If you roll a "Hook" while moving around the board, then Lord Sinister appears to challenge you!

Choose a skill (Speed, Strength or Luck) with which to face Lord Sinister. Roll a die and add that number to the skill on your Hero card, plus any bonus numbers for that skill from your Item cards. Then roll again for Lord Sinister, adding the number that you roll to the skill number on his card and the skill bonus from any items that he is carrying.

Whoever has the highest score is the winner and takes an item from the loser (if the loser has any items left). If Lord Sinister wins, then you can choose which item of yours to give to him. If you win one of Lord Sinister's items but your Hero cannot hold any more, then you must pick one of your items and place it on any empty Item square on the game board.

If you roll a "Hook" or your total number is tied with Lord Sinister's, then roll again.