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Rockford, IL: November 5-6, 2011

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.


NEW FOR 2011

* More prizes! More winners! And surprises in store for the top winners in each Gentlemenly victory category!
* Gamer-friendly schedule! Drink all you like! You can (almost) sleep in!
* Improved terrain! More of what we all like in our 40K gaming!


PLAYERS: Up to 30 players may participate. Sign up early to reserve your spot!


Registration will be handled online at the Rock-Con website. It should be ready to accept your entry submission within a few days.


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: Grey Knights
* Codex: Dark Angels
* Codex: Dark Eldar
* Codex: Eldar
* Codex: Imperial Guard
* Codex: Necrons
* Codex: Orks
* Codex: Sisters of Battle
* Codex: Space Marines
* Codex: Space Wolves
* Codex: Tau Empire
* Codex: Tyranids

The official Games Workshop Errata/FAQ documents are required and will be employed at the Gentlemen's GT.


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, best sportsman, 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.

The Rock-Con website has everything you need to know to register. So what are you waiting for?

Just might have to roll back there after 10 years.

I love the name of this event

RiTides wrote:I love the name of this event

We had a great turnout and a great time last year. Perfect Gentlemen all the way 'round, from 4 states.

I'm officially in! I think.

@number6

"I am not a man but a free number!!!"

Rallying call in my region in the 80's when they had a Prisoner revival.

Sounds like a neat tournament. Good luck with it.

Do we have to wear monocles?

Can we wear monocles?

I've posted the tournament schedule on the Rock-Con website.

And yes, monocles are encouraged.

And as of last week, we have the following players signed up.

1. John Brzezinski
2. Mark Vittone
3. CJ Thode
4. Matt Raatz
5. Clay McCarty
6. Levi Ott
7. Lucas Como
8. Aaron Loomis
9. Steven Welch
10. Merlin Havlik
11. Rob Whited
12. Tony Malave

Five weeks until dice drop!

The tournament has filled up ... provisionally! I have heard from one player that they may not be able to play, so there is a possibility for one more player to register. Watch this space for any update to that effect.

But barring that, here are the remainder of the players.

13. Les Westmoreland
14. Art Wagner
15. Stephen Carlson
16. Troy Weis
17. Chad Lindsay
18. Jarred Saxman
19. Noah Schmelzer
20. Chad Clay
21. Adam Lee
22. Eli Witten
23. Ben King
24. Vladimir Valchev
25. Nathan Bates
26. Jordan Nach
27. John Beardsley
28. Steven Ingham
29. Jerald Springer
30. Matthew Bartley

Please note that I will be out of state -- and off the Internet entirely -- between Oct 21 and Oct 30, and thus unable to answer any questions. During my absence, please direct all queries to The Last Square <info@lastsquare.com>.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Indeed, our #1, John Brzezinski, has retired, making space for one more player. First come, first served!

Well, that didn't take long! Last year's tournament winner ("Well played, sir!"), John Pickle, has claimed the spot to defend his title.

Looks like I made the list. Looking forward to meeting everyone there!

Ultimate 40k wrote:Looks like I made the list. Looking forward to meeting everyone there!

Who are you, so I can associate a real name with your dakka handle?

Welcome aboard!

Im Ben and thanks for the warm welcome.

Another great tournament, if you ask me!

Firstly, I want to thank The Last Square for their kind donation of all the boards and terrain. Essentially, this tournament is possible because of their willingness to donate most of their wargaming supplies to the cause.

I must also specially thank Hans Kreuger for his constant assistance throughout the event. He was willing to play ringer -- and he was on-again off-again called into action several times! He judged a significant number of the armies on their appearance. And he shadowed a partially disabled participant who had neither an army to play nor the knowledge to play it (I loaned my own Tyranids army to this player for the duration) and aided him significantly in every game. THANK YOU, HANS!

Below are listed the final tournament standings based on the participants' records. As noted in the tourney rules packet, where W/L/D records identical, the total number of mission points earned -- followed the number of primary, secondary, and tertiary objectives earned -- serve as tiebreakers. The top three participants earned awards, as did several other players; all awards are listed next to the participant's name.

