OctOgre Cup 2 7/10-8/10. Folkestone, Kent HowlingGriffon Wins

[eldritchfox]

Run by the South Kent Area BloodBowl (SKABB) League
Dates: Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th October 2023

Location: Lower Ballroom, Grand Hotel Burstin, The Harbour, Marine Parade, Folkestone CT20 1TX

Cost: £25 NAF members. Non NAF Members £35 inc membership.
NAF membership can be found here https://www.thenaf.net/members-area/join-the-naf/

Please buy tickets in advance by sending payment by PayPal to skabbleague@gmail.com.
Please select your payment as Family and Friends and include your NAF Name and number (if a member) as well as the code OCTOGRE so we know which tournament you are booking for.

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Nearest rail: Folkestone Central (approx 20 mins walk or 5 minute taxi ride).

Recommended car parks: The hotel has a car park on site which is £5 per day. Ensure that you pay either online (there is a sign in the car park) or at the hotel check in desk. Hotel Guest should be the option you need for whole day parking. There are also 3 car parks a couple of minutes walk aware - Harbour Arm Car Park, Harbour St Parking and Tram Road Car Park although these are slightly more expensive.


Accommodation: We are waiting to hear if the hotel can offer discounts to anyone staying overnight when they attend an event. At the moment, a twin room is showing as £49 per night.

Food options: The hotel offers on-site food and drink. The Harbour Arm opposite offers a wide range of small dining facilities and there is a chip shop 2 minutes walk away. You are also welcome to bring your own food.

The OctOgre Cup

The teams from the Ogre Kingdoms and surrounding areas have gathered to decide who is the greatest of them all.

The bitter winds howl through the mountains as the teams battle to the remote stadium.
Strange energies swirl in the mist as the brave souls enter the arena.

A voice so deep it rattles the very souls of all who hear it booms out

“WELCOME! WELCOME TO THE OCTOGRE CUP. ONLY THE STRONGEST AND FASTEST CAN SURVIVE”

The stands are full of Ogres desperate to see their kin show the other races their skills.
If they see a team with no big guys they get incensed and will take to the field to prove that Ogres are the best!

Team Building

All teams get a starting treasury of 1,150,000 gp which can be used to buy players, sideline staff, rerolls and inducements. If a team is able to hire a st5+ player they MUST do so.

0-1 Star Players may be hired after 11 rostered players are purchased. However we will operate a Highlander rule so if your opponent has the same star player then neither gets to use it.


In addition to this the following Mega Star Players are so famous (infamous) that your team go all fan boy/girl/thing and forget to train properly for the tournament. To hire the following Mega Stars you must pay 18 spp from your allocation and stacking of skills is no longer allowed.

Mega Stars

Bomber Dribblesnot
Cindy Piewhistle
Deeproot Strongbranch
Griff Oberwald
Hakflem Skuttlespike
Kreek ‘The Verminator’ Rustgouger
Morg ‘n’ Thorg

All current NAF rules apply. All NAF teams allowed.
No Mercenaries APART from Giants may be induced.

All other inducements from Main Rulebook, DeathZone and BB 2020 Spike Magazines are allowed

SPP Packages
Depending on team tier you get spp to spend on skills (and stat increases for Tier 5 teams). You may only select primary or secondary skills. No random skills.

You MAY stack additional skills onto a player as per the additional cost for skills on page 71 of rulebook.

Tier 1 Teams
30 SPP
Dark Elf, Dwarf, Shambling Undead, Skaven

Tier 2 Teams
36spp
Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Lizardmen, Orcs, Norse, Vampires, Wood Elves

Tier 3 Teams
42spp
Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Necromantic Horror, Slann, Tomb Kings, Underworld Denizens

Tier 4 Teams
48spp
Black Orc, High Elf, Khorne, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Snotlings, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Halflings

Tier 5 Teams
54 spp
Goblins, Ogres

Tier 5 teams MAY spend
18spp to boost a player's MA, PA or AV by 1 (-1 for PA);
20 spp to boost AG by 1;
24 spp to boost ST by 1.


Special Tournament Rules.

OGRE THE TOP
After each setup but before placing the ball for the kick off check if either team is NOT fielding a st5+ player. If not then the following occurs, the team without a st5+ player randomly selects a player on their team. They are removed from the field of play and placed in the KO box. Their place is taken by an Drunk Ogre Fan with the following stats

DRUNK OGRE FAN
MA 4: ST5 AG 5+ PA - AV 9+ Mighty Blow 1+, Bonehead, No Hands, Animal Savagery, Ball And Chain, Loner 6+,

At the end of the drive the Drunk Ogre Fan returns to their place in the stands.

OGRE AND OUT
If a player is pushed or thrown into the crowd add an additional +1 to the Injury roll as the Ogre fans are even more violent than a normal crowd.

Pitch Rules
The pitches of the OctOgre Cup are nothing more than some lines painted on the rough mountain plateau. Every time a ball bounces it moves twice rather than once. Roll a d8 twice. The ball can be caught between bounces.


OctOgre Weather Table


2
GALE FORCE WINDS:
The wind is unbelievably strong, making passing play impossible and even affecting the kick off! Whilst this weather condition is in effect, ignore step 2 of the Start of Drive sequence - it is not possible for a kick-off to be resolved and a touchback is automatically caused instead.
Additionally, whilst this weather condition is in effect, no Pass or Throw Team-mate actions can be performed.
3
VERY SUNNY:
A glorious day,but the clear skies and bright sunlight interfere with the passing game! Apply a -1 modifier every time a player tests against their Passing Ability
4-10
PERFECT CONDITIONS(well, almost):
It’s rather chilly and it’s threatening to rain (or snow), but considering the time of year, the conditions are almost perfect for Blood Bowl


11
BLIZZARD:
Freezing conditions and heavy falls of snow make the footing treacherous. Apply a -1 modifier every time a player attempts to Rush an extra square.
Additionally, the poor visibility means that only Quick and Short passes can be attempted
12
ICE STORM:
It is extremely cold, so cold in fact that it is raining literal lumps of ice! The ice on the pitch is so treacherous that none of the players are willing to hurry, no matter how much their coach shouts! Apply a -1 modifier every time a player attempts to Rush an extra square.
Additionally, all players on the pitch subtract 1 from their MA.


Schedule

Day One
Registration: 10:00 - 10:15
First game: 10.20 - 12:35
Lunch: 12.35 - 13:30 Second game: 13:30 - 15:45
Third game: 15:50 - 18:05

Day Two
First game: 10.00 - 12:15
Lunch: 12.15 - 13:15
Second game: 13:15 - 15:30
Third game: 15:35 - 17:50
Prize Ceremony: 18:00 - 18:30

Strictly 2:15 per round. If you need a clock please ask. At time it will be dice down and game over.

Rules:
Swiss style resurrection tournament.
No additional spp gains, team resets after each round. Raised Zombies or Rotters do not join your team for the next game.

Scoring:
20 points for a win
10 points for a draw
0 for a loss
Bonus points: 1 per TD per game (max 3 points), 1 per casualty per game (max 3points)

Tie breakers:
Strength Of Schedule
Most Touchdowns
Most Casualties
Head to Head Record
Bribes to TO
Dance Off

Prizes:
Winner
Runner Up
Most touchdowns
Most casualties (Only cas that would give spp count)
Best Painted (team must be played by the painter)
Wooden Spoon

[eldritchfox]

TO : Eldritchfox
Assistant to the TO: Stewbacca
Assistant to the assistant: BeardedLucha

1. Stewbacca
2. Amselvs
3. Insidious
4. MrMerengue
5. hellbentginger
6. Cerebross
7. yantz
8. damology
9. cut-out-and-keep
10.

[stewbacca]

If you are looking at coming and thinking of staying over at the Burstin, please let me know and I will speak to the hotel about trying to negotiate a discount. This is only worth doing if there are a large number thinking of staying over, otherwise it will be easier to book directly.

[stewbacca]

Updated list of attendees (max 30):
TO/spare: eldritchfox

1. stewbacca
2. amselvs
3. insidious
4. hellbentginger
5. cerbeross
6. yantz
7. damology
8. cut-out-and-keep
9. saulsadsack
10. mashley85
11. tommyb
12. clownzombie
13. dimmygee
14. lachlanbc
15. eyeballpaul
16. minimorg
17. titchy terror
18. euhan
19. Lostviking
20. scs.sam
21. Fluffles
22. phuqster
23. Greenskinphil
24. Paganagent
25. howlingriffon
26. beardedlucha
27. bonethugsnoharmony
28. Mrfrodo
29. busseltonwanderer
30. chicken23

[stewbacca]

If anyone wants to/needs to renew their NAF membership, I can do so on the day for £5 and give you your gift in person. At the moment I have a limited number of gifts so let me know in advance so I can put them aside for you.

[stewbacca]

Please submit rosters to skabbleague@gmail.com by 1st October.

[GreenskinPhil]

Hi Guys,
Myself & a friend (Paganagent) are looking to travel for this.
Couple of queries if poss?
1- Was there any discount sorted with the hotel in the end? Rooms still available & looks doable if not anyway.
2- If I wanted to induce Dribbl & Drull can we confirm this is possible under start player pack (appreciate highlander rule in effect)
Cheers

[stewbacca]

Hi Guys,
Myself & a friend (Paganagent) are looking to travel for this.
Couple of queries if poss?
1- Was there any discount sorted with the hotel in the end? Rooms still available & looks doable if not anyway.
2- If I wanted to induce Dribbl & Drull can we confirm this is possible under start player pack (appreciate highlander rule in effect)
Cheers

Hi - there wasn't enough to make a discount a viable option as they needed more than said were going to stay over.

I've asked the TO to reply on the second point.

[eldritchfox]

Hi,

As per GWs last FAQ the paired stars can count as one.

[GreenskinPhil]

Thx for clarifying. Sent money for tickets X 2 (Greenskinphil- 31674 & Paganagent- 31675)
Cheers

[stewbacca]

Thx for clarifying. Sent money for tickets X 2 (Greenskinphil- 31674 & Paganagent- 31675)
Cheers

received thanks!

[stewbacca]

The incredible Duncan from Charlie Victor Products has agreed to sponsor our tournament.
All participants will get a discount code as part of their entry fee!!

[eldritchfox]

The new Vampire team will be the allowed vampire roster at thi event.
Don't forget that if you can hire a st5 piece you must.

We will provide all the pitches so you only need your team, dice and scatter/throwing templates

[stewbacca]

Please remember roster submission deadline is this coming Sunday, 1st October.

[howlinggriffon]

Cash sent. Best think of what team to use now...