Battle of Carn Dum with a Revised Card Pool Minimum Purchase Deck – April 26, 2023

Campaign Pool

• Stalwart on Denethor
• 1 damage on Arnor Ravaged
• Amarthuil’s Courage
• Thaudir’s Spite
• Determination
• Starting threat lowered by 2 for completing Fend Off Despair in Wastes of Eriador
• Amarthuil is Determined
• Fend Off Despair
• Starting threat lowered by 2 for completing Fend Off Despair in Escape from Mount Gram.
• Mail of Earnur
• Gandalf is Determined.
• Losing Time x2
• Orders from Angmar

Starting Hand after mulligan

• Unexpected Courage
• Guardian of Arnor
• Sneak Attack
• The Galadhrim’s Greeting
• Northern Tracker
• Daughter of the Nimrodel

Setup

• Thaurdir (Captain), Carn Dum Garrison, and Arnor Ravaged with 1 damage in the staging area.
• Thaurdir’s Spite attached to Thaurdir.
• Accursed Battlefield is the active location.
• Elrond’s Champion adding to my opening hand and the campaign pool.
• Fend Off Despair and Losing Time x2 shuffled into the encounter deck.
• 1 resource on each hero for Easy mode.
• Threat – 23

Turn 1

1.3 Draw

• Hasty Stroke

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• none I’m hoping to get Northern Tracker out quickly and can hold off on Unexpected Courage. Everything else requires 3 resources.

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Eowyn
• Amarthiul
• Total Quest Power = 4

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Angmar Orc
• Orc Ambush
• Find Orc Grunts and put them into play engaged with me. Pretty sure this the same sequence that I lost to attempt before last.
• Total Staging Area Threat = 9

I’m going to concede. I don’t like my starting hand or this first turn staging.

Starting Hand after mulligan

• Unexpected Courage
• Guardian of Arnor
• Heir of Valandil
• The Galadhrim’s Greeting
• Sarn Ford Sentry
• Daughter of the Nimrodel

Setup

• Thaurdir (Captain), Carn Dum Garrison, and Arnor Ravaged with 1 damage in the staging area.
• Thaurdir’s Spite attached to Thaurdir.
• Accursed Battlefield is the active location.
• Elrond’s Champion adding to my opening hand and the campaign pool.
• Fend Off Despair and Losing Time x2 shuffled into the encounter deck.
• 1 resource on each hero for Easy mode.
• Threat – 23

Turn 1

1.3 Draw

• Gandalf

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Unexpected Courage on Denethor

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Eowyn
• Amarthiul
• Total Quest Power = 4

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Terror of the North mines Gather Information, Forest Snare, and Guardian of Arnor resulting in 6 staging area threat. Losing that Forest Snare sucks.
• Thaurdir’s Spite attached to Eowyn
• Shadow card dealt to Thaurdir and Carn Dûm Garrison.
• Total Staging Area Threat = 11

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• Threat – 30

3.4 Action(s)

• none

4.2 Travel

• none

4.2 Action(s)

• none

5.2 Optional Engagement

• Carn Dûm Garrison

5.2 Action(s)

• none

5.3 Engagement

• none

5.3 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Carn Dûm Garrison

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Denethor
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadows – +1 attack (Angmar Orc) and +1 attack (Accursed Battlefield)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 2 + 1 Arnor Ravaged
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Denethor destroyed.

That is another quick loss. Next player card is Steward of Gondor too! I think I’m going to call it there tonight and hope my luck is better another day.