Cinquecento Is Starting: Pairings, Deadlines, and the First Round
We’ve officially kicked off the organizational phase of our Cinquecento event, and it finally feels like things are getting real.
Stas dropped the key update: by tomorrow evening he’ll still post the full breakdown of which tables we’re playing on, how the terrain will be set up, and which scenarios we’ll be using. So if you’ve been waiting for the final battlefield details before polishing your plans, that info is just around the corner.
The next important deadline is army lists. We’re asking everyone to send them in by the end of Sunday. The good news is that this isn’t meant to be overly rigid — lists can still be changed between rounds, so there’s room to react, tweak, and experiment as the event develops. We really like that approach, because it keeps things structured without killing the fun.
First round starts on Monday
From Monday, the first round begins officially.
The opening pairings are:
- Pegie vs Wilini
- Stas vs Michalbe
Each match gets one full week to be played, with the deadline landing on next Sunday by the end of the day.
That should give everyone enough breathing room to sort out schedules while still keeping the momentum going. We all know how easily a campaign or event can lose steam if rounds drag on too long, so a clean weekly rhythm feels like a very solid plan.
Let’s post match dates publicly
One very good suggestion from Stas: let’s use the event channel to post when we’re playing our games.
That way the rest of us can drop by, watch, cheer, and enjoy the inevitable drama from the sidelines. For us, that’s a big part of why these events are fun in the first place — not just the games themselves, but also the shared hobby atmosphere around them.
Even if you’re not playing in a given round, it’s always great to swing by, see some armies on the table, and maybe catch a spectacular success, a catastrophic blunder, or one of those moments that will definitely be retold later.
Battle reports? Yes — but as a shared effort
Stas also floated the idea of asking Michalbe to become the event’s chronicler and write up the battles.
Michalbe’s answer was very fair: he’d rather share that honor with others, because doing proper writeups is a lot of work, and there’s a real risk that one person simply won’t have enough time to do it all well.
Honestly, we fully get that. Good battle reports take effort — notes, photos, remembering key moments, and then turning all of that into something readable. So instead of dumping it on one person, a shared approach sounds much healthier. If we want this event to be documented properly, it’ll work best if we all help a bit.
That probably means a mix of short summaries, a few photos from each game, and different people stepping in to describe the highlights. Which, to be honest, also feels more like us.
What’s next
So right now the checklist looks like this:
- waiting for the final info on tables, terrain setup, and scenarios
- sending in lists by Sunday evening
- starting round one on Monday
- making sure matches are played within a week
- posting game dates so others can come and watch
- figuring out a shared system for battle reports
A small update, but an exciting one. The structure is there, the pairings are up, and now it’s just a matter of getting models on the table.
We’re really looking forward to seeing how the first round plays out.