Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

+++ Introduction +++

I started this little tournament back in 2009. 5 years ago. I never thought Id be running the same tournament 5 years later. Minimize has always been about starting new armies, with its low points levels it has been a great gate way for players to get the core of an army built and then expand on it later. I have in past years seen players use Minimize as a milestone to get bigger armies done for other tournaments such as The Silmarilli and Conflict. With the release of the Hobbit, this is as good a time as any to go and get something new and try it out. Or for some of the older players get something finished that you have been saying youll do for the past 5 years. In closing Id like to welcome everyone to Minimize 2013 especially the 5 year veterans and to encourage everyone to bring along a mate because the best tournaments are those with lots of new people to meet. Cheers and happy painting, Travis Stevenson Tournament Organizer Minimize 2013 (Nunawading Wargames Association)

Special Thanks to Matt, Josh and Charles for their proof reading of this players pack.

Version 1 Players Pack 3/02/2013

1|Page

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

+++ When +++
Saturday 16 March 2013 (10:00am 6:00pm)
th

+++ Where? (The Venue) +++

Nunawading Wargames Association, Croydon Venue. Croydon Uniting Church Hall, Tallent Street, Croydon, Victoria. (Melways Ref: map 50 K2)

It is a short walk (approx. 10 min) from the Croydon Train Station (which also is the primary bus stop for the area). Parking is available at the venue; we recommend that you do not leave valuables in your car. ++ Food ++
There is a canteen at the venue with food and drinks which will be open from around 12:30pm.

++ NO SMOKING ++ There is strictly No Smoking inside the Venue. Any players found smoking inside the venue will be disqualified and no refunds will be given.

+++ Cost +++

Entry to the Tournament will be $15.
2|Page

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

+++ Schedule +++
9:30am Set Up The venue is open at 9:30am for players that are bringing terrain and NWA members that will be helping set up. 10:00am Doors Open Doors will open at 10am for players to come in and register as well as a quick 10 minute spiel about the running of the tournament. 10:30am - ROUND ONE The official finish time for Round 1 is 12:00pm. However at 11:45am you will receive a warning that you have entered random time. The random time could be anywhere from 5 minutes to 15 minutes, so dont stall or you will penalised. 12:15pm - ROUND TWO The official finish time for Round 2 is 1:45pm. Warning will be at 1:30 pm 1:45pm Lunch and Best Army voting Lunch is always welcome. During lunch, please set up your army on your designated table, and leave your badge with your army. Then, check out all the other armies, and make your choice for Best Army. 2:15pm - ROUND THREE Round 3 will conclude at 3:45pm. Warning will be at 3:30pm. 4:00pm - ROUND FOUR (2v2) Round 4 will conclude at 5:30pm. Warning will be at 5:15pm. 5:30pm Pack Up Time to pack the tables up. NWA members will direct players on how to pack the tables away. Once all the tables have been packed up and put away the Award ceremony can begin. 5:45pm Awards It be time for awards. 6:00pm Home Time Time to head on home after a hard day of rolling dice.

+++ Rules and Restrictions +++

Armies may not exceed 350 points. The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey SBG rule book released in December 2012 will be used. Your Army must have at least 3 models.
3|Page

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

You must construct your army list using the following source books: The Fallen Realms; Mordor; Moria and Angmar; The Free Peoples; and/or The Kingdoms of Men, or The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey source and rule manual. Conversions may be used, but you must tell your opponents what they count as before the battle. NO army whether they are from a source book or the Main rules manual may use the Allied Contingent Rule. This essentially means you must make 'your force from one army list. The Spider queen is a named Character for this tournament you may only take 1. All models in your army must be WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). Any model that is not WYSIWYG may be removed from the table or lose the option for that wargear option regardless of whether you have paid for it in your list or not. Note: With The Hobbit SBG rules adding many options to the game in terms of wargear and weapons players need to have their weapon options clearly displayed on their models. Please also remember that a model may only have 1 special strike weapon unless otherwise specified in their rules.

In addition to your army you must also bring 5 objective markers that tie in with your force. Each objective must be placed on a 25mm, 40mm or 60mm base.
+++ Time +++ Rounds will last for 75+2D6 minutes. Extra allotted random time will not be disclosed to players, this is to ensure players do not stall for time and any player caught doing so will be penalised accordingly +++ Scenarios +++ Four Games will be played over the tournament. Those scenarios are Domination Reconnoitre Lords of Battle Battle Brothers (2v2) Minimizes infamous 2v2 round will be making its way back into the tournament once again. Details for this scenario are listed at the end of this player pack in the Scenario section. All Games will take place on 4 x 3 tables. Round 4 (2v2) will take place on a 6 x 4 table

4|Page

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

+++ SCORING +++
Players can earn up to a maximum of 150 points over the course of the tournament. These are broken up in the following way. Battle: 72 Sports: 32 Painting: 30 Army Composition: 10 Theme: 3 On time: 3 +++ Battle Scores +++ Each round a player can achieve a maximum battle score of 17 each round plus an extra 4 in the last round (72 over the course of the tournament). The victory points (vp) you score in the scenarios will determine what sort of victory you achieved in your game. Crushing Victory, 16-0: You have scored at least 10vp and your opponent has scored 0vp. Major victory, 13-3: You have double or more vp than your opponent or have won while keeping your opponent to 0 vp Minor Victory, 11-5: You have scored more vp during the game than your opponent. Draw 8-8: Both you and your opponent have scored the same vp. *Bonus: +1 Battle points if your game is the first to finish At the start of each round a Score card will be placed on your table. At the end of the game fill out the card accordingly and hand it to the Tournament Organiser (TO) and make sure to fill it out legibly. Penalties: Incorrect form: We absolutely rely on everybody's accuracy in filling out their results forms. To this end, from Round 2 onwards we will apply a fine of -1 Battle Point to everyone who fills out a form incorrectly.
5|Page

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

Organiser's discretion: At the organiser's discretion, you may be fined one or more battle points for inappropriate behaviour. Examples include being late for a round without informing us beforehand. +++ Composition +++ Players can score up to 10 points for their army composition. Each category below is worth 1 point.
Category 1- Number of Models. The less models you take, the greater your score. - Score 1 point if your army has equal to or less than 20 models. - Score a point if your army has between 21 and 30 models - You score 0 points for this category your army has 31 models or greater. Category 2- Number of Big Stuff. The less Big Stuff you use you use, the greater your score. - Score 1 point if you have not used a figure over 100 points - Score a point if you have used 1 figure over 100 points - You score 0 points if you have used 2 or more figures over 100 points Category 3- Number of Warbands. The less warbands you take, greater your score. - Score 1 point if your army has 2 or less warbands. - Score a point if your army has 3 warbands. - You score 0 points if your army has 4 or more warbands. Category 4- Number of Might: The less might you use, the greater your score. Aragorn will count as having 8 might, Gamling with the Royal Standard of Rohan will count as having 6 might, Eorl will count as having 4 might, Taskmasters will count as having 4 might and Bill the Pony will count as having 2 might for this calculation. - Score 1 point if your army has equal to or less than 4 Might. - Score a point if your army has 5 or 6 Might. - You score 0 points if your army has 7 Might or greater. Category 5- Number of Will: The less Will you use, the greater your score. Models that have rules that give them one addition point of will per turn will count as having 5 addition will points (includes Kardush the Firecaller), Thranduil will also count as having an additional 2 will points. - Score 1 point if your army has equal to or less than 4 Will. - Score a point if your army has 5 or 6 Will. - You score 0 points if your army has 7 will or greater. Category 6- Average Fight: The less average Fight you have, the greater your score (Rounding off to the nearest whole number). Bat Swarms, Bearers of the One Ring and Tom will count as having a fight value of 10 for this calculation. - Score 1 point if your army has equal to or less than an average fight value of 2. - Score a point if your armies average Fight value is between 3 and 4. - You score 0 points for this category if your average fight is 5 or greater. Category 7- Average Defence: The less average defence you have, the greater your score (Rounding off to the nearest whole number). - Score 1 point if your army has equal to or less than an average defence of 4. - Score a point if your armies average defence is 5. - You score 0 points for this category if your average defence is 6 or greater. Category 8- Average Courage The less average courage you have, the greater your score (Rounding off to the nearest whole number). For every Hornblower in your army you will add 1 to your average courage. If your army incudes any model with the Bodyguard special rule (or similar) you will double your average 6|Page