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1 Tim Gorham (Grey Knights) 5-0-0 -- Well Played, Sir!
2 Steven Welch (Imperial Guard) 4-1-0 (36 MPs) -- 2nd Place
3 Jordan Nach (Imperial Guard) 4-1-0 (29 MPs) -- 3rd Place
4 Tony Malave (Space Wolves) 4-1-0 (27 MPs)
5 Vladimir Valchev (Space Wolves) 4-1-0 (18 MPs)
6 Les Westmoreland (Dark Eldar) 3-2-0 (23 MPs: 3 Primary)
7 Chad Lindsay (Grey Knights) 3-2-0 (23 MPs: 2 Primary)
8 John Pickle (Space Marines) 3-2-0 (22 MPs: 3 Primary)
9 Noah Schmelzer (Space Wolves) 3-2-0 (22 MPs: 2 Primary) -- Man for All Seasons
10 Steve Maples (Tyranids) 3-2-0 (21 MPs)
11 Chad Clay (Dark Angels) 3-2-0 (19 MPs)
12 Lucas Como (Sisters of Battle) 3-2-0 (18 MPs)
13 John Beardsley (Space Wolves) 3-2-0 (14 MPs)
14 Jarred Saxman (Imperial Guard) 2-2-1 (20 MPs)
15 Steven Ingham (Dark Eldar) 2-2-1 (7 MPs)
16 C J Thode (Blood Angels) 2-3-0 (18 MPs)
17 Art Wagner (Space Marines) 2-3-0 (15 MPs)
18 (tie) Adam Lee (Eldar) 2-3-0 (12 MPs)
18 (tie) Troy Weis (Space Marines) 2-3-0 (12 MPs) -- Perfect Gentleman
20 Matthew Bartley (Imperial Guard) 2-3-0 (11 MPs)
21 Clayton McCarty (Dark Eldar) 2-3-0 (7 MPs) -- Distinguished Gentleman
22 Jerald Springer (Grey Knights) 1-2-2
23 Aaron Loomis (Blood Angels) 1-3-1
24 Matt Raatz (Chaos Daemons) 1-4-0 (11 MPs)
25 Levi Ott (Blood Angels) 1-4-0 (5 MPs) -- Stiff Upper Lip
26 Stephen Carlson (Space Marines) 0-4-1 -- Players' Favorite Army
27 Ben King* (Space Marines) 0-3-0 (4 MPs)
28 Rob Whited* (Space Marines) 0-3-0 (0 MPs)

*Ungentlemanly retirement after the 3rd round. No exaggeration: both players would have been in the running for "Perfect Gentleman" -- as well as "Stiff Upper Lip" -- had they stuck it out....

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I took several pictures of the armies, and will attempt to get those posted within the week. I must say, the overall quality of craftsmanship displayed this year surpassed the high mark set last year. The fact that 8 different armies received "favorite" votes is a testament to that fact. Furthermore, the "Distinguished Gentleman" award was the most hotly contested award this year. You all did yourselves proud!

Thank you one and all for making Gentlemen's GT MK II such a grand success! I hope to see you all next year!

Top half with Sisters of Suck! I'm so proud of myself. It was a great event. Run on time (super happy about that). Run well. Amazing scenarios and victory conditions. Five games was a long-time in the coming and I've missed it so.

Thanks for helping to make the event so fun, Lucas. I'm already looking forward to next year.

Hey there, you guys. Sorry, it has been a while but I had to face a bunch of technical difficulties.. and life. Blah blah. So anyway.. here's the second battle report from my second game. This was against Jarred Saxman's I.G!

Rock-Con 2011: Gentleman's Grand Tournament, Game 2 vs. Jarred Saxman's Imperial Guard

As always comments are appreciated!

Hey, hey, hey! It's me again with a new battle report - this time from my thrid game at the Gentleman's Tournament!

Rock-Con 2011: Gentleman's Grand Tournament, Game 3 vs. Clay McCarty's Dark Eldar

As always comments are appreciated!