Welcome to our semi-regular 40k Community Open League! This paired 5 round 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 and encouraging cooperation, community, and learning in head to head matches paired against someone on your winpath. Expect to see weird missions, first draft lists, and new friends!

               The league structure is as follows:

·       When the League begins you will be randomly paired with another person in the league, and in each following two week period you will be paired into a new opponent with your same placings record. It is up to you to find a time when you’re both available to meet up and play, and can play at any Grognards locales any time within each 2 week round of the league. 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 Open League channel, posting in there will help you find your opponents and you can always message Grognard’s Staff for help!

o   Pairings for your opponents will be posted to Best Coast Pairings (more on that later) when the league starts, and you will need to submit your results after your game each round.

o   If both players are unable to find a time they can meet up they can request a 50-50 draw result by messaging Grognards staff.

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 Pariah Mission pack, and each of your pairings will be a specific mission set as follows in the format of Primary Mission/Mission

 Rule/Deployment:

o   Pairing 1 – Take and Hold / Stalwarts / Crucible of Battle

o   Pairing 2 – The Ritual / Inspired Leadership / Hammer and Anvil

o   Pairing 3 – Terraform / Smoke and Mirrors / Dawn of War

o   Pairing 4 – Purge the Foe / Raise Banners / Search and Destroy

o   Pairing 5 – Scorched Earth /  Swift Action / Tipping Point

·       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 your opponents. After your game is finished, submit your score through Best Coast Pairings, and notify Grognards Staff 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 Grognards Staff 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 game, instead simply record your Faction and your Discord Name here. Make sure you put your discord username at the top of this upload so that your opponent can easily find you!

Post a battle report of your game in the 40k Paired League channel! Could be as simple as some pictures, could be as detailed as a 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!

Painted armies aren't required to play in the event or for scoring, but if you paint any units during the course of the league, post them in the Hobby and Painting channel. Show off your stuff to the community and see what other folks are up to!

Graduation from the Open League: Once a player manages to come in 1st in the Open League multiple times they may be asked to move onto the Competitive League as the next step in their 40k journey. This is intended to keep players in groups where their skills are healthily challenging each other without things being one-sided, and to keep expectations among players on the same page.