Victorius ’26 Tabletop Games Show
Plan out your day
Whether you are wanting to attend the whole day, a full morning or afternoon visit, or maybe just dropping in its worth having a plan.
Main Level
All the games are in the main hall and Whitehorse room. Chat to members of local clubs and let them know you want to try out the game and roll some dice.
The hobby zone is their to sit down put a brush in your hand and paint a miniature and base it up.
Check out the model displays and the skill of local artists who painting miniatures is their passion.
Downstairs
Check out the traders hall. This is the place to go to find a wide range of miniatures, games, terrain and other gaming materials. Everyone running a stall is a fantastic source of information about the hobby and is great to chat to.
Upstairs
This where we are holding our tournaments and the Bring and Buy. Grab the show map and follow the signs.
Outside
Aside from registration, this is where we have all the re-enactment groups. Grab a photo, take the opportunity to try out their activities and find out more about what they do.
This is also where we have food and coffee for you to keep your energy up.
VictoriARTS (Painting Competition) at Victorius’26
VictoriARTs‘ focus is on celebrating the modelling and painting aspect of our hobby and entry is for new and veteran painters,. Partnering with Melbourne’s Figure Painter Collective VictoriARTs is your opportunity to demonstrate your creativity, artistry and technical skills.
VictoriARTs has 3 categories allowing you to showcase your talents across the miniatures or models you like best.
CATEGORIES
- Show figure
Category is open to painted versions of the show figure only. This includes 2024 and 2025 figures if you have them
The 2026 show figure is now available in Melbourne now. - Small figure – 54mm and below
Entries should be a single figure on either a gaming or display base. All figure types/genres accepted, with nominal scale being 54mm and below. (eg: Victrix, Warhammer, Infinity, Maschinen Kreiger suits) - Large figure – 54mm and above
Any larger entries. This category encompasses warmachines from various gaming universes, larger scale display figures and busts, military vehicles such as armour, aircraft and ships, and mecha suits such as Gundam. Dioramas & vignettes should also be entered into this category.
JUDGING
Open system judging focuses on the overall quality of entries and where they sit in relation to other entries in the competition. Rather than awarding a first, second & third place, the open system allows for multiple entrants to place in the same category. For example, if 20 entries are received and 12 of them meet the gold standard, then all 12 receive a gold award.
There will also be a best in category award for the overall winner in each. Note there is only one ‘best’ award per category.
NB – the judging/submissions panel reserve the right to move an entry to a more appropriate category without consultation.
All judging is final and no discussions will be entered into. Feedback may be available if time permits.
Nick Thorn
Tournaments at Victorius’26
Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game
A 500 point 3-game beginner friendly Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game tournament.
Armies may not exceed 500pts can must be built using the army lists and profiles in the current publications: The Armies of Lord of the Rings and The Armies of The Hobbit. Army lists and profiles from The Armies of Middle-Earth and Legacies of Middle-Earth.
Tim Wraight
timwraight@icloud.com
Bolt Action
Bolt Action at Victorius is beginner friendly event, where players are encouraged to either try the game for the first time, or try a list/army which is new to them.
Technical Details
There will be three games played in an escalation style (see player pack). The three games will be played at a maximum of 450 points, 650 points & 850 points.
Download the Player Pack (TBC)
Sebastian Slee
ozdemogamers@gmail.com
Sneaky V Bloodbowl Sevens
The delightful mayhem of the Sneaky V is coming to Victorius 2026! With 4 games offocused on rolling dice and playing nice. Each round will run for 1 hour and 15 minutes , with breaks between to give players the opportunity to have lunch and enjoy the rest of what Victorius has to offer. If you have not played 7’s before it is a fast spaced and smaller variant of the larger 11’s game which uses less models and a smaller pitch.
For more details on the schedule, list building rules, scoring and more, Download the Player Pack
Robbie Last
aussieakolouthos@gmail.com
Marvel Crisis Protocol
This tournament is focused on growing the MCP community and is new player friendly.
Bitter Rivals uses all the challenger rules as guided by atomic mass games and follows the “standard” timelines for roster construction.
3 round Swiss format with tie breakers determined on strength of schedule
Proxy miniatures allowed as long as they clearly represent the model.
Rusty Bratton
Rustee72@bigpond.com
Battletech Alpha Strike
Battletech Alpha Strike at Victorius is a fast-play high action experience. The tournament is suitable for beginners and veterans alike and we have included a long lunch break so you have time to walk around the event and join in on the fun. Hot Spots Melbourne has a tight heavily playtested series of scenarios that encourages balanced lists and jumping straight into action.
Darren Wheeler
drrnwh@gmail.com
Save Victorius to your calendar:
15 August @ 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM