5TH – 6TH DECEMBER 2015

ATTRITION

THE WAR OF ATTRITIONWelcome to Throne of Skulls – an event where you bravely march your forces across the blasted wastes of the 41st Millennium to do cataclysmicbattle with like-minded opponents, over a weekend of fun, social gaming.

This event is all about throwing your troops into the meatgrinder that is a war of attrition in the 41st Millennium. The history of the Galaxy is littered with examples of merciless commanders who were willing to throw away the lives of their troops to achieve their aim; the total destruction of the enemy. Astra Militarum Generals and Ork Warbosses are famous for the casual disregard with which they send waves of troops against enemy positions, while the Hive Mind sees drowning planets in the writhing bodies of Tyranid organisms as a legitimate tactic. But all forces in the Galaxy must be prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve victory, lest they be destroyed and forgotten by history...

Can you bring the fight to the enemy and survive the War of Attrition?

WHAT IS THRONE OF SKULLS?This event is about enjoying great games in the presence of other enthusiastic players and their gorgeously-painted armies. Throne of Skulls provides a chilled out, relaxed atmosphere in which to really enjoy the hobby. The focus is on playing in the spirit of the game and is perfect for players of all experience levels. Whether this is your first foray into playing at Warhammer World or you’re a veteran of a hundred crusades, we welcome you and invite you to enjoy a truly unique Warhammer 40,000 experience.

EVENT ESSENTIALSDate: 5th – 6th December 2015Times: Saturday 9:00am – 7:00pm, Sunday 9:00am – 5:00pm (more detailed Schedule later)Army Size: 1500Number of games: 5Army Selection: Battle Forged or Unbound (you choose – see Choosing Your Army on p116 of Warhammer 40,000: The Rules)Scenarios in use: Maelstrom of War missions (randomly determined)Special Rules for this Event: All Infantry have Sustained Assault (see below)Publications in use: All Warhammer 40,000 publications from Games Workshop, including Black Library, Forge World (excluding Horus Heresy publications), White Dwarf and Warhammer World exclusives.Additional: All miniatures in your collection must be Games Workshop Miniatures and be fully assembled, painted and based. Each model must fully represent what you have presented on your army list.

DETAILED SCHEDULESATURDAY 5TH DECEMBER9:00am Warhammer World venue open. Registration begins. Bugmans serving the breakfast menu9:45am Welcome and Event Briefing10:00am - 12:30pm Game 112:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch1:30pm - 4:00pm Game 24:00pm - 4:30pm Break4:30pm - 7:00pm Game 38:00pm Warhammer World closes

SUNDAY 6TH DECEMBER9:00am Warhammer World venue open.Bugmans serving the breakfast menu9:55am Morning welcome and Best Army nominees announced.10:00am - 12:30pm Game 412:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch1:30pm - 4:00pm Game 54:00pm - 4:45pm Break4:45pm - 5:00pm Award Ceremony5:00pm Event closes6:00pm Warhammer World closes

TALES OF ATTRITIONTHE IRON CAGE

In the 31st Millennium, the Imperial Fists assaulted the Iron Warriors-held planet of Sebastus IV. Rogol Dorn vowed to “Dig Perturabo out of his hole and bring him

back to Terra in an Iron Cage”.

Assaulting the Iron Warrior’s mighty bastion, nicknamed “The Eternal Fortress”, the Imperial Fists suffered heinous

casualties in their effort to drive the Traitors from the planet, having to resort to hand to hand fighting in

trenches once their ammunition had run dry.

MUSTERING YOUR FORCESTo play in this event, you’ll need to bring with you an army of miniatures. You may select a force worth up to 1500 points, chosen using Choosing Your Army section of Warhammer 40,000: The Rules (page 116). You may choose to use a Battle Forged force or an Unbound army if you so choose.

All of the miniatures you bring must have been produced by Games Workshop and are fully assembled, painted and based. For the sake of clarity for your opponents, and to avoid mid-game confusion, we also require that each model represents exactly what it is on your army list (including all weapons and equipment).

Please note: We will ask you during registration if you have any unpainted or unbased models left to finish. If you do, let us know and we will tell you what needs to be done in order to make the models up to standard for the event. Then we will do our best to give you the time and space to get your models finished.

Obviously it’s best to get them done beforehand - so don’t leave it all to the last minute!

If you aren’t sure what you need to do, give us a call on 0115 900 4994 and we will happily talk you through what we look for.

REGISTRATIONWhen you arrive at Warhammer World on Saturday morning, you will need to register with the Events Team at the front of the gaming hall. All we will need is your name and a visible copy of your Ticketbud ticket email, whether it is printed out or displayed on a phone or tablet. We will give you a record card and a name badge – keep hold of these over the weekend! It’s also a great chance to ask us any questions you might have about the weekend; we’re happy to have a chat about anything you may need to know.

You don’t need to hand an army list to us, but make sure you have one ready to show your opponents before each game.

GAMESAt the heart of the Throne of Skulls experience are the 5 games of Warhammer 40,000 you will play over the course of the weekend. Each game lasts up to two and a half hours and will be against a randomly determined opponent; the Events Team will arrange your opponent and send you to a specific table for each game. We will also roll a mission from those in use (for this event, it’s the Maelstrom of War missions from Warhammer 40,000: The Rules); once the mission has been played, we will cross it off our list, so no mission will be played more than once.

THE MEATGRINDERThis weekend, your Commanders have been told their aim is to kill as many of the enemy as possible, no matter the cost in lives. As such, for this event only we will use the follwing special rule:• All units of non-unique Infantry (including Jump

Infantry and Jet Pack Infantry) have the Sustained Assault special rule (see right). Note: only Infantry have this special rule: their Dedicated Transports do not have it.

• Any unit with Sustained Assault and Deep Strike may arrive from Ongoing Reserves using the Deep Strike rule if they so wish.

• Units returning via Sustained Assault are no longer part of any Formation or Detachment they might have been originally part of.

• Units entering play via Sustained Assault count as a brand new unit in all respects eg – any “one use only” weapons are replenished.

• If a unit contains a mixture of Infantry and non-Infantry, eg a Hive Tyrant and Tyrant Guard, then the unit does not gain the Sustained Assault rule.

• If your Warlord comes back using Sustained Assault, he no longer counts as the Warlord. He loses any Warlord Traits and killing him again does not earn further “Slay the Warlord” Victory Points.

SUSTAINED ASSAULTIn the bloodiest battles of the 41st Millennium,

commanders must be prepared to sacrifice thousands of lives to achieve their aims...

When a unit with Sustained Assault is completely destroyed or has fled the table, place the whole unit in reserve, ready to be deployed again in your next turn,

using the Ongoing Reserves rules from page 136 of Warhammer 40,000: The Rules.

This unit gains the Outflank special rule when placed into Ongoing Reserves.TALES OF ATTRITION

THE SIEGE OF KOTRAXWhen the dour Commander Kubrik Chenkov took

command of the Valhallan forces after a year-long siege of the heavily defended citadel on Kotrax, it would be the

making of his reputation.

He brought about a swift, yet bloody end to the war when he ordered his regiments to storm the fortress without any armoured support or dedicated siege weapons. While the assault was eventually successful, earning Chenkov the

High Merit from the High Lords of Terra, the attack cost ten million Guardsmen their lives.

ATTRITION POINTSAt this Throne of Skulls, while your commanders are trying to achieve their Primary and Secondary Objectives as normal, they are well aware that their superiors have a far greater objective of seeing the enemy destroyed or totally broken. As such, during your games, keep a track of the enemy units you destroy on your record cards...• At the end of the game, you receive 1 Attrition

Point for each enemy unit that has been completely destroyed.

• Units that are Falling Back at the end of the game, and units that are not on the board at the end of the game, count as destroyed for these purposes.

• Remember, Independent Characters and Dedicated Transports are individual units and award Attrition Points if destroyed.

