Hey there everyone, the Brew City Brawl was run over the weekend of April 28/29 2018 in Milwaukee. Not only was it a great Age of Sigmar tournament, but the gamers also raised over $2,000 for Prevent Suicide Greater Milwaukee – an excellent cause and what a great effort. Congrats to Brendan Melnick and the Guys from Milwaukee.
The event was a five game, 2,000 point tournament with missions taken from the 2016 and 2017 General’s Handbooks, as well as secondary objectives. Check out the pack.
Below you’ll find the results and top lists from the event. I’ll add a whole load of photos shortly.
Hey all, the Games Workshop Age of Sigmar Grand Tournament Heat 2 was held at Warhammer World over this last weekend. You can catch up on the games and the atmosphere over on the Warhammer Twitch stream.
Check out their lists and the full results below. If you are interested in other top tournament lists and results, check out the archive. Also, give Gary’s Masterclass show on his Kharadron Overlords lists a listen – great insights 🙂
And in terms of the hobby, it really was the Danny Cashman awards – you can check out pictures of the painting nominations and Danny’s Ironclad below. But Danny took out:
Best hero
Best behemoth
Best army nomination
Best army trophy
Favourite player
Favourite player trophy
Knight of the inner circle trophy
Well done Danny! For pictures of Danny’s army check out his Army Showcase and his Instagram.
First place – Martin Morrin
Second place – Mike Callahan
Third Place – Gary Percival
Full Heat 2 Results
Painting Nominations
Here are a selection of photos of the armies nominated for painting awards. The photos are courtesy of Scott who attended the event. Hopefully they tide you over until official pics come out.
Also check out LED Nagash and Danny Cashman’s ridiculous Ironclad.
Well it looks like it was a great four days of gaming at Adepticon again this year. In this post you will find the top Adepticon Age of Sigmar lists, results and all the awards.
The pinnacle of the weekend, 5 games, 2,000 pts, General’s Handbook 2017 with custom scenarios. You can read the pack here or my summary here (including the custom scenarios played).
Best Overall
1st – Sean Troy – Changehost
2nd – Jeff Campbell-Crawley – Fyreslayers
3rd – Adam Trunzo – Seraphon
Best in Grand Alliances
Chaos – Joe Krier
Death – Brendan Melnick
Destruction – Scooter Walters
Order – Chai Tzola
Best Appearance
1st – Terry Pike
2nd – Mike Scalletti
3rd – Chris Slye
Best Sports
1st – Mark Mitzman
2nd – Jacob Berry
3rd – Patrick Gannon
You can now see the top 21 lists (organised by battle points, so no sports or paint) here.
On Thursday, there were two Vanguard Tournaments (one in the morning, one in the evening) 1,000 point, 3 round event. A great loosener for the events ahead.
You can find a full copy of the pack here but the key points are the same as those covered above for the other events.
If you are looking for the awards, results and lists from the Adepticon Age of Sigmar events go to my Adepticon results page.
Hey everyone, today is a quick preview post on all the great Age of Sigmar events at Adepticon 2018. Held over March 22nd – 25th, at the Renaissance Schaumburg (Chicago, USA), Adepticon is nirvana for tabletop wargamers. Into its 16th year, it hosts over 4,000 attendees playing, hanging out, exploring all the stores and stalls as well as learning from the world’s masters at numerous hobby seminars. Adepticon also hosts the Crystal Brush, the world’s pre-eminent miniature painting competition. This really is the world’s greatest tabletop wargaming convention:
over 340 tournament and event games (board games, miniature games, role-playing games and more)
over 140 hobby seminars
over 100 exhibitors
Expect lots of updates all over social media as there is a strong travelling UK contingent for Age of Sigmar this year. Follow @AdeptiCon_AOS for photos, results and coverage.
Adepticon 2018 Age of Sigmar tournaments
There are four Age of Sigmar events at Adepticon this year:
the Championships;
the Team Tournament;
the Vanguard Tournament; and
the Youngbloods Tournament.
Alex is the Age of Sigmar tournament organiser and does a stellar job, ably assisted by Domus and others.
You can find all the details of the Warhammer Live coverage here.
The Adepticon Age of Sigmar Championship
The premier Age of Sigmar event of the weekend – the Championships. As you’d expect, it is being covered live all weekend on Warhammer TV.
You can find a full copy of the pack here but the key points are:
2,000 points, General’s Handbook 2017.
Custom scenarios with secondary objectives (see gallery below)
Firestorm allegiance abilities not in play.
If at any time you or your opponent has no models left on the table with no additional units to set up after the game begins, the game is over immediately.
