Bash in the New Year 2016 - Warhammer 40K ITC Tournament

This January 16th 2016, A-Z Gaming Club the Wargamers in Japan event linked with Frontline Gaming's Independent Tournament Circuit (ITC). More info on ITC .

 

The Event will be held at the Camp Zama Community Club at 1000 am. Registration to begin at 0900am.

 

There are a total of 32 open slots available for this Tournament
There is a $25 entry fee per participant or 3000 yen

Those that live locally can make it to Camp Zama by walking from Odakyu lines Sobudaimae station to the back gate the morning of the event. Map.
You can plan your train schedule here to make your travel plans.

Attendees that are in the military traveling from out of area can make reservations at the Zama Army Lodge
Attendees not in the military can make a reservation at a local hotel. Machida is the largest local area for reservations or Yokohama is also within a 20-30 minute travel. Hotels.

Anyone coming in from out of country should know that not all places in Japan accept American Credit and ATM cards. If you wish to withdrawal money the best place is to do it at the Japanese Post Office or Seven-Eleven (called 7 and I holdings).

All NON-Military are required to bring your Passport or Gaijin Card to gain access to the base. Passport is the best option.



 

Army List Guidelines for the ITC 2016 40K Season

1,850pts
• Battle Forged armies, only. No Unbound lists.
• An army may be built using up to two Detachments.
• An army may not have a duplicate of any Detachment.
  • Note: This includes “Decurion Style” Detachments which are comprised of multiple data slates and Formations. They may not take duplicate Formations within the Detachment, although they make take duplicate Data Slate units within the Detachment if permitted to do so.
• An allied Detachment may be the same faction as the Primary Detachment.
• A Detachment may not be included in an army if it is Come the Apocalypse allies with another Detachment in the army.
• All current source material is allowed, including GW Codexes, Data Slates, Formations, and current Forge World units and army lists which are listed below. Please note, Experimental and Horus Heresy/30K Forge World units are not allowed.
  • Army lists in Imperial Armor 14: The Siege of Vraks: The Death Korps of Krieg and Renegades of Vraks
  • Army lists in Imperial Armor 13: War Machines of the Lost and the Damned: Renegades and Heretics
• Reference our Imperial Armor Unit Index for the most recent rules for Forge World units.
• Regardless of Detachments, no more than 1 Fortification and/or 1 Super Heavy/Gargantuan Lord of War may be taken,  and limited to 25% of the army list (so 462 points).
• If one player has a Super Heavy/Gargantuan LoW and the other does not, the player without can roll on the Escalation Warlord Table and also earns an extra Maelstrom point for every 3 Hull Points/Wounds dealt to the Super Heavy/Gargantuan Creature LoW.
• Codex Iyanden: There has been email traffic from GW saying that codex was designed for the 6th edition codex, and not meant for the new 7th edition codex. In my opinion an Iyanden style force could be made with creative detachment/formation utilization from the new 7th edition codex. Any player still wishing to use this codex may do so, but is still bound by all restrictions above, and within the codex itself.  

Tournament Format

• Reference the ITC FAQ for rules questions.
• ITC events use a W/L/D format with Swiss pairings.
• Each mission has 2 Win Conditions worth 4 points each, and 3 Bonus Points as defined in the mission packet. The player that achieves the most points during the course of the game is the winner. Both players note their mission points.
  • In the case of both players having the same amount of mission points, the game is scored as a tie.
• The winner adds 1,000 to their mission points to determine their total battle score. The loser adds nothing to their mission points. In the case of a tie, both players add 500 points to their mission points to determine their total battle score.
  • Example 1: Player A defeats Player B, 7 mission points to 4. Player A’s total battle score would be 1,007 and player B’s would be 4.
  • Example 2: Player C ties Player D, 5 mission points to 5. Both of their battle scores would be 505.
  • The purpose of adding the points is to stratify the field based on their W/L/D records to allow for easy Swiss pairings. Simply pair players with the highest scores, working your way down. By adding 1,000 and 500, accumulated mission points will never trump a player’s win/loss/draw record.
• The player with the highest battle score score at the end of the tournament is the tournament champion.

