That's imposible as players will take opposing armies that will have a negative effect on them but will still agree with the others, like Legolas being hit by volley fire for example. Also some refs will make a ruling one way due to their GW mates playing at the event, a fact I have personally witnessed.

I'm not suggesting that every tournament ref is perfect but also i do think that many tla regulars do exactly the same in choosing the rules interpretation that suits themselves or their friends too so i don't consider them a higher authority. In this case with Thranduil there are logical arguments on either side but ultimately no way of picking a definitive answer, so personally i think an official gw ref should be the highest authority available and their ruling take priority over an internet group.

Now we are left with 2/5 of our players feeling cheated and who have claimed to be "losing interest in SBG" and are considering to leave the sport as Rohan and Elves are OP.

these guys dont know how lucky they are ... I wish I had a community of guys who want to play lotr sbg just play the game enjoy it and appeciate the chance to play

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"Dont Tempt me Frodo!! .. Just Tea thank you"

btw how do I properly use quote ? lol

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"Dont Tempt me Frodo!! .. Just Tea thank you"

Click on the quote button on the right hand side, next to the avatar

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"I am the Flying Spagetti Monster. Thou shall have no other monsters before me"
-FSM.

ahh

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"Dont Tempt me Frodo!! .. Just Tea thank you"

thanks! but how do I select a specific bit?

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Delete the rest of the post, very carefully.

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"I am the Flying Spagetti Monster. Thou shall have no other monsters before me"
-FSM.

I did try that but well it seemed to just write it normally .. do you somehow need to leave the quote thing in there?

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"Dont Tempt me Frodo!! .. Just Tea thank you"

also I want to put a pic of a painting or someting as my avatar but it wants the url .. that confuses me too .. im no computer wizard tho + its prob obvious :/

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"Dont Tempt me Frodo!! .. Just Tea thank you"

You need to leave the word quote, and all of the brackets andd slashes.

For the avatar, go on google, find a pic, click on it, but don't double click, then copy the URL (ie web address) from the top of the screen.

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"I am the Flying Spagetti Monster. Thou shall have no other monsters before me"
-FSM.

ok thanks mate ill give it a go btw we are having 2 conversations in 2 places hehe !

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"Dont Tempt me Frodo!! .. Just Tea thank you"

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"I am the Flying Spagetti Monster. Thou shall have no other monsters before me"
-FSM.

flipping heck ive only done it !! heh thanks Gothmog the Werewolf

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"Dont Tempt me Frodo!! .. Just Tea thank you"

Your welcome nice avatar!

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thanks I like it + thats the army that I want to have painted

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"Dont Tempt me Frodo!! .. Just Tea thank you"

This is funny, because Rohan is NOT OP. You just got lucky one time.

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If you're in the Raleigh, NC area, let me know.

Elves are though, in SBG at least, when played well.

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"I am the Flying Spagetti Monster. Thou shall have no other monsters before me"
-FSM.

Agreed on that point. Although I find that a Mumak can even the odds, if used properly.

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"Leave Sauron to me."
If you're in the Raleigh, NC area, let me know.

Thranduil's crown is, IMO, broken. Not overpowered, but broken in the sense that the rules aren't sufficient to resolve it. The magic rules are explicit that spells can be resisted and that rolling under the casting value is a failed resist and at or over the casting value is a success. Without a casting value, the rules are telling me to compare the resistance roll to a number that doesn't exist, hence broken. The rules literally break down.

I'm sympathetic to the position that a 6 resists anything, but I'm not totally convinced. I can see the appeal of ruling it as unresistable, but again I'm not convinced it's clear.

In the absence of a published FAQ from GW, if you want to play me we'll have to come to some agreement before the game about how it works. I'm not too picky about what the answer is it is so long as we're all gentlemen about it. The real answer, I think, is that the rule is sufficiently unclear that any way you resolve it is a houserule. It just goes on the list of things to make clear ahead of time if you're thinking of playing wood elves or running a tournament.

The worst time to try to resolve the question is mid game when you've just set if off next to my Fellbeast. Discussions of what resolution is best on a message board is fine, but they're not binding on anyone. Whatever the best answer, in the absence of an official answer it's all a question of negotiation with your opponent and trying not to be unreasonable about it.