Across the Marshes
The Land of Shadow#65 (x1)


2A-B
(12)
When
Revealed:
If
the
number
of
locations
in
the
staging
area
is
less
than
the
number
of
players
in
the
game,
discard
cards
from
the
encounter
deck
until
a
location
is
discarded.
Add
the
discarded
location
to
the
staging
area.
The Hobbits soon found that what had looked like one vast fen was really an endless network of pools, and soft mires, and winding half-strangled watercourses. Among these a cunning eye and foot could thread a wandering path. —The Two Towers
Progress cannot be placed on locations in the staging area.
The players cannot advance unless the first player controls Sméagol and there are at least 4 locations in the victory display.
Forced: At the end of the staging step, if the number of locations in the staging area is less than the number of players in the game, reveal the top card of the encounter deck.
