Author Topic: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013  (Read 3403 times)

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Format: Singles (1v1) 500 points per person
Date: January 19th, 2013 a Saturday
Time: Please be here no later than 9:15am.  Set up at 9:45.  Dice roll no later than 10:00am.
Entrance Fee:  $20.00

Address:
25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA 02762
508.316.1195

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This event will be capped at 32 players.

To register for the event please email me at ChaseLaq@gmail.com IF AND ONLY IF you can commit to playing on January 19th.


** This event will NOT count toward Battleground Invitational Standings. **




RULES FOR WARHAMMER 40K TOURNAMENT

Rule Books:
The Warhammer 40,000 SIXTH Edition Rules will be used.

The following is a list of legal army choices:
Codex: Black Templars
Codex: Blood Angels
Codex: Chaos Daemons
Codex: Chaos Space Marines
Codex: Grey Knights
Codex: Dark Angels
Codex: Dark Eldar
Codex: Eldar
Codex: Imperial Guard
Codex: Necrons
Codex: Orks
Codex: Space Marines
Codex: Space Wolves
Codex: Tau Empire
Codex: Tyranids
Codex: Sister of Battle (White Dwarf)




MODELS AND POINTS:

1. Each player must bring an army consisting of 500 points (but no fewer than 475), in accordance with these rules...

2. Each list must include 2 Troops choices at a minimum. A player may choose to bring an HQ choice, but **a player is not required to bring an HQ choice**. In every other way, follow the Force Organization Chart. This includes any Allied Detachments being required to take an HQ choice.

2. All models must follow “What You See Is What You Get” (WYSIWYG). All weapons, war gear, and so forth must be represented on the model.

3. Pictures of conversions or "counts as" models must be emailed to the Tournament Organizer unless they have previously been approved.

4. Warlord Traits - (If you have an HQ) At the start of each game, before deployment, select two tables.  Roll a die for each table.  Choose ONE of the two results as your Warlord Trait for that game.

5. Psychic Powers - Players will choose and determine their psychic powers at the start of each game, before deployment.

6. Unfortunately, Forge World Imperial Armor units (and army lists) may NOT be used in this event.  Forge world models may be used where appropriate, however.

7. We will require that each participant submits an itemized army list to a Battleground Tournament Organizer on or before Monday, 1/14/2013 (roughly a week before the event).  An Army Builder .pdf is preferred but a detailed text file (.txt) is acceptable.  PLEASE include the number of points each upgrade and unit costs on your list.

Please email lists to ChaseLaq@gmail.com as soon as they are finalized.

8. If illegal units or other rules violations are found in a player’s army list, at a minimum, the models in violation will be removed from all subsequent play. In addition, tournament points may be deducted and/or award eligibility may be forfeited. If in doubt, please ask for clarification in advance from a Battleground Tournament Organizer.

9.  Restrictions:

       • This event will not use "Archotech Artefacts" (p 106).
       • This event will not use "Unique Terrain" (p. 107).
       • This event will not allow The Fortress of Redemption.
       • An HQ is not required for this event.



HOW THE TOURNAMENT WORKS:

• Competitors will participate in five (5) games over the course of the event. In each game, you will play a scenario and record the outcome of the battle on your mission sheet. Each game is of random length per the Warhammer rulebook (5-7 turns).  Each round will last 50 minutes.

Each game is designed to produce a win/loss result. If one player's entire army is wiped out, the game ends immediately and his opponent automatically wins. Likewise, if at the end of any game turn, one player has no models on the battlefield, his opponent automatically wins.

Victory Points will serve as the tie-breaker, in respect to draw results and determining overall ranking.

Victory Points in this tournament will differ from the Sixth Edition rulebook. In this tournament, Victory Points are defined as they were in 5th Edition, as follows:

Units Destroyed
At the end of the game, every unit that has been destroyed is worth an amount of Victory Points equal to its points cost (including the cost of all its extra wargear, vehicle upgrades, etc). Units that end the game falling back or off the battlefield count as destroyed.

Units at Half Strength
At the end of the game, every enemy surviving unit that has lost half of its initial models or more is worth an amount of Victory Points equal to half its points cost (including the cost of all its extra wargear, vehicle upgrades, etc), rounded down. In the case of units that start the game as a single model (independent characters, monstrous creatures, etc), they are worth half their points in composition points if they have lost half or more of the Wounds on their profile. In the case of vehicles, they are worth half their points cost in Victory Points if they are suffering from the effects of any Damaged result at the end of the game; or if they have lost half or more of the Hull Points on their profile.


Rounds 1 and 2 will determine for which bracket a player is eligible.

After Round 2, the overall field will be divided into 4 brackets based on performance.
Bracket 1 - eight 2-0 players
Bracket 2 - eight 1-1 players (top half)
Bracket 3 - eight 1-1 players (bottom half)
Bracket 4 - eight 0-2 players
Once brackets are determined, points will be reset to zero and players will compete only against other players from within their bracket.


• In the first round, opponents will be determined randomly. We will try our best not to pair players that come to the event together in the first round. For the second round, players will be matched up according to current rankings in the tournament (based record and then the number of victory points scored). The player in first place will play the player in second place and so on. From the third round on, matches are determined by the bracket system. If for some reason there are less than 32 players, the 4th bracket will always be the smallest.

• The event is designed for every player to play every round. If a player receives a BYE, they will be awarded a win with average victory points for the round.

• You will not play the same person twice during the first two rounds. Though unlikely, you may face one or both of these opponents again if you are placed in the same bracket!

