Mark your calendars!

There will be two races plus a relay race of 4 team members (we suggest kinships enter their team).

If you have a fast horse or pony you wish to enter (no goats), send me a message in game on race day. I need your rider’s name, horse’s name, type of horse, and which event you wish to enter. Entry fees apply on race day and must be handed over to the purser.

A chat channel will be created for the event ( /joinchannel horserace ) and we will be using the Roleplay and Regional Channels. An open raid will be created for event goers and races.

THE GREAT LANDROVAL HORSE FAIRE

1. Cheating is strictly prohibited. It will mean an automatic disqualification.
2. No refunds for any reason once the race has been lined up to start.
This includes quitting half-way through the race, going link dead, disqualification for an infraction, or because you lagged out.
3. Respect the referees and their decisions.

Entry Fees
THERE AND BACK AGAIN RACE – 50 silver
ADVENTURER’S RACE – 200 silver
FELLOWSHIP RELAY RACE: – 500 silver per team

Winners will get the entry fees we have collected. To be a participant you MUST have entered the race with the correct entry fee.

Specific Rules:

3 RACES
1st point to point race – Any level with slow Bree steed (Entry fee 50 silver)
2nd point to point race – Any level with the faster steed (Entry fee 200 silver)
3rd race – Team relay race – Any level with any speed horse or pony. (Entry fee 500 silver per team)

1. To win you cross the finish line first without being disqualified. Route is secret until race day.
2. The races will be run in a raid group that will include point judges. The judge/referee will be standing at the predetermined finish line/point. They will be watching the map to make sure no-one uses any quick-travel means or maps. They will also judge who finishes first.
3. There will be another referee, not in the fellowship at the starting line/point. They will commence the race on the /roleplay channel and with the the /roar emote. They will also disqualify anyone who starts the race before the emote. They will take screen shots of the start and ending of the race.
4. There is no specific course mapped out. You must simply travel from the starting point, between all the points on the route and finally to the finish line.
5. Five minutes after the winner has crossed the finishing line, all contestants who have not crossed the finishing line will be disqualified.
6. No use of maps, quick travel, hunter ports, hired mounts, run-buffs
or spending of destiny points on accelerated speed. If you use any of these during a race you will be disqualified. (make sure you remove pocket items and buffs before competing)
7. If you are attacked by a mob during the race, you are allowed (but do not have to) stop and fight it and may use any combat skills to do so, OTHER than run-buff skills.
8. If you die you will be disqualified.
9. Referees will immediately notify disqualified contestants of their disqualification via the raid channel. They will then be dismissed from the raid. They will announce 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings on the roleplay and regional channels and in the created event channel.
10. There will be a grand prize offered to winners of races – this will consist of the entry fees from their race and another fine award. There will be prizes for the second and third place finishers as well.

MOUNTED RACES

THERE AND BACK AGAIN RACE
The horse/pony race will be run from Michel Delving to several points not to be released until race day, and back to the starting point.
a. Open to any level jockey with a slow Bree horse or pony.
b. There is an entry fee of 50 silver.
c. You may not use any other mount while racing, including goats.

ADVENTURER’S RACE
The horse/pony race will be run from Michel Delving to several points not to be released until race day, and back to the starting point.
a. Open to any level jockey with a fast horse or pony.
b. There is an entry fee of 200 silver.
c. You may not use any other mount while racing, including goats.

FELLOWSHIP RELAY RACE:
a. Open to all levels. Four people per team to be arranged ahead and entered as a team.
b. Each team will give themselves a name.
b. Entry fee: 500 silver per team
c. “Baton’s” will be transferred to each team member at specific points in the race.

Remember to mark your calendars. If you wish to help with organization, filming, or be a race announcer, judge or entry fee collector please let me know in game or here on the forums.

Roleplay is encouraged during this event.

Final Weekend of the Harvestmath Festival LotRO Stratics – Nov 13, 2010 12:53 PM PST | Posted by Triberius

Sapience has posted a reminder on the Official Lord of the Rings: Online Forums stating that this is the final weekend of the Harvestmath Festival, and your last weekend to explore the Haunted Burrow.

For those who haven’t taken part in the Festival yet, the main gathering grounds are at the Party Tree north of Hobbiton. Get there before time runs out, special prizes are vailable such as Skeleton Mounts and costumes.

I’ve started a thread on this on the LOTRO Stratics Forums, and for those of you who have already participated in the Festival events to your hearts content, please let us know your opinion of it.