Games (Roleplaying/Games Help)

Apart from the more serious roleplaying content, we have implemented a couple of fun games on The Two Towers. A few of them are available all the time to everyone, while some take the form of scheduled events controlled by the Ainur.

The permanent games we have are:

• acro - Located in Bree, acro is one of the oldest games in Arda.
• sharkey - A very popular party game, hosted by Bob in Staddle.
• hobboku - A brain-teasing puzzle game, run by Lukche in Staddle.
• el-ixir - A fun board game available in Khemnahr and Edoras.
• stones - A competitive board game available in Combe and in a passhouse north of Turseg.
• morris - Nine Man's Morris is a popular board game playable in Esgaroth.
• chess - The traditional chess game, playable in Thranduil's bar, in Asturasartes, and in the Grey Havens.
• draughts - A bit like chess, but not as complex. This game is playable in Minas Tirith.
• poker - A simple poker game played against an NPC in Dale.
• roulette - A traditional roulette game in the Grey Havens.
• sattim daira - A code-breaker game in Azrakadar.
• darts - A simple, fun game of throwing darts available in Framsburg.
• pigs - A two-player game in Turseg.
• pebbles - A pebble-tossing game, available in Bucklebury.
• lottery - A weekly-drawn lottery, run by Chonkit the gambling master is available in the outpost of Calenhad.
• blackout - A strange game played by (and with) gypsies in the wandering gypsy camp.
• golf - A golf hole is available in Buckland for players who want to play golf and pay the rental fees.

The scheduled events we have are:

• event - The main Event of Arda, scheduled every year on the anniversary of release of Minas Tirith: March the 15th. The Event is a special, separate area with lots and lots of places to have fun!
• harvest festival - An annual casual, month-long event from October 31st through the end of November which brings festivities that coincide with a time that many players recognize as 'the holiday season'.
• killtracker event - A combat competition: who can kill the most monsters in the shortest time!
• obelisk race - During the obelisk race, players are asked to run between a number of obelisks, where the clue to the location of the next one is in the form of a riddle.

To learn more details about a particular game or event, type "help <game/event name>".