FotR League

[TheJord]

I think its time to get a new league going. So, I have taken it upon myself to head the new (un)official league. If you are interested, please let me know. Once we have a minimum of 8 players, you can start submitting results on your FotR block games. At the moment, GCCG and other online platforms is our only way to do this. With success, hopefully we can open this to real life games!

Every month the highest rated player will be announced.

At the moment, the only rules of the League are that you use a FotR block legal deck, which includes all cards from sets 1-3.

R-list

Forces of Mordor

Your rating is based on a very simple ELO rating system.

[chompers]

Hi - i have never used GCCG etc. Is it easy to use?

I live in Australia so will it be too hard to play over the internet given timezone restrictions?

[max1981]

I am interested in playing in the league. I just need to sort out GCCG so I can play. Can you point me in the right direction to find this.

Cheers
Max

[MR. Lurtzy]

I am interested in playing in the league. I just need to sort out GCCG so I can play. Can you point me in the right direction to find this.

Cheers
Max

http://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/index.php/topic,1474.0.html

[Kenddrick]

Count me in.

[max1981]

Thanks Mr Lurtzy I will set it up tonight when I get home. I need to dig out my old decklists and see if any of them are still any good. Cheers Max

[Not a Zombie]

Sounds fun I'm in.

[ket_the_jet]

Hi - i have never used GCCG etc. Is it easy to use?

I live in Australia so will it be too hard to play over the internet given timezone restrictions?

GCCG is pretty easy if you understand the basics of computers. There are a few players from Australia and there are usually some players online no matter what time you are on.
-wtk

[Sete]

Already getting in touch with the game interface ^^ LOVE the idea of having virtual money and being able to keep a virtual collection and opening boosters! They should do a draft version of it ^^

It's almost like lotr online... but for free Sweet!

[Kenddrick]

It's almost like lotr online... but for free Sweet!

Almost? Which part of LotR online is better than GCCG?

[chompers]

Hi all - I have GCCG - looks interesting - no idea what to do - anyone willing to give me some help?

[ket_the_jet]

I will show you through the ropes tomorrow, if you'd like!
-wtk

[max1981]

OK I downloaded the GCCG stuff last night and watched a game that was going on.

Just remind me again what cards we can use in the FotR league. Is it cards from first 3 releases minus any X listed (are there any from first 3 sets) and only one copy of R listed cards. Anyone have a list of R  cards.

I did download a starter deck but then got a bit confused about what I was doing and ran out of time. It looked good and brought back some distant memories from my playing days.

Cheers

Max

[TheJord]

Forces of Mordor is the only R-listed card in FotR

Enjoy deckbuilding! GCCG isnt the slickest program for deckbuilding, so I recommend using SdA or Zorbec's Decklist Builder

[max1981]

Thanks TheJord perhpas we can arrange a casual game later this week/early next week (depending on how by deck building goes) to get me back into the game.

Cheers
Max

[legolas3333]

I will join even though I build terrible FotR decks

[chompers]

Hi ket - that would be great - I am about to go to work but will be around the net in about 8hours - around 3:30 Aussie time - and have about 5 hours to play with (up till about 8:30pm). Give me an idea of what time and I will be there.

[Ringbearer]

Sign me up.

[ket_the_jet]

TJ: I'll play too if you guys have the room!
-wtk

[TheJord]

There is no limit to how many players can join.

I will start accepting submissions for games played relevant to the League.

[ket_the_jet]

Any limit to decks that can be submitted? I have two FoTR decks right now. Or are we not even submitting decks?
-wtk

[TheJord]

No decks need to be submitted, its not a tournament. In the league, as long as you and your opponent call it a league game, its a league game

[chompers]

Hi all - i will be online (GCCG) at 7:30 my time which is two hours from the time of this posting and will wait until 8:00 my time. If anyone wants a game and will teach me what to do i will be there. I am happy for it to be called a league game - easy win for anyone who plays me. I know how to play LOTR but not how to use the GCCG interface.

[legolas3333]

Can you set up a list so we know who else is on the league?

[TheJord]

The FotR League Standings thread has a table

[TheJord]

I have added additional details to my original post on this thread

[LorienGuardian]

Count me in !!

Mikkz021 (;

[MD85]

I'd like to join the league aswell if it's not too late..

[Bilbo the Hutt]

I'm on GCCG fairly often anyways so I guess I might as well sign up for this if it's not too late.  My name on there is patmagroin.

[GarrisonofGondor]

I'm in. My screenname on GCCG is Mage21.

[TheJord]

Thanks for your support guys. Please keep the submissions coming in, I may have to assign someone to help me maintain the table as they have been coming in thick and fast!

[inzilzor]

can i still join?

[TheJord]

Of course you can, I shall add you to the table

[Gwaihir]

I played a game with Kenddrick today.  I gues I should post here and say that I am or want to be in the league.  I am Gwaihir there as well.

Also, we ran into a bit of a problem with a rule.  Can the ringbearer hide in this league?  I read some stuff here that suggests yes and some that suggests no so I am confused.

[ket_the_jet]

You can cancel skirmishes with the Ring-Bearer because there was no rule against it in standard when it was just Fellowship block.
-wtk

[panenko]

can i play ?¿

my name in gccg is Eneko

[TheJord]

Once again, thank you for the support! We have grown the League to 22 players in one week! Fantastic. GCCG has never been so busy.

