This will be a tank-centric tournament and there will be some changes implemented to make Main Battle Tanks more attractive for this tournament.

 

142 points, Red vs Blue.

Maximum of 2 tank formations (3 for Iranians and that Nordic Nation that can't get to the point total in 2 formations--someone help me out here) and ZERO Infantry Formations.

 

Rounds will be 150 minutes. Entry Fee: $50, all proceeds going to venue/logistics/print-on-demand service/trophies/ etc. with all remaining dollars going to prize support.

Players can sign up via the Hard Knox Games Website:

The only units which will count towards formation morale are units which appear as part of the black box options (including grey box duplicates of those units and formation HQ). Eliminate those platoons to put the formation in Bad Spirits. The only units which score for victory points purposes (i.e. number of platoons lost) are these units. Scoring units that are still in reserves after round 6 or on table units which are not attempting to engage opposing units will not be considered as in Good Spirits for the purposes of Formation Morale checks. HQ units are ALWAYS considered in Good Spirits and are not subject to these changes...UNLESS THEY ARE STILL IN RESERVES AFTER ROUND 6.

Other units may be taken as part of the formation or as support (including infantry units and air support) they will be able to fight in support of your objectives, but they will not be able to keep your formation on the table for morale purposes.

Because of the tank focus of the tournament, missions featuring Deep Reserves will just be considered as Reserves. You must use each stance (Attack/Maneuver/Defend) once and only once during each day.

Participants are encouraged to be flexible with their army choice to make red-vs-blue happen. In the event of a lopsided event the goal will be for the lowest ranking scorers who have not already played a blue-vs-blue round to be matched with one another. Minor Nations may be asked to support one Faction or the other during the tournament to act as Red-vs-blue balance if we don't have enough switch-hitters.

A list of registered participants and their stated faction preference will be kept in the discussion thread for this event. In the event you have stated your intention to come to the event, but cannot please let us know so we can update it for other players consideration.

SCHEDULE:
Friday the 24th--
1700-0000: Table-Set Up and pre-tournament warm-up games.
Saturday the 25th--
0900: Doors will open to participants and check-in time
0930: In briefing, & table assignments.
0945: Round One Begins
1215: Lunch and Layout for Best Army Vote
1315: Round Two Begins
1545: Administrative Break and players choose their best table votes.
1600: Round Three Begins
1830: Round Three Official time

Sunday the 26th--
10:00 Doors Open to participants
10:30 Round Four Begins
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Round Five Begins
16:30 Administrative Time
16:45 Awards

Trophies will be awarded for NATO & PACT 1ic and 2ic, Best Sport, Best Table, and Best Army. Winners are determined by Wins, Victory Points, and Strength of Schedule in that order.
Monetary Prizes will be awarded by Random Draw with participants getting tickets in the drawing based on the following plan:

Tickets:
1-Submitting your list to [email protected] by Monday October, 13th
1--Participating in the Event:
1--Every Two Votes for Favorite Opponent
1--Getting Five Votes for Favorite Opponent
1--Every Two votes for best army
1--Bringing a Table
1--Setting up a 2nd Table that You Brought (if necessary)
1--Winning Three Games
1--Winning Five Games
1--Bringing a Second Army to change sides for Red Vs Blue balance on the day of the event if necessary...(both armies may be laid out for Best Army Award)

Please submit your lists as early as you've decided upon your army so I can check to make sure they fit the format restrictions giving you time to make any corrections. I will put those lists into a .PDF file and send them to all participants who have sent me their list via email prior to the event so you may review the lists before the event. If you don't send me a list on time you don't get the preview.

Results will be reported to Battle Rankings.

A roster of paid registrants will be on the discussion page.

A list of frequently asked questions will be in the discussion pages, and feel free to ask for any additional clarifications.

In the event that you need to cancel after you have paid to register:

If you formally cancel before October 13th you will get $50 store credit. After that date, if you formally cancel you will get $25 store credit. Store credit can be used on a future visit, or on www.hardknoxgames.com