Heroes: Denethor, Dáin Ironfoot, Thorin Oakenshield

Game 1 Result: 113
Final Threat Level: 16
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 10

Game 2 Result: 149
Final Threat Level: 34
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 9
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 11

Game 3 Result: 94
Final Threat Level: 28
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 6
Number of Rounds Completed: 7

Total score: 118,67

2 Core Sets, all expansions including The Hobbit.

I just had to try this scenario with some encounter deck manipulation so I switched out Ori for Denethor and also put in 2 Shadows of the Past. The hero switch really changed the gameplay, it almost became a totally different scenario! Now I really had to struggle to accumulate the willpower to climb those mountains (I spent three turns getting past Celebdil in one game with two steps forward and one step back). And without Ori the massive card draw I was used to just wasn't there anymore. Starting with one less dwarf also made it harder to get Thorin's ability to kick in, which meant less resources as well. But I think Denethor’s “mountain finding” ability made up for all that, especially as he got stuffed with cram all the time.

In game 1 I used Gandalf once to draw cards. I usually never do this but this time it was really helpful and shortened the game by one turn.

In game 2 I was totally prepared for a loss because I got a very rough start with enemies swarming me from all directions. By the second round I was engaged with two mountain wargs, and in the following turns a mountain troll and a third mountain warg joined them! Luckily I got two Gandalfs out early but no sneaks so I had to spend all my resources on getting out Gandalf twice to kill off two of those wargs. The third warg I managed to kill with Thorin, but it took several rounds of annoying hide and seek. Meanwhile the troll was crushing my allies one by one until I finally made a joint effort with almost all my characters to kill it. I also defeated two damaged orc enemies in one go by playing a Longbeard Orc Slayer. All my heroes were down to the last hitpoint and my allies died like flies. All this fighting of course meant that the encounter deck was cycling fast, and it was almost empty when finally Celbdil showed up as a shadow card. Luckily I had Shadows of the Past in hand so that I could retrieve the location and finally eke out a win. This was really a tough and memorable game!

Game 3 went smooth. I got an early Dimrill Stairs (first time I’ve seen this card in all my six games hitherto) and luckily I had exactly two non-victory locations in the discard, so I didn’t have to worry about my threat for the rest of the game. With a hungry Denethor as the guide the heroes eventually found Celebdil and climbed the mountains without too much effort.

Deck constructed with 1x everything up to RedHorn Gate.

Heroes: Frodo, Bifur, Eowyn
Game 1 Result: 103
Final Threat Level: 16
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 5 (Caradhras, Fanuidhol)
Number of Rounds Completed: 9
On hand, Riddermark Finnest, Galad Greets, North Tracker, Gleowine, Escort, Gandalf; keep it and reveal Rocking Crags. Draw Riode to Ruin to complete hand. Put Gleowine on table, going with everyone to quest. Arwen gives a resource to Frodo, and reveal Knees of Mountain, putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Rocky Crags, 2 damage on Eowyn.
Round 1: Draw Ride to Ruin. Put North Tracker on table and everyone goes to quest, Arwen gets another resource to Frodo and Tracker puts a progress on Caradhras and Knees. Reveal Warg Lair and add a Mountain Warg, soving Rocky Crags and putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Knees of Mountain.
Round 2: Draw another Tracker. Goes to quest with everyone, Arwen gets another Resource to Frodo, Tracker puts a progress on Caradhras and Warg Lair and reveal Freezing Cold, who goes on Bifur. Solve Knees and puts 2 more on quest. Travel to Warg Lair.
Round 3: Draw Lórien Guide and play it. Exhaust Gleo to draw Strenght of Will. Play Galad Greets. Goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker and Warg Lair for Guide. Reveal Rocky Crags, solving Warg Lair and drawing Test of Will; Travel to Crags and deal 2 damage on Tracker.
Turn 4: Draw Escort, play Gandalf using 4 resources from Bifur, reduce threat and goes to quest with everyone but Bifur; Arwen gets resource to Eowyn, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker and Rocky from Guide. Reveal Black Uruks for no effect, resolving Crags and finishing the quest.
Turn 5: Draw Stand and Fight, play both Escorts, go to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker, reveal Fallen Stones that is cancelled by Test of Will and solve the quest. Caradhras becomes active.
Turn 6: Draw Zigil Miner. Use Ride to Ruin discarding Gleo to put 3 counter on Caradhras. Put Finnest in table and discard it to solve Caradhras, getting 3 points. go to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and reveal Bitter Winds draining my pool and putting 6 progress tokens on quest.
Turn 7: Draw Lorien Guide, brings Gleo back with Stand and Fight, exhaust to draw Gandalf, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Lorien Guide, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and reveal Fanuidhol putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Fanuidhol, using Strength of Will with Lorien Guide to put 2 counters on it.
Turn 8: Draw Galad Greets, draw Hasty Stroke with Gleo, use Ride to Ruin with Gleo to put 3 more counters on Fanuidhol, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and Guide puts 1 more counter on Fanuidhol. Reveal Mountain Troll, spend resource from Frodo and Eowyn to use their will, solve Fanuidhol and put more 3 progress on quest.
Turn 9: Draw Ride to Ruin, put Gandalf in play to reduce threat, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and reveal Snow Warg, finally solving this quest.

