And the award for longest tournament name goes to…

The Renegades 40k Open series is run by the Vale Renegades over in Cardiff. They run two events per year; this one, Echoes of War, and then Seeds of Destruction in September-October. They’re hosted at Firestorm Games’ Cardiff HQ, which is a truly fantastic venue.

The pack uses the ITC missions, with a slightly bizarre scoring system that also incorporates 20-0, paint/sports/list, and a round bonus. As a player it’s kind of hard to understand, to be honest, but whatever – the TOs are friendly and helpful, the boards and terrain are good, and the event mostly attracts locals with a nice balance of competitive and casual. For me personally it’s also really easy to get to, being around an hour away and therefore perfect commuting distance for a weekend.

The event was run through Down Under Pairings, and you can review it here if you so wish.

I also played on stream for games 3, 4, and 5, and you can check the recordings out on tSports Network’s YouTube channel.

For this event I was playing my Crimson Fists, anchored around a squad of Centurion Devastators. My list was: