In the East there was a dull red glare under the lowering Component Overview

cloud: it was not the red of dawn. Across the tumbled lands
m 1: between, the mountains of the Ephel Duath frowned at them, The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game - A Shadow in the
East expansion includes the following components:
m If black and shapeless below where night lay thick and did not
i pass away, above with jagged tops and edges outlined hard • This rules insert
m\«i§\ |; and menacing against the fiery glow.
.vn • 156 cards, consisting of:
The Two Towers
• 2 Hero Cards ( 1 is double-sided )
Welcome to A Shadow in the East, an expansion to The Lord • 29 Player Cards ( 1 is double-sided )
of the Rings: The Card Game. This expansion explores the
largely unknown lands of Rhun and a people who live too • 115 Encounter Cards
near the shadow of Mordor. Three original scenarios take • 10 Quest Cards
the players on a journey down The River Running, into
I Dorwinion , and under the Hills of Rhun .
Web Resources
There is an online tutorial for the game available at
www.fantasyflightgames.com /lotr-tutorial
You can enter and track your plays and scores of these
scenarios and others online through The Lord of the Rings:
The Card Game Quest Log at www.fantasyflightgames.com/
lotr-questlog

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The cards in the A Shadow in the East expansion can be
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Immune to player card effects” hero / enemy card: Smeagol / Gollum. Each side of this card
Cards with the text ‘Immune to player card effects" ignore represents a different aspect of the iconic character: Smeagol
the effects of all player cards. Additionally cards that arc
, is a hero who wants to see Sauron defeated, but Gollum is
immune to player card effects cannot be chosen as targets of an enemy who seeks revenge against those who stole his
player card effects “ precious” . Smeagol cannot be chosen as a starting hero when
playing saga expansions or the Shadows of Mirkwood cycle
Contracts When a player selects Smeagol as a starting hero, he must
Contract is a new player card type introduced in the A shuffle two copies of the treachery card “ Stinker” into the
Shadow in the East expansion . Contract cards can represent encounter deck. The “ when revealed” effect on Stinker will
a literal contract like the one Bilbo signed with the Dwarves cause Smeagol to be flipped over to Gollum . When this
before joining their quest for Erebor, or they can represent happens, the Smeagol hero leaves play and the Gollum enemy
a social contract like the bond of trust shared by all nine enters play engaged with its owner in the ready position .
members of The Fellowship of the Ring. While Gollum is in play, he engages the first player. When
Contracts count as player cards, but they are never included Gollum is defeated , he is flipped to Smeagol . When this
in a player ’s deck and do not count towards a player ’s happens, the Gollum enemy leaves play and the Smeagol hero
minimum deck size. Instead, each player may choose enters play under its owner ’s control in the exhausted position
one contract to put into play along with his heroes at the
beginning of the game with its “ A ” side faceup. If a contract
places restrictions on the contents of a player ’s deck, those
restrictions must be met in order to choose that contract.
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Xhe One Ring 8? Xhe "Master" Xrait ‘'encounter side quest ." An encounter side quest is both a
A Shadow in the East includes a single copy of The One quest card and an encounter card . When an encounter side
Ring. The One Ring is a player card attachment with its own quest is revealed , it is added to the staging area. Because side
unique card frame and its own special rules. quests are quest cards as well as encounter cards, the “ when m.
sf . revealed” effects of side quests cannot be canceled by player
The One Ring has Setup text that instructs you to attach it
to a hero you control . This is done immediately after placing card effects.
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have The One Ring in their decks, the first player decides Side Quests in flay II
which player will put his copy of The One Ring into play. While any side quest is in the staging area, it functions like a ps
Each other copy is removed from the game.
quest card with the following exception: when a side quest is
The One Ring is immune to non - Master card effects. Cards defeated, the players do not advance to the next stage of the
with the Master trait represent the power of The Master quest deck. Instead, the side quest is added the victory display.
Ring, and can only be used by the player who controls The
At the beginning of each quest phase, if there are one or more
One Ring. Cards with the Master trait cannot be used when
side quests in the staging area, the first player may choose one
playing saga expansions. to be the “ current quest” until the end of the phase instead of
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destroyed by damage, even when it has damage on it equal target the “ current quest” target that side quest. Progress must
to its hit points. still be placed on the active location before it can be placed
on a side quest. Any progress that is made beyond the current
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any other quest card in play.

