This deck is probably best played against heroes so that you don’t have to worry about the minion arkenstone. Give it a try: I’ve never played it, and I’d like to know how good it is.
Starting Cards:
Thrain II
Balin or Gloin
Oin
Kili
Fili
2 Rumors of Rings
In Deck:
3 Radagast & Thorin
(or 3 Pallando & Cirdan)
Resources:
3 Precious Gold Ring
3 Fair Gold Ring
3 Beautiful Gold Ring
1 Blue Mountain Dwarves
1 Gollum
2 Marvels Told
2 Test of Form
3 Smoke Rings
1 Longbottom Leaf
3 Crept Along Carefully
3 Concealment
3 Thorough Search
2 A Friend or Three
Key Sideboard Cards:
1 A Chance Meeting
3 Dwarven Rings
3 Lesser Ring
2 Magic Ring of Savagery
2 Magic Ring of Courage
1 A Friend or Three
1 Marvels Told
1 Test of Form
2 Wizard’s Test
1 Tom Bombadil
1 Petty Dwarves
Play Tips:
Focus on easy sites in the Misty Mountains vicinity: Ost-in-Edhil, Goblin Gate, Gladden Fields, Bandit Lair, Isengard, Moria. Make a run over to the Blue Mountain Dwarf-Hold for your faction. With 3 Crept Alongs, your main company has 5 skilled dwarves and a hazard limit of 2. Try to get 2 gold rings out of each site; if you can’t at least you should be well-protected vs. rolled Down to the Sea. The rest is pretty self-explanatory I think. Throw in the Scroll if you want to be sure to get some Dwarven Rings.
MP Breakdown:
Character: 10
Ally: 2-5
Faction: 3-5
Item: ~15
Total: ~25-30