Warhammer 40K Doubles Event Hosted By Away Games

Rules for the Doubles Event Armies

Each Player must construct their own unique 1000 point army.

Each Players army may use up to two enhancements per detachment, but the enhancements chosen must be unique. (No duplicated enhancements.)

Each Player on the team must play a different faction from their teammate.

Army Rules and Detachment Rules, Auras, Psychic Powers, and other Abilities that benefit friendly units will only apply to the Player’s own 1000 point army, even if they share a faction or keywords with their teammate.

Stratagems, Abilities, Powers, and Actions that are limited to once per Player, per phase, turn, etc. are instead limited to once per Team.

Each teams armies must be constructed so that no Battleline or Dedicated Transport unit appears more than 6 times in any combination of two lists, and no other unit appears more than 3 times in any combination of two lists.

Each Player can only have up to 500 points in Reserve/Strategic Reserves to begin the battle.

_ Rules for the Doubles Event Gameplay

Teams are treated as a single player for the purposes of gaining, generating, and refunding Command Points.

Teams may not embark in each other’s transports, benefit from each other’s buffs, or attach Leaders to each other’s units.

Each Teams armies are considered friendly otherwise, and are not affected by auras, powers, or other abilities that only apply to enemy units.

_ Event Essentials

Tournament Date: Friday, May 01 2026

Location: The Meadow Event Hall

Address: 13191 Dawn Boulevard Doswell, VA 23047

Battle Size: Strike Force (2000 points)

Board Size: 60” x 44”

Format Size: Doubles (Two-Players)

Missions: TBD (Chapter Approved 10th Ed)

Layouts: TBD (Chapter Approved 10th Ed)

Terrain: GW Chapter Approved (Away Games)

Rule Set: GW Rules and Balance Dataslate

Number of Games: Five Rounds

Pairing Process: Wins, Path to Victory, Random, Battle Points (Swiss Pairings in the Final Round)

Round Length: 3.0 Hours Game time

Round Break Down: 3 Rounds Friday

Ticket Fee: $30.00 for Ticket (Event pass required for the weekend but it covers parking!)

Prizes: Team Placing, Team Best Overall, Team Best Painted (Two trophies per)

Placing Process: Wins, Battle Points

Player Packet located at https://theawaygames.com/events.html

Check In: 9am, First Round Starts at 10am

Late Arrival: Understandably issues arise, but please inform the Tournament Organizer if you are going to be late. Late check in for Round One MAY result in a drop/loss. If a player arrives late to any Round, their game time will begin running on the clock. After 20 minutes the Round will start, and late player will forfeit the Round, and the winner will receive 70-points.

Missions: Warhammer 40,000 10th Ed., from the Chapter Approved Tournament Companion.

Army Selection: Follow Muster Armies guidance in Warhammer 40,000 10th Ed, from the Chapter Approved Tournament Companion.

Tools of War: Each player is expected to bring their Army, Dice, Tape Measure, and all relevant rules publications. If you are using any electronic devices to carry your official rules references, please ensure they are always charged and available for reference.

Scoring: At the end of each game, please record your results and post them digitally or present them to a Tournament Organizer for digital posting. (Players are responsible for all scoring and scoring mistakes.)

Painting: There is no paint minimums, so bring what you like. For painting scoring, if your army is fully Battle-Ready painted you will receive 10-points towards your Round score. If your army is not fully painted, you will receive 0 points towards your Round score. (For Hobby Paint Scoring, all fully Battle-Ready armies will receive a minimum of points with showcase armies scoring more. Painting matrixes can be found at https://theawaygames.com/paintmatrix.html.)

The use of a chess clock is mandatory for all games of the top 4 in the Events final two Rounds. Failure to use a clock in the final two Rounds MAY result in penalties. As well, if any player at any time during the Event wishes to use a chess clock, their opponent must do so. Time will always be split in half when a clock is requested following the start of a Round.

**Please do not forget to join our NTL Discord for information or questions at Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

_ Event Cutoffs

Rules cutoff: New rules and materials will not be permitted after Wednesday, 29 April 26. 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 Warhammer 40000 downloads

Proxy and Conversion: Requests must be submitted before Wednesday, 29 April 26, at 11:59 pm EST. Any proxy submitted afterwards MAY be subject to a 10-point deduction to their Round One score and a yellow card for the Event, pending circumstances. For approval, please contact Away Games at contact@theawaygames.com and provide photos and a brief explanation of the model and what it represents. We have also created an Away Games Channel inside the NTL Discord (https://discord.gg/Hs7zuGshZ5), for approvals. Please read Rules and Guidelines for Approval.

List submissions: List will be due by Wednesday, 29 April 26, at 11:59pm EST. Any list submitted afterwards MAY be subject to a 10-point deduction in Round One and a yellow card for the Event, pending circumstances.

Registration Deadline: Players signing up after Wednesday, 29 April 26, at 11:59pm EST, will be considered a late submission and WILL be subject to a 10-point deduction in Round One and MAY receive a yellow card for the Event, pending circumstances.

Refund Deadline: For the Event, refunds and transfers are permitted up until the Sunday prior to the Event, minus fees. There will be no refunds or transfers after this date, pending circumstances.

_ Schedule of Event

Friday, 01 May 26

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 Awards and Prizes

_ Army List Information

No New Codex will be used after Wednesday, 29 April 26, and only after its official release to the public, not just a limited/starter set release.

Units of Legend and Fortifications will NOT be used.

_ Player Event Information

Tickets can be purchased through Tabletop Events (TTE) at https://tabletop.events/conventions/richmond-open-2026. Please utilize the correct email and correct faction selection when registering for the Event.

This Event will be capped at 30 Teams with tickets through TTE and registration through BCP. 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 Richmond Open 40K, message Away Games via Facebook or message via Discord.

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 Richmond Open 2026 Player Packet located at https://theawaygames.com/events.html.

_ Key Links

Tickets located through Tabletop Events (TTE) at https://tabletop.events/conventions/richmond-open-2026

GW Rules and Balance Dataslate located at Warhammer 40000 downloads

Terrain Maps located at Warhammer 40000 downloads

Event Player Packet located at https://theawaygames.com/events.html

Paint Matrix located at https://theawaygames.com/paintmatrix.html

Hotel at https://tabletop.events/conventions/richmond-open-2026/pages/hotel-information