You are playing Nightmare mode.

Each Captive is immune to player card effects.

Setup: Set Mauhúr aisde, out of play.

Forced: When the players advance to stage 2A, add Mauhúr to the staging area.

“You'll run with me behind you,” said Uglúk. “Run! Or you'll never see your beloved holes again.”

—The Two Towers

Begin with the standard quest deck and encounter deck for The Uruk-hai scenario.

Remove the following cards, in the specified quantities, from the standard encounter deck:

• 3x Uruk-hai Figter
• 1x Snaga
• 2x Eastemnet
• 2x Plains of Rohan
• 3x The Wold
• 2x Unseen Barrier

Then, shuffle the encounter cards in this Nightmare Deck into the remainder of the standard The Uruk-hai encounter deck.

Finally, flip this setup card over and place it next to the quest deck. Its effect remains active throughout the game, which is now ready to begin.