Commissar's Corner March 28th, 2006 Attention! The following Hall of Heroes players must contact Direct Services no later than Friday, March 31st to claim their place in the Grand Tournament. After this date their places will be offered to the next runner-ups in the Hall of Heroes standings.     Dwayne Allison Chris Orr Alex Petcherkine Mike Davy John-paul Silke Paul Ting Alex Petcherkine Chris Jez Chad Shewman Michael Munday Chris Dancock Clarence Lee

Commissar's Corner March 22nd, 2006 Hello again, with the end of the 2005-2006 Hall Of Heroes season things have been a little crazy around here. The new season is off to a great start with several tournaments being run all around the country. The 2006-2007 Hall Of Heroes results will be posted shortly and the new rules for the season should appear any time now (there have been some unforeseen difficulties, but they will be online soon.) At the end of February I had the pleasure of attending a Hall Of Heroes tournament hosted by Phoenix Games in Kitchener and run by one of our illustrious Grey Knights Tom Moskalik. Tom’s tournament was absolutely fantastic and is the kind of tournament I hope all Hall Of Heroes events are. Instead of speaking about the tournament myself, I have received some input from one of our avid tournament goers Debora Buckwald-Sobestianowich. Below are the things she had to say about this great event. Kitchener Phoenix Games Tournament February 25 / 26 2006 by Debora Buckwald-Sobestianowich Yeah! Time for another Hall of Heroes Tournament in Kitchener. I always look forward to tournaments in Kitchener. Phoenix Games always attracts a great group of players. This event managed to get three people from Winnipeg, Manitoba and one from Calgary, Alberta. Talk about having your reputation getting around. Phoenix has a large, diverse supply of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 products, AND a bitz bin. Who can go wrong? Between games I love to walk over and buy a new character, regiment box or maybe even pick up some shields from the bitz bin. The tables do not disappoint either. They are carpeted so your models do not get chipped if they fall over. We all know how that can happen, and once one model goes, the rest manage to tumble like a dominoes display. In addition to the professional scenery, you have a shelf underneath the table to put your spare models or casualties on. The room is bright and spacious, so you are not hitting the competitor behind you. Phoenix games has snacks provided for breakfast; either fresh fruit, muffins or cookies. Phoenix games also provides a Pizza lunch, giving you time to admire all of the armies. This tournament had excellent painted armies and hats off to the judges on picking the top six because I could not have done it. Tom, the organizer of the tournament, manages to come up with some fabulous objectives with each of the Tournaments he runs. Each time I have gone they have been different. Where the guy comes up with these ideas, I could not tell you, but keep up the good work. This time instead of having scenarios of breakthrough, conquer or king of the hill, Tom decided to have only pitched battles but with the added twist of primary and secondary objectives. The first games primary objective was a fun twist, forcing you to write a quiz on your opponent’s army (brilliant!) Each game had different primary objectives, but the same secondary objective for all the games. The secondary objectives were race specific. My secondary objective, with Dwarfs, was to nominate an enemy character and kill that character by the end of the game. Killing a character was often difficult, even with the new Dwarf rules. But I had a great time and a lot of laughs. That is what it is all about; how much fun we have. Phoenix Games and the players there know how to have fun. This tournament was incredible, I had a solid loss, a minor victory, a minor loss, I got massacred and I massacred somebody. I will tell you the players I went against did not give me the wins easily, nor did I give them any easy wins. On more than one game, by the sixth turn, we were down to the last warrior standing. It was up to the dice and it could have gone either way. My first game against Alex came down to exactly that(What a battle, definitely one for the book of grudges) I knew that this day was going to be full of fun, intense battles and the two days did not disappoint. Kitchener always manages to attract people who are brilliant generals and great sportsmen. I definitely look forward to the next tournament and in the mean time I will be preparing Tror Stormskull (my dwarf lord) for her next battle.

Commissar's Corner
March 7th, 2006

The hard fought 05-06 Hall of Heroes season is over and the results are in. The Grand tournament invitations will be mailed out today to the top 25 people in both Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000. Those that have qualified will find their name in the list below. To anyone who is on this list and does not receive their invitation in the next few days call Direct Services at 1 888 498 7655 to register for the Grand Tournament on May 27th at Games Day.

A big congratulation goes out to all who qualified this year to play in the ultimate contest to determine the Warhammer 40 000 and Warhammer Fantasy champions for 2005-2006. It is with great pleasure that I announce your 2005-2006 Hall of Heroes Champion Ryan Dychkawych.

Ryan managed an outstanding 348 points overall and played in an astonishing 78 tournament games. That is basically two tournaments a month for every month throughout the season, talk about dedication. Ryan truly deserves to be recognized as champion. Ryan will be recognized at Games Day on May 27th; he will receive a free trip to Games Day including an invitation to the Grand Tournament and will receive an army of his choice up to a $400 value.

This year’s Grand Tournament will once again see the highest ranked players from the Hall of Heroes, the Conflict winners from across the country and the Hall of Heroes Champion. I can't wait to see you all there.