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

courage. If your army incudes the Magical Power Fury or Aura of Command you will double your average courage. If your army incudes Halbarad with the Banner of Arwen Evenstar you will double your average courage - Score 1 point if your army has equal to or less than an average Courage of 3. - Score a point if your armies average Courage value is 4. - You score 0 points for this category if your average Courage is 5 or greater. Category 9- Average Movement (rounded to the nearest whole number). The less average movement you have, the greater your score. If your army incudes an Isengard, Easterling, Orc, Black Guard or Troll Drummer add 1 to your average movement. - Score 1 point if your army has equal to or less than an average Movement of 5. - Score a point if your armies average Movement is 6. - You score 0 points for this category if your average Movement is 7 or greater. Category 10- Number of Ranged Weapons. The less Ranged weapons you take, the greater your score. This includes Throwing weapons, Throw stones, Siege Engines, Blowpipes and all forms of Bows. - Score 1 point if your army has no model armed with a ranged weapon. - Score a point if less than 50% of the models in your army are armed with a ranged weapon. - You score 0 points if 50% or more of the models in your army are armed with ranged weapons.

+++ Sportsmanship +++ Each Player can receive up to 8 points for sportsmanship each round (32 over the course of the tournament). At the end of each round each player will confidentially mark their opponent on their behaviour during the game. The categories are the following: Did your opponent Clearly and accurately make their measurements using a proper (undamaged) tape measure, and refrain from using measuring sticks? +1pts. Clearly state what they were rolling for and roll their dice in plain sight allowing you to see the dice before picking them up? +1pts. Let you pick up your dice and roll at the same time? And did not jump the gun when they had higher fight value or when you had banner re-rolls left to take? +1pts. Politely answer any questions you had about their army or any rules of the game. Getting out and showing you relevant spot in the rule book when required? +2pts. Play in a brisk and organized fashion, did not stall for time, unnecessarily leave the table, and kept their attention and focus on the game? +1pts. Remained Positive and upbeat throughout the game and did not belittle you or gloat regardless of whether they were winning or losing? +2pts. Penalties: Unsportsman-like behaviour: This tournament is meant to be a fun and enjoyable event for everyone. Any player whether in a game or not caught behaving in an undesirable manner may have a fine placed to their overall scores at the judges discretion.
7|Page

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

+++ Painting +++ Players can get a maximum painting score of 30. This will be decided by the judges during the army parade during the lunch break. Basics: -No metal/plastic visible on any model ?
Please note that it is policy that all models must be at least undercoated. Any models that are placed on the table unpainted or not undercoated will be immediately removed from the table.

-Has every model in your army has been properly assembled and remained undamaged? -Is every model in the Army is fully painted (i.e. no Undercoat showing)? -Is every model in the army is based? - Have you made your Objectives and based and painted them to the standard of your army? +10pts (2 per field) Intermediate: - Has all the Mould lines been removed and every model? - Is every single model in your army list WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get)? - Has a layer of highlighting and shading been used? - Has the basing on all the models been taken a further step (eg. Making custom bases or using a
wide variety of basing materials such as water effects, foliage or ruins)?

- Can you easily recognise every hero and special units in the army (such as trolls or banners)? +10pts (2 per field) Masterclass: - Multiple highlighting and shading steps have been used across the entire army. - The army incudes conversions (a conversion is when a model has been cut into or has been sculpted
in some way shape or form, simply putting a shield onto a fountain court guard wont be enough) - The army includes free hand painting on a variety of models in the Army. (We are looking for players to show off their painting skills, an example of free hand would be White hands painted onto all of your uruk-hai shields)

- The army has a display board that blends in with the army. - Has every model in your army been painted to the exact same standard? +10pts (2 per field) +++ Theme +++ Players can earn up to 3 points for explaining their theme. Most players should easily score a 2 and it will not be difficult to score the full 3 points. Theme will also incorporate do a degree the composition of players armies, player that take heroes/armies that directly fought alongside one another wares armies that include Heroes from totally different ages (such as Aragon or Elendil in the same army) will be penalised.
8|Page

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

Players are encouraged to show off their Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit knowledge by using quotes from the movie or books, or displays of writing that explain their army list in a creative way. Any extra effort put into a players army list or army in general will be rewarded, hell theres even a prize for it! +++ On Time +++ Players that get their list in to me before Saturday the 2nd March 2013 will receive 3 bonus points.

