ETERNAL WAR3RD-4TH SEPTEMBER

Welcome to Throne of Skulls: Eternal War. Ahead of you lies a weekend dedicated to the hobby of collecting, painting and playing carnage filled games with your collection of miniatures. Throne of Skulls events are perfect for all hobbyists to come and enjoy as the focus is on camaraderie and playing in the spirit of the game; that is to say friendly competition and fair play are the order of the day.

WHAT IS THRONE OF SKULLS?At Throne of Skulls, you’ll get to lead your army through 5 games of Warhammer 40,000 over incredible terrain, facing fully painted armies led by like-minded opponents. You will fight for personal glory in the arenas of gaming, painting, sportsmanship and more. Grab your army and head to Nottingham for a hobby experience like no other.

EVENT ESSENTIALSSystem: Warhammer 40,000.Army Size: At least one army of 1750 points.Number of games: 5.Army Selection: Battle Forged or Unbound (you choose).Scenarios in use: Eternal War (randomly determined).Publications in use: All Warhammer 40,000 publications from Games Workshop, including Black Library, White Dwarf and Forge World (excluding Horus Heresy publications).All miniatures in your collection must be produced by Games Workshop and be fully assembled, painted and based. Each model must fully represent what you have presented on your army lists.

A NOTE ON PAINTING AND BASINGAt registration we will ask you if your army is fully painted and based. If it isn’t don’t panic! We will do our best to give you the time and space you need to get your models finished before your first game.

As we don’t allow anyone to play with unpainted or unbased models, but we understand that life gets in the way sometimes, we will do our best to help you get them up to standard. If you have a model which is unfinished, then we politely ask you to remove it from the table, as we are obliged to protect the experience of every attendant - we all want to play against fully painted armies, and this event is designed to give everyone the opportunity to do just that!

THE SCHEDULESATURDAY9:00am: Warhammer World main doors open9:55am: Welcome and event briefing10:00am–12:30pm: Game 112:30pm–1:30pm: Lunch and the Hero, Beast and Engine of Legends1:30pm–4:00pm: Game 24:00pm–4:30pm: Break4:30pm–7:00pm: Game 3 and the Company of Legends8:00pm: Warhammer World closes

SUNDAY9:00am: Doors open.10:00am–12:30pm: Game 412:30pm–1:30pm: Lunch and the Best Army Competition Voting1:30pm–4:00pm: Game 54:00pm–4:45pm: Break4:45pm–5:00pm: Award Ceremony5:00pm: Event closes

ARMIESTo attend this event, you will need at least one fully painted and based army of up to 1750 points, selected using the “choosing your army” section of the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook (page 116).

You may bring more armies if you wish, and play any of them that you feel like game to game. This is to give everyone involved a bit of variety over the weekend. While many people are perfectly happy to play with just one army over the weekend, it’s not a requirement of the event and if you want to mix it up a little you can.

Please be aware however that we do require that all of the miniatures you bring have been produced by Games Workshop and are fully assembled, painted and based. For the sake of clarity for your opponents, and to avoid mid-game confusion, we also require that each model represents exactly what it is on your army lists (including all weapons and equipment).

OBJECTIVE MARKERSDon’t forget, you will need 6 objective markers for this event. Ideally, they should be marked underneath with the following values for The Scouring scenario:• One marked with a 4• Two marked with a 3• Two marked with a 2• One marked with a 1Objective markers can be no bigger than a 40mm (terminator) base.

GAMESOver the course of the weekend, you will get to play five games of Warhammer 40,000, each lasting up to two and a half hours. Before each game, we will randomly select a mission from the Eternal War section of the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook (pages 142-147), which everyone in the event will play. Once the mission is played, it will be crossed off our list; each one will only be played a maximum of once. All your opponents throughout the weekend will be randomly selected for you by the Events Team. Simply find out what table you are on, and make your way there to meet your opponent and start your game.

GRUDGESIf you and another player agree, we can arrange that you play against each other in the last game. This is a great way to ensure a thoroughly climatic ending to your weekend, or a chance to settle old grudges in the finest way possible - alongside a good friend. We call these matches grudge matches and we take details after your first game on Sunday during lunchtime - so if you want to arrange a match just let us know!

SCORINGThroughout the event, you’ll earn Victory Points in your games. At the end of each game, simply record how Victory Points you earned for primary and secondary missions combined. Take a look below to see a list of extra Secondary Missions we have introduced for this event! How many Victory Points, combined with how many Favourite Game Votes you score (see below) will help determine who is awarded the mighty Throne of Skulls trophy.

EXTRA SECONDARY OBJECTIVESFor 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, 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 any building (treat it as a large objective), gain 1 Victory Point. (Multiple buildings controlled do not earn extra Victory Points).

FAVOURITE GAME VOTESFavourite Game Votes are simple - just pick the game you enjoyed the most that weekend. It’s a great way to acknowledge a really fun game, an opponent with whom you had a great rapport, or maybe it was just that their army looked fantastic. Votes are taken at the end of the weekend with the results of your final game, so please show your appreciation of your favourite opponent.

HOW TO WIN THE THRONE OF SKULLSWe consider the spirit in which you play your games, and the effort made to ensure your opponent has a great time is the most important aspect of our events. As such, at the end of the weekend, the player who has earned the most Favourite Game votes from his/her opponents will be crowned the winner and the Throne of Skulls trophy theirs to take home. If there are multiple players on the same number of Favourite Game votes, we will use the Victory Points scored as a second sorter.

OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING THE EVENT

Legends gives you the chance to show off your skills with single models and units rather than with whole armies. Simply enter the relevant category when it’s open; once all the entries are in, we will ask all the players to vote for their favourites. The player that earns the most votes in each category will win the relevant prize. (please note: only miniatures from your Throne of Skulls army may be entered into this competition).Hero of Legend: All types of Infantry, Cavalry, Bikes and JetbikesBeast of Legend: Monstrous Creatures, Flying Monstrous CreaturesEngine of Legend: All vehicles and Artillery.Company of Legend: Any unit of 5 or less Infantry or cavalry on 40mm bases or smaller or 3 or less Cavalry, Bikes, Jetbikes or Infantry on 50mm bases or larger.

THE BEST ARMY COMPETITIONIt’s an honour for any hobbyist to have their army nominated by the Events team for the Best Army competition. Make sure you show your appreciation by voting for your favourite collection from those selected during Sunday lunch time. The player who receives the most number of votes will earn the Best Army award and glory shall be theirs!

AWARDSAt the end of Throne of Skulls, we will hold an Awards Ceremony where we recognise the achievements earned over the course of the event. We will be presenting: The Throne of Skulls to the player who earns the most Favourite Game votes.Best General to the player who earns the most Victory PointsBest Army to the player who earns the most Best Army votes during lunch time on Sunday. Hero, Beast, Engine and Company of Legend to the winners of each respective Legends painting competitions.

LUNCHWe will be providing lunch for you on both days - Saturday and Sunday. The menu is decided closer to date by our expert chefs, and we make sure that a wide variety of dietary requirements are catered for. If you can let us know before the event then we can easily accommodate any requests, but if you can’t (or forget!) don’t worry - we will also circle the hall during the first game asking for any specific requests and you can inform us then too.

CONTACT USIf you want to ask us questions, discuss the models you wish to bring, expansions you want to use, or want to find out more about Throne of Skulls, please feel free to get in touch with us:Phone: 0115 900 4994Email: whworldevents@gwplc.comPost: Warhammer World Events Team Games Workshop, Willow Road, Lenton Nottingham, England, NG7 2WS

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