40K Competitive Tournament 2026

The details

Okeanos was the eldest of the Titans. Son of Uranos (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth), he was the origin of freshwater, god of rivers, lakes and rain clouds.

With 280 days of annual precipitation. "Okeanos rising" was an obvious symbol for Bergen rising as a tournament location and destination for Warhammer 40K events.

Okeanos Rising 2026 is now a "World Championship Qualifier"

One golden ticket is available for the tournament winner

Okeanos Rising 2026

February 13-15th

13th - Check-in, accreditation and social
14-15th - Tournaments and exhibition

Organization

Part of ITC-Circuit: Earn ITC ranking
84 tickets
2000 points
Warhammer 40K GW terrain layout and WTC FAQ for clarifications
Tournament will be 5 matches - each lasting 3 hours from Saturday to Sunday
All 40K attendees are automatically entered in the "Best Painted Army" comp.
Pairings and Points through Best Coast Pairings (BCP)
Pairing: Wins, Win Path, Opp. Win%, Random
Placing: Wins, Win Path, Opp. Win%, Battle Points
Codex cutoff february 6th 2026
List submissions through BCP by Friday February 6th (final cut-off 23:59).
NOTE: Payment and registration deadline is same as list submission deadline February 6th
Lists are made public on the morning of february 7th
Pairings are made public feb 11th 1900.

Purchase tickets here

Tickets

795,- nok / 68,- euro pr ticket
Coffee and tea is included with all ticket purchases
Lunch can be pre-ordered through our webstore. Pre-orders must be made more than 14 days prior to the event
Dinner: we are looking at setting up dinner reservations at a restaurant for those that want a group solution.
Catering for lunch still being sorted - menu will be made available no later than october 10th. We are discussing menu content.
As with Okeanos Rising 2025, we are looking at offering some food around 2100 while the bar is open.
All ticket money go towards paying for the venue
NOTE:
If you drop from the 2026 event, you ticket will be moved to the 2027 event and you will have a free ticket there regardless of price. You will also be given free tickets to all our local events. We'll change this policy if we manage to get additional funding from private sector. Otherwise we will be running a deficit for 2026.
For 2027 we are hoping to have our budget sorted to such a degree that we can offer complete refunds for anyone, but for 2026 we are currently operating with a significant deficit.
We ask for understanding in this policy, as we try to make the event economically self-sufficient.

Ticket Insurance: Checkin does offer ticket insurance for a small fee. If you fear you might miss out and don't simply want you ticket moved to the next event. This is a good option. As stated, we will start providing full refunds on request as soon as the event is solvent (2027 hopefully). For 2026 we will be running with a deficit regardless of ticket sales.

Schedule

For 2026 we have made a few minor changes to the schedule. Dinner on saturday is extended from 60 minutes to 90 minutes. This will allow people to more easily visit restaurants in the area and enjoy a proper break where they can see the city. Lunch is cut to 45 minutes.

We start 4th match 0900 on Sunday. This is to ensure we can do awards properly and have room for the streaming of a proper closing ceremony, if we get the finances sorted.

Note that we are trying to resolve scheduling issues on Sunday morning where participants in the exhibition competition get their coins and start receiving personal feedback.

We want everyone to do this at the same time, but are struggling to schedule this effectively.

For Okeanos Rising 2026 we have switched some of the rooms and will now be using, among others, the much larger Per Gynt hall.

750sqm of space for tournament play.

Outside there is another 800 sqm over three floors to be used for mingling, social activity and exhibitions.

Register for the event here

by clicking the pirate

Judge: Sondre Skår

Sondre picked up 40k 8 years ago and has been a competitive for the last 6.. He has represented Norway at WTC three times

The past year he ha has been focusing on judging and organizing events. As part of his responsisbilities in the association 2d6 in oslo (Norways largest subscription based wargaming association) he has managed collaborations with the FEQ and hired one of their judges (invitcus) to hold a class in the french approach to judging and event managememt. Sondre aims to professionalize 40k events in Norway and increase the commitments having judges present for all major and minor events as well as increasing the standards.

Highway to missions and layouts

For Okeanos Rising 2026 we are printing brand new terrain.

The gallery below shows the primary tournament terrain. We are printing the Imperial terrain in two versions and we are also printing Chaos and Aeldari styled terrain.

These terrain sets can be bought through our ticket system by attendees.

Regarding the "best painted army"- competition

Albert Moreto Font and Angelo Di Chello will be judging the "Best Painted Army" - Competition.

Before breaking for dinner, all participants entering the competition will put their armies on display at a designated spot in the Per Gynt Hall.

Winner will be announced during the awards ceremony after the 5th match.

Security

The rooms containing models will be locked for the night and everything will be safe.

