October WarmaHordes Tournament in Fukuyama

[Danguinius]

Have you ever played in an official WarMachine/Hordes tournament? There are many styles of tournament for WarmaHordes (PP officially sanctions tourneys and provides guidelines on their site): Masters, Hardcore, Iron Guantlet and (the most common) Steamroller. Steamroller tourney rules can be found on PP`s site and downloaded free of charge. You can practice by making two 35-point lists following the guidelines in the Steamroller rule packet and playing some games using the scenarios and timing guidelines from the rule packet as well.

We are planning on having our second such Steamroller tournament here in the Hiroshima area on October 13th, 2013. It will be held in Fukuyama (kind of on the border of Hiroshima Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture) at the community center, just a 5-minute walk north of Fukuyama Station. We`re still ironing out some details, but it`ll likely start at around 10:00 a.m. and cost 1000 yen a head (for renting the room and prize support). The tourney will be run by our local press ganger (Gannon) and he`ll be handling all of the tournament lists, specific rules, and prize support.

We`re expecting wargamers from Shimane, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi (and even some from Tokyo) to attend, so it should be a decent gathering of WarmaHordes players to test your skills against. I know it`s a bit far for some members of this forum, but that weekend is a three-day weekend, so you could turn the weekend into a small sightseeing trip of Hiroshima (with one day of wargaming!). Gannon and I will be updating this thread from time to time as we get more details and concrete info about the tournament. We hope to see you there!


Event: The Japan Open - War Machine & Hordes Championship Tournament
Date: Sunday, October 13th, 2013
Time: 9:00 doors open, 9:30 registration begins; 10:00 tournament starts
Place: Fukuyama Civic Center (located just behind Fukuyama Castle, a 5-minute walk from Fukuyama station).
Players: 8-16 players can participate (This could expand further...)
Cost: 1000 yen per player. 1000 yen is for the tournament on Sunday, October 13th. There will also be free play on Monday, October 14th for 500 yen...yes, that is a national holiday. There is also now talk of a "nomikai" on the evening of Sunday, October 13th, but I haven`t heard anything about the place, time, or cost of this yet.
Materials: The tournament organizer will provide mats, terrain, and zone markers. Players are responsible for their own materials as written in the 2013 Steamroller rules.
Rules: This will be a 3-round tournament played under the 2013 Steamroller rules. Players must bring two 42-point lists from the same WarMachine or Hordes faction following the rules for special character restrictions. These lists must written/printed out and made available for the tournament organizer and each opponent. This tournament has a special provision that all models used in both lists must be fully painted (as per painting requirements listed in the Hardcore rule set).
Contact: To register, or ask any questions, please contact:
Eric Perez - tournament organizer (vigilantecowboy@hotmail.com)
Daniel McCartney (rodserling@hotmail.com)


Also, for those unfamiliar with the rules of Privateer Press tournaments, here are some links:

Steamroller rule pack (this is the tournament we will play)
http://privateerpress.com/files/Steamro ... ules_3.pdf

Hardcore rule pack (we will NOT play this tournament, but the painting requirements are listed here - page 2)
http://privateerpress.com/files/Hardcor ... ules_3.pdf

More information about the venue:
広島県福山市丸之内１−９−５
Hirosima, Fukuyama, Marunouchi 1-9-5
http://www.mapion.co.jp/phonebook/M1300 ... 000000044/

And, many of the players in this tournament have started a separate page condensing all of the tournament information in Japanese:
http://www3.rocketbbs.com/731/str2013.html


Danguinius

[me_in_japan]

I love to, but the new baby says "nay". Best of luck to everyone involved

[Danguinius]

Sorry you couldn`t make it, MIJ. I hope you can make it next time we do one of these tournaments. Gannon and I wrote follow ups in the PP games thread, if you`re interested in how it turned out. Underdweller went a very respectable 2-2, so give her some props for "repping" the Nagoya area and making your guys proud.

Danguinius

[me_in_japan]

Hopefully I'll keep my eyes peeled for next time. It all depends on the ol' schedule. Props for organizing it, and also to UD for reprezentin'