"Autumn was well under way before Frodo began to worry about Gandalf again. September was passing and there was still no news of him. The Birthday; and the removal, drew nearer, and still he did not come or send word. Bag End began to be busy. Some of Frodo's friends came to stay and help him with the packing: there was Fredegar Bolger and Folco Boffin, and of course his special friends Pippin Took and Marry Brandybuck."
- LotR, pg 80 (Alan Lee Illus. ed. Houghton Mifflin, 1991)
Folco Boffin :: MEDM :: Hero Character Scout Hobbit :: c
3 mind, 0 DI, 0/9 prowess/body
Home Site: Bag End
Unique. Unless he is one of the starting characters, he may only be brought into play at his home site. All of his corruption checks are modified by +2. You may discard Folco at a Haven to play any Hobbit from your hand with his company.
"Some of Frodo's friends came to stay and help him with the packing..."
- LotR I
Art by Quinton Hoover
With the recent resurgence and steady play of Hobbit decks, Folco Boffin is a character to think about. I'm sure everyone has thought of Fatty in their 4 hobbit companies, but what about Folco? Being the only hero character from the Dark Minions set, it was hard not to have one Folco or another. But how to use him? Well, here goes...
Folco is a decent hobbit with a mind of 3, and his only skill is Scout (naturally), with a prowess and body of 0/9. Cheaper than Bilbo or Frodo, he makes a good starting hobbit.
Since most hobbits have to be in the starting party to be useful, it can be risky sometimes to have the cards you need at the beginning of the game. Also, you may have one of your prime hobbits die before you get rolling.
Here's an interesting way to use Folco. Start with say, Folco, Sam, Merry and Fatty, but have Bilbo and Frodo in your deck. Play a few turns to get the cards you need in your deck, then go to a haven, and discard Folco to pull in either Frodo or Bilbo. This way you can keep them safe until you need them.
A recent ruling on Folco's ability from Ichabod: it can be done at anytime that a normal resource can be played, and does not count against the one character per turn rule. So here's a scenario:
Move Folco, Sam, Merry and Fatty to some sites, get a few items, then move to a haven. At the haven, play a Bridge, discard Folco, put Bilbo or Frodo in the company, and continue with your next movement hazard phase after Bridge. And Folco does not have to be untapped to use his ability. It's nice to switch out Hobbits on the fly.
Or, you can use his ability during the Organization Phase to effectively bring in two characters. Bring in, say, Gimli, then discard Folco to bring in a Hobbit.
With the dangerous hazards flying about, it's nice to be able to use a stand-in hobbit until you need your main ones to keep them safe.
Radagast
Original card review taken from : http://fan.theonering.net/morgulrats/
With the authorization of the webmaster.
The reviewing team consisted of Gwaihir (Chris Farrell), Gimli (Nathan Bruinooge), Ohtar (Charles E. Bouldin, Esq.), Radagast (James Kight), Joshua B. Grace (Beorn), Martijn Steultjens (Fram Frumgarson), Jason Klank (Saruman) and Jeffery Dobberpuhl (Wormtongue)
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