Why (and How) to play Warhammer 40k Tournaments
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- #Warhammer40k
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:20 Check Out Ironweld!
2:40 WHY Play 40k Tournaments?
3:48 Types of 40k Tournaments
5:57 Registering for a 40k Tournament
7:44 What to Bring
11:27 Preparing for a Tournament
14:25 How Tournaments Work
16:14 What to Expect
20:39 Final Thoughts & Outro - Ігри
Thanks for watching! Hopefully this encourages you to attend a Warhammer tournament in the future!
Big thanks to Wicked Dicey for supporting the channel; don't forget to check out their event Ironweld -> wickeddicey.com/ironweld/
I've won a couple games of Legacy MTG mostly because my opponent forgot a specific rule or rules interaction, and man it really takes the joy out of winning let me tell you. I've won in my years of playing Fantasy and 40k a total of 2 games solely based (IMHO) on my opponent forgetting a rule and the result is the same. I feel more shame in winning than anything else when I win based on that; it's a big reason why I'll go out of my way to be friendly to my opponent and point out a potential "gotcha" moment or rule that I think they might be forgetting. Even if I lose the game, I want to talk away from the table feeling good about my time spent playing the game.
King energy right here.
My local gaming club just announced a a 60 players tournament and I was not sure to join it since I am not really confident in my skill enough. I just decided to do it thanks to your video. Grazie!
I e been building and painting for the last year but have never participated in an event because I had no idea how they worked and the event pages were never any help. You filled in so many knowledge gaps for me to feel more comfortable putting myself out there. Thank you!
How are honest rule mistakes and misunderstandings typically handled at these events. My big fear now is embarrassing myself due to a misunderstanding or misread of a rule.
Thank you! This made me feel a lot better about giving it a try!
A few notes:
Careful with trays, I've seen armies in a box or tray fall over and and entire room groan in pain. We've all dropped models and it hurts but your entire army.....it hurts a lot.
On a side note to that, have glue ready.
Don't be afraid to take a breath if you get frustrated. It sucks getting stomped, I'm okay losing I'd it's a hard fought game but it does suck when I wasn't even competitive.
Check to make sure if they demand your models have the weapons have your list has, often called wizzy wig. I do wizzy wig my Daemons army since it's my core army, I don't with my Salemanders since it's a casual army. RTTs tend to be more forgiving but some bigger ones don't. I'll be specific for the US Open in Tacoma this July.
Trays are awesome, what you on about!? MAGNETS!!!
My game group once had a toxic player, so we just changed the night that met and told everyone but him
Brutal
Appreciate the video! Any tips on faster play to make it within the 2 hour chess timer?
Practice. Get a timer and use it even on a friendly game. This will help you understand and manage your time better.
Also, if you start running low on time, know how to prioritize. Skip shooting phase if you don't need it. Only move key units etc etc.
How do you manage the timing though? What if one player is a lot slower than the other and ends up running down the clock, even if unintentionally.
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Thank you!
Thank you for this. I've been tempted to play tournaments for a while, but I was a victim of the min/max, hyper- efficient lists that are prevalent in LVO, for example. I just want to have fun and find new tactics/combos.
In your experience, are those players just as anal as their lists, or have most learned what their lists are and are capable of and tend to be a little more humble outside of GT's?
Not sure about humble but when I'm not prepping for tournaments or playing in them I tend to run a lot of weird experimental stuff. (120 poxwalkers was the recent one lol) Honestly the appeal for me is just the list building and tuning. If I'm testing a tournament list in my local group I make sure to line up games where my opponents know that I'm testing a play to win list.
@@DepravedHeart Thank you for the insight. I am glad to hear the power gamers/ ones who take it WAY too seriously are rare. I just like seeing how the other armies play
So when tyranid warriors got bumped from 40mm to 50mm bases I had to rebase 18 of them plus 2 tyranid primes and ended up getting a pack of (100) 50mm bases for I wanna say $15. Turns out they make great tokens for keeping track of buffs, CP, and I even use them to mark out deployment zones.
I think the main thing that stops me from wanting to go is that I can’t afford GW minis. I have a friend with a 3D printer, and we have a Rulebook, but all my minis are 3D printed, and there’s no way I could play at GW prices.
