40K Escalation League ROUND 2

Join us for an eight week league where your army will grow in power from week to week. Start with  a combat patrol and end with 2,000 points of pure and utter destruction. This league will cost $40 per participant and $30 of it will go into prizing per participant. A sign up link will be shared on August 14th, and you must register online. Limited to 16 participants.

Schedule: 

• Sign up opens: August 14th

• Round 1: August 28th (Combat Patrol Army: 450 - 510 points)

• Round 2: September 11th (1,000 points)

• Round 3: September 25th (1,500 points) (Photo submissions begin)

• Online Voting for Best Painted Begins: October 2nd

• Round 4: October 9th (2,000 points)

• Online Voting for Best Painted Ends: October 16th

• Standings announced and prizes distributed October 23th or earlier if everyone played their matches.

Please join our Discord as we will be using this to organize matches. Make sure you opt in for Table Top notifications. Please contact one of our staff members if you need help with this.

General Rules

• Armies must be built using the latest Warhammer 40,000 rules and matched play guidelines. 

• We will follow the most current errata and points from Games Workshop.

• You will choose a faction for the entire league. You may change your list between rounds.

• Missions will follow the structure of the Chapter Approved Mission Deck. Please familiarize yourself, and if you have any questions, please contact the event organizer on Discord.

• No 3D printed Armies as this will be an official Tournament.

• 3D printed terrain is allowed.

• Players will be paired up every 2 weeks

• Players will coordinate in the discord to set up a time to play their match.

• Please use the store’s reservation system when scheduling matches. A free reservation code will be given to all league players.

• Make up matches are allowed before the end of the league. Please use this as a last resort.

• We will be using Tabletop Battle apps to keep track of scoring, it will generate primary missions, deployment and terrain layout.

Earning League Points: these points will determine standings from round to round as well as at the end of the league

• Win = 3 points

• Tie = 1 points

• Lose = 0 points

At the end of the league the players with the most league points will earn the lion’s share of store credit from the prize pool. 20% of the prize pool will be allocated for the three best painted armies (60/25/15 split). In order to qualify, you must submit at least 3 photos to the google form posted on our discord. This form will go live during the month of September.  Photos of your army are due by October 1, 2026

Exact prizing will be announced once we start the league.