For those who are interested, here is the history of the LotR series.
LotR1 – Daring Deity
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=17438
Version: Vanilla 1.17
Civ: Egypt
Difficulty: Deity
Variant: None
Roster: Arathorn, Sirian, Toecheese3, Jaffa Tamarin, Charis
Dates: February 28, 2002 - March 20, 2002
Result: Diplomatic win in 1070 AD
Score: 7189
Reasons to read: First deity SG at CFC, see weed by some later greater players, highest scoring LotR game to date, back in the screaming fast tech days
LotR2 – Zealous Zulus
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=19001
Version: Vanilla 1.17 - 1.21
Civ: Zulu
Difficulty: Monarch
Variant: Always war
Roster: Arathorn, Jester, Sirian, cpp1, Toecheese3
Dates: March 25, 2002 – June 11, 2002
Result: Domination win in 1840 AD
Score: ???
Reasons to read: Very first always war game (starting a fun variant), long LONG periods of no front change, almost a 20K culture victory
LotR3 – Emperor Training
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=21176
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=21474
Version: Vanilla 1.21 – 1.29
Civ: Iroquois
Difficulty: Emperor
Variant: Training
Roster: Arathorn, Architect, Brian J, charliehoke, LKendter, D9Phoenix, JMB, JollyRoger
Dates: April 25, 2002 – July 25, 2002
Result: Abandoned in 250 AD in a solid position
Score: N/A
Reasons to read: Few – some discussions of city specialization, micromanagement, and scouting practices
LotR4 – 5CC Conquest (5CCC)
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=26358
Version: Vanilla 1.21 – 1.29
Civ: Japan
Difficulty: Monarch
Variant: 5CCC
Roster: Arathorn, meldor, Jaffa Tamarin, T-hawk
Dates: July 2, 2002 – September 19, 2002
Result: Conquest win in 1645 AD
Score: 2460
Reasons to read: An early 5CCC, some fun city names
LotR5 – Tactless Darius
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=49590
Version: PTW 1.21
Civ: Persia
Difficulty: Deity
Variant: Tactless – no initiating diplomacy or bargaining
Roster: Arathorn, Gothmog, Charis, JMB, T-hawk
Dates: April 3, 2003 – May 22, 2003
Result: Cultural loss in 1824 AD
Score: ???
Reasons to read: Successful early aggression, worker migration, how much no trade hurts, which type of loss will it be, final desperate gasp failing badly
LotR6 – Progressive Paranoia
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=54625
Version: PTW 1.21
Civ: Ottomans
Difficulty: Deity
Variant: Worse diplomacy each age, from no limits to AW
Roster: Arathorn, Gothmog, Skyfish, T-hawk, JMB
Dates: May 29, 2003 – August 4, 2003
Result: Conquest victory in 1854 AD
Score: 5620
Reasons to read: Early dogpile successfully beaten, dry start, the power of sipahi, craziest beachhead in the LotR series, nukes, race to finish
LotR7 – Passive Culturalists
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=59054
Version: PTW 1.21
Civ: Babylon
Difficulty: Deity
Variant: Passive, going for 100K culture victory on deity
Roster: Arathorn, JMB, Skyfish, Gothmog, Bam-Bam
Dates: July 18, 2003 – November 4, 2003
Result: Spaceship loss in 1760 AD
Score: 2800
Reasons to read: Limitations of cultural warfare, the power of a runaway AI
LotR8a – Crazy Celts
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=60779
Version: PTW 1.21 – 1.27
Civ: Celts
Difficulty: Monarch
Variant: Wild, unpredictable roles for each leader
Roster: Arathorn, TriviAl, Snaproll, meldor, Karasu
Dates: August 6, 2003 – November 19, 2003
Result: Domination win in 1882 AD
Score: 5362
Reasons to read: Just for the roles, some good write-ups, a number of hilarious quotes
LotR8b – Irrational Iroquois
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=60782
