One Standard Mission Force Organization is allowed per army.
All armies must be fully painted.
The tournament is scored out of 200
180 points as follows:
5th Edition Warhammer 40k Rules will be used.
If the Codex is available for your army you must use it and have it with you during all games, along with your army list for use as a reference.
Some Chapter Approved articles may be used. You must have the Chapter Approved book or the White Dwarf magazine with these rules with you if you want to use them in your games. See the FAQ page for a complete list of all approved additions.
Vehicles from the Imperial Armour books will be
allowed.
Note: You are still limited to a single Force Organization chart
for your army - so no Super-Heavy vehicles are allowed.
Special Characters WILL be allowed.
The rules for Flyers in the Apocalypse expansion book WILL be used.
VDR vehicles are being allowed - subject to the approval of the organizers. Stats and photos of your VDR creations must be submitted for approval no later than one month prior to the event. Email the stats and photos of your VDR creations to: vdr@astronomi-con.com. VDR creations should be added to your army to enhance its theme - not for the purposes of power-gaming. The organizers reserve the right to disallow any VDR entry deemed to be inappropriate.
Citadel Journal rules will NOT be allowed.
All rulings by the tournament judges will be final.
ASTRONOMI-CON Awards
The following awards will be presented to players at the end
of the tournament. Note that a player can only win one award*.
Best Overall - Highest
tournament score
Best Sportsman - Highest Sportsmanship score
Best Army - Most Best Army votes
Best
Appearance - Highest
Appearance
score
Best General - Highest Battle score
Best
Terrain - Most
Best Terrain votes
Best Painted Single Miniature - Most Best
Single Miniature votes
Best Army List - Highest Army List score
The first and second place players with the highest tournament score, will be eligible for an invitation to the Games Workshop Throne of Skulls Tournament.
* In the event a player
qualifies for more than one award, the order of award precedence is as listed above.
ASTRONOMI-CON Special Rules
Each table will have its own specific scenario and terrain. This means that each player will fight a unique set of battles over the course of the tournament.
The city fighting rules from Cities Of Death may be used on some of the tables.
Each battle will use the Random Game Length Scenario Special Rule and all players are encouraged to play a complete game where possible.