Balewind Vortex: A Balewind Vortex cannot be placed anywhere within 7” of an Objective. If an objective lands within that distance (such as from Starstrike or Gifts of the Heavens), then you will move the Vortex and accompanying Hero by shortest route away from the Objective until it is no longer within 7”.
Legions of Nagash Gravesites: With regards to sizes of the Gravesites, all distances involving Gravesites will be measured from the center of the marker. We certainly encourage creativity, however, please bring flat markers on the same base sizes if you choose to create your own. Remember these are not terrain features, and as such can be moved upon, do not block line of sight, or targeted by abilities that affect terrain.
Nurgle: Feculent Gnarlmaws:- No more than 1 Feculent Gnarlmaw can be set up within 6″ of an objective marker, and no Feculent Gnarlmaw can be set up within 3″ of an objective marker. This is done to prevent players from zoning off objective markers.
Scoring:
60% for Battle and Objectives
20% for Sportsmanship
20% for Appearance
The Adepticon Age of Sigmar Team Tournament
The doubles tournament at Adepticon always seems lots of fun and is again being run on the Friday.
You can find a full copy of the pack here but the key points are:
2 x 1,000 point armies, GHB2017
Scenarios announced on the day.
One general per side is selected to be the team’s Warlord.
Rules for Coalition of Death will be used (pages 14-16 of GHB 2017), with the following that will NOT be in effect: Their Finest Hour, Fog of War, & Divine Intervention.
If at any time your team or your opponents’ team has no models left on the table with no additional units to set up after the game begins, the game is over immediately.
The additional Allegiance Abilities from the Firestorm supplement will not be in use.
Balewind Vortex: A Balewind Vortex cannot be placed anywhere within 7” of an Objective. If an objective lands within that distance (such as from Starstrike or Gifts of the Heavens), then you will move the Vortex and accompanying Hero by shortest route away from the Objective until it is no longer within 7”.
The Garden of Nurgle: If both players on a team are using the Nurgle Allegiance Ability, then each team places one Feculant Gnarlmaw at the start of the game, not each player.
Khorne Blood Tithe: If both players on a team are using the Khorne Allegiance Ability, then the team keeps track of units destroyed to use as Blood Tithe instead of each player keeps individual track of Blood Tithe.
Legions of Nagash Gravesites: With regards to sizes of the Gravesites, all distances involving Gravesites will be measured from the center of the marker. We certainly encourage creativity, however, please bring flat markers on the same base sizes if you choose to create your own. Remember these are not terrain features, and as such can be moved upon, do not block line of sight, or targeted by abilities that affect terrain.
Legions of Nagash Gravesites: If both players on a team are using allegiance abilities with The Unquiet Dead battle trait, then a total of 4 Gravesites will be set up for both players on that team to use.
Nurgle Cycle of Corruption: If there are multiple players in a game using the Nurgle Allegiance Ability, then all players use one Cycle of Corruption as per normal rules.
Nurgle: Feculent Gnarlmaws:– No more than 1 Feculent Gnarlmaw can be set up within 6″ of an objective marker, and no Feculent Gnarlmaw can be set up within 3″ of an objective marker. This is done to prevent players from zoning off objective markers.
Tzeentch Destiny Dice: If both players on a team are using the Tzeentch Allegiance Ability, then each team only generates one (1) pool of 9 Destiny Dice that can be used by either player, instead of each player generating their own pool of 9 Destiny Dice.
Summon Daemons of Nurgle: If both players on a team are using the Nurgle Allegiance Ability, then the team will share a single pool of Contagion Points, not two separate pools.
Sylvaneth Wyldwoods: If both players on a team are using the Sylvaneth Allegiance Ability, then each team only deploys one (1) Sylvaneth Wyldwood as described in the Allegiance Ability, instead of each player deploying a Wyldwood each.
Ur-gold Runes: If both players on a team are using the Fyreslayer Allegiance Ability, then each team will only use one Rune at a time and it will affect both armies when used. Your team can only use each Rune once as per normal rules.
Scoring:
60% for Battle and Objectives
20% for Sportsmanship
20% for Appearance
The Adepticon Age of Sigmar Vanguard Tournament
On Thursday, there are two Vanguard Tournaments (one in the morning, one in the evening) 1,000 point, 3 round event. A great loosener for the events ahead.
You can find a full copy of the pack here but the key points are the same as those covered above for the other events.
