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FACEHAMMER GT 2023!

Welcome to the FaceHammer Grand Tournament, a 90 player matched play, 5 Game Age of Sigmar
3.0 event. The event will be held at Element Games Northwest gaming center on the 16th and 17th of
September!
The event aims to be a competitive but fun event for new and veteran players. We want people to
embrace Age of Sigmar and enjoy clean competitive games. The atmosphere at our events is
something we want to protect and ensure it’s a safe, fun place for everyone to enjoy their weekend.

Download the event pack here!

The event will be hosted on Stats and Ladders and can be accessed from here!

How to buy a Ticket

Tickets are £60 and available here from the Element Games web store! Tickets will go up at 10am on
12th of May through the Element games web store (link below)
Please not refunds will not be accepted after August 18th – Due to cost restructuring at Element,
increased costs for venue/food and the significant impact I had last year this refund policy has been
brought forward to 1 month before the event

Tickets on Sale from ELEMENT GAMES here from MAY12th 2023 10:00am!

What about comp/House Rules?

This year we will be running the event straight from the General’s Handbook and official FAQs

Battletome, Podcast

Episode 99: Hedonites of Slaanesh and Daughters of Khaine Battletome review

In this Episode…

…Two books… ONE SHOW! that’s right – We discuss both the new Hedonites of Slaanesh and Daughters of Khaine in our epic battletome review. So want to get all the changes as well as the synergies in the book then this show is for you.

First we go through the Daughters of Khaine Battletome – Touching on changes and updates to the book focusing mainly on the new temples.

Then we tackle the Hedonites of Slaanesh – hold on as this is a very different battle tome to the previous one! So much to cover so sit back and enjoy some hammer to your face!

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Check out our other Slaanesh and Daughters of Khaine shows

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Episode 96: Shadow, Pain & FISH!

In this episode…

In this show we discuss the Age of Sigmar warscroll changes in Shadow and Pain boxset. We tell you all the rules and synergies from the brand new hero warscroll’s for both the lord of pain and Ironscale melusai characters.

We also take you through a Dom Hain enclave Idoneth deepkin force using the new Broken Realm Morathi warscrolls focused around the Akhelian Corps formation.

Shadow and Pain

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/11/04/shadow-pain-unboxed/

Models featured from our discord

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Episode 91: Slaves to Darkness Redux!

In this Episode…

…we revisit the Slaves to Darkness Battletome and discuss the impact of the GHB2020 to the Slaves to Darkness forces in Age of Sigmar! In the first section we discuss the battleline units and why they are so important to Slaves to Darkness Armies, we also touch on the conundrum of picking an allegiance and the points to consider,

Be’lakor, its a yes or yes question!

In the last segment of the show we discuss the hero options available to the Slaves to Darkness faction, discussing in detail why every list starts at 1760pts! We also touch on the power of the sorcerer lord and knights of chaos command ability. Do you want to be infused with daemonic power and crush those puny sigmarite dogs? Then this is the show for you!

So sit back and get ready for some hammer to your face!

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Episode 87: GHB2020 Matched Play Lists

In this Episode…

…we talk about the GHB2020 matched play lists we would take to an event. We each take a grand alliance and come up with a tournament compeititve list for an AOS match play event!

Russ tackles death and writes a Mannfred focused death list. Byron takes on Destruction writing a turn 1 uber aggro Gordrakk themed ironjawz army. Les re imagines the TM build for Stormcast Eternals in 2020! Terry enhances the filth to new heights of the Nurgle Thricefold.

Want a new matched play army for the new season? if the answer is yes! Then sit back and get ready for some hammer to your face!

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Epsiode 76: Sylvaneth Seedpods!

In This Episode…

…we review the Sylvaneth battletome in depth. Finally the seedpods are ripe and ready to be unleashed all over the tournament scene. If you want to know your oakenbrow from your gnarlroot and why winterleaf might just be the obvious choice give the show a listen. We point out our favourites as well as try and hash out a match play list which we think could compete in the current meta. As well as covering all artefacts, traits, warscrolls, spells and battalions with our initial reach for match play Age of Sigmar. So are the Sylvaneth ready to take the tournament scene by storm or will they struggle to compete in the current meta? We try and address that question and will be keeping a close eye on all things woody in the coming months!

So if you want to know all about the new Sylvaneth battletome then this is the show for you, so sit back and get ready for some hammer to your face!

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Episode 70: Skaven Battletome!

In this Episode…

…we talk about the Skaven Battletome in detail. Discussing the great clans and how yo get the most from your warp grinders and doom rockets as well as analysis on every warscrolls, artefact, allegiance ability, trait and spell! So if you want to get your rats out then this is the show you have been waiting for!

Want to know all about Terry’s droning bell of doom? then tune in sit back and get ready for some hammer to your face.

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Episode 67: The Master on the Masters!

In this Episode…

…We are joined by the current UK AOS Master Jack Armstrong to discuss the AOS Masters 2018! We talk about Jack’s gaming background and what it takes to be a master. Jack who cannot attend this year talks about the lists and combos. From one Master to Another we breakdown the tricks and combos and make predictions on who will lift the coveted trophy! Be sure to follow the coverage by Ben Curry on Instagram and twitter and tune into our twitter feed to keep up to date with the event. So want to know what list gets the Avocado of approval from Jack or maybe some inspiration to your next tournament army then this is the show for you…

…so sit back and get ready for some hammer to your face!

Check out AOS shorts summary below!

UK Age of Sigmar Masters 2018

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Episode 60: AOS 6 Nations!

In this Episode…

…Russ, Les and Byron talk about their experience at the AOS 6 Nations event held at common ground games in Stirling!We discuss our prep and list decisions as well as our games and results.

In the last section Terry picks out his fave lists from the event and we discuss what made them so cool!

Please bear in mind this show was PRE FAQ and recorded a few weeks ago

So sit back and get ready for some Hammer to your Face!

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Episode 57: Malign Sorcery!

In this Episode…

…the Facehammer team discuss Malign Sorcery and explain how to get the most out of the endless spells in match play. We break down every warscroll which comes in the set and explain the combos you can use to win at Warhammer! We also discuss the realm rules and go through all artefacts from your realm allegiance and pick out the best items to use in your armies. So if its the Sword of Judgement or the Ethereal Amulet we pick out the hidden gems in the new artefact lists and explain which armies will benefit the most from them.

So sit back and get ready for some hammer to your face!

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Episode 55: SCGT 2018 review

In this Episode…

…The Facehammer team report on the SCGT 2018 event.

With two members in attendance and my viewpoint as a TO talk about our experience at the SCGT 2018.

We discuss the armies at length and the winners of the painting prizes in the first half of the show as well as our recent hobby activity.

In the second half of the show we talk about Les and Terry’s experience with Malign Portents and then go through the lists which did well at the event and discuss the winning armies

So Sit back and get ready for some Hammer to your Face!

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Episode 54: Adepticon Review

In this show we review our trip to Adepticon in Schaumberg IL. We discuss the experience of our visit and the show takes a less gaming focus approach and more a convention review style. We end up talking about our social interactions as well as how we found playing in a new META / Environment and what we thought of the whole experience.

So Sit back and get ready for some hammer to your Face!

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