Warhammer 40k GT - NOVA Open

August 30 - September 2,2012 

Arlington, Virginia 

Warhammer 40k GT 

Mission Packet - Warhammer 40k Grand Tournament 

Contained within this packet are the rules and score sheets for the 2012 NOVA Open 

Warhammer 40k Primer Packet. Games are played at 1999 points plus 1 grace point. 

Sportsmanship & Conduct 

Speaking on Sportsmanship and what constitutes a true winner, Jesse Owens once said, 

"[Winning] starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, 

discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and 

respect for your fellow man. Put all these together, and even if you don't win, how can you 

lose?" 

At the Open, we understand that not every player will become best friends. However, we 

do ask that you treat your fellow competitors with the respect you would accord a peer 

while you are here. NOVA event organizers would prefer that you restrict your battles to 

the tabletop and that every game end with a hearty handshake! 

Please let us know immediately if a major personal issue arises and you need to leave the 

event early. Otherwise, we ask that you play to the end of the tournament. Quitting is not 

only unsportsmanlike, it creates problems for event organizers in terms of managing brackets, 

match-ups and other things. 

And don’t forget that staying in the tournament means that you are eligible for prize drawings 

and other random goodies that will be given out all weekend long at the NOVA Open, 

so you wouldn’t want to miss your shot at free stuff! 

Quit Policy and FAQ 

Please be aware that quitting during a NOVA Open 

event without properly notifying the event organizers 

will put you at risk of being barred from attending any 

future NOVA Open events. 

You are responsible for knowing the Games Workshop 

released FAQs as well as the NOVA FAQ. 

Golden Rules 

Please remember to 

have fun. 

Respect your peers, 

the tournament organizers, 

and the game.




GT Tournament Format 

The Warhammer 40k GT is an eight round tournament. 

After Round 4, your record will be reset, and you will be seeded in a bracket of 16 players with the 

same record. Your seeding within this bracket will be based upon the percentage of mission goals 

you accomplish during Rounds 1-4. 

Once the event is bracketed, you will play exclusively amongst your competitive peer group from 

Rounds 1-4. The Final Four from EACH of these brackets advances to Rounds 7 and 8. 

FAQ 

The NOVA FAQ for 6th Edition is attached to this document. Any GW FAQ released after the final 

printing of this document will always supersede rulings within the NOVA FAQ. 

GT Tournament Scoring 

Competitive Rating—Your Competitive Rating is a combination of: 

The Percentage of Objectives, Quarters and Tiebreakers you’ve scored 

+ 

Your Win Rate*10 

Best Overall—The “Renaissance Man” Award weights Appearance Rating and Competitive Rating 

equally. Each score is worth 50% of your Renaissance Rating. The highest Renaissance Rating 

after Round 6 will be the NOVA 2012 Renaissance Man, our Best Overall. 

Best General—The “Tournament Champion” Award is determined solely by victory. The 4-0 winner 

of our highest competitive bracket is our Tournament Champion, our Best General. This will most 

commonly be the tournament’s only 8-0 finisher (though a 7-1 can win so long as less than 256 

players participate following drops). 

Second to One—The player who loses to the Tournament Champion in Round 8 will win this Award. 

Bracket Champion—Aside from the Tournament Champion, the 4-0 finisher from each bracket will 

win this Award . 

Prize Support 

Prize packages are given to the above Awards, and Best Sportsman, Best Army Appearance, Best 

Single Miniature Appearance, and Best Converted Miniature. 

For every game you lose, you earn a raffle ticket. We give away literally hundreds of prizes worth 

tens of thousands of dollars via this raffle every year. This represents our largest source of prizes.

Hills 

Area 

Ruins 




Terrain at the NOVA 

Fairness / Terrain Abstractions 

Our application of Terrain Rules may in some cases seem abstract; this is done purely to 

ensure FAIRNESS across all tables, and no punishments or advantages as a result of 

aesthetically pleasing terrain design. 

Impassable / Levels 

No terrain at the NOVA Open is Impassable. This may occasionally result in oddities 

such as Land Raiders on rooftops, and Infantry walking through walls. 

Except for items marked below as Ruins, no terrain requires vertical movement distances 

(i.e. there is no vertical distance considered when moving up/down tiers of a hill). 

