Duck Season!

At long last the local 40k players have reason to rejoice once again. The 40k Grand Tournament is just around the corner! After an extended hiatus, Neutral Grounds will be holding the event that many players dream of in their sleep(admit it. especially you power-gamerERs! yes I mean you! :P). Sadly I will be sitting this one out as I focus on other things for now... and yes it has something to do with women... and robots... giant ones... ah but I digress. So what's this post all about? I wanted to leave you guys with some last reminders in case you lose your way while gunning for that most coveted "Overall Champ" award.

Be a sport!
Remind your opponent if he forgot something. Be gracious to your opponent. Don't get hung up on rules arguments. Don't roll your dice with the specific intent of downing your opponent's cheesiest models as though they were bowling pins! If someone does that tell them you'll ram your ork battle wagon up their behind... but say it politely! :D In other words... BE NICE, PLAY NICELY! I remember what I used to do with the sportsmanship scoring(back when it was done by giving the opponent a score of 1-10, 10 being the highest). We start the game I assume my opponent gets a full 10. For every offense I deducted one point. lol But just so you know none of my opponents ever got below 8. Maybe it was the dagger looks I kept throwing at them to make them behave. >:D

Be mindful of the time!
Tournament matches run on a tight schedule. Be conscious of the time you're consuming each turn. Try to finish your game within the time constraints. Nothing feels worse than losing because your opponent took too long on his game turns that you had to end your game before you even got to pull your earth-shattering-skirt-blowing-mind warping-butt kicking... where was I? Oh that's right. Strategy. I meant to say strategy!

For Santa's Sake Paint your freaking Toy Soldiers!Paint your figs. I'll avoid expounding on this as that's an entire chapter filled with horror stories and bitter gripes. Paint your figs and do it to the best of your abilities. If you've ever been to a room full of well painted figs... the experience itself can be rewarding. I gather you'll feel much like Gulliver in Lilliput. Just don't get carried away and start stomping on the little guys. I mean hey! Some of those can really hurt your foot!

Accept the Bitter Aftermath
So you won. So you annihilated your opponents. So you grinded them beneath your heel. If you're not satisfied with that try not to complain. The most important thing about playing Warhammer... and this is so overused it's cheesy... is about the experience of gaming with your buddies. The chance for you and your opponents to enjoy some good old fashioned butt kicking on the table top. If you had fun and they had fun don't be disappointed if you didn't win. There's always next year! Don'g get angry. Get even! ;)

So with that said on the night of November 27 pack all your things. Don't forget your codex, dice, white dwarf articles, GW FAQs, tape measures and most of all don't forget your armies! On November 28 and 29 show up well groomed(that also means you have to cut your nails and clean your ears!) and have the time of your life. We're only this young once. (Coz in Never Never land we never grow! :P)

This pre tournament reminder is paid for by the friends of Salubri3i