(2 nd Edition) 1h|s examp|e of p|ay |s taken from an actua| game of !"# %& '() *+,-, the board game pub||shed by Ares Games. Goodgu|f the Grey and Uthoroc are the screen names used by two of |ts most exper|enced p|ayers. |ayed w|th hard|y a wasted move, th|s match exemp||f|es the game's drama, carefu| ba|ance of asymmetr|c goa|s, and ever-uncerta|n outcome. If you are |earn|ng the game, you may want to set up the board and fo||ow a|ong move by move.
|ay commences: uLhoroc Lakes Lhe lree eoples and Coodgulf Lhe Crey Lakes Lhe Shadow.
Turn 1: The Ring Sets Out 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc Lakes hls four sLarLlng AcLlon dlce and draws 1he Lag|es Are Com|ng! for hls CharacLer card and 1he ked Arrow for hls SLraLegy card, Coodgulf Lakes Lhe Shadow's seven sLarLlng AcLlon dlce and draws G|ve It 1o Uss! and 1he Shadow Lengthens. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: uLhoroc foregoes Candalf's speclal card drawlng Culde ablllLy and chooses Lo make SLrlder Lhe lnlLlal gulde lnsLead. 1hls wlll allow hlm Lo hlde Lhe lellowshlp uslng any AcLlon dle, noL [usL a CharacLer dle, ln case a PunL Llle reveals Lhe lellowshlp. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf chooses Lo allocaLe no Lyes Lo Lhe PunL. Whlle Lhls rlsks glvlng Lhe lellowshlp a free run Lhls Lurn, lL maxlmlzes hls chance of rolllng MusLers Lo brlng Shadow naLlons Lo war. 4) Act|on ko||:
Lucklly for Coodgulf, hls roll produces an Lye, whlch goes lmmedlaLely Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. S) Act|on keso|ut|on: 1he lree eoples player always beglns Lhls phase, Lhen play alLernaLes. Note tbot )+'()# ployet moy elect to poss ooy tlme be bos fewet octloos temololoq tboo bls oppooeot. uLhoroc uses hls CharacLer dle Lo move Lhe lellowshlp and adds Lhe dle Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. 1he slngle Lye ln Lhe PunL 8ox allows Coodgulf Lo roll one slx-slded dle Lo PunL Lhe lellowshlp. Pe needs a 6 Lo succeed and ln facL rolls a 6, allowlng hlm Lo draw a PunL Llle. 1he Llle ls a 0-reveal, meanlng Lhere ls no PunL damage, buL Lhe lellowshlp ls #).)"/)0 ln a new locaLlon one reglon away from lLs lasL known poslLlon, 8lvendell. uLhoroc moves Lhe lellowshlp flgure Lo lords of 8rulnen and reseLs Lhe lellowshlp progress counLer Lo zero. Coodgulf uses hls MusLer dle Lo advance lsengard's pollLlcal marker Lo Lhe AL War box on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack. SLrlder's ablllLy as Lhe Culde of Lhe lellowshlp allows uLhoroc Lo use an Army/MusLer dle resulL Lo hlde Lhe lellowshlp, lnsLead of Lhe usual CharacLer dle. 8ecause lsengard ls now aL war, Coodgulf ls able Lo musLer Saruman, uslng a MusLer resulL from one of hls Army/MusLer dlce Lo do so. Pe places Saruman ln CrLhanc and adds an addlLlonal Shadow AcLlon dle Lo hls AcLlon ulce pool for nexL Lurn. A 5boJow Mloloo ls oow lo ploy, so lf CooJolf tbe Ctey ls ellmlooteJ ot leoves tbe lellowsblp, o wlll of tbe west coo btloq CooJolf tbe wblte loto ploy. (uLhoroc has fewer acLlons remalnlng, and chooses Lo pass.) Coodgulf uses an Army/MusLer dle as a MusLer Lo advance Sauron Lo war on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack. (uLhoroc sLlll has fewer acLlons remalnlng, and chooses Lo pass agaln.) Coodgulf uses hls LvenL dle Lo draw a SLraLegy card, ln Lhls case Lhe Army card Shadows Gather. uLhoroc no longer has fewer acLlons Lhan Coodgulf, so he musL Lake an acLlon now. Pe uses an Llven rlng Lo change hls second Army/MusLer Lo a CharacLer dle and uses lL Lo separaLe Companlons from Lhe lellowshlp. Candalf Lhe Crey, Clmll, and Merry separaLe as a group and may move up Lo Lhree reglons (Candalf's level ls 3). lf Lhe lellowshlp marker were aL 1 or hlgher, Lhe Companlons could move LhaL many spaces furLher. lnsLead, uLhoroc Middle-earth, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The War of the Ring, and the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises and are used under license by Sophisticated Games Ltd and their respective licensees. War of the Ring Boardgame 2011 Ares Games Srl. 2011 Sophisticated Games Ltd. War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 2 moves Lhem Lo Morla, only Lwo reglons away, because Companlons musL sLop when enLerlng a Shadow SLronghold. Coodgulf uses an Army/MusLer dle Lo move Lwo armles. Pe moves Lhe forces ln 8arad-uur Lo CorgoroLh. 1he army ln CorgoroLh ls Lwo unlLs shy of Lhe sLacklng llmlL of 10. Coodgulf's oLher army move ls Lo brlng Lhe Lwo Sauron regulars ln nurn Lo CorgoroLh as well. Pe now has a force of 9 regulars, one ellLe, and one nazgl leader Lhere. uLhoroc uses hls Wlll of Lhe WesL Lo brlng Candalf Lhe WhlLe lnLo play, addlng an AcLlon dle Lo hls pool for fuLure Lurns. 8ecause Candalf Lhe Crey ls on Lhe board (l.e. noL dead), Candalf Lhe WhlLe appears Lhere. lf yoo Jo oot bove o sepotote flqote fot CooJolf tbe wblte, ploce bls compooloo tokeo ooJet tbe CooJolf flqote. CooJolf tbe Ctey moy oot be ptomoteJ to CooJolf tbe wblte wblle stlll lo tbe lellowsblp. Coodgulf uses Lhe lasL Army/MusLer dle as a MusLer resulL Lo advance Lhe SouLhrons & LasLerllngs on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack, Lo one sLep away from AL War. Turn 2: The Ring Goes South 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls four used AcLlon dlce plus Lhe new one for Candalf Lhe WhlLe. Pe draws 1here Is Another Way for hls CharacLer card and Da|n Ironfoot's Guard for hls SLraLegy card, Coodgulf recovers hls orlglnal seven AcLlon dlce plus an elghLh one for Saruman and draws Iou| 1h|ng from the Deep and 1he I|ght|ng Uruk-ha|. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: SLrlder musL remaln Lhe Culde because wlLh Candalf separaLed, SLrlder ls Lhe only Level 3 Companlon ln Lhe lellowshlp and ouLranks everyone else. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf musL allocaLe one Lye Lo Lhe PunL because Lhe lellowshlp moved lasL Lurn. Pe places one AcLlon dle ln Lhe PunL 8ox. 4) Act|on ko||:
