Craving a laid back non WAAC 40k tournament you can enjoy with a friend on a team? It’s almost time for the West Coast’s SoCal Long War Doubles team tournament!
The Long War Doubles Bringing Hobby Back team tournament will be taking place January 20th & 21st at SoCal Games & Comics in Temecula, CA.
Event Details:
A Single Team Ticket good for 2 players to enter our Bring the hobby back Doubles Team Tournament.
Where:
SoCal Games and Comics
40466 Winchester Rd , Temecula, CA 92591
When:
Jan 20, 21st 2018
SoCal Games & Comics / Long War Social mixer on Friday night Jan 19th, 2018 address TBD.
Our doubles tournament allows each player to bring 1000 point force, which you will combine with your teammate to form a 2000 point team.
Specific army composition rules are available in our DRAFT tournament pack, but the general guideline is that nearly everything is legal.
But here’s the rub, your team’s army composition score is judged by your opponents.
You will be scored on the strength of your victory along with the following elements:
- Theme
- Painting
- Composition
- Sportsmanship
Awards & prize support in multiple categories:
- Tournament Champion
- Best General
- Best Painted
- Best Sports
- …and more
You can find out more information on the tournament and the what missions will be used on the Bringing Hobby Back downloads page.
Every team gets a gift bag featuring these purple vortex logo Long War dice!
Registration has already begun, ticket cost is $100 per team, and there are still a few tickets available. So make sure you head over to SoCal Games & Comics and pick yours up before they’re completely sold out.
Are you planning on attending The Long War Doubles Bringing Hobby Back tournament? What army are you and your teammate planning on bringing? Let us know in the comments below.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
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 the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of 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 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
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.