[chompers]

Hi TheJord - if anyone is capable of playing other players with real cards instead of using GCCG can we accept submission of results to the league?

Also - jmmcarthy's games played do not add up 

[TheJord]

If everyone is happy with this, I am. Both players would need to verify the result

[chompers]

Seems fair - this means both players need to be members (good for TLHH) and less chance of cheating (you'd have to be pretty hard up to create two accounts and lie about results) 

[Gil-Estel]

Oh, like I said, somewhere this week, I will join

[ket_the_jet]

(you'd have to be pretty hard up to create two accounts and lie about results)

Two accounts! Lie about the results! Chompers, you are a genius!

I beat, uh, someone, 200 times. They will confirm shortly...
-wtk

[Sete]

LOL Gil-Estel! "Looking forward to see you in game" ;P ahahah

Anyway, league is fun but still doesnt appeal as much as it could... I mean, it would be fun if every week each player would play vs another one. (What I mean is, having players that do, imagine, 20 games per week and others that do 5).. Then the final results would be very well done! But again, it's hard to arrange that cause of everyone zone time...

But a good example for it is Ket the Jet. 12 games, 4 wins - 8 losses - last place. I mean, players with 0 games are ranked higher. At this point everyone should have the exact same games. Either 6 games done, or 10 games done... etc. So in the end, all the scores were fair.

[chompers]

Does the rule of four count for FoTR? This rule was introduced later (i think) and was not part of FoTR block, same as ringbearer skirmishes. So it should be allowed to draw more than four in fellowship - shouldn't it? Of course I may be wrong on the rules .... again

[ket_the_jet]

Rule of four does exist.

Ring-bearer skirmishes can be cancelled.
-wtk

[flad_nag]

please add me.. GCCG name is flad76.. thanks!

[flad_nag]

so in this league, all FOTR cards are legal?  Or are there forbidden cards?

[chompers]

All cards from sets 1-3 are legal. However Forces of Mordor 1C248 is restricted to one copy per deck.

Only other rule - you can cancel skirmishes using ringbearer.

Someone correct me if i am wrong.

[Gil-Estel]

and ofcourse the errata remain. From the top of my head:

Far seeing eyes, Mirror of Galadriel, Thror's Map, Ranger's Versatility, We must go warily.

Please expand when I'm missing something, which is likely to be the case

[TheJord]

Errata's already exist on the cards in GCCG, and I have listed the format rules under the league table

[Skathe]

I will also be joining the FotR league under the handle 'Skathe'.
Some of you have seen me on GCCG already ;-)

[Kralik]

Errata's already exist on the cards in GCCG, and I have listed the format rules under the league table

Well, you would have to use the keyboard shortcut or right-click menu to display it if you were not already aware of it, since the images are the originals. You *do* have images, right?

[chompers]

#$&*@! this Australian time zone - just jumped on GCCG again and everyone is in bed (or at work).

[chompers]

I have played a few players not currently in the league om GCCG. Some do not know about it and have not joined because it is FOTR. If we let them know lots of players are active and it may expand to other formats soon they may be more likely to check the league out and perhaps join/.

[legolas3333]

hey I'm usually on during evening in australia (or so maudi tells me)

[99ent]

hello everybody,
I just wanted to suscribe to the FoTR league. My name on GCCG is 99ent. rendez-vous in the game 

[TheJord]

Big kudos to ket_the_jet, for a major rise in the ranks

[ket_the_jet]

Thanks. Where is Hawkeye now?!
-wtk

[HawkeyeSPF]

never said i was capable of predicting the future, my penn state friend.  ; )

[ket_the_jet]

never said i was capable of predicting the future, my penn state friend.  ; )

Haha...if only 13-10 was a Nittany Lion-Hawkeye score...

...I don't know why you have had our number the last few years!
-wtk

[chompers]

I am newish to playing block format - always played open in the past. So I have heard Galadriel Lady Redeemed is generally not played under gentlemans agreement (presumably in RoTR movie block). Are there any other examples of this, in particular for FoTR league. Just want to make sure ....

[Not a Zombie]

not really... all is pretty balanced in fotr. I would personally be happier if you didn't use cards such as goblin scimitar, paths, and savagery to match their numbers

[TheJord]

The League is almost one month old!

[chompers]

Yay! I hope it continues to be a success - and better still I hope it expands

And around 100 matches played - more than 3 per day - top effort TheJord in keeping up with the tables!

[ket_the_jet]

top effort TheJord in keeping up with the tables!

And Thranduil!
-wtk

[chompers]

i am looking for a league game - anyone?

[TheJord]

Some fantastic results for everyone's favourite Dutchman have taken Gil-Estel into top place, the first to depose Ringbearer since he took top spot 3 weeks ago!

And I have to give a special shout out to our head honcho Kralik, who has designed a cracking file that allows me to update the table in seconds, compared to the hour or so a day it was taking me to update everything! So helpful, all players should shower him with gold. And then play against him as he has agreed to join the League.

[Ringbearer]

*ponders sending out Uruk trackers and Wild Men of Dunland*

"You will eat man flesh!"

[Gil-Estel]

Bring them on....but hey, at least the dutch are in control ...Golden Age all over again, mhuhaha

[Noldonur]

Hello everyone, I guess I am back almost a year later Glad to see TLHH thriving - so awesome to see quite a few people playing within these past couple of days.

You can sign me up for the league, I shall be a devout supplier of free wins

[TheJord]

Wrong place Elrohir