Episode 60: I like to move it (terrain!)
The 2020 Las Vegas Open certainly liked to move it – at least on the top 100 tables for the 40k Champs at least! In case you missed it, the final for the 2019 ITC season happened across the Australia Day Long Weekend not just for the Oceania Region (in the form of Cancon) but also the world wide rankings at the Las Vegas Open.
We take a look at the complexities of the Las Vegas Open and the decision to have the top 100 tables change terrain each round depending on the deployment type rolled up. Getting players to get to the tables on time is hard enough – let alone with them having to rearrange tables! It seems to have worked with all that said but what a gamble for the organisers on the day! You can check out the Goonhammer review of the LVO2020 HERE.
We chat about the possibility of adding and updating the terrain for later in 2020 and a terrain day in March to help standardise the terrain for some of our more competitive events. Expect to see some new terrain shapes in the near future!
What do you think of standardised terrain for tournaments? What about moving the terrain based on the deployment map? How would you feel as a player if you had to move terrain at the start of the game? We would love to hear about your experiences and hear your feedback on this topic – we want to hear from you!
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