1	RYAN DYCHKAWYCH	MARTIN GIBEAULT
2	DWAYNE ALLISON	WILL PAUL
3	JASON DYER	ANDREW WEBER
4	JASON PINHAY	STEVEN TUINSTRA
5	NICK DANIELS	FRANK DELANGHE
6	PAUL JESSOP	IAN BLAND
7	CHRIS ORR	PAUL TING
8	ANDREW WILLIS	ALEX PETCHERKINE
9	ANDREW HILTON-WIGG	PATRICK MURRAY
10	MATTHEW FRENCH	COLIN KEILLAR
11	JOHN BECK	CARLO ROQUE
12	DENNIS CAMPBELL	DEBORA BUCKWALD-SOBESTIANOWICH
13	JASON SAUNDERS	LEATHAN KEILLAR
14	JOSH CURTIS	ANDREW MOSKALIK
15	LIONEL LABREUIL	CHRIS JEZ
16	SCOTT WILSON	CHAD SHEWMAN
17	ALEX PETCHERKINE	MICHAEL MUNDAY
18	GARRETT POGSON	ANDREW TRIPPLE
19	VINCENT-OLIVIER MENARD	CHRIS DANCOCK
20	TAYLOR BELL	PAUL NELSON
21	MIKE DAVY	GARY SOBESTIANOWICH
22	BOBBY AJRAWAT	MARIO LAFLAMME
23	WILLIAM JESSUP	RYAN DYCHKAWYCH
24	DOUG BEVERIDGE	CLARENCE LEE
25	NORMAN BRODATI	NATE STEVENS

For questions or comments on this year’s Hall Of Heroes season please Email me at hall.heroes@games-workshop.ca

Commissar's Corner
March 1st, 2006

Now that the season is over it is time to talk about one of the major changes to the Hall of Heroes system, which is the inclusion of The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings tournaments will now award Hall of Heroes points in a similar fashion to Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 tournaments. This is a fantastic time to put together a The Lord of the Rings force for the upcoming season. Games Workshop bunkers will be running Lord of the Rings tournaments, just as they run Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 tournaments. The tournament games will range from an introductory level of 200 points upwards to full forces of 500 points depending on the party running the tournament.

The tournament system that we are running for The Lord of the Rings includes the option of bringing a second force of the opposite alignment. This rule will allow players to stay with the theme of The Lord of the Rings and have good forces facing off against evil forces, instead of having games where two forces of the same alignment battle.

The Lord of the Rings will also be featured as part of the Conflict Tournaments, but much like the first year for a new sport this will be in an exhibition or trial role. What this means is that the The Lord of the Rings tournaments will be a two day tournament, although the tournament will be less expensive then the other Conflict Tournaments. The winner will not receive a trip to Games Day and the games will not be played on the Conflict scenery. Any players participating will score the additional Hall of Heroes points that accompany a tournament of the importance of a Conflict and will still receive the recognition from being a Conflict Tournament winner.

The addition of The Lord of the Rings in the Hall of Heroes system will open up a new world of tournament gaming, with more gaming opportunities for established Lord of the Rings players and a new game for our established tournament players to master.

For questions or comments on this year’s Hall Of Heroes season please Email me at hall.heroes@games-workshop.ca

Commissar's Corner
February 14, 2006

Hi, it is Cory Burns again giving you a quick run down of the tournament circuit. With just a few weeks left it is time to speak of the exciting things on the horizon for next season. The Hall of Heroes system as a whole will be changing to help promote all aspects of the tournament and the hobby in general. In terms of the Hall of Heroes points system, points will no longer be awarded for winning games. There will be points awarded for games played and for any trophies won. We will now also award the same number of Hall of Heroes points regardless of the size of games played, allowing more variety in our tournaments.

A quick look at this season’s results coming into the final stretch puts Ryan Dychawych in first place with 312 points, close behind him are Will Paul with 294 points and Alex Petcherkine with 286 points. Rounding out the top five are Andrew Weber and Paul Jessop. Martin Gibeault is leading the fantasy race with 236 points in Warhammer Fantasy alone. Martin also has the highest win percentage of all our leaders, winning nearly 80% of his games. Chris Orr, last year’s champion is still out there ranked a very respectable fourth in terms of Warhammer 40 000 points and eleventh overall.

These next few weeks are going to be very interesting as there are only two weekends worth of tournaments before the end of the season and the race is quite close. I am eagerly waiting to see the list of those that qualify for the Grand Tournament at Games Day, if you wish to be one of them get out there and play in one of the last tournaments of the year. That’s all for now and I will speak to you again in a few weeks.

For questions or comments on this year’s Hall Of Heroes season please Email me at hall.heroes@games-workshop.ca

Commissar's Corner
December 20th, 2005

Hi there, Cory Burns again, the man in charge of the Hall of Heroes system giving you a quick look at this year’s Hall Of Heroes season and a few pointers on how you can help to make it better.

