MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

Registration for the Third Annual Mayhem in the Mountains is officially open!

The Registration link is found here.

Details of the Event are found here.

Never been to a Independent Grand Tournament before, or need a refresher course? Check out the newly added, "Tournament Mechanics" section here.

I am very excited to be six months out and launching Registration. Let's make this year truly memorable with unmatched Mayhem! Baruk Khazad!  Khazad Ai-Menu!!!

Thorhak

THE BATTLE FOR MIDDLE EARTH LEAGUE

I realize this announcement comes a tad late, (we're about to start Week 3 on Thurs. Jan. 26th), but one of the League players made mention of the idea to me today and it seemed like a good one. And so without further adieu, let's get to the details.

This is a 6 week long League featuring LOTR SBG, pitting Good against Evil in a Battle for Middle Earth. The rules for the League are quite lax, as the primary objective is simply to get people playing the game. For this reason, if you didn't sign-up before the League started, you can still play. If you know ahead of time that you simply will not be able to make it every Thurs., you can still play. I think you get the point. Ok, nuts and bolts time:

Where:  Collectormania, in Parker Colorado.

When:  We meet as a "club" every Thursday night starting around 6PM. Week Three will run from Thurs. Jan 26th through Wed. Feb 1st. Week Four will then start Thurs. Feb 2nd. If you arrange a game with another player in the League at a time other than Thurs. night, that game will still count towards the League standings!

Requirements:  Besides having fun, you'll need an Army. We typically play either 350 or 600 pt. games. However, if you and your opponent wish to play a game using a different amount of points, that's fine too!  Army construction MUST follow the rules set forth in Legions of Middle Earth. Armies DO NOT have to be painted, although it is recommended that your models follow the WYSIWYG rules for ease of play.

Other Stuff:  As the theme for the League is Good vs Evil, only those games in which a Good army squares off against an Evil army will count towards the League standings. That being said, we also track "Individual Points" and so if you play a game in which Good fights Good, or Evil fights Evil, any points gained will count towards your individual score.

The complete details and rules for the League are found here.

Hope to see ya' there! Baruk Khazad!  Khazad Ai-Menu!!!

And so the never-ending battle for control of Middle Earth has temporarily paused as Saruman and his Legions stand victorious over all that came before them! 8 Generals met, each intending to stake their claim for control of the central passes through the Misty Mountains. Only one prevailed...The results for this Primer are as follows:

BEST OVERALL:  Tony Hunter/ Uruk Hai led by Saruman

BEST GENERAL:  Chris Ward/ Galadhrim led by Rumil

BEST ARMY:  Rob Kruse/ featuring a Balrog, a Nazghul and a Mordor Troll Chieftain

BEST SPORTSMAN:  Jonathan Jaynes/ Galadhrim led by Rumil

Once again, I'd like to thank all the Participants who dared to enter the foray. I'd also like to thank the Wards for hosting yet another LOTR SBG event at Collectormania. I felt the event was a huge success, and inspired by the preceedings I have ventured on to start updating the Mayhem in the Mountains sections of this website for the upcoming MitM III. Having new blood in the group has made me realize that a lot of pertinent information to the Mechanics of a Tournament has been "assumed" or left out as I mistakenly thought it was inherent in the process having been involved in LOTR SBG GTs for many years now. I think by delineating some of these specifics, alot of confusion may be alleviated, and future Events will go even more smoothly, and Participants will be able to really focus on "having a Blast," right Saruman....errr, I mean Tony!

Cheers!