Modeling and Painting

• In order to be eligible for any prize support, all models in your army must be painted to a 3 color minimum. Primer counts as a color.
• All models are expected to be WYSIWYG to a reasonable standard. Exceptions will be made for themed units or armies.
  • Using a proxy for a model violates our policy.
  • Using a reasonable substitute to “Counts As” another model, does not violate our policy.
  • If in doubt, send a picture in of a model to ask if it is acceptable.
• Paint judging is done by TO’s and staff on a 0-11 scale, with 11 being masterclass, 1 being only 3 colors, and a 0 for an army that is not painted to a 3 color minimum. The player with the highest score is the winner. In the case of a tied score, judges present will cast votes to break the tie.

Fall Apocalypse 2015

Narrative - Ahriman Diviner of Fates has soon into the future for the ultimate passage into the webway to get him closer to the location of the Black Library.
On the Agri-World of Moiratate III a new discovery will lead Ahriman at attack against the Imperial Forces that will be there in the future. This object will only appear every 1188 years, and Ahriman will lay plans for his fight in the future.

Rules -
Ahriman Diviner of Fates - Ahriman has seen if future and knows all threats that will be presented to him in the coming war. Ahriman has a 2++ re-roll able save. Additionally Ahriman may pick all of his spells instead of rolling for them, and knows the Gate of Infinity power in addition to his other powers.

Schemes of Tzeentch:
All units from Codex: Chaos Space Marines can take Mark of Tzeentch for free,  additionally this increases the units invulnerable save by 2 instead. So a unit with no invulnerable save will receive a 5++ with the mark of Tzeentch.

Thousand Sons have their base invulnerable save increased to 3++ from 4++

All units from Codex: Chaos Daemons that are Daemons of Tzeentch have their base invulnerable save increased by one. So all units will be a base 4++

Chaos Forces
Chaos Space Marine
Chaos Daemons
Necrons (view them as  Dark Mechanicum)
Imperial Knights (view them as chaos knights)
Imperial Guard / Chaos Renegades
Skitarii / Cult Mechanicus (view them as  Dark Mechanicum)
Orks (view them as daemons)
Tyranids (view them as daemons)

Forces of Order
Forces of the Imperium
Eldar
Dark Eldar
Tau

Brian Schen and PubCon

Wargamers in Japan had a chance to virtually sit down with Brian Schen to talk about games, and the fantastic event he runs, PubCon. These conversations were had over email, and are presented here edited for readability. If you'd like to know more about Brian, or Pubcon, please contact him on Facebook.

WIJ: So Brian, tell us about yourself? Where are you from, what is your gaming background?

Brian: I am from the Ohio and I came to Japan in 2008 on the JET Program. I started gaming when I was very young with my family with the Red Box D&D. I was part of the generation in which all the middle school kids were playing Magic the Gathering. I never grew out of that phase like most of my classmates did. I started going with my dad to the local game store, moving on from card games to miniature games. 

First there was Warzone and Chronopia, and then Warhammer 40k. I still have my Imperial Guard and my Ork army, but I haven't played since I was in high school.
I started gaming in Japan in 2009 with the West Tokyo Wargamers. We played 15mm historicals, and then 20mm World War 2 Blitzkreig Commander. Now that group focuses on 28mm Napoleonics using the Black Powder rules.

While I was playing miniatures with that group, I also would take field trips to find other wargaming groups. I wanted to build relationships and networks within the community. One group I visited was the Tokyo Figure Society (TFS). They are a mostly Japanese group of figure painters, sculptures, collectors etc. I kept up with both of these groups and made a lot of good friends. One of the things I liked about the TFS is that they would meet in a coffee shop, then move to an izakaya and drink, all while discussing the hobby. I always wished that there was a more social aspect to the West Tokyo Wargamers.

The opportunity came to change all that when a friend from TFS told me that the owner of Good Heavens! knew about the miniature wargaming hobby and would be interested in hosting our games days. 