My intent is solve Caradhras as soon as possible and worked on the first time. Problably need more Rohan allies to work, but for this try is ok, so I will give another shot; I managed to put my threat low, but I am not sure if will work again.

Game 2 Result: 164
Final Threat Level: 28
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 6 (Caradhras, Celebil, Dimrill)
Number of Rounds Completed: 14
On hand, Record Keeper, Unexpected Courage, Fast Hitch, Hasty Stroke, Protector of Lorien, Stand and Figth; mulligan it for Ancestral Knowledge, Protector of Lorien, Gloewine, Escort, Bofur x2 and reveal Freezing Cold which goes to Bifur. Draw Gleowine to complete hand. Put Gleo in play, exhaust to draw Galad Greets, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, put Bofur as an action and reveal Black Uruk, putting 5 progress on quest.
Round 1: Draw Snowbourn Scout, exhaust Gleo to draw Ride to Ruin, play Protector on Frodo, play Escort and goes to quest with everyone but Bifur. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal another Black Uruk, and finish the quest. Draw Strength of Will, exhaust Gleo to draw Ancestral Knowledge. Play Galad Greets, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal Rocky Crags, discarding Gleo and Scout from hand with Protector to put 1 progress on quest. Use Ancestral to put 4 progress on Caradhras. Travel to Crags damaging Eowyn.
Round 3: Draw Ravenhill Scout. Exhaust Gleo to draw another Snnowbourn, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal Bitter Wind draining my pool, resolving Crags and putting 2 more on quest after discard Snowbourn.
Turn 4: Draw Stand and Fight, exhaust Gleo to draw Fast Hitch and play it on Frodo, use Stand and Fight to bring back the Snowbourn putting 1 progress on Caradhras. Goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal Mountain Warg and put 3 counters on quest after discard a Strength of Will.
Turn 5: Draw Test of Will, exhaust Gleo to draw Ridermark Finest and play it, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action, reveal Snowstorm that is cancelled by Test of Will and solve the quest after discarding everything but Ancestral Knowledge. Caradhras becomes active and Snowstorm on discard is reshuffled. Use Ancestral Knowledge exhausting Bofur to solve Caradhras.
Turn 6: Draw Gandalf. Exhaust Gleo to draw North Tracker. Put Gandalf in table reducing threat. Go to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout, Arwen gets resource to Frodo who puts Bofur in play and reveal another Mountain Warg, putting 7 progress on quest.
Turn 7: Draw Ride to Ruin, exhaust Gleo to draw Ancient Knowledge, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and put Bofur as action, reveal Dimrill Stair, uses Ride to Ruin discarding Snow Scout putting 3 progress on quest.
Turn 8: Draw Zigil Miner, exhaust Gleo to draw Stand and Fight, use Stand and Fight to bring back Escort, put Zigil Miner in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play. Reveal Mountain Goblin and finish the quest, but not the game.
Turn 9: Draw Record Keeper, exhaust Gleo to draw Ride, put Keeper in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Finest, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play. Reveal Kness of Mountain discard Strength, 1 progress tokens and travel to it.
Turn 10: Draw Record Keeper, exhaust Gleo to draw Lorien Guide, puth both in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Finest, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play and one progress by Guide, reveal Black uruk and 1 progress after discard Snow Scout.
Turn 11: Draw Stand and Fight, use Gleo to draw Finest, put it in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and both Finest, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play and one progress by Guide, solving Knees, reveal Fallen Stones allowing to reveal 2 more, Freezing Cold (on Frodo) and Bitter Wind draining my resources. I discard Stand and Fight plus Ride to Ruin and put 1 progress on quest.
Turn 12: Draw North Tracker, Gleo draws another Guide. Goes with everyone but Frodo, Bifur and both Finest, Arwen make a resource to Eowyn who puts Bofur in play, reveal Snow Warg, quest not success so Bofur goes out and Mountain Goblin comes to attack me. Defend with Frodo, shadow is Fanuidhol (really ???), Fast Hitch Frodo and attack with him, Bifur and both Finest for 2 wounds.
Turn 13: Draw Gandalf, put in play killing the Snow Warg. Goes to quest on the same as last turn, reveal Avalanche and commit the others. Fast Hitch readies Frodo who defends the goblin, shadow Fell Voices.
Turn 14: Draw Unexpected Courage, put North in table, goes to quest the same as last turn, reveal Celedil (at last !!!), use Ancestral exhausting Bifur and sacrificing both Finest to solve it.