Most stores and small events have no problem with 3d printed models - just have to check with the TO first
What are your favorite dice? Also someone should do a tap measure tier list 😂
In may, i will participate at my very first 40k tournament and i just started this hobby last year in february. I am really nervous and i hope i wont forget anything. So if you have any personal tips for my first tournament, it would be a pleasure for me to hear them :)
2k Tournament? A rolling cart is very nice. Try to keep your unit diversity to a minimum. Try to play a practice game (even against yourself) to help build a little confidence. Put your unit/weapon stats on a note card. Pick only a few strategems. Don't worry - you got this!
Edit: Ask ahead to the TO (tournament Organizer) if they play on clocks, if they do, get the clock rules, and try to get a practice game being on said clock :)
Double edit: Also take the time to sit down! This got me at my first tournament, the moment you feel that you need to sit down, it's already too late and your energy levels will drop fast.
@@anothergalaxy799 Thank you for your respond! :) Yes its a 2k Tournament. Thanks for the advice for getting in touch with the TO, i did that and this solved a lot of my questions :)
This video inspired me to visit a local 24 man tournament after being on tournament hiatus for 3 Editions, with some 20 games under my belt in 9th with Soros. Hope to meet some nice people there and getting to know the local community outside my group I play with at the moment. Expecting to place lower third, but aiming for upper half. Gotta aim high! : D
There's a local group that does a monthly tournament and the people that go are generally really nice and good players. The issue I have is personal, I'm *really* bad at 40k and get discouraged when I'm playing my best and get stomped by an okay player
They should definitely keep the points for a painted army, didn't paint your army? Too bad. 98% of everyone else did and you're also breaking the immersion of the game with boring.
Honestly, At least do the trim and base colour, SOMETHING!
I don't do tournaments for one sole reason - I get bored by the 2nd/3rd game.
No thanks. 1 game in a day is more than enough for me.
I once nearly entered a tournament. I drove some friends to one and I really didn't want to go after the drive, once I was told there was an odd number I was so damn happy I could drop. I went a nice walk around Sheffield, went to a museum or two and had a lovely lunch. I later played a boardgame and had some beers with my friends, during which I was told the many stories of attempts at cheating, salty players and pure cheese lists.
I feel I had the better day.
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Man this guy, Nurgle Chaos God, always sayin' Hi in the nicest of ways. Pro 40k All Day.
Can you play legends in bigger tournaments?
No - I've never seen any tournament allow Legends datasheets
@@TacticalTortoise Thanks, I guess my Chaplain Dreadnought is only for fun.
I love 40k.
The lore, building and painting minis, and playing the game.
I have zero interest in tournaments though, and I actually see them as a bad thing in general for the game.
They are a distillation of all the toxicity and bad attitudes I try to avoid.
In my regular play group there are 3 tournament players.
1 is a busy parent who doesn't often get to play, but gets a free weekend every now and again. He has too many horror stories of tournament games.
2 is really clever dedicated lad who wants to be good at 40k but also play stuff that is interesting or out of the box. Think of a Johnny from mtg player types. He also has too many horror stories.
3 is the player no one wants to play, he brought a meta as all hell 1000pt list to a newbie leugue, he is known to cheat and be a sore loser. When he talks about his lists, it's like listening to Colin Robertson from What We Do in the Shadows.
People like him make me never want to go near a tournament.
during a tournament, a tactical turtling can be the difference between win or poos.
Bring Deoderant!
You can expect to run out of time if you’re not used to playing with a clock 🤦🏻
Tournaments are awesome. Especially when you go 5 and 0 with an underrated faction like Death Guard.
GW is slowly but surely pushing people to treat 40k more competitively while shrugging at casual formats anyway so I’m sure this video will be helpful to folks.
I don't know, they spent a lot of time and effort making sure Crusade is a valid way to play the game. From my perspective, GW doesn't like competitive at all, and have been slowly embracing it.
I'm a casual narrative player and I really don't like the competitive, cheesy, exploitative atmosphere at tournaments. I understand the necessity and appeal of tournaments, but it's not my vibe.
In my experience they tend to be pretty laid back and most people don't aim for cheesy exploits
heck no. Tournaments seem like a nightmare of long days and too many people who take a game way too seriously.
That thumbnail looks like my idea of hell
Unfortunately there's literally no tournaments in scotland
As a Scottish 40k player, I take that as a blessing in disguise.
Leave it to the Americans to utterly ruin a hobby.
Not interested in tournaments. I just hear so many bad stories about them, can't be dealing with that.
I stopped going to my local store because of the win at all cost tournament players. They never wanted a casual game, just working on a table your opponent list.
The three tournaments I've been to have all been the worst gaming experiences of my life. I'll take games with friends instead.
your red nose was bothering me
What an incredibly childish comment to go out of your way to post