• Each league’s season sign ups: close as specified by the regional League Organizer. Typically this is the Friday night before the league begins
• List submission: submit by midnight the day after league sign up closes.  Typically this is a Saturday Night 
• Pod placement, pairings and league start: The Saturday that the season starts.

There is - you may purchase a ticket to a league you are interested in participating in from our webstore. Organizers will be given a coupon to purchase this ticket for free as compensation for their time.

1st and 2nd place in each pod will receive a prize for their achievement. 1st place will additionally receive a $100 gift certificate to Gamer's Guild, 2nd place will receive a $50 gift certificate to Gamer's Guild, and the lowest ranked player to complete all games in each pod will earn a $25 gift certificate to J15 Games.

Additionally, everyone competing is eligible to earn Rank Pins over the course of the year. Pins represent the number of Rank Points gained:

Iron: 3,000+ points

Bronze: 5,000+ points

Silver: 8,000+ points

Gold: 10,000+ points

Master: 12,000+ points

At the end of the year, a regional Best General is determined by their final Rank Points and will be awarded a prize as well as placement on their region’s league landing page for the entire following year!

You will be paired against 5 players from your pod, who you are expected to play over the course of the league. You can play your opponents in any order you wish. However, the League recommends trying to play one match a week, which will give you enough time to play all 5 opponents plus have a few additional "make-up" weeks - a season will generally consist of 10 weeks for you to get 5 games in.  You can play your games anywhere you would like as long as your opponent agrees. There is no "official" store location for a League, but each of the regional League Organizers will list stores that are recommended for play. If two players cannot agree on a place to play, then the default will be a store recommended for play by the League Organizer. 

The League recommends using the 40k League Discord league channels for setting up matches. You should make sure to tag an opponent you are paired up with in your Pod’s unique channel to communicate efficiently with them. Link: https://discord.gg/WrvbfHYRQp

Tournament Challenges: You and your opponent can arrange having any tournament game (RTT, GT, Major, etc) counted as your league game with two conditions, first you must both agree before the game, and second, your armies must be the same faction as registered in the league. Note that this is the only exception to the locked lists.

You and your opponent must play the mission assigned to you for that match, according to the current GT mission package. Your mission is listed on the pairing spreadsheet assigned to your pod in the top rod. The GW terrain layout is randomly determined based on what are the recommended layouts 

The full list of missions being used are found on the Warhammer Community page.

The League Organizers encourage the use of a chess clock. Typically, games should be completed within 2.5-3 hours.

Once you've played a particular opponent, the winner of the match is responsible for posting the results using the game submission form or alternatively, the 40k discord league channel so that the scores can be recorded by the League Organizers. You must report who you played and the total points each scored for the game.

Standings in the League are done the same way as a standard ITC Swiss tournament, i.e., the winner of each match gets 1,000 points plus their battle points. The loser gets 0 points plus their battle points. In the event of a tie, both players get 500 points plus their battle points. For example, if Daniel beats Manuel 83 to 41, then Daniel would get 1083 points and Manuel would get 41. 

The players in each pod are ranked based on their League Points. There are no finals at the end of a league; your ranking is determined purely by your performance in your 5 scheduled games of each season. At the end of a year, all the points earned from each season are used to determine our regional Best General. 

In the event of a concession due to scheduling conflicts, a score should NOT be submitted.

The League expects you and your opponent to find a mutually agreeable time and place to play your game. If you are unable to schedule a game with your opponent, please contact the League Organizers. 

The League Organizer has the discretion to allow you and/or your opponent to play "ringer" opponents any time during the league. Ringer games are to be used scarcely after an opponent is completely sure they are unable to play a game within the remaining league time. 

Finally, make sure to finish your games ten minutes before the store closes! All games will have a policy of dice down ten minutes before closing the store. Use this remaining time to figure out the final score from the board state, and make sure to leave the store on time.

This League is premised on the idea that you will play all 5 of your scheduled games. Players must make good-faith efforts to make that goal a reality. However, the League Organizers understand that life can get in the way. If you find that your schedule will not permit you enough time to play in the current league and finish all your games, please let the League Organizers know immediately. You can either be dropped from the league, or the League Organizers can notify the affected players to find ringer matches to complete some or all of your remaining games so that your opponents are not left hanging. 

