Event Pack

Welcome to the Event Pack for Warhammer Throne of Skulls held at Warhammer World. Ahead of you lies a day, or indeed a

whole weekend, dedicated to the Warhammer hobby.

Throne of Skulls events are perfect for players of all ages and abilities to come and enjoy, as the focus is on camaraderie and playing

in the spirit of the game; that is to say friendly competition and fair play are the order of the day. Whether you’re a Veteran of

a hundred battles or you’ve never been to one of these events before, you’re in for a treat. We’ll see you on the battlefield! The Warhammer World Events Team

Welcome

What is Throne of Skulls?At a Throne of Skulls, you’ll get to play a number of games over incredible terrain, against fully painted armies and like minded

opponents. With prizes available for painting, gaming, bravery and sportsmanship, there is something for everyone to strive for.

Grab your collection of miniatures and head to Nottingham for a hobby experience like no other.

SchedulesOne Day Event 8:00am: Warhammer World opens. Registration begins. Bugman’s Bar

serving the Breakfast Menu.

9:00am: Registration closes.

9:15am: Welcome and Event Briefing.

9:30am – 12:00pm: Game 1.

12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch served. Voting for Best Army 12:30pm –

12:55pm.

1:00pm – 3:30pm: Game 2.

3:30pm – 4:00pm: Afternoon Break. Legends Painting Competition.

Entries taken until 3:40pm. Voting open 3:40pm- 3:55pm.

4:00pm – 6:30pm: Game 3.

6:30pm – 7:15pm: Evening Break.

7:15pm – 7:30pm: Award Ceremony.

7:30pm: Event Closes.

10:00pm: Warhammer World closes.

Two Day EventEvEning bEfOrE ThE EvEnT5:00pm – 7:00pm: Optional Early Registration opens.

10:00 pm: Warhammer World closes.

Day OnE8:00am: Warhammer World opens. Registration begins. Bugman’s Bar

serving the Breakfast Menu.

9:00am: Registration closes.

9:15am: Welcome and Event Briefing.

9:30am – 12:00pm: Game 1.

12:00pm – 1:15pm: Lunch served. Legends Painting Competition. Entries

taken until 12:30pm. Voting open 12:30pm-1:00pm.

1:15pm – 3:45pm: Game 2.

3:45pm – 4:15pm: Afternoon Break.

4:15pm – 6:45pm: Game 3.

6:45pm – 7:30pm: Evening Meal served.

7:30pm-9:00pm: Bugmans Pub Quiz.

10:00pm: Warhammer World closes.

Day TwO8:00am: Warhammer World opens. Bugman’s Bar serving the Breakfast

Menu.

10:00am – 12:30pm: Game 4.

12:30pm – 1:30pm: Lunch served. Voting for Best Army 12:45pm –

1:15pm.

1:30pm – 4:00pm: Game 5.

4:00pm – 4:45pm: Afternoon Break.

4:45pm – 5:00pm: Award Ceremony.

5:00pm: Event Closes.

6:00pm: Warhammer World closes.

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Purchasing your ticketTo buy a ticket for any of the Throne of Skulls, simply follow this link

www.whworld.ticketbud.com

Once purchased, we will send you an email with your ticket contained within. You

will need a copy of this email (printed out or displayed on a phone or tablet) when

you arrive at Warhammer World.

Preparing for the EventIn order to attend a Throne of Skulls event, you’ll need to prepare

an army of Citadel Miniatures to play with, as well as a number of

other things to bring with you. We’ve prepared this checklist for you;

if you follow it, you’ll definitely have everything you need!

Your Army List“The Pritzock Halberds have joined our campaign, my Lord... their names have been added to the Charter” Paymaster Shiek Yadosh to Mercenary General von Schmidt

When attending a Throne of Skulls, you’ll need to bring at least two copies of your Army List with you. This is, essentially, a full list of each and every model in your army and what it is armed with. For more information on writing an Army List, visit the online guide click here

PreParing for Battle

your army. You need a 2,000 point Warhammer army, prepared to the required standards laid out in the Warrior’s Code.

a copy of your ticket either printed out or available to display on a phone or tablet.

a warhammer rulebookyour warhammer: armies book and any additional books you require.all your required gaming materials such as dice, templates, tape measures etc.

Two copies of your army List one to hand in at registration and one to keep on you.

any extra models for the Legends Painting Competition.Spare glue for those inevitable running repairs throughout the event.

accommodation. For a weekend event, you may need somewhere to stay. Check here for Nottingham Tourist Information.

www.experiencenottinghamshire.com

That is everything you need to know in order to attend a Throne of Skulls. But if you would like to know more detail please read on.

