Army sizes: set numbers?

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**Gehennar**

Question from someone who hasn't played yet, just into the modeling right now, but soon going to play: are there community-accepted point-sizes for armies?

ie. Should I be building my army to 500, then 750, then 1000 ... 1250 ... 1500 ... 1750 and so on, or is it acceptable to bring in something like an 800-point army and expect to find games at the local club?

**snake**

Generally increments of 250, starting at 500 at the least. 1000, 1500, 1750, 2000, 2500 are common. I'm sure it varies by club.

**Brother SRM**

The increments of 250 is how it usually goes, but 1850 is standard for a lot of North American tournaments. If you show up to a game store with 800 points pretty much anybody will be happy to take a minute or two to drop 200 points from their army list.

**Spartan 117**

I've always said if your new to the game aim for about 1000 points first. Then after that aim for 1500 because that seems to be a standard lower point tourney. Then from there expand in increments of 250.

**Gehennar**

Spartan 117 wrote:I've always said if your new to the game aim for about 1000 points first. Then after that aim for 1500 because that seems to be a standard lower point tourney. Then from there expand in increments of 250.

This is such a relief. I've been trying to make effective 500-point lists, and though it's possible, it's like pulling teeth

**DeathReaper**

Yea, go for 1000, or 1500 to start, most people will have lists in that range made already.

If they don't, they can usually whip out a 1000 point list in a matter of minutes.