You all have been so good with the reviews lately, even today (on a Saturday!), that I feel compelled to post yet another Duo. Well, that and Mouth of Saruman asked.

Six Duos in two days. Wow. We’ve broken all kinds of records lately.

But this is it for today. I mean it this time!

Dáin’s DC Duos #40

With these cards, we leave riddles behind entirely and move on to some of Gollum’s other trickses. Yes, precious...he’s very tricksy, gollum!

Where Iss It?
Condition • Support Area
Each time a burden is added, spot no more than 3 tokens here to add a token here.
Maneuver: Discard this condition to make Gollum strength +2 for each token here.
“‘Losst it is, my precious, lost, lost! Curse us and crush us, my precious is lost!’”

We wants it. We wants Decipher too makes us cardses

PERFECT! Just what NG needs. Reword it to make it limit +6 instead of the while you cannot spot thing...and the cards usually put the strength bonus before the discard...

Not very often you can get a +6 strength bonus for only twilight. It takes a little bit of time and effort to get that high, of course, but with the burden-adding cards Gollum has at his disposal--from the riddles of Lasting Alliances to all the cards Decipher has made--it could take no time at all.

My question: is it too easy? Should I make it more expensive or harder to build up or anything?

Only Curious
Event • Maneuver
Remove a threat and make Gollum strength -X (to a minimum of 0) to draw X cards. Then you may reveal each card drawn to make Gollum strength +2 for each card revealed.
“‘...otherwise he would have grabbed first and whispered afterwards.’”

We thinkses it is to tricksy to use. It would kill us, KILL US!

But that’s just the nature of the card... I think you cut the threat part and reword it to reveal X cards from top of your deck, make Gollum strength +2 for each card revealed, and then take them into hand.

Let’s face it: unless you use big pumps like Where Iss It?, Gollum isn’t much of a fighter. He makes a much better annoyance most of the time. Only Curious is a good example, taking away what little strength Gollum has and turning it into a lot of new cards in your hand.

Or does it? If you’re able to manipulate the draw deck well enough, Gollum’s strength doesn’t suffer at all, and you can actually make him stronger.

Think about it. Let’s say the top card you draw is a card. Gollum went strength -1 to get that, and +2 once you see it’s a card, so he ends up at strength +1. If you don’t get a card until the second card, Gollum goes strength -2, then strength +2, so he STILL breaks even. It’s really not unless you get particularly unlucky that he ends up going far backwards in strength...and if you get very lucky, he could be in double-digit strength by the time you’re done.

Where Iss It?
Condition • Support Area
Each time a burden is added, spot no more than 3 tokens here to add a token here.
Maneuver: Discard this condition to make Gollum strength +2 for each token here.
“‘Losst it is, my precious, lost, lost! Curse us and crush us, my precious is lost!’”
the wording is bad just use Nbardens idea and it will be a lot simpler. are you sure you don’t want skirmish in that ability? if not make it until the regroup phase.

Only Curious
Event • Maneuver
Remove a threat and make Gollum strength -X (to a minimum of 0) to draw X cards. Then you may reveal each card drawn to make Gollum strength +2 for each card revealed.
“‘...otherwise he would have grabbed first and whispered afterwards.’”
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You all have been so good with the reviews lately, even today (on a Saturday!), that I feel compelled to post yet another Duo. Well, that and Mouth of Saruman asked.

Where Iss It?
Condition • Support Area
Each time a burden is added, spot no more than 3 tokens here to add a token here.
Maneuver: Discard this condition to make Gollum strength +2 for each token here.

“‘Losst it is, my precious, lost, lost! Curse us and crush us, my precious is lost!’”

Only Curious
Event • Maneuver
Remove a threat and make Gollum strength -X (to a minimum of 0) to draw X cards. Then you may reveal each card drawn to make Gollum strength +2 for each card revealed.

“‘...otherwise he would have grabbed first and whispered afterwards.’”

Oh my! This card can make Gollum very powerful. In a deck that runs only cards (both Free People and Shadow), Gollum can become a beast. However, since he only has a base strength of 5, I think it balances out (he only gains as much as he previously had). I do believe I love this card.

Really dain you are dropping to D’s level.

]•Only Curious
Condition • Support Area
Maneuver: Make Gollum strength -X (to a minimum of 0) to reveal X cards from the top of your draw deck. Then make Gollum strength +2 for each card revealed and take all revealed cards into your hand. Discard this condition.
“‘...otherwise he would have grabbed first and whispered afterwards.’”

NOOOOOOO! Take that back!

Dáin’s DC Duos #41

By the way, if the cards in #40 STILL aren’t to your liking, let me know and I’ll fix them again.
Only curious’s strength bonus needs to be until the regroup phase.

Enjoy!

Into the Dark
Event • Regroup
Discard a condition to choose one: remove a burden or a threat to return Gollum to his owner’s hand; or discard Gollum to add 2 burdens or 2 threats.
“‘It won’t see us, will it, my precious? No. It won’t see us, and its nassty little sword will be useless, yes quite.’”
very interesting. Though with corruption, make it to add a burden and a threat.

What Iss He?
Event • Maneuver
Play Gollum from your draw deck or discard pile to add a burden.
“The hobbit jumped nearly out of his skin when the hiss came in his ears, and he suddenly saw the pale eyes sticking out at him.”
its to good. Make it 1 twilight an it might be OK 2 might be better.