to prevent a skirmishing 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)	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)	Men	Minion • Hobbit	Maneuver: Liberate a site you control to make each minion strength +2 until the regroup phase. Regroup: Exert Ted Sandyman to stack a Man in play on a possession.
	Bilbo, Expert Burglar (30S43)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Burglar. Each time Bilbo wins a skirmish, you may draw 3 cards and then discard 2 cards from hand. Skirmish: Add 2 doubts to cancel a skirmish involving Gollum.
	Bilbo, Collector of Treasures (30S44)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Burglar. While skirmishing Gollum, Bilbo is strength +2. Each time Bilbo wins a skirmish, you may take a Free Peoples artifact into hand from your draw deck.
	Bilbo, Master in Riddles (30S45)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Burglar. Each time Bilbo wins a skimirsh, you may draw 3 cards. Skirmish: Discard 2 cards from hand to make Gollum strength -2 (limit -4).
	Bilbo, Reliable Companion (30S46)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Burglar. Bilbo cannot be overwhelmed by Gollum unless his strength is tripled. Response : If Bilbo wins a skirmish, reconcile your hand (limit once per turn).​

List of Cards that Interact with the Hobbit Race

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Gimli, Lockbearer (4R48)	Dwarven	Companion • Dwarf	Damage +1. Gimli is strength +1 for each unbound Hobbit companion you can spot.
	Legolas, Dauntless Hunter (4R73)	Elven	Companion • Elf	Archer. The twilight cost of each Shadow event and Shadow condition is +1 for each unbound Hobbit you can spot.
	Elven Rope (9R13)	Elven	Possession	To play, spot an Elf. Bearer must be an Elf or Hobbit. Maneuver: Discard this possession to make a Shadow player return a minion with strength 6 or less to its owner’s hand.
	Phial of Galadriel, Star-glass (10R13)	Elven	Artifact	Bearer must be a Hobbit. Skirmish: Until the regroup phase, remove the game text (except card type and race) of a minion skirmishing bearer and make it unable to gain game text. Discard this artifiact.
	Gandalf, Friend of the Shirefolk (1R72)	Gandalf	Companion • Wizard	Gandalf is strength +1 for each of these races you can spot in the fellowship: Hobbit, Dwarf, Elf, and Man.
	Depart Silently (3C31)	Gandalf	Event	Stealth. Maneuver: At sites 1 to 5, spot Gandalf to prevent Hobbits from being assigned to skirmishes until the regroup phase. At any other site, spot Gandalf to make a Hobbit strength +3 until the regroup phase.
	Treebeard, Earthborn (4R103)	Gandalf	Ally • Home 2 • Ent	Unhasty. Response: If an unbound Hobbit is about to be discarded, stack him here instead. Fellowship: Exert Treebeard and add to play an unbound Hobbit stacked here.
	Birchseed, Tall Statesman (5U15)	Gandalf	Companion • Ent	Unhasty. Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit or discard 2 cards from hand to allow Birchseed to skirmish. Fellowship: Exert Birchseed to heal an unbound Hobbit.
	Forest Guardian (5C17)	Gandalf	Companion • Ent	Unhasty. Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit or discard 2 cards from hand to allow this companion to skirmish.
	Lindenroot, Elder Shepherd (5R19)	Gandalf	Companion • Ent	Unhasty. Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit or discard 2 cards from hand to allow Lindenroot to skirmish. Skirmish: Exert Lindenroot to wound an minion he is skirmishing.
	Ent Horde (6R28)	Gandalf	Companion • Ent	To play, spot 2 Ent companions. Ent Horde’s twilight cost is –2 for each Ent or unbound Hobbit you can spot. While you can spot more minions than companions, Ent Horde is defender +1.
	Ent Moot (6C29)	Gandalf	Condition	To play, exert an unbound Hobbit. Bearer must be an Ent. Limit 1 per bearer.
