Travel: The first player must discard 2 cards from his hand at random to travel here.
"It is clad in a forest of dark fir, where the trees strive one against another and their branches rot and wither. In the midst upon a stony height stands Dol Guldur, where long the hidden Enemy had his dwelling."
–Haldir, The Fellowship of the Ring
X is the number of locations in the staging area.
Travel: Each player must discard 1 random card from his hand to travel here.
While Hills of Hollin is the active location, it gains:"Forced: After an enemy is added to the staging area, it gets -5 engagement cost until the end of the round."
Forced: When Redhorn Foothills is explored, each player must discard X cards from his hand at random. X is the number of damage here.
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When Revealed: Either discard 1 random card from your hand, or reveal an encounter card.
Shadow: Until the end of the round, attacking enemy gets +2
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Forced: When Wolf of Isengard is dealt a shadow card with a Wizardry effect, either discard 1 card from your hand, or Wolf of Isengard makes an additional attack against you after this one.
Shadow: Deal 1 damage to the defending character.
When Revealed: Remove a hero from the quest and attach Saruman’s Voice to that hero. (Counts as a Condition attachment with the text:"Forced: When attached hero commits to a quest, is declared and attacker or defender, or triggers its ability, its controller must discard 1 card from his hand.")
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Forced: After Man of Harad engages you, discard 1 random card from your hand.
Shadow: Discard 1 random card from your hand.
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When Revealed: Either discard 1 random card from your hand, or reveal an additional encounter card.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, discard 1 random card from your hand.
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When Revealed: Discard 1 random card from your hand. Snaga gets +X until the end of the round, where X is the discarded card's printed cost.
Round them were many smaller goblins. –The Two Towers
Travel: The first player must discard 2 cards from his hand at random to travel here.
"It is clad in a forest of dark fir, where the trees strive one against another and their branches rot and wither. In the midst upon a stony height stands Dol Guldur, where long the hidden Enemy had his dwelling."
–Haldir, The Fellowship of the Ring
X is the number of locations in the staging area.
Travel: Each player must discard 1 random card from his hand to travel here.
Progress tokens that would be placed on Doors of Durin are instead placed on the current quest card.
Action: Each player may discard any number of cards from his hand. Then, discard the top card of the encounter deck. If the first letter of the encounter card's title matches that of one of the discarded player cards, add Doors of Durin to your victory display. (Limit once per round.)
Lost: Each player must choose and discard 1 card from his hand.
There hammer on the anvil smote,
There chisel clove, and graver wrote;
There forged was blade, and bount was hilt...
–The Fellowship of the Ring
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When Revealed: The first player draws 1 card. Then, that player must choose and discard 4 cards from his hand, if able.
Forced: After Cave Spider engages a player, that player must choose and discard 1 card from his hand, if able.
When Revealed: Each player must discard 3 random cards from his hand or place 1 progress token on To the Tower.
Shadow: Return attacking enemy to the staging area after this attack.
The cost to play each player card is increased by 1.
Forced: When this stage is defeated, search the encounter deck and discard pile for a Troll enemy and put it into play engaged with the player with the highest threat. Each player may play a card from his hand, at no cost.
You risk drawing the attention of nearby Trolls by venturing into their lair. Perhaps inside you can find supplies to help you get back to Rivendell...
When Revealed: Each player must discard a random card from his hand. Each player then searces his deck for each other copy of the card he discarded, and discards those as well. Shuffle each searched deck.
Shadow: Discard a random card from the defending player's hand.
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Forced: When Vicious Marauder engages you, discard a random card from your hand and place resources on it equal to that card's printed cost.
Forced: When Vicious Marauder attacks you, distribute damage among characters you control equal to the number of resources on it.
While Gate of Iron is in the staging area, progress cannot be placed on locations in the staging area.
Travel: Discard the top card of the encounter deck. Then, the first player must discard a card from his hand with cost greater than the discarded card's or raise each player's threat by 3.
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Cannot have non-objective attachments.
Forced: After Stone-troll attacks and destroys a character you control, discard 1 card from your hand for each excess point of damage dealt.
Shadow: Discard an attachment you control.
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Forced: When a location is revealed from the encounter deck, put 1 progress on Smaug the Golden.
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 1 card from his hand that matches the revealed card's sphere and type.
While Great Hall is the active location, it gains: "Forced: Put 1 progress on Smaug the Golden at the end of each round."
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 3 cards from his hand that match the revealed card's type.
While Desolation of Smaug is the active location, the first treachery card revealed each round gains surge.