The core of deck worked again, solving Caradhras on first opportunity and with backup to solve the others as soon as they appear. It take from turn 8 to 14 to some victory points show up but I managed to finish it.

Game 3 Result: 137
Final Threat Level: 21
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 0
Victory Points Earned: 4 (Troll)
Number of Rounds Completed: 12
On hand, Galad Greets, Strength of Will, Gandalf, Protector of Lórien, Zigil Miner and Lorien Guide; reveal Freezing Cold which goes to Bifur (again…). Draw Bofur. Put Protector on Frodo, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, put Bofur as an action and reveal Black Uruk, putting 5 progress on quest. Looks like a dejavu, exactly the same start as last play.
Round 1: Draw Ancestral Knowledge, play Guide and use quest as on the last turn. Reveal Mountain Warg, use Ancestral Knowledge exhausting Bifur to place 4 progress on Caradhras and after all putting 4 more on quest
Round 2: Draw Fast Hitch, play it on Frodo. Play Galad Greets, goes to quest same way and discarding Strength to finish the quest.
Round 3: Draw Ride to Ruin. Put Zigil in play and goes to quest same way. Reveal Rocky Crags, threat +2 and Bofur going out. Travel to Crags, doing 2 damage on Eowyn.
Turn 4: Draw Lorien Guide. Use Zigil naming 2 and discard Stand and Fight plus Strength of Will. Goes to quest same way, reveal Mountain Warg +2 threath and 1 progress on Crags by Guide.
Turn 5: Draw Finest, play Guide and Finest, go to quest same way finishing Crags, reveal another Crags, +3 threat. Travel to Crags putting 2 wounds on Bifur.
Turn 6: Draw Scout, put Gandalf in play for -5 threat, goes to quest same way resolving Crags, revealing Mountain Goblin and putting 5 progress on quest after discarding Snow Scout. Goblin comes, and Frodo readies to defend him – shadow Freezing Cold and Frodo gets a wound.
Turn 7: Draw Ancestral Knowledge, goes to quest same way, reveal another Goblin. Frodo and Bifur defends, shadow is Fell Voices (Frodo – 1 threat) and Mountain Goblin on Bifur – killing him.

There is no way to win this game, so I forfeit. I think I can tune this deck but will maintain this score for now, as I need to play another ones.

My decklist:
3 Gandalf
2 Strength of Will
3 Ride to Ruin
3 Lorien Guide
2 Northern Tracker
3 The Riddermark's Finest
3 Ancestral Knowledge
2 Ravenhill Scout
3 Snowbourn Scout
2 Hasty Stroke
2 A Test of Will
1 Unexpected Courage
2 Zigil Miner
3 Escort from Edoras
2 Bofur
3 Stand and Fight
2 Fast Hitch
2 Protector of Lorien
3 Erebor Record Keeper
2 Gleowine
2 The Galadhrim's Greeting

Deck constructed with 1x everything up to RedHorn Gate.