So that's how Pub Con was born.​

Good Heavens! Pub. WIJ Approved vitals and drinks!

Save vs Summer: Warhammer 40K ITC Tournament.

This July 5th 2015, A-Z Gaming Club will host the second Wargamers in Japan event linked with Frontline Gaming's Independent Tournament Circuit (ITC). More info on ITC .

 

The Event will be held at the Camp Zama Community Club at 1000 am. Registration to begin at 0900am.

 

There are a total of 32 open slots available for this Tournament
There is a $25 entry fee per participant

Those that live locally can make it to Camp Zama by walking from Odakyu lines Sobudaimae station to the back gate the morning of the event. Map.
You can plan your train schedule here to make your travel plans.

Attendees that are in the military traveling from out of area can make reservations at the Zama Army Lodge
Attendees not in the military can make a reservation at a local hotel. Machida is the largest local area for reservations or Yokohama is also within a 20-30 minute travel. Hotels.

Anyone coming in from out of country should know that not all places in Japan accept American Credit and ATM cards. If you wish to withdrawal money the best place is to do it at the Japanese Post Office or Seven-Eleven (called 7 and I holdings).

All NON-Military are required to bring your Passport or Gaijin Card to gain access to the base. Passport is the best option.



 

There are a total of 32 open slots available for this Tournament
There is a $25 entry fee for participants

Army List Guidelines for the ITC 2015 40K Season

1,850pts
• Battle Forged armies, only. No Unbound lists.
• An army may be built using up to two Detachments.
• An army may not have a duplicate of any Detachment.
  • Note: This includes “Decurion Style” Detachments which are comprised of multiple data slates and Formations. They may not take duplicate Formations within the Detachment, although they make take duplicate Data Slate units within the Detachment if permitted to do so.
• An allied Detachment may be the same faction as the Primary Detachment.
• A Detachment may not be included in an army if it is Come the Apocalypse allies with another Detachment in the army.
• All current source material is allowed, including GW Codexes, Data Slates, Formations, and current Forge World units and army lists which are listed below. Please note, Experimental and Horus Heresy/30K Forge World units are not allowed.
  • Army lists in Imperial Armor 14: The Siege of Vraks: The Death Korps of Krieg and Renegades of Vraks
  • Army lists in Imperial Armor 13: War Machines of the Lost and the Damned: Renegades and Heretics
• Reference our Imperial Armor Unit Index for the most recent rules for Forge World units.
• Regardless of Detachments, no more than 1 Fortification and/or 1 Super Heavy/Gargantuan Lord of War may be taken,  and limited to 25% of the army list (so 462 points).
• If one player has a Super Heavy/Gargantuan LoW and the other does not, the player without can roll on the Escalation Warlord Table and also earns an extra Maelstrom point for every 3 Hull Points/Wounds dealt to the Super Heavy/Gargantuan Creature LoW.
• Codex Iyanden: There has been email traffic from GW saying that codex was designed for the 6th edition codex, and not meant for the new 7th edition codex. In my opinion an Iyanden style force could be made with creative detachment/formation utilization from the new 7th edition codex. Any player still wishing to use this codex may do so, but is still bound by all restrictions above, and within the codex itself.  

Tournament Format

• Reference the ITC FAQ for rules questions.
• ITC events use a W/L/D format with Swiss pairings.
• Each mission has 2 Win Conditions worth 4 points each, and 3 Bonus Points as defined in the mission packet. The player that achieves the most points during the course of the game is the winner. Both players note their mission points.
  • In the case of both players having the same amount of mission points, the game is scored as a tie.
• The winner adds 1,000 to their mission points to determine their total battle score. The loser adds nothing to their mission points. In the case of a tie, both players add 500 points to their mission points to determine their total battle score.
  • Example 1: Player A defeats Player B, 7 mission points to 4. Player A’s total battle score would be 1,007 and player B’s would be 4.
  • Example 2: Player C ties Player D, 5 mission points to 5. Both of their battle scores would be 505.
  • The purpose of adding the points is to stratify the field based on their W/L/D records to allow for easy Swiss pairings. Simply pair players with the highest scores, working your way down. By adding 1,000 and 500, accumulated mission points will never trump a player’s win/loss/draw record.
• The player with the highest battle score score at the end of the tournament is the tournament champion.

