Geography Direction Quiz!

[Gil-Galad]

This is another idea i just came up with. basically the question-asker states a posistion on any Tolkien map and gives a direct (North, south-east etc.)

EI: Gondolin, South-West


and the next person gives a name of a place

Falas

the question-asker then goes off of that location, saying the direction is desired place is

North-East

it goes on from there till someone names the desired place, in this case it will be Nargothrond.

it doesn't have to be a city! it can be a mountain, river, anything located on a map!

Isengard, South-East

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Wow, looks interesting.

I will start close. Though there is still something that can be between. Edoras?

[The Might]

I have a question.
Do we have to wait for the question asker to cofirm the guess or give a new direction or can we post another location on that direction we think might be correct.

For example, am I allowed to say Minas Tirith now or do I have to wait for you to tell Legate if he's right?

[Gil-Galad]

i think for now we should wait on the question asker, if it gets too easy then we could step it up to make it difficult

Edoras -> South-East

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Fords of Erui (in Lossarnach)

Still south-east? :)

[The Might]

I find it somewhat unfair that you have in a way to be lucky to be the first to post after the asker posts in order to have a chance.
Now I can't post and after you'll answer Gil, who knows who will.
It's not like I am bothered by this but...it's just that without the possibility to post at all times the game seems to lack any dynamic...

[Gil-Galad]

hmmm.... alright we'll go your way after someone gets it right.

Fords of Erui (in Lossarnach) -> North-West


by the way, the easiest way to do this is when your looking on a map, split it into qudarants with the axis on the current location. for example, isengard to carn dum isn't exactly north-west, but it is in that quadrant.

[McCaber]

Minas Tirith?

[Gil-Galad]

Aye it be Minas Tirith.

from now one we are going to do altered rules where it won't go one at a time.

[McCaber]

Sweet. Ok, here I go.

From Minas Tirith, going north.

[Gil-Galad]

Lothlorien

[The Might]

What about the Mountains of Mirkwood.

[McCaber]

Neither of those. Think a bit closer to home.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I say Dead Marshes.

[McCaber]

Dead Marshes it is! Nice job, Legate. Your go.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Okay.

From Dead Marshes, let's go to the north-west (surprisingly :) ).

[Marky Lazer]

Ettenmoors?

[The Might]

The Wold

[Gil-Galad]

Fangorn.

wow i like how this thread is turning out so far...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

Wold: North-west. Fangorn: Still north-west. Ettenmoors: west.

[McCaber]

Fornost?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

No. South.

[The Might]

The Barrow-Downs?

[Gil-Galad]

Amon Hen?... or is that Sul... always get those two mixed up

[McCaber]

Bree?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Barrow-downs: north-east
Amon Sul (if you mean it, you could have simply said Weathertop): west
Bree: north-east

[The Might]

I'll go with Midgewater.

[Groin Redbeard]

I'll go with Midgewater.

I think you got it, Might!:D

[The Might]

Nah, it could also be something else just west of Midgewater (not gonna say what, cause that would be two answers) Debatably it could also be considered NE of Bree.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Yes, you did wrong not to try anything else, Groin. It is not Midgewater. West.

[Gil-Galad]

Buckland

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Buckland? No way. East.

[Gil-Galad]

looking on my giant wall map and i see nothing between Bree and Midgewater save The Great East Road

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Then you are obviously looking wrong. Great East Road you say? North.

[The Might]

Then maybe it is that, that I was talking about in my last post. Chetwood.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Of course, Chetwood, what else. Your turn, Miggy :)

[The Might]

Indeed, I thought that after my last post things were pretty clear about the other option. But I like Midgewater better, they have neeker-breekers. So, Iron Hills -> SW

[Gil-Galad]

Dol Guldur

[McCaber]

The Field of Celebrant?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Indeed, I thought that after my last post things were pretty clear about the other option. But I like Midgewater better, they have neeker-breekers. So, Iron Hills -> SW

By the way, Miggy, I believe the game was supposed to work the way you continue from the last place. So you should have started at Chetwood.

Anyway, I wanted to say Amon Lanc :D , yet I see it was (technically ;) ) already taken. So I say Fangorn, just to make it interesting.

[Gil-Galad]

By the way, Miggy, I believe the game was supposed to work the way you continue from the last place. So you should have started at Chetwood.

Anyway, I wanted to say Amon Lanc :D , yet I see it was (technically ;) ) already taken. So I say Fangorn, just to make it interesting.

doesn't have too, kind of hard to go from minas tirith to Gondolin. its up to whomever turn it is, they can decide whether to continue on or start new. we may get bored of Middle Earth and go to Beleriand or the Undying Lands.

[Groin Redbeard]

How about Lothlorien?

[The Might]

Sorry, but no all wrong.
From all further SW. (guess this won't take too long)

Btw, sorry, must have missed that rule. It would btw, be south of Chetwood, but I think you figured that out anyway now.

[McCaber]

Is it Helm's Deep?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Or is it Tharbad?

[The Might]

Tharbad - South
Helm's Deep - West

I think we are pretty much there. ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

You sure it is west and not north-west?

But if so, then I say Drúwaith Iaur.

[Groin Redbeard]

I know this is a little out North-West of Helm's Deep, but is it The Gap of Rohan?

[The Might]

Nope, Leg-it already got it.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Okay. From Drúwaith Iaur, let's go North-Eastern.

[McCaber]

The Gladden Fields?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Oh no! How did you know so fast? :eek:

Indeed, your turn :D

[McCaber]

Thank you, Legate. With pleasure, we go from the Gladden Fields => Northeast.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

What about the Mountains of Mirkwood?

[The Might]

As I doubt it's the Iron Hills again, I'll go ahead and say Erebor.

[McCaber]

Mountains of Mirkwood - North
Erebor - still North

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

In that case it's most probably Withered Heath.

[McCaber]

Most Correct, Legate.

Withered Heath it is. Your turn.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Okay. For the New Year, let us move to Beleriand.

We arrive together with Fëanor and his sons. We pass through Lammoth and stop on the very southern end of Ered Lómin. And from here, from the camps and firelights in cold New Year's night we have to set on our path eastwards to reach the place we want to move to.

Have fun.

[The Might]

With the sons of Feanor we would probably want to challenge Morgoth so what about the Fen of Serech.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Nay. Still east.

[The Might]

Lothlann

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

A very good orientation point to pick. South from there.

[McCaber]

Following Feanor and his sons, could it be the hill of Himring?

[The Might]

Maybe Mount Rerir

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Of course, correct :) A bonus question (easy for a Tolkien-loremaster): who are we? (Or who is with us, taking where we started and where we ended?)

You can take the thread anyway :)

[McCaber]

Which one of us is right?

(Puzzlement ensues)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

The Might is right. I forgot to quote his post.

[The Might]

Well, I know Caranthir was there.

Anyway, from Mount Rerir I suggest we go SW.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Yup, I meant Caranthir. :)

From one mountain to another mountain: what about Amon Ereb?

[Gil-Galad]

Nan Elmoth perhaps?

[McCaber]

My guess is the Falls of Sirion.

[The Might]

From all SW

[Gil-Galad]

go to the extreme...

Isle of Balar?

[The Might]

And going to the extreme was a good choice.
You're next Gil.

[Gil-Galad]

alright!

from Isle of Balar let us go... North-East

[The Might]

Menegroth

[Gil-Galad]

Menegroth > South-east

[McCaber]

Amon Ereb

[Gil-Galad]

North-East

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Sarn Athrad

[Gil-Galad]

South-East

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Ossiriand as a whole?

[Gil-Galad]

... well its Tol Galen, which is in Ossiriand... don't do that again, got to say an exact place, not a region... your turn legate.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Well, the problem is one can say a region as much as anything else... especially with little regions it is a problem, or, what if you have a region where there's nothing? Although, I expected you, if it's a part of the region I said, to simply say "no, it's a part of it" and we'll continue running around the small places until it's found... :( That's why I intentionally wrote the words "as whole" as distinction so that you could say "no, not as whole, just a part". Shame, I suggest we do it like that in further cases.

Anyway, when it's already my turn... from Tol Galen, let's go to the north-west.

[McCaber]

The Falls of Sirion?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Still North-West.

[The Might]

the Firth of Drengist

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Now I would like to know what I had in mind :)

*takes out the map of Beleriand*

Please wait, loading...

Ah! I have it. I know what I had in mind.

East.

[The Might]

Cirith Ninniach

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

How did you know? :)

Your turn.

[The Might]

I read your thoughts...

Anyways, from Cirith Ninniach, let us go east, so far east that we again enter Middle-earth.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Okay, so let's say, Minas Tirith, for start?

[The Might]

That would be rather south east, don't you think?
Go north, pilgrim!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

At least I know it's not more East.

What about Amon Lanc? :D

[The Might]

North

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

What about Mountains of Mirkwood then?

[Gil-Galad]

Mt. Gundabad?

[The Might]

Mts of Mirkwood -> north
Mt Gundabad -> east

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

The Grey Mountains?

[The Might]

More clarity.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Withered Heath, then?

[The Might]

yes

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Ah, nice... all right... from here, we go to... hum, hmm... south :)

[Gollum the Great]

Erebor

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Nope. Still south.

[The Might]

Orodruin

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

South-east.

[Annunfuiniel]

Lake Núrnen?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Precisely. Your turn, give us a direction.

[Annunfuiniel]

Ok, now from this lovely waterfront take a turn towards north-west.

[Gollum the Great]

Let's say Esgaroth.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Let's say Esgaroth.

Are you sure this is north-west?

I would say Fangorn.

[Annunfuiniel]

Gollum, you need to direct your steps way towards south-west. :)

Legate, you're heading in the right direction so keep on going north-west.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

What about Tharbad, then?

[Annunfuiniel]

From Tharbad towards east.

[Gil-Galad]

Caradhras.

[Annunfuiniel]

Back towards west.

[Gil-Galad]

Eregion Region?

[Annunfuiniel]

And the road goes ever...westwards.

[Groin Redbeard]

The place that I am thinking of is northwest of Amon Hen .

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

What about the (in)famous Dimrill Dale?

[Gil-Galad]

Carn Dum?

[The Might]

Tharbad

[The Might]

Groin?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Groin?

I am pretty sure that one is not correct ;)

[The Might]

:D That really got me laughing!

Though Groin may have gotten as far as Tharbad as he isn't responding... after all it's not that far away from the Downs.

[Beregond]

Is it time to invoke the 10 day rule? ;)

According to the official Rules for the Quiz Room (set down by Mister Underhill himself), section 3 states:

Whereas, "no new question has been asked following confirmation of a correct answer" [within 10 days], or
Whereas, "no response has been given by the question setter to the last answer" [within 10 days]:

Anyone may ask a new question on the topic.

(It should be noted as well, that "In addition, a thread may be considered stagnant if there has been no new post for 10 days or more")