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<html><head><title>New Page 1</title></head><body><div align="center"> <table id="table21" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="29%" bgColor="#000000" border="0"> <tr> <td colSpan="5">  <img height="233" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/LOTR_logo.jpg" width="507" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colSpan="5"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  <a href="http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=group&op=view&group=4596"> <img height="95" alt="" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/links%20home.jpg" width="110" border="0"></a></td> <td>  <a href="http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=group&op=view&group=4600"> <img height="100" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/links%20rules.jpg" width="100" border="0"></a></td> <td>  <a href="http://fumbbl.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=11290"> <img height="100" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/links%20forum.jpg" width="100" border="0"></a></td> <td>  <a href="http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=group&op=view&group=4606"> <img height="100" alt="" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/links%20stats.jpg" width="100" border="0"></a></td> <td>  <a href="http://fumbbl.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=11744"> <img height="100" alt="" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/links%20fluff.jpg" width="100" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table></div> <big>The Lord of the Rings - Rules Page</big>Game Etiquette:There are no restrictions on team tactics, teams may hire stars and wizards as they see fit and there is no restriction placed upon skill selections. We wouldn't expect the forces of Mordor to hold back so why should the races of the Freeworld!The Three Tournaments:A season of Middle Earth consists of three tournaments based around the three glorious chapters of the Battle of Middle Earth campaign, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and the Return of the King. As well as vying for the prestige of winning the tournaments, teams also battle for Rings of Power!  The Rings of Power bestow special abilities to teams in further tournaments and are held until the same tournament it was won in is completed next season... i.e. they pass the ring on to the next champion of the tournament in which they won it in.  <a name="fellowship"><img border="0" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/fellowship%20copy.gif" width="592" height="49"></a>Background:To recreate the camaraderie of the Fellowship of the Ring, it was suggested that the races of the Free World and the races of Mordor let their best Teams distinguish themselves amongst their Homeland kin such that these emerging elite could do battle against one another at the DarkLord, Sauron’s, Mount Doom Arena and contest for one of the three Elven Rings of Power - the Ring of Fire, the Ring of Air and the Ring of Water. The competition, and overall victorious Homeland, would be decided by the team that holds the most rings after the competition.Structure:The tournament is split into two stages.The first stage of the tournament is a Round Robin Tournament between only the races of a Homeland, i.e. Freeworld v Freeworld and Mordor v Mordor.Points are awarded as follows: Win - 3 Draw - 1 Lose - 0 Forfeit - -1 (The game is award as a 2TD victory for the opposing team)The top 3 finishing teams of each Homeland will then progress to stage 2, if points are equal then the following, in order, will decide overall finishing positions:<ol> <li> Head to  head record</li> <li>  Season's TD difference</li> <li>  Season's CAS difference</li> <li>  Coin toss </li></ol>Stage Two is a Single Round Knockout tournament, teams are seeded as Freeworld v Mordor with the 1st placed team of Freeworld vs the 1st placed team of Mordor etc... and contest for one of the three Elven Rings of Power which are ranked as: #1 The Ring of Fire - 1st placed team of the Freeworld and Mordor Round Robin tournaments play each other. #2 The Ring of Air - 2nd placed team of the Freeworld and Mordor Round Robin tournaments play each other. #3 The Ring of Water - 3rd placed team of the Freeworld and Mordor Round Robin tournaments play each other. The winners of these games will claim the Ring of Power they are contesting.<table border="1" width="100%" id="table16" cellspacing="1" bordercolorlight="#CCCC00" bordercolordark="#CC9900" bordercolor="#FFFF00" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> <tr> <td width="79" valign="top"> <img border="0" src="http://fumbbl.com/teams/165482.jpg" width="78" height="50"></td> <td width="131" valign="top">Ring Bearer Benefits:</td> <td valign="top">Ring Bearers will be able to use their powers to maliciously hinder an opposing team by reducing a teams points before the tournament even begins! A Ring Bearer accumulates negative points to distribute amongst any team in his Homeland based upon the Rings of Power he holds: The One Ring and The Ring of Fire = 2 neg points All other Rings = 1 neg point Neg points for multiple Ring Bearers are cumulative.These negative points are distributed before the tournament commences and no team may receive more than 3 negative points (any others that are distributed to the team above 3 are wasted)</td> </tr></table>  <a name="towers"><img border="0" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/twotowers%20copy.gif" width="345" height="50"></a>Background:To