Madtown Throwdown Q3 2023 - Aug 13 - Madison WI

YOUR CHAMPION: Phil & Domitan’s Stormcoven

What is the Madtown Throwdown Q3 event?

Madtown Throwdown Q3 is a Warhammer Underworlds event hosted by the What The Hex?! Podcast.

Date: August 13th, 2023
Location: Noble Knight Games (Fitchburg, WI)

Format: Championship
Rounds: Three rounds. Two hours each. Best of three games.

Recommended Experience: Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced
Note: New players are always welcome, but you should also be aware that this is a constructed format and may be a little more challenging and fast paced.

Come throw down!

Schedule

10:00 am - Registration
10:15 am - Start
12:20 pm - Lunch Break
1:20 pm - Resume
6:00 pm - Awards

Registration

Registering in advance is a huge help to us for planning. To register, follow these two steps:

Email whatthehexcast@gmail.com with your name.
Send $5 via PayPal to “mortalrealms@gmail.com” or pay on the day of the event.

You will receive a confirmation email from a member of The Mortal Realms crew. Please note we manually check these so there will be a delay between submission and confirmation.

Prize Support

Alongside tournament champion, we’ll also have prizes for Best Painted, Best Sportsmanship, Best in Grand Alliance, and maybe a little something just for showing up.

Best in Grand Alliance
Introducing our new prize support category. The players that place the highest among those that brought a warband from the same Grand Alliance will be awarded Best in Grand Alliance for Chaos, Death, Destruction, and Order respectively - and will receive a corresponding set of custom activation tokens.

The Tokens
Designed and created by father and son duo. Made from black acrylic and hand painted.

Best Painted
Official Claim the Prize alternate art card from the Wyrdhollow organized play kit.

Best Sportmanship
Official Superiority Confirmed alternate art card from the Wyrdhollow organized play kit.

What is Championship?

Championship is one of three primary play formats available to Warhammer Underworlds players. These formats allow players to interact with the game in unique ways. Each format brings its own strengths and together they serve as pillars for organized play. Championship offers players the highest level of creative expression and playstyle support, as the breadth of cards available allows you to construct a tightly tuned deck that defines and supports a concise goal. As a result, games of Championship bring exciting and varied challenges to the table!

Official Championship Format Document (shares documentation with the Relic format)

Current Card Pool: Essential Cards pack plus the Harrowdeep, Nethermaze, Gnarlwood, and Wyrdhollow seasons

Play Formats: The Pillars of Underworlds
Rivals | No deckbuilding. Shuffle & play!
Nemesis | Deckbuilding from two sources- your warband’s Rivals deck (the cards unique to them) and one universal Rivals deck.
Championship | Deckbuilding from a product pool comprised of the latest four seasons of Underworlds. This format includes a Forsaken and Restricted list.

*Be advised Championship is currently undergoing a bit of rebranding and is now considered a variant of the Relic format (which allows you to build decks from your entire collection).

Event Rulings

The following will be in effect for the event with a cutoff date enforced for new releases:

The latest Designer Commentary and Errata. | Last updated June 28th, 2023
The latest Forsaken and Restricted list as found in the Championship format document. | Last updated: June 28th, 2023
The latest beta rules as found in the Errata. | Currently this applies to Zarbag’s Gitz, Morgok’s Krushas, Blackpowder’s Bucaneers, and the Gnarlspirit Pack.
Products released on or before the cutoff date will be valid for use.
Boards found in the following sets will be valid for use: Starter Set 2023, Harrowdeep, Nethermaze, Gnarlwood, and Wyrdhollow

New Release Cutoff Date
Any new releases or updates to the documents outlined above after August 5th, 2023 will not be used. This is done to avoid drastic changes in expectations for players. Judges may still consider newly released content in making their rulings for continuity, and maintaining the spirit of the game.

Pairings & Tiebreakers
Your opponent for your first game will be randomly determined. Subsequent rounds will be paired by Win Record, Game Losses, Glory Point Differential, Strength of Schedule, and then Random. The player at the end of three rounds with the highest win record will be our Tournament Champion. In the case of ties, the following tiebreakers will be used in order to determine final event placements: Win Record, Game Losses, Glory Point Differential, Strength of Schedule, and then Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Additional Event Rulings
Updated: 08 May 2023 | These rulings have been made in advance by an event judge.*

Carve a Path | Toxic Terrors #2
Q. If I have met the condition to score this objective but not gain the additional glory, may I choose not to reveal and score it so that I may attempt more Attack actions?
A. Yes. Note you forfeit the current reveal window and will need to wait until the next time the condition is satisfied.

Q. Can this be scored with a total of two Attack actions each made by a different leader? (Examples: Domitan’s Stormcoven & Khagra’s Ravagers)
A. No. The Attack actions must be made by the same fighter. The fighter only needs to be a leader during the second or subsequent Attack action though.

*If you have a question that you would like a ruling on prior to the event, please email your question to whatthehexcast@gmail.com