Sun On the Daisies
Event • Response
Riddle.
If the fellowship moves to a sanctuary or dwelling, spot 2 Hobbits (or a Ring-bound Hobbit) to remove a burden (or two burdens if the Ring-bearer is a Hobbit).
“‘An eye in a blue face / Saw an eye in a green face. / “That eye is like to this eye” / Said the first eye, / “But in low place / Not in high place.”’”
it does the job. I would make it you have to spot 2 hobbits, so you just can’t use it if you only have frodo

•Fish, Man, Cat
Condition • Support Area
Riddle. To play, spot a Hobbit.
Maneuver: If you can spot more riddles than riddles, discard this condition to play a riddle from your draw deck.
“‘No-legs lay on one leg, two-legs sat near on three legs, four-legs got some.’”

Three Guesses
Event • Maneuver
Riddle. To play, spot a Ring-bound Hobbit.
Select an opponent to name a card and reveal a card at random from your hand. If they named that card, discard it; otherwise set it aside. Repeat for two more cards. Take all cards set aside back into hand. If no cards were discarded, that opponent must discard three cards at random from hand.
“‘What have I got in my pocket?’”
BW suggestion is a ton better. Either use his or something like, they have to name the twilight cost.

•Riddle-game
Condition • Support Area
Riddle. To play, spot 2 Hobbits (or Bilbo).
Each time you play a riddle, you may remove a threat.
Maneuver: Discard this condition to play a riddle from your draw deck.
“‘It likes riddles, praps it does, does it?’”
whats praps mean? works for me

it does the job. I would make it you have to spot 2 hobbits, so you just can’t use it if you only have frodo

how about why X is the number of more shire riddles then gollum riddles play X riddles from your draw deck?

I like the idea, but I really dislike the mechanic of naming a card then seeing if your opponent has it. Plus, you decide when to use it, and if they don’t name a card that’s in your hand, they lose a significant to most (if not all) their cards in hand.

I’d suggest a slightly simpler version (which would make it a little easier on the Shadow player, but if you play it right you get the bonus).

Choose an opponent who names a card type. If you do, reveal 3 cards at random from your hand. Discard each card that is of the named type and take the rest into hand. If you revealed 3 cards and did not discard any cards, the chosen opponent discards 3 cards at random from his hand.

In any case, it also needs to note what happens if you do not have enough cards in hand. For example, if you have 2 of these (and no other cards), and your opponent doesn’t name "Three Guesses" the first time, you can add to discard 6 cards from your opponent’s hand (or 3 cards from 2 opponents hands)

I’m worried that it’s TOO weak, in fact, because what will you really have in your hand aside from events at that point? Should I move this to the Fellowship phase, perhaps?

Best of both worlds, then: I changed it to fellowship or maneuver. Now you can choose how to mess with your opponent.

You’re right about mind games, though. That’s what this card was intended to be all along, so if it still has that effect in this rewritten form, then I’m happy.

Anyway, I think we can finally move on to...

Dáin’s DC Duos #55

Well, last time I promised more riddles, and while I DO have more, I think I’ll come back to them a little later. They’re centered around Smaug, not Gollum, so let’s stick with Gollum and counters for HIS riddles for now. Enjoy!

Shivering and Whispering
Event • Assignment
Toil 1.
Spot a Hobbit bearing a weapon to prevent Gollum from being assigned to a skirmish until the regroup phase. Any Shadow player may wound Gollum (twice if that weapon is Sting) to prevent this.
“But at any rate Gollum did not at once attack him. He could see the sword in Bilbo’s hand.”

Nice. Specify hand weapon, I believe you have other weapons, correct?

This card can shut down all those mega-pumps Gollum has in Lasting Alliances (like Where Iss It?, Only Curious, and Wretched Oddments) and my other sets. What good are strength pumps if you can’t skirmish? Of course, the Shadow player has an easy out: they can wound Gollum (maybe twice if you have a certain "nasty little sword") and still get him assigned.

Or can they? Many of Gollum’s nastier abilities require him to exert a time or two, so they may not be able to wound Gollum at all if he’s exhausted (or close to it if you have Sting) without killing him.

Dreadfully Easy
Event • Response
If a Shadow riddle is played, exert a Ring-bound Hobbit to cancel all effects of that riddle and return it to the top of its owner’s draw deck. Any Shadow player may heal a Ring-bound Hobbit (of your choice) and remove a burden to prevent this.
“Unfortunately for Gollum Bilbo had heard that sort of thing before....‘Dark!’ he said without even scratching his head or putting on his thinking cap.”

Okay, I would love to see a / matchup right now. Unfortunately, nobody would use this card unless they knew the opponent was running riddles.

Again, the cat-and-mouse between and : this is direct opposite of Let It Give Us A Chance. The only difference is that it heals only once in the prevention text (L.I.G.U.A.C. heals Gollum twice), but since YOU get to pick the companion to be healed, I figured that made up for it. Easy healing and burden removal for the RB, anyone?

Shivering and Whispering
Event • Assignment
Toil 1.
Spot a Hobbit bearing a weapon to prevent Gollum from being assigned to a skirmish until the regroup phase. Any Shadow player may wound Gollum (twice if that weapon is Sting) to prevent this.
“But at any rate Gollum did not at once attack him. He could see the sword in Bilbo’s hand.”

[ Dreadfully Easy
Event • Response
If a Shadow riddle is played, exert a Ring-bound Hobbit to cancel all effects of that riddle and return it to the top of its owner’s draw deck. Any Shadow player may heal a Ring-bound Hobbit (of your choice) and remove a burden to prevent this.
“Unfortunately for Gollum Bilbo had heard that sort of thing before....‘Dark!’ he said without even scratching his head or putting on his thinking cap.”

Shivering and Whispering
Event • Assignment
Toil 1.
Spot a Hobbit bearing a weapon to prevent Gollum from being assigned to a skirmish until the regroup phase. Any Shadow player may wound Gollum (twice if that weapon is Sting) to prevent this.
“But at any rate Gollum did not at once attack him. He could see the sword in Bilbo’s hand.”
works for me
Dreadfully Easy
Event • Response
If a Shadow riddle is played, exert a Ring-bound Hobbit to cancel all effects of that riddle and return it to the top of its owner’s draw deck. Any Shadow player may heal a Ring-bound Hobbit (of your choice) and remove a burden to prevent this.
“Unfortunately for Gollum Bilbo had heard that sort of thing before....‘Dark!’ he said without even scratching his head or putting on his thinking cap.”
again fine.