Warhammer 40K Escalation League - 2025 Season 1

Escalation league is a 3 month event with escalating points played on your schedule wherever you want to play! Escalation league is the perfect starting point in your Warhammer journey! This event is perfect for new and experienced players. It is a fun way to build up an army or give yourself a reason to paint/assemble that pile of shame sitting at your house while also meeting other people in the community!

Round 1 Starts: Jan 3rd

Entry Fee: $50

Structure: 5 round league.

Rounds last 2 weeks.

Players will find a time and place to play with their opponent. As always, players are welcome to use tables and terrain at the store.

- Round 1 & 2: 1000 points

- Round 3: 1500 points

- Round 4 & 5: 2000 points

Round pairings will be announced on our Escalation League Discord Channel. To Join our discord scan an in-store QR code or ask a staff member for an invite.

League Rules:

players must use the same faction for the duration of the league.

Players must create a Best Coast Pairings account.

We will be running the event through Best Coast Pairings.

Proxies, third party and legends models are acceptable.

No battle ready bonus or wysiwyg. Play your models how you like!

Games can be played anywhere.

While this will be a more competitive event we do ask that players keep the environment fun for everyone. Everyone is here to have fun and enjoy the war game hobby. If issues arise between you and your opponent please report these issues to staff so that we can moderate the situation. We want everyone in our community to feel welcome and enjoy our events.

Players will not be required to play at the store. For players who choose to play at the store please keep our event schedule in mind and try to plan your games around our scheduled events. You can find our events on our website events page and the discord channel.

Players who cannot get their games played in the allotted time will receive a game loss. If your opponent does not contact you within the first week of the round to schedule a game or they do not show up to play your game at the time you two have agreed to play they will receive a game loss. Contact a staff member on the discord if issues like this arise.

League end: Last day of the league will be March 14th.

Prizes: Prizes will be announced once we have everyone signed up and the league has started. The prize support will scale based on the number of players. Every entry adds $25 to the store credit prize pool that will be split and paid out to top performing players. The Rest of the entry pays for event management and continued store improvement.

Registration: Sign ups on Best Coast Pairings will begin Jan 2nd, but You can buy your entry ticket on our website now!

Best coast pairings link: https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/WFxv8V9p8ehL