Friday, September 10, 2004

New OP Floor rules are posted!

The latest Floor Rules for D&D Miniatures tournaments have been posted on the Wizards tournaments page.

The formats have undergone some changes.

Sanctioned Tournament Play:
100-Point Assault
200-Point Assault
100-Point Triad
200-Point Triad

Triad Format:
1st round: Assault; 2nd round: Cave of Pain; 3rd round: Plunder.

The new Assault and Plunder scenarios give bonus points for occupying terrain tiles on the opponent's side of the battlefield.

Extreme Format:
The 500 point format now has a maximum limit of 8 figures rather than 12.

There is also spoiler information for upcoming sets:
Set 6: Death Knell is a 200 point Limited play set.
Set 7 (name to be announced) will be 200 point in Limited play.

New Terrain Tiles in Aberrations:
Assembly Tile 3
Assembly Tile 4
Burial Chamber
Torture Chamber
Aftermath
Ancient Temple
Spike Stones Cave
Blood Rock Cave

New Terrain Tiles in Frostburn (a D&D RPG Terrain book)
Crevasse, Ebony Lake, Razor Drifts, Ice Palace. (not legal in sanctioned play)

New Terrain Tiles in Sandstorm (a D&D RPG Terrain book)
Mummy’s Crypt, Jagged Wasteland, Sun Temple, Oasis. (legal in sanctioned play!)