So the awards results are out now:
AM Vanguard Awards
Best Overall
1st – Chris Slye
2nd – Kaleb Walters
3rd – Thomas Lyons
Best General
Chaos: Kaleb Walters
Death: Brendan Melnick
Destruction: Scooter Walters
Order: Patrick Brynildson
Best Sports
1st – Ben Boyd
2nd – Dan Heelan
3rd – Thomas Lyons
Appearance: Steve Herner
PM Vanguard Awards
Best Overall
1st – Bryan Carmichael
2nd – Kaleb Walters
3rd – Donnie Goerlitz
Best General
Chaos: Kaleb Walters
Death: Shaun Clarke
Destruction: Scooter Walters
Order: Marvin Sims
Best Sports
1st – Andrea Schwandt
2nd – Stuart Gateley
3rd – Eric Rehm
Appearance: Kit Reisch
The Adepticon Age of Sigmar Youngbloods
A Saturday, 1,500 point, GHB2017 event for young players. A copy of the pack is here.
Adepticon 2018 Age of Sigmar lists
Lists are due on the day but the kind tournament organisers at Adepticon have agreed to send me copies of the top lists as soon as the weekend is over. So I’ll have them up here as soon as possible.
Games Workshop Adepticon Studio Reveals
As well as all the great Age of Sigmar events, Games Workshop will also be in attendance this year hosting studio reveals, Black Library events and hobby tutorials. Check out the long list here.
Games Workshop Studio Preview
Day: Wednesday | Start Time: 8:00 PM | End Time: 10:00 PM | Category: Special Events | Event Type: Special Event | Materials Provided: Yes | Age Requirements: Everyone (6+) | Capacity Full | Total Capacity: 400 | Experience Required: None
The Studio reveals will be highly anticipated – last year Kharadron Overlords were announced and shown, and this year we all expect to see more about Idoneth Deepkin. I’ll update this section with the details as we get them.
So, I’ve been thinking about this since the reveal, and watching the Facebook Live video. I think we will be getting a return to the Storm of Magic as a consequence of Malign Portents. Magic is previewed to have a concrete and more substantive influence on the games, including what I can only guess is a Purple Sun (an old Warhammer Fantasy spell) in this video.
Black Coach and Nighthaunt Battletome?
So for me this looks like a new Black Coach model, and presumably an accompanying Nighthaunt battletome. Let’s hope we saw more Death fleshed out around the Legions 🙂
Warhammer Legends: A Home for Heroes
Rules for old Warhammer units in Age of Sigmar
Warhammer Legends will be the new home of rules for classic and fan-favourite miniatures. While not intended for matched play, they’ll still be great for anyone looking to forge epic narratives or who wants to see how the heroes of yesteryear fare against the newer champions from the Age of Sigmar.
As part of Warhammer Legends, we’ll be running Made to Order waves designed to let you finish classic collections or pick up some seminal kits from days gone by. The first of these will be focusing on the Dark Elves.
Age of Sigmar Collectible Card Game – Warhammer Age of Sigmar Champions
An Age of Sigmar collectable card game? Yup, that’s totally happening.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Champions is being developed by PlayFusion. The game is intended to have physical and virtual elements with AR (think activation animation etc).
Shadespire
two new factions (looks like Nighthaunt is one)
cards through to 557 this year
new boards coming, but not yet.
There is a new Forge World team working on Age of Sigmar – the long-awaited Khorne dragon is almost done.
Crystal Brush – the world’s pre-eminent miniature painting competition
The Crystal Brush at Adepticon is always mindblowing. Just check out last year’s top three!
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Silver
Silver
Silver
Silver
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze
Further reading
As all of the hobby world is descending on Adepticon, there is lots of great coverage out there. I’ll think as much as I can here:
So this weekend sees the next in the series of the Fall of the Old World tournaments – another great event for the Age of Sigmar Scotland scene. Held at Common Ground Games, Stirling, The Fall of the Old World IV: The Reforging will be a great weekend of gaming.
Kevin (@yarrickson) picks up the reins from John Harper for this 2,000 point Age of Sigmar tournament.
UPDATE: the full results are here. Congrats to John Bayliss (Chaos), Leigh Martin (Order) and Mike Callaghan (Les Martin TM Stormcast) for taking the podium.
If you are running an event, I’d love for you to get in touch, either through this site or Twitter, so I can share your event, pack and lists with the wider Age of Sigmar community.
If you want to know more about Age of Sigmar in Scotland, check out the following resources:
Hi all, so I ran a competition on Twitter asking for people to submit their best “AoS Shorts” – whether it was strategy advice, a lore snippet or an epic battlefield tale. As long as it fitted in 280 characters, it counted. The winner would get a pair of realmgates posted worldwide.
