The Throne of Skulls tournament, and tickets are on sale now. Checkout their new points limit and exciting “extra” secondary objectives that were announced.
Source Warhammer World
3rd – 4th September
Table of Contents & Article Summary showWarhammer World, Nottingham
Throne of Skulls is designed for everyone to come and play, be you a battle-worn veteran of a thousand wars, or a new recruit taking your first steps into the hobby. The focus at our events is on camaraderie and enjoyment, and we give prizes out based on sportsmanship and hobby prowess. In fact, you could win the famous Throne of Skulls trophy without winning a single game over the weekend; it’s all about displaying a great attitude to your opponents.
In this fun weekend-long event, play five great games of Warhammer 40,000, meet new players and enjoy everything Warhammer World has to offer as you totally indulge yourself in your hobby for a couple of days. We will be using the Eternal War missions from Warhammer 40,000: The Rules for the first time at a Throne of Skulls, with a few added twists, letting you enjoy the classic games with a new outlook.
New Objectives for 40k:
EXTRA SECONDARY OBJECTIVES
For this weekend only, we’ve introduced some extra Secondary Objectives, which are all in use no matter which scenario is being played at the event (unless otherwise stated), to help you earn even more Victory Points!
Objective Alpha: In all missions except The Relic, place one additional central objective marker in the middle of the table (36” from the short edge and 24” from the long edge). This objective marker is worth 5 Victory Points to the player who controls it at the end of the game.
Tank Hunter: At the end of the game, if you have destroyed at least three vehicles, gain 1 Victory Point.
Monster Hunter: At the end of the game, if you have destroyed at least three monstrous creatures, gain 1 Victory Point.
Big Game: For every Lord of War or Gargantuan Creature you destroy, gain 2 Victory Points at the end of the game.
Fortress: If at the end of the game, if you control at least one building (treat it as a large objective), gain 1 Victory Point. (Multiple buildings controlled do not earn extra Victory Points)
New Points Cost:
Number of games: 5
Army Size:1750 points army, all fully painted and based.
Scenarios in use: Eternal War (with added Secondary Objectives)
Publications in use: All current Warhammer 40,000 publications from Games Workshop, including Black Library, Forge World, the Games Workshop website and White Dwarf.
Checkout the entire tournament packed here
So as we hear more and more chatter about a new “8th Edition” of 40k it’s always good to keep a look out for any little new rules that may be getting tried out for the first time. Eagle eyed players from just a few years ago may remember that the new version of 40k while mostly a comp tweak was for the most part based on 6th edition (which borrowed heavily from Warhammer Fantasy 8th edition, which in turn borrowed elements from LoTR’s War of the Ring).
The argument could be made that GW likes to try out rules on a smaller scale before bringing them to 40k, or borrow existing rules from sister rules sets that already exist.
Now as we’re seeing things like Age of Sigmar come onto the scene that incorporates a lot of “less clunky” mechanics and new organized play rules from Nottingham that may indicate where the developer’s minds are at currently when it comes to in game rules.
What new rules would YOU like to see come to Warhammer 40k?
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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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.
