Spandex City HeroClix Tournament

Are you ready for friends, fun, and prizes? Join our HeroClix tournaments at Spandex City Comic Book Lounge!

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Tournament Formats and Policies

We encourage a friendly and sportsmanlike playing environment. Abusive language or behavior of any kind (including gloating) will be cause for disqualification! There will also be many prizes available, so even if you don't win, you may still walk away a winner!

We will also have a 'standings board', so you can always see how you stack up! You'll get points just for participating! Are the standings just for bragging rights? Not at all! At the end of each season, we'll have a Championship tournament for both the standard and youth circuits.

In addition to our regular 3-month seasons, we will be hosting the "No Man's Land" challenge from November 2012 through May 2013. One tournament each month will count both towards the regular season AND towards the No Man's Land Challenge!

Also, in addition to our monthy Youth Heroclix Tournament, we are hosting the "Heroclix Youth League" every Saturday at 12 noon for our players ages 14 and under!

Tournament scoring (through the Spring) is as follows:

Points equal to point-value of oppponents' pieces KO'd
If you completely eliminate another player's force, you automatically receive the MAXIMUM build total for that game
A match ending with zero points for both players will be counted as a DOUBLE-LOSS.
100 point bonus for each game won
Bonus for finishing position (1st - 400; 2nd - 200, 3rd - 100); half-value for Youth
TIEBREAKER 1: Win-Loss record
TIEBREAKER 2: Lowest build total of the force
TIEBREAKER 3: Lowest point value of highest-point piece on the force
TIEBREAKER 4: Dice Roll!
250-point Bonus for each tournament entered
Players with a "bye" in any round will receive the HIGHEST score of the other winning players for that round

All-Ages Championships

The Top 8 players (minus automatic bids) in our all-ages circuit will be able to participate in a season-ending playoff tournament. For the Summer 2013 season, each player's top 8 tournament results (minimum of 4 tournaments played) will be used to determine the final standings, so if you miss a tournament or enter the season a little late, you'll still be able to get the top spot! The winner of the all-ages circuit will receive a $50.00 Spandex City store credit, a trophy and an engraved spot on our "Wall of Fame". (NEW! The Summer season runner-up will receive a $20.00 Spandex City store credit.)

Youth Championships

The Top 4 players in our youth circuit (minimum 2 tournaments played) will be able to participate in a season-ending single-elimination playoff tournament. For the Winter 2013 season, the Youth Championship will be held on Saturday, March 16th at 12:00 noon. The winner of the youth circuit will receive a $20.00 Spandex City store credit, a trophy and an engraved spot on our "Wall of Fame".

Upcoming Tournaments

The Summer 2013 All-Ages season will run from May 23, 2013 through August 8, 2013. For all Summer Season constructed tournaments, there will be a no-repeat rule in effect: Any player who places in the top 3 for a tournament may not re-use any of the elements of his/her force (including all characters on a team base) for the remainder of the season (NEW! Guaranteed LE prize-out for the top 3 players each week). The following build rules will be in effect for the Summer Season:

All Summer tournaments will utilize the updated 2013 Rules and Powers and Abilities Card (see details at heroclix.com)
All FELLOWSHIP awards will be determined by a 2d6 dice roll amongst the three lowest scoring players of each tournament.
All elements (including special objects) must be "Modified Modern Age" (see below)
First round map choice (from available maps) will be randomly determined. After the first round, no players get map choice.
No 'purple ring' pieces
All "print and play" elements MUST be physically PRINTED (i.e. not just on your phone)
All objects declared are part of your force for the entire tournament
No duplicate objects, relics, or resources. (This means all items on a Utility Belt must be unique.)
All character cards MUST be brought in (or pre-printed if facsimile) by the player - the store cannot lend cards or pieces to players; digital renditions on phones, tablets, etc. are NOT PERMITTED
New scoring system for Summer Season standings
- 1st place - 100 points
- 2nd place - 85 points
- 3rd place - 75 points
- 4th place - 70 points
- 5th place - 65 points
- 6th place and beyond - 50 points

