Join us for our Lorcana nights where we are adding tournaments along with casual play!

3 Rounds of swiss. Starts at 6:30

This will be capped at 16 entrants to start, we will increase the cap if more players are interested.

We will be holding our first ever Warhammer: The Old World Escalation league! Come join the fun as you build, paint, and play your way to victory! Legacy armies can be utilized, and proxies are okay if they are close to the same size and have the correct base size for the unit.

The Old World Escalation league will begin on Monday 04/08/2024 and will run through 06/02/2024. Each week you can play as many games as you want vs other league members at or under the allotted points amount for the week. You can play the same opponent as much as you would like but it is advised to get some diversity to meet more of the community!

You can play any scenario currently available for Warhammer: The Old World and all current material printed for The Old World can be utilized. The only rule change we are implementing is the rule of 3. This means that you cannot have more than 3 of the same unit in your list (Ex. Cannot have more than 3 steam tanks in a list.) This changes to the rule of 6 for Core units (ex. You cannot have more than 6 units of Zombies.) Your list does not need to be the same list each week so feel free to mix it up a bit and try out different combos. The points per week will be as follows.

04/08 – 04/21: 1000 pts or less
04/22 – 05/12: 1500 pts or less
05/13 – 06/02: 2000 pts or less

The hobby aspect of the league also helps motivate you to build and paint your units. You can strive for quantity by building and painting as much as you can during the league, or you can spend as much time on that special unit that deserves the effort. Please only count units that have been built/painted starting from 04/01/2024 – 06/02/2024. Make sure to post your hobby endeavors to our The Old World channel in our discord!

There will be some prize support for the end of the league both for gameplay as well as the hobby side. Prize support will be as follows.

Greatest number of games played during the league.
Most new opponents played during the league.
Greatest number of units built/painted during the league.
Best painted unit (We will collect votes for this during the end of the league.)

If you have any questions about the league, please message me on our Discord (HereticJeff) https://discord.gg/NC2RQgFk99 or post your questions on The Old World channel. Make sure to pick up The Old World role as well so you are notified when people are looking for games.

Join us for a 9-week standard league with a cut to top 4 the last 2 weeks.

Grognards 40k Casual Paired League

               Welcome to our semi-regular Casual 40k League! This swiss-paired weekly league is intended to help onboard newer players into head to head games, scheduling using online community platforms, and introduction to the Grognards 40k Community while also providing a fun experience for all players regardless of experience by utilizing less ‘tourney standard’ rules. Expect to see odd point levels, weird missions, and maybe even a battlefield condition or two!

               The league structure is as follows:

·       Each week you will be paired with another person in the league. It is up to you to find a time when you’re both available to meet up and play, and can play at both Grognards locales. This necessitates using the official Grognard Community Discord which you can find by going to our website ( grognardgames.com ) and looking for the link in the top left corner of the screen, using this link ( https://discord.gg/PXstNMefvV ), or through our in-store QR codes for your phone. This is the community resource center and best source of information on getting in contact with other local players, and participating in the league will not function without this vital resource for communication.

o   There is a 40k League channel, posting in there will help you find your opponents and you can always message Derek for help!

o   Pairings for each week will be posted to Best Coast Parirings (more on that later) by Monday night, and you will need to submit your results by Sunday night.

o   If both players are unable to find a time they can meet up they can request a draw result by messaging Derek, the event organizer.

o   If one player fails to reply to all attempts to contact them they will be given a loss and dropped from the event.

o   If extenuating circumstances prevent a player from making their agreed upon game time and they are unable to reschedule, they will be scored as a loss but remain in the event.

