As a semi-competitive player in Warhammer 40k, I typically like to play in a tournament every month. However, it’s been about two and a half years since I’ve played competitively on a regular basis, and am picking it back up partly as a celebration for completing my degree.

This year, I am attending the SoCal Open in Del Mar, California in October. Disappointed that I won’t be playing Tau, my first army, I am building and play-testing a Disciples of Be’lakor list which focuses being difficult to kill, and plays the objective game well mid- to late-game.

My roadmap to SoCal 2021:

August:

Play 1 to 2 games weekly
Tweak and finalize my list
Finish building and painting my list

September:

Play 2 games weekly
Play in 2 RTTs, or 1 GT
Build a game board to transport the miniatures between games

October:

Play 3 games weekly
Play in 1 or 2 RTTs
Figure out how to pack and travel on an airplane with my list

My goal in the last GT I played in was to win half of my games, and I accomplished that. I am aiming for that as well, but I will be ok with winning 2 of 6 games due to my rustiness. No matter what, I am going to have a fun time meeting and playing new people and talking shop.