• Any unit that has been placed into Ongoing Reserve as a result of the Sustained Assault rules does not count as destroyed for these purposes.

• Record the final number of Attrition Points scored in the game on your record card.

At the end of the event, there will be prizes available for both those who have scored the most Attrition Points, and those who threw away the most troops and had the most Attrition Points scored against them, so go for it!

FAVOURITE GAME VOTESAt the end of the event, we ask each player to note on their record card the player number of the person they most enjoyed playing against. You can vote for whatever reason you like; perhaps the opponent was particularly sporting, or their army was beautifully painted. Maybe they taught you a new tactic you’d never seen or it was a very close, cinematic game. Whatever the reason, please recognise your fellow players who have made the effort to provide a great experience and cast your vote with your final results.

WINNING THE THRONE OF SKULLSOnly a few hobbyists have had the honour of lifting the rare Throne of Skulls trophy and here’s your chance. At the end of the event, the player who has earned the most Favourite Game votes from their opponents will be declared the winner and will earn the Throne of Skulls. If there are multiple players with the same number of votes received, we will use the number of Victory Points you earned during your games as a tie-breaker.

OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING THE EVENTLEGENDS PAINTING COMPETITIONSLegends gives you the chance to show off your skills with single models and units rather than with whole armies. Simply enter the relevant category when it’s open; once all the entries are in, we will ask all the players to vote for their favourites. The player that earns the most votes in each category will earn the relevant award at the Award Ceremony. (Please note: only miniatures from your Thone of Skulls forces may be entered into this competition).Hero of Legend: All types of Infantry, Cavalry, Bikes and Jetbikes.Beast of Legend: All types of Monsters, all types of Beasts, Swarms and all types of Monstrous Creatures.Engine of Legend: All vehicles, Warmachines, Chariots and Artillery.Company of Legend: Any unit of five or less Infantry or cavalry on 40mm bases or smaller, or three or less Cavalry, Bikes, Jetbikes or Infantry on 50mm bases or larger.

TALES OF ATTRITIONTHE THIRD WAR FOR ARMAGEDDON

Just 57 years after the defeat of Ork Warlord Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka at the hands of multiple Space Marine

Chapters and millions of Astra Militarum Guardsmen, the Warlord returned to claim Armageddon for his own.

He brought with him an Ork WAAAGH! of such immense proportions that the greatest Imperial army that have ever

been assembled was mustered. Space Marine and Astra Militarum commanders had to sacrifice billons of warriors to hold back the green tide but they eventually succeeded. Ghazghkull Thraka fled the planet, and Imperial forces

claimed victory, though be it a very costly one...

BATTLEFIELD RATIONSIncluded in the ticket price for each player is a hot lunch on both Saturday and Sunday, served fresh in our on-site restaurant here at Games Workshop Head Office. With a choice of main dishes and desserts, we will send you back into battle with a full stomach! Note: We cater for all special dietary requirements- please inform staff at

registration if you have any.

THE BEST ARMY COMPETITIONIn order to acknowledge the outstanding efforts that some players go to in order to produce stunning armies, we have the Best Army competition. The Events team will nominate armies for everyone to vote on.

The player who receives the most number of votes will win the Best Army award.

AWARDS AVAILABLE• Legends Painting Competition Winners• Best Army Nominations for the teams nominated for

the Best Army Competition.• Best Army Award for the team who earns the most

votes for Best Army.• Commander Chenkov’s High Merit for the player/

players who has the most Attrition Points scored against them.

• The Chosen of Khorne To the player/players who scored the most Attrition Points.

• The Throne of Skulls to the player who earns the most Favourite Game votes from their opponents.

CONTACT USIf you want to ask us questions, discuss the models you wish to bring, or want to find out more about Throne of Skulls, please feel free to get in touch with us:Phone: 0115 9004994Email: whworldevents@gwplc.comPost: Warhammer World Events TeamGames WorkshopWillow RoadLentonNottinghamEnglandNG7 2WS

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