Modeling and Painting

• In order to be eligible for any prize support, all models in your army must be painted to a 3 color minimum. Primer counts as a color.
• All models are expected to be WYSIWYG to a reasonable standard. Exceptions will be made for themed units or armies.
  • Using a proxy for a model violates our policy.
  • Using a reasonable substitute to “Counts As” another model, does not violate our policy.
  • If in doubt, send a picture in of a model to ask if it is acceptable.
• Paint judging is done by TO’s and staff on a 0-11 scale, with 11 being masterclass, 1 being only 3 colors, and a 0 for an army that is not painted to a 3 color minimum. The player with the highest score is the winner. In the case of a tied score, judges present will cast votes to break the tie.

Sportsmanship

• Sportsmanship is handled with a Thumb’s Up, Thumbs Down format. We default games to a Thumbs Up from both players.
• If your opponent was acting in an unsportsmanlike manner, which we define as being verbally abusive, physically aggressive, was more than 15 minutes late for a round, or knowingly cheated on a rule, you are free to give him or her a Thumbs Down on sports. It is not there to express displeasure in a game because you didn’t like your opponent, your opponent’s army, or you had rules debates, etc.
• A player that receives two or more Thumbs Down on Sportsmanship will be met with administrative action up to and including ejection from the event with no refund of the ticket cost.

Rules Alterations

• ITC events modify the following rules:
  • With any saving throw of a 2+ that can be rerolled, if the first roll is failed, the reroll is failed on the second roll of a 1,2 or 3.
  • The Invisibility psychic power is altered to read: units shooting at the Invisible unit do so at BS1, and hit it in melee on a 5+.

Missions

Mission 1
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6

• Terrain: Terrain should be defined between players and adjusted before the game begins. There should be a roughly symmetrical distribution of terrain on the table, with 2 line of sight blocking terrain pieces outside of either deployment zone, offset from the center of the table.
• Fortifications: are all placed using the same guidelines. Fortifications may not be placed within 3″ of a board edge or another piece of terrain. If a Fortification cannot be placed under those guidelines, move a piece of terrain. If it is still not possible to place a Fortification, remove a piece of terrain to make room for it.
  • Exception: Aegis Lines may be placed anywhere on the table disregarding the 3″ rule.
  • Exception: The Skyshield landing pad can be placed closer than 3″ to a table edge, but not another piece of terrain.
• Bonus Points: Each is worth 1 mission point. PLEASE NOTE: THESE POINTS ARE STILL IN TESTING AND MAY CHANGE.
  • First Blood: Per the book.
  • Linebreaker: Per the book.
  • Slay the Warlord: Per the book.
  • Big Game Hunter: At the end of the game, of all destroyed units, the player that destroyed the unit worth the most points wins this point.
    • Note: Independent Characters count as their own unit, regardless of whether they are in another unit or not.
    • Note: Combat Squads of Marines count as a two units, each worth half the total cost of the unit.
  • First Strike: A player earns this point if they destroy an enemy unit in the first game turn.
    • Note: Bother players can earn this point.
  • Table Quarters: The player with the most Kill Points of units that are more than 50% in a table quarter controls that quarter. The player that controls the most table quarters wins this point.
    • Note: Independent Characters only count as a point for this objective if they are not in a unit.
    • Note: Units in a transport do not count towards this objective unless they are outside of their transport.
  • King of the Hill: The player with the most points worth of units at least partially within 6″ of the center point of the table wins this point.
    • Note: a unit under half of it’s starting value, a monstrous creature below half it’s starting wounds, a vehicle below half its starting Hull Points value, all count for half points, rounding up.
    • Note: this is the old Victory Points system, you count the points you paid for a unit, not Kill Points.
  • Ground Control: Control or contest two or more objectives at the end of the game to achieve this point.