+++ Rules Interpretations and Disputes +++

If players have any rule interpretation problems or are unsure of a certain rule please call for one of the tournament organisers. Judgements made by the organisers are final and will not be argued further. Players may not forfeit games; you owe it to your opponent and to the tournament to finish your games. Any player that leaves mid-way through a game will be disqualified and will be asked to leave the tournament. Victory points will calculated from time of forfeit. All Games workshops Erratas, FAQs and amendments will be in effect during the tournament. These can be found under the Shrine of Knowledge section on the Games workshop website. DO NOT ask other players for their opinion on a rule, as they have their game to play and you have yours. Any player caught interfering with other players games will be penalized accordingly. All Measurements will be made in INCHES Objectives count as impassable terrain and do not block line of sight in any way. All Rivers and water features will count as being shallow water as described on page 85 of the Hobbit rules manual. The passengers rule will not be used in this tournament. If any model falls into a deep pit or lava they will automatically be slain, remove the model from the table. Reconnoitre will be amended in the Following Way: The game will end at the end of the turn in which a player no longer has any models left on the table. From that point work out victory points. (Remember a player automatically loses if all their models have been Slain). Models that move off the board in Reconnoitre do not count as slain but do count towards your force being broken. The Goblin Scribe will be amended in the following way: In the scenario Reconnoitre Goblins that are brought onto the table from the Goblin
9|Page

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

Scribes Always more where they came from special rule, MUST be moved onto the table via the controlling players table edge. If the Gobin scribe is in range of the Magical power fury. Do not roll any dice, instead the Goblin Scribe automatically brings D3 models onto the table. Note: The main reason for the Reconoitre change is to not give Goblin scribe an auto win as could bring models onto the board and immediately move them of for victory points. Note: As fury grants auto pass courage tests, if the goblin scribe uses fury to auto pass the courage test from his Always more where they come from special rule. He doesnt roll any dice, meaning he hasnt generated a total to compare to his special rule. In this case he will just automatically bring on D3 goblin warriors, as per the secondary part of the Always more where that came from special rule. As some boards will included woods, woods will follow the following rules: 1. Any model shooting into a forest will have to pass an in the way test this also includes models shooting at other models who are in the same wood. 2. If a model is touching the outside edge of the wood, they do not need to take an in the way to shoot out, and they still count as having an in the way between them and other models. 3. For a model to benefit from being in a wood they must have their base fully inside the wood. 4. Models that have their base wholly or partially in the wood count as moving at half speed. The Spider Queen, Shelob, all models with the Fly special rule and Giant Spiders, movement special rule will be modified in the following ways: 1. None of the above models may end their move on a building or similar terrain feature that causes them to be balanced on that terrain feature. 2. They must have their base on the ground (in relation to the table) when they enter a combat. Design Note: The main reason for this rule so that we dont have people running the spiders up a wall and attacking on the way down. This is to prevent models being vertical when they engage in combat and players arguing where their base starts and ends. If you have any queries e-mail me or ask me on the day.

+++ AWARDS +++

There are eight awards up for grabs at the end of the day: Placings: Hobby awards: Overall Winner Best Sportsman nd 2 Place Best Army rd 3 Place Best General The Loremaster Award The Tolkien Award
10 | P a g e

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

The Overall Winner, 2nd place and 3rd place: The Player with the highest overall points total will be award the Overall winner. Place with the second highest and 3rd highest will receive 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Best Sportsman: At the end of the day each player will vote for player they feel was the best sporting player. Players may only vote for players that they either played against or player with during the tournament. The player with the most votes will be awarded the Best Sportsman. Tiebreaks will be decided by battle points. Best Army: During the Lunch break, all players will have a chance to set up and display their army on a table for best painted army. Players will each be allowed to vote for one army they like the look of the best and that they feel deserves the best painted army award. The player with the most votes will win the Best Army award. Tie breaks will be decided by a secondary vote. Best General: This award will be awarded to the player who accumulates the most victory points though out the tournament. Tie breaks will be counted back on wins and scaling. The Tolkien Award: Awarded by the Tournament Organiser to the player the presents the best Theme for their army at the tournament. This can be as creative as the player likes. The Loremaster: This award will be awarded to the player who knows the most about The Lord of the Rings. More details will be given on the day, it involves a pop quiz.

