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40k Long War Doubles Tournament Scoring Update

By Rob Baer | January 30th, 2019 | Categories: Long War TV, Warhammer 40k Articles & News

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Check out the scoring rubrics for theme and hobby scores for the 2019 season of 40k Long War Doubles Tournaments. Grab and friend and don’t miss this!

Long War Doubles Tournaments are currently set to be held at LVO, and Adepticon for 2019 with more events potentially being added throughout the year. So what exactly is a Long War Doubles Tournament?

Working alongside other event types we strive to create an environment where the plethora of available events provides opportunities that appeal to ALL the different types of gamer. We believe that multiple event formats can only benefit and grow the pool of active competitive and casual players. A rising tide lifts all boats.

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You’ll be bringing a 1,000-point force and team up with another person to form a 2,000-point alliance. Then, you’ll go against other teams just like yourself to see who will come out on top! – Remember that when picking what factions can be paired up with each other, anything goes, but this event is more hobby centric and less about winning than most.

Long War Doubles 2019 Season Guidelines:

All scoring and event packs are available on our Bringing Hobby Back Resource Page. You can also view the previous year’s packets as well!

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Our doubles tournament allows each player to bring 1000 point force, which you will pair with another player to form a 2000 point team.

The only hard and fast rules are that your army must be painted to a three-color minimum with basing. Each individual 1000 point army must follow the current FAQ’s for list construction which differs from standard 2000 point construction.

40k army construction FAQ

long war bulletsScoring will involve elements of Sportsmanship, Theme, Composition, Battle Points and of course Painting. To excel in this event your team should be exemplars of the hobby! But here’s the rub, your team’s army composition score is judged by your opponents. What does this mean in practice? Just don’t be a dick!

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Current Points Scoring Breakdown

Hobby Score=70%

Battle Score=30%

  • The major difference this year is that Theme is the biggest Hobby score. Max scores on theme are equal to max battle points.
  • Theme is judged by us and will include points for team spirit, physical narratives, and many more obvious points.
  • The next biggest score is painting followed by sports and comp which are both player-policed and equal.

Hobby Score PDF

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With a hobby score counting towards most of your points, you must’ve been curious as to what you can do to max them out right? Well, as you can see above, it’s pretty straight forward.

We’ll be looking at the little things that most people tend to look over (banners, blood marks, muddy cloaks etc.) as well as the things you’d expect every tournament to grade you on (three-color minimum etc.). Conversions are things that we love to see because we know it takes some real hobby muscles to pull off.

Get creative and make the army you have exactly how you want it to look!

Theme Score PDF

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The theme of your army doesn’t have to stop with your models. If you’re going to be playing Imperial Guard and you just so happen to have a Commissar outfit collecting dust in your closet, break that bad boy out and show it off! Flex on the haters with your themed dice, templates, and other accessories to the game and show your loyalty to your army.

You’ll be bringing a teammate with you so be sure you guys forge a working narrative on why your force decided to link up.

Look over the chart above so you know exactly how to max your points!

Player Policed Sportsmanship & Army Composition

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One unique thing about the Long War Doubles tournament is that you actually get points on how well your sportsmanship is. At the Long War Doubles, being a good person is just as important as being a good player. So have fun and make friends!

Long War Missions

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We will be using a selection of ITC missions with a margin of victory on primary points. All scoring and event packs are available on our Bringing Hobby Back Resource Page. You can view the previous year’s packets as well!

Margin of Victory:

  • +5 is Minor win 15pts
  • +10 is Major win 20pts
  • +15 is Massacre win 25pts
  • Secondaries will be “keep what you score up to 12 points
  • A max win is 37 points and a max loss is 12 points.

Chapter Approved 2018 will be used. All Games Workshop FAQs will be in play with the following exception: If an FAQ or Codex comes out 2 weeks prior to the tournament, we will not use it. However, we will use ALL errata, even if it comes out the day of the tourney.

You’ve got time to prepare your lists for the Long War Doubles. Grab a friend and playtest a few lists, bring the heat, look good, but most importantly don’t make any feel badsies. What faction will you be rolling in the tournament? Are you going to play for thematics or competitiveness? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.

About the Author: Rob Baer

Virginia Restless, Miniature Painter & Cat Dad. I blame LEGOs. There was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all... Twitter @catdaddymbg