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The Gentlemen's Grand Tournament at Rock-Con in Rockford, IL

A Warhammer 40,000 Tournament for the Discerning Player

A five game, two-day 40K tournament reminiscent of the Grand Tournaments of old! For one blood-soaked weekend, there is only war.

Here's a promo flyer with some brief info. More details below and on the Rock-Con website.


PLAYERS: Up to 30 players may participate. Registration is at the Rock-Con website. Note that there is a $5.00 charge solely to cover prize support, which is in addition to your registration for the convention itself. Space is already filling up! Sign up quickly!


FORMAT: 3 games on Saturday, 2 games on Sunday. Opening round pairings will be determined randomly, Swiss pairings thereafter.


ARMIES: Armies may be selected from any currently published Codex book from Games Workshop.

- Codex: Black Templars
- Codex: Blood Angels
- Codex: Chaos Daemons
- Codex: Chaos Space Marines
- Codex: Daemonhunters* (see note below)
- 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: Witch Hunters* (see note below)

The official Games Workshop Errata/FAQ documents -- available at http://www.games-workshop.com -- are required and will be employed at the Gentlemen's GT.

*Both the print and PDF versions of these Codexes are allowed. (The PDF versions are available for free download at http://www.games-workshop.com.) However, you must actually possess the print Codex to use the inducted Imperial Guard rules or the inducted ("allied") Space Marines rules (C: DH p. 21, C: WH p. 25).

IMPORTANT: The rules for "Using Daemonhunters as Allies" and "Using Witch Hunters as Allies" are NOT ALLOWED at this tournament!

POINTS LIMIT AND ARMY LISTS: Army lists shall total no more than 1,850 points. Players must use the same army list for the entire tournament. Players must share their army list with their opponent before each game begins.


MODELS: All models must be fully assembled.

All models must be painted, based, and flocked. Any model that is not fully painted using at least three different colors and/or is not on a painted/flocked base (for models that require bases, of course; don't worry about mounting your Defilers!) MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY REASON.

All models must be WYSIWYG. This rule is primarily focused on wargear and similar upgrades. The in-game abilities of every model should be apparent and represented.

Conversions and "counts as" are allowed and highly encouraged -- and might even earn you a special prize! -- but the "Reasonable Gentleman" rule will be in effect. Conversions and "counts as" substitutes must be clearly discernible and must be done either for necessity (e.g., because an official model does not exist) or for artistic effect. Lazy "counts as" conversions will not be allowed. I.e., You cannot mount a shoebox on a post and call it a Stormraven. Nor can you substitute combi-meltas for combi-plasmas on your Space Marines just because you don't actually have combi-plasmas. On the other hand, building a detailed Stormraven out of cardboard or repurposing Tau plasma rifles or missile pods to represent Ork big shootas or rokkits for your characterful Ork Waaagh! are perfectly acceptable.

If you are concerned about any of your conversions, please contact the event organizer rather than wait until the day of the event.

Finally, all players must supply 3 objective markers between 40mm and 60mm in diameter. Players are strongly encouraged to build and paint custom objective marker models themed to match their army, though this is not required.


MISSIONS: Each round will feature a unique combination of rules and objectives primarily derived from the standard missions in the Warhammer 40,000 rules. (I.e., They will feature some mixture of scoring objectives with Troops, accruing Kill Points, and/or accruing Victory Points, though variant mission objectives may also feature.) There will be Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary objectives in each mission. Primary objectives are worth 4 Mission Points, Secondary objectives are worth 3 Mission Points, and Tertiary objectives are worth 2 Mission Points. A player must earn more Mission Points than his or her opponent to win the game. Mission Points will be used to aid in pairing opponents and for tiebreakers.


PRIZES: Prizes based on attendance. Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, appearance, not dead yet, and more.


BE A GENTLEMAN: This event respects all aspects of the Warhammer 40,000 hobby: gaming, painting, modeling, and sportsmanship. Players are expected to conduct themselves as "proper gentlemen" even while wearing their game faces and slaughtering their foes. After all, the slaughter is all in the name of having fun and appreciating the skill and labor our fellow gentlemen (and ladies) have poured into their armies.

Players who cheat, collude, or who have otherwise violated the tournament rules may, at the discretion of the event organizer, have their scores modified or, in extreme cases, be ejected from the event entirely and rendered ineligible for any prizes.

Similarly, players who, in the judgement of the event organizer, demonstrate egregiously unsportsmanlike conduct may also have their scores modified or be ejected from the event.

More Details: Any further details -- including the actual schedule -- will be posted on the Rock-Con website. Be sure to check there for updates as the tournament dates approach.

For all you attendees, the schedule for the event has now been posted on the RockCon website

so...no girls allowed?

One important thing that every GT should have is the city and state that it is being held in. Its not in your post, not in the registration details of your website....


Oh, found it. In the facilities section of the website, I've discovered that this is being held in Rockfort, Illinois.

That might be something worth including in your OP.

Nice to see events going to straight win/loss records.

Catering to the all types of players makes me happy.

I will most definitely be making the trip down for this.

Dodiez wrote:so...no girls allowed?

Heh. Girls are DEFINITELY allowed! (In fact, I specifically know that at least one female will be attending.)

@Dashofpepper: I don't think I realized how challenging it was to suss out the location of RockCon. I'll try and get that rectified, though I don't have any control over the RockCon website, sadly. (As you can tell by the horrific styling!) I've updated my 1st post to make that clearer, however. Thanks for the tip.

Two weeks to go, and here's the current list of attendees. If your name isn't on this list, it should be!

1 Levi Ott
2 Merlin Havlik
3 Matt Knuth
4 Clayton McCarty
5 Mark Vittone
6 John Brzezinski
7 Lance Lampereurs
8 Jarred Saxman
9 Andrew Martin
10 Jeffery Florido
11 David Skrivan
12 Paul Stewart
13 Matt Progar
14 John Pipchock
15 Rudy Rinabarger
16 Ben Tobias

We were once projected well over 20, but there's been several drops in just the last week. So talk it up! We do have people coming from three states. Let's show 'em a good time!

Two more attendees! Please welcome:

17 Tony Malave
18 Rob Swanson

And we have 20!

19 Jordan Nach
20 Troy Weis

+++ IMPORTANT LAST-MINUTE INFORMATION +++

Note the schedule on the RockCon website. Registration starts at 7:30 AM and dice will roll at 8:30 AM.

Also, please have SEVEN PRINTED COPIES of your army list. PRINTED. Printed printed printed! (One is for the Tournament, five are for your opponents, one is for you.) Hand-written slop is unacceptable, Gentlemen. Don't make me give you the Evil Eye.

Looks like we've got two more coming from Chicago.

21 Logan Schmidt
22 Tim Schmidt

Here are the results! Firstly, I wish to personally thank each and every one of you for making the event such a success. Everybody fully embodied the spirit of the event perfectly, and I thoroughly enjoyed putting faces to names. Looking forward to seeing you again next year!

You'll note that Paul Stewart finished first for both Perfect Gentleman and Man for All Seasons. I decided that Man for All Seasons best represented his tournament, and so promoted Tony Malave as the Perfect Gentlemen. Let me be clear: Tony absolutely deserved it. More than one player told me personally, without prompting, how much they enjoyed their game with him, outside of any formal votes and scoring that the event allowed.

Congratulations to you all!

Note that I've formatted the tables in a monospaced font. (E.g, Courier New.) So if you're not seeing data lined up neatly, copy the text out into a text editor or word processor and set the font accordingly.

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Perfect Gentleman (Best Sportsman)

Rank Player Army Score
-------- ---------------- ---- -----
1 Paul Stewart SM 9
2 Tony Malave SW 8
3 Andrew Martin CD 7
4 Lance Lampereurs SM 7
5 (tie) Jeffery Florido IG 6
5 (tie) Merlin Havlik CSM 6
5 (tie) Matt Knuth Ork 6
5 (tie) Clayton McCarty Nec 6
5 (tie) Levi Ott WH 6
5 (tie) John Pickle CSM 6
5 (tie) John Pipchok IG 6
5 (tie) Logan Schmidt SM 6
5 (tie) David Skrivan IG 6
5 (tie) Mark Vittone Eld 6
5 (tie) Troy Weis SM 6
16 (tie) John Brzezinski Nec 5
16 (tie) Jordan Nach SW 5
16 (tie) Matt Progar BA 5
16 (tie) Tim Schmidt IG 5
16 (tie) Rob Swanson Tau 5
21 Ben Tobias+ CD 4
22 (tie) Rudy Rinabarger+ SM 3
22 (tie) Jarred Saxman+ CSM 3

+ = Player who dropped out after 1st day

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Distnguished Gentleman (Best Appearance)

Composite score is calculated based on 85% judging and 15% player votes. Tiebreakers as follows.

