While the war raged in the Middle-Earth, a desperate attempt was made. Few little hobbits from the still quite peaceful Shire took a ring which they had "found" and decided (after some pressure from certain higher authorities) to embark on a journey to get rid of it by tossing it to the blazing forge of Mount Doom.
Some might describe the whole idea idiotic and suicidal - which it most certainly was - but somehow the little hobbits managed to do it. Perhaps Saurona had her eyes too far on the war she was fighting, but she failed to notice her precious ring until it was too late. Oops, one could say.
When the ring finally melted in the fires of Mount Doom, Saurona felt her strength completely gone, unable to move and suddenly, *plop*, she turned into a pumpkin. Nazgūls turned into smallish bats and thus, the mighty armies she had raised were leaderless and disabled.
The next deadline, 3020 TA adjustments, is 10.12.2002, 12:00 GMT. Saurona's retreats and removals have some significance, as the remaining units are not destroyed, but left standing on the map.
A Hol-Mor (bounce)
A Ang H
A Gre H
A Fra H
A Car H
A NMi-WMi
A Woo-EMi
A SRo S Elvish A Nar-EBt (void)
A NRo S A SRo H
A Iro-NCa
A PNo-Dor (fails)
A NIt S Rohirrim C Bro H (cut)
A Nar-Val
A EDu-Nur (fails)
A Kha S A WKh-EDu (fails)
A WKh-EDu (fails)
A/E CPo-WKh (fails)
A SIt S Easterling A NIt H
A Los S Easterling A NIt H
A Pel S A SIt H
A/F Por S A SIt H
A/F Leb S A Los H
A/F DAm S Saruman's A BOB H
A/F TOL S Saruman's A BOB H
C Bro S Easterling A NIt H (cut)
C MTi H
A SUd S A EMy H
A Emy S C Bro H
A Eas S C Dhw H
C Dhw S A Eas H
W Ok
A Min-Gld
A Dun S A Min-Gld
A OFo S Dwarven A NMi-WMi
A Gla-GFi
A Dim S A Gla-GFi
A NUn S Elvish A Nar-Val
A Lim-Nim
A Wol S A Edo H
A Edo S A Wol H
A Wes S A Edo H
A Lam S A Anf H
A Anf S A Lam H
A/F BOB S A Lam H
A Dimrill Dale retreats to the Vale of Anduin.
A SCa-NRu
S SCa-Dor
N SCa L S SCa-Dor
A Gld-Mor (dislodged)
A CGo-NIt (fails)
A MMo S A CGo-NIt
A PSo-Bro (fails)
A Dag S A PSo-Bro
A Nur H
A SNu H
A Gor H
A NoL H
A SMi H
A EEa H
A Lor H
A Val H (dislodged)
A GFi H (dislodged)
A WMi H (dislodged)
A NEa H
Saurona's A Glanduin can retreat to Eriador or Enedwaith.
Saurona's A Vale of Anduin can retreat to Narrows or Southern Eaves.
Saurona's A Gladden Fields can retreat to Narrows.
Saurona's A Western Mirkwood can retreat to Narrows or Mountains of Mirkwood.
| Dwarves | Ang, Car, CDu, Ere, Eri, Esg, Fra, Gob, Gre, Gun, Iro, SRo, WMi, Woo |
| Easterlings | NIt |
| Elves | Eri, Val |
| Harad | Cit, CPo, DAm, FHa, Har, HRd, Kha, NrH, Pel, SIt, TOL |
| Rohan | Bro, DrF, Emy, MTi, SUd |
| Saruman | Ado, Dru, Dun, Edo, GFi, Hel, Ise, Lam, Lon, Mor, Nim, Pin, Wiz, Wol |
| Sauron | BDu, CGo, DGu, Dor, EBt, EEa, Lor, MMo, Mou, NNu, NRu, Rhu, SNu |
| Dwarves | Supp 14 Unit 10 Build 4 |
| Easterlings | Supp 1 Unit 2 Remove 1 |
| Elves | Supp 2 Unit 1 Build 1 |
| Harad | Supp 11 Unit 11 Build 0 |
| Rohan | Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0 |
| Saruman | Supp 14 Unit 13 Build 1 |
| Sauron | Supp 13 Unit 17 Remove 4 |