	Host of Fangorn (6U32)	Gandalf	Companion • Ent	To play, spot 2 Ent companions. Host of Fangorn’s twilight cost is –2 for each Ent or unbound Hobbit you can spot.
	Quickbeam, Bregalad (6C33)	Gandalf	Companion • Ent	Quickbeam’s twilight cost is –1 for each Ent or unbound Hobbit you can spot.
	Skinbark, Fladrif (6R35)	Gandalf	Companion • Ent	Skinbark’s twilight cost is –1 for each Ent or unbound Hobbit you can spot. Response: If an unbound Hobbit is about to take a wound, exert Skinbark to prevent that wound.
	Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest (6C37)	Gandalf	Companion • Ent	Unhasty. Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit to allow Treebeard to skirmish. Skirmish: Exert Treebeard to make an Ent damage +1.
	Skinbark, Fladrif (AI) (6R124)	Gandalf	Companion • Ent	Skinbark’s twilight cost is –1 for each Ent or unbound Hobbit you can spot. Response: If an unbound Hobbit is about to take a wound, exert Skinbark to prevent that wound.
	Peace of Mind (7C46)	Gandalf	Event • Regroup	Spot Gandalf to heal an unbound Hobbit 3 times.
	A Fool (8C14)	Gandalf	Event • Skirmish	At sites 1 to 5, heal Gandalf. At any other site, prevent a Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless his or her strength is tripled.
	Hurry Hobbitses (15C45)	Gollum	Event • Skirmish	Make Sméagol strength +1 for each Ring-bound Hobbit you can spot.
	Release Them (15C48)	Gollum	Event • Skirmish	Spot Sméagol to prevent a Ring-bound Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless his or her strength is tripled. While this card is in your discard pile, Sméagol is resistance +1.
	Boromir, Son of Denethor (1U97)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Skirmish: Exert Boromir to make a Hobbit strength +3.
	Aragorn, Wingfoot (4P364)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ranger. Each time the fellowship moves, you may wound a minion for each unbound Hobbit you spot.
	Faramir, Wizard's Pupil (7R91)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ranger. Fellowship: Play a Man to heal Faramir. Skirmish: Exert Faramir to make an unbound Hobbit strength +2. Skirmish: Exert Gandalf to prevent all wounds to Faramir.
	Blade of Gondor, Sword of Boromir (12R42)	Gondor	Possession • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be Boromir. He is damage +1. Skirmish: If Boromir is not assigned to a skirmish, discard a card borne by him to have him replace an unbound Hobbit skirmishing a minion.
	Boromir, Destined Guide (19P13)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Fellowship. Ranger. While you can spot two unbound Hobbits, Boromir’s twilight cost is –1. Each time Boromir wins a skirmish, you may exert an unbound Hobbit to discard each minion he is skirmishing from play.
	Bilbo's Pipe (1U285)	Shire	Possession • Pipe	Bearer must be a Hobbit. Fellowship: Discard a pipeweed possession and spot X pipes to shuffle X tales from your discard pile into your draw deck.
	Bounder (1C286)	Shire	Ally • Home 2 • Hobbit	Skirmish: Exert this ally to prevent a Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless that Hobbit’s strength is tripled.
	Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir (1R289)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). At the start of each of your turns, you may heal a Hobbit ally.
	The Gaffer's Pipe (1U292)	Shire	Possession • Pipe	Bearer must be a Hobbit. Fellowship: Discard a pipeweed possession and spot X pipes to remove .
	Halfling Deftness (1U293)	Shire	Event	Skirmish: Exert a Hobbit to make him strength +3.
	Hobbit Appetite (1C294)	Shire	Event	Fellowship: Add to heal a Hobbit companion X times.
	Hobbit Intuition (1C296)	Shire	Event	Stealth. Skirmish: At sites 1 to 4, cancel a skirmish involving a Hobbit. At any other site, make a Hobbit strength +3.
	Hobbit Party Guest (1C297)	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.
	Hobbit Stealth (1C298)	Shire	Event	Stealth. Skirmish: At sites 1 to 5, cancel a skirmish involving a Hobbit. At any other site, make a Hobbit strength +2.
	Hobbit Sword (1C299)	Shire	Possession • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be a Hobbit.
	Noble Intentions (1C304)	Shire	Event	Skirmish: Exert a companion (except a Hobbit) to make a Hobbit strength +3.
	Sorry About Everything (1C312)	Shire	Event	Fellowship: Exert a Hobbit companion to remove a burden.
	Stout and Sturdy (1C315)	Shire	Event	Maneuver or Skirmish: Heal a Hobbit.
	A Talent for Not Being Seen (1U316)	Shire	Condition	Stealth. To play, exert a Hobbit. Plays to your support area. Each time the fellowship moves, spot 2 Hobbit companions to make the Shadow number -1 (or spot 4 to make it -2).
	There and Back Again (1C317)	Shire	Condition	Tale. Bearer must be a Hobbit companion. Maneuver: Discard this condition to make each Hobbit companion strength +2 until the regroup phase.
	Thrór's Map (1R318)	Shire	Possession	Plays to your support area. Fellowship: or Regroup: Exert a Hobbit to play the fellowship’s next site (replacing opponent’s site if necessary).
	Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal (2C101)	Shire	Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit	Skirmish: Exert a Hobbit companion twice to cancel a fierce skirmish involving that Hobbit.
	Hobbit Sword-play (2U103)	Shire	Event	Maneuver: Exert a Hobbit bearing a weapon to wound a minion. That minion’s owner may remove to prevent this.
	Nice Imitation (2U106)	Shire	Condition	Stealth. Response: If a Hobbit is about to take a wound, discard this condition to prevent that wound.
	Practically Everyone Was Invited (2U111)	Shire	Event	Fellowship: Exert Bilbo to play a Hobbit from your draw deck.
	Bill the Pony (3U106)	Shire	Possession	Bearer must be a Hobbit companion. The Shadow number of each site is -1. Discard Bill the Pony when at an underground site.
	Frying Pan (3C108)	Shire	Possession • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be a Hobbit. Skirmish: Exert bearer to wound an Orc he or she is skirmishing.
	Meant to Be Alone (3C109)	Shire	Event	Fellowship: Spot a Hobbit companion (except the Ring-bearer) to reveal a card at random from an opponent’s hand. Remove , where X is the twilight cost of the card revealed.
	The Shire Countryside (3R113)	Shire	Condition	To play, spot 2 companions. Each time you remove a burden (except by a Hobbit's game text), you may heal a companion.
	Three Monstrous Trolls (3C114)	Shire	Condition	Tale. Response: If a Shadow card is about to add any number of twilight tokens, exert a Hobbit ally to prevent this.
	Brace of Coneys (4C298)	Shire	Possession	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. Fellowship: Discard this possession to remove a burden.
	Cliffs of Emyn Muil (4R299)	Shire	Condition	Plays to your support area. When the fellowship moves from site 1, remove up to 2 burdens. Skirmish: Discard this condition to wound a minion a Hobbit companion is skirmishing.
	Escape (4R300)	Shire	Condition	Stealth. Bearer must be an unbound Hobbit. Limit 1 per character. Skirmish: Exert bearer twice to cancel a skirmish involving him. Any Shadow player may remove to prevent this.
	Good Work (4U305)	Shire	Condition	Each time a Hobbit wins a skirmish, you may place a token here. Fellowship: Remove a burden for each token here (limit 3). Discard this condition.
	Hobbit Sword (4C306)	Shire	Possession • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be a Hobbit.
	Knocked on the Head (4C308)	Shire	Event	Regroup: Play an unbound Hobbit from your discard pile.
	Sam's Pack (4R317)	Shire	Possession	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. At the start of each turn, you may add to heal a Ring-bound companion.
	Seven We Had (4U318)	Shire	Event	Fellowship: Add a burden to discard a condition borne by a Hobbit.
	Severed His Bonds (4C319)	Shire	Event	Stealth. Skirmish: At sites 1 to 4, cancel a skirmish involving a Hobbit. At any other site, prevent a Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless his or her strength is tripled.
	Store-room (4U320)	Shire	Event	Regroup: Heal an unbound Hobbit once (or twice if you spot Gandalf).
	Swiftly and Softly (4C321)	Shire	Event	Stealth. Skirmish: At sites 1 to 5, cancel a skirmish involving a Hobbit. At any other site, prevent a Hobbit from taking more than 1 wound.
	Warmed Up a Bit (4C322)	Shire	Event	Stealth. Skirmish: Discard an unbound Hobbit.
	You Must Help Us (5C117)	Shire	Event	Fellowship: Play Sméagol from your discard pile to heal each Ring-bound Hobbit twice.
	Kept Safe (6C111)	Shire	Condition	When you play this condition, place 2 tokens here. Response: If an unbound Hobbit is about to take a wound, discard this condition or remove a token from here to prevent that wound.
	Long Slow Wrath (6C112)	Shire	Event	Skirmish: Exert an unbound Hobbit to make him strength +1 and damage +1 for each companion you can spot.
	Hobbit Sword (7C319)	Shire	Possession • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be a Hobbit.
	Noble Intentions (7C322)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Skirmish: Exert a companion (except a Hobbit) to make a Hobbit strength +3.
	Pressing On (7R325)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	To play, spot 2 Hobbits. Each time the fellowship moves, add a threat or discard this condition. Regroup: Discard this condition and exert a Hobbit companion to play the fellowship’s next site (replacing opponent’s site if necessary).
	Sam, Needer of Vittles (7C326)	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).
	Closer and Closer He Bent (8C109)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Regroup: Exert an unbound Hobbit and add a burden to reveal your hand. Place each Free Peoples card revealed this way beneath your draw deck.
	So Fair, So Desperate (8C111)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	If the Shadow has initiative, add a threat to make an unbound Hobbit strength +1 for each card you spot.
	Unheeded (8R115)	Shire	Event • Response	If a minion exerts, exert an unbound Hobbit to wound that minion.
	We Shall Meet Again Soon (8C116)	Shire	Event • Response	If the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, exert an unbound Hobbit to place a Shadow card from your discard pile on top of your draw deck.
	Everyone Knows (9R50)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Tale. Each unbound Hobbit is strength +1 for each vitality over 3 he or she has. Skirmish: Prevent an unbound Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless his or her strength is tripled. Discard this condition.
	Brave and Loyal (10U105)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	If a Hobbit companion is not assigned to a skirmish, exert that Hobbit to have him or her replace a companion (except the Ring-bearer) in a skirmish.
	Chance Observation (10C106)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	If there are 4 or more cards in your discard pile, make a Hobbit strength +1 for each Hobbit you can spot.
	Great Heart (10C107)	Shire	Condition	Play this condition only during a skirmish. Bearer must be a Hobbit. When this condition is played, wound a minion skirmishing bearer.
	A Marvel (10C110)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Exert a Hobbit to make another Hobbit strength +3.
	Narrow Escape (10U111)	Shire	Event • Regroup	Spot 2 Hobbit companions to make a Shadow player discard a minion ( or spot 4 Hobbit companions to make that player discard 2 minions).
	Orc Armor (10C113)	Shire	Possession • Armor	Bearer must be a Hobbit. Each Orc and each Uruk-hai skirmishing bearer is strength –1.
	Shadowplay (10U114)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	To play, spot 2 companions. Each time a minion is played, you may exert a Hobbit companion to exert that minion (limit once per turn).
	Slunk Out of Sight (10U115)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Stealth. If there are 6 or more cards in your discard pile, cancel a skirmish involving your Hobbit and a minion who is not fierce. Each minion in that skirmish is fierce until the regroup phase.
	The Tale of the Great Ring (10U116)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Tale. Skirmish: Prevent a Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless a Shadow event is (or was) played during this skirmish. Discard this condition.
