Olá Leitor.
Esta é a versão em inglês de nosso artigo sobre o 5º Rumble in the Jungle, o torneio de Warhammer 40K organizado na cidade de Cuiabá/MT no Brasil pelo blog The Painting Frog. Você pode conferir a versão em português deste artigo clicando aqui.
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Hello Reader!
My closest friends will confirm that at the end of the 4th Rumble in the Jungle I had decided to no longer organize another edition of the event here in Cuiaba (my hometown in Brazil). Those who read my article on “Rumble in the Jungle IV – Raiders of the Lost Primarch” could notice that a few months after that edition I still wasn’t sure about holding another “Rumble” as I wrapped that article on a very uncertain note.
That might seem odd to you, as the “Rumble in the Jungle” events over the years can only be described as huge successes, with each new edition superseding the previous one when it came to the beauty of the gaming tables and scenery pieces, the quality of the paintjobs displayed by each of the participating armies, the quality and quantity of the prizes given away, the growing number of participants (you can judge by yourself checking these articles on the 1st Rumble; 2nd Rumble; 3rd Rumble and the 4th Rumble)… my opinion might be biased but the events have indeed been a lot of fun.
“But if they have been such fun why wouldn’t you carry on with them?” Well, I have already mentioned that by the end of the 4th Rumble I was left with the impression that the event was straying away from the ideals that gave birth to it, and instead of being a celebration of the hobby, it was becoming just another tournament.
I have said multiple times over the years I have been writing about wargaming that I totally understand those who enjoy only the gaming and competitive side of the Warhammer 40.000 hobby, but that has never been the way I enjoyed it, and it certainly shouldn’t be the main driving force behind the Rumble in the Jungle event.
So my dillema was finding a way of finding a way of avoiding the ultra-competitive lists that creeped up with the games 8th edition (“soups” and other WAAC combinations) which are commonplace in bigger events around the world but that do not agree with the intended atmosphere for the Rumble since its inception.
After a lot of reflection, I thought a return to the origins of 40K as I first knew it could perhaps contribute to what I needed, and thats’ how “Rumble in the Jungle V – Back to the 40K Future” was born, an event with its own format and restrictions when it came to list building, which I felt would help bring balance to the way the Rumble was played, while also making it more friendly and enjoyable to participants.
So when it came to list building for the participating armies, participants had to follow the following guidelines: 1500 points army lists, limited to a single detatchment and “Codex Only” (meaning no access to Forgeworld units, as well as those on indexes and other rulebooks).
In my “Note from the Organization” on the manual I foresaw the consequences of my choices for the event, fully knowing I had lost quite a few players (meaning the 5th Rumble would be smaller that it could have been) and that I also threatened future editions of the tournament I had been organizing for the last 5 years if the participating players hated the event with the aforementioned rules (a lot of the growth the Rumble has experienced since its 1st edition came by word of mouth from previous participants).
I ended up trusting my guts and carried on with my idea, thanking the friends that understood my reasons and enrolled anyway for the “Rumble in the Jungle V – Back to the 40K Future”.
“So was it worth it? Did your idea work out?” You might ask of me. Well, I’ll once again say my opinion is biased here, but judging from the participants’ reactions during the weekend as they played their games, by the results in the end which showed how closely fought the matches were and from what I heard from participants at the end, yes I think the idea did work. I’ll rely on the participants to correct me on the commentaries here if they think I am wrong.
It took me way too long to write this article, so I no longer have the full list of battle results and placing for all participants (I apologize for that). I am glad we took photos so we can at least tell those who were awarded prizes.
For the BEST GENERAL category:
1st Place – FELIPE CASTELLO BRANCO (Space Marines).
2nd Place – LUIZ GUILHERME “BABU” (Dark Eldar – Drukkari).
3rd Place – LUIS CARLOS DORES (Black Legion).
At the BEST PAINTED ARMY category:
1st Place – SÓCRATES KENTARO MATSUURA (Orks).
2nd Place – ANDRÉ MANCINI (Imperial Guard).
3rd Place – LUIZ GUILHERME “BABU” (Dark Eldar – Drukkari).
BEST PAINTED ARMY BY THE PLAYER’S CHOICE:
ANDRÉ MANCINI and his GUARDA IMPERIAL.
BEST CONVERSION:
SÓCRATES KENTARO MATSUURA
FAVORITE OPONENT:
LEONARDO “MONTY” COLOMBO.
OVERALL CHAMPION:
SÓCRATES KENTARO MATSUURA.
“Where there no gifts given away to participants this time?” Of course there were! To tell the truth we had fewer prizes this time, but the few sponsors who still see value in supporting independent initiatives in the Brazilian community wouldn’t let us go withou gifts for our participants.
Once again I will wrap this article saying thanks to all that have contributed to making the 5th edition of the Rumble in the Jungle tournament a reality. First, my heartfelt thanks to all our sponsors, those abroad and local who see the value in supporting independent initiaves. So my THANK YOU to: Coffee Stain Studio; Figone; Gamemat.Eu; Louvada; Mig Workshop; VERSUS GAMECENTER; Tabletop Scenics e XPLACE,without you the Rumble wouldn’t be the same (I don’t need to encourage you Reader and participants to reward our sponsors goodwill by supporting our sponsors, right? Spend your money wiuth those who lend support to the community).
I’d also like to take a momment to thank the friends who spared no effort to make the Rumble a reality and to register what wen on during the weekend, so here are my thanks to Everton “Ton” Furegatto, who was responsible by all the visual communication of the Rumble, to Ivan Almeida, my buddy in scenery building and constant helper and to Henrique Pereira who came over to take pictures.
Finally I’d like to thank the participants who trusted me enough to enroll even if they were’nt sure there would be much fun in such a restrictive gaming event.
So thinking right now about the event, seeing the pictures as I write, remembering all I could hear from those participating in the event while it was going on, seeing that the format of Rumble V was recently adopted by the Peleia 2020 held in January 2020 by the CGW, I do think that the idea of coming up with my own format for the Rumble in the Jungle has paid off, with direct impact on how much fun was had by all participants, and myself as an organizer.
Even if I believe so I would REALLY like to hear what you, participants of the 5th Rumble in the Jungle, have to say about the format adopted to the list building now that the event is over. Did it have a significant impact in your enjoyment of the game? Please do not refrain from commenting here and we’ll talk!
I’ll leave you here with the rest of the pictures from the event. There’s so many good pictures that I am having a hard time choosing them, so I’ll share them all.
And that’s all folks! More soon… or not.
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