Heroes: Frodo, Bifur, Eowyn
Game 1 Result: 103
Final Threat Level: 16
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 5 (Caradhras, Fanuidhol)
Number of Rounds Completed: 9
On hand, Riddermark Finnest, Galad Greets, North Tracker, Gleowine, Escort, Gandalf; keep it and reveal Rocking Crags. Draw Riode to Ruin to complete hand. Put Gleowine on table, going with everyone to quest. Arwen gives a resource to Frodo, and reveal Knees of Mountain, putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Rocky Crags, 2 damage on Eowyn.
Round 1: Draw Ride to Ruin. Put North Tracker on table and everyone goes to quest, Arwen gets another resource to Frodo and Tracker puts a progress on Caradhras and Knees. Reveal Warg Lair and add a Mountain Warg, soving Rocky Crags and putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Knees of Mountain.
Round 2: Draw another Tracker. Goes to quest with everyone, Arwen gets another Resource to Frodo, Tracker puts a progress on Caradhras and Warg Lair and reveal Freezing Cold, who goes on Bifur. Solve Knees and puts 2 more on quest. Travel to Warg Lair.
Round 3: Draw Lórien Guide and play it. Exhaust Gleo to draw Strenght of Will. Play Galad Greets. Goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker and Warg Lair for Guide. Reveal Rocky Crags, solving Warg Lair and drawing Test of Will; Travel to Crags and deal 2 damage on Tracker.
Turn 4: Draw Escort, play Gandalf using 4 resources from Bifur, reduce threat and goes to quest with everyone but Bifur; Arwen gets resource to Eowyn, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker and Rocky from Guide. Reveal Black Uruks for no effect, resolving Crags and finishing the quest.
Turn 5: Draw Stand and Fight, play both Escorts, go to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker, reveal Fallen Stones that is cancelled by Test of Will and solve the quest. Caradhras becomes active.
Turn 6: Draw Zigil Miner. Use Ride to Ruin discarding Gleo to put 3 counter on Caradhras. Put Finnest in table and discard it to solve Caradhras, getting 3 points. go to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and reveal Bitter Winds draining my pool and putting 6 progress tokens on quest.
Turn 7: Draw Lorien Guide, brings Gleo back with Stand and Fight, exhaust to draw Gandalf, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Lorien Guide, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and reveal Fanuidhol putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Fanuidhol, using Strength of Will with Lorien Guide to put 2 counters on it.
Turn 8: Draw Galad Greets, draw Hasty Stroke with Gleo, use Ride to Ruin with Gleo to put 3 more counters on Fanuidhol, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and Guide puts 1 more counter on Fanuidhol. Reveal Mountain Troll, spend resource from Frodo and Eowyn to use their will, solve Fanuidhol and put more 3 progress on quest.
Turn 9: Draw Ride to Ruin, put Gandalf in play to reduce threat, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and reveal Snow Warg, finally solving this quest.

My intent is solve Caradhras as soon as possible and worked on the first time. Problably need more Rohan allies to work, but for this try is ok, so I will give another shot; I managed to put my threat low, but I am not sure if will work again.

Game 2 Result: 164
Final Threat Level: 28
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 6 (Caradhras, Celebil, Dimrill)
Number of Rounds Completed: 14
On hand, Record Keeper, Unexpected Courage, Fast Hitch, Hasty Stroke, Protector of Lorien, Stand and Figth; mulligan it for Ancestral Knowledge, Protector of Lorien, Gloewine, Escort, Bofur x2 and reveal Freezing Cold which goes to Bifur. Draw Gleowine to complete hand. Put Gleo in play, exhaust to draw Galad Greets, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, put Bofur as an action and reveal Black Uruk, putting 5 progress on quest.
Round 1: Draw Snowbourn Scout, exhaust Gleo to draw Ride to Ruin, play Protector on Frodo, play Escort and goes to quest with everyone but Bifur. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal another Black Uruk, and finish the quest. Draw Strength of Will, exhaust Gleo to draw Ancestral Knowledge. Play Galad Greets, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal Rocky Crags, discarding Gleo and Scout from hand with Protector to put 1 progress on quest. Use Ancestral to put 4 progress on Caradhras. Travel to Crags damaging Eowyn.
Round 3: Draw Ravenhill Scout. Exhaust Gleo to draw another Snnowbourn, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal Bitter Wind draining my pool, resolving Crags and putting 2 more on quest after discard Snowbourn.
Turn 4: Draw Stand and Fight, exhaust Gleo to draw Fast Hitch and play it on Frodo, use Stand and Fight to bring back the Snowbourn putting 1 progress on Caradhras. Goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal Mountain Warg and put 3 counters on quest after discard a Strength of Will.
Turn 5: Draw Test of Will, exhaust Gleo to draw Ridermark Finest and play it, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action, reveal Snowstorm that is cancelled by Test of Will and solve the quest after discarding everything but Ancestral Knowledge. Caradhras becomes active and Snowstorm on discard is reshuffled. Use Ancestral Knowledge exhausting Bofur to solve Caradhras.
Turn 6: Draw Gandalf. Exhaust Gleo to draw North Tracker. Put Gandalf in table reducing threat. Go to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout, Arwen gets resource to Frodo who puts Bofur in play and reveal another Mountain Warg, putting 7 progress on quest.
Turn 7: Draw Ride to Ruin, exhaust Gleo to draw Ancient Knowledge, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and put Bofur as action, reveal Dimrill Stair, uses Ride to Ruin discarding Snow Scout putting 3 progress on quest.
Turn 8: Draw Zigil Miner, exhaust Gleo to draw Stand and Fight, use Stand and Fight to bring back Escort, put Zigil Miner in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play. Reveal Mountain Goblin and finish the quest, but not the game.
Turn 9: Draw Record Keeper, exhaust Gleo to draw Ride, put Keeper in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Finest, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play. Reveal Kness of Mountain discard Strength, 1 progress tokens and travel to it.
Turn 10: Draw Record Keeper, exhaust Gleo to draw Lorien Guide, puth both in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Finest, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play and one progress by Guide, reveal Black uruk and 1 progress after discard Snow Scout.
Turn 11: Draw Stand and Fight, use Gleo to draw Finest, put it in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and both Finest, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play and one progress by Guide, solving Knees, reveal Fallen Stones allowing to reveal 2 more, Freezing Cold (on Frodo) and Bitter Wind draining my resources. I discard Stand and Fight plus Ride to Ruin and put 1 progress on quest.
Turn 12: Draw North Tracker, Gleo draws another Guide. Goes with everyone but Frodo, Bifur and both Finest, Arwen make a resource to Eowyn who puts Bofur in play, reveal Snow Warg, quest not success so Bofur goes out and Mountain Goblin comes to attack me. Defend with Frodo, shadow is Fanuidhol (really ???), Fast Hitch Frodo and attack with him, Bifur and both Finest for 2 wounds.
Turn 13: Draw Gandalf, put in play killing the Snow Warg. Goes to quest on the same as last turn, reveal Avalanche and commit the others. Fast Hitch readies Frodo who defends the goblin, shadow Fell Voices.
Turn 14: Draw Unexpected Courage, put North in table, goes to quest the same as last turn, reveal Celedil (at last !!!), use Ancestral exhausting Bifur and sacrificing both Finest to solve it.