Version: PTW 1.21
Civ: Iroquois
Difficulty: Regent
Variant: Wild, unpredictable roles for each leader (open game)
Participants: Arathorn, ControlFreak, Sirian, Sullla, Coffee, Puzzlinon, cgannon64, JMB, Northern Pike, Grimjack, JustBen, Shadowfax, T-hawk, LKendter, Skyfish, hotrod0823, Brewster, a space oddity, Dark Savant, Reagan, KELLO, KotatsuNeko, jack merchant, Rik Meleet, ChrTh
Dates: August 6, 2003 – September 27, 2003
Result: Domination win in 1768 AD
Score: 3799
Reasons to read: For the roles, the “camping out” to grab the game, the number of participants, the extreme builder phase at the end
LotR9 – Open eXtreme Variants
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66265
Version: PTW 1.27
Civ: Persia
Difficulty: Regent
Variant: OCC, AW, Infantry, Despotic, Conquest
Participants: Arathorn, Belisar, T_McC, Deatvert, 6thGenTexan, LKendter, Coffee
Dates: October 17, 2003 – October 21, 2003
Result: Conquest win in 110 BC
Score: 6529
Reasons to read: Quick and fun, lots of variants, IMMORTALS
LotR10 – Scouting Sid
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=67720
Version: C3C 1.00 – 1.12 – 1.13
Civ: Netherlands
Difficulty: Sid
Variant: (see difficulty)
Participants: Arathorn, Bam-Bam, Skyfish, Speaker, Reagan, Gothmog
Date: November 5, 2003 – January 13, 2004
Result: Diplomatic victory in 1585 AD
Score: 6532
Reasons to read: First successful Sid game recorded anywhere to my knowledge, complete early Sid dogpile, Sid victory with no bonus food at start, Sid victory without building the Great Library, nuking the UN site to win by diplomacy, ultra-bombers, breath-taking final 22 turns
LotR11 – Mayan Menace
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67724
Version: C3C 1.00
Civ: Maya
Difficulty: Demi-god
Variant: Maximum Aggression opponents
Roster: Arathorn, LKendter, Arizona_Steve, Coffee, Belisar
Dates: November 5, 2003 – December 9, 2003
Result: Domination victory in 1395 AD
Score: ???
Reasons to read: Combat, buying armies with cash from captured cities
LotR12 – In AWE of Rome
http://forums.civfanatics.com/archive/index.php/t-75983.html
Version: C3C 1.15
Civ: Rome
Difficulty: Emperor
Variant: Always War (AWE)
Roster: Arathorn, Arizona_Steve, (Ridgelake, T-hawk, Aggie)
Dates: January 19, 2004 – January 20, 2004
Result: Conquest loss in 2800 BC
Score: ??? (very low)
Reason to read: Very short and fast
LotR13 – Schizo SGers
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=86752
Version: C3C 1.15
Civ: Custom (Japan)
Difficulty: Monarch
Variant: Passive Always War
Roster: Arathorn, Kylerean, T-hawk, Arizona_Steve, T_McC
Dates: April 29, 2004 – June 22, 2004
Result: Domination win in 1878 AD
Score: ???
Reason to read: Propaganda, city names, culture flips, resource battles
LotR14 – RAW (and uncut?)
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=92212
Version: C3C 1.22
Civ: Aztecs
Difficulty: Regent
Variant: Always war – 32 civs on a small map, limited armies
Roster: Arathorn, Kylerean, Reagan, T-hawk, Speaker
Dates: June 25, 2004 – July 30, 2004
Result: Domination win in 720 AD
Score: 4570
Reason to read: Earliest SG city sacking, 31 foes in AW, extremely early combat
LotR15 – Open Regent with a Twist
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=92599
Version: C3C 1.22
Civ: China (random)
Difficulty: Regent
Variant: 100 turns of shift-enter at the beginning (LATE start)
Participants: Arathorn, Zwingli, Kylerean, microbe, 6thGenTexan, grs, LKendter, Coilean, SesnofWthr, T_McC, Foresight
Dates: June 29, 2004 – August 1, 2004
Result: Domination win in 1772 AD
Score: 2201
Reason to read: Recovery from a huge hole
Arathorn
Edit: Links fixed, I hope.