Now, I got a lot of great entries, so I wanted to set them all out here organised by category 🙂 In the end it was a tough call, with Drakira4’s great all-round advice, Anthony’s chess advice, Dillon’s root kings, Nico’s contrarian matched play advice, threat ranges and retreating all up there. But in the end, I went for the choice that combined as much advice as possible into a single tweet, in true AoS Shorts style, and that was @Drakira4. Congratulations, the realmgates are in the post.
Hopefully, I’ll get the opportunity to run some more competitions in the future!
Age of Sigmar matched play and strategy advice
Strategic Advice I follow from Chess Mastermind Arthur Bisguier; *Look at your opponent’s move; *Make the best possible move, *Have a plan *Know what the pieces are worth *Control the center *Keep your king safe, *Know when to trade pieces, *Think about the end game, *Always be alert
@anthonymagro
My #aosshorts happens ever time I am teaching someone new to AoS. When I let them make their first charge, pile in, and attacks I always back them up and explain how to stop your charge 1/2″ away in order to maximize pile in and watch their eyes light up with potential tactics.
@odiamh
#aosshorts Laugh when things go wrong. Take the strategy seriously, maybe not so much the game; the dice will abandon you at some point! Just shake it off and play into it. Even better if you’re an army of lunatics like goblins or rats! 😀
@sonicsledge
#aosshorts new matched player advice? 1. Pick an army you are drawn to! 2. Play it until you know your scrolls off by heart. 3. Play scenarios till you know them by heart. 4. The hardest stage – “know thy enemy”. Complete 2&3 and you ALWAYS have a chance. No matter the situation
@Drakira4
#aosshorts Have fun, and make sure your opponent does as well.
@the_john_harper
#aosshorts Contrarian Matched Play Advice (1) play with as many different armies as you can (build, borrow, swap with club mate for a game); and (2) read every Warscroll/Battalion and know the gist of what it does. You’ll see things coming on the table and rarely be surprised.
@niconarwhal
#aosshorts My biggest tactical revelation came when I stopped looking at Movement/Charge/Weapon Range separately and began looking at their sum to get to “maximum threat ranges” that represent units’ abilities to reach out and hit things.
@Nashofsigmar
#aosshorts – don’t forget you have the option to retreat. So many people throw away opportunities to get a result by submitting to the grind, where key pieces may be pinned. Consider a strategic withdrawal to a good spot for the following turn and move up a screen if needs be.
@AOSBatrep
#aosshorts I’ve never ended a game and thought, “I wish I’d retreated less”
@PlasticCraic
For the special tactics, always consider the idea of leaving the first turn to your adversary, many players will try and advance as much as they can, and will end up with their army in the middle of the battlefield, completely exposed to charges and ranged attacks!
@epicmay2
#aosshorts once I have my army list figured out. I make a checklist for each phase to go through so I don’t forget all of the combos and special abilities! Really helps especially in tournaments where time can be an issue.
@GLWL1
Download OneNote and make a list of ALL the the abilities your army has when in what phase you need to use them so that you never miss that extra save or forget that spell you picked! My biggest issue is forgetting useful tools I have at my disposal!
@ArtefactofDeath
#aosshorts Allow your opponent to reposition models slightly from an already-moved unit in the same movement phase, but don’t demand the same courtesy. As we know, placement is critical in AoS. It’s easy to make mistakes when strict sequencing is enforced.
@scrubyandwells
My best “AoS short” is… https://aosshorts.com/masterclass-rhellion/ …
@Rhellion
ED: Brad graciously referencing his own Masterclass interview…
#aosshorts want to get better? Play against @Rhellion all the time! LOL still working on getting that first W, but I’ll get there!
@EDejmal
My fav was this one on Threat Assessment. http://aosshorts.podbean.com/e/threat-assessment-and-target-priority/ … It was also actually short which was everything I loved about your initial offerings. 😉 #aosshorts
@ginger_buddha
The Pallador Whisperer episode. I disbelieved. I mocked even the notion. Then St. Pallador himself revealed the secrets of the unit. I now own 6.
@Hobby_Bear
Get gud by following #aosshorts, simple as that. From gaming advice to lore in one place, AoS Shorts is the one stop short for all your shorting needs.
@Thornshield
Age of Sigmar lore and hobby snippets
#aosshorts : local community building steps. Make a club name, make a Facebook page for the club. Drop off flyers at shops. Play at as many different shops as possible. Make contacts through twitter and TGA. Plan events with something for all aspects of hobby
@NeilLarocca
#aosshorts 1. Always respect your opponent’s paint. If there is paint on the model.. they’re trying. 2. Always pick the army you like the look of first. 3. Read that bit of the battletome in the front, it’ll help with motivation to finish painting. 4. Spiders.. always Spiders..
@Pjschard
#aosshorts Malign Portents What we know so far.. Great Roundup of the lore!
@PJschard
Despite being very dead, Doggrok’s still in charge. His skull is carried around on a big stick by Weirdnob Shaman Ka-rokk, who channels Doggrok’s many commands from the other side. He’s even told them to paint war checks on their bold blue armour #aosshorts
@KheldarUK
Blight City, home the Skaven, is a smog-filled warren of industry and alchemy that clings to the edge of the Realm of Chaos. From this hidden city the Council of Thirteen governs all of Skavendom, and a thousand tunnels are gnawed through the fabric of reality. #aosshorts
@DistractdSatrap
Once, an unlucky Arch-Warlock, accompanied by a disciple of his, a Warlock Engineer, had to battle a host of Bloodletters and Skullcrushers, lead by a Blood-throne at their fore. Eventually, the two managed to survive, felling many daemons by lightning and steel!
@epicmay2
“Where is our lord? Oh, god of storms, why did you not save the bravest and wisest of us all? You cursed me to a thousand years of dreams, to ponder my weakness and my loss. I walk anew as a god among men. Yet, our king’s throne is empty of all but dust and echoes” #aosshorts
@CV_Consigliere
The diminutive half-men scattered across the realms are rightly feared. Those who fall in their hunts don’t die slowly, you see. Instead, the capricious monsters prefer that you languish inside their “hot pots” until ready for consumption
@darrenbogus
#aosshorts Little lore I’m working on: “As their blades interlocked both fighters strained with effort. Khael could smell its putrid breath even behind his face mask. Suddenly he stopped resisting & spinning with a flash of steel removed the enemies head as it stumbled forward.”
@bjakubow
Ironjawz Orruks have a paricularly unique way of respecting their dead. Those in Gordrakk’s own warband will take the heads of their fallen, fastening them to items like banners so that they may witness and participate in future waaaghs even in the afterlife. #aosshorts
@msdosferatu
The Moonclan tribes are barely sane at the best of times, so their invention of the Mangler Squig is hardly surprising. Essentially it is two Great Cave Squigs chained together, which are poked repeatedly until they’re utterly furious and then hurled at the enemy. #aosshorts
@Dangermouse425
#aosshorts I really enjoyed the last episode: Nagash, his story, lore and background. Half time old world and half time AoS. Perfect! Thanks
@settrarules
can we talk about root-kings for a hot second? Duardin living in the realm of life, making their homes deep underground (probably in tree roots) and their weapons out of seedpods and the like. Just imagine duardin with tree bark type stuff for armor, vine beards, etc. #aosshorts
@dillon_kw
Would love to hear more lore episodes. #aosshorts My favourite so far was the missions analysis. Really help refocussing the attention on the winning conditions.
@Dulesjoe
Age of Sigmar battlefield tales
This one time, at Masters, @mattwatkinson85 charged 9 Enlightened into the lone Kemmler, aka “Necromancer with Hat”. He attacked first with another unit, and in my activation I used Cloak of Mist and Shadows to zip out combat to safety and sit on a vacant objective… #aosshorts
@TronhammerNZ
#aosshorts My best AoS Short is make sure to deploy your Bloodsecrator in a safe place from Stormborn Slayers(or Other alpha strike) otherwise they’ll hit you with 4 star soul maces (or equivalent) bottom of round 1!
@LordBaerion
AoS Shorts, a great strategy tip I have from personal experience is always be careful of deadly terrain because you can always roll a 1 even after rolling 4 1’s on another unit. It’s best to stay clear unless you just want to risk it and play destruction like a beast and run it.
@Fraserb775
As @LordBaerion, @NashofSigmar and @MohawkMike138 will attest, 30 bloodletters with 2 Killing Frenzy Prayers and Damned Terrain, near a bloodletters hero with the Crimson Crown is fun INCARNATE. Mortal wounding and generating extra attacks on 2s to hit, rerolling 1s.
@bigjables
Last adepticon: my wrathmongers made a bloodthirster hit himself and he triggered his 8″ mortal wound explosion. He said “which of us takes the damage?” I said “let’s just blow everything up?” He agreed. There was an empty 8″ circle on the field and no thirster. Best #aosshorts
@ReverendDangles
New to the hobby so not got a lot to go on but so far my fav thing is playing with the gf & her plaguebearer basically saving several attacks by slufting away it’s skin and getting her a draw from the jaws of defeat. His name is now forever slufty and I hate him. #aosshorts
@anthonytpoole
#aosshorts In a Skirmish game I had one Dispossessed Warrior with axe and shield go toe-to-toe with a Megaboss for 4 whole turns before falling under the Orruks Choppa. He was able to hold the boss up and allowed his warband to achieve their objective.