Things you must bring:

• Your Army
• Tape Measure, Dice, Game Aids, etc.
• 3 Objective Markers on 25mm bases, 2 Objective Markers on 40mm bases.
• 5 Typed Copies of your army list. Be sure to notate who your Warlord is on your army list. (1 for the TO, and up to four for your opponent).
• All pertinent rules for your army. Codices, White Dwarf Articles, Foregworld Rules, etc.
• If you are using a counts as army, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PLAYER HANDOUT FOR YOUR OPPONENT IDENTIFYING WHAT EACH UNIT IN YOUR ARMY IS.

Prizes!

OF COURSE there will be prizes!!!!!

Fallpocalypse Video Teaser

Greetings everyone! It is late in coming, and I'm sorry. But its been a busy time and video editing is nothing if not time consuming. I have a nice big video to share soon but for now, you'll have to make due with this teaser.

Gaming in Misawa

I've had the pleasure to talk with Ryan Posey. He is a gamer living in Misawa and has a good handle on the scene there. I spoke with him via email about how gaming works up north. Full interview after the jump.

Bash in the New Year: Warhammer 40k Tournament

This January 17th 2015, A-Z Gaming Club will host the first Wargamers in Japan event linked with Frontline Gaming's Independent Tournament Circuit (ITC). More info on ITC .

The Event will be held at the Camp Zama Community Club at 1000 am. Registration to begin at 0900am.

 

There are a total of 32 open slots available for this Tournament
There is a $25 entry fee per participant

Those that live locally can make it to Camp Zama by walking from Odakyu lines Sobudaimae station to the back gate the morning of the event. Map.
You can plan your train schedule here to make your travel plans.

Attendees that are in the military traveling from out of area can make reservations at the Zama Army Lodge
Attendees not in the military can make a reservation at a local hotel. Machida is the largest local area for reservations or Yokohama is also within a 20-30 minute travel. Hotels.

Anyone coming in from out of country should know that not all places in Japan accept American Credit and ATM cards. If you wish to withdrawal money the best place is to do it at the Japanese Post Office or Seven-Eleven (called 7 and I holdings).

All NON-Military are required to bring your Passport or Gaijin Card to gain access to the base. Passport is the best option.





Warhammer 40,000 Tournament

Format

There are a total of 32 open slots available for this Tournament
There is a $25 entry fee for participants



1500 point limit.

2 Detachments Total. You may take any 2 detachments you wish, but may not repeat any detachments.

• Detachments may be produced from a maximum of one Codex / Codex Supplement
• Example – You may not selectively include units within one Combined Arms Detachment from both Codex: Eldar and Codex Supplement: Iyanden, despite them being within the same Faction per the Detachment creation rules in the 40k Rulebook.
• Exception – Units that are added to various Factions by means other than the primary or supplemental Codex are exceptions (i.e., Dataslate Characters, Forgeworld 40K approved units where they are permitted, etc.).
• Codex Supplements will be considered their own Faction, ie. Farsight Enclave, Black Legion, Crimson Slaughter, Militarum Tempestus and Legion of the Damned, etc.
• In the case of a Forge World unit having a profile in a Forge World book and Codex or Codex Supplement, the rules in the Codex or Codex Supplement are always used.
• Forgeworld is in as long as it meets the requirements below (just in case you didn't notice that already).
• Codex: Imperial Knight count towards your LOW allowance as well as any other detachment requirements.

• 0-1 Codex Specific Detachment (CSD) or Combined Arms Detachment (CAD

• 0-1 Allied Detachment
• Your Allied Detachment may be the same faction as your  CSD or CAD.

• 0-1 Formation
• See the Black Library for examples of Formations.
• No Fortification or Apocalypse Formations will be allowed.
• All formations must abide by the allies rules in the BRB.

