Definition of the format Pre-Shadows Multipath

[Enola]

Hello,

Here is the rules of the format Pre-Shadows Multipath.

Official definition of the format Pre-Shadows Multipath

1°) Authorized expansions

The authorized expansions are the included sets 1 - 10 :

- 1 The Fellowship of The Ring
- 2 Mines of Moria
- 3 Realm of The Elf Lords
- 4 Two Towers
- 5 Battle of Helm's Deep
- 6 Ents Of Fangorn
-7 Return of the King
-8 Siege of Gondor
-9 Reflections
-10 Mount Doom

However, the cards of the other editions identical to authorized card are too authorized .

Example 1 : You can play 12U5 because she is identical in 2U3
Example 2 : You can play 0P28 because she is identical in 7R16

Furthermore, the following promo cards are also authorized:

0P56 • Ghân-buri-Ghân, Chieftain of the Woses
0P57 • Radagast's Staff
0P58 • Anárion, Lord of Anórien
0P59 • Erkenbrand, Master of Westfold
0P60 • Tom Bombadil's Hat

2°) X-List

The following cards are forbidden for the format Pre-Shadows Multipath, although appearing in the authorized expansions:

0P2 Bill the Pony
0P5 Horn of Boromir
0P7 • Book of Mazarbul
1R40 Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
1R45 Galadriel, Lady of Light
1R80 Ottar, Man of Laketown
1U108 No Stranger to the Shadows
1C138 Saruman's Snows
1R139 Savagery to Match Their Numbers
1R195 Relics of Moria
1U234 Úlairë Nertëa, Messenger of Dol Guldur
1C248 Forces of Mordor
1C311 Sam, Son of Hamfast
1R313 Sting
1U316 A Talent For Not Being Seen
1C331 Ettenmoors
1U338 Ford of Bruinen
1U355 Silverlode Banks
1U360 Emyn Muil
2C14 Till Durin Wakes Again
2R32 Flaming Brand
2R75 Bill Ferny, Swarthy Sneering Fellow
3R1 • Book of Mazarbul
3R38 Aragorn, Heir To The White City
3R42 Horn of Boromir
3R67 The Palantír of Orthanc
3R68 Saruman, Keeper of Isengard
3U106 Bill the Pony
3C108 Frying Pan
3R113 The Shire Countryside
4R73 Legolas, Dauntless Hunter
4U338 Golden Hall
4U357 King's Room
7U49 Steadfast Champion
7C96 Gondorian Captain
8C1 Aggression
10U2 Memories of Darkness
10C91 Mordor Fiend
10R11 Galadriel, Lady Redeemed


There is no R-list and only Decipher's errata are used.


3°) Site Path

Every player can use the sites of blocks FOTR, TTT or ROTK, but his nine sites have to belong to the same block.
On the other hand, one of the players can use a site path FOTR, and the other one a site path ROTK.


Important point 1 : Every site belongs to its original block, and so sites resulting from two different blocks can be placed on the sitepath.

Example 1 : If my opponent has a sitepath of the block ROTK, and I am on his site 5, 4R121 Forests Of Ithilien does not get bonus of site.

Important point 2 :On the expansions 1-3, cards don't carry symbol block (for example: 1C298 Hobbit Stealth), it implies the name of the block FOTR. Only the cards where is clarified "any site X ", as 7R79 · Andúril, Flame of the West, 10C79 · Barren Land and 10U20 Final Strike work in the different blocks.

Example 2 : The first part of 1C298 Hobbit Stealth is valid only on the first 5 sites of the block FOTR.

Important point 3 : Let us remind that the allies can participate during the archery and skirmishphases on their homesite in their block.

Example 3 : At a site 4K, an ally Rohan whose house is site 4T cannot come to the fight.

[MR. Lurtzy]

Nice x-list.

[Ringbearer]

How about errata on ettenmoors, else ettenmoors + enduring enquea is autocorrupt.

[Enola]

There is no R-list and only Decipher's errata are used.

It's a choice, it's simpler for the players to have only one errata list .

[MR. Lurtzy]

The x-list is garbage.

[99ent]

im french and im really happy to play with this format  
UUUUP !!!!!

[Witchkingx5]

Maybe I''ll try it some day when I have time to come over to Paris. Just 3 hours and 15 minutes from Zürich with the TGV. Anyway, there are some cards I don't really understand why they should be x-ed... on the other hand I think there's a couple of cards that should be x-ed in that format.

Example: 2C14 Till Durin Wakes Again is x-ed because of the possibility to play many undergrounds. But why isn't A ranger's versatility x-ed? Tjis can be even more abuse in Multipath!

[hrcho]

Five comments up, I assume that was sarcasm then?

Ettenmoors is probably the only site that needs to be X-ed.
-wtk

I agree. Although if that is the only card, it could get an agreement errata with enduring characters. Now, let's put some sites in R-list so it isn't empty

[99ent]

That x-list was made according to the misuse of certain cards during our many tournament in France. Therefore we call on the experiment of players to be able to discuss the excessive power of cards. So im unable to say if 2C14 is too strong or not (its seldom played and til now we have no abuses).
One way: test it  

[Kev-La]

This seems similar to the Custom Movie Format played by my friends and I. We also use sets 1-10, with those Weta promos and a few other cards thrown in (such as 11R1 and 12R118). However, when playing this format we only use the King sites and no R-list. And we use a short list of errata (both official and house) instead of using an X-list.