BLOODBATH 2025 - September 6th - Bath - SIGN-UP OPEN - 60 spaces available
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 7:54 pm
BLOODBATH 2025 – CHAOS EDITION
LADIES, GENTLEMEN AND ALL OTHERS – IT’S BACK, BUT THIS TIME IT’S MORE CHAOTIC THAN EVER!
BLOODBATH 2025 IS ON.
This is a one-day, 3-game Blood Bowl 11s tournament. (Not NAF approved, regrettably, due to a scheduling clash. We will review this in the fullness of time but currently looking unlikely to change).
It takes place on Saturday 6th September 2025, in the centre of the historic city of Bath.
To sign-up, visit: https://tinyurl.com/BLOODBATH2025
FORMAT
1.15m GP budget, 5 tiers, limited stars & GIFTS OF CHAOS
The tournament consists of 3 games of Blood Bowl using the BB2020 / Second Season ruleset.
Coaches will play 3 games against 3 different opponents. The first round will be paired randomly, and Swiss pairings will be used for rounds 2 and 3. This will be a resurrection format: your roster resets after each match (no SPP, injuries, raised dead etc.).
The official Blood Bowl rules, and all current FAQs and errata published up to the date of the tournament will be in effect. In the event of any rules disagreements, TO’s decision is final.
House Rule:
This tournament will not use the Too Many Players rule as written in the rulebook (p. 40) but uses a modified version instead, if too many players are set up for a drive:
All coaches will have 1.15 million gold pieces to spend on team creation, following the team creation rules for exhibition play detailed in the rulebook. From this they must purchase all their players (at least 11), re-rolls and any sideline staff such as cheerleaders, assistant coaches, or apothecaries (and their ilk).
Inducements. Coaches can also spend from their treasury to permanently add inducements to their roster. Eligible inducements are: bribes, biased referees, halfling master chef, riotous rookies, star players*, and mercenary giants.
Patron Deity. Each team must also, at team creation, select which entity of the Chaos pantheon they will dedicate themselves to:
KHORNE, TZEENTCH, SLAANESH, NURGLE or CHAOS UNDIVIDED
Teams immediately gain the ‘Favoured of… [patron deity]’ team special rule, and will receive a Gift of Chaos from their patron deity at the beginning of every game. These gifts are permanent and will last until the end of the tournament, gaining a new Gift each round to play the final game with 3 Gifts of Chaos per team.
SKILLS
After building a team, coaches may add additional skills to the players on their team (not Stars), according to their tier, as outlined below.
A skill may be added only if the roster does not already contain 4 instances of that skill including both added skills and starting skills (excluding Star Players). E.g. A Lizardman team may add up to 4 Block.
A Skaven team with 2 Blitzers may add up to 2 Block, but no more. A Dwarf team with 5 Lineman may not add any Block, as the team already has 4+.
No stacking of skills.
If your skills pack allows secondary skills, a primary can always be taken in place of a secondary.
Skills should be clearly marked on the models using bands, rings, or similar.
STAR PLAYERS
Teams may hire Star Players after hiring at least 11 regular players to their roster. Hiring a Star Player also costs 2 Primary Skills from your team’s Skills Pack.
All teams count as having the ‘Favoured of… [Patron Deity]’ special rule.
Mega Stars (as defined in the latest FAQ) are banned.
GIFTS OF CHAOS
At the start of each game, each team receives a ‘gift’ from their Patron Deity (as chosen at team creation). Choose one non-Loner player to receive the Gift and consult the relevant table below. If a player receives a Gift that they already have – the Gift is lost.
GIFTS OF KHORNE
Roll a d3… chosen player gains
1. Frenzy
2. Mighty Blow
3. Juggernaut
GIFTS OF TZEENTCH
Roll a d3… chosen player gains
1. Two Heads
2. Extra Arms
3. Horns
GIFTS OF SLAANESH
Roll a d3… chosen player gains
1. Claws
2. Tentacles
3. Sidestep
GIFTS OF NURGLE
Roll a d3… chosen player gains
1. Guard
2. Stand Firm
3. Prehensile Tail
GIFTS OF CHAOS UNDIVIDED
Roll a d16...
On a 1-12, chosen player gains the following gift from their patron
1. Frenzy
2. Mighty Blow
3. Juggernaut
4. Two Heads
5. Extra Arms
6. Horns
7. Claws
8. Tentacles
9. Sidestep
10. Guard
11. Stand Firm
12. Prehensile Tail
13. Coach may choose any 1 of the above Gifts
14-16. Roll again TWICE on this table, treating any further rolls of 14-16 as 'no effect'.