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location ). When a card with guarded ( X ) enters play, discard It was late spring and the trees were already blossoming in Dale
cards from the encounter deck until an encounter card when envoys from Dorwinion arrived with an urgent message
with the matching type is discarded . Then add that card to
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Dorwinions straight to the foot of Brands throne.
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The Dorwinions bowed, and one of them said, “ A great
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few Pte area and discards cards from the top of the encounter “ People are missing”, said another. “ Whole vineyards go
deck until an enemy is discarded . Then, he adds that untended in the countryside because the workers have
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King smiled and spoke. “ My friend , this country owes you and the West or anything else ," chuckled Rutland . “ They come in
your friends a debt that cannot be repaid . I could not ask you to all different kinds , just like you and me. I expect most of them
undertake another journey into danger on my behalf But since would rather live with their neighbors than kill them , though
you do now volunteer, 1 am glad. I can think of no one better sure enough there are some who want blood. But they spend
suited for this task . Go with my blessing and the goodwill of my a fair bit of time fighting amongst themselves from what I
peopled hear. Matter of fact, the merchants we trade with on the river
mentioned once how they were threatened themselves. Seems
The King ordered that a boat be provisioned for the long
some cadre of warriors didn’ t approve of them doing business
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assigned to them by King Brand . His was named Rutland , and “ You ll get your chance soon enough,” said Rutland . “ We camp
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goods up and down the River Running. He told the heroes all
he knew of Dorwinion and its surrounds as the current brought That evening, just before dusk , the oarsman landed their boat
them ever closer. on the eastern shore and led them to the merchants camp.
The Easterlings there greeted the Lakeman like an old friend ,
They re a peaceful people - not much for fighting,” said and they welcomed the adventurers to join them by their fire.
Rutland . “ They prefer making that famous wine of theirs. Its As the sun went down, news and drinks passed freely between
powerful stuff , too. The Elves in Mirkwood cant get enough of them , and before long there was merry laughter too. The heroes
it. Last year I made enough gold from trading with them to buy were enjoying the hospitality of their hosts when there was a
this here boat.” He smiled proudly and patted the oar he was terrible cry, and out of the night charged Easterling warriors
using to steer. brandishing torches. They set fire to the huts and threw their
torches in Rutland’s boat. The oarsman cried out in terror and
“ Yep,” he continued . “ We deal with all kinds: Dorwinions, Elves , was struck down alongside his merchant friend. There was no
Easterlings, and now them Haradrim you brought this spring.”
time to organize a defense and the heroes had no choice but to
What dealings do you have with Easterlings ?” asked one of the flee , so they lifted their injured friend and carried him away
heroes. into the dark night.

Just a little trade,” said the oarsman. “ Some of their merchants “ The River Running’ ’ is played with an encounter deck built
set up camp just north of Dorwinion on the eastern shore of the with all the cards from the following encounter sets: The River
river. We like to stop there on our way to and from the Sea of Running, Riders of Rhun, Easterling Raiders, and Rolling
Rhun to swap goods and news. They’re honest people, even if Plains. These sets are indicated by the following icons:
they seem strange to us.”
That is surprising news,” said the hero with wonder. “ We
thought all Easterlings were our enemies and hated the West.”
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loose rocks and their tired legs screamed with pain, yet they
heavy carts to and fro. Shouting could also be heard from the
merchant district as sellers peddled their wares to the crowds of
toiled on, determined to reach the summit and escape from people who passed between their stands.
§fj the valley below. When they reached the top, a wide plain But not this day. When the heroes had arrived in Dorwinion ,
A' opened before them, and they collapsed from exhaustion. they found the capital a much quieter place . A shadow of fear
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That is truer ” her friend agreed. “ Yet my immediate concern
speak of it openly, so nothing is known. Please, help my city! is given to the missing Dominions: Where are they? We have
My husband , Torwald , was one of those who tried uncover the searched out every secret meeting place in this city and still
truth , and he has been gone for weeks now. I fear that he is not found them.”
dead , but I need to know. Will you not help?”
“ You there!” said the hero, pointing at an injured cultist with
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behind these disapperances, and unmask this cult if they are The cultist clutched his wounded arm and looked wide-eyed
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Math all the cards from the following encounter sets: Danger her eyes and tried to squirm away from her sword, but the
in Dorwinion, Servants of Sauron , City of Rhun , and Under wall was behind him and there was nowhere to go. He raised
Guard. These sets are indicated by the following icons: his good hand and said, “ I don’t know where it is.”
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“ So, our defeated foe was himself a servant , ” remarked the
“ Wroth am I to discover that Dorwinions did willingly hero s companion. “ Then the real danger is in the Hills of
consort with the agents ofMordor to terrorize their own Rhun, and our work in Dotwinion remains unfinished. ”
countrymen, ” growled one of the heroes. She stood over the
“ Indeed, ” agreed the hero as she wiped the blood from her
body of her fallen enemy - the leader of the cult responsible
sword. “ Let us hand this cultist over to the local authorities
for abducting Dorwinions and nearly subduing the country
and go ourselves in search of this temple.”
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Game Modes Credits

f The Lord of the Rings: The Card Came is intended for both Expansion Design and Development : Caleb Grace
m casual players and dedicated enthusiasts . To accommodate Proofreaders : Stephen and Lori Redman
" different play styles, three modes of play are available: LCG Manager : Mercedes Opheim
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Easy, Standard, and Nightmare.

Graphic Designer : Neal W. Rasmussen
Easy Mode Graphic Design Coordinator : Joseph D. Olson
Easy mode is ideal for new players and for players who prefer Graphic Design Manager : Chris Hosch
the narrative and cooperative aspects of the game with less
challenge. To play a scenario in Easy mode, simply take the Cover Art : Tomasz Jedruszek
following steps during the setup of any scenario: Art Direction : Deborah Garcia and Tim Flanders
1) Add one resource to each hero’s resource pool. Managing Art Director : Melissa Shetler
Fiction : Caleb Grace
2) Remove any card with the “ difficulty” indicator around its
encounter set icon ( a gold border ) from the current scenario’s Licensing Coordinator : Sherry Anisi
Licensing Manager : Simone Elliott
Visual Creative Director : Brian Schomburg
Production Management : Jason Glawe and Dylan Tierney
Senior Project Manager : John Franz-Wichlacz
Senior Manager of Product Development : Chris Gerber
Executive Game Designer : Corey Konieczka
Some older scenarios (including those in early printings of
the core game) do not have the “ difficulty” indicator icon on Head of Studio : Andrew Navaro
relevant cards their encounter decks. Please visit Special thanks to Nate French
www.fantasyflightgames.com to see which cards should be Playtesters : Matt Newman, Jeremy Zwirn, Tony Fanchi, Tyler Parrott.
removed in those scenarios. Mike Strunk , Ryan “ Get it!” Fralich , Sean Switajewski, Jason Svee,
Mike Bogenschutz, Ian Martin, Robert Moran, David Gearhart, Brad
Standard Mode Smith, Mark Bridge, Landon Sommer, Chris Kraft, Jacob Hampton,
Chris Crissey, Mike Foster-Coode, Stephen and Lori Redman, James and
To play a scenario in Standard mode, simply follow the
normal setup instructions for that scenario. Wendy Chandler, and Noah Shreeve.

Nightmare Mode
Players who desire a truly difficult
challenge should consider using the
supplemental “ Nightmare Decks”
(sold separately) for each scenario .
More information about Nightmare
Decks for The Lord of the Rings:
The Card Game can be found at
www. fantasyflightgames.com .
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