The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Blood of Gondor
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – The Blood of Gondor Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Hidden Cards
The Blood of Gondor is a two stage scenario that puts the players in the middle of an ambush at the Crossroads of Ithilien. Hidden cards are encounter cards placed facedown in a player's play area that represent the forces of Mordor waiting to attack the heroes. To this effect, both stage 1B and 2B have the same line of text: "At the beginning of the quest phase, each player takes 1 hidden card."
When a player is instructed to take 1 hidden card, he takes the top card of the encounter deck and places it facedown in his play area without looking at it. If there are no cards in the encounter deck when a player is instructed to take 1 hidden card, then he must shuffle the encounter discard pile back into the encounter deck and place the top card of the encounter deck facedown in his play area.
If a player is eliminated, any hidden cards in his play area are discarded.
Turning Hidden Cards Faceup
When a player is instructed to turn his hidden cards faceup, he turns each hidden card in his play area faceup one at a time. If a player turns a hidden card faceup and it is an enemy, he immediately engages that enemy. If a player turns a hidden card faceup and it is a treachery or a location, he immediately discards that card.