We have a new date!

We have rescheduled for July 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2012.

We’ll be back to host another great weekend of Warhammer.

See you then!

As promised, here are the final fantasy scores.
40k results are here.

This was another great year for Buckeye Battles. We increased to 84 registrations, with 80 in attendance! That was 400 games of Warhammer  Fantasy in two days!

A giant thanks to this years sponsors and organizers, and the players who made this happen.

An Indy GT Warhammer 8th Edition Fantasy Tournament
2200pt , 5 rounds

Rules Pack 2011 Revised 05/13/11

Scenario Pack 05/13/11

We have hit 80 registrations!

We’re going to take six more registrations, then we will have a waiting list.

Please take a moment to read our rules pack. There are some 8th edition specific army compositions and magic rules to avoid the most abusive situations. If you have any questions feel free to email Jeff@buckeyebattles.com.

See you in July!

First is Battlefoam, which has provide a variety of foam trays that will be prizes for both the 40k RTT and the Fantasy GT.

Second is Game Room Comics, in Toledo. Another last minute addition who will be providing a number of  big tournament prizes. If you find yourself in Toledo, stop in or check out their website. A giant thank you as their donation will allow for more prizes on the table for everyone.

And don’t forget our original sponsors, The Guardtower in Columbus (the home of the Central Ohio Wargaming Slackers), Comic Shop Plus in Newark, Logo7 Media for the website and hosting. and most importantly Games Workshop (who without our favorite games, we wouldn’t have a reason to get together and have fun)!

Pre-Registration now open!

Scenarios are now up! Go here to download a copy.

Updates at thechaptermastersadvisor.com

When: Friday, July 8th 2011

Entry Fee: $15

Limit 60 players )

Length: Four Rounds

Points:  1750

Scenarios:

Rules:

(note: banding is only for the Warhammer Fantasy event)

• Standard force organization.
• All current codices and option thereon are eligible.
• Forge World Imperial Armour are also eligible. See Forge World stipulation note below.
• All army lists must be in by received by July 1st.

Imperial Armour stipulation:
• You must have a hard copy of the Imperial Armour book, plus a copy of any PDF updates to be able to use these options.
• No super heavies
• No flyers
• Any option with an entry in a current codex takes precedence over Imperial Armour. Example; Imperial Guard codex Manticore rules are used over the entry in Imperial Armour Volume 1.

Schedule:

8-9 Sign in / Table setup / Last minute adjustments
9:30 -11:30 Round 1
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
12:45 – 2:45 Round 2
3:15 – 5:15 Round 3
5:45 – 7:45 Round 4

Awards for Paint, Sports, Battle, and Overall, top 2 players will qualify for the Vegas GT!

Event Organizesr: Chris and Dan,  Chris is a long time 40k organizer, runs Ard Boyz for the state, and has worked with GW as a Outrider, Kommando, and at Games Day

Breaking News: We will have Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition Rulebooks as part of our prize support!

Buckeye Battles is returning  July 9th and 11th, 2010!

Our main event is the Warhammer Fantasy Independent Grand Tournament.  This is a 2250 point, five round competition against rivals from across the country.  We make our event unique by using banding and some great scenarios, that will test your mettle as a general.

We are now a proud  member of of the Games Workshop Official North American Circuit.  The top two players will qualify for the 2011 Vegas GT Invitational!

Pre-registration opens in March 31st, 2010, we only have 88 spots for this tournament and expect to sell out again this year.

New for 2010 will be a Warhammer 40k event.

Banding is decided by 9 judges from all over the world.  These judges are tournament veterans and have different opinions on what is good, bad, and ugly. The idea is you wont be judged based on 1 particular groups biases and will have a wealth of experience and backgrounds going into the decisions.

There is no cookie cutter formula to the bands.  Each list is evaluated on his own merit. The judges presume the worst possible use of your lists (aka 5 blocks of 25 thunderers that are themed for the Civil War will still be graded on what the list potentially could do).

This also means the judges presume you are a competent player and will use the list as a competent player would.  Just because you don’t win much with the list you turn in, doesn’t mean its not a tough or nasty list.

The judges will submit a vote on which band the list is appropriate in. Judges can veto a list also,  3 veto votes and we will ask you to resubmit your list with comments as to why.   At the start of July we will compile all the lists and make sure those on the bubble between bands land in the band we feel is appropriate.

Band 1 typically includes , gun lines, lists that include many of the best items,  powerful magic phase. It can include characters on flying rank breakers with good saves if the rest of the army is also solid.  Some of the stronger books tend to land in this group such as Deamons, Dark Elves, Lizards, and Vampires. Though there are possible builds from those books that can make it into lower bands.

Band 2 is typically full of balanced lists.  Usually a good balance of core, shooting, magic and tactically important units/characters.  There are also included lists from the tougher books where its apparent there was a honest effort to make a softer than normal list.   There can be some tough stuff in these lists, but also a good mix of core infantry or less obvious choices.

Band 3 is where you can find your lists that do not take many characters, have lots of core troops, minimal magic and some shooting.   You will find Dogs of War, Ogres, Orcs, as well as other armies that have made a considerable effort to leave out the best of the best from their books or balance 1 great unit with several softer ones.

Do not assume band 1 is all hard core players and band 3 is all kids and part timers.  A band 3 player has won 2 of the 3 events.

Edit: Removed references to WPS as it is no longer being maintained.