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

Organization

120 tickets
Warhammer 40K GW terrain layout and WTC FAQ for clarifications
Tournament will be 5 matches - each lasting 3 hours
Pairings and Points through Best Coast Pairings (BCP)
Codex cutoff february 6th 2026
List submissions through BCP by Friday February 6th (final cut-off 23:59).
Lists are made public on the morning of february 7th.
Check-in opens Friday February 13th 0900.
Pairings are made public as soon as check-in is complete or feb 15th 0850.
Remember to register through Best Coast Pairings app AND pay for your ticket.

Buy tickets

Tickets

795,- nok / 67,- euro pr ticket
If you dropped from Okeanos Rising 2025, you will receive a code for a 50% rebate on the ticket price for 2026.
Coffee and tea is included with all ticket purchases
Food and drink can be pre-ordered through our webstore.
Regarding food - We are considering a few options and are having discussions with the venue. Our goal is to improve on what we did the first time.

NOTE: Beverage can also be bought at the venue, but food must be pre-ordered no less than 14 days prior to the event.

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.

On sunday we start 15 minutes later and cut lunch by 15 minutes to keep the same timeframe. 45 minute lunch should be fine since we can have lunch served at the venue.

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

Ticket sales commence on September 12th 2025

The match details

New season rules

Playerpack to be published

For Okeanos Rising 2026 we are printing brand new terrain.

The gallery below shows the primary tournament terrain. This is a freshly printed set. It will need to be painted prior to the tournament.

In addition to the foldable terrain, designated "top tables" will use a non-foldable multi-coloured terrain type.

Pictures will be uploaded once we have printed our first set.

One or more "top tables" will be live-streamed though "Twitch".

We will organize a "best painted army"- competition

For 2026 the execution will be slightly more elaborate.

To enter the "best painted" competition you take a "beauty shot" of your army and mail it to us at an -email that will be provided later.

You will be assigned a card with your name, that is to be kept visible at every table along with your army throughout the tournament. This is especially important for the breaks after the first, second and third games.

When setting up your army at the next table, before taking your break, remember to leave your card there. Throughout the two days of the tournament alle participants, guests and audience will be able to vote digitally on what armies they think are the best.

The "beauty shots" will be posted on our website.

This competition is unrelated to the painting exhibition occuring at the event and is limited to the 40K Competitive Tournament

Prizes

There will be prizes. These will be defined as we work out agreements with sponsors and contributors.

There will be an official trophy which is currently being designed.

There will also be diplomas as last year and some other prizes, including something for the unfortunate individual landing in the bottom slot.

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

For this event we are planning for both internal and extermal streaming. The Grand Narrative event will be streamed internally so anyone can keep updated on the progress displayed on the strategic map.

We intend to stream one or more top tables. It will take some time to acquire an appreciation of the technical issues, scale and cost.

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 45 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.