During the active hours there are multiple security guards roaming the venue along with voluntary staff from the organizer.

We are not promoting the event to an audience for 2026, but will are selling audience tickets. We don`t expect a meaningfull audience for the event, but we are using the 2026 expansion event to practice audience flow and risk management with regards to the safety of models, exhibitions and other valuables at the event.

Experiences gained and feedback from attendees on the topic of audience handling and experienced security, will be valuable as we plan for the 2027 expansion event, which will be promoted county-wide in the hope of drawing a larges audience to experience the event we are building.

Streaming at the event

Streaming will be provided by the Veizla team. Their main focus will be the 40K top table, but they will also stream/record other parts of the event.

Missions and layouts:

Scorched Earth on Tipping Point with Layout 2

Terraform on Crucible of Battle with Layout 6

Linchpin on Search and Destroy with Layout 1

Purge the Foe on Hammer and Anvil with Layout 7

Take and Hold on Tipping Point with Layout 8

Important regarding Missions and layouts:

Update October 16th:

Match 1 and 2 have switched places.

Match 3: Search and Destroy changed from layout 4 to layout 1

Match 4: Hammer and Anvil changed from layout 1 to layout 7

Match 5 has been replaced with "Take and Hold on Tipping Point with Layout 8".

We believe these changes help the overall balance and flow of the tournament and helps elevate the player experience.

We do not expect any further changes.

Access to missions and layouts at venue

Each table at the tournament will be equipped with both a number and a QR code. The Code will provide quick access to missions and deployments.

Prizes *

1st place:

"Golden Ticket" to the 2026 World Championship
Okeanos Tournament Trophy,
Bambu Lab A1 Combi Printer
Ticket to Okeanos Rising 2027,
Wound Trackers,
Diploma

2nd place:

€1000,- Bambu Lab Gift card for filament and materials
Free Choice of Tournament Terrain
40K model set,
Wound Trackers,
Diploma

3rd place:

Free Choice of Tournament Terrain
40K model set,
Wound Trackers,
Diploma

4th place:

Refund of ticket for Nidaros Grand Tournament*,
Models,
Diploma

5th place:

Refund of ticket for Nidaros Grand Tournament*,
Models,
Diploma

Mid-table (two players):

Refund of ticket for Nidaros Grand Tournament*,
Diploma

Last place: "Surprise", Diploma

*1x A1 Combi Printer has been set aside for a raffle drawn among participants at the event that have not won anything

Prizes will be developed from year to year until we achieve the standard and breadth we are aiming for.

Part of our prize policy is to also serve the goals of the "Union of Boardgamers", one of which is collaboration with other tournaments and to increase the attendance at other events.

For 2026 we are experimenting with our prize policy in order to work towards the above mentioned goals. To that end we are also working towards providing meaningful prizes for a wider range of participants than those in the top three places.

*Participants awarded ticket refunds for Nidaros Grand Tournament (NGT), will be provided said refund after their attendance has been confirmed by NGT staff. We will forward a list of players to NGT. Those whose attendance is confirmed by NGT, will receive a full refund for their ticket at NGT May 2026. We hope this will stimulate more players to attend more tournaments, but also to put on their best effort even if their only hope is to end up in the mid-table.

All terrain at Okeanos Rising is printed with Bambu Lab 3D printers.

Bambu Lab is an excellent choice for Event Organizers, Painters designing their own models, Cosplayers and miniature gamers in love with kit bashing.

The printers can be equipped with 0.2 nozzles for excellent detail.

The venue is situated at the very center of the city. Trains and buses from the airport or other cities all have their stop at "Bergen Storsenter" which is within 3 minute walking distance from the venue.

There are restaurants and supermarkets everywhere around the venue, but food and drink can also be pre-ordered at the venue.

Staying in Bergen

For 2026 we have replaced one hotel so that both our hotels are within 5 minute walking distance of each other

Hotel Clarion Admiral is the one closer to the venue. Tickets for both hotels can be bought through our webstore while purchasing your tickets.

Additional room will be made available as needed.

Breakfast is included and you during breakfast you can request a lunchbox and for 168,- nok you can fill the box with food from the breakfast buffè and bring to the venue.

Or you can pre-order food through the webstore and have it served at the venue.

For Okeanos Rising 2026 we have continued our partnership with Strawberry Hotels.

We have reserved 55 rooms at the two hotels. Both run by Strawberry hotels. The rooms are available through the webstore while buying your tickets to the event.

They will remain available until mid-january. Any rooms not reserved at that time will be returned to the hotels.

The rooms are either "Single" or "Double". If you are coming with a group of friends and you wish to share a larger "suite", contact us at contact@okeanos-rising.com and we will attempt to get your group an offer on the requested accommodation.

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