• 0-1 Fortification 
• All of the rules may be found in the Stronghold Assault supplement.
• The following fortifications are allowed:
• Aegis Defence Line
• Imperial Bastion
• Skyshield Landing Pad
• Wall of Martyrs : Firestorm Redoubt, Imperial Bunker, Defence Emplacement, Defence Line, or Vengeance Weapons Battery
• The following upgrades can be purchased: ammo store, booby trap, escape hatch, magos machine spirit, searchlights, ammunition dump, comms relay, gun emplacement with either Icarus lascannon or quad-gun 

• 0-1 Lord of War
• Limited to 25% of the army (375pts)
•  special character LOW's provided in codices may be used.

We will be using the scoring system from Frontline Gaming to score and rank the tournament.

Every scenario has a total of 10 possible points.

Whoever has the most points at the end of the game, wins. Equal points is a tie.

The tournament is W/L/D format, with accumulated points used to determine standings within a given final bracket. For example, if you end the event with a 4-2 record, you will be ranked within that bracket according to how many battle points you accumulated throughout the event. The official scoring is 1,000pts for a win, 500pts for a tie and then accumulated points within the game. So, a player with a 3-0 record who accumulated 6 points in each of his 3 games would end with a final score of (3,018points). We score it this way so that the W/L/D record trumps accumulated points, but points earned throughout the tournament matter in determining your precise ranking in the event.

Pairings are Swiss style, based on strength of schedule.

The top 4 players after 3 rounds will play in the final that day to determine

We will be using Missions 1 through 4 of the LVO/BAO missions. You can find the information for those missions on Frontline Gaming's Website

Rules Judgments

Rules issues will be dealt with swiftly by a roaming judge. Rules questions will be handled in this order.

1. Main Rule Book
2. FAQs and Erratas
3. ITC FAQ
   1. Please note, the change to the 2+ reroll save is still in effect. Ie., any save of any type of a 2+ that can be rerolled are failed on the second roll of a 1,2 or 3.
4. All rule judgments are final! Do not argue with the judge!

Painting

All models must be painted to a 3 color minimum. We count primer as a color. If you have any models that are not painted to a 3 color minimum, you will be ineligible for prize support at the end of the event. Your paint score is determined by the paint judge.

Sports

Sportsmanship will be handled as a simple thumbs-up, thumbs-down check box on the results sheet.

The temptation to ding someone on sports after a tough loss is often too much for many players to resist. We therefore are providing a very narrowly defined set of terms under which a player may mark their opponent with a thumbs down mark on sportsmanship. This system is intended to punish those who are being abusive, but to not allow chimpmunking. After a great deal of real world use, we have found this system to work very well.

Legitimate reasons to give an opponent a thumbs down on sports:

1. Your opponent was 15 or more minutes late to the round.
2. Your opponent was verbally abusive. This does not mean you argued with your opponent or that your personalities clashed, but that they were verbally abusive and insulting.
3. Your opponent intentionally cheated. Be prepared to support your case to a judge.
4. Your opponent slow played. We define slow playing as not completing 3 game turns of play.
   1. In the case of 20 or less minutes left to play, divide the time remaining between players to complete one full GAME turn. Time each other during this period to ensure that each player has an equal amount of time to complete a full game turn. If one player does not finish within their limit, the other player can force them to stop and then begin their turn. This mechanic is in place to ensure no one is slow played out of a turn of play.

What does NOT constitute a thumbs down on sports?

1. You argued over rules with your opponent.
2. Your opponent beat you.
3. You didn’t like your opponent’s army.

A negative mark on sportsmanship will be met with administrative action as follows:

1. First thumbs down: A verbal warning from a judge, up to reversing a win to a loss.
2. Second thumbs down: Reversing a win to a loss, up to disqualification from any prize support.
3. Third thumbs down: disqualification from any prize support, up to expulsion from the event with no refund of the ticket price.
4. Fourth thumbs down: Expulsion from the event with no refund of the ticket price.

WYSIWYG 

All models are expected to be WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) as much as is reasonable. Proxies are not permitted. "Counts As" armies with counts as allies will only be permitted if they represent a clearly concerted effort to build a unique army around an obvious theme. For example, an Adeptus Mechanicus army using extensive kit bashing and conversions will be fine.

