Longshanks

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Features

Find and attend events

Easily find and participate in local events and see what other events are happening around the world.

Detailed statistics

Research the metagame with game and faction statistics, a leaderboard, and worldwide player rankings.

Host events

Put away your calculators and spreadsheets! Player ranking, tie breakers, and event statistics are calculated automatically.

Customize your events with multiple formats, pairing systems, and tie breakers to choose from. Streamline data collection and get rid of paper round slips by allowing players to submit their own game results.

Many supported games

Numerous game systems are already supported. If your favorite game isn't here, you can request it.

If you represent a game publisher and would like to have your game officially supported, please contact us! We love working directly with game developers and organized play teams whenever possible.

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The core features of Longshanks are free to use for players, spectators, and event hosts and always will be.

Please consider joining to support site maintenance and continued development. Subscribers gain access to display name customization, more detailed statistical tools, and other advanced features.

What is Longshanks?

Longshanks is an online organization system for tabletop game tournaments and other events.

Longshanks allows organizers to easily publicize events and manage player pairings. It allows players to easily find and participate in local events, see what other events are happening around the world, and follow the global metagame.

Why the name?

In the lore of Guild Ball, tournaments and games between the various guilds are organized by a powerful and secretive society known as "the Longshanks." Because this site was originally developed specifically for Guild Ball, the name was a perfect fit.

Since expanding to support other game systems, Longshanks has outgrown that reference. We continue using the name as a respectful nod to the game that got us started and all the players and event hosts who have supported us since the beginning.

Game system settings

Game details Game details
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Publisher Games Workshop
Link https://www.games-workshop.com
https://warhammer40000.com/
Administrator Michael Tisdale #66 

Terminology

Generic term Warhammer 40,000
With priority → Attacker Attacker
Without priority → Defender Defender

Longshanks applies game-specific terms whenever possible, but you may see the generic terms or acronyms in some places.

Rating & award thresholds

Game threshold 15 – What is this?
Dabbler awards 5+ games per Faction
Devoted awards Initiate 5+
Enthusiast 10+
Disciple 15+
Fanatic 20+
Zealot 25+

Tournament points

Win Loss Draw
2 0 1

Standard tie breakers

1st(VPS) Victory Points scored
2nd(SOS) Strength of schedule – Average opponent TP

Byes

A player who receives a bye WINS that game. The following scores are used when calculating tie-breakers for a bye game.

Player Phantom
VP 0 0
Factions Factions

Players each choose a Faction during registration and for each game.

Faction Colors
Adepta Sororitas Subfactions
Adeptus Custodes Subfactions
Adeptus Mechanicus Subfactions
Aeldari Subfactions
Astra Militarium Subfactions
Black Templars
Blood Angels
Chaos Daemons Subfactions
Chaos Knights Subfactions
Chaos Space Marines Subfactions
Dark Angels
Death Guard
Deathwatch
Drukhari Subfactions
Genestealer Cults Subfactions
Grey Knights
Harlequins Subfactions
Imperial Agents
Imperial Knights Subfactions
Leagues of Votann Subfactions
Necrons Subfactions
Orks Subfactions
Space Marines Subfactions
Space Wolves
T'au Empire Subfactions
Thousand Sons
Tyranids Subfactions
World Eaters
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Adepta Sororitas

Subfaction
Argent Shroud
Bloody Rose
Ebon Chalice
Our Martyred Lady
Sacred Rose
Valorous Heart
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Adeptus Custodes

Subfaction
The Aquilan Shield
The Dread Host
Emissaries Imperatus
The Shadowkeepers
The Solar Watch
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Adeptus Mechanicus

Subfaction
Agripnaa
Graia
Lucius
Mars
Metalica
Ryza
Stygies VIII
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Aeldari

Subfaction
Alaitoc
Biel-Tan
Iyanden
Saim-Hann
Ulthwe
Ynnari
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Astra Militarium

Subfaction
Armageddon
Cadians
Catachans
Militarium Tempestus
Mordian
Tallarn
Valhallans
Vostroyans
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Chaos Daemons

Subfaction
Khorne
Nurgle
Slaanesh
Tzeentch
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Chaos Knights

Subfaction
Herpetrax
Khomentis
Khymere
Lucaris
Vextrix
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Chaos Space Marines

Subfaction
Alpha Legion
Black Legion
Brazen Beasts
Creations of Bile
Crimson Slaughter
Emperor's Children
Flawless Host
Iron Warriors
Night Lords
The Purge
Red Corsairs
The Scourged
Word Bearers
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Drukhari

Subfaction
Black Heart
Coven of Twelve
Cult of Strife
Cursed Blade
The Dark Creed
Flayed Skull
Obsidian Rose
Poisoned Tongue
The Prophets of Flesh
Red Grief
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Genestealer Cults

Subfaction
The Bladed Cog
Cult of the Four-Armed Emperor
The Hivecult
The Pauper Princes
The Rusted Claw
The Twisted Helix
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Harlequins

Subfaction
Dreaming Shadow
Frozen Stars
Midnight Sorrow
Silent Shroud
Soaring Spite
Veiled Path
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Imperial Knights

Subfaction
Cadmus
Griffith
Hawkshroud
Krast
Mortan
Raven
Taranis
Terryn
Vulker
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Leagues of Votann

Subfaction
Greater Thurian League
Kronus Hegemony
Trans-Hyperian Alliance
Urani-Surtr Regulates
Ymyr Conglomerate
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Necrons

Subfaction
Mephrit
Nephrekh
Nihilakh
Novokh
Sautekh
Szarekhan
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Orks

Subfaction
Bad Moons
Blood Axes
Deathskulls
Evil Sunz
Freebooterz
Goffs
Snakebites
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Space Marines

Subfaction
Crimson Fists
Flesh Tearers
Imperial Fists
Iron Hands
Raven Guard
Salamanders
Ultramarines
White Scars
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T'au Empire

Subfaction
Bork'an
Dal'yth
Farsight Enclaves
Sa'cea
T'au
Vior'la
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Tyranids

Subfaction
Behemoth
Gorgon
Hydra
Jormungandr
Kraken
Kronos
Leviathan
Missions Missions

Players choose 3 Missions for each game.

Deployment
Crucible of Battle
Dawn of War
Hammer & Anvil
Search & Destroy
Sweeping Engagement
Tipping Point
Incursion
Ascension
Cleanse the Land
Deliverance
Desperate Raid
Display of Spiritual Might
Reconnaissance Mission
Rise of the Machine Spirit
Sacred Ground
Surge of Faith
Mission Rule
Adapt or Die
Fog of War
Hidden Supplies
Inspired Leadership
Prepared Positions
Raise Banners
Rapid Escalation
Smoke and Mirrors
Stalwarts
Swift Action
Primary Mission
Burden of Trust
Linchpin
Purge the Foe
The Ritual
Scorched Earth
Supply Drop
Take and Hold
Terraform
Unexploded Ordnance
Strike Force
Abandoned Sanctuaries
Conversion
Data Scry-salvage
Death and Zeal
Recover the Relics
The Scouring
Secure Missing Artefacts
Tear Down Their Icons
Tide of Conviction

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