It’s the monthly events article – your look ahead at the official Warhammer events calendar. This instalment, we’re covering what’s coming up next for the US Open and taking a look at the schedule of events at Warhammer World in August and September.
We’re only a few weeks away from the Warhammer Open in Dallas, Texas. This event will feature a selection of high-stakes matched play tournaments that qualify their winners for a place in the World Championship of Warhammer.
Perhaps the most exciting news for Dallas is that it’s the first place you’ll be able to play the new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, with demo games running all weekend. It will also be the first place you’ll get to see what’s in the jam-packed new launch set.
In addition to tabletop contests, the US Open event series features a host of hobby activities for you to get your paint brushes stuck into. These range from weekend-long hobby challenges to multiple masterclasses covering a variety of painting topics.
The US Open series is taking these hobby opportunities up a notch this year, with the Academy of Paint classes. These classes are dedicated to taking your painting skills to the next level over the course of multiple days, and are taught by world-renowned guest painters. The first of these classes has only a few spots remaining – it will be hosted in Dallas this May, taught by none other than multi-award winning painter and teacher Erik Swinson.
Best of all – guests at the Dallas leg will be able to play the new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar for the first time with live demo games across the weekend and a close look at all the new miniatures.
The US Open Series culminates in a massive double-header event in Atlanta, GA, with both the Grand Narrative and the qualifier-only World Championships of Warhammer.
At the Grand Narrative you can affect the fiction of the setting in an incredible three-day narrative blockbuster. It’s a truly unique, in-character event filled with fun scenarios and laid-back gaming with your fellow Warhammer fanatics.
Warhammer World Events
There are still a few free tickets available for the Mortal Realms Reforged event, which is your first chance to see and play the new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar in the UK. It runs over the 18th and 19th of May, concurrently with the US Open in Dallas, which has tickets already on sale. You’ll be able to take part in demo games of Age of Sigmar and the new Spearhead mode, as well as a Hobby Class all about Skaven.
On the day you’ll also be able to partake in refreshments inspired by the Mortal Realms, including Skaven Brew, Warpstone Fries, and themed burgers.
Recruit your best operatives and prepare to battle it out over six games across two days in the Kill Team: Critical Strike III tournament. This matched play event will demand mastery of all the different killzones, including the newly released Killzone: Bheta-Decima. There are chances to win awards for Favourite Player and Favourite Kill Team, and the top podium place will win a Golden Ticket for this year’s World Championships of Warhammer.
This event takes place over the weekend of the 10th and 11th of August.
The always-popular Throne of Skulls returns to Warhammer 40,000, with a 2,000-point singles event in the grim darkness of the far future. This more casual matched play competition has scoring incentives for the quality of army painting, as well as sportsmanship and generalship, with the overall winner getting the grand trophy at the end.
This event takes place over the weekend of the 17th and 18th of August.
Return to the World of Legend and engage in tactical games of rank and flank combat with the Battles in the Old World event. Amass your army and participate in five 2,000-point games across two days. On top of the podium places, there are awards to win for favourite army, best painted army, and favourite opponent.
This event takes place over the weekend of the 31st of August and 1st of September.
Get a helping of competitive matched play Warhammer 40,000 in a quick and easy one-day event with Tyrannic War IV. You’ll play three 1,000-point games over the course of a single day. It’s a great way of fitting some extra Warhammer in, and you’ll
have a chance to win awards for your painting and for being a good sport.
This event takes place on the 14th of August.
Test your mettle in a fast and fun single-day Kill Team event. Critical Ops III is a Weekday Warhammer event where you’ll play three games in one day against a range of experienced players and fellow fans. You can compete for the glory of taking the top spot, and aim to win prizes for the best painted Kill Team and good sportsmanship.
This event takes place on the 29th of August.
Further details for all of these events will be available on our Eventbrite page, and tickets will be on sale starting Wednesday, the 2nd of May.