Welcome to our semi-regular 40k Competitive Paired League! This paired 6 round league is intended to be a place where you can sharpen your skills, build up game knowledge, meet fun and challenging opponents, and fight for ITC glory on the battlefields of the 41st millennium! Expect to see strong opponents, cool combos, and a positive play experience using a set of current event missions. 

New to competitive Warhammer? This league is the perfect way to learn the ropes of event-play in a friendly and community oriented environment where people will give you a challenge while also wanting to help you improve!

               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 week 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 1 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 Competitive League channel, posting in there will help you find your opponents and you can always message Grognards 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 week.

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 from the Pariah Tournament Mission Pool and using any of the recommended terrain layouts for that mission:

o   Pairing 1 – A

o   Pairing 2 – C

o   Pairing 3 – E

o   Pairing 4 – L

o   Pairing 5 – O

o   Pairing 6 – P

  Take pictures of your games! This is important for participation in the league!

·       At the end of 6 weeks, there will be a pod created for the top 4 players in the league. They will have 2 weeks to get their games in, and once completed the winner of the pod will be the League Champion!

These missions are as follows:

o   Semi-Finals – B

o   Finals – R

·       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!