Warhammer World Opens 2026 with Doubles Bonanza Including Throne of Skulls

Warhammer World’s early 2026 slate leaned hard into team play, rolling out multiple Doubles-format tournaments and the advertised return of Throne of Skulls to the Mortal Realms. Warhammer Community framed the Age of Sigmar event with the line, “Grab a mate and your favourite Warhammer Age of Sigmar army for five games played over two days at the Throne of Skulls Doubles Tournament,” while the venue’s own materials list detailed Doubles rules for Warhammer 40,000 entries.

Organisers’ official event document lists the Warhammer 40,000 Doubles format as Teams of two with registration at 09:00am on Saturday 7 February 2026 at Warhammer World, Willow Road, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2WS. The document specifies a Strike Force battle size “not exceeding 2,000 points that comprises two 1,000 point armies,” a 60" x 44" board size, five games, and missions “Selected from the Chapter Approved 2025-2026 Mission Deck.” The rules add: “Once a Primary Mission and Mission Rule have been used, they will be removed from the deck and not used a second time,” and organisers will provide a wider variety of terrain while instructing players: “Do not move the terrain or objectives unless they have been knocked out of position or you are playing a mission that requires you to move objectives.”

Dates for the Throne of Skulls event conflict across sources. Warhammer Community lists the tournament on “Saturday the 17th and Sunday 18th of January,” while Warhammer World’s event page and the Spikeybits calendar place the Warhammer 40k Throne of Skulls Doubles on February 7th-8th, with the Warhammer World doc specifying the February 7 registration time. Given the Warhammer World document’s operational specifics and Spikeybits’ corroboration, treat February 7–8 as the authoritative date but verify the final listing on Warhammer World’s events page before travel or booking.

Warhammer Community also promoted a Warhammer: The Horus Heresy Doubles tournament that took place on “Saturday the 24th and Sunday 25th of January,” asking players to “Pair up with a friend and combine your Warhammer: The Horus Heresy armies together into a single 3,000-point force for an exciting Doubles tournament.” That blurb confirms five games across two days, awards for game performance, painting skill, and sportsmanship, and explicitly states “lunch is also provided on both days.” An Instagram reaction captured the weekend mood: “Still buzzing after an incredible weekend at Warhammer World for the Horus Heresy Throne of Skulls Doubles event. It's events like this that” (post fragment).

Beyond these Doubles weekends, local listings and Spikeybits show a packed early 2026 calendar: Kill Team Strategic Operations on February 5th, Battles in Middle-earth on February 11th, an AoS Grand Tournament on May 9th-10th with a Warhammer World GT ticket price listed at £80 on a Site123 listing, and the World Championships of Warhammer scheduled “running December 3rd through 6th at Fira de Barcelona.” Spikeybits also notes the Warhammer Open Series’ first European stop on April 24th, 2026 and praises the Cherokee Open as “their absolute favorite event of the year.”

Practical notes for players: Warhammer World’s rules require attendees to bring army, dice, a tape measure, and relevant publications including the Chapter Approved 2025-2026 Mission Deck; the Tools of War paragraph about electronic devices is truncated in the supplied document and should be checked on the event page. Also note the site text: “Any use of website content to train generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is expressly prohibited.” Verify the Throne of Skulls date directly with Warhammer World, confirm whether multiple systems are using the Throne of Skulls title, and check full event pages for the complete electronic-device policy before heading to Nottingham.