This is a 3 round, 1000 point, Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game Event.

A minimum of 6 players is required to run the event with a player cap of 12 players.

List Building Rules:

following current rules for Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game and its related supplements releasing prior to November 30, 2025. This includes the Armies of The Hobbit (rel. Dec 2024), Armies of The Lord of the Rings (rel. Dec 2025) and Armies of Middle Earth (rel. June 2025) Army books and profiles. Profiles and Army lists within the Legacies of Middle-earth PDF (both Good and Evil) on GW’s website will also be permitted for the event (Middle-earth™ Strategy Battle Game - Warhammer Community – found under “additional rules” tab).

Conversions, Proxies and 3D Prints:

Conversions, proxies and 3D prints are permitted if they’re easily identifiable and match the scale presented in MESBG. If you have any questions regarding proxies and 3D prints, please reach out to Jordan at edmontonmesbgslowgrow@gmail.com prior to the event as any model that does not fit the aforementioned criteria will not be usable for the event.

Schedule: Games will be 2 hours and 30 minutes each. Please play quicky and efficiently to try to achieve a natural conclusion. Once “Last Turn” is announced, the game will end once that turn is over. “1 hour remaining” and “30 minutes remaining” announcements will be made prior to the “last turn” announcement.

10:00 – 10:15: Check In

10:15 – 10:30: Round 1 Pairings

10:30 – 13:00: Round 1 (Pool 4 – Object Scenarios)

13:00 – 13:45: Lunch

13:45 – 14:00: Round 2 Pairings

14:00 – 16:30: Round 2 (Pool 1 – Hold Objective Scenarios)

16:30 – 16:45: Round 3 Pairings

16:45 – 19:15: Round 3 (Pool 2 – Kill the Enemy Scenarios)

19:15 – 19:30: Final Scoring and Prizes

Scenario Selection:

Scenario pools are listed above in the Schedule. The scenario played from a given pool will be determined via veto. Both players roll a D6. The player with the lower dice result will veto one of the four scenarios in the given scenario pool. Next the other player will veto one scenario of their choice from the remaining three scenarios. Then the players will roll a roll off between the remaining two scenarios which will determine the scenario that will be played.

Tournament Scoring: Will be determined by Tournament Points which will be given as follows:

-          Major Win (Win by at least 6 VPs twice as many VPs as your opponent) = 6 TPs

-          Minor Win (Win by less than 6 VPs) = 5 TPs

-          Draw (Equal VPs) = 2 TPs

-          Minor Win (Lose by less then 6 VPs) = 1 VP

-          Major Loss (lose by at least 6 VPs and half as many VPs as your opponent) = 0 TPs

Tie breakers will be total VPs scored, followed by fewest VPs allowed.

Rules Disputes: If you cannot decide on a ruling consult the TO, Jordan. The TO has final say on a ruling. The TO may consult other players prior to making a ruling.

Sportsmanship: We’re pushing around small plastic soldiers, respect your opponent, make your intentions clear, have fun.

​Description: 

This is a casual MESBG event for both new and veteran players to build an army and learn the game of MESBG. 

Tickets will get you 5 games as you slowly build and paint up an army from a 400-point up to a 750-point list over a 5-month period (January to May).

SCHEDULE:

The points level brackets are as follows.

400-point lists – January 7th to February 2^nd – (Jan 13^th community day) – POOL 4 (Object Scenarios)

475-point lists – February 3^rd to March 2^nd – (Feb 10^th community day) – POOL 2 (Kill Scenarios)

550-point lists – March 3^rd to April 6^th – (Mar 10^th community day) – POOL 1 (Hold Object Scenarios)

650- point lists – April 7^th to May 4^th – (Apr 14^th community day) – POOL 5 (Maneuvering Scenarios)

750-points lists – May 5^th to May 31^st – (May 12^th community day) – POOL 6 (Unique Scenarios)

The only requirement is that your game at any given points level gets played at any time within these dates. There will be one “community day” a month for the league members to meet up and for players to get in games with whomever they want (or their monthly matchup). If you do not or cannot play your monthly matchup on the “community day” for a variety of reasons it will be on you to schedule a game on your own time with your opponent.

