X is double the number of players in the game.

While Amon Hen is the active location, players cannot play events.

X is double the number of players in the game.

While Amon Lhaw is the active location, treat all attachments as if their printed text boxes were blank.

While The East Wall of Rohan is the active location, non-Rohan characters cost 2 additional matching resources to play.

Forced: After traveling to The North Stair, move the top card of the encounter discard pile to the staging area. Resolve any "when revealed" effects on that card.

While Rauros Falls is the active location, all characters must commit to the current quest during the quest phase.

Shadow: After this attack resolves, return attacking enemy to the staging area.

Travel: The first player must discard 1 event card from his hand to travel to this location.

Shadow: After this attack resolves, return attacking enemy to the staging area.

While The Outer Ridge is the active location, each location in the staging area gets +1 .

Shadow: After this attack resolves, return attacking enemy to the staging area.

Travel: In order to travel to The Highlands, the players must reveal the top card of the encounter deck, and add it to the staging area.

Forced: After a character commits to the quest, deal 1 damage to that character if it has not been dealt damage by another copy of Brambles and Thorns this round.

..and on both shores there were steep slopes buried in deep brakes of thorn and sloe, tangled with brambles and creepers. –The Fellowship of the Ring

While Sarn Gebir Rapids is the active location, the "when revealed" effects of Hazard cards cannot be canceled.

"What a horrible place! Just let me get out of this boat, and I'll never wet my toes in a puddle again, let alone a river!"
–Sam Gamgee, The Fellowship of the Ring