1he PunL 8ox galns no addlLlonal Lye resulLs from Lhe Shadow acLlon roll. S) Act|on keso|ut|on uLhoroc moves Lhe lellowshlp, slldlng Lhe lellowshlp progress counLer Lo 1 on Lhe lellowshlp Lrack and addlng Lhe CharacLer dle Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. Coodgulf rolls a one dle for Lhe slngle Lye LhaL ls ln Lhe PunL 8ox and produces a 2, well shorL of Lhe necessary 6. Coodgulf plays Iou| 1h|ng from the Deep allowlng hlm Lo draw a PunL Llle and forclng uLhoroc Lo resolve Lhe damage by ellmlnaLlng a random Companlon. Pe draws a 0-reveal, causlng no PunL damage buL slowlng Lhe lellowshlp by forclng lL Lo revea| ln a new locaLlon. uLhoroc chooses Lo head souLh Loward Morla raLher Lhan over Lhe Plgh ass (Lhe rouLe Lo Mordor ls one shorLer vla Morla), moves Lhe lellowshlp flgure Lo Pollln, and reseLs Lhe lellowshlp Lrack. uLhoroc uses SLrlder's ablllLy Lo hlde Lhe lellowshlp wlLh any dle resulL. Coodgulf advances Lhe SouLhrons & LasLerllngs pollLlcal marker one sLep box on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack Lo AL War. now all Lhree Shadow naLlons are aL war, saLlsfylng a prerequlslLe for Lhe play of cerLaln Shadow SLraLegy LvenL cards. (uLhoroc passes.) Coodgulf moves Lwo armles: 1hree regulars and an ellLe (3/1/0) from lar Parad Lo near Parad and a 3/1/0 force from SouLh 8hun Lo LasL 8hun. (uLhoroc passes agaln.) Coodgulf moves Lwo oLher armles: flve Sauron regulars and one nazgl (3/0/1) from Mlnas Morgul Lo norLh lLhlllen and nlne regulars, one ellLe and a nazgul (9/1/1) from CorgoroLh Lo Mlnas Morgul. uLhoroc advances Condor on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack Lo one sLep away from AL War. CooJot coooot be oJvooceJ to At wot ootll lt ls octlvoteJ by oo ottock ot tbe ottlvol of oo opptoptlote compooloo ot tbe lellowsblp ltself lo o CooJot clty ot 5ttooqbolJ. Coodgulf uses Lhe Army resulL of an Army/MusLer dle Lo move Lwo armles. 1he enlarged 6/2/0 army ln near Parad moves Lo WesL Parondor and Lhe 9/1/1 ln Mlnas Morgul moves Lo SouLh lLhlllen. uLhoroc advances 8ohan on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack Lo Lwo sLeps from AL War. ( ) + War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 3 Coodgulf uses Lhe Army resulL of an Army/MusLer dle Lo have Lhe 6/2/0 S&L army ln WesL Parondor aLLack Lhe slngle Condor regular ln elarglr. - 1he aLLack lmmedlaLely acLlvaLes Condor, fllpplng Lhe Condor pollLlcal marker Lo lLs acLlve slde. 1he aLLack also advances Condor a sLep on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack, Lo AL War. - As Lhe aLLacker, Coodgulf declares flrsL wheLher he wlll use a CombaL Card. Pe chooses noL Lo. uLhoroc selecLs and plays a CombaL Card: ScouLs (Lhe boLLom half of 1he ked Arrow LvenL card). - ScouLs preempLs any combaL rolls and allows uLhoroc Lo reLreaL hls Army ln elarglr (one Condor regular) Lo an ad[acenL reglon LhaL ls noL under enemy conLrol. Pe chooses CsglllaLh, addlng Lo lLs exlsLlng garrlson of Lwo regulars. - Coodgulf advances Lhe aLLacklng Army from WesL Parondor lnLo elarglr and places a conLrol marker Lo lndlcaLe Lhe capLure of Lhe ClLy, whlch ls worLh 1 vlcLory olnL. lf CooJot wete oot olteoJy ot wot, tbe coptote of ooe of lts settlemeots woolJ bove oJvooceJ lt oo oJJltloool step oo tbe polltlcol ttock. uLhoroc uses Lhe MusLer resulL of hls Army/MusLer dle Lo recrulL a Condor ellLe unlL ln uol AmroLh (a legal acLlon now LhaL Condor ls aL war). now LhaL boLh Sauron and aL leasL one lree eoples naLlon are aL war, Coodgulf ls able Lo musLer Lhe WlLch-klng ln a Sauron Army anywhere on Lhe board. Pe places Lhe 8lack CapLaln ln SouLh lLhlllen, addlng Lwo more leadershlp polnLs, and adds an addlLlonal dle Lo Lhe Shadow's AcLlon ulce pool. Coodgulf fllps Lhe 8ohan, uwarven, and norLh pollLlcal markers Lo Lhelr acLlve slde because Lhe WlLch-klng's arrlval acLlvaLes all passlve lree eoples naLlons. Turn 3: The Witch-King attacks 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls flve used AcLlon dlce and draws 8||bo's Song for hls CharacLer card and 1hrough a Day and a N|ght for hls SLraLegy card, Coodgulf recovers hls elghL AcLlon dlce addlng a nlnLh one for Lhe WlLch-klng. Pe draws Worn W|th Sorrow and 1o|| and Corsa|rs of Umbar. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: SLrlder musL remaln Lhe Culde. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf opLs Lo allocaLe Lwo Lyes Lo Lhe PunL, lncreaslng hls odds of a successful PunL ahead of Lhe lellowshlp's llkely move lnLo Morla and an addlLlonal PunL Llle draw lf Lhey are revealed passlng lnLo or Lhrough Lhe Shadow SLronghold. 4) Act|on ko||:
1he PunL 8ox galns no addlLlonal Lye resulLs from Lhe Shadow acLlon roll. S) Act|on keso|ut|on 1he lellowshlp moves. utbotoc oses tbe wlll of tbe west tesolt os o cbotoctet Jle, posslbly fot feot tbot CooJqolf bos tbe cotJ uoy wltboot uowo lo bls booJ, wblcb tepoltes oll 5boJow ootloos to be ot wot ooJ wlll ellmloote oll oooseJ wlll Jlce. - WlLh Lwo Lyes ln Lhe PunL 8ox, Coodgulf rolls Lwo dlce for Lhe PunL and geLs a 3 and a 6: one success! Pe draws a 3 PunL Llle. - uLhoroc does noL wanL Lo lose SLrlder or rlsk hlm as a random casualLy, so he opLs Lo 'use Lhe rlng' and moves Lhe CorrupLlon marker from 0 Lo 3 on Lhe lellowshlp Lrack. Move nazgl and Mlnlons. Coodgulf flles one nazgl from Morannon Lo Lhe lellowshlp's lasL known locaLlon ln Pollln, whlle Lwo oLhers from uol Culdur and norLh lLhlllen fly Lo [oln Lhe WlLch-klng's army ln SouLh lLhlllen. 1he lellowshlp moves agaln, from sLep 1 Lo sLep 2. 1he lree eoples AcLlon ule already ln Lhe PunL 8ox adds one Lo each PunL dle, so Coodgulf only needs Lo roll 3 or hlgher on elLher of hls PunL dlce. Pe rolls Lwo 2s, buL Lhe presence of a nazgl ln Lhe lellowshlp's lasL known locaLlon (Pollln) allows hlm a slngle re-roll, whlch ylelds a 1. 