Alpha Games Summer Bowl 2023 - Stanton, Suffolk - 23 Sept 2023 *MONKEYRAGE WINS*

[fiskey7]

This tournament has been NAF sanctioned.

This event will be held on Saturday 23 September 2023, from 10.00 to 19.00.

Location

Alpha Games, Unit 7 Shepherds Grove (West), Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2AR

Tickets are £10 and are available from the Alpha Games website - link below:

https://www.alphagames.co.uk/events/1322887778620145

There is a limit of 32 coaches for this event - this is the maximum number the shop can hold.

Format
The tournament will be a three game tournament using Blood Bowl Season Two (BB 2020) Official Rules (as clarified by the most recent official FAQ). The first game will be randomly drawn between coaches with subsequent matchups following a Swiss - Resurrection style system.

Team Building
Starting team value will be 1.15 million gold pieces (Team Value 1150) and coaches may choose a legal roster up to this value. Rosters may be chosen from any of the teams in the Blood Bowl Rule Book, the official “Teams of Legend” pdf, the new Khorne roster from Spike Magazine 13, the new Norse roster from Spike Magazine 14, the new Amazon roster from Spike Magazine 15 and the additional NAF Roster for Slann. Any additional official teams and rosters from Spike magazines released before the event will also be allowed.

SPP Budgets
This will be a resurrection format tournament (no long term injuries) and with no progression (no star player points earned). When building their roster, coaches may purchase skills for their team according to the SPP Budget allocation below for each tier (tiers are as per the 2020 rulebook adjusted by the latest official FAQ).

● Tier 1 Teams – 36 Star Player Points

Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, High Elf, Lizardmen, Norse, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elf

● Tier 2 Teams - 48 Star Player Points

Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegade, Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Orc, Slann, Tomb Kings, Vampires

● Tier 3 Teams - 54 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.

Skill stacking:
- One player on Tier 1 teams can have two additional skills, with all other players restricted to one additional skill.
- Two players on Tier 2 teams can have two additional skills, with all other players restricted to one additional skill.
- Three players on Tier 3 teams can have up to two additional skills each, with all other players restricted to one additional skill.

Inducements
Any inducements from the list of “common inducements” on page 89 of the Blood Bowl rulebook can be taken, with the following changes:

● 0-2 Star Players may be hired as listed in the 2020 Rulebook, Death Zone and from Spike Magazines from issue 11 onwards released before the event, the 2021 Almanac, and any official GW star players released before the event whose rules are published with the relevant model, but in all cases only after a roster of at least 11 ordinary players has been hired, and subject to the SPP tax explained below.
● Legacy Star Players are not allowed.
● Wizards, Biased Referees, 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 from p36-39, excluding Medicinal Unguent and Side Bet.
● Any additional inducements published in any official Spike magazine prior to the date of the event (excluding any from the excluded categories listed above e.g. Wizards).
● 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.

Star Players and SPP Tax
If a team hires any Star Players then as well as paying the GP cost it must also deduct the relevant “SPP Tax” from its SPP Budget available to purchase skills for the team’s other players. If a team hires 2 Star Players then it must pay the SPP tax for each player. For example, a Tier 3 Team starts with an SPP budget of 54 Star Player Points. If it decides to hire Griff Oberwald, this will cost 36 SPP from their initial 54 SPP allocation, leaving 24 SPP for them to use on additional skills for their normal players.

Star Player table - Summer 23.PNG

Welcome to the Jungle
We’re all going on a Summer holiday, to the exotic jungles of Lustria. As such this tournament will replace the usual weather table with the Sweltering Jungle Weather Table detailed on page 18 of the Spike Issue 15 supplement, and replacing the usual kick-off table with the Temple-City kick-off table detailed on page 19 of the Spike Issue 15 supplement (copies of this weather table and kick-off will be provided at the event for those who do not have Spike Issue 15).

Scoring and Prize
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 (including casualties caused via foul or crowd surf) and touchdowns scored, to a maximum of 3 points for each. Tiebreakers will be Strength of Schedule followed by Touchdown difference and then Casualties difference.
Prizes for the day will include:
- Winner
- Runner Up
- Most Touchdowns
- Most Casualties
- Stunty Cup (highest placed Tier 3 team that doesn’t include a Bugman’s Best Star Player)
- Best Painted
- Wooden Spoon

There will be spot prizes available on the day for the winner of particular challenges each round!

Schedule for the day

Each round should be played within a time limit of 2hrs 15 minutes. Timing reminders will be shouted out to help coaches stay within the time window for each round, but it is recommended that coaches set their own timers and assume approximately 30 minutes per coach per half.

Registration and Round 1 draw 10.00 - 10.30
Round 1 10.30 - 12.45
Lunch 12.45 - 13.30
Round 2 13.30 - 15.45
Round 3 16.00 - 18.15
Results & prizes 18.15 - 18.30

Alpha Games is a FLGS which stocks a wide range of gaming merchandise at generally reduced prices. It does sell a limited selection of hot and cold food and drink. It is situated in a rural industrial estate, so surrounding amenities are limited but the local village centre is a 2 minute drive, and this has a village shop, fish & chip shop and bakery which will all be open on the day of the event (bakery maybe only until lunchtime).

[fiskey7]

List of current attendees:

1. fiskey7
2. farleybear (spare)
3. strubot
4. G_clark
5. MonkeyRage
6. Legion_UK
7. Skip B
8. Besters
9. Bashman
10. Unsullied
11. Gethyn
12. Turtlehead
13. Headlesscoach
14. Sanjay M
15. Paulc22
16. Bruce M
17. fwing
18. Sandwich

[besters]

payment sent for Besters - 5131

[Onyersix]

I'm in. Just need to reallocate my credit at the store to this.

Having said this, I have now been reminded I am at a friend's birthday party in the midlands, so won't be around.

Sorry.

[fiskey7]

I'm in. Just need to reallocate my credit at the store to this.

Having said this, I have now been reminded I am at a friend's birthday party in the midlands, so won't be around.

Sorry.

No problem, thanks for letting me know

[fiskey7]

Still tickets left via the link at the top!

[Sandwich]

Hoping to get to this assuming there's still room?
Need to confirm I'm free next week but if so I'll grab a ticket in a day or so

Edit: just paid

[fiskey7]

Hoping to get to this assuming there's still room?
Need to confirm I'm free next week but if so I'll grab a ticket in a day or so

Edit: just paid

Yes still tickets available for this one, hope you can make it!

[Mr Frodo]

Last minute paid.

[fiskey7]

Thanks to all those who came to the tournament yesterday - hope you all had a good day.

Congratulations to Monkeyrage on his first tournament victory, and unlucky to Besters who finished 2nd by 1 point (need to get more casualties Jim!!)

Full standings below:

Alpha Bowl - Summer 23 - Results.PNG