by rwinder
Having made a friend in the Watcher in the Water and then stoning him to death, Radagast and his comrades return to Moria, where he promptly abandons them to wander in the long dark.This is the continued adventures of my Spirit/Tactics themed deck through all the quests I have of Lord of the Rings. The deck remains unchanged since the last adventure, and it seems to do OK against the Long Dark quest, which has a surprisingly high difficulty rating given my experience. So, as always check my work and let me know if I missed a crucial rule.
Radagast and Friends Deck
Heroes:
Eowyn (S)
Thalin (T)
Legolas (T)
Neutral Cards:
Radagast x 3
Spirit Cards:
The Favor of the Lady x 2
Hasty Stroke x 2
A Test of Will x 2
The Galadhrim’s Greeting x 2
Escort from Edoras x 3
The Riddermark’s Finest x 3
Unexpected Courage x 3
Bofur x 3
Tactics Cards:
Landroval x 2
Blade of Gondolin x 2
Feint x 2
Descendant of Thorondor x 3
Support of the Eagles x 3
Winged Guardian x 3
The Eagles of the Misty Mountains x 3
Vassal of the Windlord x 3
The Eagles are Coming x 3
Hail of Stones x 3
50 cards
And now the game...
The Long Dark
Initial Hand: Unexpected Courage, Galadhrim's Greeting, Descendant of Thorondor, The Eagles are Coming, Bofur, Winged Guardian
Initial Staging Area: Zigil Mineshaft
Initial Threat: 27
Turn 1
Resource
Draw Galadhrim's Greeting
E1,T1,L1
Planning
Play The Eagles are Coming! Gain:Vassal of the Windlord, Winged Guardian
Play Vassal of the Windlord (VotW) (T0)
Quest
Quest with Thalin, Eowyn (5W)
Add Cave Spider to staging area (9T), Draw Vassal of the Windlord, Discard Galadhrim Greeting x 2, Descendant of Thorondor, Unexpected Courage
Exhaust Cave Torch to add 3 progress to Zigil Mineshaft (no enemy), add 2 threat to finish Zigil Mineshaft (Threat = 29) (3T)
Add 2 progress (2P)
Travel
NA
Encounter
Engage Cave Spider (discard Winged Guardian)
Combat
Cave Spider attacks, undefended, 2 wounds on Thalin
VotW and Legolas attack Cave Spider for 6, kill it, add 2 progress (4P), discard VotW
Refresh
Threat = 30
Turn 2
Resource
Draw Winged Guardian
E2, L2, T1
Planning
Play VotW (L1)
Play Winged Guardian (L0, T0)
Quest
Quest with Thalin, Eowyn (5W)
Add Goblin Follower to staging area, auto engages (0T)
Add 5 progress (9P)
Travel
NA
Encounter
NA
Combat
Goblin follower attacks, Winged guardian defends, is discarded
Legolas, VotW attack Goblin Follower, kill it, add 2 progress (11P), discard VotW
Refresh
Threat = 31
Turn 3
Resource
Draw Hasty Stroke
E3,L1,T1
Planning
Play Winged Guardian (T0, L0)
Quest
Quest with Thalin, Eowyn (5W)
Add Fatigue to staging area (exhaust Winged Guardian) (0T)
Add 5 progress (13+P), proceed to 2b
Locate Test: Discard Hasty Stroke ... PASS!
Travel
NA
Encounter
NA
Combat
NA
Refresh
Threat = 32
Turn 4
Resource
Draw Blade of Gondolin
E4,L1,T1
Planning
Play Blade of Gondolin on Legolas (T0)
Quest
Quest with Thalin, Eowyn (5W)
Add Dwarven Forge to staging area (2T)
Add Bofur to quest (E3) (7W)
Add 5 progress to quest (5P)
Retrieve Bofur
Travel
Travel to Dwarven Forge
Exhaust Cave Torch to add 3 to Dwarven Forge, no enemy
Encounter
NA
Combat
NA
Refresh
Threat = 33
Turn 5
Resource
Draw Test of Will
Planning
NA
Quest
Quest with Eowyn, Thalin (5W)
Add Branching Paths to staging area (2T)
Add Bofur to quest (E3) (7W)
Add 5 progress to finish Dwarven Forge and (9P)
Retrieve Bofur
Exhaust Cave Torch to add 3 progress to Branching Paths, add Rock Adder from Cave Torch, see Vast and Intricate, Goblin Warlord, and Burning Low from Branching Paths...add Burning Low to staging area
Travel
NA
Encounter
Rock Adder engages
Combat
Rock Adder attacks, undefended, Thalin killed
Legolas attacks and kills Rock Adder, add 3 progress (12P)
Refresh
Threat = 34
Turn 6
Resource
Draw Support of the Eagles
L3,E4
Planning
Play Support of the Eagles on Legolas (L0)
Quest
Quest with Eowyn (4W)
Add Rock Adder to staging area (1T)
Add Bofur to quest (6W) (E3)
Add 5 progress to quest (17P)...We win...
VICTORY!!!
Score = 34 + 60 (6 rounds) + 9 (dead Thalin)
103
NOTES: Of course, Radagast fails to show up in the game I decide to log, but the Istari are mysterious and fickle creatures. It seems a shame to shortchange Thalin by killing him to allow Legolas to kill the Rock Adder and boost us toward the exit, but a dead dwarf is still better than an extra round. I've beaten this a few times quickly, sooo... either I'm doing something wrong or my deck is really geared to this quest or it's just much easier in single player or I've just been very lucky.