TEAM TIERS
TIER 1 – 4 Primaries; 0-1 Stars
Amazons
Dark Elves
Shambling Undead
Underworld Denizens
Wood Elves
TIER 2 – 5 Primaries; 0-1 Stars
Dwarfs
Lizardmen
Orcs
Slann
Tomb Kings
Vampires
Norse
Skaven
High Elves
TIER 3 – 5 Primaries + 1 Secondary; 0-1 Stars
Elven Union
Humans
Khorne
Chaos Dwarfs
Imperial Nobility
Necromantic
Old World Alliance
TIER 4 – 6 Primaries + 1 Secondary; 0-2 Stars
Black Orcs
Chaos Chosen
Chaos Renegades
Nurgle
Snotlings
Gnomes
TIER 5 – 6 Primaries + 2 Secondaries; 0-2 Stars
Halflings
Goblins
Ogres
SCORING
Tournament points will be allocated as follows:
Tiebreakers will be:
Trophies to be awarded on the day will be:
TIMINGS
Saturday 6th September, 2024
09.00-09.30 Registration
09.30-11.45 Game 1
11.45-12.00 Break
12.00-14.15 Game 2
14.15-15.00 Lunch
14.30 Judging for Best Painted
15.00-17.15 Game 3
17.15-17.30 Prizes, celebrations, thanks
17.30-17.45 Clear out! (out by 5.45pm)
17.45~ Pub!
Games are scheduled to finish within 2 hours 15 minutes.
Games which run over this limit may be called by the TO if they are in danger of impacting the overall timings of the day, so please ensure to play to time and if you have not yet started the second half with 1 hour to go: HURRY UP.
FOOD AND DRINK
The venue has a full licensed bar.
PIES! We will be serving pies again. £12 for a hot Pie Minister PIE, jacket potato, beans and cheese. Beef, Chicken, Veggie and Vegan pies available.
We’ll be heading to the pub after – all-comers welcome to join!
CONTACT
To sign-up, visit: https://tinyurl.com/BLOODBATH2025
Please submit your roster to h.feldwick@gmail.com no less than 1 week before the tournament, so our team of rules-hobgoblins can check it over before the event.
Tickets: £15
All queries & Paypal payments to Hereward Feldwick (genghiskong) at h.feldwick@gmail.com
Venue: Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA
LADIES, GENTLEMEN AND ALL OTHERS – IT’S BACK, BUT THIS TIME IT’S MORE CHAOTIC THAN EVER!
BLOODBATH 2025 IS ON.
This is a one-day, 3-game Blood Bowl 11s tournament. (Not NAF approved, regrettably, due to a scheduling clash. We will review this in the fullness of time but currently looking unlikely to change).
It takes place on Saturday 6th September 2025, in the centre of the historic city of Bath.
To sign-up, visit: https://tinyurl.com/BLOODBATH2025
FORMAT
1.15m GP budget, 5 tiers, limited stars & GIFTS OF CHAOS
The tournament consists of 3 games of Blood Bowl using the BB2020 / Second Season ruleset.
Coaches will play 3 games against 3 different opponents. The first round will be paired randomly, and Swiss pairings will be used for rounds 2 and 3. This will be a resurrection format: your roster resets after each match (no SPP, injuries, raised dead etc.).
The official Blood Bowl rules, and all current FAQs and errata published up to the date of the tournament will be in effect. In the event of any rules disagreements, TO’s decision is final.
House Rule:
This tournament will not use the Too Many Players rule as written in the rulebook (p. 40) but uses a modified version instead, if too many players are set up for a drive:
- If there are players on the offending team which have not yet activated at all this drive, the offending coach may choose players to return to the Reserves box
- If every player on the offending team has activated at least once this drive, the ref will randomly clobber players until the right number are on the field! Randomly select players from the offending team and treat them as pushed into the crowd until the right number of players remain in play.
All coaches will have 1.15 million gold pieces to spend on team creation, following the team creation rules for exhibition play detailed in the rulebook. From this they must purchase all their players (at least 11), re-rolls and any sideline staff such as cheerleaders, assistant coaches, or apothecaries (and their ilk).
Inducements. Coaches can also spend from their treasury to permanently add inducements to their roster. Eligible inducements are: bribes, biased referees, halfling master chef, riotous rookies, star players*, and mercenary giants.
Patron Deity. Each team must also, at team creation, select which entity of the Chaos pantheon they will dedicate themselves to:
KHORNE, TZEENTCH, SLAANESH, NURGLE or CHAOS UNDIVIDED
Teams immediately gain the ‘Favoured of… [patron deity]’ team special rule, and will receive a Gift of Chaos from their patron deity at the beginning of every game. These gifts are permanent and will last until the end of the tournament, gaining a new Gift each round to play the final game with 3 Gifts of Chaos per team.
SKILLS
After building a team, coaches may add additional skills to the players on their team (not Stars), according to their tier, as outlined below.
