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Operation Bear
A Melbourne based, 3 game1111 point, Bolt Action Event
Location:
Good Games
Level 1, 365 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
(03) 9670 0102
Contact Information:
For more information, to submit an army list and for
registration information please email Brad at:
whatisabattle(at)gmail (dot) com
Army Lists:
Given that this event is geared towards fun, inclusive play and that it is designed to welcome newer players to Melbourne's Bolt Action scene, I have fairly high standards for listing for this event. As a result I will be rather draconian with list submissions, though there are no units restrictions for this event, outside of the fun ones listed below, I would like to emphasise that this is an fun, casual event.
I would like to encourage people to experiment and play with lists that are fun to play with and to play against. This is NOT a win at all costs event. The TO reserves the right to ask players to resubmit army lists that are considered... perhaps "too hard" for the spirit of the event.
If you are unsure, please ask.
- All armies for this event should be no larger than 1111 points.
- Forces must be made up using the generic reinforced platoons rules and armies CANNOT contain more than one platoon. That is right, your army has to be one and only one platoon.
- To give players variety given these restrictions, players may choose one bonus unit from one of the 0-1 restricted units in a generic platoon but this bonus unit cannot duplicate an entry already in the list.
For example: You could not take dual GAZ AA trucks in a list because they would be duplicates.
You could take a medium and a heavy mortar on the other hand as they are different units.
You could not take a Tiger one with a pintle MMG and a Tiger 1 without a pintle MMG as these are the same unit with a different option added on. If you have any questions. Please ask.
Please make sure that you are familiar with the most up to
date rules FAQ PDF available (for free) from the Warlord Games Website.
ARMY LISTS ARE DUE (by midnight) ON JUNE 24TH
Please email them to: whatisabattle(at)gmail (dot) com
Awards:
Given the purpose of the event, we will have 9 trophies on offer at this event. Most of these have nothing to do with winning games on the tabletop, that is intentional. That said,
there will be plenty of prizes in addition to this that players will be
eligible to win. Prizes will be randomly drawn after the trophies have been handed out.
Best Sportsman (for the player that folks most liked playing)
Best Painted Army (as determined by players in the event)
Best Themed Army (as determined by the TO, if your army has
a theme make sure this is communicated to the TO)
Hobby Hero (For next level conversions, painting and theming combined... The total package)
Best New Player (You are eligible for this if this is your
1st or 2nd ever Bolt Action Event)
Bolt Action Badass (For the player that takes a list that bucks the meta and avoids the obvious efficient units).
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Games:
As stated above, Operation Bear is a three game tournament. Each round will last 2 hours. In Round 1 players will be chosen at random
but grudges are possible at player request. We will be using 3 missions over the course of the day. Two will
be objective based missions and one will be based on "Meeting Engagement" (where you win by "killing" more order dice than you
loose).
This is shaping up to be Melbourne's largest Bolt Action event ever. Because of this, as a TO, I will be not be playing as a "gumby" if we have an odd number of players. I will endeavour to have a gumby army on the day if we need one but if this is not possible, a buy might be necessary. Should a player end up with a buy, they will receive the points as though they had won the round. As a TO, I will not be entering or be eligible to win any prizes or awards at this event.
Registration:
To submit an army list and for registration information
please email Brad at:
whatisabattle(at)gmail (dot) com
We are almost entirely sold out at this point. If you would like to play, please contact Brad prior to sending money.
Cost:
The event costs $20 which must be paid via PayPal prior to
the event to hold your place.
For this event you will need:
• Warlord order dice (rounded edges preferred) and enough six sided dice to play the game
• 3, 40mm circular
objective markers
• A tape measure
• The rulebook and
relevant “Armies of…” book or list
• Pin markers
• A pen and/or a
pencil
• 3 print outs of
your army list
• An appropriate
dice bag
Sponsors:
We would like to thank our incredibly generous sponsors for this event:
We would also like to express our thanks to Warlord Games
for writing such a great game system (Bolt Action) and for consistently
providing great prize support for our events.
Thanks guys!!!
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Looks for their fantastic terrain gracing the tabletop at this event!