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Middle-Earth => Bag End => Topic started by: Wyrden333 on November 10, 2018, 06:58:55 AM

Title: Organizing Gemp Tournaments
Post by: Wyrden333 on November 10, 2018, 06:58:55 AM
Hi again,

So in addition to the independent Tournaments we try to organize, it has been mentioned that we could try the Gemp tournaments as well. So what are your suggestions? Are there 4 people who have time for swiss this evening? If yes which format? Or are there 8 willing to play a Single Elimination Tournament?
Just try to gather here and say in your post at which times (Gemp server time) you have the time to play. And feel free to make any arrangements here.


For me, I'm online nearly every day and have time for a tournament friday from ca. 22:00-2:00 and saturdays from ca. 18:30-2:00.
Title: Re: Organizing Gemp Tournaments
Post by: Hight91 on November 10, 2018, 02:39:03 PM
I say Fellowship, but I cannot today. How about tomorrow?
Title: Re: Organizing Gemp Tournaments
Post by: Wyrden333 on November 10, 2018, 02:46:28 PM
Swiss or Single Elimination? I've time during the day but in the evening only til (server time) 21.
Title: Re: Organizing Gemp Tournaments
Post by: Mythdracon on September 10, 2019, 08:41:34 PM
Fellowship block stuff would be fun. The game was simpler back then, but still quite fun. Would love to do a draft, or watch a tournament. I am bad at constructing my own decks, sadly.
Title: Re: Organizing Gemp Tournaments
Post by: Phallen Cassidy on September 11, 2019, 04:54:02 PM
Unfortunately, the energy around the Gemp single-elimination tournaments ebbs and flows. Every once in a while 5-6 people try to band together and get one to fire off, but with everything else going on nobody seems to notice them much for the moment.

In other news, Gemp has two non-constructed tournaments you might find enjoyable, Draft and Sealed. Sealed gives each player a starter deck choice and some booster packs, then pits them against one another. After about a week, everyone gets a new set of starters to pick from and more booster packs. Draft on Gemp is sort of a mix between Sealed and Draft tournaments, since a synchronized draft would be really hard to get together. There's always one or both of them going on, give 'em a shot!

As for constructing your own decks, why start from scratch? My first deck was a near-carbon copy of the Gimli Mines of Moria starter. Didn't win me many games, but it did give me the exposure I needed to figure out what works and what doesn't. I recommend picking a format and looking through the decks in Lothlorien for one that interests you and rebuilding it in Gemp. After a few games you'll get a sense for what you want to accomplish with the deck and start tinkering with it. Here's the board for Fellowship block, for example: http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/index.php/board,18.0.html