Megabowl 2024, 11/8/24, Stirling

[purdindas]

Format:
The event consists of 3 games of Blood Bowl, with a ticket cost of (are we happy sticking to this price?) £18.50 per player. This covers entry to Common Ground Games, participation in the event itself and lunch on the day. Attendees who are not already NAF registered, will have their joining fee covered as part of their entry fee.
Game length is set at 2.5 hours and time warnings will be given at each hour and with 15 minutes left of the round. Once time is called all gameplay of any type will stop and results will be recorded as they stand.

Event Schedule:
• Registration: 8:45 – 9:15 (Briefing 9:15-9:30)
• Game 1:9:30 – 12:00
• Lunch:12:00 – 12:45 (Teams on parade)
• Game 2: 12:45 – 15:15
• Break:15:15 – 15:30
• Game 3: 15:30 – 18:00
Awards and clean up will follow.

Team Creation: All TIERs TV 1,100.:

TIER 1

Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Lizardmen, Norse, Orc, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Wood Elves

TIER 2

Black Orc, Chaos Renegades, Elven Union, High Elf, Human, Necromantic Horror, Slann, Tomb Kings, Underworld Denizens, Vampire

TIER 3
Chaos Chosen, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Snotling*
TIER 4
Goblin, Goblin Bruiser, Halfling, Ogre, Skink, Underworld Goblin
(For the purposes of Star Players and Player Advancements, The Big V 2023 also has a TIER 0 – See Star Players section)

*Snotlings are still considered a Stunty Team, despite being in Tier 3.

ADDITIONAL STUNTY/TIER 4 TEAMS

1. Skinks (aka Stunty Lizardmen): cannot take Saurus but can take Star Players normally available to Lizardmen teams.
2. Underworld Goblins (aka Stunty Underworld): cannot take Skaven but can take the Mutant Rat Ogre (or Underworld Troll) as well as Star Players normally available to Underworld teams.
3. Goblin Bruisers (aka Stunty Black Orcs): cannot take Black Orcs but can take Star Players normally available to Black Orc teams.

PLAYER ADVANCEMENTS

Once coaches have drafted their team, they will receive the following Star Player Points to spend on player advancements.

Note, Star Players cannot be given any advancements:

Tier 0: 12 SPP (2 x Primary only*)

Tier 1: 42 SPP (7 x primary or equivalent)

Tier 2: 54 SPP (9 x primary or equivalent)

Tier 3: 66 SPP (11 x primary or equivalent)

Tier 4: 78 SPP (13 x primary or equivalent)

* SPPs available to teams in Tier 0 can only be spent on Primary Skills, and cannot be used to purchase Secondary Skills.

Coaches may spend SPP to purchase the following advancements:

Choose a Primary Skill: 6 SPP

Choose a Secondary Skill: 12 SPP

Improve either MA , PA or AV by 1: 15 SPP

Improve AG by 1: 18 SPP

Improve ST by 1 or Remove a Trait (except Secret Weapon): 24 SPP

Note, multiple advancements (beyond the first) assigned to a single player will not attract additional SPP costs. For example, assigning two primary skills to a single player will cost 12 SPP, assigning three primary skills to a single player will cost 18 SPP, etc

ADVANCEMENT RESTRICTIONS

Coaches are free to distribute the SPP between their players as they wish with the following restrictions:

1. No more than FOUR of any one additional skill per team, eg. 4 x Guard or 4 x Block max.

2. As per The Official Rules no player may receive more than SIX additional skills.

3. No player can be given more than ONE Stat improvement (including the removal of a Trait). For example, you cannot build a player with both a +1 ST improvement and a +1 AG improvement, or build a player with both a +1 MV and removal of Take Root.

STAR PLAYERS

Teams can hire up to 1 Star Player, except Stunty Teams (Snotlings and all Tier 4 teams) who can hire up to 2 Star Players.

A team must have a minimum of 11 players BEFORE hiring star players.

Star Players that must be hired as a pair (such as Dribl & Drull or the Swift Twins) only count as a single Star Player choice. However, they will still take up two spaces on a team’s Team Roster.

Coaches may only purchase Star Players that feature in The Official Rules, the 2021 Almanac and Spike! Magazine #13 (Khorne), #14 (Norse), #15 (Amazon) and #16 (Vampire).

EACH STAR PLAYER TAKEN BY A TEAM WILL MOVE THAT TEAM UP ONE TIER. THE TEAM WILL NOW USE THE PLAYER ADVANCEMENT SPP ALLOWANCE FOR THEIR NEW TIER.

A Tier 1 team that takes a Star Player will move to Tier 0.

A Tier 2 team that takes a Star Player will move to Tier 1.

A Tier 3 team that takes a Star Player will move to Tier 2.

A Tier 4 team that takes a Star Player will move to Tier 3.

A Stunty Team that takes 2 Star Players will move up two tiers.

Allowed Inducements:

You can buy certain inducements with the cash you get to create your team. Some inducements are restricted to specific teams, as per Blood Bowl rulebook. No Death Zone inducements are allowed, except star players (more on that below):

0-1 Halfling Master Chef (300k, 100k for halfling teams)
0-6 Assistant coaches (10k)
0-12 Cheerleaders (10k)
0-2 Bloodweiser Kegs (50k)
0-3 Bribes 100k (Bribery & Corruption teams, 50k)
No bribes allowed if your team has one or more players with the “Sneaky Git” Skill.
0-2 Wandering Apothecaries (100k)
0-1 Morgue Assistant (100k)
0-1 Plague Doctor (100k)
0-1 Riotous Rookies (100k)

Scoring:
Win: 2 points
Draw: 1 point
Lose: 0 points
Concession: -10 points or 10 negative points (it will be considered as a 3-0 touchdowns and 3-0 casualties, both for the opposing team)
Tiebreakers
1. Opponent score
2. Net Tds
3. Net CAS (ALL casualties caused through a game count, e.g. failed dodges, secret weapons, crowd surfs etc.)
4. Random

Round Set Up:
The first-round pairings will be selected at random with the pairings in each subsequent round selected using a Swiss Draw System. Megabowl will be using SCORE in order to run the event. Steps will be taken to see if Tourplay is viable and all players will be updated as required.

Roster:

Once you have got your roster please ensure it is sent to antpurdie@yahoo.co.uk and CC brushworkminiatures@outlook.com on or before midnight July 14th 2024. Please use a clear and suitable format to send your rosters in.

Prizes:
Prizes will be awarded for the following:
• Tournament Champion (most points)
• 2nd Place
• 3rd Place
• Wooden spoon
• Players’ Choice (Decided by the players. Winner must have painted the army they are using)
• Most TDs
• Most CAS

It is our hope that our sponsors will provide a variety of prizes and these will be given out to those players that finish well. So, you best finish well then yeah!?

Paid List
Phil Cairns
Scott Purvis
Ryan Odlin
Liam Andrew
Callum Morrison
Marc McNaughton
Kris McMurdo
Gordon Innes
Douglas Aithie
Andrew McKay
Ross Hall
Simon King
Andrew Rafferty
Luke Hayward
David Goodey
Ivan Bragg
Martin Moffat
Thomas Stevens
Alastair Johnstone
Kevin McMurdo
Graeme Crawford
Matthew McGlone
Phil Truscott
Steve McGillivray
Phil Mason
Shaun Gray

[Waldorf28]

Some important details seem to be missing here.

I have Googled Common Ground Games and *assume* the tournament is in Stirling. But *when* exactly?

[lunchmoney]

Can you add the date and location to the title please.