LotR 82 - Into the Pit (12)

Dwarf deck.

Initial hand:

1. The Galadhrim’s Greetings
2. Ancestral Knowledge
3. Narvi’s Belt
4. West Road Traveler
5. Feint
6. Erebor Record Keeper

Initial encounter: Fouled Well, random discard The Galadhrim’s Greetings.

Round 1

1. Resource: 3, draw Protector of Lorien.
2. Planning: none.
3. Quest: Thalin, draw Lightless Passage, Threat 34.
4. Travel: none.
5. Encounter: none.
6. Combat: none.
7. Refresh: Threat 35.

Round 2

1. Resource: 6, draw Durin’s Song.
2. Planning: Narvi’s Belt on Dain.
3. Quest: Thalin, draw Zigil Mineshaft, raise Threat to 39 to clear it right now. Threat 44.
4. Travel: none.
5. Encounter: none.
6. Combat: none.
7. Refresh: Threat 46.

Round 3

1. Resource: 9, draw Veteran Axehand
2. Planning: none.
3. Quest: Dwalin and Thalin, draw Dark and Dreadful, one damage each to Dwalin and Thalin, play Durin’s Song for net gain in Threat to 47.
4. Travel: none.
5. Encounter: none.
6. Combat: none.
7. Refresh: Threat 48.

I’m going to be location locked, can’t see any way out of it unless I get a lucky Gandalf or The Galadhrim’s Greetings draw next round.

Round 4

1. Resource: 9, draw Gandalf.
2. Planning: Gandalf for Threat 43, Veteran Axehand
3. Quest: Dwalin, Thalin and Gandalf, draw Goblin Swordsman for net progress.
4. Travel: none.
5. Encounter: Goblin Swordsman.
6. Combat: Dain defends, risky, but I need to save the Veteran Axehand if at all possible. Draw Dreadful Gap shadow, no effect and no damage. Veteran Axehand kills Goblin Swordsman.
7. Refresh: Threat 44.

Round 5

1. Resource: 5, draw Longbeard Orc Slayer.
2. Planning: Erebor Record Keeper.
3. Quest: Thalin, Dwalin, Veteran Axehand and Erebor Record Keeper, draw Goblin Swordsman, net 0 quest.
4. Travel: none.
5. Encounter: Goblin Swordsman.
6. Combat: Dain defends, shadow Burning Low for +2, Dain takes two hits of damage.
7. Refresh: Threat 45.

Round 6

1. Resource: 7, draw The Galadhrim’s Greetings.
2. Planning: The Galadhrim’s Greetings for Threat 39.
3. Quest: Dwalin, Thalin and Erebor Record Keeper, draw Crumbling Ruin, exhaust Veteran Axehand and discard Dwarrowdelf Axe. Threat 40.
4. Travel: none.
5. Encounter: none.
6. Combat: Feint on Goblin Swordsman, Dain swings and kills.
7. Refresh: Threat 41.

Round 7

1. Resource: 7, draw Blade of Gondolin.
2. Planning: Blade of Gondolin on Dwalin.
3. Quest: Thalin, Erebor Record Keeper, Veteran Axehand, draw Goblin Swordsman. Threat 43.
4. Travel: none.
5. Encounter: Goblin Swordsman.
6. Combat: Dain defends, draw shadow Signs of Conflict for Threat 45. Dwalin kills for Threat 44 and 1 Progress.
7. Refresh: Threat 46.

Round 8

1. Resource: 8, draw Zigil Miner.
2. Planning: play Zigil Miner.
3. Quest: Thalin, Veteran Axehand, Erebor Record Keeper, Zigil Miner, draw Branching Paths, Threat 48.
4. Travel: none.
5. Encounter: none.
6. Combat: none.
7. Refresh: Threat 49.

Round 9

1. Resource: 10, draw Feint.
2. Planning: Protector of Lorien.
3. Quest: Thalin, Veteran Axehand, Erebor Record Keeper, Zigil Miner, draw Stairs of Nain for Threat 53. Game over.
4. Travel:
5. Encounter:
6. Combat:
7. Refresh: Threat

Finished with 1 Progress on East-Gate. Sad.

This deck just doesn’t work. For this scenario, the questing has to be very strong right at the start, and I’m just not getting that with this deck. I think this deck might work well if I could more allies out earlier, but most dwarf allies are rather expensive.