“It’s uncouth to talk business immediately. Just enjoy the entertainment.“

― Gor Koresh

We’re excited to announce a new Star Wars Factions Challenge: the Factions Tournament! In this challenge, builders from all factions will create entries representing their chosen combatants, who will face off in a bracket-style tournament. While each entry will be judged as a standard Factions build, the real twist lies in community voting—only the crowd’s love will determine who advances through each round.

Combatants will go head-to-head across faction lines, with progress through the tournament earning greater rewards. The deeper your fighter goes, the bigger the prize. Will your champion win the crowd—and the title?

Part one of the tournament is the Entry Submission Window where builders can build and submit their entries. Entries are then arranged at random into a tournament bracket to kick off phase two. 

Part two of the tournament are the match rounds. Each round of matches will be announced on discord, and runs for a day, where all members can vote on their favorite combatant.

Welcome to the annual Boonta Gauntlet!

A spectacle of brutality, honor, and profit, the Boonta Gauntlet is one of the Outer Rim’s most infamous gladiator tournaments, hosted by the ruling Hutt Cartels. Held in syndicate-controlled arenas across Hutt Space and beyond, the Gauntlet is both a bloodsport and a celebration of the Hutt legacy—named in honor of the ancient Hutt Boonta the Hutt.

The tournament features three core events: The Ring of Champions, where warriors from across the galaxy fight for cartel favor and eternal infamy; The Cages of Carnage, where savage creatures are unleashed in primal combat; and The Mechanic Menace, where engineered combat droids from backroom tech pits face off in ruthless mechanical duels.

Each match is broadcast to gambling dens, spice lounges, and crime dens far and wide, and winners earn more than just credits—they earn the attention and favor of the Hutt Lords themselves. For many, entering the Gauntlet is a death sentence. For a rare few, it is a path to fortune and glory.

Rules

• The entry window for the tournament will run from May 7th to May 24th.
• The tournament will run from May 26th to May 31st.
• Submit maximum one contestant per category.
• Include the challenge and category in your entry title [Tournament – The Boonta Gauntlet – Ring of Champions]-
• All combatant entries must be original characters. Using established Star Wars characters is not allowed (No 0-0-0 or Black Krrsantan).
• The loser of a fight may beg for mercy – the winner decides if they let the opponent live.
  
• Provide one image of your combatant facing the camera, on a uniform background (white or black works best). You may have more photos and images in your entry. Immersive photos are also encouraged. All combatants will get a unique Factions Game card representing them during the tournament.

The three categories are:

Ring of Champions: Humanoid sentients of all species face off in one-on-one pit fights to the death. Winner takes all!

• All entries in this category must be based on a single minifigure and as many weapons as the figure can carry!

Cages of Carnage: Beasts and monsters (rancors, gundarks, wampas etc.) face off in one-on-one fights to the death.

• All entries should be single brick-built beasts fitting within a 16 stud cube.

Mechanic Menace: Droids and robots (droidekas, load lifters, R2 units etc.) face off in one-on-one fights to the death.

• All entries must feature a single brick-built droid fitting within an 8 stud cube.

Prizes

• Each entry earns XP and credits as a regular build entry
• Each fight won earns the builder 10XP and 10.000 credits, 10RP, and 10IP (IP and RP can be freely placed in a grid where the builder’s faction already controls a system).
• The winner of each category finale wins 40IP and 40RP (IP and RP can be freely placed in a grid where the builder’s faction already controls a system).
• The winner of each category earns a title and a badge (Gauntlet Champion, Beastmaster, or Mightymech).