Hello all
The Titan Owners Club Walk 2018 UK is fast approaching, and with 15 days to go I thought I would share our Event Pack and Venue information again.
Titan Owners Club Walk 2018 - UK Event Pack.
Rules:
This event will use 8th edition 40k rules, with a few changes:
- Turn sequence: At the beginning of the game, all Titans on each force are divided into Battle Maniples of 5-6 Engines/Knight Banners. These Maniples will remain the same for the duration of the game. At the beginning of a turn, a coin will be flipped to determine which side has won the initiative. Each Maniple then activates one Engine/Banner to move, shoot and assault as per the normal rules. When all Battle Maniples on the side which won the initiative have finished activating their first Engine/Banner, the opposing side will repeat the process. This continues to alternate until all Battle Maniples have completed activating their roster of Engines/Banners. When every Engine/Banner has been activated, the turn increases by 1. Note: This change was instituted to avoid a game where one side moved, shot and assaulted with around 20 units before the other side could act. Furthermore, a fluid battlefield that closely resembles the upcoming Adeptus Titanicus ruleset in its turn structure, which allows for more tactical gameplay, is desired.
- Battle Maniples: There are no hard and fast rules as to what constitute a Battle Maniple. They may be comprised of one player with a total of 6 Engines/Banners, or made up from Titan Owners with a single Titan each. Groups or single Owner Battle Maniples will be determined at the beginning of the day. One Titan in each Battle Maniple must be declared the Princeps Senioris (the head Princeps in the Battle Maniple). Each Battle Maniple will be provided with an A4 Notepad, where a very simple Maniple tracker datasheet (with spares) will be ready to be filled out. This will detail each Engine’s name, move and wounds characteristics, owner and any pertinent notes. The back of the notepad will also have Titan weapon stats for quick reference.
- Respawn: When a Titan is removed from play it goes into reserves and can re-enter from its side's board edge at the beginning of the next battle round without rolling for reserves.
- Objectives: There will be a set of Strategic Objectives which will be drawn at the beginning of each turn. There will also be 6 numbered objective markers on the gaming area. An Engine/Banner needs any part of the Titan (gun, foot, base etc.) within 12” of the Marker to claim/contest/activate it. Other objectives will be stated on the cards.
- Kill board: There will be a board which will enable the sides to keep track of the Engine’s Kills, Assists and Deaths. This will be used to determine a few awards at the end of the day, and will be Engine-specific.
- Cover: Line of sight will be measured from weapon barrels. If a Titan is in/behind cover by more than 50 percent a -2 is applied to the To Hit roll, if it is between 25 and 50 percent obscured, a -1 is applied to the To Hit roll instead.
- Movement/Ranges/Attacks: We have decided to increase the movement, ranges and attacks of certain weapons and Titan/Knight classes. This is to reflect the scale of the battlefield.
Gaming mat.
Shoes are allowed on the gaming mat but they must be clean and smooth-soled (tennis shoes, plimsolls etc). General rule of thumb: would you be happy to walk on your own gaming mat in them? If TOC staff believe the chosen footwear are not suitable, overshoes will be provided. Walk carefully and be fully aware of your surroundings when walking on the mat. Do not step on or knock over Titans, Knights or terrain.
Images of the gaming mat and room we are using can be seen below. Deep-Cut studios were commissioned by Titan Owners Club to do a 36ft x 16ft gaming mat. They have done a fantastic job too.
Food & drink.
We have booked coffee, tea and cookies to be available throughout day. These extras are funded by TOC, though if you wish to contribute it is £3 per person.
Food can be discussed on the day of the event. TOC suggests the order of take-out deliveries to the venue at around 12:00 pm and 17:30 pm.
Start time.
Please be at the venue between 08:30 and 09:00 am, as we plan for a 09:30 start. We will be doing photo shoots at the beginning of the day to obtain some action shots.
End time.
There is no set end time, but we are estimating wrapping up at 7:30 pm, with saying farewells 8:00 pm.
Venue:
The event will be held at Holiday Inn Central Milton Keynes. This is a great venue which some of our contributors have used several times now for gaming events. Other information about the venue, including how much it will cost to book a room (should you feel like it) is available here.
The address of the venue is 500 Saxon Gate West, Milton Keynes, MK9 2HQ.
Tickets:
We have limited spaces available (email if interested).
Limitations and restrictions:
We have decided to not allow Xenos Knights or Titans in this event as it will be a story driven battlefield. Attendees must be 18 years old+. All models must be fully painted.
Other limitations may apply.
More information will be added shortly.
Titan Owners Club
