Warhammer 40k Doubles Tournament

Name: Warhammer 40k Doubles Tournament
Start: 2025-10-04T11:30:00-04:00
Location: 13176 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, VA, United States, Virginia 23113

Schedule

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 11:30 am

UTC-04:00

Location

13176 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, VA, United States, Virginia 23113 | Midlothian, VA

Its time for the next 40k Tournament of 2024 at Battlegrounds!
Event is capped at 26 teams, these events consistently sell out, get your ticket if you want to come.
Preregistration at Best Coast Pairings.
https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/GH6h4G0dlp7a?active_tab=overview
One entry for both team mates of $40 is made to sign up.
2 Hour 45 minute rounds
11:00 Doors
11:30 Round 1
2:15 Lunch
3:00 Round 2
5:45 15 Minute Break
6:00 Round 3
8:45 Prizes
This event will have 6 prizes. All winners will be required to have submitted lists on Best Coast Pairings.
No prizes will be doubled up.
Also the top 4 individual players for Imperium, Xenos, Chaos, and Space Marines will get a chance to come to an invitational event with top players from the past year to compete for a trophy.
All prizes will have an equal pay out making each of the 7 awards being just as relevant as any other.
1st
2nd
3rd
Rule of Cool (Best painted, theme, style)
Best 2 wins 1 loss record
Best 1 win 2 loss record

We will be using the pariah nexus, missions and layout revealed at the event.
NEW RELEASES WILL BE IN PLAY THAT COME OUT UP TO THE MONDAY BEFORE THE EVENT. (caps because most frequently asked question.)
Doubles Rules
Each player on the team must play a different faction from the other.
Doubles armies must be constructed so that no Battleline or Dedicated Transport unit appears more than 6 times in any combination of two lists, and no other unit appears more than 3 times in any combination of two lists. Doubles armies may use up to two enhancements each, but the enhancements chosen must be unique. No doubles lists may repeat enhancements.
Rules for Doubles Games
• Doubles teams are treated as a single player for the purposes of gaining, generating, and refunding Command Points.
• Army Rules and Detachment Rules, auras, psychic powers, and other abilities that benefit friendly units will only apply to the player’s own 1000 point army, even if they share a faction or keywords with their teammate.
• Stratagems, abilities, powers, and actions that are limited to once per player per phase, turn, etc are instead limited to once per team.
• Teammates may not embark in each other’s transports, benefit from each other’s buffs, or attach Leaders to each other’s units.
• Teammate’s armies are considered friendly otherwise, and are not affected by auras, powers, or other abilities that only apply to enemy units.

Judging : If players have a rule dispute that requires a judge decision, all relevant information may need consulting. To save time a roll off or a rules as intended decision could be made in the moment. Ask questions ahead of time where applicable for best results.
Modeling
1. There is no paint requirement although always encouraged, we want to welcome everyone to play, including new players or armies.
We won't be doing paint score for this event to help folks stay experimental and not be required to run only what they have completed to fully painted level.
2. Base size rule is only that it must be no bigger or smaller than the original base size it came with or its current version. We don't want players not coming because they haven't rebased their armies from 25mm to 32mm, nor if they have the original square bases (daemon players).
3. Doors open at 11, we roll dice at11:30, it will be a long day of gaming with 2 hour 45 minute, rounds we need to be on time, please provide enough time to get settled and registered before we start at 11:30 am.
4. If a player wishes to use chess clocks at any given time in a match, if they have the clock available to use they may apply it to the game. If applied mid game divide the remaining time.
See here to learn more about ITC timer rules.
https://www.frontlinegaming.org/2018/03/07/open-source-chess-clock-rules-for-warhammer-40k-tournaments/?fbclid=IwAR05tXCsE0RzdMTRpZEID6nbPkugDcR1LPCTo9IOPTXvYMaOu7PMfyvu0wU
5. 100% of the entry fees will go back into the prize pool, the more players the more prizes will be awarded!
6. WYSIWYG is not required. All that is asked is that your models are not confusing to your opponent. You should be able to discern a sergeant equivalent in a unit, and distinguish one unit from the other that are the same type. Being organized and distinguishable with who holds what powers and wargear etc. "Counts as" are respectable if it is a legitimate model on a qualifying base size. Send a message with any questions if your questioning if you can use something.
7. 3d Printed Models will be accepted but only if based and painted and not more than 25% of your army.
Learn more about the ITC here.
https://www.frontlinegaming.org/community/frontline-gamings-independent-tournament-circuit/
Feel free to shoot a message to WCG with any questions or email at [email protected]
Lets do this!