Games and Stuff 40K Event - Road to NOVA 2025 and Golden Ticket Overview - 2-Day Tournament Details

Oct 7, 2026

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Games and Stuff hosts a Warhammer 40K 2-day tournament focused on the Road to NOVA 2025 Orange Ticket pathway and a Games Workshop Golden Ticket opportunity. The event provides standardized GW Chapter Approved terrain and layouts, GW Rules and Balance Dataslate rules usage, and defines five rounds across Saturday and Sunday. Key materials include army-building and painting guidance, mission selection, scoring and painting points, proxy and conversion deadlines, check-in rules, late-arrival penalties, prize categories, and digital ticket and refund policies.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

FormatPDF

Pages13

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Event Essentials

Registration

Important Dates and Cutoff Times

General Requirements

Army Construction and Painting Guide

Tournament Organizers and Policies

Rounds and Timing

Event Schedule

Event Guidelines

Terrain and Scoring

Terrain Guidelines

Paint Judging

Prize Support

Tickets, Media, and Logistics

Ticket Policy and Refunds

Media Policy

Accommodations

Introduces Games and Stuff 40K Event Welcome to the Games and Stuff 40K Event hosted by Away Games™ ! ‘In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war’ … This event is a Road to NOVA 2025 Orange Ticket Event and a Games Workshop Golden Ticket Event! Players have a chance to win a ticket to the Warhammer 40K NOVA Open 2025 Event and the World Championships of Warhammer! The Games and Stuff store, located in Glen Burnie, MD has collaborated again with Away Games™ to bring back the wonderful event from last year, with a Road to NOVA ticket and a GW WCW ticket up for grabs . We have constructed a battlefield in which players from novice to grandmaster have a chance to fight to the death for eternal glory…along with awards and prizes . As you enjoy competing, Away Games™ will be attending to every detail, allowing competitors to relax and have their best tournament experience. Players can expect EVERY table to have "GW Chapter Approved" standardized terrain and layouts created with Away Games terrain, along with dice boxes and chess clocks . (No need to bring your own.) The event will be using the GW Rules and Balance Dataslate. The event will have Carts to rent, as well as Objective Markers, Dice Trays, Dice and Laser Target Lines for purchase. In this packet you will find an overview of what to expect and how to get the most out of your tournament experience: Quick Links To: Event Essentials Registration Important Dates and Cutoff Times General Requirements Notes Concerning the GW Chapter Approved Tournament Companion Army Construction and Painting Guide Tournament Organizers and Policies Rounds and Timing Event Schedule Event Guidelines Terrain Guidelines Paint Judging Bye Round and Ringer Participation Prize Support Ticket Policy and Refunds Media Policy Accommodations Away Games™ Sponsors Charities Important Dates and Times Tournament Dates: Saturday and Sunday, August 16-17, 2025 Location: Games and Stuff, 7736 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 Battle Size: Strike Force (2000 points) Board Size: 60” x 44” Format Size: Singles Missions: J, M, D, L and P (Chapter Approved 10th Ed) Layouts: Mix of Layout 1 and 4, Both Days (Chapter Approved 10th Ed) Terrain: GW Chapter Approved (Away Games™ 2025) Rule Set: GW Rules and Balance Dataslate Number of Games: Five Rounds, Win/Loss, Opp Win %, Battle Points Round Length: 3.0 Hours Game Time Ticket Fee: $60.00 Prizes: Placing, Best Overall, Best Painted, and Best in Faction Check In: 9:00 am, First Round Starts at 10:00 am Late Arrival: Understandably issues arise, but please inform the Tournament Organizer if you’re going to be late. Late check in for the first round will result in a drop or ceding the spot to a present waitlist attendee. If a player arrives late to Round Two and beyond, their game time will begin running on the clock. After 15 minutes the round will be forfeited, and your opponent will receive a win. Missions: Warhammer 40,000 10th Ed, from the Chapter Approved Tournament Companion. Army Selection: Follow Muster Armies guidance in Warhammer 40,000 10th Ed, from the Chapter Approved Tournament Companion. Tools of War: Players are expected to bring their army, dice, tape measure, and all relevant rules publications. (Away Games™ provides dice trays and chess clocks.) If you are using any electronic devices to carry your official rules references, please ensure they are charged and available for reference at all times. Rules cutoff: New rules and materials will not be permitted after Monday August 11, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST. No new codex will be used until after its official release to the public, not just a limited/starter set release. We will be using the GW Rules and Balance Dataslate, which can be found Here Proxy and Conversions: Requests must be submitted before Monday, August 11, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST. List submissions: List will be due by Wednesday A

FAQs

What game system and ruleset does the event use?

The tournament uses the GW Rules and Balance Dataslate. Missions and missions parameters come from the Chapter Approved Tournament Companion for Warhammer 40,000 10th Ed.

What are the key date and cutoff requirements?

Rules and materials cutoff is Monday August 11, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST. Proxy and conversion requests must be submitted before the same cutoff time, and list/army lists are due by Wednesday August 13, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST.

What happens if a player arrives late to a round?

Late check-in for the first round may result in a drop or ceding the spot to a waitlist attendee. For Round Two and beyond, the player’s game starts on the clock; after 15 minutes the round is forfeited and the opponent receives a win.

Oct 7, 2026

Upload by lilac