Redcap's Corner January 2015 40k Event

• What: The Drop on Solypsus 9
• When: Saturday, January 24, 2015; reg opens at 11am, games at noon
• Where: Redcap's Corner
  • Redcap's Corner Powelton Village
    3617 Lancaster Ave
    Philadelphia, PA, 19104
    (215) 387-4040
• Entry: $10 per player.
• Early Signup: Doodle (appreciated but not required)
• Organizers: Colin Kielick, Joe Kopena, John Lamanna, and the PAGE minis crew

Our next campaign tournament series begins with The Drop on Solypsus 9! The battle for Solypsus 9 will play out over the following schedule:

Players are welcome to join in any part. There is no commitment to make each event, and no disadvantage for missing any part. Players may also change their primary factions and associated alliance throughout.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions!

Outcome

• Final Results
• Campaign Report
• Photo Gallery

Materials

• Mission Pack: The Drop on Solypsus 9
• Campaign Background and Mechanics
• Covert Missions
• Scoresheet (2-up)
• Painting and Sportsmanship Ballots

Last-Round Entries

If you can't participate all day but want to join in the fun, we can slot you in for the final mission of the day. Here's how it works:

• You must be at the shop by 6:30.
• There's no entry fee, but you're not eligible for prizes. You will still affect the campaign.
• If an odd number of last-round players show up, we'll do our best to arrange something but worst case you may be out of luck.
  • Options here include a team or multiplayer game among the last-round entries.
• You must therefore sign-up in advance so potential latecomers can figure out if it makes sense to come for just that round. Please mark the first column for "Last Round Only!" as well as your primary faction.

Early Sign-Up

If you know you'll be joining us for this January event, please sign up here. Early signup is not required but will help us plan. Please feel free to drop in at the last minute regardless!

Rules

Army construction rules and the missions are in the mission pack. Campaign mechanics and the background story are in the Solypsus 9 overview.

Matches will be tournament pairings, with results affecting the larger campaign. The first round pairings will be roughly seeded by results from the preceding two store events when possible. This may switch back to team-based pairings depending on popular preference.

Players not in contention for the overall standings may be given personal covert missions, and/or other effects applied to their games.

The judge(s) will step in to play if there is otherwise an odd number.

Scoring Guide

A total of 100 points are available for the day to determine overall results:

• 60 points for match results
• 25 points for painting and craftsmanship
• 15 points for sportsmanship

Match results are a simple sum of the victory points earned in the three missions, each worth up to 20 points.

Painting and craftsmanship is scored objectively by the judge(s), applying this rubric to the entire army:

• All models assembled and primed: +5 pts
• All models three-color minimum: +5 pts
• All models based (paint/flock): +5 pts
• Advanced painting techniques present (washes, drybrushing, etc): +5 pts
• Advanced basing techniques present: +5 pts

Sportsmanship scores include two components:

• The sum of the sportsmanship scores for each mission (9 pts available).
• Points earned through players ranking their favorite opponents at the end of the day (6 pts available).

Prizes

The prize distribution will be posted shortly.

Given enough players, a painting & craftsmanship prize will be awarded based on player voting. This is separate from the paint scores included in the overall standings above. You cannot vote for yourself.

Schedule

Doors open at 11am and the gaming kicks off at high noon. Each of the three missions will play for 2.5 hours. There will be a break after the second round for dinner. Details: