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Huzzah Hobbies Hammer in the New Year Photos + Judging Recap

3/3/2016

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Hey Guys! Welcome back!  Finally got in some 40k events this past weekend at Huzzah Hobbies (and my back held up, so that was a plus) and took a load of photos. 
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Had a great time with Phil (ran the event) and Ashley (main judge) and the overall atmosphere was really pleasant.  Great store to boot!  But enough about that, you guys want to see the photos!
These are part of the early morning photos.  I always try to do a quick pass to make sure i get most of the people in attendance (in case I don't have time later).  Not everyone has their armies out on display at this point...and now that I was a judge, I was lacking in time to photo the actual displays!

Catching games in action during the first round.  We did judging after this round!

These are some misc photos from round 1, and some of round 2.  After I helped with the judging, I had to go, so didn't get any more after these two batches!  But you are probably curious how judging went!

Judging was a really interesting experience.  I always feel it is very important to sit on both sides of the fence if you really want to figure out just how everything works.  Definitely taught me a few things.

First off, here is the rubric for the event.
Huzzah Rubric.pdf
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The rubric is basically a set of guidelines for how your army will be judged.  It is VERY important when having your army judged that you read the rubric VERY closely.  Key points on this rubric were "even one unpainted model" and "80% of the army" for some sections.  Just checking out the rubric, you can see where this differs greatly from single figure judging.  This is a lot more of the "check boxes" vs debating the merits of a particular technique.

So some of the tips/things I learned.

1) Judging takes a lot of time.  (you figure you are judging 24 armies and only have an hour, that is not much time per army!)
2) Judges only judge what is on the display/set out.  I don't know the point value of an IG army...got an unpainted squad? Don't set it on the board! (some were very smart about this).
3) #2 goes along with the 80% rule as well.  Some armies lost a chunk of points because they had a nearly completely un painted squad.  Crafty players just didn't put that squad out.
4) Easy points lost for gaps/mouldlines.  1st and 2nd place were one point apart.  (They didn't have any gap or mouldline issues, just using as an example).  If you have a noticeable gap (rhinos are infamous for this), fill it or cover it up some some accessories!
5) Talking to the judges to try and sell your army doesn't help.  They are time limited!  If they ask you, point out some conversions.
​6) Tip: If they judges ask you questions, you are probably in the running :).
So who were the top three painted armies? 

1st Place Ben Hunts Nids

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Ben's attention to detail touched even his horde of gargoyles and termagaunts.  His consistency in glorious detail across the entire army (including troops) edged him slightly ahead.

2nd Tyler Augileres Tau

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Tylers tau were absolutely gorgeous.  The weathering on them is just gorgeous.  Such stellar work!

3rd Place: David Gonzales Skitarii

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I've loved these guys since I saw them at last years nova.  The yellow/orange scheme is so striking, and the work on the knights is absolutely phenomenal.

For the rest of the scores, check out
Total Scores
Note on final winner, quote from Phil.

"I have a strict if you're not there for your prize, I go onto the next person on the list. That being said if I know you're going to win something and you tell me you have to leave for whatever reason I'll tell you my policy and that you're in line to win a prize. I say this because it happened with our best painted this weekend. He had an emergency pop up and I told him while I understood why he had to drop he wouldn't be able to get it because he wouldn't be here. He understood and decided to drop anyway. I felt bad because the reason he told me he was dropping for was a legitimate reason, but I have this rule in place for a reason. I only mention this because I want to show off his army. "

So though we voted Ben to win, Ty took home the trophy due to the rules of the event!  Congrats Ty!

It was a great experience and was fun meeting new and old faces.  Thanks to Phil and Ashley again for thinking of me! I was honored to be picked to help judge the competition!  If you are interested in more photos, check out the rest of Phil's at....
Hammer in the New Year Event and Army Photos
Huzzah Recap

Thanks for stopping by, and yes my back is doing better after two PT visits and a slew of doctors! Talk to you guys more next week!
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