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Farmer Maggot :: MEAS :: Hero Permament-Event :: r1
Unique. If one of your companies faces an attack while at a site in The Shire, Arthedain, or Cardolan, you may immediately replace its site card with another site card in The Shire, Arthedain, or Cardolan (from your location deck). If your company takes this option, the attack is canceled and this card is discarded.
This card gets perfect marks for coolness. Long have MECCG folk clamoured for Farmer Maggot and his mushrooms to join the festivities. Virtually a disciple of Tom Bombadil (though both he and Tom would laugh at the very idea), Farmer Maggot is represented in MECCG by his aiding the Ringbearer's in evading unwanted attention, particularly the Black Rider's.
This evasion ability is nice, but in the case of unfallen wizard players, does not cancel subsequent attacks by the same creature even when you replace the site; i.e., Assassins and Slayers. Bag End, Bree, and Old Forest remain dangerous for that reason. However, in this day and age of company versus company combat, this card's usefulness is in the escape-hatch it offers should some hulking orcs and trolls infiltrate your site. On the other hand, Fallen-wizards can use this card to great effect, as The White Towers (in their aspect as a wizardhaven) would cause subsequent attacks by a slayer, assassin or other creature to fizzle. An additional limitation of the effectiveness of this card is that this card does not deter certain agents!
The problem with this card is that it is difficult to recycle. The only way to reclaim it from the discard pile is with Smoke Rings. Also, being unique, you are not likely to have it in hand when you need it AND your opponent, if a wizard or fallen-wizard, may yank the rug from under your hopes of playing this card. Despite its difficulties of play, this card's playability is balanced by its permanent-event status. So, once it appears in your hand, place it in play (except during your movement/hazard phase unless you absolutely know your opponent cannot smack you with Many Sorrows Befall.)
What decks benefit the most from this card? Tom Bombadil/Mistress Lobelia decks, plus the variation which uses the palantir of Elostirion. This card offers a nice bonus, but cannot be a key component of your resource strategy. Theme play says have Gollum, Tom Bombadil, Famer Maggot, Mistress Lobelia, Gandalf (with Hobbit-lore) and all the Hobbits feasting and frolicking.
Ohtar
Original card review taken from : http://fan.theonering.net/morgulrats/
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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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