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Warhammer 40k Grand Tournament hosted by Away Games
Welcome to Third Annual Richmond Open 40K Major hosted by Away Games!
This event is a Games Workshop Golden Ticket event along with a Road to NOVA Orange Ticket Event. Players have a chance to win tickets to both the World Championships and NOVA Open!
“In the Grim darkness of the far future there is only war..”
The Richmond Open Tabletop Gaming Convention has collaborated again with Away Games to bring back the Epic Major event from last year, in The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Virginia. Together we have constructed a battlefield in which players from novice to grandmaster have a chance to fight to the death for eternal glory…along with awards and prizes. No matter the faction, our competitive format will have appeal to competitors of all levels throughout the event and the team looks forward to hosting you.
Tournament Date: Saturday and Sunday, May 03-04, 2025
Location: The Meadow Event Hall
Address: 13191 Dawn Blvd, Doswell, VA 23047
Battle Size: Strike Force (2000 points)
Board Size: 60” x 44”
Format Size: 200 competitors
Missions: TBD (Pariah Nexus 10th Ed)
Layouts: TBD (Pariah Nexus 10th Ed)
Terrain: GW Pariah Nexus (Away Games 2025)
Rule Set: GW Rules and Balance Dataslate
Number of Games: Six Rounds, Win/Loss, Opp Win %, Battle Points
Round Length: 3.0 Hours Game time
Ticket Fee: $80.00 (Event pass required for the weekend but it covers parking!)
Rules cutoff: New rules and materials will not be permitted after Monday, 28 April 25. No new codex will be used until after its official release to the public, not just a limited/starter set release. We will be using the GW Rules and Balance Dataslate, which can be found at https://www.warhammer-community.com/warhammer-40000-downloads/
List submissions: List will be due by Wednesday, 30 April 25 at 11:59pm EST. Any list submitted afterwards MAY be subject to a 10 point deduction in Round One for the event, pending circumstances.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, 03 May 24
8:00am Doors open and Check in
10:00am Round 1 (?) Starts
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Round 2 (?) Starts
5:00pm Break
5:15pm Round 3 (?) Starts
8:15pm Day Ends
Sunday, 04 May 24
9:00am Doors open and Check in
9:30am Round 4 (?) Starts
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Round 5 (?) Starts
4:30pm Break
4:45pm Round 6 (?) Starts
7:45pm All Rounds Complete
8:00pm Awards and Prizes
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Tickets
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As you enjoy competing, Away Games will be attending to every detail, allowing competitors to relax and have their best tournament experience. We have created custom, beautiful immersive, and standardized terrain for you to battle and triumph on! There will be food and drinks to purchase at the event through their concession stands. (Alcohol can be purchased by individuals of legal age, with identification.)
Players can expect EVERY table to have standardized “GW style” 10th Ed terrain, along with dice boxes and chess clocks. (No need to bring your own.) We will have unique round prizes along with other fun aspect for the event!
Event Essentials
- Tournament Date: Friday-Sunday 02-04 May, 2024
- Location: The Meadow Event Hall
- Address: 13191 Dawn Blvd, Doswell, VA 23047
- Battle Size: Strike Force (2000 points)
- Board Size: 60” x 44”
- Format Size: 150+ competitors
- Missions: TBD (Pariah Nexus 10th Ed)
- Layouts: TBD (Pariah Nexus 10th Ed)
- Terrain: GW Standardized Terrain (Away Games 2025)
- Ruleset: GW Rules and Dataslate
- Number of Games: Seven Rounds, Win/Loss Path
- Round Length: 3.0 Hours Game time
- Ticket Fee: $75.00 (Event pass required for the weekend but it covers parking!)
- Prizes: Placing, Painting, Best in Each Faction and more!
- Player Packet located at https://theawaygames.com/events.html
Check In: 12pm, First Round Starts at 2pm. (see schedule below)
Late Arrival: Understandably issues arise, but please inform the Tournament Organizers if you’re going to be late. Late check in for the first round will result in a drop or ceding the spot to a present waitlist attendee. If a competitor arrives late to any round after round one, their game time will begin running on the clock. After 20 minutes the round will be forfeited, and your opponent will receive a win and 70 points.
Missions: Warhammer 40,000 10th Ed., from Chapter Approved Mission Pack: Pariah Nexus: Grand Tournament.
Army Selection: Follow Muster Armies guidance in Chapter Approved Mission Pack: Pariah Nexus: Grand Tournament.
Tools of War: Competitors are expected to bring their army, dice, tape measure, and all relevant rules publications. (Away Games provides dice trays and chess clocks.) If you are using any electronic devices to carry your official rules references, please ensure they are always charged and available for reference.
Rules cutoff: New rules and materials will not be permitted after Monday, 28 May 25. We will be using the GW Rules and Balance Dataslate, which can be found at Warhammer 40000 downloads - Warhammer Community
List submissions: List will be due by Tuesday, 29 May 25 at 11:59pm EST. Any list submitted afterwards MAY be subject to a 10 points deduction in Round One for the event, pending circumstances.
Scoring: At the end of each game, use the provided score sheet to record your results and post them digitally or present them to a Tournament Organizer for digital posting.
Painting: For paint scoring, if your army is fully Battle Ready painted you will receive 10 points for your round score. There will be Hobby Score included into the event as well.
Schedule of Event
Friday 02 May 24
- 12:00pm Doors open and Check in
- 2:00pm Round One Starts
- 5:00pm Break
- 5:15pm Round Two Starts
- 8:10pm Day 1 Ends
Saturday 03 May 24
- 9:00am Doors open and Check in
- 10:00am Round Three Starts
- 1:00pm Lunch
- 2:00pm Round Four Starts
- 5:00pm Break
- 5:15pm Round Five Starts
- 8:15pm Day Ends
Sunday 05 May 24
- 9:00am Doors open and Check in
- 9:30am Round Six Starts
- 12:30pm Lunch
- 1:30pm Round Seven Starts
- 4:30pm All Rounds Complete
- 4:45pm Awards and Prizes
Tickets can be purchased through the Richmond Open Tabletop Gaming Convention website. Please utilize the correct BCP email to be added to the Best Coast Parings App. (Players will need to purchase an event pass as well, but great news it covers parking for the entire event too!)
This event will be capped at 192 competitors using Best Coast Pairings. A wait list will be created once the event sells out. To be added to the waitlist please contact Away Games at contact@theawaygames.com, subject line Richmond Open 40K Event.
Hotel Information and discounts can be found here.
For more details on Army Construction, Painting Standard, Tournament Organizers and Policies, Round Pairings and Timing, Terrain Guidelines, Paint Judging, Byes and Ringer Participation, Prize Support, Ticket Policy, and Media Policy, please refer to the Richmond Open 40K Event Player Packet located at https://theawaygames.com/events.html.
If there are any questions, please contact Away Games at contact@theawaygames.com, subject Richmond Open 40K Event.