·       Each game will be 2000pts (You do not need to use the same list each week, just the same faction) using the Leviathan Mission pack, and each week will be a specific mission set as follows in the format of Primary Mission/Mission Rule/Deployment:

o   Week 1 – Deploy Servo Skulls / Minefields / Hammer and Anvil

o   Week 2 – Take and Hold / Sweep and Clear / Sweeping Engagement

o   Week 3 – Scorched Earth / Hidden Supplies / Dawn of War

o   Week 4 – Sites of Power / Vox Static / Search and Destroy

o   Week 5 – The Ritual / Supply Lines / Crucible of Battle

o   Week 6 – Supply Drop / Scrambler Fields / Dawn of War

§  Take pictures of your games! This is important for one of the league activities!

·       The league will be using Best Coast Pairings ( bestcoastpairings.com ) to organize and record your week to week scores as well as pair you into someone in your same win/loss record. After your game is finished, submit your score through Best Coast Pairings, and notify Derek if you’re having any problems with it (I can input your score manually if necessary).

o   Make sure you have an account on it preferably attached to your Grognards account email, or you can contact Derek on the discord to clarify your BCP email.

o   Once the league starts you will receive a message to this email prompting you to upload your list. You do not have to upload a full list, you can change it each week, instead simply record your Faction and your Discord Name here. Make sure you put your discord username at the top of your army list upload so that your opponent can easily find you!

·       Post a battle report of your game in the Warhammer 40k channel on the discord and @Derek with your post! Pictures, fluffy narrative spin, what battle plans were going through your head during the game, if you had a good time, all valid types of things to post as your battle report!

If you paint any units during the course of the league, post them in the Hobby and Painting channel and @Derek with your post. Show off your stuff to the community and see what other folks are up to!

Down ‘N’ Dirty 2024

What to bring and rules:

Three rounds, One day resurrection style Blood Bowl tournament.
What to Bring: Your team, dice, pitches, rulebook

Entry Fee: $15.00

Location: Grognard Games Roselle
Date: June 23rd, 2024

The following rules below will be in effect for this event.

• Blood Bowl Second Season (2020) Rule Set

• Latest GW FAQ and Designers commentary 

All races found in the Blood Bowl Second Season (2020) Rulebook, Teams of Legend PDF, and Spike Magazines can be played. Because this is a resurrection style tournament, all injuries will be healed in between games by our world renown healers. This means they will be fresh and ready to go for the next round!

Team building:

You will be given a 1.2 million gold budget to purchase players, rerolls, fan factor, coaches, apothecaries, and cheerleaders with. You may also use this budget to purchase any Star Players as well. All new star players from the Second Season Edition and subsequent Spike Journals will be allowed.  Wizards, Journeymen, Special Play cards of any kind, Halfling Hot Pot, Mercenaries are NOT allowed with the exception of Giants. Note: If you are including a Star Player OR a Giant, you must have 11 players on your team BEFORE hiring them. Having 10 players plus a Star or Giant is not allowed.

The number of primary skills you are allowed depends on your team's tier level. The teams and their tier level can be found below. 

Tier 1 teams get 42 SPP to spend:

Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, High Elf, Lizardmen, Norse, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elf

Tier 2 teams get 54 SPP to spend:

Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegade, Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Orc, Slann, Tomb Kings, Vampire

Tier 3 teams get 66 SPP to spend:

Goblin, Halfling, Snotling, Gnome, & Ogre

Primary skills will cost 6 SPP while secondary skills are 12 SPP. Players cannot take any stat increases at all as they have finished training for this event months ago. Players can only have up to 2 primary skills on them and cannot take both a primary and a secondary skill. A single player with TWO Primary Skills will cost 14 SPP. The same skill cannot be taken more than 4 times on your entire team.

Star Players: 

All new star players from the Second Season Edition and subsequent Spike Journals will be allowed. Second Season Edition has given Star Players each their own "Special Rule". If you have a Star Player on your roster, you are expected to explain the "Special Rule" to your opponent. 

