Competitive play?

Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.

If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

**cretinator**

So I've been hearing about WarmaHordes competitive play being pretty fun, and fairly balanced. I keep hearing about this two list format and was curious how a typical tournament goes? Does two list mean just that, bring two entirely different lists? Do I get to choose which I play each round? How are the round structured, 2 out of 3 or single elimination? Are turns timed? Are there any banned models or errata I should know about? And finally if (and that's a big if) I wanted to play Hordes competitively where would I start? Is there a listing of sanctioned tournaments somewhere?

**malfred**

cretinator wrote:
So I've been hearing about WarmaHordes competitive play being pretty fun, and fairly balanced. I keep hearing about this two list format and was curious how a typical tournament goes?

Does two list mean just that, bring two entirely different lists?

Yes

Do I get to choose which I play each round?

Usually. Some tournaments require you to use each list x number of times

How are the round structured, 2 out of 3 or single elimination?

Single elimination

Are turns timed?

Yes.

Are there any banned models or errata I should know about?

No banned models. Errata is in one place. Rules questions are also in one place.

And finally if (and that's a big if) I wanted to play Hordes competitively where would I start? Is there a listing of sanctioned tournaments somewhere?

Privateer Press forums Official Events

**cretinator**

Thank you, that was very informative.

**Spyder68**

If your new to the game, i highly suggest local tourneys.

Also there is a bigge learning curve in this game then others.

There are many combinations / Units / Casters. Unlike some games. You need to know exactly what your opponets casters/units do along with your own to be successful at the larger scale.

**Talamare**

Also there is a lot of finesse to the rules

You will be surprised what you might have been playing very slightly wrong, I know the 1st time I played in a regional tourney, I was shocked by how many rules my local group were doing wrong