1he lellowshlp ls safe for now. Coodgulf plays Worn W|th Sorrow and 1o|| Lo Lhe Lable. Lvery Llme Lhe lellowshlp loses a Companlon as a casualLy lL wlll cosL uLhoroc a CharacLer evenL card as well. (uLhoroc passes.) ( ) + War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 4 A SouLhron & LasLerllngs ellLe ls musLered ln norLh 8hun. (uLhoroc passes agaln.) A second SouLhron & LasLerllngs ellLe ls musLered ln norLh 8hun. Move Companlons. Clmll (Level 2) moves from Morla Lo norLh Anduln vale. Candalf Lhe WhlLe (Level 4 when Lravellng alone or wlLh a hobblL) moves Lo langorn wlLh Merry. 1he WlLch-klng's army ln SouLh lLhlllen aLLacks Condor's Lhree regulars ln CsglllaLh. Coodgulf selecLs a CombaL Card, Lhen uLhoroc does. - ueadly SLrlfe wlll add 2 Lo all combaL and leader re-roll dlce resulLs. Confuslon wlll cause any naLural 1s rolled ln Lhe Shadow army's combaL roll Lo counL as hlLs agalnsL lLself. - Sorcerer: When Lhe Shadow plays a CombaL Card ln Lhe flrsL round of a baLLle lncludlng Lhe WlLch-klng, he may lmmedlaLely draw anoLher evenL card of Lhe same Lype. ueadly SLrlfe was parL of Lhe Corsalrs of umbar sLraLegy evenL card, so Coodgulf draws from LhaL deck and geLs Denethor's Io||y. - 1he lorLlflcaLlon ln CsglllaLh means Lhe Shadow would normally need 6s Lo hlL, buL ueadly SLrlfe reduces Lhe LargeL number Lo 4. Coodgulf rolls 1 2 2 2 6, yleldlng one hlL on hlmself and one agalnsL Lhe defenders. 1haL leaves Lhree mlsses Lo re-roll, produclng 1 3 6: Lwo more hlLs! (1he 1 ls noL a Confuslon hlL because Lhe card only affecLed Lhe combaL roll, noL Lhe leader re-roll.) - 1he defender's combaL roll ls 3 4 3: Lhree hlLs back! uefendlng forces always need a 3 or beLLer Lo hlL, buL Lhe Shadow's combaL card lowered LhaL Lo a 3. - 1he Lhree regulars ln Condor are ellmlnaLed and reLurned Lo Lhe game box. Coodgulf ellmlnaLes four regulars from Lhe aLLacklng army and advances lL lnLo CsglllaLh. Shadow casualLles are reLurned Lo Lhe relnforcemenLs pool. uLhoroc recrulLs an ellLe ln Mlnas 1lrlLh. Ooce tbe 5boJow loys sleqe to Mloos 1ltltb, utbotoc wlll oo looqet be oble to tectolt oolts tbete except wltb oo eveot cotJ. AJJloq tbls ellte btloqs tbe qottlsoo to lts moxlmom stockloq llmlt of flve oolts (leoJets ote oot oolts ooJ Jo oot cooot towotJ tbe llmlt). 1wo army moves: 1) A Sauron regular spllLs off from Lhe WlLch-klng's army ln CsglllaLh Lo occupy Lossarnach. (8ecoose tbe 5ettlemeot lo lossotoocb ls ooJefeoJeJ lt ls cooslJeteJ ftee fot tbe potpose of otmy movemeot, ooJ cooots os o move totbet tboo oo ottock. CooJqolf ploces o coottol motket lo lossotoocb to sbow lt ls ooJet 5boJow coottol, bot lt ls oot wottb ooy vlctoty polots.) 2) 1he army of flve regulars ln norLh lLhlllen relnforce Lhe WlLch- klng's 4/1/3 army, maxlng ouL Lhe sLacklng llmlL of Len unlLs. (1be oombets Jeootloq oo otmys composltloo tepteseot teqolots/elltes/polots of leoJetsblp. lo tbls cose tbete ote tbtee Nozql ooJ tbe wltcb-kloq pteseot, bot bls leoJetsblp of 2 btloqs tbe totol posslble leoJet te-tolls to 5.) laylng Da|n Ironfoot's Guard adds a uwarven ellLe and a uwarven leader Lo Lrebor. CooJqolfs mostetloq of oJJltloool elltes lo Nottb kboo eotllet lo tbe toto slqooleJ tbot tebot, wooJlooJ keolm, ooJ uole coolJ sooo foce ottock. Coodgulf plays G|ve It 1o Uss! and seLs aslde Lhe approprlaLe speclal PunL Llle for when Lhe lellowshlp reaches Mordor. veot cotJs coo olso be ployeJ osloq oo Actloo ule opptoptlote to tbe cotJs type. wblle tbe octloo mlqbt bove beeo oseJ to move ot ottock wltb oo otmy wltb leoJetsblp, CooJqolf belJ flve cotJs lo bls booJ ooJ woolJ bove to JlscotJ o cotJ oftet Jtowloq two mote oext toto to molotolo tbe booJ llmlt of slx. Turn 4: Minas Tirith besieged 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls flve used AcLlon dlce and draws L|ven C|oaks and k|ng 8rand's Men, Coodgulf recovers hls nlne AcLlon dlce. Pe draws 1he Nazg| Str|ke! and keturn to Va||nor. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: SLrlder musL remaln Lhe Culde. uLhoroc opLs Lo dec|are Lhe lellowshlp, movlng lLs lasL known poslLlon Lwo reglons Lo ulmrlll uale and reseLLlng Lhe lellowshlp progress counLer. 8ecoose tbe lellowsblp ls 0)1/"#+,- totbet tboo #).)"/+,- lts posltloo lovoloototlly, tbete ls oo noot tlle Jtowo fot ttovetsloq o 5boJow 5ttooqbolJ. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf opLs Lo allocaLe Lhe mlnlmum one Lye Lo Lhe PunL, noL addlng any now LhaL Lhe lellowshlp has safely avolded a posslble exLra Llle draw for Morla. War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 5 4) Act|on ko||:
1he one Lye resulL ls added Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. 1be blqb oombet of veot Jle tesolts tolleJ meoos tbe 5boJows moves ote mote coosttoloeJ fot tbls toto. S) Act|on keso|ut|on Senslng LhaL Lhe WlLch-klng may soon lay slege Lo Mlnas 1lrlLh, uLhoroc lgnores Lhe lellowshlp and lnsLead recrulLs a leader Lhere, and a second leader ln uol AmroLh. wbeo tectoltloq mote tboo ooe oolt, tbey most be mosteteJ lo two sepotote 5ettlemeots. 1he Shadow obllges wlLh an aLLack on Mlnas 1lrlLh by Lhe WlLch-klng's army. 1he defenders choose noL Lo flghL a fleld baLLle and reLreaL lnLo Lhe SLronghold. 1be oolts ote moveJ to tbe Mloos 1ltltb 5ttooqbolJ box oo tbe westeto eJqe of tbe bootJ, leovloq toom oo tbe mop bootJ fot tbe 5boJow otmy to move lo. (llocloq o ltee leoples coottol motket wltb tbe 5boJow otmy coo setve os o temloJet tbot tbete ote stlll JefeoJets pteseot.) 1he lellowshlp moves from sLep 0 Lo sLep 1 on Lhe lellowshlp Lrack. 8oLh PunL dlce mlss (3, 1). 1wo nazgl recrulLed, one ln Morla, Lhe oLher ln uol Culdur. k|ng 8rand's Men recrulLs Lwo norLh regulars ln uale and granLs a SLraLegy LvenL card. uLhoroc draws Lomer, Son of Lomund. Coodgulf plays Denethor's Io||y Lo Lhe Lable, denylng uLhoroc Lhe ablllLy Lo play CombaL Cards ln Mlnas 1lrlLh and ellmlnaLlng a Condor leader Lhere. (uLhoroc passes.) 1wo army moves: a Sauron regular and nazgl move from Morla Lo ulmrlll uale and flve Sauron regulars ln Morannon move Lo uagorlad. (uLhoroc passes agaln.) 