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Bolt Action U.S. National Tournament at Warzone: Atlanta 2022


Location: Doubletree Atlanta-Marietta, 2055 South Park Place, Atlanta Georgia

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Dates: Saturday 12/3- Sunday 12/4

Army Lists: Must be supplied in EasyArmy format no later than Friday, November 25th, 2022 at 5:00 PM (Eastern)

Construction Rules: 1000 points, Unlimited platoons, theater selectors allowed, no dice cap

No armored platoons, no naval observers, no special characters or news reporters

Limit 0-2: Gurkha units of any kind, Polish Lancers, Armored vehicles with more than 2 MG’s (pintles do not count toward this total), flame throwers of any kind

Special: Vehicle wrecks stay on the table as impassable terrain

MMG teams cause one automatic pin at the target they fire against, even if they miss. If they hit, they cause one additional pin

Passengers on armored transports do not take pins from small arms fire (although the vehicle will per normal rules). Passengers on soft-skin transport do take pins from shots at the transport.

Tiger fear will not be in effect. Instead, German tanks get “Improved German Optics”, which means they do not suffer a shooting penalty with main armament when shooting at long range

Italian armies suffer a maximum of -1/+1 from Avanti Savoia, not -2 per the core army entry. Italian armies taken from the Western Desert or Soft Underbelly supplement follow those rules per normal.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 3

0800-0850 — Sign in

0900-1130 — Game one

1130-1245 — Buffet Lunch

1300-1530 — Game two

1600-1830 — Game three

Sunday, December 4

0900-1130 — Game four

1130-1245 — Buffet Lunch (included)

1300-1530 — Game five

1600-1630 — Awards

ROUND SCORING

Win = 5 points

Secondary Objective = 3 points

Draw = 1 point

To score an objective you must have a friendly unit within 3” of the CENTER of the objective marker.

No unit may score more than one table quarter or objective.

SPORTSMANSHIP

Players are assumed to get maximum scores on sportsmanship each round. If a player demonstrates abusive behavior, slow play, cheating etc., notify a tournament judge immediately. Players behaving in an inappropriate fashion will be docked points, asked to leave, or banned from future Warzone events.

At the end of the event players will be asked to vote for their favorite player, amongst the five opponents they faced.

ARMY APPEARANCE & SCORING

All armies must be fully painted (at least three color minimum) and WYSIWYG. Customization and creative modeling is encouraged as long as it is clear what the unit is supposed to represent. If in doubt, contact the tournament organizer by any of the means listed below.

Judges will score all players’ army’s appearance during the first and second lunch breaks, so leave them set up on the table until your army has been scored, against the following rubric:

All models are fully painted (Required) = 1 Point
All models are fully based = 1 Point
Basic details such as unit markings, decals on tanks, simple wash or highlights = 1 Point
Advanced details such as rank insignia, eyes, advanced shading = 1 Point
Really amazing work; advanced shading and weathering, freehand, creative customization, thematic bases, etc. = 1 Point                              

Most players should expect to get 3 of the 5 possible points

Favorite army:   Players will be asked to vote for their favorite army at the end of the event. This includes things like overall paint job, army cohesiveness, display board, army theme, history, etc. This is a unique category and does not count toward the overall score.

AWARDS

Best Allied General Highest total battle points, allied armies

Best Axis General Highest total battle points, axis armies

Overall winner Highest points include sportsmanship and painting

Best painted: Highest paint score which doesn’t earn one of the above awards

Favorite Army: Player votes, highest score that hasn’t earned another award

Best sportsman: Lowest battle point score with perfect sportsmanship scores

FUBAR award: Player who got the most FUBARS

SCENARIOS

All scenarios, unless otherwise stated, allow for OUTFLANKING, FORWARD DEPLOYMENT and RESERVES.

Preparatory bombardment will be in effect for some missions. However the rules change to:

All models set up on the table in missions with Preparatory bombardment start the game with 2 pin markers. No rolls are required. Models which forward deploy outside the mission deployment zone are not affected.

Spotters and medics or empty transports cannot hold or contest objectives

When a unit in outflank fails its roll to come on the table, the player must disclose on which flank it was intended to arrive. The player does NOT have disclose any other outflank information for units which yet to arrive

CODE OF CONDUCT

  • Bring a good attitude, come to have fun

  • No overtly offensive models.

  • Be prepared, bringing dice, templates, army books and a copy of your list for each player

  • If you lose, be a gracious loser. It is YOUR job to make sure the other player has fun.

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