The only rule I forgot to mention is that your opponent has no hand and there is only one opponent. I don't want you drawing 20 cards from Cast it into the Fire. If that's not it, please go right ahead (though a piddly 13 strength is hardly an abuse, it's just Lurtz!) I'll edit the first post with your record.
Yeah, it had to do with the opponent's hand -- I just didn't think to be as abusive as I could have! Here's my Fellowship Block bid (looks like I did make an error somewhere, it comes out to 200 or 187, not 201 or 188), it's pretty obvious what I'll do:
Ring-bearer:
Frodo, Son of DrogoRing:
The One Ring, Isildur's BaneAdventure deck:
Hobbiton Party FieldTrollshaw ForestFree Peoples Draw Deck:
1x
Arwen, Daughter of Elrond (Starting)
1x
Lorien Elf (Starting)
1x
Merry, Friend to Sam (Starting)
1x
Boromir, Son of Denethor2x
Songs of the Blessed Realm3x
The Shire Countryside1x
Hobbit Intuition4x
Banner of the White Tree [cheating]
4x
Might of Numenor [cheating]
4x
Voice of Nimrodel1x
Swordarm of the White Tower [or 1x
Hobbit Intuition if not cheating]
1x
Bilbo, Retired Adventurer1x
Red Book of Westmarch1x
The Saga of Elendil1x
The Last Alliance of Elves and Men1x
There and Back AgainBid 8 to go first. Starting hand: Boromir, 2
Songs of the Blessed Realm, 3
The Shire Countryside,
Red Book of Westmarch, and
The Saga of Elendil. Use
Hobbiton Party Field to play Bilbo, then play Red Book and Saga to draw
The Last Alliance of Elves and Men and
There and Back Again. Play those to draw
Hobbit Intuition and either
Banner of the White Tree (if we're cheating) or
Voice of Nimrodel. In the maneuver phase use
There and Back Again. If we're cheating, play
Banner of the White Tree to draw
Might of Numenor (and reveal a card twilight cost 1 or more) to draw Banner until you've played 4x of each to make Boromir strength +12 and drawn
Voice of Nimrodel.
In the skirmish phase, play
Hobbit Intuition to make Merry strength 8. Exert Boromir three times to make Merry strength 17, exert Merry twice to make Boromir strength [26 playing fair / 38 cheating], exert Arwen to play
Voice of Nimrodel: draw another one, remove 2 burdens with
Songs of the Blessed Realm, and heal all 6 exertions. That's the first loop, the next 3 result in
2) Merry strength 26, Boromir strength [52 / 64]
3) Merry strength 35, Boromir strength [87 / 99]
4) Merry strength 44, Boromir strength [131 / 143]
Everyone is healed, there are no burdens, and the last
Voice of Nimrodel either draws a
Swordarm of the White Tower or
Hobbit Intuition. Play that event, exert Boromir x3 to make Merry strength +9 [53 + 3 = 56 / 53], exert Merry x2 to make Boromir strength [187 / 196 + 4 = 200], and watch that minion cower before the might of Boromir. Unless I've made another mistake, haha.