1he Nazg| Str|ke! allows Coodgulf Lo move all Lhe nazgl, movlng Lhe one ln Pollln and Lhe one ln uol Culdur Lo norLh 8hun. - 8ecause Lhere ls a nazgl aL Lhe lellowshlp's lasL known poslLlon, he also geLs Lo roll for Lhe PunL and can add one because Lhere ls a lree eoples AcLlon dle ln Lhe PunL 8ox. - 1he roll produces one success (6, 1) and, Lhough Lhe Shadow army unlL and Lhe nazgl each provlde a re-roll, Lhere ls only one re-roll (whlch mlsses wlLh a 4) because only one PunL dle was a mlss. - 1he PunL Llle draw ls a 1-reveal. uLhoroc revea|s Lhe lellowshlp one reglon away ln arLh CelebranL, reseLs Lhe lellowshlp progress counLer, and Lakes Lhe 1 polnL of PunL damage as CorrupLlon, as lL ls noL worLh loslng a SLrlder or a Level 2 Companlon as a random casualLy. SLrlder convenlenLly hldes Lhe lellowshlp uslng hls Culde ablllLy. uoloq so lmmeJlotely oftet beloq teveoleJ ls o qooJ lJeo os some pottlcolotly oosty 5boJow cbotoctet eveot cotJs coo ooly be ployeJ oo tbe lellowsblp wbeo lt ls teveoleJ. Coodgulf draws a Shadow CharacLer LvenL card, Wormtongue. uLhoroc plays Lomer, Son of Lomund Lo recrulL a 8ohan ellLe and leader ln Ldoras. Coodgulf uses Lhe uark 8lng he recelved ln 1urn 1 Lo change an LvenL dle Lo a face LhaL allows hlm Lo aLLack (Army or CharacLer, lL does noL maLLer whlch ln Lhls case). Pe declares Mlnas 1lrlLh as Lhe LargeL and plays a CombaL Card wlLhouL havlng Lo worry abouL a lree eoples CombaL Card because of ueneLhor's lolly on Lhe Lable. - Pe plays loul SLench (from Lhe WormLongue evenL card) Lo cancel Lhe defender's leader re- roll and Lo acLlvaLe Lhe WlLch-klng's ablllLy Lo draw anoLher LvenL card of Lhe same Lype: Grond, nammer of the Underwor|d. - Coodgulf rolls 3 combaL dlce needlng 6s Lo hlL. Pls roll (4, 4, 6, 3, 6) scores Lwo hlLs and Lhe leader re-roll (3, 2, 3) scores none. - uLhoroc's answerlng roll scores Lhree hlLs (6, 2, 3, 6, 3) buL loul SLench prevenLs a re-roll for hls leader. - Coodgulf removes Lhree Sauron regulars and uLhoroc removes a Condor ellLe Lo absorb Lwo hlLs, leavlng Lhe defendlng garrlson aL 3/1/1. 1he SLronghold prevenLs Coodgulf from auLomaLlcally exLendlng a slege baLLle: he musL reduce an ellLe ln Lhe besleglng army, ellmlnaLlng lL and replaclng lL wlLh a regular, ln order Lo conLlnue for anoLher round. ( ) + War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 6 - Coodgulf plays ueadly SLrlfe, Lhe lower half of Lhe 8eLurn Lo vallnor evenL card, for hls CombaL Card, allowlng hlm Lo hlL on 4 or hlgher, and uLhoroc Lo hlL on 3 or hlgher. - 1he Shadow's combaL roll scores Lhree hlLs (4, 1, 3, 3, 4) and Lhe re-roll lands one more (6, 1). - 1he Condor army scores Lwo hlLs (3, 2, 2, 6) and Lhe leader re-roll adds one more (3). - Coodgulf removes Lhree more Sauron regulars whlle uLhoroc ellmlnaLes Lwo Condor regulars and an ellLe Lo absorb Lhe four hlLs he Look. Coodgulf has no more ellLes Lo reduce so Lhe flghLlng musL halL here, wlLh hls 4/0/3 army besleglng Lhe 1/0/1 defenders. Turn 5: Minas Tirith resists 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls flve used AcLlon dlce and draws Athe|as and Gr|mbeorn, Son of 8eorn, Coodgulf recovers hls nlne AcLlon dlce. Pe draws 1he L|d|ess Lye and norde from the Last. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: SLrlder ls sLlll Lhe Culde, Lhe lellowshlp's progress ls currenLly zero so lL may noL be declared ln a new locaLlon. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf allocaLes Lwo Lyes. 4) Act|on ko||:
no addlLlonal Lyes are added Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. S) Act|on keso|ut|on 1he lellowshlp moves from sLep 0 Lo sLep 1 on Lhe lellowshlp Lrack. 8oLh PunL dlce mlss (3, 4). 1he 6/2/0 army ln elarglr Lakes Lamedon and Lhe 1/0/1 army ln ulmrlll uale heads Lo Lhe lellowshlp's lasL known locaLlon ln arLh CelebranL. Coodgulf places a Shadow conLrol marker ln Lamedon. WlLh Shadow forces approachlng, uLhoroc recrulLs an ellLe Lo form a (3/2/1) army ln uol AmroLh. 1he WlLch-klng aLLacks Mlnas 1lrlLh agaln, wlLhouL a card Lhls Llme. uLhoroc cannoL play any sLlll. - none of Lhe Shadow's four combaL dlce or re- rolls produces a 6. 1he defender's slngle dle comes up shorL of a 3 on boLh Lhe combaL and leader re-roll. - WlLhouL an ellLe Lo reduce Lo prolong Lhe slege baLLle, Coodgulf ends Lhe acLlon. Athe|as allows uLhoroc Lo roll Lhree dlce Lo heal Lhe 8lngbearers, and because SLrlder ls Lhe gulde he needs 3s or beLLer, lnsLead of Lhe usual 3s. Pe rolls (2, 4, 6) Lo heal Lwo polnLs and slldes Lhe CorrupLlon marker from four down Lo Lwo. 1he WlLch-klng agaln aLLempLs Lo conquer Mlnas 1lrlLh wlLhouL a CombaL Card. All hls dlce come up shorL, buL Lhe lone defender's roll ls a 6, Laklng Lhe aLLacklng army down from (4/0/3) Lo (3/0/3). (uLhoroc passes.) Coodgulf recrulLs an ellLe ln Mlnas Morgul. (uLhoroc passes agaln.) 1wo army moves: Lhe 3/0/0 army ln uagorlad and Lhe ellLe ln Mlnas Morgul converge ln norLh lLhlllen. L|ven C|oaks brlngs Lhe 0 speclal PunL Llle lnLo play Lo awalL Lhe lellowshlp's arrlval ln Mordor. 1he Shadow Lengthens allows Lwo Shadow armles Lo each move Lwo reglons Lo end ln a reglon already conLalnlng a Shadow army. 1he (3/1/0) ln norLh lLhlllen [olns Lhe WlLch-klng's army ln Mlnas 1lrlLh and a (4/1/0) force ln uol Culdur leaves one regular behlnd Lo scour Lhe lellowshlp's lasL known locaLlon ln arLh CelebranL. 1he lellowshlp moves agaln, from sLep 1 Lo sLep 2. 1he lree eoples AcLlon ule ln Lhe PunL box means Coodgulf needs Lo roll 3 or beLLer on hls PunL dlce, and Lhe presence of nazgl and Shadow army unlLs each granL a re-roll. - 1he PunL roll mlsses (1, 1), however Lhe Lwo re- rolls produce a success (4, 6). 1he Llle drawn ls an Lye, revea||ng Lhe lellowshlp and causlng damage equal Lo Lhe number of successes (one ln Lhls case). - uLhoroc adds one CorrupLlon, fllps and reseLs Lhe lellowshlp progress counLer from 2 Lo 0, and moves Lhe lellowshlp flgure Lwo reglons Lo uruadan loresL. norde from the Last adds flve S&L regulars Lo Lhe 3/1/0 army ln LasL 8hun. 1bey coooot be tectolteJ lo Nottb kboo becoose tbe cotJ stlpolotes tbe teqloo most be oJjoceot to tbe eosteto eJqe of tbe bootJ.