* Judging Total (which includes judge's discretion on extras, e.g., modeled objectives, display boards, overall impact, etc.)
* Favorite Army Votes

Rank Player Army Judging Votes Composite
-------- ---------------- ---- ------- ----- ---------
1 Andrew Martin CD 39 5 76.7917
2 Clayton McCarty Nec 37 9 75.5139
3 Tony Malave SW 36 2 69.25
4 Paul Stewart SM 33 3 64.2083
5 Jarred Saxman+ CSM 33 0 62.3333
6 Levi Ott WH 30 0 56.6667
7 Matt Progar BA 29 0 54.7778
8 Matt Knuth Ork 28 0 52.8889
9 Mark Vittone Eld 27 1 51.625
10 Logan Schmidt SM 25 1 47.8472
11 Tim Schmidt IG 24 0 45.3333
12 Jordan Nach SW 24 0 45.3333
13 Rudy Rinabarger+ SM 23 0 43.4444
14 Jeffery Florido IG 22 2 42.8056
15 John Pickle CSM 22 0 41.5556
16 Merlin Havlik CSM 21 0 39.6667
17 (tie) Lance Lampereurs SM 19 0 35.8889
17 (tie) Rob Swanson Tau 19 0 35.8889
17 (tie) Troy Weis SM 19 0 35.8889
20 John Pipchok IG 16 0 30.2222
21 David Skrivan IG 14 0 26.4444
22 Ben Tobias+ CD 14 0 26.4444
23 John Brzezinski Nec 13 0 24.5556

+ = Player who dropped out after 1st day

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Well Played, Sir! (Tournament Champion)

Based on W/L record. Tiebreakers as follows.

* Total Mission Points
* Primary Objectives
* Secondary Objectives
* Tertiary Objectives


Total Total
Mission Objectives
Rank Player Army Record Points Prim Sec Tert
-------- ---------------- ---- ------ ------- ---- --- ----
1 John Pickle CSM 5-0-0 33 4 3 4
2 Tim Schmidt IG 4-1-0 34 4 4 3
3 Jordan Nach SW 4-1-0 33 4 3 4
4 Jeffery Florido IG 4-1-0 26 2 4 3
5 Paul Stewart SM 3-2-0 22 3 2 2
6 (tie) Levi Ott WH 3-2-0 21 2 3 2
6 (tie) Matt Progar BA 3-2-0 21 2 3 2
8 (tie) Tony Malave SW 3-2-0 20 2 2 3
8 (tie) Clayton McCarty Nec 3-2-0 20 2 2 3
10 Matt Knuth Ork 3-2-0 18 2 2 2
11 David Skrivan IG 2-3-0 22 2 2 4
12 (tie) Hans Kreuger+(R) CD 2-1-0 18 2 2 2
12 (tie) Logan Schmidt SM 2-3-0 18 2 2 2
12 (tie) Mark Vittone Eld 2-3-0 18 2 2 2
15 Jarred Saxman+ CSM 2-1-0 16 2 2 1
16 John Pipchok IG 2-3-0 15 2 1 2
17 Merlin Havlik CSM 2-3-0 15 1 3 1
18 Andrew Martin CD 2-3-0 11 2 1 0
19 (tie) Lance Lampereurs SM 1-4-0 11 1 1 2
19 (tie) Ben Tobias+ CD 1-2-0 11 1 1 2
21 John Brzezinski Nec 1-4-0 9 1 1 1
22 Troy Weis SM 1-4-0 6 1 0 1
23 Rudy Rinabarger+ SM 1-2-0 5 0 1 1
24 Rob Swanson Tau 0-5-0 0 0 0 0

+ = Player who dropped out after 1st day
(R) = Ringer (necessary for 1st day)

I had extra cash because of last-minute registrations, so I converted that into an I'm Not Dead! award for the player who finished last. Rob Swanson's prize was just as large as everybody else's. Good on you, Rob, for sticking it out to the end!

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Man for All Seasons

Rankings
Rank Player Army Standings Appearance Sportsmanship
---- ---------------- ---- --------- ---------- -------------
1 Paul Stewart SM 5 4 1
2 Tony Malave SW 8 3 2
3 Clayton McCarty Nec 8 2 5
4 Levi Ott WH 6 6 5
5 John Pickle CSM 1 15 5
6 Andrew Martin CD 18 1 3
7 Matt Knuth Ork 10 8 5
8 Jeffery Florido IG 4 14 5
9 Mark Vittone Eld 12 9 5
10 Logan Schmidt SM 12 10 5
11 Matt Progar BA 6 7 16
12 Tim Schmidt IG 2 11 16
13 Jordan Nach SW 3 12 16
14 David Skrivan IG 11 21 5
15 Merlin Havlik CSM 17 16 5
16 Lance Lampereurs SM 19 17 4
17 John Pipchok IG 16 20 5
18 Jarred Saxman+ CSM 15 5 22
19 Troy Weis SM 22 17 5
20 Rob Swanson Tau 24 17 16
21 Rudy Rinabarger+ SM 23 13 22
22 John Brzezinski Nec 21 23 16
23 Ben Tobias+ CD 19 22 21

+ = Player who dropped out after 1st day



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