Fritz & Jawaballs Tournament?

First up, as long as we are talking tournaments I am going with the ‘nids tomorrow and for the next few over the summer. I made a personal commitment to this, to try and show what space bugs can do, and I want to see how it plays out…just praying not to face Dark Eldar. Have to stay the course...

I’m going to continue working on my Grey Knight plans, and they will also roll out over the summer but just at the club with pickup games, with the results and ideas posed of course.

But back to tournaments…

For a long time JB and I have been thinking about running our own tournament, a series of tournaments that run each year, and recently I’ve been thinking about this idea more and more.

What kind of tournament would I run?

First, there is no need for me to recreate the wheel or infringe on any other events given the blood, sweat, and tears these guys have put into them. I’ve ran big events for my job before and I respect what goes into them. I don’t need or want another competitive tournament. I would like a smaller intimate event- feeling is most important for me.

I want to recreate my early 40K experiences when I use to play with my buddy Naps in his basement. Maybe I’m getting to that point in my 40K career where nostalgia is hitting me hard, or I just need a break from the current razorspam 2K competitive environment.

What is that feeling I want to create?

I want you and your opponent to sit down at a gorgeous themed table like you would see in White Dwarf, play a smaller tactical based mission, and leave the game as best friends with fun memories that you will have for a long time. I want to create a hobby event that is FUN, but rewards good tactical play. No setting up, rolling to see who goes first and that determines the winner. I want to give out prizes for first, second, and third place, best painted, but also for cool events that happen on the table over the course of the three games. I want the players to feel the fluff, like they are really a part of the 40K universe and on the table with their models, not just rolling handfulls of dice...

Can something like this be done?

I’ve already started working on the overall format and the twelve missions- each event will feature three random missions. When I’m done and have play tested everything to death it will all get rolled up into a packet and available for everybody to see, so guys (and gals) can know beforehand if it is the type of event they would like to play in.

We’ll see…