The Council of Elrond
The Road Darkens#20 (x1)


1A-B
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Setup:
Set
Lust
for
the
Ring
,
Redhorn
Pass,
Doors
of
Durin
and
Watcher
in
the
Water
aside,
out
of
play.
Shuffle
the
encounter
deck.
In the House of Elrond, the evil wound that Frodo received on Weathertop is healed and he is reunited with his uncle Bilbo. The One Ring cannot remain hidden in Rivendell for long, so Lord Elrond summons a council to decide what should be done to protect the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.
Forced: At the end of the planning phase, each player places the top card of his deck faceup in front of him, in player order, until there are a total of 4 faceup cards between the players. The first player chooses 1 faceup card to be played for 0 cost, 1 to add to its owner's hand, 1 to discard, and 1 to shuffle into its owner's deck. Then, either shuffle Lust for the Ring into the encounter deck, or raise each player's threat by 5. Advance to stage 2.
