LEAGUE STRUCTUREWelcome to ComicReaders' Warhammer 40k Escalation League Season 9. The league works by slowly increasing the required points to play over a predetermined period of time. Please read through the whole document due to changes from previous seasons.
All months build upon the previous month. You are allowed to change your roster month to month but not game to game. Wargear cannot be changed game to game, only month to month. Psychic powers can be changed game to game.
We require a minimum of 8 players for the League. There is no maximum to the league, but only the Top 8 players will be able to participate in the tournament, with other players being able to participate if someone from the Top 8 cannot participate.
Games will start
January 15th, but feel free to play games before that to figure out rules, meet new players, or otherwise.
Please sign up hereESCALATION DETAILSAll armies must be Battle-Forged (see page 240), the number of detachments a player is allowed is determined by the number of points (page 214). Dataslates and Forge World units are allowed. There are no unit restrictions during any months other than the point limitation.
First month (January 15th to February 14th): 750 points (Max 1 detachments)
Second month (February 15th to March 14th): 1250 points (Max 2 detachments)
Third month (March 15th to April 30th): 1500 points (Max 3 detachments)
Fourth Month (PGX May 16th): 1500 point tournament* (Max 3 detachments)
*Note: Top 8 players in the overall Escalation months are granted a place into the tournament. If they do not wish to participate or are unable to participate, the spot(s) will go to the next ranked player.BATTLE & BONUS POINTSA win earns you 3 battle points, a draw 2 and a loss 1
There are a number of ways to earn and lose bonus points over the course of the league.
- Artisan - Any game played with a fully painted army without improper substitutes +1 point
- Neutral Ground - Played a game at ComicReaders +1 point per game
- Specter of Death – Undefeated, counting only wins within the month + 2 points (minimum 2 games played)
- Kingslayer - Defeat a ‘Specter of Death’ from previous month + 1 Point per
- Challenge Accepted – Played a game with your rival for the month + 2 points
- Fools Rush In - Games played with un-finished miniatures, or improper substitutes – 1 point per game
- Idle Hands- A player that does not play a game in a month – Player’s points are reset
- Herald of Chaos - Players with complaints regarding his or her conduct within the month: Suspension*
*Multiple occurrences of this infraction will result in expulsion from the league and may affect eligibility from future ComicReaders Downtown events. PRIZESPrizes are provided by ComicReaders Downtown, details of the prize will be given to the winners of each month. Amount of prizes will be determined by number of entrants each month. All the prizes will be randomly drawn. Number of entries will be determined by a player's number of games divided by 2 rounded down. If a player participates at a ComicReaders' sanctioned event (eg Prairie Game Expo) then they will receive an additional draw per game played either in a tournament, or league game played. A player may only win one prize each month.
Overall standings only affect entry into the tournament.
GAME SCHEDULEThursday all day is guaranteed for space to be free in the store. Players do not have to only play on Thursdays at the store, but the space is made available. Saturday all day should be available, if a Saturday is not available, Lareina will try to post if there has been a booking for other tournaments. Players are to schedule games between other players.
The store is generally not available: Friday nights due to other events in the store. Please call ComicReaders to see if there is any room in the store. Please use the Sask Games Forums (
http://forums.saskgames.com/index.php?board=4.0) to find out if there are major events happening in order to help you schedule matches against other players in the League. Go to the Leagues section (
http://forums.saskgames.com/index.php?board=85.0) to help contact other players in the League.
When wanting to play games at the store, be mindful of store hours. Keep in mind how long it takes to set up and clean up a game, an hour or two may not be enough time to play a full game. Staff may ask players to leave when it is time to close the store without a time warning.
GAME PLAY/REPORTINGAll games should be chosen randomly as depicted on page 215, or as agreed upon by each player.
750 point games are to be played on 4'x4' tables, while any games above 1000 points are played on 4’x6’ tables.
Games are no longer required to be played exclusively at ComicReaders. A player must play at least one game in a month to keep their points from being reset, this game does not have to be played at the store.
There is no maximum number of games, but you may only play a league player once per month to count for points.
Report wins and losses along with any bonuses to ComicReaders Downtown via email, or sending a message to Lareina (this will yield faster results). Games reported only through the forum thread will not be counted due to message clutter.
We no longer require players to fill out the Sportsmanship Criteria cards, but this does not mean we will not be monitoring conduct. Depending on severity of the issue, a suspension may be given out without a warning. Please refer to the general Code of Conduct expected of players:
http://forums.saskgames.com/index.php?topic=794.0If you are spectating games, please refrain from helping players with strategy or influencing players’ decisions. If there is a rule error or clarity of a rule is under dispute, if you know the answer, refrain from simply telling the players what the rule is, but instead find evidence in the rulebook or FAQ.
WANT TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE?Contact ComicReaders Downtown via phone (779-0900), in-person at the store, send Lareina a PM, or sign up
here. We will need your first and last name, how you want to be contacted, and what army you will be playing.
THANKSThis League would not be possible without the dedication of ComicReaders' staff.
Rules are subject to change, but I'll try not to change anything after the league starts