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My FLGS announced over the weekend to us 40K players that GW advised there is going to be a Ard Boyz tourney. The FLGS was in contact with their GW rep last week and this was what the GW rep advised.The first round would be in July (2nd weekend IIRC). 2500 point format and painting (still) not a requirement. Anyone else get any info on this?

The official announcement should be in the next white dwarf.

Details pretty much what you have heard: July 11th, 2500 pts, 40k. No need for paint, all models must be WYSIWYG. 3 games using normal 40k rules and normal force org chart. List of stores running it is being compiled. If you want to play, encourage your store to run the event. The manager should contact his rep in the Trade Sales department. The store should have room for 12 players on standard 6'x4' boards.

Fantasy will be later in the year and WoTR will be early next year.

Won't that be a busy month with two big Indy GTs!

Cool!

With no GT's this year where are they going to have the finals?

Baltimore i'd imagine.

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Khornatedemon wrote:With no GT's this year where are they going to have the finals?

Probably at the Chicago bunker, but that's not set in stone.

what is ard boyz?

So I guess that means they're postponing their Lucky 13 game scheduled for that day?

So I guess that means they're postponing their Lucky 13 game scheduled for that day?

July 11 and 12 for "ardboyz"

July 18 for Lucky 13.

No overlap.

That's good to hear. I look forward to seeing how IG lists with 9 Lemann Russ perform.

Onnotangu wrote:what is ard boyz?

Ard Boyz is a tournament system that starts at your local store, then next round regional then goes to a national final.

Essentially it is a power gamers wet dream.
Models can be unpainted, no sports points, too many points so you only get a small amount of games with too much ability to pack an army with chesse (I'm hanging for a 9 LR demolisher tank IG force)

I'd like to see it done at 1850 to make people think harder about their lists and get more people involved (2500 is a hell of alot of points)

Waaagh_Gonads wrote:
I'd like to see it done at 1850 to make people think harder about their lists and get more people involved (2500 is a hell of alot of points)

2500 points = alot of money spent. Hence since this is put on by the GWNA Trade Sales department, their motivation may be a little different than the Community/Events folks. Just a hunch.

I am so pumped about this! I thought I was going to be busy with school during the tournament, but if its over the summer I can play!

olympia wrote:That's good to hear. I look forward to seeing how IG lists with 9 Lemann Russ perform.

Horribly when standing up against CSM lists with Oblitz spam ... DS Meltas ( icons ) + Squadron rule = destroyed on 3+

toxic_wisdom wrote:

olympia wrote:That's good to hear. I look forward to seeing how IG lists with 9 Lemann Russ perform.

Horribly when standing up against CSM lists with Oblitz spam ... DS Meltas ( icons ) + Squadron rule = destroyed on 3+

It could very well be the IG lists vs. the anti-IG lists this year.

Waaagh_Gonads wrote:I'd like to see it done at 1850 to make people think harder about their lists and get more people involved (2500 is a hell of alot of points)

Like, say, every other tourney out there?

The high limit (and no-holds-barred rules) are what make 'Ard Boyz unique. It allows those of us who play nicely the rest of the time to be ruthless for a day. The high points-value also encourages powerbuilds that simply won't fit in 1750-1850 tourneys. Sure, it scales some things out. But hard choices are still there in huge lists.

I'm looking forward to this year's event.

toxic_wisdom wrote:

olympia wrote:That's good to hear. I look forward to seeing how IG lists with 9 Lemann Russ perform.

Horribly when standing up against CSM lists with Oblitz spam ... DS Meltas ( icons ) + Squadron rule = destroyed on 3+

Competitive IG should be taking an IQ with Mystics, and at those points he'll almost certainly be in a Valk/Detta. Have fun trying to deepstrike through 3 free demolisher shots on each unit of oblits before they get to shoot at the tanks

Waaagh_Gonads wrote:

Onnotangu wrote:what is ard boyz?

(I'm hanging for a 9 LR demolisher tank IG force)

at 2500 points you can fit a hell of a lot of melta's in a Vulkan list. Please, bring the tanks. Killing a leman russ on a 3+ on a pen for being in a squadron sounds awesome to me.

Our shop is running the first round and requested to host the 2nd round. He advised his GW rep that our last RTT alone had 32 players.

Caffran9 wrote:
Competitive IG should be taking an IQ with Mystics, and at those points he'll almost certainly be in a Valk/Detta. Have fun trying to deepstrike through 3 free demolisher shots on each unit of oblits before they get to shoot at the tanks

And how are you getting 3 shots from that MystInq?

grizgrin wrote:

Caffran9 wrote:
Competitive IG should be taking an IQ with Mystics, and at those points he'll almost certainly be in a Valk/Detta. Have fun trying to deepstrike through 3 free demolisher shots on each unit of oblits before they get to shoot at the tanks

And how are you getting 3 shots from that MystInq?

i think he meant plasma shots? Maybe he meant an executioner or two thrown in?

3 demolisher cannons in a squadren, the inq with mystics nominates a unit in this instance, the 3 demolisher russes, get a free shot on the drop.

There is no reason necessarily to deep strike the oblits if you know your opponent has mystics. Also you could take a unit of inflitrating Chosen with an icon and bring the oblits in outside of the mystics' effective range. An IG army with a lot of treads is not going to be able to deploy all their tanks within the range of the mystics. The oblits are also an excellent choice for sniping guard gunships, the gunships can't hide from walking lascannons.

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'ard Boys 2009= whoever gets the first turn wins!

Just watch.....

asugradinwa wrote:3 demolisher cannons in a squadren, the inq with mystics nominates a unit in this instance, the 3 demolisher russes, get a free shot on the drop.

You should be ashamed for even THINKING of something that power gamey.

Nah, really you shouldn't.

So, I guess you develope plans around not deep striking...

Sarigar wrote:So, I guess you develope plans around not deep striking...

With the new IG, I wouldn't. Minus 2 to the reserve roll may make your army late to the dance.

mikhaila wrote:

Sarigar wrote:So, I guess you develope plans around not deep striking...

With the new IG, I wouldn't. Minus 2 to the reserve roll may make your army late to the dance.

A good way to protect a gunline from snikrot!

olympia wrote:

mikhaila wrote:

Sarigar wrote:So, I guess you develope plans around not deep striking...

With the new IG, I wouldn't. Minus 2 to the reserve roll may make your army late to the dance.

A good way to protect a gunline from snikrot!

Sniff, and that makes Skikky cry. Just about to start him to go with my kommando mob.

Any information on when semi finals and finals will be held?