WotR Escalation League Weekly Sheet 3

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The Lord of the Rings

War of the RingEscalation League

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Weekly Missions

ll a D6. Play theresponding mission.ll for deployment as

ual, unless the scenariostes otherwise.

StP / FoSSeize the Prize!Field of SwordsThe High GroundFoS / HGAssassination

Special Mission Assassination

Only by disrupting your opponents command structure can you achieve victory.

For this mission, roll a d6 for deployment and use the following chart:1-3: Shield Wall4-6: Battle for the Pass

Margins of Victory

Major You have killed (or in a disordered formation at the end of the game) all of you r

opponents unit heroes, epic heroes, single company formations with might, and heroes within

legendary formations (collectively Heroes), AND more than half of your starting Heroes,

rounded up are still alive, and not in a disordered formation.

Minor You have killed (or in a disordered formation at the end of the game) all of you r

opponents Heroes, AND half or less than your starting Heroes, rounded up, are alive, and arenot disordered.

Draw Neither side has killed all of the enemy Heroes, or neither side has any Heroes

remaining.

Army BountiesGondor Sendforth all legions; do not stop the attack until the city is taken.

Elves - There will be no dawn for men.

Rohan - My master, Sauron the Great, bids thee welcome.

Dwarfs - They have a troll!

Mordor - ...A single banner, but bearing on it in red the Evil Eye.

Isengard Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall.

Misty Mountains / Angmar A red sun rises, blood has been spilled this night.

Fallen Kingdoms - Do not come between the Nazgul and his prey.

League BountyGet a Major Victory against an Misty Mountains / Angmar army.

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A player may not

play the sameopponent back-to-

back, within agiven week

A player may not

play the sameopponent morethan three times inthe same week

Each game will be at a pre-set point level for that week (see the Schedule, Section 3.0, for theweekly point levels).

A League week begins on Fridays at 7:00 PM. All reports must be submitted to the leagueorganizers by 5 PM the following Friday. This may be done through email, PM on AdeptusArizona, or dropping off a result sheet at Imperial Outpost Games. Accordingly, games may beplayed at any point during the week.

1.2 - Army Composition and FAQ'sArmy list composition will follow all the standard rules found in the WotR Main Rulebook (the"Rulebook").

1.3 - ScenariosEach week, there will be a list of Scenarios that may be played. Before each game, players willroll randomly on this list. In addition players will roll randomly for Deployment. In most weeks,Deployment will be from the Rulebook - if this is not the case, the Scenario list will make this

Summer 2009 War of theRing

Escalation League FAQs

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clear. Each Scenario will have different Margins of Victory (see 2.2). Any scenarios not found inthe Rulebook will be made available on Adeptus Arizona, and in Imperial Outpost Games.





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1.4 - Ladder Board

Players will be ranked each week based on their accumulated League Points ("LPs") (see below

Section 2.1). The player with the most LPs will be at the Apex of the board. The next two highestplayers will be on the level below. The next three highest players will be on the level below that,etc. Except where noted below, one's board position will only change at the end of each Leagueweek.

1.4.1 - Starting Ladder PositionsAt the beginning of the League, both Organizers will be at the "Apex." All other League playerswill be on the "second level." This is the only time when the normal placement rules will bebroken. Any player on the second level, may Challenge either player at the Apex, per the normalChallenge rules (see 1.4.2). Additionally, the Organizers are not eligible this first week for theLadder Bonus for maintaining an Apex position (see 2.2).





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1.4.2 - Ladder Challenges

Once per week, each player may challenge another player who is exactly one level superior tohim. The Challenger must make a good faith effort to give the Challenged player a reasonableamount of time to respond to the Challenge, and must make every effort to contact theChallenged player. The Challenged player has until the end of the week to play the Challenge

game. If the Challenge game is not played by the end of the week the Challenger receives aMajor Win (see 2.1) and the Bonus Points for defeating a ladder superior (see 2.2).

A Challenge supersedes the normal rules for who may play whom in Section 1.1. In other words,the Challenge game does not count toward your limit of playing the same player three times inone week, or twice in a row.