The core of deck worked again, solving Caradhras on first opportunity and with backup to solve the others as soon as they appear. It take from turn 8 to 14 to some victory points show up but I managed to finish it.

Game 3 Result: LOSS
Final Threat Level:
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero:
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes:
Victory Points Earned:
Number of Rounds Completed:
On hand, Galad Greets, Strength of Will, Gandalf, Protector of Lórien, Zigil Miner and Lorien Guide; reveal Freezing Cold which goes to Bifur (again…). Draw Bofur. Put Protector on Frodo, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, put Bofur as an action and reveal Black Uruk, putting 5 progress on quest. Looks like a dejavu, exactly the same start as last play.
Round 1: Draw Ancestral Knowledge, play Guide and use quest as on the last turn. Reveal Mountain Warg, use Ancestral Knowledge exhausting Bifur to place 4 progress on Caradhras and after all putting 4 more on quest
Round 2: Draw Fast Hitch, play it on Frodo. Play Galad Greets, goes to quest same way and discarding Strength to finish the quest.
Round 3: Draw Ride to Ruin. Put Zigil in play and goes to quest same way. Reveal Rocky Crags, threat +2 and Bofur going out. Travel to Crags, doing 2 damage on Eowyn.
Turn 4: Draw Lorien Guide. Use Zigil naming 2 and discard Stand and Fight plus Strength of Will. Goes to quest same way, reveal Mountain Warg +2 threath and 1 progress on Crags by Guide.
Turn 5: Draw Finest, play Guide and Finest, go to quest same way finishing Crags, reveal another Crags, +3 threat. Travel to Crags putting 2 wounds on Bifur.
Turn 6: Draw Scout, put Gandalf in play for -5 threat, goes to quest same way resolving Crags, revealing Mountain Goblin and putting 5 progress on quest after discarding Snow Scout. Goblin comes, and Frodo readies to defend him – shadow Freezing Cold and Frodo gets a wound.
Turn 7: Draw Ancestral Knowledge, goes to quest same way, reveal another Goblin. Frodo and Bifur defends, shadow is Fell Voices (Frodo – 1 threat) and Mountain Goblin on Bifur – killing him.

There is no way to win this game, so I forfeit. I think I can tune this deck but will maintain this score for now, as I need to play another ones.