( ) + War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 7 Turn 6: An Heir amid the Ashes 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls flve used AcLlon dlce and draws Axe and 8ow and k|ndred of G|orf|nde|, Coodgulf recovers hls nlne AcLlon dlce. Pe draws 8a|rog of Mor|a and Stormcrow. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: SLrlder remalns Lhe Culde. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf allocaLes Lwo Lyes. 4) Act|on ko||:
1hree addlLlonal Lyes are added Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. 1bls toto tbe 5boJow wlll bove fewet octloos tboo tbe ltee leoples. S) Act|on keso|ut|on SLrlder hldes Lhe lellowshlp uslng hls speclal Culde ablllLy. 1he WlLch-klng's army sLorms Mlnas 1lrlLh's walls agaln, wlLhouL a card. 1he combaL roll aL lasL produces Lhe needed hlL (6, 4, 4, 2, 4). 1he lone defender mlsses on boLh Lhe combaL and leader re- roll. Mlnas 1lrlLh falls, glvlng Lhe Shadow Lwo more vlcLory polnLs for a LoLal of Lhree wlLh elarglr. 1he precondlLlons for Denethor's Io||y (Mlnas 1lrlLh under slege by a Shadow army) are no longer meL, so lL ls removed from Lhe board and dlscarded. uLhoroc plays Axe and 8ow Lo Lhe Lable. 1he WlLch-klng's army ln Mlnas 1lrlLh spllLs uslng Lwo army moves and leaves one regular Lo hold Mlnas 1lrlLh. A regular and a nazgl move Lo CsglllaLh and Lhe WlLch-klng wlLh a 6/1/2 force enLers uruadan loresL. 8oLh moves appear deslgned Lo ensure maxlmum re-rolls when Lhe lellowshlp aLLempLs Lo leave uruadan loresL. uLhoroc moves Lhe lellowshlp agalnsL flve Lyes and Lwo re-rolls. Coodgulf falls Lo roll any 6s. Saruman uses hls volce ablllLy Lo recrulL Lhree lsengard regulars, one ln each of hls SeLLlemenLs. uLhoroc uses hls second Llven rlng Lo change a dle Lo a CharacLer acLlon and separaLes Lhree Companlons (SLrlder, 8oromlr, and lppln) Lo uol AmroLh. SLrlder's Level of 3 plus Lhe lellowshlp progress counLer aL sLep 1 allow Lhe group Lo [usL reach Lhe SLronghold, four reglons away from Lhe lellowshlp's lasL known poslLlon. Legolas remalns wlLh Lhe 8lngbearers and becomes Lhe Culde by defaulL. wltb o wlll of tbe west stlll omooq bls octloos, utbotoc ls llkely ploooloq to ptomote 5ttlJet to Atoqoto lo tbe ooe temololoq locotloo wbete be stlll coo. Shadows Gather allows one Shadow army Lo move up Lo Lhree reglons Lo [oln anoLher Shadow force, and Coodgulf uses lL Lo move a regular, an ellLe, Lhe WlLch-klng and Lwo nazgl from uruadan loresL Lo Lamedon, swelllng Lhe 6/2/0 S&L army Lhere Lo a Len unlL maxlmum. SLrlder announces he ls Lhe Pelr of lslldur! uLhoroc adds Aragorn's dle Lo hls AcLlon ulce pool for nexL Lurn. wltb o 7/J/4 otmy ot bls Jootstep, utbotoc ls tokloq o tlsk by ptomotloq 5ttlJet. be ooly qolos ooe oJJltloool polot of leoJetsblp, oo extto octloo fot moybe jost ooe toto, bot polots oo eveo blqqet totqet oo uol Amtotb. ctosbloq lt wlll qlve CooJqolf 2 mote vls ",0 cop utbotoc ot flve octloo Jlce. 6) V|ctory Check: WlLh [usL 3 vs, Lhe Shadow ls sLlll far from Lhe necessary 10 for a mlllLary vlcLory. Turn 7: Carnage at Dol Amroth 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls flve used AcLlon dlce plus a slxLh for Aragorn and draws Smago| ne|ps N|ce Master and Iear! I|re! Ioes!, he ls one over Lhe hand llmlL and chooses Lo dlscard Lhe Gr|mbeorn musLer evenL card. Coodgulf recovers hls nlne AcLlon dlce. Pe draws Dreadfu| Spe||s and Many k|ngs to the Serv|ce of Mordor. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: Legolas ls Lhe Culde. 1he lellowshlp dec|ares ln uead Marshes Lo avold Lhe Shadow forces ln CsglllaLh and reseLs Lhe progress marker Lo zero. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf allocaLes one Lye, requlred because Lhe lellowshlp moved lasL Lurn. 4) Act|on ko||:
Cne Lye ls added Lo Lhe one already allocaLed Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. S) Act|on keso|ut|on uLhoroc recrulLs a Condor ellLe ln uol AmroLh. 1he army ls Loo large Lo reLreaL lnLo slege wlLhouL ( ) + ( ) + War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 8 sendlng a unlL back Lo relnforcemenLs, so uLhoroc may be conLemplaLlng a f|e|d batt|e flrsL. 1he nazgl scramble: arLh CelebranL's lone nazgl flles Lo Lhe lellowshlp's lasL known poslLlon ln uead Marshes, whlle Lhe Lwo ln norLh 8hun and Lhe one ln CsglllaLh [oln Lhe WlLch-klng's army ln Lamedon. uLhoroc recrulLs a slngle regular ln uol AmroLh. 1bete ote oo CooJot elltes left, oo otbet ltee leoples ootloos ot wot, ooJ oo otbet oocoopoeteJ 5ettlemeots wbete be coo tectolt o secooJ teqolot ot leoJet. 1he WlLch-klng aLLacks uol AmroLh! Aragorn leads hls forces lnLo a fleld baLLle (boLh sldes wlll score hlLs on 3 or beLLer). Lach slde chooses a CombaL Card. - 1he Shadow combaL card ls uread and uespalr, Coodgulf forfelLs four polnLs of nazgl Leadershlp, reduclng Lhe combaL sLrengLh of Aragorn's army from flve Lo one. 1he lree eoples card ls AdvanLageous oslLlon, subLracLlng one from each dle ln Lhe Shadow's combaL roll. (Coodgulf also draws Crue| Weather for Lhe WlLch-klng's ablllLy.) - Coodgulf rolls flve combaL dlce and wlll have up Lo Lhree re-rolls (7 leadershlp mlnus 4 forfelLed for hls combaL card). Pe scores one hlL ln hls combaL roll (a 6) and Lwo more ln Lhe leader re- roll (a 6 and a 3). uLhoroc's one combaL dle mlsses buL Lhe leader re-roll connecLs wlLh a 3, deallng one hlL back. - Coodgulf conLlnues Lhe aLLack, so uLhoroc reLreaLs hls remalnlng 3/2/3 force lnLo Lhe SLronghold and Lhe WlLch-klng's 6/3/7 army lays slege. 1he lellowshlp moves Lo sLep one on Lhe lellowshlp Lrack. Coodgulf rolls 6 and 1 for one success and re- roll for Lhe nazgl falls Lo produce a second success. A 1-reveal Llle ls drawn. uLhoroc dlscards Axe and 8ow from Lhe Lable Lo reduce Lhe PunL damage and revea|s Lhe lellowshlp ln norLh lLhlllen, reseLLlng Lhe lellowshlp Lrack Lo 0. Coodgulf plays Dreadfu| Spe||s agalnsL Lhe garrlson ln uol AmroLh and, Lhough Lhe WlLch-klng and flve nazgl are presenL, a maxlmum of flve dlce may be rolled. 