A Challenge game will use one of the scenarios for the given week (see 1.3), with the Challengedplayer having the following options:

The Challenged player may elect to roll for Scenario and Deployment as normal (see

1.3), or

The Challenged player may elect to choose the Scenario from those for the given week,

but the Challenger may choose the Deployment

The winner of the Challenge game will receive LP's appropriate to the Margin of Victory (see2.1), plus any eligible bonuses (see 2.2).

If the Challenger defeats the Challenged, they immediately switch Ladder positions. They arethen immediately eligible to be challenged by any player below themselves. The exception is thata defeated Challenged player may not re-Challenge their usurper, unless the usurper is now at theApex. A Challenger that has won his Challenge game and moves up to level 2, may make oneadditional Challenge that week against the Apex player. This is the only way to make more thanone Challenge in a given week.

In the event that one player has issued a Challenge to a superior Ladder player, and has beenissued a Challenge by an inferior Ladder player, the higher ranked Challenge should be resolvedfirst.For example A is at the Apex, B is at level 2, and C is at level 3. B Challenges A onMonday. Before A can respond, C Challenges B. The A/B Challenge game must be played beforethe lower level game. If the higher level Challenger loses his Challenge game, then the lowerlevel Challenge proceeds. If the higher level Challenger wins, and switches places with thehigher level Challenged player, then the lower level Challenger may choose to revoke theChallenge.For example, B defeats A, thus A moves down to level 2. C decides that he doesn'twant to have his Challenge apply to A, and so revokes his Challenge, leaving him free toChallenge another eligible player. Additionally, the lower-level Challenger may revoke hisChallenge if it appears that the higher level Challenge game will not take place in a timelyfashion, and is free to Challenge another eligible player.For example, A and B schedule theirChallenge game for Thursday. C realizes that he can only play on Wednesday, and so revokes hisChallenge.





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1.5 - Cost

The cost for the League is $15, which is payable by the end of Week 1. All entry fees will beapplied to the final prize pool (see 4.0).

1.6 - League Organizers

Anthony Pigati and Sean Ramirez will be the League Organizers ("Organizers").

The Organizers will be playing in the League, but are ineligible to win any prizes.

During game play the Organizers will work out any rules issues in a fair and equitable manner asif they were non-Organizers. However, they reserve the right to make an official League rulingcontrary to the in-game decision, which is then binding in all future games (see 1.2). Anydecision of theirs is final.

The Organizers can be reached by email or Adeptus Arizona Private Message:Anthony:

Email: [email protected] Arizona: InhirSean:

Email: [email protected] Arizona: dvdhwk

2.0 - Scoring

Throughout the course of the League, players will earn League Points for winning battles,painting their army and achieving certain objectives.





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2.1 - Battle LPsAt the end of the game, players will receive a number of Battle LPs based on how theyperformed (See the "Margins of Victory" Section (2.3), below, for further details):

Major Win - 10 LPs

Minor Win - 7 LPs

Draw - 5 LPs

Minor Loss - 3 LPs

Major Loss - 1 LPs

2.2 - Bonus LPsPlayers may also earn Bonus LPs for the following, which are further defined below:

League Bounties Army Bounties

Ladder Bonuses

Painting Bonuses

Special Bonuses

League BountiesAt the beginning of every week, theOrganizers will announce a league bounty. It

will be a specific task to be performed. If itis completed, the player will earn a variablenumber of LPs (once per week).

Army BountiesThis will be similar to League Bounties, butwill be specific to a particular army.

Painting BonusesIf at the end of the league week, your entirearmy is fully painted (minimum 3 colors,based, trays completed) up to that week'spoints level: 5 LPs

Special BonusesThroughout the league there may be specialevents such as Mega Battles. Any points

awarded through these events will be givenin this category.

Ladder Bonuses If you Challenge a Ladder superior

and win: 10 LPs

If you are Challenged by a Ladderinferior and win: 3 LPs

If you play someone who is X levels

above you, you earn X LPs. This

bonus does not apply to Challenges

If you move up a Ladder level bydefeating someone in a Challenge,and remain at that level until the endof the week: 3 LPs





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In a week, if you are at the Apex, andare challenged at least once while atthe Apex, and remain at the Apexuntil the end of the week: 5 LPs





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2.2 - Margins of VictoryEvery scenario will be slightly different in terms of the breakdown of the "Margin of Victory."