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Selecting your army“get da Clans togevva....we’s goin to war!.” Warboss Gorbad Ironclaw

To attend a Throne of Skulls event, you’ll need to bring a 2000 point army, selected using

the “Choosing Your Army” guide on page 132 of the Warhammer rulebook.

The Warrior’s Code

“we stood with the Dwarfs as one that day. it was an unspoken code of honour that would not go forgotten” The elderly Chief Ragni of the Jeutones

remembers the Battle of Blackfire Pass

When attending events at Warhammer World, we require that you abide

by The Warrior’s Code, which is designed to ensure everyone taking part

has a fantastic experience. We expect that:

1. All your miniatures have been produced by Games Workshop

(Citadel, Forge World or Warhammer Forge).

2. All miniatures in your army must be fully painted.

3. All miniatures in your army must be fully based.

4. All miniatures in your army must be fully assembled.

5. Your Army List must be selected from a current Games Workshop publication.

6. All miniatures in your army must have weapons/equipment as listed.

7. You will use an appropriately sized and painted movement tray for any units that

are larger than one model.

8. Unit Fillers represent no more than 20% of the unit and roughly

equate to the fighting prowess of the models they replace.

9. You do not use proxies at Warhammer World Events.

10. All major conversions are approved by the Warhammer World

Events Team in advance of the event.

11. You treat all your opponents in a fair and even handed manner.

12. You embrace the Most Important Rule; play in the spirit of the game and do not

get bogged down in the details of the rules.

if you and your models abide to The warrior’s Code throughout the event, there is a sizable reward as mentioned later in the Scoring section.

For a much more detailed description of exactly what all of the above points mean,

including examples, please visit the Warrior’s Code page online click here

Using Sorcerous Pacts and Scrolls

of BattleAt Throne of Skulls, should you use either Sorcerous Pacts or Scrolls of Battle, it’s important to bear in mind that we will put you down as playing for the race from which the majority of your points come from, regardless of what your army composition is!

For example: John has a Dark Elf army he wants to add some Vampire Counts to. He takes the “Restless Dead” Battle Scroll and spends 1,200 points on it and the remainder on Dark Elves. This means John will be counted as playing for the “Vampire Counts” race at Throne of Skulls.

muster your forces

gamesYour opponents will be randomly selected by the Events Team, and games will last up to two and a half hours. Before each game, we will roll for the scenario from the

Pitched Battle section of the Warhammer Rulebook (pages 144 - 150). All players will play the same scenario to ensure fairness.

The scenery on the tables will be pre-determined by the Events Team, but players should feel free to re-organise it before rolling for deployment if both of you wish. If

a specific piece of battlefield terrain is required for the scenario being played, the Events Team will provide it before the game begins.

ScoringThroughout the Throne of Skulls, you are looking to score Battle Points; the more

Battle Points you earn, the greater your chance of lifting the coveted

Throne of Skulls trophy. You earn these Battle Points as such:

• 3 battle Points for winning a game.

• 1 battle Points for drawing a game.

• 0 battle Point for losing a game.

• 1 battle Point for each Favourite Game vote you receive at the event.

• 10 battle Points if you comply fully with The Warrior’s Code

throughout the weekend.

At the end of the event, the player who has scored the highest number of Battle

Points from each race will receive a Best of Race Award.

The overall winner will be whichever of these players scores the highest Margin of Victory (see box out above). This player will be awarded the title

of Lord of Skulls along with the coveted Throne of Skulls trophy itself.

If there are less than three players using armies from a race, then rather than the race average, we will compare their score to the average of all of the players at the

event combined.

In the case of a tie between two players, either for the Best of Race award, or for the Throne of Skulls itself, we will use the following as tie-breakers-

1. Number of Battle Points awarded from Favourite Game Votes received.

2. Number of Battle Points awarded for following the Warrior’s Code.

3. How many games you won.

4. How many players you competed against in your race (to decide the Lord of Skulls only).

favourite game votes At the end of the event, you get

to vote for the player who gave

you the most enjoyable game over

the weekend. Perhaps their army

was gorgeous, or they taught you

a new tactic? Perhaps they were

just a thoroughly sporting opponent.

For whatever the reason, please show

your appreciation for that player by

voting for them.

