Three down, one to go
I participated in my umpteenth tournament yesterday, starting my 5th year in Warhammer 40k, and two things will always stand out on this one for me. The first, this is the first time that I ever had a losing record (1 win, 2 losses), but I won a new award, the Best Painted.
Now, I'm not under any illusions about my painting skill. It is a hair above average, but I put a lot of love into my models. My award did not come from my painting, but from the lack of painting of everyone else in the tournament. There is a scale that the judges go by, numbered one to nine. I always get 7 out of the nine, simply because I am completely painted, you can see who my HQ unit is, and several other points that I don't remember. I know I will never get the last two points, nor the 10th point if there is more than one player who makes nine points.
So, now I have two Best Generals, three Best Sportsmans, and now a Best Painted. Now all I need to make is the Best Overall award.