Your Total Event Score will be made up of individual elements combined together. These include:
BATTLE POINTS (45% of Total Event Score)
There will be three possible outcomes of each game you play:
- Victory
- Draw
- Defeat
In addition, each scenario will have secret missions which will allow you to earn bonus points
APPEARANCE (30% of Total Event Score)
Your army painting will be judges using a painting checklist. Painting scores will be determined by the counting of the following elements
- Basic Painting Techniques, including but not limited to three color minimum, shading and highlighting
- Advanced Painting Techniques, including but not limited to picking out of details, blending, free hand
- Unified painting styles and color choices
- Basing, including but not limited to use of multiple basing materials, colors, and unified appearance
- Conversions, including but not limited to weapon swaps, minor and major sculpting, and appropriateness
- Your Special Objective Marker
- Any Display base you bring for your army
Note: Not all of the above items will need to be included (with the exception of at least 3 color minimum painting and the special objective marker), however the more that are included the better the overall painting score.
SPORTSMANSHIP (15% of Total Event Score)
After each game you will rate your opponent on the following checklist:
- My opponent was prepared for the game (books, dice, tape measure, army list, pen, etc.).
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Rules issues were handled in a mature way.
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My opponent played at timely pace (no slow play, understanding of rules, bathroom breaks, etc.).
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My opponent played to the spirit of the game or objectives of the game.
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I would voluntarily play against my opponent again.
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I would voluntarily play against my opponent’s army list again.
THEME (10% of Total Event Score)
Your army will be judged based on theme criteria such as:
- Your written army theming description
- Creation of a force which is historically relevant
- Selection of appropriate mixtures of infantry, artillery, and vehicles
- Selection of appropriate troop morale categories
TIE BREAKER VOTES
At the end of the tournament, players will be asked to rank their opponents 1 through 5 and to select a favorite army (doesn’t have to be someone they played). These votes will be used to break ties.
