As some one earlier mentioned, is this Astronomi-con? The earlier poster mentioned someone from Canada running the tournament is coming down.
If it is Astro I signed up for it Didn't read the points value stuff, but I know about Imperial Armor and VDR. To be fair the Flyers might not always win because the tables are supposed to be "terrain heavy" and the battles are all battle missions like.
EDIT: sounds like it is astronomi-con. It is a 2 day event and there are trophies and prizes. Read the adeptusnorth texas site, it has some info.
I am the Hammer. I am the right hand of my Emperor. I am the tip of His spear, I am the gauntlet about His fist. I am the woes of daemonkind. I am the Hammer.
Is it possible to post a link to this tournament? Is there a website, etc or is this some random local tourney which no one will show at?
I see the usual suspects have fired off their usual posts about softs score. I admit these rules look pretty cracktastic but on the other hand if you show up with a decently painted army you are halfway to winning. In some ways I like it though. You see I can paint and I can play, so good battle scores with good painting will spell a win. You could be whatever kinda tool you like and still pull out the win. ( Plus I am sure that everyone crying about chipmunking does the same thing back at their opponents, I have played long enough to understand that is what happens in most cases! Do the math, it mitigates sportmanship scoring! )
As for VDR and Forgeworld, I am clueless to why anyone would do this. VDR is so easily abused, and Forgeworld just has so many rules that are unfamiliar to everyone except the hardcorest of gamers that it is pretty easy to trashed in a game when you have no idea what you are up against.
Again more info and a link, as well as a list of the drugs the organizer regularly takes...
I've pretty much laughed nonstop through this thread. Has anyone running this read ANYTHING on people's opinion of flyers? Almost every time a guy gets a Thunderbolt it vapes a titan. To make it even worse, I understood the VDR allowance as allowing custom (read: non-GW) models. Therefore, I can just go to the nearby hobby store and buy their stock of A-10s, use then as Thunderbolts at a quarter of the price, and blow something up. Did I mention that for less than a Land Raider I can give each of those 4 Str6 AP4 Apoc pieplates? Be afraid. Be very afraid.
The VDR did come with the restriction that they had to get TO approval prior to the tournament.
..and that spells shenanigans folks! If you are going to allow VDR why restrict it?
I played in a tourney like this several years back and it was a blast. I remember going to Toys R Us and picking out models to use. A few GW guns glued to them and we had instant walkers. I think entrance fee was $10 for 3 games and pizza, not $75. Seventy five freaking dollars, I better get a lap dance for that, let alone some guaranteed prize support!
The part where you say it came down from Canada kinda answers everything.
Lol, linky:
[url]http://www.astronomi-con.com/[/url]
From site:
78 points - Game Play
60 points - Sportsmanship
30 points - Appearance
20 points - Composition
10 points - Army List
2 points - Bonus for submitting your Army List prior to the event.
5th Edition Warhammer 40k Rules will be used.
If the Codex is available for your army you must use it and have it with you during all games, along with your army list for use as a reference.
Some Chapter Approved articles may be used. You must have the Chapter Approved book or the White Dwarf magazine with these rules with you if you want to use them in your games. See the FAQ page for a complete list of all approved additions.
Vehicles from the Imperial Armour books will be allowed.
Note: You are still limited to a single Force Organization chart for your army - so no Super-Heavy vehicles are allowed.
Special Characters WILL be allowed.
The rules for Flyers in the Apocalypse expansion book WILL be used.
VDR vehicles are being allowed - subject to the approval of the organizers. Stats and photos of your VDR creations must be submitted for approval no later than one month prior to the event. Email the stats and photos of your VDR creations to: [email][email protected][/email]. VDR creations should be added to your army to enhance its theme - not for the purposes of power-gaming. The organizers reserve the right to disallow any VDR entry deemed to be inappropriate.
Citadel Journal rules will NOT be allowed.
All rulings by the tournament judges will be final.
This is supposed to be a hobby tournament and less of aan 'ard boyz.
Last edited by -=Lazuli=-; 06-07-2010 at 07:45 AM.
I'm all for awarding painting effort in tournies (I share a few annoyances against players who NEVER FREAKING PAINT) I think the effort should be awarded. Is painting required?
Comp? Nope 40k doens't need it, it simply is unnessecary. I don't quite get army list, isn't that comp 1.5?
Sports: I think how a players is plays is important as well. But I'm 40k, the truth is most players start whining when they lose, and many of them WILL dock an opponent on sports for beating them. I'm guessings it's a 12 points scale for this tourney, I think the 'environment' of the tourney will be the decieding factor on that one.
Battle points should be pushed up a far bit.
Flyers: I think someone just wants their vendetts to live longer.
DWs: Prussains. KoW: Elves WM: Khador WHFB: Dwarves WH40: IG, SM
Games-workshop: changing the rules one new codex/army book at a time.