While there is currently no release date for Kings of War, 4 th edition, there is a remote chance that it will be released prior to Bayou Battles in January. At this time, we are anticipating that Bayou will operate under 3 rd edition rules. There is a non-zero chance that a new edition will arrive far enough in advance for us to adjust to a new edition, but that is highly unlikely to occur. Keep an eye out for any news from Mantic on a new edition.

The maximum point total for Bayou will be 2100 points. HOWEVER, we will still be using the 1995 Army Composition restrictions! This means that you are limited to a maximum of 2 duplicates of any War Machine, Monster, Titan, or Hero.

2022 Rulebook Update Optional Rules: This tournament WILL allow the use of the Withdraw rule with the associated -1 to hit in melee in that turn. This tournament WILL allow the use of Allies. See the Optional Sideboard rules below for details. 

Optional Sideboard Rules:  If you wish, you are allowed to bring two sideboards (A and B), to be combined with a Main Force with the following rules:

• Your sideboards CANNOT exceed 500 points, but can be as small as you wish
• Your Main Force cannot include any allied units
• Allied units can only appear in one sideboard (though that sideboard may include units from your Main force army, too). The second sideboard MUST use units only from the army of your Main Force.
• A sideboard cannot include ANY upgrades/additions to any unit in the Main Force (artifacts, spells, upgrade to a larger size [e.g. troop to regiment], etc.)
• A unit can appear in both sideboard A and sideboard B but only if they are equipped differently, otherwise they would be in the Main Force.  Examples:
• A Varanagur Horse Raider troop armed with throwing axes in sideboard A, but swapped out for Bows in sideboard B
• A horde of Trolls with the Staying Stone in sideboard A, but equipped with the Scrying Gem in sideboard B
• An elf archmage with Heal in sideboard A, but mounted on a horse and armed with Bane Chant in sideboard B
• Your total combined 2100 point force for each sideboard option must meet all requirements for a 1995 point army (unlocks, repeated units, etc.)
• Sideboards are totally optional. You can bring just one 2100 point list if you like. Any allies brought in a single list are restricted to 500 points.
• If using sideboards, before the start of your game, you must  choose which sideboard you will use for that game prior to rolling for table sides and inform your opponent accordingly (trade lists).

Army Selection and List Deadlines

When you register, you must indicate the army you intend to play. This can be changed ONLY up until the 32nd player has paid. Once the tournament is full and paid, all armies are locked in place, and the date for the random draw will be set (tentatively scheduled for December 27th). Your army list (main army and 2 sideboards) will not be due until AFTER the random draw has taken place. Yes, you will know your first 3 opponents and the armies you will be playing against BEFORE army lists are due!

Army list deadline will be at 11:59pm on Friday, January 2nd.

When you submit your list with the sideboard option, please submit 3 lists: Your 1600 point main force, your 2100 point army with Sideboard A, and your 2100 point list using Sideboard B.

Note that only the full 2100 point lists (Main Force + Sideboard A, Main Force + Sideboard B) need to be fully legal according to the 1995 Army Composition Rules (unlocks, repeated units, etc.). The 1600 point Main Force is not restricted in any way as long as each 2100 point list is legal with 1995 point rules.

 

World Cup Special Characters

The World Cup brings the best players in the game to a single event, and to celebrate this, every army at Bayou will have the ability to bring a special character based on players that will appear in the 2026 World Cup. You can model your Soccer Character on either a 20mm or 25mm base. And yes, there will be a prize for the best looking character! Keep an eye out for this year’s soccer characters, to be announced at a later date. The link below shows the soccer characters available last year.

 

2025 Bayou Soccer Special Characters