LOTR Part 2: A Knife in the Dark

LOTR Part 2: A Knife in the Dark (easy mode)
Heroes:			Campaign Pool:
Aragorn (Le) Pippin (Lo) Sam (Le) Frodo (Fe)			Gildor Inglorion (boon) Gandalf’s Delay (burden)
Deck
Allies (26):		Attachments (13):			Events (11):
x3 Bill the Pony (Le) x3 Dunedain Watcher (Le) x2 Faramir (Le) x3 Guard of the Citadel (Le) x2 Orophin (Le) x2 Silverlode Archer (Le) x2 Snowborn Scout (Le) x1 Daughter of Nimrodel (Lo) x1 Henamarth Riversong (Lo) x1 Miner of the Iron Hills (Lo) x3 Wandering Ent (Lo) x3 Gandalf		x1 Celebrian's Stone (Le) x2 Heir of Mardil (Le) x2 Steward of Gondor (Le) x3 Fast Hitch (Lo) x1 Forest Snare (Lo) x2 Protector of Lorien (Lo) x2 Self Preservation (Lo)			x1 Common Cause (Le) x2 Ever Vigilant (Le) x2 Sneak Attack (Le) x1 Lore of Imladris (Lo) x2 Secret Paths (Lo) x3 Frodo's Intuition (Fe)
Turn 0
Allies	--			*ED: + Boon: Gildor Inglorion *SA: + Burden: Gandalf’s Delay *SA: + Bill Ferny *SA: + Prancing Pony
Attachments	+ The One Ring (Frodo)
Threat	5 / 26
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	--
Turn 1
Allies	+ Bill the Pony + Guard of the Citadel			*EE: Shady Bree-Lander + Dunedain Watcher *Party engages Shady Bree-Lander *Shady Bree-Lander defeated
Attachments	+ Steward of Gondor (Aragorn)
Threat	5 / 26
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	>> The Prancing Pony
Turn 2
Allies	--			*EL: Weather Hills
Attachments	--
Threat	3 / 28
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	The Prancing Pony
Turn 3
Allies	+ Snowbourn Scout			*EL: Pathless Country
Attachments	--
Threat	6 / 30
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	Prancing Pony
Turn 4
Allies	+ Guard of the Citadel			*ET: Power in their Terror - Bill the Pony - Guard of the Citadel - Snowbourn Scout - Dunedain Watch - Guard of the Citadel *Shady Bree-Lander engages party *Shady Bree-Lander out of play while in the Weather Hills
Attachments	--
Threat	8 / 32
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	Prancing Pony >> Weather Hills
Turn 5
Allies	+ Wandering Ent + Bill the Pony			*EL: Weather Hills *Shady Bree-Lander re-enters the SA the party *Shady Bree-Lander out of play while in the Weather Hills
Attachments	--
Threat	5 / 36
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	Weather Hills >> Weather Hills
Turn 6
Allies	+ Wandering Ent			*ET: Lure of the Ring *EE: Squint-Eyed Southerner *EE: Shady Bree-Lander # Lore of Imladris
Attachments	--
Threat	5 / 40
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	Weather Hills
Turn 7
Allies	+ Gandalf			*Gandalf’s +4 damage defeats Bill Ferny *EO-A: + Gildor Inglorion! *Shady Bree-Lander re-enters the SA *Shady Bree-Lander engages party *Shady Bree-Lander returns to SA due to SE *Party defeats Shady Bree-Lander *Party defeats Squint-Eyed Southerners # Ever Vigilant - Gandalf discarded
Attachments	--
Threat	2 / 43
Engaged Enemies	Bill Ferny, Shady Bree-Lander, Squint-Eyed Southerner
Location Log	Weather Hills >> Pathless Country
Turn 8
Allies	--			*EL: Pathless Country *Shady Bree-Lander defeated by party
Attachments	--
Threat	2 / 44
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	Pathless Country >> Pathless Country
Turn 9
Allies	--			*EL: Weather Hills ===QC 1 Completed=== *EL: Midgewater added to SA
Attachments	+ Protector of Lorien (Aragorn)
Threat	0 / 45
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	Pathless Country >> Midgewater
Turn 10
Allies	--			*EL: Chetwood
Attachments	+ Fast Hitch (Sam)
Threat	3 / 46
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	Midgewater >> Weather Hills
Turn 11
Allies	--			*ET: Piercing Cry ===QC 2 Completed=== *EE: The Witch-King added to SA *EL: Weathertop added to SA *The Witch-King engages the party - Wandering Ent defeated
Attachments	+ Protector of Lorien (Pippin)
Threat	2 / 47
Engaged Enemies	--
Location Log	Weather Hills >> Weathertop
Turn 12
Allies	+ Gandalf			*EL: Weather Hills - Gandalf is discarded
Attachments	+ Self Preservation (Aragorn)
Threat	2 / 43
Engaged Enemies	The Witch-King
Location Log	Weathertop
Turn 13
Allies	--			*TT: Unwanted Attention *A Ringwraith is added to ED # Ever Vigilant - Wandering Ent defeated *The Witch-King is defeated
Attachments	--
Threat	5 / 44
Engaged Enemies	The Witch-King
Location Log	Weathertop
===VICTORY===
Score: 174
Campaign: Frodo gains Noble Hero boon

Whew! I wasn't sure I was going to recover from the Power in Their Terror treachery card in turn 4. My beefed up ally deck seemed to work well, I was able to get replacements going in no time.  

My ending threat was 44, but only because of a Gandalf card that reduced the party's threat by 5. Otherwise, I would have been one threat away from losing!

Notable cards: Fast Hitch did not play a prominent role this time, but the Wandering Ents were extremely helpful against the Witch-King since they have a willpower of 2 (only characters with a willpower above 1 can defend against him). I did have to chump block with both of my Wandering Ents, but it was a necessary to keep my Heroes alive, which is extra important in campaign mode due to perma-death.