Throne of Skulls Grand Tournaments

Posted by Ranillon on 23. May 2010 14:09

Straight from a new email from Games Workshop:

The Throne of Skulls is coming: Games Workshop's system for Grand Tournaments promising great games, friendly competition and the chance to enjoy the Games Workshop hobby: over to Jervis Johnson to tell you more.

Our Throne of Skulls Grand Tournaments are all about having a great time playing one of your favourite games. Over the years they have proved to be a huge success, and so we are now planning to run more of them, in more places round the world, than ever before. As part of this process we're updating the way we run our tournaments, to make it even easier for players to have the best time possible. Our aim is simply to get people together so they can play games, meet up with their mates and immerse themselves in the hobby for a day or two.

Tournaments are not just about fighting battles; there are lots of other things to do as well. They offer an unrivalled opportunity to make new friends and see some really great armies. You're sure to come away with some new ideas for your own collection, and hints and tips on how to achieve the best effects. There are usually plenty of other activities to take part in too. You'll find that a Throne of Skulls Grand Tournament is a fantastic way to celebrate all aspects of the Games Workshop hobby.

Look out for details of Throne of Skulls Grand Tournaments to be held in your area in the pages of White Dwarf magazine and on the Games Workshop website at www.games-workshop.com shortly. We look forward to seeing you at a Throne of Skulls Grand Tournament soon!

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Okay, this sounds pretty good -- especially considering GW's disappearing-to-almost-nothing support for gaming tournaments as of late.  Still, I'm not going to get too excited until I see the details and frequency of the events.  Are they just going to be a few a year where you need to drive halfway across the contentinent to visit or are they going to be more common and therefore acessable?  Or, is this just a way for GW to add its name to the efforts of regular gamers (can't say this last idea is such a bad one as we here at 40KOrigins are obviously offering a big set of GW events at Origins)?  Time will tell...