This last weekend, the first Blood Tithe was held – an international Age of Sigmar team tournament held in London, United Kingdom involving twenty teams of four people playing five games, 2000pts, General’s Handbook 2017 matched play. The event was run by Marc Wilson in a great debut event, in association with the South London Legion, Gamemat.eu, Dark Satanic Mills (terrain) and the London Grand Tournament.
In this post, you’ll find the Age of Sigmar team tournament pack, entrants, the Age of Sigmar lists from each team and the overall results. Check out Marc’s Twitter feed and #bloodtithe for great photos and coverage of the weekend.
Finally, I’ve been compiling an international Age of Sigmar tournament pack and list archive to be a resource for Age of Sigmar players and tournament organisers. If you are running an event, I’d love for you to get in touch, either through this site or Twitter, so I can share your event, pack and lists.
Blood Tithe, Age of Sigmar team tournament pack
Blood Tithe was a 5 game , 4-man team tournament, using a “Swiss Pairings” method for determining opponents from Round 2 onwards.
Age of Sigmar team pairings system
Like all team tournaments, a pairings system was used for the teams to determine individual match-ups within each round. The aim for each team is to engineer the most favourable match-ups for their team on average (which can often mean some poor team member has to take one for the team in a very hard game). This is how the pairings system worked at Blood Tithe:
Each team was given four cards marked on the reverse with one of with their four armies.
Team A – Chaos, Blades of Khorne, Stormcast, Destruction
Team B – Death, Order, Fyreslayers, Sylvaneth
Team A chooses to put forward Chaos (presented face down)
Team B chooses to put forward Order (presented face down)
Selections are revealed
Team A chooses to put down Blades of Khorne and Stormcast as options to play against the Order (presented face down)
Team B chooses to put down Death and Sylvaneth as options to play against Chaos (presented face down)
Choices revealed
Team A chooses between Death and Sylvaneth as to who Chaos will face, let͛’s say Death.
Team B chooses between Blades of Khorne and Stormcast as to who Order will face; let͛’s say Blades of Khorne.
Choices are revealed
The choice Team A refused faces the remaining card in Team B͛’s hand – Destruction
The choice Team B refused faces the remaining army in Team A͛’s hand – Fyreslayers
Resulting in:
Chaos v Death
Order v Blades of Khorne
Sylvaneth v Destruction
Fyreslayers v Stormcast
Age of Sigmar team list restrictions
There were also a couple of rules regarding list selection to encourage inventive team list design. The fun of team tournaments is crafting a balanced set of lists across the team which can be paired into favourable match-ups.
No two armies on the same team may have a duplicate warscroll, nor a duplicate allegiance.
Units added via reserve points are not subject to these restrictions.
Secret Missions
As well as the five General’s Handbook 2017 scenarios, the event also had secret missions in play. Each team was presented with a deck of four custom Secret Mission cards (identical for each team). Before each game, but after individual pairings, these cards had to be divided up within the team before each game with each player receiving a maximum of two and minimum of zero cards. As is clear from the name, players would keep these missions secret until they were achieved, at which point, they were revealed to their opponents.
Secret Mission 1: Incalculable numbers – Destroy any three enemy Battleline units.
Secret Mission 2: Precision Strike – Destroy the enemy General and / or two enemy Leader warscrolls by the end of battleround two.
Secret Mission 3: Bring down the beast – Destroy an enemy Behemoth with a Battleline unit in the Combat Phase.
Secret Mission 4: Sustained Attack – Destroy any two enemy units during your own turn – either by killing them or causing them to flee to battleshock. You must reveal this card in the turn in which yo u attempt it, at the beginning of the hero phase, before any other actions are taken.
Team scoring system
The following scoring system was in play.
Major Win: 30
Minor Win: 20
Draw: 15
Minor Loss: 10
Major Loss: 5
Secret Mission 5 (per mission)
Individual player points were capped at 30 points per round. Total team points per round were capped at 100/50.
Tie Breaker 1 – Uncapped TP total.
Tie Breaker 2 – Most Secret Missions TPs.
Tie Breaker 3 – Most Major Victories.
For more information, you can find a full copy of the pack here (Blood Tithe Pack) and full details and discussion over at TGA.
