The Dead Marshes (Solo, Round 1)

The Dead Marshes fall, beaten in Round 1 by a single Core set (as released):

Heroes (30 Threat)
Legolas
Glorfindel
Gloin

Hand:
Blade of Gondolin
Protector of Lorien
Sneak Attack
Gandalf
Sneak Attack
?
Draw: ?

Setup: reveal Evil Storm (no effect)

Planning:
Play Blade of Gondolin on Legolas
Play Protector of Lorien on Glorfindel

Quest:
Play Sneak Attack to bring in Gandalf. Draw 3 cards, which are discarded to Protector of Lorien.
Commit Gandalf, Gloin, and Glorfindel to the quest (12 Willpower)

Reveal Eastern Crows, which surges into Despair (no effect).
Discard a 4th card to Protector of Lorien, since this takes place before the errata.
Place 12 progress on stage 1, completing it.

Escape test:
Exhaust no-one, fail the test, add 2 resources to Gollum

Engagement:
Wolf Rider engages

Combat:
Take Eastern Crows attack undefended. Gloin takes 1 damage (and gains 1 resource)
Sneak Attack to bring out Gandalf again, reducing Threat by 5.
Legolas dispatches the crows, adding three progress to Stage 2, and completing the quest.

Exhaust Gandalf for the final Escape test, discarding 2 cards that do not beat Gandalf's Willpower.

Final Score: 25 (Threat) + 1 (damage) + 0 (rounds) - 0 (VP) = 26!