Scoring



BATTLE SCORE (5 games x 20 = 100 Maximum)

  • Major Victory: 20 points
  • Minor Victory: 15 points
  • Draw: 10 points
  • Minor Defeat: 7 points
  • Major Defeat: 3 points

SPORTSMANSHIP (5 Games x 6 questions = 30 Maximum points)
Mark all that apply
  • My opponent's army was easy to understand and/or they were helpful in explaining how their army worked.
  • My opponent brought all their own gaming items, dice, rulebooks, etc.
  • My opponent appeared to measure movement and other distances accurately.
  • My opponent put forward a good faith effort to play at a timely pace and complete the game in the allotted time.
  • Rules issues that occurred during the game were handled amicably by my opponent.
  • I would voluntarily play this player again.

THEME (Up to 3 points Maximum, to be reported with Sportsmanship Score)
Chose one:
  • Follows basic LOME Requirements (1 Point)
  • Hero/Warrior and/or Ally choices were logically combined (2 Points)
  • Hero/Warrior and/or Ally Choices carefully combined based on adherence to Tolkien Mythos or well explained "what if" armies in an effort to present an exceptionally well themed army (3 Points)

APPEARANCE (Checklist up to 44 points, Scoring will cap at 40 points Maximum)
  • Basic Painting (12 or 20 points)
    • Army is fully painted, but only to the three-color standard of basecoating (12 Points)
    • Army is fully painted beyond the three color standard of basecoating (20 Points)
  • Advanced Painting (Check all that apply for 1 point each, up to 12 points)
    • Painting is Uniform: Not a mix schemes, styles and looks.
    • Clean Basecoat Colors: Base colors are painted neatly.
    • Details: Details are painted such as eyes, buckles and jewelry.
    • Clean Details: Details are painted well (clean, have highlights).
    • Hand-Painted Details: Details (that are well executed) have been added such as unit markings, banner artwork, dirt on clothes.
    • Artistic: Banners, markings, and details are hand painted to an incredible degree!
    • Discernable Highlights/Shading: Drybrushing, lining, shading, inking, etc. (not required to be clean)
    • Clean Highlights: Lines are neat, drybrushing is appropriate; inking is controlled and not sloppy.
    • Layers of Highlights: More than one layer of highlight, which may include shading, highlights over inking, blending, etc.
    • Beyond Basics: Highlights have been blended, shaded, or layered well—beyond the basic highlighting techniques of drybrushing and inking.
    • Masterful Blending: Highlights have been masterfully blended, shaded, or layered.
    • Extra Special Painting: The painting on these models stands out above and beyond the models of most peers
  • Basing (Check all that apply, results should be cumulative up to 5 points)
    • Based: Bases have use at least one common basing material (flock/sand/tiles) or details painted on them.
    • Base Rims: Painted using a common color for the army or logically combined.
    • Extra Basing: The bases have multiple basing materials (rocks/grass), extra details painted on them. Basing is done very well.
    • Highlights: Bases have highlighting (shading/drybrushing).
    • Special Details: These are extra details on the larger bases (helmets, skulls, animals, building rubble, etc.).
  • Conversions (Check all that apply, results should be cumulative up to 3 points)
    • Minimal: At least 33% of the army has minimal conversion work (e.g. Head and/or Weapon Swaps)
    • Extensive: At least 67% of the army has conversion work (e.g. Head and/or Weapon Swaps)
    • Extra Special: Extensive "extra" conversion efforts beyond head and weapon swaps, including (but not limited to) use of putty sculpting of parts, plastic-card parts, etc.
  • Army Display (Check all that apply, results should be cumulative up to 3 points)
    • Display Base: Basic based & highlighted or detailed display base.
    • Major Display Base: This display goes beyond the norm, with cool scenery, recessed slots for models, etc.
    • Something Special: There is just something above and beyond about this army. Details added to the display board to make it truly representative of the army presentation. It could be an exceptional model, conversions, displays, background, etc.
  • Bonus (Check all that apply, 1 point each)
    • Overall Appearance: Overall appearance for the entire army is amazing! Everything works great together to create an awesome scene

TIE BREAKER VOTES

At the end of the tournament, players will be asked to rank their opponents 1 through 5 and to select a favorite army (doesn't have to be someone they played). These votes will be used to break ties. In addition, depending on the number of registrations, the highest ranked player from each category may be presented with an award.