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the phantom · 05-02-2013, 09:16 PM

Let the countdown begin!

Last season's Arda Cup was quite the contest, with Miriel-Nerdanel fans finally seeing the duo win a title, playing with Arien, Tulkas, and others to win the cup for Real Valinor. It was a tough road, squeaking past Feanor's AC Beleriand in the semis, and in the finals edging out Elrond and Eriador.

The Phantasy competition was even more dramatic! Powerhouse Gwath won his 2nd title in 2011 and looked set to win it last year, as he was leading the points after the final round, but the always enduring Nogrod earned more bonus points and eeked out the win 338 to 336. And Nilp got more bonus points than anyone, very nearly passing the leaders at the very end.

So, who is it going to be this year? A repeat for Nog? A second title from Boro? Will Nilp finally break through? Or will Gwath prove last season was but a bump on his championship road? Or perhaps a new contender will rise to the pinnacle and show these other gents they aren't so high and mighty.

As always we have a crack team of writers set to provide thrilling match reports and expert editorials on behalf of Arda Kicker Magazine (AKM), Middle Earth Sports Programing Network (MESPN), and The Two Towers Network (TTN), but of course other writers are welcome to provide their analysis as the tournament rolls along. (That means all of you can commentate.)

The teams and rosters will be revealed in the coming days, and the Phantasy Competition thread will start soon after that. That is where you will pick players for your team and make trades and such. But you don't have to worry about that for a bit.

Remember that this year is very much a continuation of last year, thus all 32 teams will still have a decent portion of their rosters intact. So- if you played last year, you'll have a better than usual handle on things to start this year. But there has been a new signing here and there, which we will reveal in our articles in the next few days.

There isn't a set date for the tournament to begin, so PM me to let me know if there are certain dates where you will definitely be out of commission so we can see if there is an obvious time to start that is superior for everyone.

As always, we'll work around your schedule- you can designate someone to make trades for you if you're gone or you can PM me your trades before a round is fully over etc. etc. We want as many participants as possible!!

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In case you wanted to take a look and see how this thing works, here is last year's tournament thread->
Arda Cup 2012
And here is last year's Phantasy Competition thread->
Phantasy 2012

05-02-2013, 09:16 PM	#1
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,987	Arda Cup Football 2013 Let the countdown begin! Last season's Arda Cup was quite the contest, with Miriel-Nerdanel fans finally seeing the duo win a title, playing with Arien, Tulkas, and others to win the cup for Real Valinor. It was a tough road, squeaking past Feanor's AC Beleriand in the semis, and in the finals edging out Elrond and Eriador. The Phantasy competition was even more dramatic! Powerhouse Gwath won his 2nd title in 2011 and looked set to win it last year, as he was leading the points after the final round, but the always enduring Nogrod earned more bonus points and eeked out the win 338 to 336. And Nilp got more bonus points than anyone, very nearly passing the leaders at the very end. So, who is it going to be this year? A repeat for Nog? A second title from Boro? Will Nilp finally break through? Or will Gwath prove last season was but a bump on his championship road? Or perhaps a new contender will rise to the pinnacle and show these other gents they aren't so high and mighty. As always we have a crack team of writers set to provide thrilling match reports and expert editorials on behalf of Arda Kicker Magazine (AKM), Middle Earth Sports Programing Network (MESPN), and The Two Towers Network (TTN), but of course other writers are welcome to provide their analysis as the tournament rolls along. (That means all of you can commentate.) The teams and rosters will be revealed in the coming days, and the Phantasy Competition thread will start soon after that. That is where you will pick players for your team and make trades and such. But you don't have to worry about that for a bit. Remember that this year is very much a continuation of last year, thus all 32 teams will still have a decent portion of their rosters intact. So- if you played last year, you'll have a better than usual handle on things to start this year. But there has been a new signing here and there, which we will reveal in our articles in the next few days. There isn't a set date for the tournament to begin, so PM me to let me know if there are certain dates where you will definitely be out of commission so we can see if there is an obvious time to start that is superior for everyone. As always, we'll work around your schedule- you can designate someone to make trades for you if you're gone or you can PM me your trades before a round is fully over etc. etc. We want as many participants as possible!! ************* *********** In case you wanted to take a look and see how this thing works, here is last year's tournament thread-> Arda Cup 2012 And here is last year's Phantasy Competition thread-> Phantasy 2012 __________________ the phantom** has posted. This thread is now important. Last edited by the phantom; 05-02-2013 at 09:20 PM.