by Marael
Deck constructed with 1x everything up to RedHorn Gate.Heroes: Frodo, Bifur, Eowyn
Game 1 Result: 103
Final Threat Level: 16
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 5 (Caradhras, Fanuidhol)
Number of Rounds Completed: 9
On hand, Riddermark Finnest, Galad Greets, North Tracker, Gleowine, Escort, Gandalf; keep it and reveal Rocking Crags. Draw Riode to Ruin to complete hand. Put Gleowine on table, going with everyone to quest. Arwen gives a resource to Frodo, and reveal Knees of Mountain, putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Rocky Crags, 2 damage on Eowyn.
Round 1: Draw Ride to Ruin. Put North Tracker on table and everyone goes to quest, Arwen gets another resource to Frodo and Tracker puts a progress on Caradhras and Knees. Reveal Warg Lair and add a Mountain Warg, soving Rocky Crags and putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Knees of Mountain.
Round 2: Draw another Tracker. Goes to quest with everyone, Arwen gets another Resource to Frodo, Tracker puts a progress on Caradhras and Warg Lair and reveal Freezing Cold, who goes on Bifur. Solve Knees and puts 2 more on quest. Travel to Warg Lair.
Round 3: Draw Lórien Guide and play it. Exhaust Gleo to draw Strenght of Will. Play Galad Greets. Goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker and Warg Lair for Guide. Reveal Rocky Crags, solving Warg Lair and drawing Test of Will; Travel to Crags and deal 2 damage on Tracker.
Turn 4: Draw Escort, play Gandalf using 4 resources from Bifur, reduce threat and goes to quest with everyone but Bifur; Arwen gets resource to Eowyn, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker and Rocky from Guide. Reveal Black Uruks for no effect, resolving Crags and finishing the quest.
Turn 5: Draw Stand and Fight, play both Escorts, go to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker, reveal Fallen Stones that is cancelled by Test of Will and solve the quest. Caradhras becomes active.
Turn 6: Draw Zigil Miner. Use Ride to Ruin discarding Gleo to put 3 counter on Caradhras. Put Finnest in table and discard it to solve Caradhras, getting 3 points. go to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and reveal Bitter Winds draining my pool and putting 6 progress tokens on quest.
Turn 7: Draw Lorien Guide, brings Gleo back with Stand and Fight, exhaust to draw Gandalf, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Lorien Guide, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and reveal Fanuidhol putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Fanuidhol, using Strength of Will with Lorien Guide to put 2 counters on it.
Turn 8: Draw Galad Greets, draw Hasty Stroke with Gleo, use Ride to Ruin with Gleo to put 3 more counters on Fanuidhol, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and Guide puts 1 more counter on Fanuidhol. Reveal Mountain Troll, spend resource from Frodo and Eowyn to use their will, solve Fanuidhol and put more 3 progress on quest.
Turn 9: Draw Ride to Ruin, put Gandalf in play to reduce threat, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and reveal Snow Warg, finally solving this quest.
My intent is solve Caradhras as soon as possible and worked on the first time. Problably need more Rohan allies to work, but for this try is ok, so I will give another shot; I managed to put my threat low, but I am not sure if will work again.