TAGCON 2007

Warhammer 40,000 Section

 

All entries, including payment and army lists MUST be received by the officials by no later than 5pm, Wednesday 21st February.

The entry fee is $25. Entries will NOT be accepted on the day.

 

Cheques payable to Timaru Armchair Generals, post to:

 

Timaru Armchair Generals

C\- Owen Payne

135 George Ward Rd

Fairview RD2

Timaru 7972

 

 

Organisation: The tournament will be run over two days, consisting of five games, three on Saturday and two on Sunday. First round opponents will be drawn randomly, while subsequent rounds will be organized using the Swiss Draw System.

 

Rules: The rules used will be the “Fourth Edition” rulebook. With the latest printings of relevant codexes, FAQs etc. Armies shall consist of a maximum of 1500pts using one Standard Force Organisation chart. Special Characters may NOT be used.

Vehicle Design Rules (VDR) and Tyranid Monstrosities rules may NOT be used. Rules the only appear in the Forge World publications may NOT be used.

All models must be “What You See Is What You Get” - WYSIWYG.

It is the players’ responsibility to ensure that their army list is correct. Incorrect army lists that are submitted or played may result in loss of tournament points.

 

Painting: All models in an army MUST be painted with at least 3 colours and should be placed on a textured and painted base.

 

Scoring: Scoring will be made up of Battle Points (wins, draws and loses), Composition (army theme, balance etc), Painting, and Sportsman ship. These will be judged by your opponents and the umpire(s).

 

Terrain: Terrain will be supplied at the venue. They must remain as they are on the table, cards will be supplied describing the relevant properties of the terrain features.

 

Timetable:

 

Day One- Saturday 3rd

 

8.00 – 8.45        -           Registration

 

8.45 – 9.00        -           Umpires Briefing

 

9.00 – 11.30      -           Game 1

 

11.45 – 12.30    -           Lunch

 

12.30 – 3.00      -           Game 2

 

3.00 – 3.15        -           Break

 

3.15 – 5.45        -           Game 3

 

Day Two – Sunday 4th

 

8.45 – 9.15        -           Beauty Pageant

 

9.15 – 9.30        -           Umpires Briefing

 

9.30 – 12.00      -           Game 4

 

12.00 – 12.45    -           Lunch

 

12.45 – 3.15      -           Game 5

 

3.15 – 3.30        -           Pack up

 

3.30                              Awards Ceremony

 

 

There will be an extensive supply of food and drink available, so don’t forget to bring some cash to keep you fueled up and fighting fit.

 

You will need to bring your- rulebook, codex, copies of your army list, dice, tape measure, templates, a competitive but friendly attitude.

 

Players will need to bring 2 objectives, on a 20mm (or bigger) base, these will not be counted towards painting scores.

 

And of course don’t forget your army!