Middleearth ETC 2022
Captain’s Pack

1 Event Schedule

Friday 13th May	Evening (time TBD) Captain’s Briefing
Saturday 14th May	08:30 – 09:30 Registration 09.30- 09:45 Event Briefing 09:45 – 10:00 Round 1 Match-ups 10.00- 12:00 Round 1 12:00 – 13:15 Lunch 13:15 – 13:30 Round 2 Match-ups 13.30 – 15:30 Round 2 15:30 – 16:15 Break 16:15 – 16:30 Round 3 Match-ups 16.30 – 18:30 Round 3 18:30 – 19:30 Pack-up 19.30 – Late   Evening Meal
Sunday 15th May	08:30 – 09:15 Doors open, setup 09:15 – 09:30 Round 4 Match-ups 09.30 – 11:30 Round 4 11:30 – 12:15 Lunch 12:15 – 12:30 Round 5 Match-ups 12.30- 14:30 Round 5 14:30 – 15:15 Break 15:15 – 15:30 Round 6 Match-ups 15.30 – 17:30 Round 6 17:30 – 18:30 Pack-up; The Reckoning 18.30- 19:30 Awards Presentation; Farewells

2 Gameplay

2.1 Day 1 – Group Stages

Group A England 1 Scotland 2 WT France Wales	Group B France 1 NIreland 2 Italy2 Ireland 1	Group C Poland 1 Sweden Spain 1 France 2
Group D England 2 Spain 2 Germany 2 Ireland 3	Group E NIreland 1 Italy 1 Ireland 2 World Team	Group F Scotland 1 United Arab Emirates Belgium Germany 1

Match-up order:

• Round 1 – 1 v 2, 3 v 4
• Round 2 – 1 v 3, 2 v 4
• Round 3 – 1 v 4, 2 v 3

2.2 Day 2 – Swiss Rankings

• Swiss ranked
  • TPs
  • VP Diff
  • VPs Scored
• Replays allowed

2.3 Scenarios

• Using “Scenario Pool System”. See “Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game Matched Play Guide”, page 8

2.4 Scoring

• Using “Additional Rules – Major and Minor Victories” See “Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game Matched Play Guide”, page 44
• -1 TPs for Concede result

2.5 Match-up System

3 Awards and Prizes

• First/Second/Third Place
  • Awarded as per final swiss rankings
• Best Painted Army, Best Painted Model
  • Referees choose 2 nominees each, for each category
  • Event Organiser decides respective winners

4 Key Event Personnel

• Event Organiser – Dave Nolan
• MESBG Tournament Organiser – James Braund