Special Rule - Good vs Evil!
The Lord of The Rings is a modern classic of the tale of Good against Evil. As such the Strategy Battle Game is designed for battles between two forces, one Good and one Evil. This causes a few problems for a format like the Grand Tournament where your Evil army of Uruk-hai could conceivably face five other Evil armies over the course of the weekend.

While this may seem like it would not be an issue, there are some problems that arise with the wording of various Special Rules and the effects of various artifacts wielded by powerful Heroes. These rules are typically worded in terms of affecting Good or Evil forces, or affecting a particular race like Orcs or Goblins.

For the purposes of games at the Grand Tournament we ask that players determine reasonably who is affected by the rule or item. In almost all cases players can easily determine who is affected by substituting the words Friendly or Enemy models for Good or Evil and when it comes to rules that affect a particular race, that rule will only be applied to one side or the other. Here are a couple of examples:

• Both players are fielding armies drawn from the Fiefdoms list, both armies contain Knights of Dol Amroth, and Player A has Prince Imrahil. While Player B’s Knights of Dol Amroth also have the Dol Amroth for Gondor! special rule, they would be unable to take advantage of it, as the Prince Imrahil on the table is their “enemy” for the purposes of this game.

• Both players are fielding Evil armies. Player A has a Ringwraith that has the Harbingers of Evil special rule. In typical play this rule only affects Good models, reducing their Courage value while the Ringwraith is nearby). For the purposes of the GT, this rule would affect “enemy” models, those fielded by Player B.

We know you guys are reasonable players, and we look to you to make the right decision in the myriad of situations this issue could arise. If you are unable to, please call over the Rules Judge to make the call for you.