ALL Terrain is AREA, Including Hills (Rulebook Page 91). 

The Hills additionally follow the rules for Ridegline / Hill Crests (Page 105). 

The Ruins additionally follow the rules for Ruins/Ruins With Bases (Pages 98-101). 

Ruins 

Area 

Area 

Ruins 

Area 

Hills 

Your Table should roughly match this approximation; at least a rhino hull should roughly fit between 

terrain pieces through any/all areas of separation. If something looks off, contact a judge pre-game.




Army Lists/Army Specifics 

While you are permitted to go over by up to 1 point, you must follow the FOC limitations in the rulebook 

for an army of 1999 points (1 Primary Detachment, 1 Fortification, 1 Allied Detachment). 

Printed Army Lists—Make your printed Army List as legible as possible. You must bring at least 9 

printed copies of your Army List with you to The NOVA Open. One for each of your up to 8 opponents, 

and one for the tournament staff at registration. 

Power Weapons—In any case where a model is equipped with one or more Power Weapons, you 

must both MODEL the weapon to the appropriate type (Sword, Ax, Maul, Lance), and list which 

weapon is equipped on that particular model within your Army List. 

Fortifications: 

You may not select a Skyshield Landing Platform 

You may not select a Fortress of Redemption 

You may not place any Fortifications on top of pre-placed NOVA Open Tournament Terrain 

Aegis Defense Lines must create one unbroken line. You may not break them up into several 

smaller sections. 

General Mission Rules 

Mysterious Objectives—Are NOT in play unless identified in the Round-Specific Rules 

Points/Victory Points—For purposes of understanding how to score NOVA Open 2012 Missions, 

ignore the 6th Edition Eternal War definition of Victory Points. In all cases, Victory Points and 

Points reference the points value of individual models and units, their value when destroyed, and 

their value toward controlling Table Quarters. 

Warlord Traits: 

First, nominate 2 of the 3 Warlord Traits tables 

Second, roll 1d6 for each of the 2 nominated tables 

Finally, select one of your two results to be your Warlord Trait for the game 

You may NOT roll twice on the same table 

This ruling is for the purposes of this Primer 

If you select the Legendary Fighter Personal trait, you earn 50 Points toward your Tiebreaker 

Score for every enemy character slain by your Warlord in a challenge.




Every Mission Rules 

Goal Tiering 

During each round of the tournament, the following Goals will be set as Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary. 

If you win the Primary, you win the Round. If you tie the Primary, determine winner via the Secondary, 

and so on toward the Tertiary. If you tie all three goals, use the Tiebreaker. 

Note: In some missions, the Objectives and Quarters goals may be modified by Round-Specific Rules. 

Goal: Objectives 

There are FIVE Objectives on the table. One is placed in the center of each Table Quarter, and one is 

placed in the board center. These are controlled with Scoring Units, contested with Denial Units. 

Goal: Quarters 

Each of the playing surface’s 4 Table Quarters can be captured. They are captured by a Points preponderance. 

ONLY Scoring and Denial Units count for Points in this fashion. See Points below. If a 

unit straddles multiple quarters, consider it in the Quarter containing the majority of the unit. If this unit 

is only a single model, randomize between the Quarters it straddles at the end of the game. 

Goal: Modified Kill Points 

Every enemy unit completely destroyed awards 1 Kill Point. In order to win this goal, you must score 3 

more Kill Points than your opponent. If you table your opponent, you win this Goal automatically. 

Tiebreaker Score 

The number of Points of your opponent’s army you destroy determine the Tiebreaker Score, and 

also contribute to your Competitive Rating. You must record them at the end of each round. Note: 

You may never score more than 2,000 Points for purposes of recording your score at the end of the 

game. You may score more than 2,000 Points for purposes of determining a winner on Tiebreaker. 

Points 

For purposes of capturing Quarters, units are worth their full Points as long as they are above half 

strength. Once reduced to or below half strength, units are worth half their starting Points. 

For purposes of scoring points for destroying units, 

A unit is worth its full Points if destroyed 

A vehicle is worth half Points if it is brought to or below half Hull Points 

A vehicle Squadron is worth half Points if the unit’s total Hull Points are brought to or below half; 

Squadrons are scored in this fashion even if they are divided by Immobilization results 

A multi-wound single model unit (such as an Independent Character or Monstrous Creature) is 

worth half Points if it is brought to or below half its starting Wounds characteristic




Every Mission Rules (Continued) 

Tiebreaker Modifiers 

The following are each worth an additional 50 Points toward your Tiebreaker Score: 

Slay the Warlord: If, at the end of the game, the enemy’s Warlord has been slain, you score an 

additional 50 Points. 

