Great news. Looking forward to the details. My wife already gave the OK for me to attend

But JTB, you forgot to mention one of the best parts! The hostel is within staggering distance of the bar that Glenn Jones works at!

You are sooo right. Not only Glen but Chris Wilson also works there and we are looking at a prize tie in with "The Dominion Tavern" as well. Maybe the overnight leader gets a decent bar tab as a handicap for day 2...........

I still do not play 5.0 yet but that wont stop me from trying to attend, I'll do my best to attend....

Up to 80000 can be spent on player improvements. No player may have more than one improvement.

No skills gained after each game, but we are having a draft......

Sounds pretty good. Really looking forward to it. Now, which team will I take?

Thinking the same thing myself..... My new Nurgle team has a high likelihood of making an appearance, but then tourneys are always such a good inspiration to make up a new team......

You should post a full description of how your draft skill choice thing is going to work in the "Hosting Tournaments" section, so that we can understand how this is going to work and also so that other tournaments may choose to start using this sytem.

My one concern with it, is what if you get some coaches who can't make up their mind for the skill they want between rounds? This could really slow things down!

There will be four rounds in the draft. Meaning each coach will get 4 improvements for his/her team. No player may recieve more than one improvement at this stage. Although a player who recieved an improvement at the begining of the tournament may gain a second improvement during the draft. You are only allowed to draft skills it is possible for your players to recieve, so no mutations for the wood elves, sorry.

There will be one of each stat increase and skill available to draft for every 12 players at the tournament (roughly). So if we get 20 players there will be 2 of each stat increase and 2 of each skill.

So when do these happen? There are four rounds of drafts, and seven games....



Sorry, this part just loses me!

I understand the concept of who picks first, but when you pick, and whether you pick a skill or an attribute increase is still confusing to me. Don't beat yourself up to much trying to explain it to the likes of me, I am sure that it will make more sense when I am doing it!

.............and how are you a teacher again?

JTB,

I'm all good with doing the four games on the first day, as that helps move things along on the second day. However, I would strongly advise against the seventh game on the second day, as these thigns never run on time, and for those of us with a ways to travel and workt he next day, it is a real bitch getting home at 2 in the morning.

My suggestion - have four games on day 1, and then two on the second day. I did that for my tourney last year, and it helps to get people back on the road at a decent time.


Spazz

So when do these happen? There are four rounds of drafts, and seven games....



Sorry, this part just loses me!

I understand the concept of who picks first, but when you pick, and whether you pick a skill or an attribute increase is still confusing to me. Don't beat yourself up to much trying to explain it to the likes of me, I am sure that it will make more sense when I am doing it!

I hear you Spazz.

Although I might make the 1st game on day 2 7s and drop the 7s from day one. I just want people to get a 3 games to use all their happily drafted skills

Up to 80000 can be spent on player improvements. No player may have more than one improvement.
Leaving 1020000 for players and rerolls etc

Joe,

Started looking at some team ideas and I wanted to clarify something with you. When you say "up to" 80K, does that mean if you do not spend the full 80 K (say I buy a +ST and a reg skill = 70K) then I would get the additional 10K to buy players with? Or is any unspent skill money lost?

So is it really 110K can be spent on the team with up to 80K being spent on improvements? Not trying to be a pain in the a$$, honest! Just need to be sure that I am making my team properly.

Spazz

Spazz, I was going through the same thing last night, and had the same question. This can make a pretty big difference.

Joe, from the wording, I'm assuming that somebody could chose not to add any skills and spend the full 1.1Mil on player, rerolls, ACs and Cheerleaders?

BTW, can somebody chose to buy more FF with their 1.1Mil?

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the answers.

You mentioned in an email (can't find it in this thread) that no inducements are allowed. To be fun and to "hope" to be competitive, Halflings and Goblins benefit greatly from inducements. For the most part, Deeproot and Master Chef for Halflings, and Bribes and Stars for the Gobbos. I think that Dan was planning to bring Halflings. I was pondering on bringing Goblins, but probably not either way.

This is not a problem, but I wanted to make sure that you (and Dan) were aware of this. For the future, it may be interesting to introduce special inducement exceptions for the Halfings and Goblins.

Marc-Andre

Although I don't want it to be too easy for them

Joe

Hey... I did actually win three games at Death Bowl with the Flings.

Ok Ok Two of them was against other Fling teams...but I did win one against Necro.

Yes I am bringing them ( Flings ) to the tourney. A buddy of mine will be coming also. Think he is bringing Undead.
So from Montreal it looks like there will be 2 of us.

Really looking forward to this. 7 games in one weekend.....Awesome!!!!!

Just keep me updated on any news towards the Flings.

Long live the Mighty Sweetbuns

Taxal (Dan)

ps: what is the exact address of the event.

Any word on what races people are bringing to the tourney?

Any idea on what the attendance is looking like?

EDIT - barring weather, I will be there for sure. Most likely I will bringing my Rotters

I was also wondering if there could besome consideration made to ensure that people who do come to the tourney do not face off (in the first round) against people that are from their area. That happened to me a few times now, and it kind of sucks. I like the tourneys as an opportunity to meet new people and see how other people might take a different spin on tactics/team selection, etc.

I understand that after the first round then pairing go according to how well you are doing, so I (along with the other TBBf members) will all be floating to the top!

That's right, I said it! Less than two weeks people, let the trash talk begin! Because once all that trash is heaped up, the Brampton Blowflies will claw their way to the top and look down on the broken bodies they have accumulated to get there! Victory will be mine!


Spazz

Joe, couple of things:

1) You boyz better put on a good tourney, as I am getting a lot of flak from the missus!

2) TBBF actually stands for - Toronto: Blood Bowl's Finest!

We are going to sweep this tourney and leave you Ottawa boyz scrambling to rebuild your shattered dreams of Blood Bowl victory!

The award ceremony is going to look like this:

Overall winner: Brampton Blowflies (7-0-0)
Most Casualties: Brampton Blowflies (average of 3 kills a game!)
Most Touchdowns: Brampton Blowflies (too disgusting to mention!)
Least scored against: Brampton Blowflies (shut-out every team!)
Best painted: Brampton Blowflies (a given)
Most Casualties against: Rats of Nimh (Ben of TBBF)
Wooden Spoon: Missionary Harlots (Bud of TBBF)
Best Sportsmanship: Glenn Jones (for not crying like a baby after getting repeatedly beaten by the TBBF at the tourney!)

So I suppose we can let you have the one prize, but the rest will be coming back to the T-Dot with their rightful owner! ME!

Well I would love to join in trash talking, but damn i`m bringing Flings. Kind of a lost cause with that team.

Maybe we will be getting the bottoms of some of those Ottawa lasses handed to us as they swoon at the machismo of our Blood Bowl glory!

No fear! TBBF (Totally Blood Bowl's Finest) are going to show you northern yokels how the game is played! Prepare to be invaded and put to shame!

Your slow mongrels will have to stop my speedy rats though. They'll raise so much dust that you won't be able to find them once they've zoomed by.

I don't blame your rats for running and hiding! I would too if I were you! Get in my way, however, and the dust raised will be from your bones!

Couple of things....

First off in the rosters for the 7`s it is written that the Fling team is allowed 2 Treemen. Is this right, if so that would rock.

Second and maybe I missed it somewhere, how much is it to join the tournament.

Third, while you are all trash talking and seeing who is the greatest, my FLings are running in between your legs and heading down for another TD.

Couple of things....

First off in the rosters for the 7`s it is written that the Fling team is allowed 2 Treemen. Is this right, if so that would rock.
Second and maybe I missed it somewhere, how much is it to join the tournament.
Third, while you are all trash talking and seeing who is the greatest, my FLings are running in between your legs and heading down for another TD.

Dan

You may notice that gobbos get to use a secret weapon guy in the 7s, if anyone was going to use them............

I decided flings should get both treemen. Although I dunno if i included u don't get to use deeproot...... I meant to, and that will be the rule.

This I don't have a problem with......



This I do! Two treemen in the 7's is brutal! The board is smaller which means they are harder to avoid anyways - with two on the pitch it will be nigh impossible! What kind of bribe is Dan offering you?

But yeah, two treemen on the 7's pitch is going to be brutal. Especially for slow, low AG teams like Nurgle.

Just got the responce from my boss, I'm not able to get the time off to go .... sorry guys , good luck.

Rod

Well that sucks. You'll be missed buddy (although not in the drive up with all the friggin' leg room you need!)

One less corpse on my way to victory!

You do realise what happens to people who bring all the smack pre-game right?

They get gloating rights when it all comes true?

Or they get horribly stoned! (depending on what kind of "smack" you are talking about! )

FYI

I will be doing any sign-ups and renewing of Naf Memberships at the tourney. The cost is $15.00 and i have the beautiful green dice to give away.

Ben

Oh this is so exciting, so many easy coaches to beat up on...can't wait.

I hear Craig has a weakness for Jagermiester. So, maybe thats the pain I'll bring.

A coach with a hangover is always an easy target
That is unless my hangover is worst.

See you on the weekend

Ug..... Jaegermesieter! That stuff can strip paint off of minis!

Woo hoo! One more sleep and then a carload of ladz will be Ottawa bound to create all kinds of havoc in the capital city!

Be afraid boys, the Blowflies will show you no mercy! We will be victorious! We will crush, we will maim, will will eradicate, and then we will drink before we finish off the final resistance and claim the trophy as our own! Muahahahaha!

Joe,

Just wanted to say that I though that the "Draft" method of choosing skills was probably the best method of tournament skill choices that I have ever seen! Really cool and lots of fun to try out! I felt like it was Christmas on Sunday morning and I couldn't wait to try out all my new presents! (Oh boy! A Tentacle in my stocking! )

You should post the rules for this more clearly and clearly titled in the "Hosting Tournaments" section.

Yes, the draft was loads of fun. Big Hand and Two Heads on a GR, wheeeeee.

Tentacles and Tackle on a Nurgle Warrior, nasty.

The whole weekend was a blast. Can't wait for the next tournament. Starting to thing about the best way to bring-up the subject with my wife ...

Marc-Andre

Points for:

win = 3
tie = 1
painting = max 3, 6 sections with 0.5 of a point.

Wish I'd had that nurgle warrior for our game Marc-Andre!
Stupid gutter runners.....
where is my skavent team anyway

See you all in March, and I will not be bringing Flings to the Open, so here`s hoping that i`m not to much of a push over.

Taxal (dan)

Hey Joe,

I know I did bad in the tournament, but how did I only get 4.5 points including my painting. I won 1, and tied 2. Did I get -.5 for my painting. It was not THAT bad.

Thanks for getting the results up so quickly Joe, that's awesome! Part of running a good tourney is not only what you do during the tourney but the prep before and the follow up afterwards.

But it would seem that the #1 Nurgle spot in the world still elludes me! Damn Europeans and their impossibly high K Value!

We had 2 new naf members and a couple more tournament debuts at CCK, so hopefully we can work on getting the numbers and K values to increase
And then Spazzfist you shall be king of the festering pile of ooze that is the Nurgle Rotters coaching ranks

JTB

Last but not least..........I was robbed!!!!!!! I am the true C.C.K Champion. Just kidding, but everyone there knows I was the true Champ.

You mean that we are still going to get good treatment even when you call her your "old lady"?

A big thanks to Mrs. Angry! the food on the first day was very much appreciated, especially those really cool BB cookies! Sorry that we are such ill-mannered geeks that we forget to thank you!

Cramy,

In the game we played for 7's, was the score not 1-0 in your favour? they have it down as 2-1, but I did not think that that was correct.

My sheets show a 2-1 win for me, with CAS 1-0 for me. So I think you have it right Joe.

Cramy

Seeing as you wrote it down I guess we will trust your sheet, rather than my memory! But to be honest I did not remember scoring against you! (But do remember losing by only one point).


Spazz

This game is fuzzy in my head. All I remember for sure is that I won by one TD. I'm trusting my sheets for this one. Both my roster sheet and my results sheet say the same thing though, so I'm pretty confident of the result.

Cramy

Wow, Egg, that is awaesome of you to say! You certainly had me beat in the painting, and your conversions were awesome! I had more conversions and the magnets over you, bu teven then you werer theone who seriously inspired me for th eolcour of the rotters! Certainly somebody who ihave ot watch out for in future tourneys! You rock!


spazz (more than little drunk)

P.S. Thanks agian to Mrs. Angry for the cookies.....