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[Plainville MA] Warmachine / Hordes Ladder League - 8/31
« on: August 17, 2014, 01:11:01 PM »


Battleground Games & Hobbies - Plainville


Format: Ladder League
Date: August 31st, 2014
Time: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Entrance Fee: Dues each week


Do you play Warmachine/Hordes already? Have you wanted to try playing but weren’t sure where or when? Battleground Plainville will be starting a new League series labor day weekend and you are all invited to come and play.


Plainville Ladder League

League Breakdown
Singles Steamroller games in 4 Levels with potential prizes for all levels of player with the emphasis on growing the community. Levels will be as follows

Level 1
-   15 point Steamroller Format
-   Tier 1 Caster /Lock Bonus only
-   2 League Points per win
-   1 League Point per loss
-   0 League Points lost to Lower level players
-   No Character Units or Character Warjacks/Warbeasts allowed
-   No Colossal Jacks/Gargantuan Beasts allowed
-   No Battle Engines allowed
-   10 Total Points required to advance to Lvl 2
-   Max 60 Minute Rounds, 10 minute turns

Level 2
-   25 Point Steamroller Format
-   Up to Tier 2 Caster/Lock Bonus only
-   6 Points per win
-   0 Point per loss
-   -2 Points lost to Lower level players
-   Only 1 Character Unit or Warjack/Warbeast allowed
-   No Colossal Jacks/Gargantuan Beasts allowed
-   40 Total Points required to advance to Lvl 3
-   Max 48 Minute Rounds, 8 minute turns/Death clock

Level 3
-   35 Point Steamroller Format
-   Up to Tier 3 Caster/Lock Bonus only
-   12 points per win
-   -3 Points per loss
-   -6 Points per loss to lower level players
-   100 total Points required to advance to Lvl 4
-   Max 36 Minute Rounds, 6 minute turns/Death clock

Level 4
-   50 Point Steamroller Format
-   All Caster/Lock Tiers open to play
-   15 Point per win
-   -5 Points per loss
-   -10 Points per loss to lower level players
-   Highest Total points wins bracket
-   Max 48 Minute Rounds, 6 minute turns/Death clock


Rules
-   All players start at level 1 and work up
-   Entry fee $10 per week
-   Total of up to 3 games per week or 2 wins per week
-   All games are Steamroller format
-   Players pick the round length for each game up to the max allowed per level
-   League general play nights will be Sunday and Monday each week
-   Players are required to arrange their own games
-   Battleground can be used at any time. Just make sure the place isn’t full or has another tournament running
-   All players advance to Level 2 once they have acquired 10 total points
-   No player can drop below Level 2 once it is reached
-   Players can elect to not advance to the next level
-   Players that drop more than 10 points below the total minimum Points required to attain a level automatically drop to the next level down
-   Players can only challenge players at their level or above
-   Higher level players challenged by a lower level player may decline only if they have players from their level present or if they have played all available participants in their level that week.
-   Higher level players accepting a challenge by a lower level player must play the game at the lower level point value
-   High level players that win against lower level players only win points equal to the level of the lower level player.
-   All games must be recorded and tallied. Sheets to be returned to BG no later than close of business on Saturday or the current week
-   Weeks will run Sunday to Saturday
-   Final Prizes will be determined by attendance
-   Players may bring any team or faction they choose
-   Groups choosing to play outside the store regularly must get approval from Matt Robinson before starting league play.
-   2 scenarios will be picked each week and specifically chosen for game 1 and 2. Any 3rd games required may be rolled at random from the 2 chosen for the week
-   All players must have copies of all scenarios in hand
o   Packets can be provided to each player at the start
o   Privateer Press Digital App has all scenarios in the official Steamroller rules
-   All players must have copies of the current Rules errata
o   July 2014 Errata is the most current
o   Copies can be provided at the beginning of the league
-   Games will be deemed won in the following order
o   Scenario Win within the given time frame
o   Assassination w/o completing the scenario
o   Highest Scenario points once time has elapsed with no assassination
o   Highest points destroyed
-   All challenges for the given week are based on the players points and level on the start of that week.
o   Points and/or Levels acquired during that week will not come into play till the end of the current weeks cycle
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warmachine / Hordes Ladder League - 8/31
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2014, 01:11:30 PM »
Warmachine/Hordes Rules Review

Do you play Warmachine/Hordes already? Have you wanted to try playing but weren’t sure where or when? Battleground Plainville will be starting a new League series labor day weekend and you are all invited to come and play. But before you do, wouldn’t it help to know how to play? Then Aug 25th is your answer to that problem.

On Monday, August 25th, from 6-9 PM we will review the ins and outs of the game, clarifications, errata’s, and any other things we can think of to make sure all players are ready for league play. But just because this is a rules review doesn’t mean the veteran players can’t come. Veteran players are also invited simply because they have seen a lot of the situations new players will come to see. And as a bonus, any players who participate in this event will receive 4 League points to start off with. That’s 4 points before league play even begins. Plus, the night is also free! Free points, Free event and you can get yourself ready for the week after. So, if you are a rookie caster or a seasoned 50 point veteran, come on down to Battleground Plainville and help get the league started in the right direction.


Battleground Plainville
Monday Aug 25th
6-9PM
4 Point bonus League Points for participating for at least 2 hours
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warmachine / Hordes Ladder League - 8/31
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2014, 01:12:47 PM »
If you guys have any questions please get in touch with Matt Robinson.  You can find him here.
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warmachine / Hordes Ladder League - 8/31
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2014, 03:47:00 PM »
Are people going to be there monday?

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Re: [Plainville MA] Warmachine / Hordes Ladder League - 8/31
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2014, 06:13:59 PM »
We had 9 people for the rules reading this Monday.

Also, Matt's decided to change the weekly fee to:

$5.00/person
or
$10.00/person which gets you $8.00 is store credit towards WM/H stuff and supplies.
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Re: [Plainville MA] Warmachine / Hordes Ladder League - 8/31
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2014, 12:48:09 PM »
This monday is a holiday....

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Re: [Plainville MA] Warmachine / Hordes Ladder League - 8/31
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2014, 11:12:42 PM »
Hey how's it going, totally new to Warmachine/Hordes, looking for a fun way to learn and build-up an army on a curve and was wondering if you guys run these sort of ladder leagues with any regularity?

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Re: [Plainville MA] Warmachine / Hordes Ladder League - 8/31
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2014, 03:14:32 PM »
They don't happen super regularly, but the league that's going on now is comprised almost entirely of people who are brand new to the game or have very little experience.

They aren't super far along (I think they're playing with 25 point lists at the moment), so if you feel like stopping by on a Monday night to check it out, that would be cool.  It seems like every week the players are teaching someone new how to play.

Tonight they've got a little event scheduled.  It's a 25 point tournament where you can only bring Warjacks and Warbeasts.  If you'd like to check that out they should be in Plainville from 7-10pm.
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