• We will do our best to prevent a player from playing on the same table twice.

• The pairings for each round will be announced as soon as they are determined. Please be sure to arrive at your table ready to play right away.

• Slow playing will NOT be tolerated.  Players are expected to complete at least 4 rounds in each game.  If you suspect your opponent is slow playing PLEASE notify a Battleground staff member as soon as possible as we can not do anything about alleged slow play after the fact.

• Each game will be played on a 4' x 4' board.

• Players will receive Results Sheets at the beginning of each round. Each results sheet must be filled in properly to ensure that match-ups and point totals are correct. Once Results Sheets are completed they are to be turned in at the counter so the scores can be entered into the computer.




BATTLES:

The SIXTH Edition Rulebook and FAQ will be in use for all games and will be the definitive guide for all rules. The time limit for each game is 50 minutes. At the end of this time limit, the round will be called; players will need to finish the round as quickly as possible.


What You Need to Bring with You:
-Your (hopefully painted) miniatures
-At least TWO copies of your army list
-Rulebooks are required as are any additional books you need
-Pen and paper
-Dice and templates
-Tape measure
-Something to transport your army from table to table



STORE CREDIT AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO:
Store credit is good for any product in the store and all subsequent events.  It never expires and will be saved for you.

Winner in each Bracket
Runner Up in each Bracket

Best Appearance - Army
« Last Edit: December 20, 2012, 06:30:59 PM by Chase »
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2012, 12:08:56 AM »
Oh man, I am all kinds of excited for this, but I have NO IDEA what kind of list to bring.  My Boyz are always itching for a good scrap, but only 500 points means that even Orks have to be roight cleva in order to get enough models on the table to make a good fight of it.

Just to clarify, the ban on FW Imperial Armor units means "Even if it says you can take it in a normal Codex Orks army, it is not allowed at this event", correct?  So, for example, I cannot bring Grot Tanks or a Mek Junka even though they're considered legal for Codex Orks.  If so, that's a little sad--I really wanted an excuse to model both of those units.  ^^;;;;;
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2012, 12:14:42 AM »
It is Base Codex and White Dwarf updates only. If it isn't in the Base Codex sent by Games-workshop or in a White Dwarf Update you can not take it.

So no you can not take Grot Tanks or a Mek Junka.

With the Brackets I may jump in now but only time will tell.
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2012, 04:33:15 PM »
As one of the new guys, I just want to make sure I ask this question. The event is capped at 32 players. How do I go about making sure I'm one of those 32? Do I speak to someone at the front desk, hand them my army list and the twenty bucks?
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2012, 06:30:01 PM »
Well it looks like I left out the most important part of the event post...

To register for the event please email me at ChaseLaq@gmail.com IF AND ONLY IF you can commit to playing on January 19th.
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2012, 12:35:41 AM »
We aren't doing the "Registration opens at X time, X date"?

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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2012, 12:36:55 AM »
Oh, and if there's interest enough, but not enough slots, there are ways to make sure players get to play. If not this exact event, then the next one.

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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2012, 03:22:29 AM »
We aren't doing the "Registration opens at X time, X date"?

Not this time.  6th edition tournaments don't have the same crazy demand that the 5th ed tournaments did.

The 6th ed tournaments still fill up, they just don't fill up in 24 hours or less anymore.  It take 3.5 weeks instead.

I'm pretty sure we announced the reg date last time because we wanted players to have a somewhat equal / fair chance at getting in.  It's still a first come first served type thing, but I'm not worried about it filling up in 20 hours and the dude who didn't check the forum / facebook page that day getting left out.
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2012, 07:59:46 AM »
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How do I go about making sure I'm one of those 32? Do I speak to someone at the front desk, hand them my army list and the twenty bucks?
Yes. One may call the store, walk into the store or e-mail Chase. You don't have to pay for the event until the day of the event.

Once the event fills to 32 players, a player may still sign up as an alternate.

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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2012, 10:38:23 PM »
Do you know about what time the event will go until? I really want to make it, but I have to plan what time my ride will pick me up at. Also is the event filling up fast/ how many spots are left? Thanks!

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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2012, 01:08:59 AM »
No painting requirement for this 500 point tournament? Fine with me but I am bringing one if I can make it :p.
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2013, 11:20:37 PM »
No painting requirement.

Also:

Reminder: 40k Players that are planning to play in the 500 Point Tournament on January 19th, PLEASE email Chase at ChaseLaq@gamil.com

Even if you've called or said you're coming to the event PLEASE email me.

Thanks!
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2013, 06:25:13 AM »
Also, in case anyone was wondering...

The new Dark Angels codex WILL be legal for this event.
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2013, 03:24:12 AM »
Chase, Sam, Ben: 

Thanks for putting on another excellent tournament.  To be honest, this was probably my favorite of the tourneys I've attended thus far.  The 5 round format is awesome.  I could live without so many VP missions, but really no complaints on that front.

To my opponents, thanks for the excellent games, and Mike, I'm sorry :)

John, thanks for the non-beer.
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 500 Points of Victory Tournament - 1/19/2013
« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2013, 04:02:21 AM »
Thanks to everyone who came out today! It was really awesome to see so many new-to-us players come check out Battleground. My opponents were all excellent, and I want to thank them for the good games we had.

The next 500 point event, it is my endeavor to avoid any "Double VP" missions. That said, I just had the idea a player can nominate an opponent's unit to be worth Double VPs. So I'll tinker with it, and try to avoid it beyond one match. I received lots of feedback, mostly positive, unprecedented number of people going out of their way to tell me how much fun they had.