My decklist:
3 Gandalf
2 Strength of Will
3 Ride to Ruin
3 Lorien Guide
2 Northern Tracker
3 The Riddermark's Finest
3 Ancestral Knowledge
2 Ravenhill Scout
3 Snowbourn Scout
2 Hasty Stroke
2 A Test of Will
1 Unexpected Courage
2 Zigil Miner
3 Escort from Edoras
2 Bofur
3 Stand and Fight
2 Fast Hitch
2 Protector of Lorien
3 Erebor Record Keeper
2 Gleowine
2 The Galadhrim's Greeting

Deck constructed with 1x everything up to RedHorn Gate.

Heroes: Frodo, Bifur, Eowyn
Game 1 Result: 103
Final Threat Level: 16
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 5 (Caradhras, Fanuidhol)
Number of Rounds Completed: 9
On hand, Riddermark Finnest, Galad Greets, North Tracker, Gleowine, Escort, Gandalf; keep it and reveal Rocking Crags. Draw Riode to Ruin to complete hand. Put Gleowine on table, going with everyone to quest. Arwen gives a resource to Frodo, and reveal Knees of Mountain, putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Rocky Crags, 2 damage on Eowyn.
Round 1: Draw Ride to Ruin. Put North Tracker on table and everyone goes to quest, Arwen gets another resource to Frodo and Tracker puts a progress on Caradhras and Knees. Reveal Warg Lair and add a Mountain Warg, soving Rocky Crags and putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Knees of Mountain.
Round 2: Draw another Tracker. Goes to quest with everyone, Arwen gets another Resource to Frodo, Tracker puts a progress on Caradhras and Warg Lair and reveal Freezing Cold, who goes on Bifur. Solve Knees and puts 2 more on quest. Travel to Warg Lair.
Round 3: Draw Lórien Guide and play it. Exhaust Gleo to draw Strenght of Will. Play Galad Greets. Goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker and Warg Lair for Guide. Reveal Rocky Crags, solving Warg Lair and drawing Test of Will; Travel to Crags and deal 2 damage on Tracker.
Turn 4: Draw Escort, play Gandalf using 4 resources from Bifur, reduce threat and goes to quest with everyone but Bifur; Arwen gets resource to Eowyn, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker and Rocky from Guide. Reveal Black Uruks for no effect, resolving Crags and finishing the quest.
Turn 5: Draw Stand and Fight, play both Escorts, go to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, Caradhras gets another one for Tracker, reveal Fallen Stones that is cancelled by Test of Will and solve the quest. Caradhras becomes active.
Turn 6: Draw Zigil Miner. Use Ride to Ruin discarding Gleo to put 3 counter on Caradhras. Put Finnest in table and discard it to solve Caradhras, getting 3 points. go to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and reveal Bitter Winds draining my pool and putting 6 progress tokens on quest.
Turn 7: Draw Lorien Guide, brings Gleo back with Stand and Fight, exhaust to draw Gandalf, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Lorien Guide, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and reveal Fanuidhol putting 2 progress on quest. Travel to Fanuidhol, using Strength of Will with Lorien Guide to put 2 counters on it.
Turn 8: Draw Galad Greets, draw Hasty Stroke with Gleo, use Ride to Ruin with Gleo to put 3 more counters on Fanuidhol, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and Guide puts 1 more counter on Fanuidhol. Reveal Mountain Troll, spend resource from Frodo and Eowyn to use their will, solve Fanuidhol and put more 3 progress on quest.
Turn 9: Draw Ride to Ruin, put Gandalf in play to reduce threat, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and reveal Snow Warg, finally solving this quest.

My intent is solve Caradhras as soon as possible and worked on the first time. Problably need more Rohan allies to work, but for this try is ok, so I will give another shot; I managed to put my threat low, but I am not sure if will work again.

