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| SetNum=01
| CardNum=291
| SetName=Fellowship of the Ring
| Side=Free Peoples
| Culture=Shire
| Twilight=1
| FullCardType=Ally • Home 1 • Hobbit
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| Stat1=2
| Stat2Name=Vitality
| Stat2=2
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| GameText=Fellowship: Exert The Gaffer to heal Frodo or Sam.
| Lore=“No one had a more attentive audience than old Ham Gamgee, commonly known as the Gaffer. He held forth at The Ivy Bush, a small inn on the Bywater road; and he spoke with some authority, for he had tended the garden at Bag End for forty years....”
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= General Strategy =

An important member of the "Hobbit Hospital" strategy, the Gaffer, Sam's Father can heal Frodo or Sam at the cost of an exertion in the Fellowship phase. While Hobbits have access to several healing options with Pipes and Pipeweeds, events such as Hobbit Appetite or Stout and Sturdy, and conditional healing such as The Shire Countryside, allies such as The Gaffer, Sam's Father, Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals, and Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass are popular for the ability to heal from the support area. By using the self-healing Hobbit Party Guest and Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir, a player can effectively "transfer" wounds between hobbit companions and allies.

The Gaffer, Sam's Father is particularly important in a deck that focuses on the bond between Frodo and Sam. A Promise, a condition that increases the two Ring-Bound Hobbits' strength, is only effective when each is not exhausted.

= Strengths and Weaknesses =

=== Strong Versus... ===

* Readily healed by Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir and Hobbit Party Guest
* Hobbit to spot for Chance Observation
* Works well with A Promise

=== Weak Versus... ===

* Anduin Confluence
* Ally targeting cards, such as Fear or Tower Assassin
* Healing prevention effects, such as Black Breath or You Bring Great Evil

= Example Decks =

'''Fellowship Block Hobbit Hospital by civ4master'''

Ring-bearer: Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir
Ring: The One Ring, Isildur's Bane

Free Peoples Draw Deck:
1x Merry, From O'er the Brandywine (Starting)
1x Pippin, Friend to Frodo (Starting)
1x Sam, Son of Hamfast (Starting)

1x Bilbo, Well-spoken Gentlehobbit
2x Bounder
1x Farmer Maggot, Chaser of Rascals
1x Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal
1x Hobbit Farmer
2x Hobbit Party Guest
1x Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass
1x The Gaffer, Sam's Father

3x Hobbit Sword
1x Sting
2x Thror's Map
1x Mithril-coat

2x Power According to His Stature
4x Hobbit Intuition
2x Hobbit Stealth

3x A Promise
1x A Talent for Not Being Seen
2x O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!
2x There and Back Again

= Extra Information =
== Other Versions of The Gaffer ==

* [[lotr13151|Master Gardener]]