You are playing in Nightmare mode.

No more than 1 progress can be placed on each location in the staging area each round.

Over them was a lane of pale–blue sky, around them the dark overshadowed River, and before them black, shutting out the sun, the hills of Emyn Muil, in which no opening could be seen.
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Begin with the standard quest deck and encounter deck for The Hills of Emyn Muil scenario.

Remove the following cards, in the specified quantities, from the standard encounter deck:

1x The East Wall of Rohan

1x The North Stair

2x The Shores of Nen Hithoel

4x The Highlands

2x Slick Footing

2x Impassable Chasm

2x Dol Guldur Orcs

1x Chieftan Ufthak

2x Dol Guldur Beastmaster

2x The Necromancer's Reach

2x Necromancer's Pass

2x Enchanted Stream

3x Evil Storm

2x Pursued by Shadow

Then, shuffle the encounter cards in this Nightmare Deck into the remainder of the standard The Hills of Emyn Muil encounter deck.

Finally, flip this setup card over and place it next to the quest deck. Its effect remains active throughout the game, which is now ready to begin.