Game 2 Result: 164
Final Threat Level: 28
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 6 (Caradhras, Celebil, Dimrill)
Number of Rounds Completed: 14
On hand, Record Keeper, Unexpected Courage, Fast Hitch, Hasty Stroke, Protector of Lorien, Stand and Figth; mulligan it for Ancestral Knowledge, Protector of Lorien, Gloewine, Escort, Bofur x2 and reveal Freezing Cold which goes to Bifur. Draw Gleowine to complete hand. Put Gleo in play, exhaust to draw Galad Greets, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, put Bofur as an action and reveal Black Uruk, putting 5 progress on quest.
Round 1: Draw Snowbourn Scout, exhaust Gleo to draw Ride to Ruin, play Protector on Frodo, play Escort and goes to quest with everyone but Bifur. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal another Black Uruk, and finish the quest. Draw Strength of Will, exhaust Gleo to draw Ancestral Knowledge. Play Galad Greets, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal Rocky Crags, discarding Gleo and Scout from hand with Protector to put 1 progress on quest. Use Ancestral to put 4 progress on Caradhras. Travel to Crags damaging Eowyn.
Round 3: Draw Ravenhill Scout. Exhaust Gleo to draw another Snnowbourn, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal Bitter Wind draining my pool, resolving Crags and putting 2 more on quest after discard Snowbourn.
Turn 4: Draw Stand and Fight, exhaust Gleo to draw Fast Hitch and play it on Frodo, use Stand and Fight to bring back the Snowbourn putting 1 progress on Caradhras. Goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action. Reveal Mountain Warg and put 3 counters on quest after discard a Strength of Will.
Turn 5: Draw Test of Will, exhaust Gleo to draw Ridermark Finest and play it, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout. Arwen gets 1 resource to Frodo, and put Bofur as an action, reveal Snowstorm that is cancelled by Test of Will and solve the quest after discarding everything but Ancestral Knowledge. Caradhras becomes active and Snowstorm on discard is reshuffled. Use Ancestral Knowledge exhausting Bofur to solve Caradhras.
Turn 6: Draw Gandalf. Exhaust Gleo to draw North Tracker. Put Gandalf in table reducing threat. Go to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout, Arwen gets resource to Frodo who puts Bofur in play and reveal another Mountain Warg, putting 7 progress on quest.
Turn 7: Draw Ride to Ruin, exhaust Gleo to draw Ancient Knowledge, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Scout, Arwen gets resource to Frodo and put Bofur as action, reveal Dimrill Stair, uses Ride to Ruin discarding Snow Scout putting 3 progress on quest.
Turn 8: Draw Zigil Miner, exhaust Gleo to draw Stand and Fight, use Stand and Fight to bring back Escort, put Zigil Miner in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play. Reveal Mountain Goblin and finish the quest, but not the game.
Turn 9: Draw Record Keeper, exhaust Gleo to draw Ride, put Keeper in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Finest, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play. Reveal Kness of Mountain discard Strength, 1 progress tokens and travel to it.
Turn 10: Draw Record Keeper, exhaust Gleo to draw Lorien Guide, puth both in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and Finest, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play and one progress by Guide, reveal Black uruk and 1 progress after discard Snow Scout.
Turn 11: Draw Stand and Fight, use Gleo to draw Finest, put it in play, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur and both Finest, Arwen gets one more resource to Frodo and puts Bofur in play and one progress by Guide, solving Knees, reveal Fallen Stones allowing to reveal 2 more, Freezing Cold (on Frodo) and Bitter Wind draining my resources. I discard Stand and Fight plus Ride to Ruin and put 1 progress on quest.
Turn 12: Draw North Tracker, Gleo draws another Guide. Goes with everyone but Frodo, Bifur and both Finest, Arwen make a resource to Eowyn who puts Bofur in play, reveal Snow Warg, quest not success so Bofur goes out and Mountain Goblin comes to attack me. Defend with Frodo, shadow is Fanuidhol (really ???), Fast Hitch Frodo and attack with him, Bifur and both Finest for 2 wounds.
Turn 13: Draw Gandalf, put in play killing the Snow Warg. Goes to quest on the same as last turn, reveal Avalanche and commit the others. Fast Hitch readies Frodo who defends the goblin, shadow Fell Voices.
Turn 14: Draw Unexpected Courage, put North in table, goes to quest the same as last turn, reveal Celedil (at last !!!), use Ancestral exhausting Bifur and sacrificing both Finest to solve it.

The core of deck worked again, solving Caradhras on first opportunity and with backup to solve the others as soon as they appear. It take from turn 8 to 14 to some victory points show up but I managed to finish it.

