We are very excited to be running our 6th Warhammer 40K 2 day Grand Tournament! It will be a standard Chapter Approved - Grand Tournament. All pairings and results will be recorded by Best Coast Pairings and matches will be determined using a swiss format. You can check out some of our past events on our Youtube channel. In addition we will be following the rules of the ITC Code of Conduct
Tournament Format (Chapter Approved - Grand Tournament Mission Pack)
List Submission
Army list must be submitted via Best Coast Pairings the week before the event (9/21) via the BCP player app. Lists will be released the next day. To simplify the process please use format your Battlescribe lists with the following output options selected:
- MINIMAL Output
- FLATTENED force layout
- ALL COSTS included
- NO Categories
- NO Rules
- NO Rules
- NO CUSTOM NAMES
- TITLE AND TOTALS for Header/Footer
Check out this quick video on how to submit your list.
Tournament Format (Chapter Approved - Grand Tournament Mission Pack)
- Strike Force Format
- 2000 Points
- 3 Detachments
- Lists are due 9/11 at 11:59:59
- WYSIWYG modeling policy (If you have any additional questions, checkout our in depth modeling policy here)
- No Power Level Restrictions
- ForgeWorld is allowed
- 6 Rounds
- Chess clock will be utilized after round 1 for the top 15 tables. Check out the sample rules.
- Battle Ready Army
- Codex, Model and FAQ Cutoff 9/4/2021
- If a codex, model is released on 9/4 and an FAQ is released before the tournament, the new FAQ will be live at the Iron Halo, except for any points increases or decreases for units listed. Models must be available to purchase on the GW or FW website in order to be played at the 2021 Iron Halo.
- Pre-Game Terrain Setup - Terrain will have keywords assigned to them by the judges pre-tournament. Do not touch the markers indicating what the terrain represent. Switching markers is considered a gross breach of the Player Code of Conduct and is subject to an immediate red card.
- Objectives may not be placed on terrain, and both players may adjust terrain accordingly and must agree to the placement of terrain. If no agreement can be reached, please call a judge over to adjust the terrain.
- OBSCURING Terrain - If a terrain piece has the OBSCURING keyword, and does not have a base, consider the base is measured inside corner to inside corner of the building. In addition, if a terrain piece does have a base, use the terrain feature itself to determine, not the base, if a model is obscured.
- If the terrain has the BREACHABLE keyword, a model may enter the terrain feature. Please mark where the models are located and specify if a model is within or outside 1" of a wall.
- Terrain marked as HILLS will have there following rules
- Exposed Position: Models on top do not receive benefit of cover
- If it Fits it Sits: Base must be able to be fully touching the entire level of a hill in order for a model to be placed on it.
- No Place to Hide: A model on a level of a hill can be assaulted regardless of vertical height if the attacking model is within 1" horizontally.
List Submission
Army list must be submitted via Best Coast Pairings the week before the event (9/21) via the BCP player app. Lists will be released the next day. To simplify the process please use format your Battlescribe lists with the following output options selected:
- MINIMAL Output
- FLATTENED force layout
- ALL COSTS included
- NO Categories
- NO Rules
- NO Rules
- NO CUSTOM NAMES
- TITLE AND TOTALS for Header/Footer
Check out this quick video on how to submit your list.