	Concerning Hobbits (11S161)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	For each dwelling and forest site on the adventure path, make a Hobbit strength +1.
	Crouched Down (11C162)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Stealth. Cancel a skirmish involving a Hobbit and a minion whose strength is lower than that Hobbit's resistance.
	Habits of Home (11R165)	Shire	Condition	Toil 2. (For each character you exert when playing this, its twilight cost is –2.) Bearer must be a Hobbit. Limit 1 per bearer. Each time the fellowship moves from a dwelling or forest site, remove .
	Hobbit Sword (11S166)	Shire	Possession • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be a Hobbit.
	Incognito (11C167)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Stealth. If the fellowship is at a dwelling site, exert 2 Hobbits to cancel a skirmish involving a Hobbit. At any other site, exert 2 Hobbits to make a Hobbit strength +3.
	Salt from the Shire (11R171)	Shire	Possession • Box	Bearer must be a Hobbit. Fellowship: Discard this possession to remove a burden. Skirmish: If bearer is an unbound Hobbit, discard this possession to prevent him or her from being overwhelmed unless his or her strength is tripled.
	Sworn Companion (11S174)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Make a Hobbit strength +1 for each companion who has resistance 7 or more.
	A Task Now to Be Done (11U175)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Spot X Hobbits to make an unbound Hobbit resistance +X.
	Unharmed (11S176)	Shire	Event • Regroup	Heal a Hobbit for each minion you spot.
	Diversion (12R120)	Shire	Event • Regroup	Discard a Hobbit not assigned to a skirmish from play to discard a minion from play. If the fellowship is at a battleground site, you may add 2 burdens to play this event during a skirmish involving a Hobbit.
	Flotsam and Jetsam (12C121)	Shire	Event • Response	If a companion (except a Hobbit) wins a skirmish, heal a Hobbit.
	Home and Hearth (12C122)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Each time you play a Hobbit, you may remove a burden. Then, if the fellowship is at dwelling site, heal the Ring-bearer.
	Hope is Kindled (12C123)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Make a Hobbit strength +2. If that Hobbit wins this skirmish, you may remove a burden.
	Long Live the Halflings (12R124)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	To play, spot a Hobbit. Skirmish: If your Ring-bearer is assigned to a skirmish, discard this condition to make each companion who has resistance 7 or more strength +2 until the regroup phase.
	Measure of Comfort (12S125)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	While you can spot a Hobbit, each unbound companion is resistance +1.
	No Worse for Wear (12S126)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Prevent a Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless his or her strength is tripled. Then, if the fellowship is at a dwelling site, you may discard 2 cards from hand to return this event to your hand.
	Simple Living (12U130)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Response: If you play a event, discard this condition to heal each Hobbit.
	Stand Together (12U131)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Each time a Hobbit wins a skirmish, he or she gains muster until the end of the turn. (At the start of the regroup phase, you may discard a card from hand to draw a card.)
	Tolman Cotton, Farmer of Bywater (12S133)	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)	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.
	Bill the Pony, Dearly-loved (13R143)	Shire	Possession • Mount	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. When you play Bill the Pony, you may reinforce a token. Regroup: Spot 2 minions and remove 2 tokens to make a Shadow player discard a minion from play.
	Don’t Let Go (13C145)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Skirmish: Discard this condition to make a Hobbit strength +1 for each of the following that is true: he or she is participating in a fierce skirmish; he or she has resistance 7 or more; he or she is at a dwelling site; you can spot an unwounded Hobbit.
	Everything but My Bones (13U146)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	You may remove from the game 4 other cards in your discard pile to play this event from your discard pile. Then remove this event from the game. Make your Hobbit at a dwelling or forest site strength +3.
	Fates Entwined (13U148)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Each time a Hobbit wins a skirmish, you may heal another Hobbit once (or heal another Hobbit twice if the Hobbit that won the skirmish was Frodo or Bilbo).
