Tournament Recap: Two Rounds of Age of Sigmar at The Hidden Lair
On Saturday, November 7, The Hidden Lair hosted a two-round Age of Sigmar tournament. By the end of the day the tables were full of troggoths, ghouls, daemons and sky-ships, and the dice had picked a champion.
Thank you to everyone who brought an army, rolled the dice and stayed to cheer on the final games. Here is a look back at the day.
The Battlefields
Every table was built to make players think about movement. Giant tree trunks broke up lines of sight, ruined temples and gazebos gave units places to hide, and glowing objective markers sat right in the middle of the action.
One table went full underground fungus cave, with purple-and-teal mushrooms and craggy rock spires on a dark mat. Another took players into a ruined town with tiled-roof cottages and a crumbling chapel. Whichever table you drew, there was no easy path to the objectives.
The armies
The field was a great mix of factions and painting styles, from fully painted showpieces to fresh grey plastic. Every army was welcome. Here are a few that stood out:
- Flesh-eater Courts: Huge hordes of pale, blood-spattered ghouls, backed by a monstrous winged Terrorgheist.
- Gloomspite Gitz: A wall of icy-blue troggoths led by a big pink Dankhold Troggboss, with mushroom-capped gits close behind.
- Blades of Khorne: Bright red Bloodletters with glowing green hellblades, plus winged daemons and a blood-red war altar.
- Kharadron Overlords: Duardin sky-sailors under the shadow of a red-and-gold flying sky-ship.
- Spider riders: Giant spiders scuttling across the fungus-cave table toward the objectives.
And towering over one table was a huge walking war-tower bristling with cannons. You couldn't miss it.
Round highlights
Round 1
The opening round was all about the middle of the table. Ghoul hordes and troggoth packs crashed together around the central objectives. Meanwhile, Bloodletters charged straight into a squad of Kharadron duardin to fight for control of a key marker.
Round 2
Round 2 raised the stakes. The Dankhold Troggboss stomped forward with his gitz while a full regiment of Bloodletters held their objective. Across the room, the war-tower and the Terrorgheist faced off over the last few points on the board.
A big thank-you to every player who came out, and to everyone who helped set up the tables and run the event. A tournament only works because of the community that shows up for it.
See you at the next one
Missed this one? There's always another battle brewing at The Hidden Lair. Keep an eye on our event calendar and social pages for the next Age of Sigmar tournament, and drop by any time for open play. Bring your army, new or old, painted or grey. There's a seat at the table for you.