Blood Tithe: entrants list
Team USA
USA
Arthur Treitl
Justin Schenck
Phillip Ball
Anthony Sweat
Paris Peacocks
FRA
Pierre-Gilles Stehr
Romain “Eretz” Bdlt
François Tassaint
Rémi Heraud
Team Norn
NIR
Andy Kane
David Neagle
Colin Cochrane
John Dorrian
South London Leftovers
ENG
Craig Bowles
John Burgess
Declan Wynne
Alex Clark
Team Carry Jones – Aberdeen
SCO
Ryhs Inglis
Scott Gray
Mark Tootill
Ruairidh Jones
Cursed With Years
ENG
Paul Whitehead
Adrian McWalter
Simon Eccles
Max Halford
SLL B-team
ENG
Leo Rautonen
Rob Bradley
Ben Savva
Ben Murphy
Only the Filthful
ENG
Nicholas Ruesink-Brown
Ben Raven
James Grant
Tom Lambert
Ninja Badgers
ENG
Paul Buckler
Richard Buckler
Lauire Hugget Wilde
Richard Morley
Winners’ (?)
ENG
Jack Armstrong
Craig Navmar
Chris Myhill
Mark Wildman
Crown of Champions
GER
Alexander Zwißler
Dietmar Zwißler
Andreas Steckmeier
Charles Fryer
The Spoons / Sweden
ENG
William Crankshaw
Jonatan Edlund
Andy Hughes
Graham Dane
Team Norway
NOR
Alexander Nygård
Christiam Sundvor
TBC
TBC
Team Hydra
ENG
Greg Dann
Dan Comeau
Joe McGough
Mike Wills
Marauders
ENG
Tony Moore
Tom Mawdsley
Nigel Chorlton
Mark Busby
Team Rocksteady
ENG
John Southgate
Tomasz Namielski
Jamie Field
Johnny Armstrong
La Gauntinière
FRA
Guillaume Garnier
Christophe Salemi
Antoine Parrain
Simon Blais
Team Wales
WAL
Tom Loyn
TBC
TBC
TBC
Angel
ENG
Owyn Abrams
Donal Taylor
Matt Hinton
Adam Cunis
I am Brucicus
ENG
Kieron A
Will Barton
Dan Bradshaw
Darren Watson
Blood Tithe, Results
So the Blood Tithe results were:
Team Winners – Winners (?) (UK)
Jack Armstrong, Craig Navmar, Chris Myhill, Mark Wildman
Team Runners Up – I am Brucus (UK)
Kieran, Ric Myhill, Dan Bradshaw, Darren Watson
Team Third Place – Marauders (UK)
Tony Moore, Tom Mawdsley, Nigel Chorlton, Mark Busby
Best International Team – La Guantiniere (France)
Guillaume Garnier, Christophe Salemi, Antoine Parrain, Simon Blais
Best Sports – Crown of Champions (Germany)
Alexander Zwißler, Dietmar Zwißler, Andreas Steckmeier, Charles Fryer
Hey there everyone! The Mile High Massacre was run and won over the weekend of 3/4 March 2018 in Castle Rock, Colorado, USA. In this post, you’ll find the tournament lists, results and all the details of the tournament pack.
Congratulations to Chad Graham for hosting a great event, Andrew Standiferd for taking out Best Overall and Elric Edge for taking out Best Tactician. Check out their Twitter feeds for great photos and coverage of the event.
Finally, I’ve been compiling an international Age of Sigmar tournament pack and list archive to be a resource for Age of Sigmar players and tournament organisers. If you are running an event, I’d love for you to get in touch, either through this site or Twitter, so I can share your event, pack and lists.
Mile High Massacre: Age of Sigmar tournament pack
Mile High Massacre was a 2000 points, five round tournament using the following scenarios:
Three Places of Power – Original GHB
Battle for the Pass – GHB 2017
Starstrike – GHB 2017
Dark Omens – Malign Portents
Heralds of Woe – Malign Portents
As well as the great mix of scenarios, it had a really interesting pack. You could earn a maximum of 200 battlepoints over the five games (100 scenario points, 50 kill points, and 50 mission points).
Scenario points were awarded on a 20/0 (Major Victory), 14/6 (Minor Victory) and 10/10 (Draw) basis;
Kill points were awarded on a bracket system depending on the difference in points killed; and
Mission points were awarded for completing a mission which you would randomly select from either the easy, moderate or difficult objective piles.
The pack also contained a great painting checklist if you are looking for inspiration for a tournament you wish to run.
Mile High Massacre: Age of Sigmar tournament lists
Andrew Standiferd, two-time champion of the Las Vegas Open for Age of Sigmar, member of the Rolling Bad crew, and a soon to be guest on AoS Shorts for a Masterclass episode. So tune in when the show drops and learn from Andrew.
