Standard 40k tournament format - Event Horizon Games

EVENT HORIZON GAMES AND LORDS OF WAR WARHAMMER 40K TOURNAMENT

Tournament Rules:

Date: 8th March 2014Location: Event Horizon Games, Garner (Raleigh) NCStart Time: Registration 9am, Round 1 start at 10amPoints: 1850Format: 3 rounds, 2.5 hours per round. Awards will be made for Best Overall, Best General, Best Painted Army, Best Sportsmanship. See below for details.Entry fee: $10

Allowed Armies Sources: All current GW codexes and army supplements, including Codex: InquisitionForgeworld: NoEscalation: NoStronghold Assault: The following selections from Stronghold Assault will be allowed, including all upgrade options:Aegis Defence Line, Imperial Bastion, Honored Imperium, Wall of Martyrs (WoM) Imperial Defence Line, WoM Imperial Defence Emplacement, WoM Imperial Bunker, WoM Firestorm Redoubt, WoM Vengeance Weapon Battery, Skyshield Landing Pad, Fortress of Redemption.PLEASE NOTE: Board terrain is pre-placed and may not be moved by players. This may limit deployment possibilities if you are using the larger fortification items. Be aware of this before taking one of these as part of your army.PLEASE NOTE: If you are taking items from the Stronghold Assault rules, you are REQUIRED to have a copy of the Stronghold Assault rules with you and to explain to your opponent, before deployment, any differences from the BRB version of the fortification that you have taken.PLEASE NOTE: We will be using the Stronghold Assault rules regarding gun emplacements mounted on buildings (they operate as emplaced weapons) and for the Skyshield Landing Pad.Dataslate Characters/Units: AllowedDataslate Formations: NoIf you are unsure on any issues, please contact the TO via the Event Horizon Games Facebook page or website.

House Rules/FAQ:Objective Placement: If placed in a ruin, objectives must be placed on the ground level. Objectives may not be placed inside or on top of a building. If scenario rules call for an objective to be placed in a location where these rules prevent placement, displace the objective the minimum amount necessary in a manner that does not favor either player. If players cannot agree on a placement, consult the TO. Objective Control and Contesting: Units can only control or contest objectives if they have one or more models on the same level as the objective and within 3” of the objective marker.Relic: The unit carrying the relic is also able to control an objective. Skyshield Landing Pad: Terrain type: Unusual. The top surface of the Skyshield Landing Pad is open ground. To move onto or off of the landing pad counts as moving through difficult terrain.Skyshield Landing Pad: Units assaulting an enemy unit on a Skyshield Defence Platform are not considered to have their line-of-sight blocked by the platform itself. If other terrain blocks LoS to the unit being assaulted the unit may not assault.

MISSION RULES

NOTE: Any reference to models or units 'killed' also includes models that are off-board or falling back at the end of the game.

Each game provides a maximum of 24 Battlepoints to be acquired. These are earned as follows: Alpha Missions: 12 points if won, 6 points to each player if tied. Beta Missions: 6 points if won, 3 points to each player if tied. Gamma Missions: Up to 6 points scored as follows: Slay the Warlord: 2 points to a player for killing the enemy warlord and his warlord remains alive 1 point to each player if both warlords are killed 0 point to each player if both warlords are alive

First Blood: NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE STANDARD RULES FOR THIS SECONDARY OBJECTIVE! 2 points to a player for killing the first unit if no units of his are also eliminated in the same game turn 1 point to each player if the player losing the first unit is able to kill an enemy unit in that same game turn. 0 points to each player if no units are eliminated (and maybe a prize if you can win a game achieving this!)

Linebreaker: 2 points to a player if he has a scoring or denial unit in his opponent's deployment area and his opponent has none in his deployment area. 1 point to each player if both players have scoring or denial units in their opponent's deployment areas. 0 points to each player if neither player has scoring or denial units in their opponent's deployment areas.

Tiebreaker: Record the number of enemy units killed and the total number of killpoints in the enemy army. In the event of a tie on accumulated battlepoints over the tournament, the player with the highest proportion of available enemy killpoints 'killed' will be placed higher. Note: This means that killing 4 out of 6 available killpoints ranks higher than killing 9 out of 15.

Night Fight, Reserves and Mysterious Objectives are in use. Mysterious terrain rules are not in use.

Round 1

Deployment: Hammer and Anvil

Rules in Effect: As per BRB rules: Night Fight, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives

Alpha Mission (12 points win / 6 points draw / 0 points loss): 5 objectives. One is placed in the center of the table (offset as necessary along the center line of the board, equidistant to the deployment areas of both players if impassable terrain is in the center of the board). Players take turns placing one objective each in their own deployment area and one objective each in their opponent's deployment area. Objectives must be at least 6" from the board edge and 12" from any other objective. The player controlling more objectives at game end wins this mission.

Beta Mission (6 points win / 3 points draw / 0 points loss): Kill points - the player who has killed more enemy units wins this mission.