4 3 6 2 6 ylelds Lhree hlLs. uLhoroc ellmlnaLes one ellLe and reduces Lhe oLher Lo a regular, brlnglng Aragorn's army Lo 4/0/3. 1he lellowshlp hldes. Slnce SLrlder ls no longer Lhe gulde, Lhe dle used musL be CharacLer or Wlll of Lhe WesL resulL. 1he slege of uol AmroLh conLlnues, wlLh CreaL PosL played agalnsL Shleld-Wall for combaL cards. 1he WlLch-klng draws 1hreats and rom|ses for hls flrsL- round Sorcerer ablllLy. - Coodgulf rolls 1 3 6 2 6 for Lwo hlLs, none of Lhe Lhree mlssed dlce hlL on Lhe re-roll. uLhoroc rolls 6 3 6 1 6 for Lhree hlLs and mlsses boLh re- rolls (he rolled flve dlce because boLh 8oromlr and Aragorn have Lhe CapLaln of Lhe WesL ablllLy LhaL lncreases combaL sLrengLh by one). - Shleld-wall reduces uLhoroc's casualLles by one, buL Coodgulf ellmlnaLes an ellLe and a regular Lo ensure he has double Lhe defender's number of unlLs Lo acLlvaLe CreaL PosL. Coodgulf reduces an ellLe Lo prolong slege baLLle by anoLher round, leavlng hlm wlLh 6/1/7 faclng Aragorn, 8oromlr, lppln, a leader and Lwo regulars. Powever, wlLh Lwo CapLalns of Lhe WesL ln Lhe mlx, uLhoroc wlll sLlll roll four combaL dlce. - Coodgulf and uLhoroc selecL combaL cards, playlng anoLher CreaL PosL and Perolc ueaLh. - Coodgulf's combaL roll mlsses buL Lhe leader re- roll produces Lwo 6s. uLhoroc scores one hlL ln Lhe combaL roll and Lwo of hls Lhree re-rolls also hlL. - 8oromlr dles herolcally, absorblng Lhe Lwo hlLs dealL by Lhe Shadow's aLLack, whlle Coodgulf loses Lhree regulars. Pls 3/1/7 force sLlll has double Lhe number of army unlLs as Lhe defenders, so uLhoroc loses one of hls Lwo regulars Lo CreaL PosL. llgurlng four regulars Lo one wlll do Lhe [ob, Coodgulf reduces hls lasL ellLe and conLlnues Lhe slege baLLle for a Lhlrd round. - CombaL cards are Words of ower agalnsL anoLher Perolc ueaLh (loslng uLhoroc a very nlce evenL for Lhe lellowshlp, 1here Is Another Way). Coodgulf cancels Aragorn's ablllLles, negaLlng boLh hls leadershlp and more slgnlflcanLly Lhe combaL sLrengLh he adds. War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 9 - Coodgulf rolls one hlL on four combaL dlce, and mlsses all Lhree re-rolls. uLhoroc's slngle dle mlsses boLh Llmes. - lppln dles herolcally, prevenLlng Lhe SLronghold's fall. WlLhouL more ellLes Lo reduce, Lhe WlLch-klng musL cease Lhe aLLack for now. 1he lellowshlp moves Lo sLep 1. Coodgulf needs 3s or beLLer buL boLh PunL dlce mlss. 1be ooly tbloq tbot wlll pteveot tbe lellowsblp ftom 0)1/"#+,- lo MotJot oext toto ls lf CooJqolf ploys 2#3)/ !)"'()#. Coodgulf draws a CharacLer LvenL card, 1he 8|ack Capta|n Commands. uLhoroc decldes noL Lo chance lL, and moves Lhe lellowshlp an exLra sLep Lo ellmlnaLe Lhe LhreaL of Cruel WeaLher. Coodgulf now needs 4s or beLLer buL mlsses agaln. wblle tbe extto move tlskeJ beloq teveoleJ lo Mloos Motqol, ooJ costloq oo oJJltloool octloo oext toto to blJe lo MotJot, oo bolooce tbot wos ptefetoble to beloq sbot oot of MotJot fot yet oootbet toto. Coodgulf renews Lhe aLLack on uol AmroLh wlLh hls 4/0/7 army agalnsL Lhe lone defendlng regular, a leader, and Aragorn. - Coodgulf plays Cruel As ueaLh (from Lhe now useless Cruel WeaLher evenL) and draws Morgu| Wound. Pls combaL roll now hlLs on 3s or beLLer. uLhoroc plays no combaL card. - 1he Shadow's combaL and leader re-rolls all mlss! uLhoroc's Lwo combaL dlce boLh hlL! 1he WlLch-klng's army ls down Lo [usL Lwo regulars. (uLhoroc ls now ouL of acLlons.) uslng a dark Llven rlng, Coodgulf changes Lhe musLer dle Lo an aLLack dle (CharacLer or Army) and makes one more go for uol AmroLh. lf be kllls Atoqoto oow, utbotoc wlll bove ooe less octloo Jle fot tbe ctoclol eoJqome lo MotJot. wlll tbe tlsk be wottb lt? Aootbet locky toll by utbotoc coolJ Jesttoy tbe wltcb-kloq ooJ bls otmy! - Coodgulf plays loul SLench, denylng Lhe defenders a leader re-roll and draws I|ocks of Creba|n. uLhoroc plays no combaL card. - 1he Shadow dlce produce no 6s, buL one of uLhoroc's combaL dlce hlLs. 1he WlLch-klng ls down Lo a slngle regular. Turn 8: No Turning Back 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls slx used AcLlon dlce and draws M|thr|| Coat and St|ng and 8ook of Mazarbu|. Coodgulf recovers hls nlne AcLlon dlce and draws 1he 8reak|ng of the Ie||owsh|p and Shadows on the M|sty Mounta|ns. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: Legolas guldes lrodo and Sam lnLo Lhe 8lack Land. 1he lellowshlp flgure moves Lo Lhe beglnnlng of Lhe Mordor Lrack. 1he one prevlously drawn Lye Llle and Lhe speclal PunL Llles for L|ven C|oaks and G|ve It 1o Uss! are now added Lo Lhe PunL ool. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf allocaLes one Lye, requlred because Lhe lellowshlp moved lasL Lurn. Pe cannoL alloL addlLlonal ones because Lhere ls only one Companlon ln Lhe lellowshlp. 4) Act|on ko||:
no addlLlonal Lyes are added Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. S) Act|on keso|ut|on Aragorn selzes Lhe chance Lo ellmlnaLe Lhe WlLch- klng and sorLles from uol AmroLh, Lwo combaL dlce agalnsL one. 5occess wlll slow tbe 5boJow mllltotlly. - lor a sort|e, boLh sldes need Lo roll 3s or beLLer. uLhoroc chooses AdvanLageous oslLlon, ralslng Lhe number Coodgulf needs on hls combaL roll Lo 6. Coodgulf plays 1hey Are 1errlble, lowerlng Lhe number hls leader re-roll needs Lo 4. Coodgulf also draws 1he k|ng Is M|ne! for Lhe WlLch-klng's Sorcerer ablllLy. - uLhoroc rolls 1 6 and hlLs! Coodgulf rolls a 3 (mlss) and Lhen a 2 (also a mlss). 