Andrew took the following mixed-arms Stormcast Eternals tournament list. A fourteen drop list of win played well.
Andrew Standiferd – Stormcast Eternals
Knight-Heraldor
Knight-Venator
Lord-Castellant
Lord-Celestant on Dracoth
General
Command Trait : Staunch Defenders
Artifact : Mirrorshield
Judicators x5
Judicators x5
Liberators x5
Liberators x5
Liberators x5
Fulminators x2
Prosecutors with Stormcall Javelins x3
Prosecutors with Stormcall Javelins x3
Vanguard-Raptors with Longstrike Crossbows x3
Vanguard-Raptors with Longstrike Crossbows x3
Elric Edge – Tactician, most Mission Points
Elric, host of the Rolling Bad podcast (seriously, check it out), took an Iron Sky Command Kharadron Overlords list.
Elric Edge – Kharadron Overlords
Aether-Khemist
General
Command Trait : Fleetmaster
Artifact : Aethershock Earbuster
Aether-Khemist
Artifact : Staff of Ocular Optimization
Arkanaut Company x10
Arkanaut Company x10
Arkanaut Company x10
Arkanaut Ironclad
Endrinriggers x9
Endrinriggers x3
Skywardens x9
Iron Sky Command
Randall Nelson – Most Kill and Battle Points
Randall Nelson – Grand Host of Nagash
Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead
General
Necromancer
Artifact : Terrorgheist Mantle
Necromancer
Dire Wolves x5
Mortis Engine
Skeleton Warriors x40
Skeleton Warriors x40
Skeleton Warriors x20
ITC Age of Sigmar events
The ITC is a tournament circuit run by Frontline Gaming, a tabletop gaming business, in the USA. Originally established for Warhammer 40k tournaments, the circuit has now expanded to cover Age of Sigmar tournaments as well. For further information on the ITC Age of Sigmar tournament circuit, go here.
Hey guys, today I’m joined by Chuck Moore, US wargamer, to talk about the new US Age of Sigmar Event Modular Pack released by the US Age of Sigmar Community group. The sound quality is not the best again unfortunately, as we were recording over the internet, but the content is gold.
The pack is an invaluable resource for Age of Sigmar players and event organisers alike and has been compiled by a large group of members of the Age of Sigmar community. At 50 pages, it provides a range of pick and choose options for organising an Age of Sigmar event. The pack contains the following modules:
Introduction and ethos – Unifying without Homogenising
Social Interaction and community growth
Player responsibility (“the social contract”)
Choosing a venue
Terrain
Painting
Narrative
Scenario selection
House rules
Sportsmanship
Scoring
All of these modules are guidelines that you can use whether you are attending or running a local, regional or national event. The pack intends to help whether you are dealing with an 8 player local store event or a 200 player national extravaganza.
Check the site and the US event calendar at the new US Age of Sigmar Community site. It is also the best way to get in touch with the group, give feedback on the pack or submit an event to the calendar.
The Realm Gate blog
You can find Chuck on Twitter as @odiamh or at his excellent Realm Gate blog. Chuck provides painting, hobby and lore updates twice a week. Definitely check out his back story on Morathi in the lead up to the Daughters of Khaine release.
Nova Open Age of Sigmar Grand Tournament
Chuck is also the tournament organiser for the Nova Open Age of Sigmar Grand Tournament this year. Nova is the East Coast’s Largest Tabletop Wargaming Convention (over 1,300 gamers attended in 2016). Held in the Washington DC area from 30 August to 2 September, you can find all the details here. Registrations open on 1 March!
Get in touch!
I’d be really interested to hear if other countries or regions have a similar pack, set of resources, or shared community FAQ. The more we can share information as members of the global Age of Sigmar community, the more we can grow the scene through great events! Get in touch on Twitter, at AoS Shorts on Facebook or through this site.
Hey all, I’ve updated the Age of Sigmar Allies Matrix to take into account the release of the Maggotkin of Nurgle and Legions of Nagash books.
Age of Sigmar Allies Matrix
If you are like me, you may find it hard to work through the allies listings in the pitched battle profiles of General’s Handbook 2017. So I decided to display the information in a table.
Pick your main force on the left hand side, and simply read across to identify the keywords with which you can ally. Remember that factions like Hosts of Slaanesh are synonymous with the keyword SLAANESH (as clarified by the General’s Handbook 2017 FAQ) and that if you want to run a Grand Alliance force you can pick any units with Alliance keyword (e.g. ORDER).
Some pictures of the Allies Matrix are below, or you can download the PDF.