represent the dark alliance between Sauron's dark tower of Minas Morgul, and Saruman's towering stronghold of Orthanc, a tournament of team work was devised. The tournament would require participating teams to pair up and play a part in the future of one another... would one team prevail and the other let the side down?Structure:All teams are combined into pairs, chosen by themselves, known as Alliances. Alliances may be made between any of the races, i.e. Mordor may ally with Freeworld. A knockout tournaments will be held between two Alliances. The teams within the Alliance that will play each other will be selected randomly, unless the Team has a Ring Bearer who wishes to invoke the Ring of Power's abilities, see below.Alliances accumulate points from both team games based upon: Win - 7 Draw - 3 Loss - 1 Forfeit - (See below) TD - 2 CAS - 1Forfeits: Owing to the nature of the Two Towers, forfeits are handled accordingly:If One Coach is at fault: A) The forfeiting Alliance incurs a -5 penalty to carry through the whole tournament, cumulative (2 forfeits = -10). The winner gets 7 points (A total difference of 12 points for that game). B) The forfeited team is no longer eligible for a Ring should their Alliance win.   If both coaches are at fault: A) The teams of the first Alliance game is offered the opportunity to form a new alliance, even if that game has already been played. B) Assuming no Alliance changes take place as described in (A), both Alliances incurs a -5 penalty to carry through the whole tournament, cumulative (2 forfeits = -10). C) Assuming no Alliance changes take place as described in (A), the forfeited teams are no longer eligible for a Ring should their Alliance win.  At the end of both games the point totals are accumulated for each Alliance. The Alliance with the most points advances to the next round. If point totals are a tie, then the flip of a coin will decide which Alliance advances. This continues until there is one emerging victorious Alliances. Both teams of the winning Alliance will be granted a Ring of Power.<table border="0" width="100%" id="table17" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td colspan="2">  <img border="0" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/brackets%20copy.gif" width="602" height="276"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alliance A Team A plays Alliance B Team A,  points are scored.  Alliance B Team B plays Alliance B Team B,  points are scored.  The total scores of both games are added, the Alliance with most points  advances to the next round. In this case Alliance A.</td> <td>Alliance C Team A plays Alliance D Team B,  points are scored  Alliance C Team B plays Alliance D Team A,  points are scored  The total scores of both games are added, the Alliance with most points  advances to the next round. In this case alliance D.</td> </tr></table> <table border="1" width="100%" id="table18" cellspacing="1" bordercolorlight="#CCCC00" bordercolordark="#CC9900" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" bordercolor="#FFFF00"> <tr> <td width="79" valign="top"> <img border="0" src="http://fumbbl.com/teams/165482.jpg" width="78" height="50"></td> <td width="131" valign="top">Ring Bearer Benefits:</td> <td valign="top">One time only in this competition,  Ring Bearers will be able to  determine which of the two teams in their Alliance faces the other two  teams, i.e. it is not random but instead selected by the Ring Bearer.  This ability cannot be used if the other Alliance also has a Ring Bearer  amongst their teams.</td> </tr></table>  <a name="return"><img border="0" src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.gavin1/bloodbowl/LOTR/returnofking%20copy.gif" width="504" height="50"></a>Background:The final competition of the series really left no doubts as to what structure should be put in place... Middle Earth needed to crown a King, a bearer of the One Ring, the Ring that binds all others. This tournament would be a mammoth knockout tournament, no Homelands, no Alliances, only individuals contesting for the highest prize on Middle Earth.Structure:A straight KO tournament for all teams, overtime played for the full eight turns. Games are seeded such that no Ring Bearer may face another Ring Bearer in the first round.<table border="1" width="100%" id="table19" cellspacing="1" bordercolorlight="#CCCC00" bordercolordark="#CC9900" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" bordercolor="#FFFF00"> <tr> <td width="79" valign="top"> <img border="0" src="http://fumbbl.com/teams/165482.jpg" width="78" height="50"></td> <td width="131" valign="top">Ring Bearer Benefits:</td> <td valign="top">The winner of the One Ring, as well as having all benefits of a Ring  of Power, will also have the incredible power of being able to manipulate one other Ring Bearer in one of three ways:1) Enslave - The  One Ring bearer may decide who other Ring Bearers (including himself)  team with in the Two Towers competition. Teams must be decided upon  before Rnd5 of The Fellowship.  2) Dominate - The One Ring Bearer may evoke this ability in one  tournament only. If the One Ring Bearer encounters another Ring Bearer  in any game the opposing coach randomly rolls for a player in his team.  That player should not be fielded for that game, and if he must, should  be considered inactive and placed in the corner of his own end zone. 3) Banishment - The chosen Ring Bearer may swap Homeworlds of any Two Ring  Bearers (including himself) for the next season only.  </td> </tr></table>  </body></html>