A skill may be added only if the roster does not already contain 4 instances of that skill including both added skills and starting skills (excluding Star Players). E.g. A Lizardman team may add up to 4 Block.
A Skaven team with 2 Blitzers may add up to 2 Block, but no more. A Dwarf team with 5 Lineman may not add any Block, as the team already has 4+.
No stacking of skills.
If your skills pack allows secondary skills, a primary can always be taken in place of a secondary.
Skills should be clearly marked on the models using bands, rings, or similar.
STAR PLAYERS
Teams may hire Star Players after hiring at least 11 regular players to their roster. Hiring a Star Player also costs 2 Primary Skills from your team’s Skills Pack.
All teams count as having the ‘Favoured of… [Patron Deity]’ special rule.
Mega Stars (as defined in the latest FAQ) are banned.
GIFTS OF CHAOS
At the start of each game, each team receives a ‘gift’ from their Patron Deity (as chosen at team creation). Choose one non-Loner player to receive the Gift and consult the relevant table below. If a player receives a Gift that they already have – the Gift is lost.
GIFTS OF KHORNE
Roll a d3… chosen player gains
1. Frenzy
2. Mighty Blow
3. Juggernaut
GIFTS OF TZEENTCH
Roll a d3… chosen player gains
1. Two Heads
2. Extra Arms
3. Horns
GIFTS OF SLAANESH
Roll a d3… chosen player gains
1. Claws
2. Tentacles
3. Sidestep
GIFTS OF NURGLE
Roll a d3… chosen player gains
1. Guard
2. Stand Firm
3. Prehensile Tail
GIFTS OF CHAOS UNDIVIDED
Roll a d16...
On a 1-12, chosen player gains the following gift from their patron
1. Frenzy
2. Mighty Blow
3. Juggernaut
4. Two Heads
5. Extra Arms
6. Horns
7. Claws
8. Tentacles
9. Sidestep
10. Guard
11. Stand Firm
12. Prehensile Tail
13. Coach may choose any 1 of the above Gifts
14-16. Roll again TWICE on this table, treating any further rolls of 14-16 as 'no effect'.
TEAM TIERS
TIER 1 – 4 Primaries; 0-1 Stars
Amazons
Dark Elves
Shambling Undead
Underworld Denizens
Wood Elves
TIER 2 – 5 Primaries; 0-1 Stars
Dwarfs
Lizardmen
Orcs
Slann
Tomb Kings
Vampires
Norse
Skaven
High Elves
TIER 3 – 5 Primaries + 1 Secondary; 0-1 Stars
Elven Union
Humans
Khorne
Chaos Dwarfs
Imperial Nobility
Necromantic
Old World Alliance
TIER 4 – 6 Primaries + 1 Secondary; 0-2 Stars
Black Orcs
Chaos Chosen
Chaos Renegades
Nurgle
Snotlings
Gnomes
TIER 5 – 6 Primaries + 2 Secondaries; 0-2 Stars
Halflings
Goblins
Ogres
SCORING
Tournament points will be allocated as follows:
- Win: 3 points
Draw: 1 points
Loss: 0 points
Tiebreakers will be:
- Head-to-head record
Strength of schedule
CAS difference
Total CAS
TD difference
Total TD
Pistols at dawn
Trophies to be awarded on the day will be:
- Tournament Winner
Runner Up
Stunty Cup (Best placed team with no ST3 or ST4, exc. Stars)
Bloody Maniac (most CAS)
Bloody Show-off (most TDs)
Bloody Mess (most CAS suffered)
Bloody Gorgeous (best painted)
TIMINGS
Saturday 6th September, 2024
09.00-09.30 Registration
09.30-11.45 Game 1
11.45-12.00 Break
12.00-14.15 Game 2
14.15-15.00 Lunch
14.30 Judging for Best Painted
15.00-17.15 Game 3
17.15-17.30 Prizes, celebrations, thanks
17.30-17.45 Clear out! (out by 5.45pm)
17.45~ Pub!
Games are scheduled to finish within 2 hours 15 minutes.
Games which run over this limit may be called by the TO if they are in danger of impacting the overall timings of the day, so please ensure to play to time and if you have not yet started the second half with 1 hour to go: HURRY UP.
FOOD AND DRINK
The venue has a full licensed bar.
PIES! We will be serving pies again. £12 for a hot Pie Minister PIE, jacket potato, beans and cheese. Beef, Chicken, Veggie and Vegan pies available.
We’ll be heading to the pub after – all-comers welcome to join!
CONTACT
To sign-up, visit: https://tinyurl.com/BLOODBATH2025
Please submit your roster to h.feldwick@gmail.com no less than 1 week before the tournament, so our team of rules-hobgoblins can check it over before the event.
Tickets: £15
All queries & Paypal payments to Hereward Feldwick (genghiskong) at h.feldwick@gmail.com
Venue: Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA
