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Expansion for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood
2013
Rules assistance for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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- Complexity 2.7/5
Rules assistant for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood
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The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood is an expansion for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game released in 2013 for 1–2 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Nate French and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
Nightmare Decks for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game allow players to revisit their favorite scenarios cast in the shadows of the game's challenging Nightmare Mode. Featuring deadlier enemies, darker locations, and more terrifying surprises, each Nightmare Deck introduces new, alternate encounter cards and instructions for using them to reshape a scenario's encounter deck. The result? A nightmarish journey through territory players thought they knew, but with new twists and turns that will have them on the edges of their seats! Each Nightmare Deck comes with twenty new encounter cards to add to the matching original quest, as well as a Nightmare Mode card that explains which older cards are removed from the original set-up and a card providing additional game rules. Nightmare Decks first appeared in FFG's "Game Night Kits", which are available to retail outlets, and were later released as print-on-demand items.
Editions
- The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through MirkwoodenFantasy Flight Games2013
- Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Le Jeu de Cartes – Deck Cauchemar: Passage dans la Forêt NoirefrEdge Entertainment, Fantasy Flight Games2014
- Władca Pierścieni: Gra Karciana – Koszmarna Talia: Przeprawa przez Mroczną PuszczęplFantasy Flight Games, Galakta2014
- Der Herr der Ringe: Das Kartenspiel – Albtraumdeck: Weg durch den DüsterwalddeFantasy Flight Games, Heidelberger Spieleverlag2013
- El Señor de los Anillos: El Juego de Cartas – Mazo de Pesadilla: A través del Bosque NegroesEdge Entertainment, Fantasy Flight Games2013
Designers
Publishers
- Edge Entertainment
- Fantasy Flight Games
- Heidelberger Spieleverlag
- Galakta
Questions and answers
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood supports 1–2 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood has a complexity rating of 2.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Novel-based. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Cooperative Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood are: Nate French. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Nightmare Deck: Passage Through Mirkwood as an expansion for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game to use it. Check that your edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.