If you go this route, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A HANDOUT TO TO GIVE TO YOUR OPPONENT THAT SHOWS WHAT EACH UNIT IN YOUR ARMY IS ALONG WITH ITS STATS AND PERTINENT RULES! You must also present this to them prior to the game so that they have time to understand what they are playing against. There will be no exceptions to this.

If your army uses only a single Codex but if for example you have Crimson Fists models using the Blood Angels Codex, or Chaos models using the Space Wolves Codex, that is acceptable. Allies for this type of army however, MUST be represented by their actual models. This is to avoid confusion. No exceptions.

If you are using converted or scratch built models with Forge World rules, this is acceptable so long as your model is as close to the represented model as possible in terms of equipment, size and shape. We will not be lenient with this.

If you have any questions about your army, ask us prior to the event so that we can let you know if what you have will be acceptable or not.

Summoned models must be accurately represented! Again, counts as in a clearly themed list are allowed, but proxies are not.

Modeling for Advantage

There is a fine line between creative freedom and modeling for advantage. We do not wish to stifle anyone’s creativity, but in the end, this is a game that relies heavily upon the physical characteristics of the models being used.

Modeling for advantage will be handled on a case by case basis. To resolve a possible abusive situation, follow these steps:

1. Ask the player to play the model as if it were a GW standard, modern version.
2. Call a judge to ask for a judgement.
3. Possibly substitute the model with an appropriate replacement.

Examples of what we consider modeling for advantage:

1. Using out of date and inappropriately sized models such as the rogue trader era Eldar Avatar (which currently is a large, monstrous creature model but back then, was the size of a Space Marine, which would now grant huge advantages due to being so much smaller) or Gorka Morka Trukks (which are less than half the size of modern versions). If an army is made predominantly of Rogue Trader era minis (or any era) and is clearly going for a theme, then exceptions will be made. If it appears to a judge that the player is in fact modeling for advantage, then action will be taken.
2. Increasing or decreasing the size of models to gain an advantage in gaining or granting cover. Custom Battle Wagons often fall into this category.
3. Altering a model to increase the range of a model or to benefit your LOS.

Terrain

Hills: All rolling hills are open terrain, granting 5+ cover via LOS blocking/interference as normal but do not count as difficult terrain.

All other terrain functions as outlined in the book BRB pg. 108-113.

Terrain Data Slates from the BRB will not be used.

What you must bring

• Your Army
• Tape Measure, Dice, Game Aids, etc.
• 3 Objective Markers on 25mm bases, 2 Objective Markers on 40mm bases.
• 5 Typed Copies of your army list. Be sure to notate who your Warlord is on your army list. (1 for the TO, and up to four for your opponent).
• All pertinent rules for your army. Codices, White Dwarf Articles, Foregworld Rules, etc.
• If you are using a counts as army, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PLAYER HANDOUT FOR YOUR OPPONENT IDENTIFYING WHAT EACH UNIT IN YOUR ARMY IS.

Prizes!

OF COURSE there will be prizes!!!!!

Bash in the New Year – 2015 Privateer Press Steamroller Event!

Welcome to the A-Z Gaming Club’s annual Steamroller event for Warmachine and Hordes. It will be held on the 17th of January, 2015, during our Bash in the New Year mega-event! Start time for the tourney is 1000hrs. Please arrive on time for gate pick-up/sign-in.

The rules and guidelines that we’ll be following can be found here:
Privateer Press Steam Roller Guidelines

There are 8 slots available – 70 minute games – 7 Minute rounds (with standard extension time of 5 minutes). Certificates and Badges will be awarded for the top 3 players. Templates for the various scenarios will be provided as well as full terrain tables.

Bring your 35 Point list and your miniatures. If a super cool and well painted miniature is spotted… there may just be an on the spot prize! So, try your best!

Ask questions now and look to this spot for updated information.

See you on the 17th – Let’s Bash the heck out of this New Year event!