Battle for Salvation Grand Tournament 2024

Welcome to THE BATTLE FOR SALVATION GRAND TOURNAMENT! We have done our best to provide you, the player, with as many opportunities as possible to excel and win prizes. The prize category breakdown is as follows:

• Best Army Appearance: Selected by our Head Paint Judge after a final cut
• Best Painted Individual Model: Scored by our painting judges
• Best Converted Model: Scored by our painting judges
• Orlando Bloom Award: A very special BFS award
• Best Overall: The player with the highest competitive and appearance scores from both day 1 and 2 (all equally weighted)
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place
• Tournament Champion: The player with the highest competitive score

This is a 6-round tournament held over two days. We will be using Swiss-style pairings where you will play someone with the same record. Round one pairings will be randomized.

Schedule

SATURDAY

Doors Open: 8:00 AM

Game 1……………9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Game 2……………12:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Game 3……………4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

SUNDAY

Doors Open: 8:30AM

Game 4……………9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Game 5……………12:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Game 6……………4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Award Ceremony: 7:15 PM – 7:30 PM

Each round has an allotted time of 3 hours.

Rules & Cutoff Dates

All armies must be created according to the Warhammer 40,000 Core Rules. All armies must be Battle Forged at the Strike Force (2000 points) level. When building your army, use all the most up to date Warhammer 40,000 rules found in the following Games Workshop and Forge World publications prior to a publication date of September 29, 2024. Lists will be Due by the end of the day, October 6, 2024.

Modeling and Painting

All models must be fully assembled and painted to at least a Battle Ready standard. 

Each model must accurately represent its entry on your army roster (What You See Is What You Get – WYSIWYG). For example, if your army includes a Space Marine equipped with a Meltagun, the model must be equipped with a Meltagun. Equipment such as Frag Grenades that are included on every model within a unit, but not included on every model of that type, need not be modeled.

If you have heavy conversions, 3D prints, alternate sculpts, etc. they must be representative of the original model and based appropriately. Additionally they must be approved by our judges ahead of the event. Email any questions or approvals to battleforsalvation@gmail.com.

Models that are not approved may be subject to removal from play at the discretion of the judges. If you have any hesitation or doubt regarding a model, please email us.