Announcing Heavy Bolter 2010
EDIT - DATE CHANGE!!!When:
Sunday November 21st 28th9.00am-6.30pm
If players could please be there before 9am for set up and admin that would be excellent and help get us underway sooner.
Please bring a minimum of 6 pieces of "Epic" scale terrain. Where:
Northcote Battle Bunker
388 High Street, NorthcoteMelways map reference: 30 F8
Cost:
$10 per player. This covers trophy costs and the Bunker fee.
Registration needs to be in by October 30th so trophies can be sorted out in time for the tournament.
Please PM me for my direct deposit details.
Armies:
3000 point armies taken from the NetEA Army Compendiums here:
NetEA CompendiumsOnly "Developmental" or "Approved" lists will be used, however.
Chaos Black Legion and Lost and the Damned are here:
Chaos ListsThe Tau list version 6.3.1 may be used also:
Tau v6.3.1Any further updates to any of these lists will only be used if that list has been released 1 month before the Tournament. Please watch this thread for any updates closer to the date to sort out any discrepancies.
Please note: These lists are not all 100% official and errors do appear within them. All attempts to iron out any known errata will be taken. If they're an issue for players during the Tournament, please err on the side of caution and sportsmanship and don't play those rules that seem a little incorrect. i.e no jump packs on Phantom Titans even if it says so.... 
If you really can't come to agreement during play - roll a die - it's not perfect but it's quick.Rules:
All core rules will be those listed on GW's Epic Resources area at:
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Please PM me with your lists by October 30th They just need to be basic list structure with formation type and points shown.
Tournament set up:
Play will be based on the Grand Tournament Set up in the Epic:Armageddon rulebook (pg 124)
There will be 3x 2.5 hour games played over the day
1st round beginning approx 9.30am
Lunch at approx. 12.00pm
2nd round at approx. 1.00pm
3rd at approx. 4.00pm
If an issue of "out of time" arises at the end of a round, players must attempt to complete an even number of turns between them. If an uneven number of player turns arises, then the count back will be from the previous end phase results so please keep your turn by turn results.
To this end, in the end phase of each turn both players must make note of the objectives captured and victory points for completely destroyed formations only.
Playing slowly is quite obvious to your opponent, so please attempt brisk play as much as possible.
Tournament placings(trophies will depend on player numbers):
1st Place (Hero of the Imperium)
2nd Place
3rd Place
Best Painted
Last place (The Golden Grot Award)
Tournament Scoring:
A Swiss system will be used to determine placings for each round based on your battle points only.
8 points Win
6 points Tie Breaker Win
5 points Dead Heat (after count back on Objectives captured and Victory Points)
4 points Tie breaker Loss
2 points Loss
Any countback required will be decided by Objectives captured, followed by Victory points.
Sports will be calculated each game but will not impact the placings for each round, only the final standings i.e added to your final score to determine the overall winner. So will equate to a maximum 6 points overall.
So scoring gives a maximum of 30 points.
Painting and Painting Scores:
Painting scores will not effect your overall tournament points but will determine Best Painted.
All miniatures must be painted to a basic standard. However, unpainted miniatures will not be allowed on the table. Only armies painted by the owner will be eligible. Painting will be judged by the players during the lunch break.
For any further updates please watch this space.