First Blood: The first unit, of any kind, to be removed as a casualty during the game is worth 50 

Points to the opposing player at the end of the game. 

Linebreaker: If, at the end of the game, you have at least one model from one or more scoring or 

denial units in the enemy’s deployment zone, you score 50 Points. 

Additional Tiebreaker Modifiers: Note that in missions where Heavy Support or Fast Attack units 

count as Scoring for the purposes of the Quarters Goal, they will also be worth additional Points that 

apply to the Tiebreaker Score. Read each Round’s Specific Rules carefully. 

Round-Specific Rules 

Several Rounds will include changes to how each Goal is accomplished. Read each Round’s specific 

rules carefully. These changes will generally reflect the new mission types from the 6th Edition Rulebook 

Eternal War section. 

Scoring Unit Clarifications 

In missions where the Round-Specific Rules make Heavy Support or Fast Attack scoring for the 

purposes of the “Quarters” Goal: 

This never applies to Dedicated Transports. 

This does apply to Vehicles, Swarms, and other units that would not normally count as Scoring, 

with only the above exception. 

Vehicle squadrons that are divided into multiple units as a result of Immobilizations are counted as 

separate units worth their constituent Points. 

They do NOT also count for Scoring/Denial for purposes of Objectives (unless they already did as 

a result of a rule such as Grand Strategy). 

Units inside transports do not count for scoring/denial ever, even if their Transport Vehicle is itself a 

scoring or denial unit. 

Tabling Your Opponent 

The following two things are considered Tabling as of 6th Edition: 

Destroying your opponent’s entire army 

Per p.122 of the 6th Edition Rulebook, if at the end of any game turn, one player has no models 

on the battlefield 

No matter what, if you Table your opponent, you will win the Round. That said, you must continue to 

play it through as if the game was still ongoing for purposes of determining how many Goals you are 

able to complete. Note that Tabling automatically earns you a win for the Modified Kill Points goal.



40k: GT Round 1 

BE SURE TO FILL OUT YOUR SCORE SHEET AT THE END OF THIS ROUND 

Objective Priorities 

Primary—Modified Kill Points 

Secondary—Quarters 

Tertiary—Objectives 


There are no Round-Specific Rules in play. 

Deployment 

Dawn of War (pg 119, Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook) 

Night Fighting (pg 124, Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook) 

Reserves (pg 124, Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook)



Round 1 Scoresheet 

Player Data 

Name:_____________________________ 

Table:_____________________________ 

I WON 

Win or Loss (Circle One)? 

MY OPPONENT WON 

Opponent’s Validation 

Turn in your score sheet along with your 

opponent, who must sign below: 

__________________________________ 

I affirm that the written results are correct 

Sportsmanship 

Circle ONE of the following. Your selection has NO 

impact on your opponent’s final competitive standing, 

and should not reflect the results of the game. 

1. Average Game 

This should apply to the vast majority of your 

games, unless they are almost uniquely excellent or 

unpleasant. 

2. Excellent Game 

This should only be used for a game of 40k so enjoyable 

you will remember it as a favorite game. 

3. Unpleasant Game 

This should only be used for one of the worst 

games of 40k you’ve ever been involved in. Score 

only if you are able to explain why to the head 

judge (if asked to). 

Your Scoring by Goal 

It is important you fill out each of these 

What was your Tiebreaker score? 

_________________ 


OPPONENT SCORING BY GOAL 


What was your opponent’s Tiebreaker score? 

__________________ 

Opponent’s Tiebreaker Score 

How many Objectives did you control? 

_________________ 

# of Objectives Controlled at Game End 

How many Objectives were enemy-controlled? 

__________________ 

Objectives Opponent Controlled 

How many Quarters did you control? 

_________________ 

# of Quarters Controlled 

How many Quarters were enemy-controlled? 

