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Does moving onto an unexplored tile cost an action or provoke enemies?

The rulebook covers this, and forum replies agree.

  • The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth rulebook · Rulebook · Exploration
  • Taran01 · Community · 2019-04-20
  • Robin · Community · 2020-11-06
  • fizzmore · Community · 2020-11-06
  • Reshyk · Community · 2019-04-25
  • wkufan89 · Community · 2019-04-25

No. Exploring happens automatically when you enter a tile with an exploration token and is part of the move, not a separate action. It does not provoke, because you are not interacting with a token and no enemies are placed in an unexplored space before it is explored. Exploring is mandatory.

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