# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MESBG - Side By Side With A Friend
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: AFK Games is hosting a Middle-earth™ Strategy Battle Game tournament on March 7th, 2026.

Tournament Format
Rounds - 3
Round time - 3 Hours
Format - Doubles
Software - Longshanks
Doors - 10:00 AM
Start - 10:30 AM
Entry - $30/Team

Once time is called, dice must be down


Ticket: https://shop.afk.games/products/side-by-side-with-a-friend

Longshanks: https://mesbg.longshanks.org/event/30713/

Roster Selection
Both members of the team must make a 800 point list with both players looking to have lists around 400. If desired, players may share 50 points between them, so one player could have 450 points and the other player would have 350.
Players must sign up and submit their list on Longshanks in order to be allowed to play
We will follow list-building restrictions in the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game Rules Manuel (2024), Armies of the Lord of the Rings (2024), the Armies of the Hobbit (2024), Armies of Middle-Earth (2025), the Matched Play Guide (2025), and the Good and Evil Legacies PDFs (2025).



Prizes	
1) Best Tactician: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (This award goes on to the GLHL rankings) [Player that scores the highest with gaming points]
2) Best Artisan: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (This award goes on to the GLHL rankings) [Player that scores the highest with the Hobby Scoring]
3) Door Prizes! Raffle Prizes!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/holt/mesbg-side-by-side-with-a-friend/200029708081335
- **Event Categories**: sports, tournaments
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://shop.afk.games/products/side-by-side-with-a-friend?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=holt-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Holt
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2495 Cedar St, Unit 14-B, Holt, MI, United States, Michigan 48842
- **lat**: 42.65402
- **long**: -84.53424
- **full address**: 2495 Cedar St, Unit 14-B, Holt, MI, United States, Michigan 48842

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: AFK Games (https://allevents.in/org/afk-games/13051074)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2495 Cedar St, Unit 14-B, Holt, MI, United States, Michigan 48842
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** AFK Games
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, tournaments
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about MESBG - Side By Side With A Friend ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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