2.2.1 Rulebook Scenarios

The Margins of Victory for the three Rulebook Scenarios are listed below:

Seize the Prize!

Major: You have at least three times as many VP's as your opponent OR you have any

number of VP's and your opponent has none

Minor: You have at least two more VP's than your opponent

Draw: Any other result than those listed above

The Field of Swords

Major: You have at twice as many VP's as your opponent OR you have any number of

VP's and your opponent has none

Minor: You have more VP's than your opponent Draw: You have as many VP's as your opponent

The High Ground

Major: You have captured the objective marker, and it has not been contested by any

other unit type

Minor: You have captured the objective marker, but it is contested by any other unit type

Draw: Neither player has captured the objective





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2.2.2 Mixed Rulebook Scenarios

From time to time, the Rulebook objectives will be mixed. For these mixed Scenarios, use thefollowing Margins of Victory:

Seize the Prize! / The Field of Swords

Major: You have earned more VP's than your opponent from the Seize the Prize!

objectives AND you have earned more VP's than your opponent from the Field ofSwords objectives

Minor: You have earned more VP's than your opponent from the Field of Swords

objectives but NOT more than your opponent from the Seize the Prize! objectives


Seize the Prize / The High Ground

Major: You have at least three times as many VP's as your opponent OR you have any

number of VP's and your opponent has none

Minor: You have at least 3 more VP's than your opponent


The Field of Swords / The High Ground

Major: You have earned more VP's than your opponent from The High Ground objective

AND you have earned more VP's than your opponent from the Field of Swordsobjectives

Minor: You have earned more VP's than your opponent from the Field of Swords

objectives but NOT more than your opponent from The High Ground objective


Seize the Prize! / The Field of Swords / The High Ground





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as many VP's as your opponent ORyou have any number of VP's andyour opponent has none

Minor: You have at least 5 more

VP's than your opponent

Draw: Any other result than thoselisted above

2.2.3 Special ScenariosAny other special Scenarios will have theirown Margin of Victory indicated in theScenarios.





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3.0 - Schedule

The League will begin on Friday, may 29th at 7 PMand end July 17th at 5 PM.

Week 1 (750 Points): May 29 - June 5

Week 2 (1000 Points): June 5 - June 12 Week 3 (1250 Points): June 12 - June 19

Week 4 (1500 Points):June 19 - June 26

Week 5 (1750 Points): June 26 - July 3

Week 6 (2000 Points): July 3 - July 17

On the Saturdays of Weeks 3 and 5, Mega Battles aretentatively scheduled. More details will follow.

4.0 - Results and Awards

There will be three awards: Overall League Winner - The player with the most combined League Points (tie breaker:

Battle LPs)

League Best General - The player with highest Battle LP ratio (tie breaker: Total LPs)

Best Painted - The player with the most votes for best painted by league players (tie

breakers: most Painting Bonus Points, then Total LPs)

Notes on Best General: The ratio will be determined by dividing the total number of Battle LPsearned (this does not include any Bonus LPs) by the number of games played multiplied by 10(the maximum potential Battle LPs).For example, a player has earned 73 Battle LPs and hasplayed in 14 total League games. Thus, his ratio is .52 or 73 (14 x 10). Additionally, there is

the requirement that a player must have played at least 2 games per week in order to be eligiblefor Best General. For this purpose, a player may have one week that doesn't count in the event ofsickness, vacation, real life, etc.

Note on Best Painted: In the last week of the league players will vote on their favorite army.They may base their choice on viewings of armies they've seen throughout the League. However,we encourage players to post pictures on Adeptus Arizona under a thread that the Organizers willcreate, so that all players have an equal chance to see all fully completed armies.

Final note on Awards: The Organizers will not be eligible for any awards.

Prizes will be determined by the overall pool of League fees.





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