This tournament is part of the Living Tournament system. You are welcome to read this, play the scenario, and post your results (in that order). Place well enough, and you may just end up with a Living Tournament World Ranking!

Scenario: Into the Pit
Deck Parameters: Open Build*
Number of Players: 2 Players

Tournament Parameters:

1) This is a Living Tournament. You may play and post results at your own pace.
2) *Open Build means you may use any legal LOTR LCG cards at your availability.
3) A valid result in this tournament consists of reporting your results (wins and losses) from 3 back-to-back games (may be spread out over as much time as you like), using the same deck for each of those 3 games. (Please observe the mulligan rule, and all other rules, from the LOTR LCG rulebook and subsequent official FAQ documents.)
4) After you post your results, the results from your 3 games will be calibrated using the RGun formula** to obtain your Weighted Result.
5) Weighted Results will then be ranked against other player’s Weighted Results, and the rankings will be updated over time as new results are posted to the thread.
6) You may play this tournament as many times as you would like (so you can try out different deck builds over time), but you can only hold one spot in the overall tournament rankings at a time (i.e. this gives you a chance to try and best your own result while only occupying one spot in the rankings).
7) Do not cheat. Just don’t. It destroys the fun and integrity of the tournament system. If you realize you have made a mistake at a later date that had serious implications for a result you had posted in the past, please make a new post in this thread drawing attention to that fact – that past result will be invalidated, and of course, you are welcome (and highly encouraged) to try again.

**The RGun formula has been designed to value both Final Score (per game) and overall Win Ratio (from your 3 games, cumulative). The formula is: (Average Score of Games Won) x (Total Games Played/Games Won). For an expanded discussion on how this formula was created, you can read the thread called Measuring Success.

Posting Your Results (Required Information):

When posting your results for this tournament you are encouraged to cut and paste from the following template and complete the requested information:

Heroes for Each Player:

Game 1 Result: (Report Final Score or Loss)
Final Threat Level for Each Player:
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero:
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes:
Victory Points Earned:
Number of Rounds Completed:

Game 2 Result: (Report Final Score or Loss)
Final Threat Level for Each Player:
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero:
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes:
Victory Points Earned:
Number of Rounds Completed:

Game 3 Result: (Report Final Score or Loss)
Final Threat Level for Each Player:
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero:
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes:
Victory Points Earned:
Number of Rounds Completed:

Posting Your Results (Optional Information):

After completing the above, you are welcome to include any other details you would like to add. Some suggested ideas are: your specific available card pool (number of Core Sets used, specific Adventure Packs used, etc…) and additional narrative to share epic tales of your adventures through Middle-earth.

Living Tournament Rankings:

1. rborkowitz ~ 108.33 (September 8, 2012)
2. DevastazioneH88 ~ 122.66 (December 22, 2012)
3. jjeagle ~ 142.33 (May 27, 2012)
4. Doogan ~ 146 (August 23, 2012)
5. Golden~Nightingale ~ 390 (June 20, 2012)

Last Updated:

January 26, 2013 (2:55am) [FFG Time - Forum Time Stamp]

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Heroes for Each Player:

Dain, Gloin, Bifur

Thalin, Gimli, Dwalin

Game 1 Result: Loss

Game 2 Result: 131
Final Threat Level for Each Player: 36, 34
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0 , 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 2, 3
Victory Points Earned: 4
Number of Rounds Completed: 6

Game 3 Result: Loss

Posting Your Results (Optional Information):

Two Dwarf themed decks drawing from: 3 x Core sets, 2 x KD, 1 x all APs up to and including RTR.

Heroes for Each Player: Aragorn (Leadership), Elrohir, Beravor; Elladan, Eowyn, Frodo

Game 1 Result: 165
Final Threat Level for Each Player: 42, 41
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 10, 10 [Elladan killed in set up by Crumbling Ruin]
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 5, 1
Victory Points Earned: 4
Number of Rounds Completed: 6

Game 2 Result: 149
Final Threat Level for Each Player: 36, 43
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 10,0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 3, 1
Victory Points Earned: 4
Number of Rounds Completed:6

Game 3 Result: 113
Final Threat Level for Each Player: 32, 35
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0, 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 0, 0
Victory Points Earned:4
Number of Rounds Completed: 5

Posting Your Results (Optional Information): A much improved result, for what it's worth. Cards from 3 x core and all other packs up to and including TLD.

Heroes:
Dain (the) Ironfoot, Gloin, Denethor
Dwalin, Eowyn, Thalin

Game 1 Result: Loss
Final Threat Level: 50
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Game 2 Result: 169
Final Threat Level: 41,29
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero:0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes:3
Victory Points Earned:4
Number of Rounds Completed:10

Game 3 Result: Loss
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Heroes:
Dain (the) Ironfoot, Gloin, Denethor
Dwalin, Eowyn, Thalin

Game 1 Result: 130
Final Threat Level:34,37
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Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes:3
Victory Points Earned:4
Number of Rounds Completed:6

Game 2 Result: Loss
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Game 3 Result: Loss
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Heroes for Each Player:

Glorfindel, Eowyn, Denethor

Theodred, Legolas, Aragorn

Game 1 Result: 158
Final Threat Level: 34, 41
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 7
Victory Points Earned: 4
Number of Rounds Completed: 8

Game 2 Result: 150
Final Threat Level: 45, 46
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 3
Victory Points Earned: 4
Number of Rounds Completed: 6

Game 3 Result: 130
Final Threat Level: 32, 39
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 6
Victory Points Earned: 7
Number of Rounds Completed: 6

Posting Your Results (Optional Information):

Decks were made with Core x1, KD, RG, FoS.  Glorfindel hero from FoS expansion.  Idea was to make one deck to keep threat low and optionally engage tougher enemys with heavy emphasis on adding progress tokens to locations.  The other deck focused on combat mainly ranged and questing support.

Heroes for Each Player: Aragorn (Lore), Boromir, Beravor / Glorfindel, Elladan, Elrohir

Game 1 Result: 114
Final Threat Level for Each Player: 30/28
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0/0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 0/0
Victory Points Earned: 4
Number of Rounds Completed: 6

Game 2 Result: 106
Final Threat Level for Each Player: 35/24
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0/0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 0/1
Victory Points Earned: 4
Number of Rounds Completed: 5

Game 3 Result: 105
Final Threat Level for Each Player: 27/22
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: 0/0
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 0/0
Victory Points Earned: 4
Number of Rounds Completed: 6

Posting Your Results: Decks were constructed of cards from all sets currently available.

Heroes for Each Player: Gimli, Nori, Thorin Oakenshield/Dwalin, Bifur and Dain Ironfoot

Game 1 Result: 149
Final Threat Level for Each Player: 35/32
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: -
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 5/4
Victory Points Earned: 7
Number of Rounds Completed: 8

Game 2 Result: Loss
 

Game 3 Result: 143
Final Threat Level for Each Player: 36/46
Threat Cost of Each Dead Hero: -
Damage Tokens on Remaining Heroes: 3/5
Victory Points Earned: 7
Number of Rounds Completed 6

Cards available: Core set (x3), all Mirkwood AP's, Khazad-Dum Expansion and 1st Hobbit Saga