Gamma Missions: Up to 6 points scored as follows : Slay the Warlord: 2 points to a player for killing the enemy warlord and his warlord remains alive1 point to each player if both warlords are killed0 point to each player if both warlords are aliveFirst Blood: NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE STANDARD RULES FOR THIS SECONDARY OBJECTIVE!2 points to a player for killing the first unit if no units of his are also eliminated in the same game turn1 point to each player if the player losing the first unit is able to kill an enemy unit in that same game turn.0 points to each player if no units are eliminated (and maybe a prize if you can win a game achieving this!)Linebreaker: 2 points to a player if he has a scoring or denial unit in his opponent's deployment area and his opponent has none in his deployment area.1 point to each player if both players have scoring or denial units in their opponent's deployment areas.0 points to each player if neither player has scoring or denial units in their opponent's deployment areas.

Tiebreaker: Record the number of enemy units killed and the total number of killpoints in the enemy army. In the event of a tie on accumulated battlepoints over the tournament, the player with the highest proportion of available enemy killpoints 'killed' will be placed higher.Note: This means that killing 4 out of 6 available killpoints ranks higher than killing 9 out of 15.

Round 2

Deployment: Vanguard Strike


Alpha Mission (12 points win / 6 points draw / 0 points loss): 4 Objectives. One objective is placed in the center of each table quarter (12" in from the long table edge, 18" in from the short table edge). The player controlling more of these objectives at game end wins this mission.

Beta Mission (6 points win / 3 points draw / 0 points loss): Relic. Place the relic in the center of the board (offset as necessary along the center line of the board, equidistant to the deployment areas of both players if impassable terrain is in the center of the board). Follow the BRB rules for control and movement of this objective. The player in possession of the Relic at game end wins this objective. If no model is holding the Relic at game end, this mission is tied.

Gamma Missions: Up to 6 points scored as follows:Slay the Warlord: 2 points to a player for killing the enemy warlord and his warlord remains alive1 point to each player if both warlords are killed0 point to each player if both warlords are aliveFirst Blood: NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE STANDARD RULES FOR THIS SECONDARY OBJECTIVE!2 points to a player for killing the first unit if no units of his are also eliminated in the same game turn1 point to each player if the player losing the first unit is able to kill an enemy unit in that same game turn.0 points to each player if no units are eliminated (and maybe a prize if you can win a game achieving this!)Linebreaker: 2 points to a player if he has a scoring or denial unit in his opponent's deployment area and his opponent has none in his deployment area.1 point to each player if both players have scoring or denial units in their opponent's deployment areas.0 points to each player if neither player has scoring or denial units in their opponent's deployment areas.


Round 3

Deployment: Dawn of War


Alpha Mission (12 points win / 6 points draw / 0 points loss): 2 objectives. One is placed by each player in his table half. The player controlling more of these objectives at game end wins this mission. Objectives must be placed more than 6" from the board edge and 12" from any other objective or the board center.

Beta Mission (6 points win / 3 points draw / 0 points loss): 3 objectives. One is placed in the center of the table (offset as necessary along the center line of the board, equidistant to the deployment areas of both players if impassable terrain is in the center of the board). Players take turns placing one objective each in their opponent’s deployment area. Objectives must be at least 6" from the board edge and 12" from any other objective. The player controlling more objectives at game end wins this mission.

Gamma Missions: Up to 6 points scored as follows:Slay the Warlord: 2 points to a player for killing the enemy warlord and his warlord remains alive1 point to each player if both warlords are killed0 point to each player if both warlords are aliveFirst Blood: NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE STANDARD RULES FOR THIS SECONDARY OBJECTIVE!2 points to a player for killing the first unit if no units of his are also eliminated in the same game turn1 point to each player if the player losing the first unit is able to kill an enemy unit in that same game turn.0 points to each player if no units are eliminated (and maybe a prize if you can win a game achieving this!)Linebreaker: 2 points to a player if he has a scoring or denial unit in his opponent's deployment area and his opponent has none in his deployment area.1 point to each player if both players have scoring or denial units in their opponent's deployment areas.0 points to each player if neither player has scoring or denial units in their opponent's deployment areas.


Soft Scores:

There will be two categories of soft scoring. These will be part of the 'Best Overall' award and have their own prize categories.

Appearance: In addition to a 'Best Painted Army' award, a battlepoint bonus will be awarded based on your army appearance. Note that we are not putting any 'hard' rules here about painting quality - slapping 3 colors on different parts of models won't count as 'base standard'. A reasonable effort to put colors on the appropriate parts of a model will count. 'Good tabletop standard' includes appropriate base painting along with basic shading (washes or dry-brushing done to a reasonable standard would count for this). 'Wow!' level means you are going to be in the running for the 'Best Painted Army' award.

Army not all painted, or below base standard: 0 points All models painted to base standard: 3 points All models painted with at least base standard, at least 50% to good tabletop standard: 6 points All models painted to a good tabletop standard, all models based: 9 points WoW! 12 points

Sportsmanship: The round 3 results sheet will include space for you to rank your opponents in order of how you rank their sportsmanship. (Note that this may be different to how much you enjoyed the game!). Your score from your three opponents will be multiplied by 2 and added as bonus battlepoints to your tournament score (generating a score between 6 and 18). There will be an award for the highest sportsmanship score. In the event of a tie, the tiebreaker will be the highest battlepoints among the tied players.

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Standard 40k tournament format - Event Horizon Games