By popular demand, here is a list of the characters available in Ring Game, where they begin the game, and what their base point value is. Note that any of these are subject to change at the judges' whims. Click here to jump straight to the Evil team.
*No armour or weapons allowed. †Must carry a staff
| Character | Starting Location | Base Points |
| Aragorn | Bree (touching the rock) | 65 |
| Arwen | Rivendell | 14 |
| Bard | South of Long Lake (>25 paces from the bridge) | 15 (start); 60 (after using the Black Arrow) |
| Beorn | South of Iron Hills (at the 25 MPH sign) | 24* |
| Beregond (Citadel Guard Captain) | Gondor (on the bridge)(may not leave until 1 PM or they are presented with the Flaming Arrow token, whichever comes first) | 15 |
| Bilbo Baggins | Rivendell | 6 |
| Bill the Pony | Bree (touching the rock) | 4 |
| Boromir | Gondor (on the bridge)(may not leave until 1 PM or they are presented with the Flaming Arrow token, whichever comes first) | 30 |
| Butterbur | Bree (touching the rock) | 4 |
| Celeborn | Lothlorien (touching the rock) | 32 |
CITADEL GUARDS:
|
Gondor (on the bridge)(may not leave until 1 PM or they are presented with the Flaming Arrow token, whichever comes first) | 10 |
| Denethor | Gondor (on the bridge)(may not leave until 1 PM or they are presented with the Flaming Arrow token, whichever comes first) | 18 |
ELF WARRIOR, RIVENDELL:
|
Rivendell | 10 |
ELF WARRIOR, LOTHLORIEN:
|
Lothlorien (touching the rock) | 10 |
| Elrond | Rivendell | 35 |
ENTS:
|
Entwood (>25 paces from any citadel) | 15 (in the open) 30 (in the woods) 60 (in the Entwood or attacking Isengard) |
| Eomer | Rohan (may not leave until 1 PM or they are presented with the Flaming Arrow token, whichever comes first) | 21 |
| Eowyn | Rohan (may not leave until 1 PM or they are presented with the Flaming Arrow token, whichever comes first) | 17 |
| Faramir | Gondor (on the bridge)(may not leave until 1 PM or they are presented with the Flaming Arrow token, whichever comes first) | 21 |
| Frodo Baggins | The Shire (near the tree) | 6 |
| Galadriel | Lothlorien (touching the rock) | 50* |
| Gandalf | Isengard (on the bridge); starts at 11:55 | 80† |
| Gimli | Rivendell | 20 |
| Goldberry | Hidden in Bombadil Land (west of Greyflood, in sight of the Shire Tree) | 12 |
| Good Paladin | East end of Long Lake Bridge | 16 |
| Prince Imrahil | 26 paces from Corsairs (near boat dock) | 17 |
| Legolas | Rivendell | 20 |
| Merry | The Shire (near the tree) | 9 |
| Pippin | The Shire (near the tree) | 8 |
| Radagast | Iron Hills (east side of parking lot) | 25† |
RANGERS:
|
Iron Hills (west side of parking lot) | 10 |
RIDERS OF ROHAN:
|
Rohan (may not leave until 1 PM or they are presented with the Flaming Arrow token, whichever comes first) | 10 |
| Samwise | The Shire (near the tree) | 7 |
| King Theoden | Rohan (may not leave until 1 PM or they are presented with the Flaming Arrow token, whichever comes first) | 20 |
| Tom Bombadil | Hidden in Bombadil Land (west of Greyflood, in sight of the Shire Tree) | Special—no
Evil may approach within 25 paces (within sight of the
Shire Tree) 10 (becomes a Ranger after leaving Bombadil Land) |
| Treebeard (Fangorn) | Entwood (>25 paces from any citadel) | 20 (in the open) 40 (in the woods) 80 (in the Entwood or attacking Isengard) |
*No armour or weapons allowed. †Must carry a
staff ¹Only rocks or clubs for weapons; no armour
‡No more than half of the Red Eye team may begin on the west side of
the Anduin (including those starting near the Shire/Bree, the Paths of the Dead,
and at Isengard)
| Character | Starting Location | Base Points |
| Barrow-Wights (4) | Near The Shire (on the shoulder of the road) | 25 |
| Bill Ferny | Near Bree (on the shoulder of the road) | 4 |
| Captain of the Corsairs | Umbar (~25 paces from the boat dock) | 16 |
| Corsairs of Umbar (8) | Umbar (~25 paces from the boat dock) | 12 |
| Dark Elf Spokesperson | Barad-Dur Parking Lot | 16 |
| Dark Elves (6–10 at judges' discretion) | Barad-Dur Parking Lot | 14 |
| Dunlender Chieftain | South of Isengard (>75 paces past the bridge) | 16 |
| Dunlenders (6) | South of Isengard (>75 paces past the bridge) | 14 |
| Evil Paladin | West end of Long Lake Bridge | 16 |
| Goblins | By Sauron's assignment‡ | 14 |
| Gollum | Hidden in the Shire | 7* |
| Men at Arms of Harad | Bottom of Mt. Doom (past the stream on the path out of Camp Site H) | 10 |
| Menace (Balrog/Dragon) | By judges' assignment | 1005* (costume points multiplied by 133 for a possible total of 3000) |
| Mouth of Sauron | Top of Mt. Doom (or bottom of Mt. Doom and start at 12:05) | 25 (not on Mt. Doom) 250 (on Mt. Doom) |
| Lord of the Nazgûl | Bottom of Mt. Doom (past the stream on the path out of Camp Site H) | 40 (without Nazgûl Ring) 55 (with Nazgûl Ring) |
| Nazgûls (8) | Bottom of Mt. Doom (past the stream on the path out of Camp Site H) | 30 (without Nazgûl Ring) 45 (with Nazgûl Ring) |
| Oliphaunt of Harad | Bottom of Barad-Dur (on horse trail near direction sign) | 24 |
NAMED RED EYE ORCS:
|
AS LISTED BELOW:
|
AS LISTED BELOW:
|
| Red Eye Orcs (∞) | By Sauron's assignment‡ | 12 |
| Saruman | Isengard (on the bridge) | 85† |
| Sauron | Top of Barad-Dur (by the flag) | 1000 (before 3:30 PM) ∞ (after 3:30 PM) |
| Shelob | Bottom of Barad-Dur (on horse trail near direction sign) | 40* |
| Trolls (4–6, at judges' discretion) | Near Bree (on the shoulder of the road) | 25¹ |
| Vampire Queen | Paths of the Dead (outside the cemetary) | 35* |
| Vampires (6) | Paths of the Dead (outside the cemetary) | 11 |
| Wargs | with their owner | 8* |
NAMED WHITE HAND ORCS:
|
Isengard (on the bridge) | AS LISTED BELOW:
|
| White Hand Orcs (∞) | Isengard (on the bridge) | 14 |
| Wild Men of the Hills (4) | Iron Hills (center of parking lot) | 13 |
| Witches (4) | Paths of the Dead (outside the cemetary) | 25* |
| Wormtongue (Grima) | Rohan (must stay with Theoden until dismissed by Gandalf) | 12 |
Last updated: May 3, 2019