Attendance seems to be at an all time low across the country for 7th ed. Warhammer 40k Events, indicating what many say may be industry wide problem.
So what’s wrong, and how can we fix it?
Seems like everyone has an idea about it, but it’s my opinion that the community leaders may be the one’s that need to step up and work together to perhaps make a standardized set of guidelines that both they and other smaller events can work with.
Weather it be a unified FAQ, Mission Set, Scoring Standards, or even a minimum date for a codex can have released by to be legal for a particular event, I feel like something may be needed to be done soon to re-energize Warhammer 40k organized play (even with consideration given to bigger events and their attendance needs).
More from me soon about this, but seriously folks leave your (hopefully constructive) ideas in the comments below and let’s get a jump on a solution that we can all get behind. -MBG
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.