Game 3 Result: LOSS
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On hand, Galad Greets, Strength of Will, Gandalf, Protector of Lórien, Zigil Miner and Lorien Guide; reveal Freezing Cold which goes to Bifur (again…). Draw Bofur. Put Protector on Frodo, goes to quest with everyone but Bifur, Arwen gets resource to Frodo, put Bofur as an action and reveal Black Uruk, putting 5 progress on quest. Looks like a dejavu, exactly the same start as last play.
Round 1: Draw Ancestral Knowledge, play Guide and use quest as on the last turn. Reveal Mountain Warg, use Ancestral Knowledge exhausting Bifur to place 4 progress on Caradhras and after all putting 4 more on quest
Round 2: Draw Fast Hitch, play it on Frodo. Play Galad Greets, goes to quest same way and discarding Strength to finish the quest.
Round 3: Draw Ride to Ruin. Put Zigil in play and goes to quest same way. Reveal Rocky Crags, threat +2 and Bofur going out. Travel to Crags, doing 2 damage on Eowyn.
Turn 4: Draw Lorien Guide. Use Zigil naming 2 and discard Stand and Fight plus Strength of Will. Goes to quest same way, reveal Mountain Warg +2 threath and 1 progress on Crags by Guide.
Turn 5: Draw Finest, play Guide and Finest, go to quest same way finishing Crags, reveal another Crags, +3 threat. Travel to Crags putting 2 wounds on Bifur.
Turn 6: Draw Scout, put Gandalf in play for -5 threat, goes to quest same way resolving Crags, revealing Mountain Goblin and putting 5 progress on quest after discarding Snow Scout. Goblin comes, and Frodo readies to defend him – shadow Freezing Cold and Frodo gets a wound.
Turn 7: Draw Ancestral Knowledge, goes to quest same way, reveal another Goblin. Frodo and Bifur defends, shadow is Fell Voices (Frodo – 1 threat) and Mountain Goblin on Bifur – killing him.

There is no way to win this game, so I forfeit. I think I can tune this deck but will maintain this score for now, as I need to play another ones.

My decklist:
3 Gandalf
2 Strength of Will
3 Ride to Ruin
3 Lorien Guide
2 Northern Tracker
3 The Riddermark's Finest
3 Ancestral Knowledge
2 Ravenhill Scout
3 Snowbourn Scout
2 Hasty Stroke
2 A Test of Will
1 Unexpected Courage
2 Zigil Miner
3 Escort from Edoras
2 Bofur
3 Stand and Fight
2 Fast Hitch
2 Protector of Lorien
3 Erebor Record Keeper
2 Gleowine
2 The Galadhrim's Greeting

Thanks for posting such detailed report, I've learnt a few things from you.

However, problems occured in turn 5 of game 1, when the quest went to stage 3 during the quest phase. Bifur with Freezing Cold attached would be discarded since his willpower is 0 (2 minus 2); besides, Lorien Guide would also be discarded since his printed willpower is only 1 and he was questing (until the end of quest phase), when Caradhras became the active location, his willpower will be 0 (1 minus 1). Both issues did not have large impacts on later play of the game, but the score would be 7 points higher as Bifur is dead.

It shows that a spirit-heavy deck will solve this quest with not much trouble, especially when you can keep your threat level low so as not to engage the large enemies.

Hey thanks about this. To be honest I never have take notice bout this Freezing Cold issue. Anyone knows why my post goes 3 times ?? There is a way to delete the posts ??

I agree that this is not a big change, so if there is no problem I will put my points 7 higher

Heroes: Glorfindel (Spirit), Frodo Baggins, Aragorn (Lore)

Game 1 Result: 145
Final Threat Level: 25
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 6
Victory Points Earned: 6
Number of Rounds Completed: 12

Game 2 Result: 89
Final Threat Level: 22
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 7

Game 3 Result: 155
Final Threat Level: 30
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 1
Victory Points Earned: 6
Number of Rounds Completed: 13

Posting Your Results (Optional Information): Deck built from 3 x core set plus all packs and expansions from Shadows of Mirkwood and Dwarrowdelf cycles (i.e. nothing from The Hobbit, yet).

Heroes: Eowyn, Beravor, Theodred

Game 1 Result: 110
Final Threat Level: 14
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 1
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 10

Game 2 Result: 84
Final Threat Level: 05
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 4
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 8

Game 3 Result: 90
Final Threat Level: 25
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 0
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 7

Final Score: 94.667

card pool: 1x core set, mirkwood cycle, khazad-dum, redhorn gate

Heroes: Aragorn (Lore), Theodred, Glorfindel (Spirit)

Game 1 Result: 71
Final Threat Level: 16
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 0
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 6

Game 2 Result: 70
Final Threat Level: 16
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 0
Victory Points Earned: 6
Number of Rounds Completed: 6

Game 3 Result: 83
Final Threat Level: 17
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 1
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 7

Total: 74,66

Card pool: 1 core, all expansions and packs before Hobbit.

Heroes: Dain Ironfoot, Thorin Oakenshield and Ori

Game 1 Result: 87
Final Threat Level: 32
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: -
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: -
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 6 rounds

Game 2 Result: 112
Final Threat Level: 34
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: -
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 3
Victory Points Earned: 5
Number of Rounds Completed: 8

Game 3 Result: Loss