# BFME Arena

> BFME Arena is a free, community-run way to play The Battle for Middle-earth (BFME 1), The Battle for Middle-earth II (BFME 2) and The Rise of the Witch-king (RotWK) online. One Windows launcher installs and patches the games, switches between community patches and mods, and connects you to ranked matchmaking, ladders, replays and tournaments.

## How to play

1. Download the All In One Launcher for Windows from https://bfmeladder.com/download
2. Create a free account at https://bfmeladder.com/register or sign in with Google or Discord.
3. Open the launcher, pick your game and patch, and join a ranked queue or a custom game.

## Pages

- [Download](https://bfmeladder.com/download): the All In One Launcher, the lighter Online Portal, and tools.
- [Ladders](https://bfmeladder.com/ladders): ranked standings per game, patch and game mode.
- [Tournaments](https://bfmeladder.com/tournaments): player-run tournaments with brackets.
- [Replays](https://bfmeladder.com/replays): every ranked game is recorded and can be downloaded.
- [Co-op campaign](https://bfmeladder.com/coop): co-op campaign progress and stats.
- [Patches](https://bfmeladder.com/patches): units, heroes and buildings of each patch version, and what changed.
- [News](https://bfmeladder.com/news): announcements and patch notes.
- [Streams](https://bfmeladder.com/streams): players streaming the games right now.
- [Changelog](https://bfmeladder.com/changelog): what changed in the launcher and the site.
- [Discord](https://bfmeladder.com/discord): the community Discord server.

## Ranked ladders by game and patch

- BFME 1: Patch 1.06, Patch 2.22
- BFME 2: Patch 1.06v4, Patch 1.09
- RotWK: Edain, Edain Unchained, Ennorath, Patch 2.02