	Frodo Gamgee, Son of Samwise (13U150)	Shire	Follower	Aid – Add 2 burdens. (At the start of the maneuver phase, you may add 2 burdens to transfer this to a companion.) To play, spot a Ring-bound Hobbit. Bearer is strength +1 for each Ring-bound Hobbit you can spot.
	Humble Homestead (13R152)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	To play, spot 2 Hobbits. When you play this, add a token here for each forest site and each dwelling site on the adventure path. Skirmish: Discard this from play or remove 3 tokens from here to cancel a skirmish involving a Hobbit.
	Mithril-coat, Dwarf-mail (13R153)	Shire	Artifact • Armor	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. Each minion skirmishing bearer loses all damage bonuses. Skirmish: Exert bearer to make each minion he is skirmishing lose fierce and unable to gain fierce until the regroup phase.
	Phial of Galadriel, The Light of Earendil (13R155)	Shire	Artifact • Phial	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. While bearer is in region 1, bearer gains muster. While bearer is in region 2, each of your companions gains muster. While bearer is in region 3, each character gains muster.
	Sam, Bearer of Great Need (13R156)	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.
	Community Living (15C143)	Shire	Event • Fellowship	Spot a Hobbit to play a follower from your draw deck.
	Hobbit Sword (15C145)	Shire	Possession • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be a Hobbit.
	Hobbiton Brewer, Maker of Fine Ales (15R146)	Shire	Follower	Aid – Add 2 burdens. (At the start of the maneuver phase, you may add 2 burdens to transfer this to a companion.) To play, spot a Hobbit. Response: If bearer is about to take a wound, transfer Hobbiton Brewer to your support area to prevent that wound.
	Little Golden Flower (15R148)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Each Hobbit bearing a hand weapon is vitality +1. Each Hobbit bearing a follower is resistance +1. Each unwounded Hobbit is strength +1.
	No Visitors (15C150)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Transfer a follower from a Hobbit to your support area to cancel a skirmish involving that Hobbit.
	Sam, Innocent Traveler (15U153)	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.
	Halfling Leaf (17U106)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Pipeweed. To play, spot a Hobbit. Skirmish: Discard a pipeweed from play to cancel a skirmish involving an unbound Hobbit.
	Hornblower Leaf (17U108)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Pipeweed. To play, spot an unbound Hobbit. Regroup: Discard a pipeweed from play to remove a threat. Regroup: Discard a pipeweed from play to discard a minion.
	Southfarthing Leaf (17U110)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Pipeweed. To play, spot an unbound Hobbit. Skirmish: Discard a pipeweed from play to make an unbound Hobbit strength +2. Regroup: Discard this pipeweed from play to play a pipeweed from your draw deck. Reshuffle your draw deck.
	Southlinch Leaf (17U111)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Pipeweed. To play, spot a Hobbit. Skirmish: Discard a pipeweed from play to prevent an unbound Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless that Hobbit's strength is tripled.
	A Dragon's Tale (18C106)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	Tale. To play, spot a Hobbit. Maneuver: Discard a tale from play to choose a Shadow player who must exert one of his or her minions.
	Make a Run For It (18C109)	Shire	Event • Skirmish	Remove 2 tokens to cancel a skirmish involving an unbound Hobbit.
	Saruman's Chill (1C134)	Isengard	Condition	Spell. Weather. To play, exert a minion. Plays on a site. Limit 1 per site. Each Hobbit who moves from this site must exert. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
	Saruman's Frost (1U135)	Isengard	Condition	Spell. Weather. To play, exert a minion. Plays on a site. Limit 1 per site. Each Hobbit at this site is strength -2. Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
	Brought Back Alive (4U143)	Isengard	Event	Search. Assignment: Exert an tracker to assign it to an unbound companion. That companion may exert to prevent this (unless that companion is a Hobbit).
	Uruk Follower (4R186)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Tracker. Fierce. Unbound Hobbits may not be discarded. Response: If an unbound Hobbit is killed, exert this minion to add a burden.