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 2 cards from his hand that match the revealed card's cost.
Response: When Western Slopes leaves play as an explored location (choose one): the first player draws 2 cards, or remove 1 progress token from Smaug the Golden.
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 2 cards from his hand that match the revealed card's sphere.
When Revealed: Put 1 progress token on Smaug the Golden. Then, spend X 
resources or advance to stage 4A. X is the number of progress tokens on Smaug the Golden.
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 2 cards from his hand that match the revealed card's type.
When Revealed: Each player discards 2 random cards from hand. Until the end of the phase, each Dragon enemy in play gets +1 for each event discarded by this effect.
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 1 card from his hand that matches the revealed card's sphere and cost.
When Revealed: Each Dragon enemy in the staging area makes an immediate attack against the player with the highest total 
committed to the quest. (Do not deal a shadow card for this attack.)
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 1 card from his hand that matches the revealed card's type and cost.
While Hills of Hollin is the active location, it gains:"Forced: After an enemy is added to the staging area, it gets -5 engagement cost until the end of the round."
Forced: When Redhorn Foothills is explored, each player must discard X cards from his hand at random. X is the number of damage here.
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When Revealed: Either discard 1 random card from your hand, or reveal an encounter card.
Shadow: Until the end of the round, attacking enemy gets +2
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Forced: When Wolf of Isengard is dealt a shadow card with a Wizardry effect, either discard 1 card from your hand, or Wolf of Isengard makes an additional attack against you after this one.
Shadow: Deal 1 damage to the defending character.
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When Revealed: Discard 1 random card from your hand. Snaga gets +X until the end of the round, where X is the discarded card's printed cost.
Round them were many smaller goblins. –The Two Towers
When Revealed: Remove a hero from the quest and attach Saruman’s Voice to that hero. (Counts as a Condition attachment with the text:"Forced: When attached hero commits to a quest, is declared and attacker or defender, or triggers its ability, its controller must discard 1 card from his hand.")
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Forced: After Man of Harad engages you, discard 1 random card from your hand.
Shadow: Discard 1 random card from your hand.
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When Revealed: Either discard 1 random card from your hand, or reveal an additional encounter card.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, discard 1 random card from your hand.
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Indestructible. Immune to player card effects.
Forced: When Bane of Amon Lanc attacks you, discard a random card from your hand. Bane of Amon Lanc gets +X for this attack, where X is that card's printed cost.
Dark Black Woods gets +1 for each Dark Black Woods in the staging area.
Travel: Each player must discard 1 card from his hand for each Dark Black Woods in the staging area.
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Forced: After Boar Clan Ambusher attacks and destroys a character, discard a random card from your hand.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, discard a random card from your hand.
Action: Exhaust Bilbo and spend 1 resource to place 5 progress on Dim Valley.
Forced: At the end of the round, each player must discard a random card from his hand.
They were high up in a narrow place, with a dreadful fall into a dim vally at one side of them. –The Hobbit
When Revealed: Each player must choose and discard 3 cards from his hand. Each player assigns X damage among characters he controls, where X is the combined printed cost of the cards he discarded.
The lighning splinters on the peaks, and rocks shiver, and great crashes split the air and go rolling and tumbling into every cave and hallow... –The Hobbit
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Foced: When Erebor Bats attacks, the defending player discards 1 random card from his hand.
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 2 cards from his hand that match the card's cost and type.
Foced: When the Front Gate is explored, each Dragon enemy in play makes an attack against the first player. (Deal and resolve a shadow card for this attack.)
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 3 cards from his hand that match the revealed card's cost.
When Revealed: Each player raises his threat by 1 for each attachment attached to a character he controls.
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 1 card from his hand that matches the revealed card's sphere, type, and cost.
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When Revealed: Discard a randome card from your hand. Assign X damage among characters you control, where X is the cost of the discarded card.
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When Revealed: Discard 1 random card from your hand and assign X damage among characters you control. X is the discarded card's printed cost.
"There was no answer, except arrows and stones from the walls." –Merry, The Two Towers
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Forced: When Half-orc of Isengard attacks, either discard 1 random card from your hand, or Half-orc of Isengard gets +3 for this attack.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, discard 1 random card from your hand.
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When Revealed: Either discard a random card from your hand, or engage Orc of Minas Morgul and reveal an additional encounter card.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +2
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Forced: After Under-gate Sentry attacks and destroys a character you control, discard a random card from your hand.
Shadow: Either discard a random card from your hand, or exhaust a character you control.