Right now as we speak there is an Age of Sigmar Tournament running outside of Chicago and we will be bringing you all of the action!

The themes of the armies today are fantastic! Mike created his Ogres of the Rising Sun to capture a Far East theme (Cathay), complete with dragons.

Some of the tables feature terrain pieces that will move throughout game play. On top of looking amazing, this can be total havoc for players should it run over their forces. It will undoubtedly make for epic moments, though it make feel less so for the unfortunate souls that are squished! The monolith is one such terrain piece, which has already made its way clear across the table.

Dawn talks with Steve the Holy Wars Tournament Organizer and long time friend Todd aka " Toad" who helped bring this awesome little tournament to our attention, all about the tournament.

Zach is one of the participants we will be following throughout game play. Players also compete for points for painting. Additional points are scored for presentation. Zach'so War Winter Wolves are a beautiful example. Zach is participating at a level of Hobby Master, which is great incentive to push your skills.

They have put a lot of thought into the lovely Trophies for the event. These gorgeous dragons have a built in letter opener sword. How awesome would this look on your desk!?

Dawns sits down with Steve the Holy Wars Age of Sigmar Tournament Organizer and they have a chat about rules and how the rules have been adapted for this tournament.

The Khorne are represented in bloody glory, with their tribute to the Blood God. Another fantastic example of a player carrying the themend of his army into a display.

Jake is playing in his second AoS tournament and he's brought with him his Chaos army. He discovered his Mammoth has a Summoning ability, which has allowed him to summon mammoths in his opponent's corner!

Dawn catches up with Zach and Jake a couple of players here at the tournament and they give us some insights.

Players on the Undead Table have to dig in the graveyard for the grail objectives. The kicker here is how to enter the graveyard. Your miniature has to be able to fit through the entrances in order to pursue the objective- so you can't just send anyone. One player has quickly noted that you can, however fly into the area!

There is a wonderful variety of terrain displays here, and this one completely caught my eye with its gorgeous sprawling tree trunks. When I had a chance to talk to its creator, he pointed out that there are live plants in use on the board! He actually cut spots in the board where he sunk small potted plants. This not only looks beautiful but really made the board come to life.

Dawn and Todd have a big announcement! Watch and see how you can win!

Steve has done a brilliant job with the terrain on all the tables. Each table features a different place with its own storytelling point. The terrain not only looks beautiful but provides very important, interactive moments in the game play.

"Hern" put a lot of work and detail into his Guardians Of Witherhold display. There's something about the lush greenery (or perhaps shrubbery?) that really caught my eye. There's so much to look at!

One of the tables features the famed Bugman's Brewery. This lovely terrain piece provides both scenery and an objective as players can win an objective by having the most models in its walls, drinking! Is anyone else thirsty now?

One of the girls in the AoS tournament has brought her quite lovely Stormcast Eternals. She's got a very cool Celestant-Prime in her ranks too. I love her choice of paint schemes.

One of Steve's new terrain additions for this year, is a really beautiful floating waterfall. This handmade piece offers an interesting location for the grail objective. Players get to fight for the objective from above and have to roll each turn to see if they are washed off the raised terrain.

Dawn catches up with Zach and Jake at the end of game 2 and see how they have been playing up to this point.

Patrick's Golden Hammers Of Sigmar are the ready to charge into battle. They are displayed beautifully to show off their classic GW paint scheme against the green of their board. Extra points from me on the nice water feature that runs through his display.

Dawn and Steve talk about all the different tables that players will be playing on this weekend. Steve gives us the inside scoop into all the details that went in to the work of each table.

Dawn gets a quick chat with Dan from Draxtar Games who has kindly donated an Age of Sigmar Starter Set for one lucky viewer to win!

It's fair to say that there's been equal representation of all fantasy favorites in the AoS tournament play this weekend. Not to be forgotten, the dwarves stand proud.

Martin's Forces of Order not only look fantastic, but they are bringing a Troglodon into battle! Things always look more epic when a big creature stomps onto the table with your army.

Sean's Freedom Fighters are ready for Battle in the final round. This is bound to be a fantastic, brutal game on the Dark Elf table against the 2 top scoring players for this Holy Wars AoS tournament.

Chaos is in full effect with this Warriors of Tzeentch army. Not only are these guys painted beautifully, but they are full of character. A sucker for anything with wings, I love the creatures included in this army.

Dawn and Steve sit down for a quick chat about the different awards players can win at this year's tournament.

One of the greatest things about miniature gaming is the ability to have players using the same sort of armies, but they can look completely different and tell another story according to how they are painted. Here's another beautifully painted army for the Stormcast Eternals.

Dawn catches up with Jake to see how he is progressing in the tournament.

We found Marv performing the often necessary emergency fix on one of his models. The joys of gaming with your miniatures is having to adapt on the fly and prepare for the occasional mishap. Fortunately, a bit of glue is a wonderful thing. His Khorne Ankle Biters are battle ready.

It's been great fun to follow Zach's game play through the tournament. Each game has been an adventure and had its own story.

The Ellryian Raiding Party brought the beautiful Phoenix to the tournament. This army brought forces mounted on horses as well as in the air.

Zach gives Dawn the lowdown on how the tournament has been going for him.

With faces that only a mother could love, the Nurgle Rotbringers offer a different view of the creatures you might fine in the Age of Sigmar universe.

It's been great talking to Jake about how his games have gone at the tournament this weekend. Here's a look at some of the action on the table during his last game.

The last game is underway and the players are considering their strategies.

If rats are a thing in your nightmares, then the Skaven would cause fear in even the bravest mjnds. These creatures are ready to overwhelm in their seemingly countless numbers.

We found a nice little army of goblins, and all the creatures you might find with them, Lurking in the shadows.

Brad's army featured the very beautiful, Archaon the Everchosen. It's probably one of my favorite models for AoS.

The Legions of Azghor Chaos Dwarves look beautiful. On top of being gorgeous models, they're painted up really nicely too.

Dawn gets one final chat in with Zach and Jake with their final thoughts about the weekend.

After a fantastic weekend of fantasy gaming at its best, it came down to 8 gamers walking away with their own dragon trophies:
The Fan Favorite (peer voted)- Andrew Simons
The Best Hammer Hobbies the (overall army that exemplifies the hobby we love, scored by the judges)- Mike Butcher
The Best Model (each gamer nominates one of their own models and decided by the judges)- Jeffery Even
Best Appearance (highest points scored by judges' votes)- Peyton Shipman
Best Army (painting & theme per judges' votes)- Andrew Simons
Best Sports (highest sports score)- Domus
Best General (highest battle points)- Sean Troy
Best Overall (battle + sports + painting)- Sean Troy

Congratulations to all the winners. It was a blast following you and your armies through this weekend of fantasy gaming.