The tournament will be a three game tournament using Blood Bowl Season Two (BB 2020) Official Rules (as clarified by the most recent FAQ). The first game will be randomly drawn between coaches with subsequent matchups following a Swiss - Resurrection style system.
Starting team value will be 1.15 Million gold pieces (Team Value 1150) and players may choose a roster up to this value. Rosters may be chosen from any of the teams in the Blood Bowl Rule Book. Rosters can also be chosen from the official “Teams of Legend” list and the additional NAF Rosters for Slann and Daemons of Khorne Teams. Any additional official teams and rosters from Spike magazines released before the event will also be allowed.
This will be a resurrection format tournament (no long term injuries) and with no progression (no star player points earned). Instead, when building their roster, coaches may purchase skills for their team according to the allocation below for each tier (tiers are as per the 2020 rulebook).
• Tier 1 Teams – 30 Star Player Points
Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Human, Lizardmen, Norse, Old World Alliance, Orc, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Wood Elf
• Tier 2 Teams - 42 Star Player Points
Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegade, Daemons of Khorne, Elven Union, High Elf, Imperial Nobility, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Slann,
Tomb Kings, Underworld Denizens, Vampires
• Tier 3 Teams - 60 Star Player Points
Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling
Only chosen primary skills (6 Star Player Points) or chosen secondary skills (12 Star Player Points) may be selected, randomly chosen skills are not allowed. Characteristic increases are not allowed. Players on Tier 1 & 2 teams can only have one additional skill each. Players on Tier 3 teams can have up to two additional skills each, however the 2nd additional skill will cost an extra 2 Star Player Points.
The scoring system will be 30 points for a win, 15 points for a draw and zero points for a loss. Bonus points will be awarded for each casualty caused (casualties caused via foul or crowd surf will be included) and touchdown scored, to a maximum of 3 points for each. Tiebreakers will be Strength of Schedule followed by Total Touchdowns and Total Casualties.
Any inducements from the list of “common inducements” on page 89 of the Blood Bowl rulebook may be allowed with the following changes:
• 0-2 Star Players may be hired as per the 2020 Rulebook, Death Zone and from Spike Magazines from issue 11 onwards but only after a roster of
at least 11 ordinary players has been hired.
• Legacy Star Players will not be allowed.
• Wizards, Mercenaries and Special Play card inducements are not allowed
• The following additional inducement rules from the “Death Zone” supplement are allowed:
(In)Famous Coaching Staff
Other Inducements excluding Medical Unguent and Side Bet.
• A special inducement “Little Brown Envelope” is available to all coaches for the price of 5,000 gold pieces. This enables the coach to re-roll an
“argue the call” roll once per game. Coaches are only allowed to purchase this inducement once.
As this tournament will be played during the autumnal period, the usual weather table will be replaced by the Autumn Season weather table detailed on page 77 of the Death Zone supplement (copies of this weather table will be provided at the event for those who do not have Death Zone).
Smashin’ Pumpkins
As dawn rises on the day of the tournament, and the organisers are undertaking their last minute preparations they notice a short fellow with a lop sided grin and a crazed glint in his eyes making his way around the assembled teams, trying (in some cases in vain) to get a word with the head coach. Even stranger still was the trolley of rotten pumpkins he was pulling behind him…
In addition to the Team Building rules above, each team will have the option to access a stunty bombardier mercenary – profile below for a cost of 60,000 gold pieces (to come from your overall allocation of 1,150,000 gold pieces detailed above). If you decide to hire the stunty bombardier, he will take up one of your 16 player slots. It may be represented by any miniature - it does not have to be a recognisable bombardier.
A special award will be given to the coach who over the course of the tournament has “smashed” the most pumpkins – prize to be given to the coach who has thrown (successful or not) the most bombs with the stunty bombardier!
This event will be held on Saturday 20 November 2021, from 10.30 until 19.00.
Location:
Alpha Games, Unit 7 Shepherds Grove (West), Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2AR
Tickets are £10 and can be purchased on the Alpha Games website - link below.
https://www.alphagames.co.uk/events/1401210253606994
There is currently a capacity of 16 coaches for this event, however this may be able to be increased depending on circumstances. The event is currently full but a reserve list is being maintained and if capacity is increased these will get first refusal on these new places.
