Posted: July 17, 2000 at 12:53:50: by Bacchus
: : I have to disagree. While one of the Nazgul would certainly have returned the Ring to Sauron, I think that the Balrog would have attempted to keep it. Now this does not mean that the Balrog would have been able to keep Sauron from taking the Ring. The results of a Balrog/Sauron Texas Death Match would have been interesting. I'll take the Balrog plus seven points. ;-) : I think we need to clarify here. Balrog with the Ring, take the Balrog, give points. Balrog w/o Ring vs. Sauron w/o Ring, take Sauron but don't bet the farm. Balrog vs. Sauron with the Ring, buy stock in Balrog-sized burial plots. : On second thought, Sauron w/o his Ring probably counldn't defeat a balrog, Sauron having put so much of his power into the Ring. I'd agree with your first paragraph. Balrog plus seven assumed that the Balrog had the Ring, but had not had time to learn all the ins and outs. I'd take Balrog straight up if he had say 10 years with the Ring. Balrog w/o ring vs. Sauron w/o Ring I'd handicap at Balrog plus 21. Balrog w/o Ring vs Sauron w/Ring has no line because the Balrog is not competetive. (Stole that phrase from oddsmakers handicapping the University of Houston football team a few years ago)
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