1he Sauron regular, flve nazgl, and Lhe WlLch-klng are ellmlnaLed. wblle tbe otbets tetoto to telofotcemeots, tbe Mloloo ls lost fot tbe test of tbe qome. - Aragorn and hls small army move from Lhe uol AmroLh SLronghold box back onLo Lhe map board aL uol AmroLh. now LhaL Lhe lellowshlp ls on Lhe Mordor Lrack, Coodgulf can musLer a Lhlrd Mlnlon, Lhe MouLh of Sauron. Pe can place hlm ln any unconquered Sauron SLronghold and chooses uol Culdur. ( ) + War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 10 uLhoroc plays Smago| ne|ps N|ce Master and, because Lhe lellowshlp ls now ln Mordor, he adds Lhe blue -1 PunL Llle dlrecLly Lo Lhe PunL ool. Coodgulf plays 1he k|ng Is M|ne! and, because Lhe lellowshlp ls now ln Mordor, he adds Lhe red Lye PunL Llle dlrecLly Lo Lhe PunL ool. uLhoroc plays M|thr|| Coat and St|ng Lo Lhe Lable. useJ ot tbe tlqbt tlme, tbls cotJ coo moke o ctoclol Jlffeteoce lo tbe lellowsblps ptoqtess lo MotJot by poteotlolly bypossloq o Jomoqloq ye tlle ot tbe stop effect of o teJ noot tlle. Coodgulf draws a CharacLer LvenL card, ln Lhe hope lL may be anoLher speclal PunL Llle or a card LhaL corrupLs Lhe lellowshlp. lL ls Cn, Cn 1hey Went, Lhe red 3 Llle. 1he lellowshlp Lakes lLs flrsL sLep ln Mordor. Coodgulf draws a 2-reveal. utowloq noot tlles ls oow ootomotlc, tbete ls oo noot toll lo MotJot. - uLhoroc opLs Lo Lake Lhe CorrupLlon, movlng Lhe counLer from 3 Lo 3 and fllpplng Lhe lellowshlp progress counLer Lo revealed. Altbooqb soctlflcloq leqolos coolJ bove sblelJeJ tbe kloqbeotets ftom ooy cottoptloo, !%#, !+'( 4%##%5 ",0 6%+/ woolJ ollow CooJqolf to JlscotJ eltbet 7+'(#+/ 2%"' ",0 4'+,- ot o cbotoctet veot cotJ ftom utbotocs booJ. ne cotteotly bolJs tbe volooble beolloq cotJ 8+/9%:; 4%,-. Coodgulf plays Cn, Cn 1hey Went and adds Lhe red 3 PunL Llle dlrecLly Lo Lhe PunL ool. CooJqolf boJ two cotJs lo bls booJ to ploy oo o teveoleJ lellowsblp, bot cbose oot to ploy eltbet. 1be 8teokloq of tbe lellowsblp tlskeJ Jtowloq o oseless ye ot o zeto tlle, bot Motqol woooJ woolJ bove beeo oo ootomotlc polot of cottoptloo. uLhoroc hldes Lhe lellowshlp. Shadows on the M|sty Mounta|ns recrulLs Lwo ellLes and a nazgl ln Morla. (uLhoroc passes.) Coodgulf musLers a Sauron ellLe ln Morla. (uLhoroc passes agaln.) 1he army ln LasL 8hun aLLacks lron Pllls. (8ecoose tbe 8/1/0 5& otmy bos oo leoJets, ottockloq wltb lt tepoltes oo Atmy octloo Jle tesolt.) 1he aLLack moves Lhe uwarves one sLep on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack. - 8oLh players decllne Lo use combaL cards. 1he Shadow's flve combaL dlce score Lwo hlLs, more Lhan enough Lo ellmlnaLe Lhe lone uwarf regular, who ln Lurn scores a hlL. - 1he S&L army, now 7/1/0, advances lnLo Lhe empLy uwarven 1own, Lrlggerlng anoLher advance for Lhe uwarves on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack, Lo one sLep away from AL War. uLhoroc plays 8||bo's Song, heallng one CorrupLlon. lt woolJ bove beeo lJeol to ploy tbls fot two polots of beolloq ooce Collom wos tbe qolJe, bot losloq leqolos tlskeJ losloq tbe cotJ. 1wo army moves: Lhe 2/2/0 army ln norLh 8hun Lo vale of Lhe Carnen and Lhe 1/3/1 army ln Morla Lo ulmrlll uale. Turn 9: The Shadow Regroups 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls slx used AcLlon dlce and draws Lnts Awake: Lntmoot and A ower 1oo Great. Coodgulf recovers hls nlne AcLlon dlce (one less for loslng Lhe WlLch-klng buL one more for Lhe MouLh of Sauron) and draws Lure of the k|ng and 1he Shadow Is Mov|ng. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: Legolas sLlll guldes. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf allocaLes one Lye. 4) Act|on ko||:
1wo Lyes are added Lo Lhe PunL 8ox, LoLallng Lhree. S) Act|on keso|ut|on 1he lellowshlp moves Lo Lhe second sLep ln Mordor, and Lhe Llle draw ls a 3. uLhoroc opLs Lo sacrlflce Lhe Culde for 2 polnLs, and Collum lmmedlaLely becomes Lhe gulde, reveallng Lhe lellowshlp Lo negaLe Lhe lasL polnL of CorrupLlon. - Coodgulf uses Worn W|th Sorrow and 1o|| Lo dlscard M|thr|| Coat and St|ng from Lhe Lable. Altbooqb be coolJ oot koow wbot cbotoctet cotJ utbotoc boJ jost Jtowo, ellmlootloq tbe ooe oo tbe toble wos o sofe bet. Coodgulf plays 1he 8reak|ng of the Ie||owsh|p Lo push Lhe CorrupLlon counLer one more polnL Lo 3. wbeo Collom ls tbe ColJe, oo tlle ls Jtowo, so tbete wos oo tlsk of Jepletloq tbe noot lool by ooe ye tlle fot oo effect. ( ) + War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 11 uLhoroc hldes Lhe lellowshlp. 1he Shadow Is Mov|ng glves Coodgulf four army moves: - 0/2/0 spllL from vale of Lhe Carnen Lo [oln Lhe 7/1/0 ln lron Pllls. - 3/1/0 from arLh CelebranL [olns Lhe 1/3/1 ln ulmrlll uale. - 3/0/0 from umbar Lo WesL Parondor. - 2/0/0 from SouLh uunland Lo Cap of 8ohan. uLhoroc draws from Lhe CharacLer LvenL deck, and geLs h|a| of Ga|adr|e|. Coodgulf aLLacks Lrebor from lron Pllls. 1he garrlson reLreaLs lnLo slege. 1he aLLack pushes Lhe uwarves one more sLep on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack Lo AL War. uLhoroc advances Lhe Llves one sLep on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack, placlng Lhem Lwo sLeps from AL War. Coodgulf uses Lhe volce of Saruman Lo upgrade Lwo regulars ln CrLhanc Lo ellLes. uLhoroc advances 8ohan on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack Lo one sLep away from AL War. Coodgulf draws an evenL card from hls sLraLegy deck and geLs |ts of Mordor. uLhoroc plays h|a| of Ga|adr|e| and adds Lhe -2 blue PunL Llle Lo Lhe PunL ool. Coodgulf uses Lhe MouLh of Sauron's speclal ablllLy Lo use a MusLer resulL as an Army resulL Lo lnlLlaLe a slege baLLle aL Lrebor. - Coodgulf selecLs uesperaLe 8aLLle as hls combaL card, addlng one Lo all dle resulLs on boLh sldes of Lhe baLLle for Lhls round. uLhoroc foregoes a combaL card. - 1hree ouL of flve of Coodgulf's combaL dlce hlL. uLhoroc's four combaL dlce produce Lhree hlLs, and Lhe leader re-roll dellvers a fourLh. - uLhoroc reduces hls Lhree uwarven ellLes Lo regulars. Coodgulf ellmlnaLes four S&L regulars and chooses noL Lo reduce an ellLe Lo exLend Lhe baLLle. 6) V|ctory Check: 1he Shadow holds only 3 vs buL ls besleglng Lrebor and LhreaLenlng Lorlen and 8ohan. 1he 8lngbearers, aL 3 CorrupLlon, need Lo move Lhree more Llmes wlLhouL whlle Laklng less Lhan 7 polnLs of CorrupLlon.