Star Players have now started realizing their worth after new agents flooded the market. In addition to their hiring fee, star players will cost your team an extra 12 SPP Due to popularity and market demand... Current GW MEGA STARS (see current FAQ) Bomber Dribblesnot, Deeproot Strong Branch, Morg n Thorg, Griff Oberwald, Hackflem Skuttlespike, and Kreek Rustgouger cost 18 SPP instead of 12. 

Because of the money generated by Star Players attending games, owners have also been paying actors to wear costumes and make appearances to help generate additional revenue. Due to this new scam, many teams have been swindled out of their money believing they have hired the real star player. If both teams on a pitch have induced the same Star Player on their roster neither team is allowed to field that star player during their game.

Dirtiest Tournament in the Midwest:

The Down ‘N’ Dirty bowl is renowned for not having the best referees. Not only do the refs encourage bribes to turn a blind eye, but they also hedge bets with the crowd on how many injuries happen in the game! Due to this reason every team receives one free bribe at the beginning of each game. Each team will also roll off before the game to see what secret weapon has been left inside their locker room.  Before rolling to determine weather each team will roll a D6 and consult the table below for your secret weapon. If you choose to take the weapon it can only be given to a lineman on your team and they gain the Secret Weapon skill as well. .

1-2: Ball and Chain
3-4: Bombardier 

5-6: Chainsaw

Schedule 

Check in: 10:30 AM
Round 1: 11:00 AM

Lunch: 1:30 PM
Round 2: 2:30 PM
Round 3: 5:00 PM

Awards: 7:30 PM

Awards and scoring.

The better your performance in each game the more points you will receive. The amount of points you can earn in each game can be found below.

Win - 3 points

Draw - 1 point

Lose - 0 points

3+ TDs scored - 1 point

3+ CAS caused - 1 point

Event Organizer - Erik Enberg

Rules Support - Derek Glassman

Check in 9:30am-10am, Game Start 10am

Introductions:

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. Welcome to the frontlines of the Warhammer 40k 2v2 Blind Doubles Team Tourney, where battles are fought not only for glory but also for the fate of entire civilizations. This Tourney will bring together champions from across the galaxy to compete in an epic struggle for supremacy.

Tournament Overview:

The Warhammer 40k 2v2 Tournament is a thrilling test of strategy, skill, and camaraderie. Players form teams and battle against each other in a series of matches, each bringing new challenges and opportunities for glory. Instead of the standard 1st, 2nd, and 3rd awards you see in many events we have unique Titles and Goals to strive for!

Team Formation:

Teams are formed through a randomized selection process, ensuring that every player has the opportunity to compete with and against different allies and adversaries. This fosters a dynamic and diverse playing environment, where teamwork and adaptability are essential.


Tournament Structure:

The Tournament is structured into three games, with each game featuring unique missions and scenarios to test the mettle of every team. As the Tournament progresses, teams will face increasingly difficult challenges, requiring them to devise cunning strategies and demonstrate exceptional tactical prowess.

Scoring System:

Points are awarded to players based on their performance in each round. These points will be attributed to both players on each team. Victories, strategic objectives, and battlefield achievements all contribute to a team's overall score. The players with the highest cumulative score at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions of the Warhammer 40k Teams Tourney.


Each match will have a maximum score of 100 based on the following criteria:

Primary Objective Score 

Secondary Objective Score

Additional Tertiary Bonus Scores (this replaces the battle ready points normally used)

Tertiary bonus scores are as follows

Linebreaker (end the game with a unit in your opponents’ deployment zone): 5 points 

Slay the Warlord (destroying your opponents’ warlord): 5 points

On top of our team structure we will also have bonus award titles given out to players at the end of the event. Remember to record when you achieve these!

Player Structure:
Each player is to choose a faction and detachment for their army and build a 1000pt list following standard list building rules.

Match Structure:
At the start of each match each player will nominate a single character in their force to be their unit’s CHAMPION. Each TEAM will also choose a single character on their team to be their WARLORD for the purpose of objectives and additional scoring opportunities.