October 40K Halloween Event Idea

Rissan4ever · Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Posts: 820 Location: Herndon, VA

Thanks! I think if both of us are fielding rules questions, then it will be possible for both of us to play as well.

On to timed turns. I'm thinking 1 hour per turn. Anything you don't get done in an hour doesn't get done. Thoughts?
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KevinF · Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 851

I wasn't planning on playing in the event, just helping. How much play time do we have allotted? I think we need to get at least 4 complete game turns in. The first will go faster than the others. We may want to time phases. Movement phase, five minutes. Psychic phase, five minutes. Shooting, ten minutes. Assault, ten minutes. That should be 30 minutes per player turn, one hour per game turn. That means with four hours of play time, we should get in four turns. I can bring a stopwatch and announce times (or make Ashley do it, I like that better).

Things like deciding who is the general of each side, strategy talks, and deployment will all take time too.
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Rissan4ever · Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Posts: 820 Location: Herndon, VA

I figure strategizng won't take more than 5 minutes per turn. I like your estimates for the other phases.

Turn Breakdown
Strategize: 5 mins.
Movement: 5 mins.
Psychic: 5 mins.
Shooting: 10 mins.
Assault: 10 mins.
Total: 35 mins.

I'm expecting things to go over a little bit, so I'll alot 45 minutes per turn.

There will be a break after Turn 2. The game will end on Turn 4.

There will also be a costume contest. Best costume gets 1 Victory Point.

Timeline
11:00am-12:00pm Set up terrain and deploy, pass out Tricks & Treats, Judge costumes
12:00-1:30 Turn 1
1:30-3:00 Turn 2
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-5:00 Turn 3
5:00-6:30 Turn 4
6:30-7:00 Add up Victory Points, announce winners

Factoring in unexpected delays and people getting back late from the break, we should be wrapped up by 7:00 or 8:00pm.
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