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Escalation LEAGUE Starts September 23

Choose your faction and warlord, assemble your forces, and forge your path to victory. In this escalating structure, you will use the same army from battle to battle, growing your forces as you fight other players in missions to secure victory for your faction.

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League members, check the 40k Escalation Channel on the Discord page for contact information, and standings.

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Click To Join The League

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League Information

Duration: 2 months, September 23rd - November 17th

 

Cost: $30 before the league starts

 

Requirements: 

Players must have:

  • The core rules

  • All necessary Faction miniatures (they do NOT have to be painted)

  • All necessary Faction rules

  • A Faction roster sheet - digital or paper

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  • Players may agree on the Mission of their choice.  If an agreement cannot be reached, players can roll off - high roll chooses. 

  • While terrain and playmats are available, players are welcome to bring their own.

  • Missions must be played at GriffoNest Games.

  • You may not interfere with another game in any way.

  • GriffoNest Games will ask for your contact information for the sole purpose of arranging games and notifying you of your two-week period opponent.  We WILL NOT contact you in any other fashion.

 

Structure: 

  • Required Game: Every two weeks, players will be given an opponent with a similar league standing to you.  Any time during that period, you must arrange a meeting time with your opponent to complete your battle at GriffoNest Games.  These games will work towards your league standings.

  • Optional Games: Up to two times per two week period, you may play an additional optional game versus other league players.  You may play an optional game versus your required opponent.

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Starting Warband Size: Players will start with combat patrol point sized armies (750). This will allow newer players to participate and grow their armies as the league progresses.
 

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​Minimum Required Army per Two Week Period:

September 23rd - October 6th: 750 Point Limit

October 7th - October 20th:  1,000 Point Limit

October 21st - November 3rd:  1,500 Point Limit

November 4th - November 17th: 2,000 Point Limit

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Scoring: 

  • A battle win will earn you 3 points.

  • A battle tie will earn you 1 point.

  • A battle loss will earn you 0 points.

  • Will still gain 1 requisition point after match (Win/Lose/Draw)

  • League standings will only be used to create your pairings each two-week period.

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Prizes: We will be using a prize ticket system for this league:

 

Required Game: Win or lose, you will receive 4 prize tickets for playing your required game each two week period.  If you win your required game, you will receive one additional prize ticket. 

 

Optional Games: Win or lose, you will receive 1 prize ticket per game for playing each optional game in a two week period.

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All entrance fees will be used by the store to purchase Warhammer prizes.  At the end of the league, players will place their tickets into containers for the prizes they hope to win.  Tickets will then be randomly drawn to determine the winners of those prizes.

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