Can you believe it’s been 18 months since we returned to the Old World? Nine factions have returned to the fray with Arcane Journals, new miniatures, and many returning classics – and with the arrival of Cathay, there’s a new (and very old) power standing firm against the vicissitudes of Chaos.
More and more generals are fighting campaigns across the lands of men, and the tournament scene is thriving. With this in mind, the design team has created a Matched Play Guide providing comprehensive information for anyone running or attending events for Warhammer: The Old World.
This guide will be as useful for people organising their first friendly events as it is for seasoned veterans of the scene, providing cardinal rules for all participants, a guide to running and organising an event, advice on scoring, pairing, and army composition, and suggested rules for placing terrain.
There are three suggested compositions: Open War, Grand Melee, and Combined Arms – each of which have slightly different restrictions on characters and units.
Six Matched Play scenarios are designed to challenge players in different ways, while optional secondary objectives and secret objectives can mix things up even further.
Hail to the Victor! 2
Valour before Dishonour 4
Organising an Event 8
Tournament Scoring 10
Victory Points & Ranking 11
Army Composition 13
The Field of Battle 16
Matched Play Scenarios 17
Victory! 19
Scenario 1 – Upon the Field of Glory 20
Scenario 2 – King of the Hill 21
Scenario 3 – Drawn Battlelines 22
Scenario 4 – Close Quarters 23
Scenario 5 – A Chance Encounter 24
Scenario 6 – Encirclement 25
Secondary Objectives 28
Doubles Events 36
Doubles Scenario 1 – Double Envelopment 38
Doubles Scenario 2 – Forward Battlelines 39
Doubles Scenario 3 – The Old Outpost 40
An Alliance of Warlords 42
Additional Rules 46
Secret Objectives 47
There’s a separate section on Doubles Events, including rules for composition, alliances, scenarios, and potential contradictions. Likewise, there’s detailed guidance for running Team Events and Escalation Events (in which players’ armies grow as the tournament progresses).
The Warhammer: The Old World – Matched Play Guide is a one-stop shop for all your competitive and Matched Play needs in the World of Legend. It’s slated for Pre-orders fairly soon, and will be available as a softcover book and ePub – and it’ll land alongside a new FAQ and errata document, which brings a few targeted changes to the rules of the game. We’ll have more on that from the Rules Dragon soon…
