Download the results for The Lord of The Rings Tournament 2006 [PDF Download - 20Kb]

Brian Aderson

Brian: What a great show! In this, the biggest The Lord of The Rings Grand Tournament so far, 122 players battled with the Forces of Good and the Forces of Evil to claim the title of Grand Tournament Champion.

More than 480 games of The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game were played over the two days with representatives from the UK, Italy, Germany, Ireland & Norway in the thick of the action.

Vesa Nenye returned to defend his title and, despite a slip up in round one, he came back strongly to win all his remaining games and retain his title as The Lord of The Rings Champion. Congratulations also go to Nigel Atkinson, the only player to beat Vesa in the three years that he has won this tournament.

Under the ever-watchful eyes of the tournamanet organisaers,
122 gamers wage war as they compete for the title of Grand Champion!

The quality of painting in The Lord of The Rings tournament increases year on year. Eight players this year were nominated for the Best Army award but in the end the players decided that there was one clear winner. Matt Hooton received the Best Army award with almost 60% of the votes placed; a well deserved win I'm sure you'll agree.

Many thanks to all the players for making this event the great success it has become. Next year the event moves to January so if you want to take up the challenge, get playing now to hone your skills in preparation for the next The Lord of The Rings Grand Tournament.

Brian Aderson
UK Events Manager

STANDINGS

Overall Winner Vesa Nenye	2nd Place Christian Sales	3rd Place Adam Jones

Best General Nigel Atkinson	Best Army Matt Hooton
Joint Most Sporting Opponent
Tom Moore	Alexander Grant

WINNING ARMY LIST

You can download a copy of Vesa Nenye's winning army lists for use in your own games of The Lord of The Rings.

Vesa Nenye's Army Lists: [Download PDF 8Kb]

BEST ARMY

Here you can see just a few of the minitures from Matt Hooton's winning armies. Look out for more pictures in forthcoming issues of White Dwarf.

Matt Hooton's Dwarven Standard Bearers.

Matt Hooton's Mordor Orcs.

Nico Gladwin's Uruk-hai army of Isengard caught the judges eyes, not least because of the awesome terrain piece that accompanied the force; a gigantic war drum!

Nico Gladwin's impressive Uruk-hai army of Isengard.

Look out for more of Matt and Nico's armies in future issues of White Dwarf.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS GRAND TOURNAMENT REVIEW

When not playing in Grand Tournaments and painting a vast array of miniatures, Rob Macfarlane works in the Warhammer World store. We let him stretch his legs and wander out into the great wide world, (at least, 10 paces into the Great Hall) to take part in this year's The Lord of The Rings Grand Tournament.

Rob Macfarlane

Rob: Held on the 8th and 9th of April 2006, this year's The Lord of The Rings Grand Tournament was the biggest of its kind yet, and played host to competitors from as far afield as Italy, Germany, and all over Scandinavia. The tournament allowed 122 of the most dedicated The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game players to descend on the Warhammer World gaming arena at Games Workshop's Nottingham headquarters, and fight for supremacy over an action-packed weekend of Fight dice, Fell Beasts and Fate points.

The weekend was among the most fast paced of its kind, with eight games being played over two days, as well as time set aside for an extremely challenging knowledge quiz. Each player was expected to bring both a Good and an Evil army, in order to prove they could control the evil Forces of Darkness as well as they could the honourable Free Peoples.

After each game, players handed their results to the referees, and in traditional Grand Tournament style, they would be pitted against an opponent with a similar number of wins, draws and losses as themselves. Players with more victories would inevitably rise towards the heady heights of the 'top tables' – throughout the weekend, the prestige associated with being on one of these tables became a reward unto itself!

As for myself, I had taken the slightly unconventional step of taking two armies comprised entirely of cavalry! I have always been a massive fan of the Rohirrim, from their defence of Helm's Deep to their gallant charge onto the fields of the Pelennor in The Return of The King, and it only seemed natural for me to bring an army of these courageous riders to the tournament as my Good force.

Rob tries not to look too worried as his opponent prepares to roll a handfull of 6s...

As well as being a showcase of gaming talent, each player's army was expected to be painted to complete the atmosphere that can only be achieved by playing with fully-painted forces. Every player had spent ages building and painting their armies, so it was only fair that one should be declared Best Army – this accolade went to the excellently painted Mordor Orc and Dwarven hosts of Matt Hooton, whose work should feature in White Dwarf some time in the future.

Of course, as with any tournament, there can be only one overall champion, and once again, this year Vesa Nenye – twice The Lord of The Rings tournament winner – carried the day and proved the ultimate victor. Despite losing his first game in 3 tournaments, he carried off a replica of the Shards of Narsil as his prize, and remains the 'man to beat' for future years!

Despite the tournament's massive size, Brian Aderson and his Events team did a superb job once again, ensuring the event was a pleasure to attend, and with many aspiring champions setting their sights on toppling the indomitable Vesa, next year's tournament in January promises to be a hard-fought, competitive and well-attended one!

For further information about all the Events at Warhammer World check out the Events Diary.

Related Articles:
The Lord of The Rings Grand Tournament 2005