Margin of VictoryAt the end of the event, we work out the average score of each of the races in attendance. We then compare that race’s top scoring player to that average score of all the players of that race. The amount which that player beat the average by is called the Margin of Victory.

EG: John came top of the Dark Elves players by scoring 25 Battle Points overall. The other Dark Elves players scored 19, 18, 14 and 12 respectively. Thus, the average Dark Elves score is 17.6 and John’s Margin of Victory is 7.4.

the event

“it was at that time, when the battle was surely lost, that he stepped to the front and defiantly raised the Standard of Ostland. from that moment, the day was ours.” From The Chronicles of Captain

Schweisteigger by Christophe von Peache

Everybody has seen those cinematic moments, where one heroic act by an

underdog has swung the course of the battle. Using the record sheets provided,

note down your most unbelievable stories of heroic deeds; we want narrative-

driven stories of hugely defied odds and insurmountable glory like this:

• “The Champion of my Swordsman, Sergeant Lars Holt, charged into an Ogre

Stonehorn with the last four men of his unit, blades drawn. With the fury of crazed

men, they cut down the beast in one turn of combat! Huzzah!”

• “My 10 Gnoblars, The Anklebiters, charged a unit of Seekers of Slaanesh, and killed

them, before overrunning into a Bloodthirster and killing that too!” (Note- this

actually happened here once...)

The best story of bravery in the face of the enemy will receive the Single Most heroic act prize at the Award Ceremony.

“you ask a lot of questions, Manling. you know what i think? i think you need another drink.” Gotrek Gurnisson at the Battle of

Khazad Hurn

The bugman’s Pub Quiz At our two day events, we hold a pub quiz on Saturday evening. Based entirely

on Warhammer, this quiz boasts favourites such as Guess That Stat-line, Say

What You See and Who Would Win? Designed to let you chill out in Bugmans

with a drink or two, this is suitable for new players and veterans alike, so why

not gather a team of six or less and have a go? The winning team will not only

be crowned bugman’s rangers at the Award Ceremony, but also receive a

free round of drinks on us!

Legends gives you the chance to

show off your skills with single

models rather than with whole

armies. Simply enter a model in the relevant category when entries are being

taken (check the schedule). Once all the entries are in, we ask everyone to vote

for their favourites. Whoever gains the most votes in each category will be

declared the winner! (Please note - these models can be anything from your

collection, so feel free to bring anything, from any games system you like).

hero of Legend: All types of Infantry & Cavalry, Bikes & Jetbikes.

beast of Legend: Monstrous Creatures, Beasts, Flying Monstrous

Creatures, Warhammer Swarms, War Beasts, all Monsters.

Engine of Legend: All Vehicles, War Machines and Artillery.

The best army CompetitionIt’s an honour for any hobbyist to have their army nominated by the Events

Staff for the Best Army Competition. Make sure you show your appreciation by

voting for your favourite army from those selected at the appropriate time. The

winner will be declared The Master artisan and glory shall be theirs.

other activities During the event

event aWarDsThe award Ceremony“accept your medals, but know this... the true heroes lie still in the marshes of that accursed place.” Prince Martin von Krystallbach,

Elector Count of Stirland after the Victory at Hel Fenn.

At the end of the Throne of Skulls, we will have an Awards Ceremony, where

we will recognise the achievements earned over the course of the event. We

will be presenting:

• The Lord of Skulls: to the Overall Throne of Skulls Champion.

• best of race: to the player from each race who scored the highest number of

Battle Points.

• The Master artisan: to the player who receives the most number of votes

for Best Army.

• The artisan’s apprentice: to each player who was nominated for the

Artisan of Renown Award.

• bugman’s rangers: to the winning pub quiz team (two day event only).

• Legends Painting Competition winners: to the players who win the

Legends Painting Competitions.

• news from the front: Single Most heroic act: to the player deemed

to have performed the most heroic deed of all.

• The Emperor’s Laurels: to the player/ players who receive the highest

number of Favourite Game Votes.

• warhammer world Knight of the inner Circle: this rare and

prestigious award is given to any player who receives five out of five Favourite

Game Votes (two day event only).

For more details on how we select winners for these prizes, including great tips

if you are looking to win, head over to our Award Guide

Click here

If you wish to ask any questions, discuss any conversions or to find out more

about Throne of Skulls, please feel free to get in touch with us:

Phone: 0115 900 4994

Email: whworldevents@gwplc.com

Post: Warhammer World Venue Team

Games Workshop

Willow Rd

Lenton

Nottingham

England

NG7 2WS

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