We gamers, geeks, and nerds engross ourselves in fantasies of resistance to oppression and it is our duty to speak out against oppression when it happens in the real world. So many of the games we all love to play are based on stories of resisting exactly the kind of tyranny that is being espoused by the United States government right now. How would Captain America feel about what is happening in Minneapolis and other cities? What about Luke, Leia, and Han?

If you want to help those in need, here are some resources. Please consider helping in whatever way you are able.

Features

Find and attend events

Easily find and participate in local events and see what other events are happening around the world.

Detailed statistics

Research the metagame with game and faction statistics, a leaderboard, and worldwide player rankings.

Host events

Put away your calculators and spreadsheets! Player ranking, tie breakers, and event statistics are calculated automatically.

Customize your events with multiple formats, pairing systems, and tie breakers to choose from. Streamline data collection and get rid of paper round slips by allowing players to submit their own game results.

Many supported games

Numerous game systems are already supported. If your favorite game isn't here, you can request it.

If you represent a game publisher and would like to have your game officially supported, please contact us! We love working directly with game developers and organized play teams whenever possible.

Longshanks Plus

The core features of Longshanks are free to use for players, spectators, and event hosts and always will be.

Please consider joining Longshanks Plus to support site maintenance and continued development. Subscribers gain access to display name customization, more detailed statistical tools, and other advanced features.

What is Longshanks?

Longshanks is an online organization system for tabletop game tournaments and other events.

Longshanks allows organizers to easily publicize events and manage player pairings. It allows players to easily find and participate in local events, see what other events are happening around the world, and follow the global metagame.

Why the name?

In the lore of Guild Ball, tournaments and games between the various guilds are organized by a powerful and secretive society known as "the Longshanks." Because this site was originally developed specifically for Guild Ball, the name was a perfect fit.

Since expanding to support other game systems, Longshanks has outgrown that reference. We continue using the name as a respectful nod to the game that got us started and all the players and event hosts who have supported us since the beginning.

Game system settings

Game details

Game icon
Publisher	Games Workshop
Link	https://middle-earthstrategybattlegame.com/
Administrator	TTG Steve #6427
Status	Inactive (New events and games are not allowed)

Terminology

Generic term		Middle-Earth SBG (old)
With priority	→	With priority
Without priority	→	Without priority

Longshanks applies game-specific terms whenever possible, but you may see the generic terms or acronyms in some places.

Rating & award thresholds

Game threshold	15 – What is this?
Dabbler awards	5+ games per Faction
Devoted awards	Initiate	5+
	Enthusiast	10+
	Disciple	15+
	Fanatic	20+
	Zealot	25+

Tournament points

Win	Loss	Draw
3	0	1

Byes

A player who receives a bye WINS that game. The following scores are used when calculating tie-breakers for a bye game.

	Player	Phantom
VP	6	0

Factions

Players each choose 4 Factions during registration and 4 for each game.

	Armies of Lord of the Rings	Colors
An	Angmar	★
Ar	Arnor	★
Bd	Barad-dur	★
CU	Corsairs of Umbar	★
DD	The Dead of Dunharrow	★
Ea	The Easterlings	★
Fa	Fangorn	★
FH	Far Harad	★
Fe	The Fellowship	★
Fi	The Fiefdoms	★
Is	Isengard	★
KKd	The Kingdom of Khazad-dum	★
Lo	Lothlorien	★
MT	Minas Tirith	★
MM	The Misty Mountains	★
Mo	Mordor	★
Mo	Moria	★
Nu	Numenor	★
Ra	The Rangers	★
Ri	Rivendell	★
Ro	Rohan	★
SH	The Serpent Horde	★
SR	Sharkey's Rogues	★
Sh	The Shire	★
VK	Variags of Khand	★
WD	Wildmen of Druadan	★
	Armies of The Hobbit	Colors
ALt	Army of Lake-town	★
AT	Army of Thror	★
AH	Azog's Hunters	★
AL	Azog's Legion	★
DDM	Dark Denizens of Mirkwood	★
DN	Desolator of the North	★
DG	Dol Guldur	★
ER	Erebor Reclaimed	★
GD	Garrison of Dale	★
Gt	Goblin-town	★
HT	Halls of Thranduil	★
IH	Iron Hills	★
RA	Radagast's Alliance	★
SLt	Survivors of Lake-town	★
TC	Thorin's Company	★
Tr	The Trolls	★
WC	The White Council	★
	Defense of the North	Colors
AD	The Army of Dale	★
AL	Assault on Lothlorien	★
Be	The Beornings	★
DE	Defenders of Erebor	★
FBM	Fell Beings of Mirkwood	★
HDE	Host of the Dragon Emperor	★
	Fall of the Necromancer	Colors
PDG	Pits of Dol Guldur	★
RM	Rangers of Mirkwood	★
RN	Rise of the Necromancer	★
VN	Vanquishers of the Necromancer	★
	Gondor at War	Colors
AG	The Army of Gothmog	★
BGO	The Black Gate Opens	★
GAS	Grand Army of the South	★
GC	The Grey Company	★
MW	The Men of the West	★
RI	Rangers of Ithilien	★
RK	The Return of the King	★
RT	Riders of Theoden	★
	Quest of the Ringbearer	Colors
BR	The Black Riders	★
BF	Breaking of the Fellowship	★
CU	Cirith Ungol	★
DM	Depths of Moria	★
LS	Lurtz's Scouts	★
	Rise of Angmar	Colors
AS	Arathorn's Stand	★
AA	Army of Arnor	★
ACD	Army of Carn Dum	★
BF	Battle of Fornost	★
BH	Buhrdur’s Horde	★
HWK	Host of the Witch-King	★
WPA	Wolf Pack of Angmar	★
	Scouring of the Shire	Colors
CR	The Chief's Ruffians	★
DS	Defenders of the Shire	★
	War in Rohan	Colors
AD	Army of Dunland	★
AHD	Assault Upon Helm's Deep	★
DHD	Defenders of Helm's Deep	★
HG	Helm's Guard	★
PD	Paths of the Druadan	★
RE	Riders of Eomer	★
TG	Theodred's Guard	★
US	Ugluk's Scouts	★
WI	Wolves of Isengard	★

Scenarios

Players choose a Scenario for each game.


Assassination
Breakthrough
Capture and Control
A Clash By Moonlight
Command the Battlefield
Contest of Champions
Destroy the Supplies
Divide & Conquer
Domination
Fog of War
Heirloom of Ages Past
Hold Ground
Lords of Battle
Reconnoitre
Retrieval
Seize the Prize
Storm the Camp
To the Death!
Doubles
Clash of Champions
Cornered
Duel of Wits
No Escape
Take and Hold
Total Conquest