The upcoming tournament formats (subject to changes based on Wizkids release dates) are:

May 23, 2013 - 400-point Teen Titans Floor Constructed (at least 75% of your build must be from Teen Titans) ; $5.00 entry; standard prizes
May 30, 2013 - 500-point Constructed; $5.00 entry; standard prizes
June 6, 2013 - 400-point "Man of Steel" Gravity Feed sealed (includes 6 gravity feed packs); $19.99 entry; standard prizes
June 13, 2013 - 400-point "FEAR ITSELF" Month 1 SEALED Tournament; $28.99 entry includes 1 "Fear Itself" booster pack, 1 "Amazing Spider-Man" booster pack and the Month 1 participation prizes; "Fear Itself" Month 1 prizes
June 20, 2013 - 300-point "Fellowship of the Ring" Gravity Feed sealed (includes 6 gravity feed packs); $19.99 entry; standard prizes
June 27, 2013 - 500-point Constructed; $5.00 entry; standard prizes
July 4, 2013 - CLOSED for Independence Day
July 11, 2013 - 400-point "FEAR ITSELF" Month 2 SEALED Tournament; $28.99 entry includes 1 "Fear Itself" booster pack, 1 "Amazing Spider-Man" booster pack and the Month 2 participation prizes; "Fear Itself" Month 2 prizes
July 18, 2013 - 300-point Constructed; $5.00 entry; standard prizes
July 25, 2013 - 400-point Constructed; $5.00 entry; standard prizes
August 1, 2013 - 400-point "Wolverine & X-Men" Gravity Feed sealed (includes 4 gravity feed packs) - bring up to 5 reserve pieces; at least 250 points must come from gravity feeds; $12.99 entry; standard prizes
August 8, 2013 - Single-elimination CHAMPIONSHIP; FREE; 600 point non-generic Theme Team (No Team Bases, Infinity Gauntlet or Utility Belt); 1st round map choice (from available maps) goes to the higher-seeded player; after that, roll-off for map choice; Players 1-4 in the 1st round are randomly paired with players 5-8; top 8 players present will participate

Youth Tournaments

The Youth Tournaments (ages 14 and under only) will be played the second Saturday of each month at 12:00 pm. The youth tournaments will all be 300-point CONSTRUCTED format. Youth players must include at least 3 pieces on each team, and players who win both matches in a tournament may not re-use those pieces again during the season. We also have a weekly Youth Heroclix League that meets every Saturday at 12 noon with the same build rules.

Youth players must participate in at least 2 of the 3 regular season tournaments in order to qualify for the Championship tournament (held on June 15 for the top 4 players).

EVERY YOUTH TOURNAMENT will be a "No Man's Land" or "Fear Itself" tournament, with each player receiving a special object. Maps will be given out a door prizes, and player's can win different limited edition pieces each month!

Visit our tournament registration page to sign up!

Current Standings

Our reigning champ for the Winter 2013 Season is Jason Heffner (youth). Our reigning champion for the Spring 2013 All-Ages season is Kaitlin Laffitte (1991-2013; we will never forget you). Congratulations!

Youth Spring Season Standings (as of 4/13/2013):

Jason H. (1,150)
Kiron F. (1,050)
Hugh V. (1,000)
Nathan G. (680)
Alec E. (550)
Sam G. (550)

Common, but potentially confusing power interactions are described on our Heroclix rulings page. When these situations arise in-store, the Spandex City rulings page will be considered to be definitive.

"Modified Modern Age"

DC and Marvel sets released from "Brightest Day" and beyond are considered to be "Modern Age" by Wizkids. This means "Web of Spider-man", "Brave and the Bold" and older sets are no longer legal for "Modern Age" play. Spandex City allows the following non-DC/Marvel sets to be played in "Modified Modern Age" tournaments: