We have been talking with Chris O'Brien, one of the guys who used to organize tournaments at Danger Planet, about running an event here in the not-so-distant future.
We have had some trouble nailing down a specific date due to several different things... September is a busy month and October is kicked off by a Magic release event.
Details are still up in the air, but here are some ideas...
2500 points
1v1
Somewhat different scoring... we may try to use Chris' scoring system, which looks a lot like what we used to use... for better or worse.
Here it is:
Battle: 15/10/5 for win, loss, or draw, with up to 5 bonus points each round based on objectives. This encourages players to play it out, cause even if you are losing you can get bonus points. Total points you can gain is 60
Comp: Player lists are judged by the people running the event, give a score of 1-10. Army lists are paired purely by comp in the first round, then winning lists play similarly comped winning lists in the second round. Thrid round is strict battle. Comp is mainly there to reward players who take softer armies, and to help prevent lop-sided matchups. We usually have 2 comp judges for a total score of 20
Painting: Painting used to be all player judged, and not part of the overall. Players would vote for their 3 top armies, and the army with the most votes one the prize. If we include painting in the overall two paint judges would rate the armies on a 1-10 scale for a total of 20 points
Sportsmanship: I have a 5 point checklist for sportsmanship:
Precision: My opponent didn’t fudge guess ranges or move units sloppily.
Generosity: If a rule was unclear or could go either way, my opponent was willing to let rules questions go my way, or consult the books or judges to get a quick answer to their problem.
Efficiency: My opponent played in a quick and timely manner.
Composure: My opponent displayed grace under fire, not blowing up and getting upset when the dice didn’t roll his way.
Camaraderie: My opponent played a fun game of Warhammer, where both of us felt engaged and had a good time playing.
By making these mostly objective, it keeps people from tanking other players in sports. We've found over time that most people get full marks in sportsmanship, with the occasional -1 or -2. Sportsmanship is worth 15 points.
We usually do awards for Best Painted, Best Sports, Best General, and Best Overall. This is flexible, as is the breakdown for soft scores.
Again, things are not set in stone. Feedback would be cool, although I can't promise anything.
The number of seats will be capped somewhere between 20 and 24. When we finalize a date for the event it'll be a "please call and let us know ASAP" type of thing. The DP guys seem like they will account for quite a few so having people call or talk to us is the most reasonable way to handle this. We need a bigger space!!! Gah!
