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June 22 is the next tournament date. Not sure which missions / rules we will use just yet - will post those by June 8.

Our next tournament is fast approaching! Hope to see some new and familiar faces as we kick off 7th edition!

Here are the guidelines for our Sunday, June 22 Tournament. We are following the lead for Frontline gaming / Bay Area Open, who have done some minor things to help balance the game.

Army List Guidelines:

1,500 Points
Maximum of 2 Sources to construct Army
1 Primary Detachment + 1 Allied Detachment OR Formation Dataslate
No Lords of War / Stronghold Assault
No Forgeworld
No Unbound Army Lists


40K Tournament Format

*Every scenario has a total of 10 possible points.
*Whoever has the most points at the end of the game, wins. Equal points is a tie.
*Pairings are Swiss style, based on strength of schedule.

Scenarios

*3 rounds
*2 Hour and 30 Minute rounds.
*Each scenario is built using two book missions played simultaneously with all 3 book bonus points. This results in 10 possible points per scenario.
*The Primary Mission is worth 4 points.
*The Secondary Missions is worth 3 points.
*The book Bonus Points (Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker) are worth 1 point each.

*The primary mission will always be an Eternal War mission, worth 4 points.

*Secondary Missions will always be a slightly modified Maelstrom Mission, worth 3 points.

*Bonus Points are always First Blood, Slay the Warlord and Linebreaker, per the BRB (pg.133) worth 1 point each.

General Guidelines

Mission Order of Operations

1. Adjust and define terrain with your opponent. There should be a roughly symmetrical distribution of terrain across the table.
2. Roll for psychic powers/gifts/etc.
3. Roll for deployment zones. The player that rolls higher gets to choose his or her deployment zone.
4. Place any Fortifications. No Fortification may be placed closer than 4″ to any table edge or another piece of terrain. Adjust terrain to fit any large Fortifications or remove the terrain piece if it becomes impossible to place the Fortification. Please note that the Aegis is an exception to the above rule and may be placed closer than 4″ to a table edge or another piece of terrain.
5. Place objectives. The player that chose deployment zones first places the first objective. Players then alternate placing objectives until all have been placed, following normal objective placement rules per Pg. 134 of the BRB and any modifications per the scenario they are playing.
6. Roll for Warlord trait per usual in the BRB Pg. 124. Do not use the Tactical Traits table.
7. Roll for Night Fighting.
8. Players then roll to determine first turn. The player that wins the roll can choose to go first or second. The player going first then deploys first and goes first unless the other player seizes the initiative.