__________________ 

Quarters Opponent Controlled






Primary—Quarters 

Secondary—Objectives + Round-Specific Rules 

Tertiary—Modified Kill Points 


The Relic 

For this round, the Objective at the Center of the board should be treated as a Relic (pg 131 of the 

Rulebook). It is equal in value to the other four objectives for purposes of the Objectives goal. 

Note: The Relic can be denied as an Objective would normally be. 

Note: Relics aboard transports can be denied by a Denial unit within 3” of the Hull. 

Deployment 

Modified Hammer and Anvil, per Below 


Reserves (pg 124, Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook) 

Modified Hammer and Anvil 

Select one short table edge, and one long table edge adjoining it. 

Measure your deployment zone 24” from the long table edge, and 36” from the short table edge. 

See the sample deployment zone below. Opponents set up in diagonally opposed zones. 

Only modify the deployment zones. All other Hammer and Anvil rules apply. 

36” 

24”




Player Data 

Name:_____________________________ 

Table:_____________________________ 

I WON 






__________________________________ 


Sportsmanship 







unpleasant. 












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14.5” 

14.5” 






Primary—Objectives + Round-Specific Rules 

Secondary—Modified Kill Points 

Tertiary—Quarters 


Targeting Relay—Mysterious Objective Modification 

Objectives Outside starting deployment zones count as Targeting Relays (pg 125 of the Rulebook). 

Deployment 

Vanguard (pg 119, Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook) 



Vanguard Deployment Quickstart Guide 

The measurements seen in the top right and bottom left corners of the following image can help you 

quickly establish your Vanguard Deployment Zone. 

21.5” 

21.5”




Player Data 

Name:_____________________________ 

Table:_____________________________ 

I WON 






__________________________________ 


Sportsmanship 







unpleasant. 












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Primary—Quarters + Round-Specific Rules 

Secondary—Objectives 



Big Guns Never Tire 

For this Round, all Heavy Support units count as Scoring for the Quarters goal. 

Note: They do not count as scoring for the Objectives. goal 

Points: 

For this Round, all Heavy Support units are worth an additional 50 Points toward Tiebreaker scores. 

Deployment 







Player Data 

Name:_____________________________ 

Table:_____________________________ 

I WON 






__________________________________ 


Sportsmanship 







unpleasant. 












_________________ 





__________________ 



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14.5” 

14.5” 










Skyfire Nexus—Mysterious Objective Modification 

The Objective located at the center of the board is a Skyfire Nexus (pg 125 of the Rulebook). 

Deployment 







21.5” 

21.5”




Player Data 

Name:_____________________________ 

Table:_____________________________ 

I WON 






__________________________________ 


Sportsmanship 







unpleasant. 












_________________ 





__________________ 



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__________________ 







Primary—Quarters + Round-Specific Rules 




The Scouring 

For this Round, all Fast Attack units count as Scoring for the Quarters goal. 

Note: They do not count as scoring for the Objectives. goal 

Points: 

For this Round, all Fast Attack units are worth an additional 50 Points toward Tiebreaker scores. 

Deployment 

Modified Hammer and Anvil, per Below 



Modified Hammer and Anvil 

Select one short table edge, and one long table edge adjoining it. 

Measure your deployment zone 24” from the long table edge, and 36” from the short table edge. 

See the sample deployment zone below. Opponents set up in diagonally opposed zones. 

Only modify the deployment zones. All other Hammer and Anvil rules apply. 

36” 

24”




Player Data 

Name:_____________________________ 

Table:_____________________________ 

I WON 






__________________________________ 


Sportsmanship 







unpleasant. 












_________________ 





__________________ 



_________________ 



__________________ 



_________________ 



__________________ 


14.5” 

14.5” 










The Emperor’s Will 

For this Round, Objectives located wholly within a player’s starting deployment zone are worth 

TWO OBJECTIVES each. They are worth this no matter what player controls them. 

Deployment 







21.5” 

21.5”




Player Data 

Name:_____________________________ 

Table:_____________________________ 

I WON 






__________________________________ 


Sportsmanship 







unpleasant. 












_________________ 





__________________ 



_________________ 



__________________ 



_________________ 



__________________ 







Primary—Quarters 




There are no Round-Specific Rules in play. 

Deployment 







Player Data 

Name:_____________________________ 

Table:_____________________________ 

I WON 






__________________________________ 


Sportsmanship 







unpleasant. 












_________________ 





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