	Uruk Hunter (4U188)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Tracker. Fierce. Unbound Hobbits may not be discarded. Response: If an unbound Hobbit is killed, exert this minion twice to exhaust a companion.
	Uruk Pursuer (4C190)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Tracker. Fierce. Unbound Hobbits may not be discarded. Response: If an unbound Hobbit is killed, exert this minion to make the Free Peoples player wound an unbound companion.
	Sharku, Warg-captain (5R58)	Isengard	Minion • Orc	Warg-rider. While Sharku is not exhausted, he is fierce. Each time you play an mount, you may make the Free Peoples player exert a companion (except a Hobbit).
	Fool of a Took! (1R170)	Moria	Event	Shadow: Spot a Hobbit (except the Ring-bearer) to reveal cards from the top of your draw deck until you reveal one that is not a minion. Take the revealed cards into hand.
	Goblin Spear (1C182)	Moria	Possession • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be a minion. If bearer kills a companion in a skirmish, add 1 burden (or 2 burdens if that companion was a Hobbit).
	Throw Yourself in Next Time (2U71)	Moria	Condition	To play, spot a Orc. Plays on a Hobbit companion. Bearer may be exerted only by Shadow cards.
	The Nine Servants of Sauron (1U219)	Ringwraith	Condition	Search. Each time you play a Nazgûl, you may exert a Hobbit (except the Ring-bearer).
	Morgul Skirmisher (1U257)	Sauron	Minion • Orc	Maneuver: Remove to exert a Hobbit (except the Ring-bearer).
	Orc Assassin (1U262)	Sauron	Minion • Orc	Tracker. The roaming penalty for each minion you play is -1. Assignment: Spot two Hobbit companions to make the Free Peoples player assign a Hobbit to skirmish this minion.
	I’d Make You Squeak (5U101)	Sauron	Condition	To play, exert 2 Orcs. Plays to your support area. The Shadow number of each site is +1 for each wound on a Hobbit (limit +3).
	Bag End (1U319)	Site	Site	Fellowship: Exert a Hobbit to play The Gaffer from your draw deck.
	Farmer Maggot’s Fields (1U321)	Site	Site	Fellowship: Exert a Hobbit to play Merry or Pippin from your draw deck.
	Green Dragon Inn (1U322)	Site	Site	Fellowship: Exert a Hobbit to play Sam from your draw deck.
	Green Hill Country (1U323)	Site	Site	The twilight cost of each Hobbit is -1.
	Westfarthing (1C326)	Site	Site	Fellowship: Exert a Hobbit to play a companion or ally; that character’s twilight cost is -1.
	Midgewater Marshes (1U332)	Site	Site	Marsh. Each time a Hobbit moves to Midgewater Marshes, that Hobbit must exert.
	Frodo's Bedroom (1U339)	Site	Site	Sanctuary. Fellowship: Play a Hobbit to draw a card.
	Hobbiton Party Field (2U115)	Site	Site	Fellowship: Exert a Hobbit to play Bilbo from your draw deck.
	Hobbiton Woods (2U116)	Site	Site	Forest. Fellowship: Exert a Hobbit to play your site 2 (replacing opponent’s site if necessary).
	Valley of the Silverlode (2U120)	Site	Site	River. Sanctuary. When the fellowship moves to Valley of the Silverlode, each Hobbit companion may heal.
	Derndingle (4U330)	Site	Site	Forest. While you can spot an unbound Hobbit at Derndingle, the move limit is +1 for this turn.
	Minas Tirith Third Circle (7U352)	Site	Site	Sanctuary. If the fellowship moves from this site during the regroup phase, heal each Hobbit companion.
	Green Dragon Inn (11S242)	Site	Site	Dwelling. At the start of your fellowship phase, you may exert 2 Hobbits to play a Hobbit from your draw deck.
	Valley of the Silverlode (11S261)	Site	Site	Dwelling. River. When your fellowship moves to this site, you may heal each Hobbit companion.​

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