As I write this Alex Petcherkine has just taken first place in the Hall Of Heroes league with an astounding total of 274 points. Ryan Dychawych is only two points behind Alex with a massive score of 272 points. Between just these two guys they have played 124 tournament games; no wonder they’re in first and second place. Will Paul, Andrew Weber, Steve Tuinstra and Paul Jessop are all within striking distance of being the overall Hall Of Heroes champion, each of them having well over 200 points. It looks like the competition for the overall winner of the Hall Of Heroes league will not be decided until the last week of the season.

I have been extremely interested lately to see where the players from various provinces lie in the overall Hall of Heroes league and to see just how national our national league is. Quebec’s Martin Gibeault is in third place in Warhammer Fantasy with an outstanding 188 points. Hailing from Saskatchewan Paul Jessop is 6th overall with 228 points, of all the players in the top 10 he has the highest win record having won nearly 80% of the games he plays. Paul Ting of Alberta is in 6th place for Warhammer Fantasy with 154 points in only 19 games, by simply being a great player with several beautiful armies. Nova Scotia has two players in the top 15of Warhammer Fantasy, Michael Munday and Colin Keillar. British Columbia has two Jason’s in the top 20 of Warhammer 40K with Jason Saunders and Jason Dyer. Manitoba’s Todd Meilleur is just outside the top 25 for Warhammer Fantasy, but with a few more points will easily qualify for the Grand Tournament. It was great to see that most provinces have been represented in the upper echelons of the Hall Of Heroes league displaying the great quality of gamers we have throughout the country.

Jason Saunders' Crimson Fists	Paul Ting' High Elves

The best part of the Hall Of Heroes league is the large number of tournaments being run and games being played. With the next season fast approaching, I thought it would be great to speak about how to get additional tournaments in your area. As you will have noticed, how well a player places in the Hall Of Heroes is directly related to the amount of tournaments they attend. The first way to increase the amount of tournaments in your area is to ask your local retailer, Grey Knight or club if they are willing to run more tournaments. The Hall Of Heroes tournament pack is only $150 and it comes with everything you need to run a tournament including advertising on our website and White Dwarf Supplement. The low cost and ease of running a tournament makes it a profitable endeavor for any store or club as long as they receive a reasonable turnout. There is a complete list of clubs (we refer to them as Regiments of Renown) on the Games Workshop website so you can look up any in your area and contact them.

Another great way to increase the number of tournaments is simply to run one. All you need is to gather a few like minded gamers and form a club. Then simply visit the Regiment of Renown section of our website and send in the information required. Once you have registered as club you are eligible to buy the Hall of Heroes packs and run your own tournaments. It could not be easier.

For questions or comments on this year’s Hall Of Heroes season please Email me at hall.heroes@games-workshop.ca

Commissar's Corner
November 23rd, 2005

My name is Cory Burns and I am the event coordinator for Games Workshop Canada and am also in charge of the Hall of Heroes system. With this year’s Conflicts coming to a close it is good time to reflect upon this current year’s Hall Of Heroes season and take a quick look at what is to come.

This year there have been more tournaments than ever before with more participants in all of them. If you have checked the league standing you will see that the season is off to fantastic start. With the 05-06 season half over the top players have already gathered more points then anyone managed to gather all of last season.

The player with the most points from this year’s Hall Of Heroes season will be given a free 2000pt Warhammer or 1700pt Warhammer 40,000 army, a trip to the Grand Tournament in Toronto and most importantly crowned as the Hall Of Heroes Champion for all of Canada. The competition for Hall Of Heroes Champion has become increasingly fierce, with the first place slot changing hands each week. At the moment Ryan Dychkawych is leading with an outstanding 232 points playing his awesome pre heresy Thousand Sons, with Paul Jessop following closely behind with a monstrous score of 228 points destroying armies left and right under the feet of his Chaos army. Steve Tuinstra is in third with 220 points with Will Paul, Andrew Weber and Alex Petcherkine all managing to break the 200 point mark.

Andrew Weber's Rhinox	Ryan Dychkawych's Thousand Sons

Going for first place is obviously not the only goal, as the top 25 players in Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40K will be invited to join the winners of each Conflict Tournament in the invitation only Grand Tournament at this seasons Games Day on May 27th 2006 in Toronto. This event will pit the greatest players of all Canada in one final competition to determine the true greatest player in both Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40 000.

The most important news of all is that the Hall Of Heroes season will end on March 1st, 2006 and the only way to be in the top 25 is to play in as many tournaments as possible. Right now the top 25 of Warhammer 40 000 and Warhammer Fantasy represent a fantastic cross section of the country with almost every province represented, allowing the Hall Of Heroes system to truly determine the best players of all of Canada.

On a personal note with the end of the Conflict Season I will have a chance to play in some Hall Of Heroes tournaments. Myself, Fat Gaz and Big Jay (The Conflict Tournament guys) will be spending the rest of the season playing in whatever tournaments we can, because first and foremost we are all gamers and love being out their playing games. So I hope to see you out playing games and keep your eye on this column to hear more about the season, upcoming events and information on the Tournament circuit.

For questions or comments on this year’s Hall Of Heroes season please Email me at hall.heroes@games-workshop.ca

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