The Essence of War team presents, the 2022 Essence of War Ladder League!
First of all, THIS LEAGUE IS NOT MEANT TO BE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE
My goal with this ongoing event is to encourage people to play more games in 2022 with the Advanced system.
THE BASICS
-Join to play more games of Essence of War: Advanced
-Play one game a month at 1600pts using current Essence of War Rules + Armies
-Get your matchup, then schedule with your opponent to play the game in that month
-Win and you move up, lose and you move down
-The League will be ongoing throughout this year
-Players can join or drop on a month by month basis
THE DETAILS
LEAGUE RULES
-Play one EW:A game per month for the rest of 2022
-League starts with random seeds, then each month player 1+2 are matched up, 3+4 matched up, and so on.
-Win your game, you move up a table. Lose, and you move down.
-League games can be played in whichever form works for both players. Due to the international nature of T9A, this usually means TTS, Warhall, UB, etc. But if both players are close enough in space to play in person, that’s great!
EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING LEAGUE
-Players can be added or dropped month-to-month if people’s schedules change.
-Newly added players will be added to the bottom of the league
-If a player drops, all players below them in the rankings will shift up to fill that spot.
-If we have an odd number of players at the start of the month, I will step in and play that person with a “ringer list” that is designed for a fun game, and the other player will ALWAYS record a win and move up. (Wins against the ringer will be recorded in case of ties later in the year)
GAME RULES
-Each League game will be played at 1600 points, and lists will adhere to the EW:A rules for army composition.
-We will be using the currently Alpha edition of the rules and army lists that are available on the T9A website (including Dwarven Holds, as those have been released publicly, but are not in the PDF)
-NOTE that this means we will be adopting updates to the book (rules, points, items, spells etc.) as they are released.
-Lists and factions can be chosen freely month-to-month.
TIE BREAKERS - IF THE GAME ENDS IN A DRAW (destroyed points + 400 for Mission is still within 25%)
1ST- The player who scored more victory points, including the Mission is counted as the winner for the purposes of the League, but the Draw will count for tie breakers at the end of the season.
2ND- If destroyed points are an EXACT tie, then if one player scored the Mission, and the other did not, the player who scored the objective is declared the winner for the purposes of the League
PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES
-Once provided with their matchup, it will be the responsibility of the two players to find a time to play their game. (I won’t micromanage the scheduling of games unless absolutely necessary. But you have a month. Start talking to your opponent early and it should be possible)
-Each player must be able to provide their own models with proper base sizes when arriving to the game. (Obviously in UB and Warhall, this is taken care of for you. But if playing TTS, or in person, make sure you have access to the appropriate models for your army. Again, resources for TTS will be discussed below)
-Players are expected to record the result AND the final score of their game (points destroyed on either side and who did or didn’t score the mission) as well as to post their 1600point lists to the forum
-Players are expected to submit their lists to me (RHWorldbuidling) AT LEAST 24 hours before their game. Once I have both players list and each is legal, I will share them with the players in the matchup and publish them here.
ORGANIZER DISCLAIMERS
This event is designed to grow and evolve as needed. Because of this, there may be changes made to the above rules in the future. Especially if it grows as I hope it will, this format will need to change.
I will always post major changes to the next month’s rules before the matchups are announced. But I do reserve the right to make emergency changes if they become necessary.
THE FIRST ROUND OF MATCHUPS WILL BE DRAWN AND ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 2ND! - so let me know now in this thread or via DM and I'll add you to the table for the random seeding for the launch. Otherwise, I can add players at any time.
Let's have some fun with EW:A in 2022!
First of all, THIS LEAGUE IS NOT MEANT TO BE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE
My goal with this ongoing event is to encourage people to play more games in 2022 with the Advanced system.
THE BASICS
-Join to play more games of Essence of War: Advanced
-Play one game a month at 1600pts using current Essence of War Rules + Armies
-Get your matchup, then schedule with your opponent to play the game in that month
-Win and you move up, lose and you move down
-The League will be ongoing throughout this year
-Players can join or drop on a month by month basis
THE DETAILS
LEAGUE RULES
-Play one EW:A game per month for the rest of 2022
-League starts with random seeds, then each month player 1+2 are matched up, 3+4 matched up, and so on.
-Win your game, you move up a table. Lose, and you move down.
-League games can be played in whichever form works for both players. Due to the international nature of T9A, this usually means TTS, Warhall, UB, etc. But if both players are close enough in space to play in person, that’s great!
EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING LEAGUE
-Players can be added or dropped month-to-month if people’s schedules change.
-Newly added players will be added to the bottom of the league
-If a player drops, all players below them in the rankings will shift up to fill that spot.
-If we have an odd number of players at the start of the month, I will step in and play that person with a “ringer list” that is designed for a fun game, and the other player will ALWAYS record a win and move up. (Wins against the ringer will be recorded in case of ties later in the year)
GAME RULES
-Each League game will be played at 1600 points, and lists will adhere to the EW:A rules for army composition.
-We will be using the currently Alpha edition of the rules and army lists that are available on the T9A website (including Dwarven Holds, as those have been released publicly, but are not in the PDF)
-NOTE that this means we will be adopting updates to the book (rules, points, items, spells etc.) as they are released.
-Lists and factions can be chosen freely month-to-month.
TIE BREAKERS - IF THE GAME ENDS IN A DRAW (destroyed points + 400 for Mission is still within 25%)
1ST- The player who scored more victory points, including the Mission is counted as the winner for the purposes of the League, but the Draw will count for tie breakers at the end of the season.
2ND- If destroyed points are an EXACT tie, then if one player scored the Mission, and the other did not, the player who scored the objective is declared the winner for the purposes of the League
PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES
-Once provided with their matchup, it will be the responsibility of the two players to find a time to play their game. (I won’t micromanage the scheduling of games unless absolutely necessary. But you have a month. Start talking to your opponent early and it should be possible)
-Each player must be able to provide their own models with proper base sizes when arriving to the game. (Obviously in UB and Warhall, this is taken care of for you. But if playing TTS, or in person, make sure you have access to the appropriate models for your army. Again, resources for TTS will be discussed below)
-Players are expected to record the result AND the final score of their game (points destroyed on either side and who did or didn’t score the mission) as well as to post their 1600point lists to the forum
-Players are expected to submit their lists to me (RHWorldbuidling) AT LEAST 24 hours before their game. Once I have both players list and each is legal, I will share them with the players in the matchup and publish them here.
ORGANIZER DISCLAIMERS
This event is designed to grow and evolve as needed. Because of this, there may be changes made to the above rules in the future. Especially if it grows as I hope it will, this format will need to change.
I will always post major changes to the next month’s rules before the matchups are announced. But I do reserve the right to make emergency changes if they become necessary.
THE FIRST ROUND OF MATCHUPS WILL BE DRAWN AND ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 2ND! - so let me know now in this thread or via DM and I'll add you to the table for the random seeding for the launch. Otherwise, I can add players at any time.
Let's have some fun with EW:A in 2022!
Check out Essence of War for a quicker, simplified version of T9A that can be played in 1-2 hours!