Turn 10: Frodo Weakens 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls slx used AcLlon dlce and draws L|ven kope and 1he Last 8att|e. Coodgulf recovers hls nlne AcLlon dlce and draws Crc atro| and C|og- ha|. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: Collum ls Lhe Culde. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf allocaLes one Lye. 4) Act|on ko||:
no Lyes are added Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. S) Act|on keso|ut|on uLhoroc decldes Lo forge ahead wlLh Lhe lellowshlp. Coodgulf draws a 2. Collum reveals Lhe lellowshlp Lo reduce damage by one. CorrupLlon rlses one polnL Lo 6. 1wo more successful moves wlll desLroy Lhe 8lng. Coodgulf plays Lure of the k|ng, scorlng a polnL uLhoroc could have avolded by remalnlng hldden. CorrupLlon ls aL 7. uLhoroc hldes Lhe lellowshlp. Coodgulf draws from Lhe CharacLer evenL deck and geLs 1he k|ngwra|ths Are Abroad. (uLhoroc passes.) 1wo more nazgl musLer, ln uol Culdur and Morla. (uLhoroc passes agaln.) Coodgulf plays 1he k|ngwra|ths Are Abroad, movlng all four nazgl. All fly Lo Lrebor and, per Lhe card's second sLep, he can lnlLlaLe a slege baLLle. - Coodgulf plays no combaL card, buL uLhoroc plays uayllghL, llmlLlng Lhe Shadow Lo Lhree combaL dlce. - 1he uwarves Lake no hlLs, buL deal one Lo Lhe aLLackers. AfLer loslng a regular and reduclng an ellLe, Coodgulf exLends Lhe slege baLLle. nelLher player uses a combaL card, llkely savlng Lhe cards Lhey have Lo affecL Lhe faLe of Lhe 8lng. - 1he Shadow scores one hlL, Lhe uwarves anoLher Lhree hlLs, leavlng Lhe Shadow wlLh a 4/0/4 force faclng Lhe uwarves 3/0/2. 1here are no more Shadow ellLes Lo exLend Lhe slege. ( ) + War of the Ring (2e) ~ Annotated Example of Play 12 uLhoroc plays L|ven kope and adds Lhe oLher blue 0 PunL Llle Lo Lhe PunL ool. Coodgulf plays Crc atro|, wlLh a beLLer Lhan even chance of elLher corrupLlng Lhe 8lngbearers or dlscardlng a blue PunL Llle. lnsLead, he draws Lhe red Lye Llle, and because Lhe Llle bears an Lye, Lhere ls no effecL. uLhoroc advances 8ohan Lo war on Lhe pollLlcal Lrack. Coodgulf plays C|og-ha| Lo relnforce Lhe S&L army aL Lrebor wlLh a Sauron ellLe. uLhoroc brlngs Lhe 1/2/1 force ln Ldoras Lo WesLemneL and merges lL wlLh a regular and a leader from Lhe lords of lsen. Coodgulf moves Lwo regulars from Cap of 8ohan Lo CrLhanc and Lwo regulars from vale of Lhe Carnen Lo lron Pllls. uLhoroc uses hls lasL Llven rlng Lo move Lhe lellowshlp Lo one sLep from Lhe Cracks of uoom. Coodgulf draws a 3 Llle. - uLhoroc uses Collum's ablllLy Lo reduce damage Lo Lwo by reveallng Lhe lellowshlp. CorrupLlon rlses from 7 Lo 9. Coodgulf lnfllcLs a Morgu| Wound on Lhe revealed lellowshlp, movlng CorrupLlon Lo 10! 6) V|ctory Check: Shadow at 3 Vs. wltb llttle ptoqtess oo tbe mllltoty ftoot, ooJ tbe lellowsblp ooe step ftom tbe ctocks of uoom, lt ls oollkely CooJqolf wlll bove tlme to coopoet 7 mote polots befote tbe qome ls JeclJeJ by tbe Ooest of tbe kloq. wltb cottoptloo ot 10, lt wlll be o close tesolt. lt ls ctltlcol tbot CooJqolf Jtow o cbotoctet veot tbot coo cottopt tbe kloqbeotets, bot wlll be bove tbe tempo to ploy lt? Turn 11: The Hinge of Fate 1) kecover Act|on D|ce and Draw Lvent Cards: uLhoroc recovers hls slx used AcLlon dlce and draws Deadmen of Dunharrow and W|sdom of L|rond. Coodgulf recovers nlne AcLlon dlce and draws 1he a|ant|r of Crthanc and na|f-orcs and Gob||n-men. 2) Ie||owsh|p hase: Collum ls Lhe Culde. 3) nunt A||ocat|on: Coodgulf allocaLes one Lye. 4) Act|on ko||:
Cne badly needed Lye ls added Lo Lhe PunL 8ox. S) Act|on keso|ut|on uLhoroc hldes Lhe lellowshlp. Coodgulf uses Lhe lasL Llven rlng Lo change an acLlon dle Lo an LvenL dle resulL and draw a CharacLer evenL card: Cand|es of Corpses. uLhoroc calculaLes LhaL, havlng hldden Lhe lellowshlp, he has already saLlsfled Lhe requlremenL of movlng or hldlng once per Lurn ln Mordor Lo avold a penalLy of one CorrupLlon polnL. Pe recrulLs an ellLe ln WesLemneL, playlng for Llme. Coodgulf plays Cand|es of Corpses, and needs Lo roll 6s raLher Lhan 4s because Collum ls Lhe Culde. - Pe rolls 6 2 3, pushlng CorrupLlon up Lo 11! Ooe mote 6 ooJ CooJqolf coolJ bove woo tbe qome. utbotoc bos too oot of optloos, oot of beolloq cotJs, ooJ sees oo polot lo Jtowloq tbloqs oot. 1be noot pool ls mlxeJ. 7 of tbe 1J tlles wlll Jellvet o 5boJow cottoptloo vlctoty, 6 wlll leove ltoJo oobotmeJ ooJ oomoke 5ootoos kloq. uLhoroc moves Lhe lellowshlp and draws Lhe Llven 8ope Llle for 0 polnLs. 1he 8lng ls unmade and Sauron desLroyed.
< &)5 +=>%#'",' ,%'); %, ?+1'%#@ 2%,0+'+%,;A - kloq vlctotles fot eltbet slJe eoJ tbe qome lmmeJlotely, wblle mllltoty vlctotles ote JetetmloeJ ot tbe eoJ of tbe toto Jotloq tbe vlctoty cbeck pbose. - 5boJow vlctoty cooJltloos sopetseJe ltee leoples vlctoty cooJltloos, so eveo ooe mote polot of cottoptloo oo tbe flool move woolJ bove booJeJ tbe qome to CooJqolf. - 1be lellowsblp coo stlll wlo lf teveoleJ oo tbe flool step of tbe MotJot ttock, ptovlJeJ cottoptloo ls ot 11 ot below. noJ tbe tlle Jtow qooe Jlffeteotly bete, Collom coolJ bove teveoleJ to oeqote tbe Jomoqe ftom o stooJotJ 1 tlle, bot tbe stooJotJ 2 tlle woolJ bove Jooe lt fot tbe 5boJow. - kofomlt ( ) +