11 | P a g e

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

+++ In Closing+++ Hopefully this players pack has provided you with all the information you need. Players that E-mail me their lists before the event will receive bonus points (as it will save time on the day). If you have any questions, please contact me (Travis): E-mail warhammer13@eftel.net.au Phone 0402 161 165 WargamerAU Account Tackitis I hope you will enjoy this event. Please remember this event is designed for you to meet some new people and play some fun games. Hope to see you on the 26th of January. Happy gaming, Travis (TO) Version 1 Players Pack 3/02/2013

+++ Scenario Section +++

Scenario 4: Battle Brothers (2v2)
Layout: As set up by the tournament organiser. Each Player will be teamed up with another player in this scenario. When a condition refers to a team then it refers to both players. 8 Objective markers are placed onto the battle field (2 from each player).Before Deployment but after sides have chosen there table edges each team will place there objective onto the table. To place objective markers onto the battle field each team rolls a dice. The team with the highest dice roll places an objective anywhere in there deployment zone but no closer than 6 to a table edge or 12 to another objective. Their opponents then place the next objective anywhere in there deployment zone but no closer than 6 to a table edge or 12 to another objective. The teams then alternate placing objectives until both teams have placed 4 objectives each, according to the restrictions noted earlier. Starting Positions: Each player on each Teams roll a D6 the Team with the highest combined score chooses one the deployment Zones. They then select a Warband in one of their forces a roll a D6. One the score of 1-3 the warband must be deployed within 12/28cm of the centre line of the board. On a score of 4-6 the models from that warband can deploy anywhere in the deployment zone. Regardless of the dice roll, no model can be deployed further than 6/14cm from the captain of its warband. When this has been done, the opposing player chooses one of his warbands and rolls to place it as described above. Players then alternate until all warbands have been deployed.

12 | P a g e

Minimize 2013 An NWA Hobbit SBG tournament.

Initial Priority: Priority for the course of this scenario will be worked out by each player rolling in a D6 and adding each teams dice scores together. The Team with the highest result obtains priority. Priority, otherwise works in the normal way. Objectives: The Game lasts until the end of the 10th turn or at the end of the turn in which 1 player is wiped out, at which point, the Team that has scored the most victory points wins the game. If both Teams have the same number of victory points, the game is a draw. Victory points are scored for the following: Your team score 3 Victory points for each objective that your team has destroyed. Your team scores 1 Victory point for each objective that you have scored batter points on. Your team scores 1 Victory point for each of your opponents that are broken at the end of the game. You score 1 Victory point for causing 1 or more wounds on an enemy leader (wounds prevented by a successful Fate roll do not count. If you kill an enemy leader, you instead score 3 Victory points. (As this is a doubles game this objective can be claimed once for each opposing leader)

Special Rules: Hasty Alliance: Each player calculates their own forces break point. In addition warriors may only benefit from Stand Fasts! provided from their forces heroes. Burn rick, cot and tree: Each objective in this game has a Defence of 7 and 2 wounds. If a model wins a combat whilst in base contact with an Objective he can chose to Strike at the Objective or the enemy model. Objectives automatically lose combats and cannot be spear supported. Bonus Objective: Only one player on each Team can achieve this bonus objective. Bonus objectives do not count towards victory points to win the game. Rivalry!: Keep track of each kill your leader acquires throughout the game. If at the end of the game your leader obtains more kills than your team mates leader you achieve this objective. This Objective is worth 4 Battle Points which will be added to your tournament score after the game.

MAP:

72

Team A Deployment Zone Centre Line 48

24 Team B Deployment Zone

24 13 | P a g e