Scenario Selection:

Scenario pools are listed above in the Schedule. The scenario played from a given pool will be determined via veto. Both players roll a D6. The player with the lower dice result will veto one of the four scenarios in the given scenario pool. Next the other player will veto one scenario of their choice from the remaining three scenarios. Then the players will roll a roll off between the remaining two scenarios which will determine the scenario that will be played.

List Building Rules:

-              All lists must follow the current rules using the Middle Earth SBG Rulebook (released December 2024 with the “Fellowship of the Ring” on the Cover). Any publication produced by GW after December 2024 containing profiles for Middle Earth SBG are allowed in the tournament and will be accepted at the event. This includes the Armies of The Hobbit (rel. Dec 2024), Armies of The Lord of the Rings (rel. Dec 2024) and Armies of Middle Earth (rel. June 2025) Army books and profiles. Profiles and Army lists within the Legacies of Middle-earth PDF (both Good and Evil) on GW’s website will also be permitted for the event (Middle-earth™ Strategy Battle Game - Warhammer Community – found under “additional rules” tab).

-              List building follows the rules for list building for army lists in the Middle Earth SBG Rulebook and accompanying army books. You will need to bring 400, 475, 550, 650 and 750 points of models respectively for each month. These lists DO NOT need to be the same army list but at least 50% of the models from the previous list in the succeeding list (wargear on models does not need to be retained between lists but the models themselves do).

Ex 1: A player may bring “Assault on Helms Deep” for Rounds 1 and 2 but “Muster of Isengard” for Round 3 (so long as each list contains at least 50% OF THE SAME MODELS from the previous list).

Ex 2: A player may bring “Road to Helms Deep” for Round 1, “Ride Out” for Round 2, and “Defenders of Helm's Deep” for Round 3 (so long as each list contains at least 50% OF THE SAME MODELS from the previous list).

Conversions, Proxies and 3D Prints:

Conversions, proxies and 3D prints are permitted if they’re easily identifiable and match the scale presented in MESBG. If you have any questions regarding proxies and 3D prints, please reach out to Jordan at edmontonmesbgslowgrow@gmail.com prior to the event as any model that does not fit the aforementioned criteria will not be usable for the event.

Army Lists submitted to Jordan 1^st Tuesday of every month (January 7, February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, 2025) via:

o   Email – edmontonmesbgslowgrow@gmail.com

o   Discord – metallic579

o   Facebook – Jordan Daniel

League Scoring: Will be determined by Tournament Points which will be given as follows:

-          Major Win (Win by at least 6 VPs twice as many VPs as your opponent) = 4 TPs

-          Minor Win (Win by less than 6 VPs) = 3 TPs

-          Draw (Equal VPs) = 2 TPs

-          Minor Win (Lose by less then 6 VPs) = 1 TP

-          Major Loss (lose by at least 6 VPs and half as many VPs as your opponent) = 0 TPs

Additionally, you will be able to earn up to 2 additional TPs for hobbying:

-          A fully Painted Army = 1 TP (a painted army is one where every model has all its main areas colored and contains at least 3 colors)

-          A fully Based Army = 1 TP (a based army is one where every model’s base has a basing material on top of the black default base -> sand, grass, resin, etc. -> a base painted a different color with no basing material does not count as “based”)

Tie breakers will for an equal number of TPs will be:

1)      Most Hobby TPs (Painted + Based Armies)

2)      Win-Loss Record

3)      Total VPs Scored

4)      Fewest VPs Allowed

Rules Disputes: If you cannot decide on a ruling consult the TO, Jordan. The TO has final say on a ruling. The TO may consult other players prior to making a ruling.

Sportsmanship: We’re pushing around small plastic soldiers, respect your opponent, make your intentions clear, have fun.

***League Stats will be saved here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dNCX-7qrm_OroN7XFbQc8RwFhUy0nUP5/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111562686682353335137&rtpof=true&sd=true