The League Organizers do not enjoy punishing players. However, some actions may result in punishment to discourage behavior that reduces the enjoyment of the other players in the League. 

In that regard, the League Organizers can place a player on probation for a league season for various reasons (all of which are left to the sole discretion of the League Organizer). The intent of probation is to warn a player that his conduct is unacceptable and has diminished another player(s) experience with the League. Examples of behavior that will earn probation include not playing at least three of your scheduled games, not showing up for a scheduled game, disrespecting your opponent, or engaging in other unsportsmanlike conduct. 

Players who do not play at least 4 of their 5 games will be on probation for the next league; this includes dropping out of the league before finishing 4 of your 5 games. 

Pods who fail to play 10% of their scheduled games will not be eligible for prizes that season. 

Players on probation for a league will not be eligible for prize support in that league (and the league they earned the probation).

Suspension is essentially the next level after probation. If you fail to play any of your games in a particular league, you will not be eligible to play in the next league. 

Players who do not play at least 4 games, or who drop before playing 4 games, will be on suspension for the following league. 

If you were on probation for a league and earn another probation in that league, you will be suspended from the following league.

You and your opponent must play the mission assigned to you for that match, according to the current GT mission package.

The missions can be found at https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MxYWfHN4INbOH6l1.pdf

The League Organizers encourage the use of a chess clock. Typically, games should be completed within 2.5-3 hours.

Standings in the League are done the same way as a standard ITC Swiss tournament, i.e., the winner of each match gets 1,000 points plus their battle points. The loser gets 0 points plus their battle points. In the event of a tie, both players get 500 points plus their battle points. For example, if Daniel beats Manuel 83 to 41, then Daniel would get 1083 points and Manuel would get 41.

The players in each pod are ranked based on their League Points. There are no finals at the end of a league; your ranking is determined purely by your performance in your 5 scheduled games.

In the event of a concession due to scheduling conflicts, a score should NOT be submitted.

Proxies are accepted given that they fit the general size of the current version of the official model, and that the basing is the same as the current official model.

Old versions of official models are accepted as long as they are a similar size as the current model. For example, an old Be'Lakor model could be used as a Daemon Prince proxy but not as a Be'lakor model

Unreleased models and codexes are not accepted. An official codex or model release is the Saturday after the pre-orders start. This means that boxset codexes pre-date releases.

As long as the model is approximately the right size and dimensions, it is permissible.  Just explain to your opponent in advance what you are using instead.

We do not require fully painted models to play in our league.  While our format is similar to a tournament, that does not mean we have the same restrictions.  We want our players to enjoy using their new units and models.

League Organizers will select one of two options for their players; List Lock or Open Lists.

In a List Lock format, players will submit a 2000 point list through their Account.  This list can only change if a new rules affecting your army has been released, or at will once per season.  

Regions using Open Lists can change any time during the seasons.

Every effort should be made to utilize fixed terrain layouts as on the current Games Workshop Tournament Companion found on the Warhammer Community Core Rules and Key Downloads section. If fixed terrain is not accessible, players are encouraged to replicate fixed-style terrain to the best of their ability. This standardization aims to maintain a consistent level of play and promote games that closely resemble competitive tournament environments. Player placed is permitted so long as both players agree and as a last resort. 

The terrain traits are the same that the core rulebook details for each piece.

If a Datalaste, MFM, emergency ban, FAQ or any other rules change happens during the league, the new content is immediately adopted unless otherwise noted.

We use the World Tournament Championship’s FAQ related to questions left unanswered by Games Workshop.  You can find the most up-to-date rulings here.  This includes WTC’s Engagement Range through walls ruling.

You will receive an email the first day of the league stating that your pod has been assigned.  You can view your pod and pairings from your Account Window once you have received your email.

Yes! Your results will carry over for each season and will impact what pods you are placed in. They will also be used to determine each league's regional Best General at the end of each year. 

For the league, you and your opponent are encouraged to resolve rule disputes among yourselves. In the event that you and your opponent cannot agree, please contact the league organizers for a ruling using the Green Banner 40k League discord channels. However, timing is important, so as a general rule, we don't recommend allowing takebacks after two phases from the play have elated. For example, a player that forgot to move a unit might do it during his or her shooting phase, but not during the charge phase (more than two phases have passed at this point).

Organizers receive free entry into the Leagues they help organize.