Battleground: Brazos
Event Info
Everything you need to know before you build a list. Anything still marked TBD is being finalised and will land here first.
The Format
Five rounds, two days, Swiss pairing
A standard competitive Grand Tournament. Three rounds Saturday, two Sunday, paired Swiss so you spend most of the weekend across the table from players at your own level.
This is a painted event. Battle Ready is the floor — three colours and a based model — and the paint award is judged Saturday evening so everyone gets to walk the tables.
- Game
- Warhammer 40,000 · 11th Edition
- Army size
- 2,000 points
- Rounds
- 5 rounds over 2 days
- Round length
- 3 hours
- Mission pack
- TBD
- Painting
- Battle Ready minimum
- Field size
- 80 players · 40 tables
- List deadline
- TBD
Rules Pack
The full document
Missions, scoring, painting criteria, list submission rules, and tiebreakers — all in one PDF. It drops alongside registration.
The Weekend
Schedule
Times are Central and provisional until the rules pack is final.
Friday
April 9, 2027
Optional — arrive early, get your dice warm
- 6:00 PMRegistration & check-in opensHotel lobby
- 7:00 PMNarrative warm-up gamesCasual, bring a list
- 8:00 PMMeet & greetFind your ride-share crew
Saturday
April 10, 2027
Rounds one through three
- 8:00 AMDoors open & check-in
- 9:00 AMRound 1
- 12:30 PMLunch
- 1:30 PMRound 2
- 5:00 PMRound 3
- 8:30 PMPaint judging & army showcaseBrazos Brush award
Sunday
April 11, 2027
Rounds four and five, then glory
- 9:00 AMRound 4
- 12:30 PMLunch
- 1:30 PMRound 5
- 5:00 PMAwards ceremonyChampion crowned
Prize Support
Awards
Whackdown Champion
Best overall record across five rounds.
Best in Faction
Top finisher flying each faction banner.
Brazos Brush
Best painted army, judged Saturday evening.
Renaissance Man
Best combined battle, paint, and sportsmanship.
Players' Choice
The army your opponents could not stop talking about.
Full prize support is announced as sponsors come on board.Want your product in the pool?