The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Three Trials
2015

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: The Three Trials

1-2

players

90

min

13+

age

Categories

Expansion for Base-game
Card Game
Fantasy
Novel-based

Mechanics

Cooperative Game
Hand Management
Variable Player Powers

Community Tags

Description

--- "The Three Trials Nightmare Deck" intensifies The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game scenario with deadlier Nightmare Mode challenges focused on Guardian enemies. Key mechanics include: - *Guardian survival* Heroes must overcome three deadly Guardian enemies to recover The Antlered Crown artifact. - *Spirit enemy synergy* New Spirit enemies strengthen and gain strength from Guardians sharing totems. - *Encounter deck overhaul* Introduces alternate encounter cards, deadlier enemies, darker locations, and terrifying surprises. - *Nightmare Mode setup* Provides instructions to reshape the original scenario's encounter deck for heightened difficulty. The Three Trials Nightmare Deck for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game transforms the base scenario into a grueling Nightmare Mode, where heroes seek the powerful Dunlending artifact, The Antlered Crown, but must first endure challenges from three formidable Guardian enemies. It introduces new Spirit enemies that mutually empower Guardians through shared totems, amplifying threats. As part of the Nightmare Deck series, it delivers alternate encounter cards and setup instructions to reconstruct the encounter deck, incorporating deadlier enemies, darker locations, and shocking surprises, crafting a tense, twist-filled revisit of familiar territory that demands precise strategy to survive. ---