In Warhammer: the Old World, 'Victory Points, or 'VP', are used to determine the victor of each game, and matched play games are no different in this regard. This supplement expands on the rules given in the Warhammer: the Old World rulebook, providing additional rules for determining the winner based upon Victory Points, and additional ways in which they can be won.
Tournament Scoring
At the end of each game, both players calculate the total number of Victory Points they have scored. They then calculate the difference between their Victory Point scores and consult the table below to determine the result of the game and to see how many 'Tournament Points', or 'TP', are awarded to each player:
If a player achieves a Crushing Victory result, then their opponent will suffer a Crushing Defeat. If a player earns a Marginal or Resounding Victory, then their opponent will suffer a Marginal or Resounding Defeat respectively.
Tournament Points Table
Player Result | Tournament Points |
Crushing Defeat (CD) | 0 |
Resounding Defeat (RD) | 1 |
Marginal Defeat (MD) | 2 |
Draw (D) | 3 |
Marginal Victory (MV) | 4 |
Resounding Victory (RV) | 5 |
Crushing Victory (CV) | 6 |
For example, in a matched play event, where players are fielding 2,000 point armies in their games, Jonathan beats Rob by a Victory Point difference of 1,524. This would mean that Jonathan has won a Crushing Victory, and Rob has suffered a Crushing Defeat. This awards Jonathan 6 Tournament Points, whereas Rob would receive 0.
On the next table, Connor beat Dave by a Victory Point difference of 476, granting him a Marginal Victory and Dave a Marginal Defeat. This would award Connor 4 Tournament Points, whereas Dave would receive 2 Tournament Points.
Recording Results
At the end of each game, both players must record the result and report it to the scorekeeper. This includes who won, lost or drew, how many Tournament Points were scored by each player, the Victory Points scored by each player and if either player killed the enemy General, as well as any other information requested by the scorekeeper.
Victory Points Table
VP Difference | Up to 1,000 | 1,001-1,500 | 1,501-2,000 | 2,001-3,000 | 3,001+ |
0-100 | D | D | D | D | D |
101-200 | MV | D | D | D | D |
201-300 | MV | MV | D | D | D |
301-450 | RV | MV | MV | D | D |
451-600 | RV | MV | MV | MV | D |
601-750 | RV | RV | MV | MV | MV |
751-950 | CV | RV | RV | MV | MV |
951-1,150 | CV | RV | RV | RV | MV |
1,151-1,400 | CV | CV | RV | RV | RV |
1,401-1,700 | CV | CV | CV | RV | RV |
1,701-2,500 | CV | CV | CV | CV | RV |
2,501+ | CV | CV | CV | CV | CV |
Ranking
Players are ranked according to the number of Tournament Points they have scored; the more Tournament Points a player has, the higher they will be in the standings. When players are tied on the number of Tournament Points they have, tiebreakers are used to determine their place in the standings:
1st Tiebreaker - Total VP: This is the total number of VP a player has won, as already determined above.
2nd Tiebreaker - VP Won for Secondary Objectives: This is the total number of VP a player has won for securing Secondary objectives.
3rd Tiebreaker - Enemy Generals Slain: The third tiebreaker is the number of enemy Generals each player has slain across the event.
Further tiebreakers can be used at the organiser's discretion. These could be anything from 'favourite opponent votes', 'Secret objectives scored' (if using the Secret objectives), or anything else the organiser wishes. However, the organiser should make it clear to all attendees before the event which tiebreakers will be in use and in what order.