
You are playing Nightmare mode.
Setup: Each player takes 1 hidden card.
The players cannot win the game unless The Crossroads and Black Nรบmenรณrean are in the victory display.
Then they yelled and dozens of other goblins had sprung out of the trees. –The Two Towers
Begin with the standard quest deck and encounter deck for the The Blood of Gondor scenario.
Remove the following cards, in the specified quantities, from the standard encounter deck:
1x Black Nรบmenorean
2x Evil Crow
2x Lying in Wait
4x The Dark Woods
1x Orc Rabble
1x Orc Arsonist
1x Scourge of Mordor
Then, shuffle the encounter cards in this Nightmare Deck into the remainder of the standard The Blood of Gondor encounter deck.
Finally, flip this setup card over and place it next to the quest deck. Its effects remain active throughout the game, which is now ready to begin.





X is the total number of hidden cards in the game.
Forced: When Black Nรบmenorean engages you, turn all hidden cards in your play area faceup.
Forced: At the end of the round, each player must raise his threat by 1 for each hidden card in his play area.





