Don’t miss this one! The Long War 40k Doubles is coming to the Bay Area Open next month! Grab a buddy and register now for this event!
Working alongside other types of events, we strive to create an environment where our opportunities 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.
Long War Doubles Comes To the Bay Area Open
When is the Bay Area Open? We’re glad you asked! Things will kick off from May 23rd-29th, 2019. The event is going to be held at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Burlingame, CA. Registration is open now so if you’re free on those days, what are you waiting for? You can sign up for different events by buying tickets to them already. Prices range from about $15 to $75 per ticket. Take a look at what you’ll want to be playing in because time is running out!
The Long War Doubles Tournament is going to be there and you should be too!
Long War Doubles 2019 Season Guidelines:
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 when picking which factions can be paired with each other, anything goes, but this event is more hobby centric and less about winning than most.
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!
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.
Scoring 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!
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
With a hobby score counting toward most of your points, you must be 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
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
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
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!
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. Have you played in a Long War Doubles tourney before? What army are you going to be using? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
