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WH40K 'ARD BOYZ Tournament! Saturday, May 15th!
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Preliminaries on SATURDAY May 15, 2010
Semifinals on June 12, 2010
Finals on July 17, 2010
MORE INFO HAS BEEN RELEASED. SEE REPLIES BELOW.
Here we are, at the onset of the 2010 'Ard Boyz Season and the question still stands, "Who is the best 40k player in North America?" Thousands of people raised their hand last year, thinking they had the marbles, but only one player remained standing after the dust settled. Nick Rose brought the thunder with his Imperial Guard army and earned the right to call himself an 'Ard Boy!
Think you can take the prize? Once again, you'll have to PROVE IT!
'Ard Boyz Tournaments are a three-part, competitive series of events hosted by Independent Retailers across North America. Unlike the traditional tournament format you may be familiar with, that takes into consideration your painting and sportsmanship, the 'Ard Boyz Tournaments focus on one thing and one thing only; how well you play the game! These tournaments are the place to field that nasty list you felt guilty about playing, or that massive horde army you couldn't hope to paint it in time.
Fight your way through the locals in the Preliminaries on May 15th. This round will be held here in Greenfield Games!
Players who end up in the top three will be invited to the Semifinals held in select locations on June 12th. The winner of the Semifinal will get a 2,500 point army of the race of their choice and the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive generous online vouchers for our Web Store. These top three Semifinalists will be eligible to attend the Finals, which will be held on July 17th.
At the main event, players will compete for buckets of prizes, but more importantly, they will fight for the right to call themselves 'Ard Boys. So who will be the best this year? Are you pansies going to let a bunch of Warp-spawned filth take the title again or do you think you can wade through the Nob Bikers, Lash Princes, Thunderhammer Terminators and Carnifexes to claim victory?
This will be a free, all-day event. This year, we'll be trying this on Saturday.
One very important Store rule: All models must be WYSIWYG/accurate and be comprised of Games Workshop or Judge approved substitutes. (Artistic conversions encouraged. Crappy toilet paper tube cuttings and incomplete/broken models will NOT be ALLOWED.)
More details as far as actual points, scenarios and the schedule for the day when I have more info from GW.
Sign up on this thread or in the store TODAY!!! Only leave your name here, but I'll need your email once you arrive.
GW has posted official rules for this year's tournament. Be sure to check them out here (pdf, .93mb).
Here's the schedule of the day:
10am Doors Open
10-10:30am Sign In / Registration
10:45-11am 1st Round Parings
11am Round 1 Games Begin
11am-2pm Round 1
30 min Break
2:30pm-5:30pm Round 2
30 min Break
6pm-9pm Round 3
Each game is officially allowed only 2.5 hours, with dice down, no more actions after that time, so we might get things done sooner, if people are organized nad orderly. The extra time listed above is because thing invariably get disorderly.
And a few items of note from the official rules:
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE THE PRELIMINARY ROUND
• Register on the GW Online Store - This is necessary for you to receive prize support in the Semi Final rounds onward as we are awarding Online Store vouchers to the winners. If you are not registered, you will not receive prizes!
• Sign up at your local store for the Preliminary Round Be sure to provide the email address that you used to register for the online store. This is the email we will send your Online Store Voucher to if you’re in the top three.
• Review the rules of the tournament and your army. Be sure to check online and bring any FAQs or other rules updates to avoid any possible rules disputes.
WHAT YOU MUST BRING
• Your Army
• Two (2) copies of you army list
• Rulebooks and any other books you need
• Dice and templates
• Tape measure (we have one or two loaners)
WHAT YOU PROBABLY SHOULD BRING
• Super glue (accidents will happen!)
• Pen & Paper
• Two (2) more copies of you army list
Sign ups are up to nine people. After 14 we will be taking names for alternates in case one of the first 14 can't make it.
This event is full, over full in fact. We've got the 14 spaces filled, plus a few signed up as alternates in case any of the original 14 come down with an overwhelming need to play clickies all weekend long.
Buddah: I have some things you ordered, some things you left & a free toy surprise because I wanted to help you crushinate the foolish 'umans. Come in today or Friday, OMG@!@231!!@@!ELEVENTYONECHAPTERINFRENCH@#@#!!111111!
Oh ok, thanks, I'll be in tomorrow to get those. As far as things I left, I'm in for a surprise because I was sure I didn't leave anything this time around. And toys? Who can resist toys?!
I do believe a good time was had by all! Very well organized and orderly. A big thanks to Seth for the shield drone bits, they were very resilient :)
I uploaded some photos from the tournament. You can see them here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dullspork/sets/72157624089099904
Dan and his Tau are most definetely IN. :)
For the Greater Good!...*sigh*, gotta love little blue communists ;p