It’s way before the Month of November, the the good folks at Drawbridge games have cooked up the rules we’ll be using for our Third Annual TANKS-Giving event. And we just couldn’t wait to share them. This is an event where players field a host of tanks in a knock-down, drag-out survivor wins it all style event.
WHEN: Thursday, November 9th. Set-up for game, pictures, and painting accomplishments inspection at 6:30pm, dice start at 7:00pm sharp.
WHY: A motivation to paint tanks for our 40k armies, and then to field them en masse in one glorious free-for-all battle. Fun at the event, motivation for painting new things, and prizes!
WHAT: Players can bring up to 1,200 points of tanks and sorta-tank-like vehicles (see full list below). All models must be painted to tabletop standard. Unlike prior years, we want to do a bit more encouraging of new painting and faction developing, so people can field any two fluff-appropriate alliance forces, but cannot field forces together that simply would not collaborate. For instance, that does permit taking Chaos Space Marine tanks alongside Imperial Guard tanks, or Space Marine tanks alongside Sisters of Battle tanks, or Adeptus Mechanicus tanks alongside Votann tanks, or Aeldari with Drukhari, or Chaos with Genestealer Cult (deep lore!), etc. However, no Ork tanks alongside Tau tanks, or Space Marines with Necrons, for examples. No HQ, character, or proper-named vehicles allowed. This year we are allowing choices with the Titanic keyword, so paint up them big behemoths if you want. However, no Legends or Horus Heresy stuff. Also, this is a shooting war–so while some tanks have melee options there will be no charge or combat phases, to keep things rolling nice and smooth. As always, if I missed something just contact me on socials or here to verify if it’s permitted.
HOW: There will be a door prize raffle with some great 40k prizes as always for our big events. Everyone who shows up with a painted force, from a single tank to a full 1,200 points gets one name entry. For each newly-painted (painted for this event specifically) model, you’ll get an extra ticket with your name in the prize drawing. The winner (last tank or team of tanks standing) will get five extra tickets with their name in the drawing. And we’ll vote for best painted single model as well as best painted overall tank-squad, winner of both getting extra entries to the drawing as well. As for the game, we’ll use the playing card system as often is the case with our big events: each round every player will be dealt a card that will determine turn order.
KING OF THE HILL: Added this year is that there will be a king-of-the-hill element to the game. We’re going to have a hill built to span two boards, and two other smaller hills, one on each board. The tank that is most central on each hill will get a Feel-No-Pain sort of ability to shrug off wounds. For the two smaller hills it will be a 5+ Feel-No-Pain, and for the big central hill it will be a massive 4+ Feel-No-Pain. The last tank to be atop the large central hill will get a bonus entry into the drawing as well, even if it’s not the final survivor.
WHO: You! Entry is $5 for Drawbridge Gatecrasher Members (only $35 for the entire year, and includes 10% discount on all purchases for that year plus 20% on select pre-orders), and $7 for General Admission.
| Adeptus Astartes | Gladiator, Hunter, Impulsor, Land Raider, Predator, Razorback, Repulsor, Rhino, Stalker, Vindicator, Whirlwind |
| Adepta Sororitas | Catigator, Exorcist, Immolator, Rhino |
| Adeptus Custodes | Land Raider |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Dunecrawler, Skorpius |
| Astra Militarum | Basilisk, Chimera, Deathstrike, Hellhound, Hydra, Leman Russ, Manticore, Taurox, Wyvern, Rogal Dorn, Baneblades (and all the other super-heavy tanks that share that same chassis) |
| Chaos Daemons | Burning Chariot, Skull Cannon, Soul Grinder |
| Chaos Marines, World Eaters, and Thousand Sons | Land Raider, Predator, Rhino, Vindicator, Defiler |
| Death Guard | Blight Hauler, Land Raider, Plagueburst Crawler, Predator, Rhino, Vindicator |
| Leagues of Votann | Sagitaur, Hekaton Land Fortress |
| Aeldari | Falcon, Fire Prism, Night Spinner, Wave Serpent, Cobra, Scorpion, Star Weaver, Void Weaver |
| Drukhari | Raider, Ravager, Venom, Tantalus |
| Necrons | Annihilation Barge, Doomsday Ark, Ghost Ark, Monolith, Obelisk |
| T’au Empire | Devilfish, Hammerhead, Piranha |
| Orks | Battlewagon, Boomdakka Snazzwagon, Gunwagon, Hunta Rig, Kustom Boosta-Blasta, Megatrakk Scrapjet, Rukkatrukk Squigbuggy, Shokkjump Dragsta, Trukk, Kill Tank, Grot Mega-Tank, Grot Tanks |
| Genestealer Cult | Achilles Ridgerunner, Goliaths |
Models are straight off of the index card, so no faction rules or detachment rules (sorry Aeldari players, no Strands of Fate). No command points or stratagems will be included in the game. If a model’s index card has a synergy rule for other models, then it works only on models from the same Faction.
Red Ones Go Faster 
Hi there,
Still learning the game and sort of hosed up when buying tanks. I am building a CSM army and went and picked up some cool-looking tanks, with this event in mind. However, the cool tanks are apparently all Horus Heresey era. I’m talking Sicaran Venator Tank Hunters & Deimos Pattern Predator & Battle Tank, & Deimos Pattern Predatoe Support Tank. I do have a few minivans (Rhinos), but they blow for a tank fight.
Is there anything that can be done as far as using the 30k HH era tanks as proxies for standard era 40k Vindicators & Predators – using the corresponding 40k data sheets for this event?
No biggie if not, as it’s my fault for not checking this page beforehand, and I truly enjoy the lore & hobby aspects of 40k. They’re 3/4 built, but unpainted, so your reply will help dictate the pace and self-abuse level I put on myself to finish them. 🙂
Thanks,
-Mike
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Hi Mike, sorry to miss this earlier. We generally do two to keep it somewhat simple. So all Imperium can be together sure–but like not one Admech, one Marines, one Sisters, and one Custodes, and one Guard vehicle is the thought. Hope you can join us.
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As a relatively new player, who is interested in going to a event like this (I haven’t been to any yet), all the “two-fluff” rules seem logical, other than “Space Marine tanks alongside Sisters of Battle tanks”. As the new player I am, I don’t see why an Imperium faction can’t work with another Imperium faction. This comes from the fact that I would like to use my small amount of Ad-Mech “Tanks” along side my friend’s space marine army. I am sure there is a reason, and it’s possible I over looked it when reading the page. I don’t know if that rule applies to only Sister of Battle and Space Marines or all Imperium factions. Could someone elaborate on the rule and let me know if I can use my Ad-Mech alongside my friend’s Space Marines?
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