| Tournament Name | Cry Fowl Cup 2023: Crimson Beak |
| Organizer NAF name | Phrygerator (20907) |
| Organizer | Josh Gatner |
| Variant | Blood Bowl 2020 |
| Major/National | no |
| Start Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2023-02-25 |
| End Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2023-02-26 |
| Type | OPEN |
| Style | Swiss, Resurrection |
| Scoring | by points |
| Cost | $30/$40 after Feb 12/23 |
| NAF Fee Included | no |
| NAF Member Discount | no |
| Email | josh.gatner@gmail.com |
| Webpage | Facebook Event |
| Tournament Statistics | Winner | | Bastich (19152) | High Elf | Won with a record of 3 wins and 2 ties with 2 casulatied Horatios! |
| Runner up | | tremere (14685) | Tomb Kings | End Boss was earned with a record of 3 wins and 2 ties, missing out on top spot by tiebreakers! |
| Most Touchdowns | | Lemay (29232) | Shambling Undead | 8 Touchdowns scored in five games |
| Most Casualties | | snowmacus (23620) | Halfling | Deeproot and Morg led the way towards 23 casualties in 5 games |
| Stunty Cup | | astrolay (27964) | Snotling | Top performing stunty team, finishing 3rd out of 18 coaches |
| Best Painted | | Magma (28306) | Shambling Undead | Best Horatio/Farmer Ben model |
| Other Awards | | Magma (28306) | Shambling Undead | Voted best sporting play |
| | doompickle (31749) | Halfling | Cracked Spoon - fewest overall points |
| | astrolay (27964) | Snotling | Best Defence with allowing only 3 touchdowns in 5 games. |
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| Address | 1271 3 Avenue S. |
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| City | Lethbridge |
| State | Alberta |
| Zip | T1J 0K2 |
| Nation | Canada |
Ruleset Document |
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Information |
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Date: Saturday/Sunday, February 25th and February 26th, 2023
Early Bird Registration Cost: $30
If registering after February 12th, 12:00 noon, registration is $40. If you have never been a NAF member, your membership fee is included with your registration.
Register Early to save yourself money!
Player Cap: none
Pre-Registration and rosters can be emailed to the Tournament Organizer: josh.gatner@gmail.com
Tournament Schedule
The tournament will be a 2-day, 5 game Swiss style, resurrection tournament. First games will be determined by random matchup. The remaining games will be determined based on tournament points.
For the first round only, we will do our best to pair players off against members that are outside of their home club. The tournament will run 5 total matches. 3 on day 1 and 2 on day 2.
February 25th, 2023
9:15 am – Registration begins
9:45 am – First Game
12:00 pm – Lunch Break
12:45 pm – Second Game
3:00 pm – Third Game
5:15 pm – Skills Draft
5:30 pm – End of Day
February 26th, 2023
10:00 am – Fourth Game
12:15 pm – Lunch along with Paint Judging
1:00 pm – Final match
3:30 PM – Awards and Conclusion
What to Bring
• Painted team with suitable models.
• Skill rings, coloured rubber bands, or another appropriate way to identify skills/positions
• Block dice
• D6s, d8, d16
• 3 copies of your team roster including skill purchases and inducements
Special Tournament Rules:
• All games will use the regular kick-off and weather tables.
• Games will have a maximum length of 2 hours 15 minutes. If you are unable to finish within the given time frame, the referee may stop the game prematurely. A referee’s decision is final in all cases.
• HORATIO THE GHOST CHICKEN – Horatio has been abused in successive years and now only appears as a ghost! The spirit of the vicious rooster will peck the life out of anything! Horatio does not start on the field, but when someone suffers an injury, that player is replaced with Horatio, under the control of the player who suffered the casualty. You may activate Horatio on your next turn by moving him as per the ball and chain rule. He must be moved the entire extent of his MA score with no “go for it” rolls allowed. Being a ghost, we will not assist blocks, but is counted as an opponent in all cases where an agility roll needs to be made, including dodges, due to his unnatural presence. In addition, considering his incorporeal nature, he is treated as a prone player for purposes of jumping.
If/when further injuries are suffered, Horatio disappears from his current square and appears in the newly injured player’s square, possibly under the control of your opponent.
HORATIO MA4/ST1/AG3+/PA-/AV6+ Ball&Chain, Dodge, Stunty, Titchy, No Hands, Peck (Horatio operates exactly as per the Ball&Chain rule, except that he may use stab instead of a block action when he enters an occupied square)
• At the beginning of the game, each coach puts their chicken cards into a stack and draws two and puts one back. They may use their card as a special play card. The cards are as follows:
1. Incorporeal - Horatio moves three squares in any direction you want, passing through players successfully without any stabbing as if they were empty squares. He must end his movement in an empty square.
2. Frighten - Instead of moving Horatio, you may choose one opposition player within 2 squares of him. Move the opposition player one square in any direction. This is a free movement and it will never trigger the need for dodging.
3. Ouija Board - Add or subtract 1 from each of the Ball and Chain d6 movement rolls for a turn.
4. Silvered Armour - If Horatio stabs you and breaks your armour, forego the injury roll and instead place the player prone.
5. Voodoo Call – You may play this card to remove Horatio from his current square and place him adjacent to Farmer Ben instead.
6. Crimson Beak - When you are in control of Horatio, you may automatically break armour with a stab, but you must subtract 3 from the injury roll.
7. Revenge - If your opponent hits Horatio, but doesn’t get him off the pitch, Horatio may make a free stab.
8. BOO! – Instead of activating Horatio, you scare an opposing player. A random opponent on the pitch is placed prone (no armour roll).
Rules Not In Effect
• There are no special pitch rules or special balls.
• Teams will resurrect at the end of each game. No SPPs, injuries or any roster changes carry over between games.
• Illegal Procedure and the 4-minute time limit will not be enforced.
• Teams with the ability to raise killed players will be allowed to, but they will not carry over to the next game.
Team Building
• All NAF sanctioned teams are eligible.
• Teams get 1.2 million gold to construct their roster.
• Teams must purchase a minimum of 11 players.
• Star players are allowed if you have already purchased eleven players. In addition, players may induce a tournament specific star, Farmer Ben.
FARMER BEN - MA5/ST4/AG3+/PA-/AV9+ LONER (5+), STAB, KICK, WRESTLE, PICTCHFORK* (190k)
*once per match, Farmer Ben may add 3 to a stab roll, chosen after the roll is made. If you choose this, you subtract 3 from the subsequent injury roll.
• Teams may purchase any inducement from the core rule book or Death Zone supplement except for Special Play Cards, Biased Referees, Mercenaries, and Wizards. This includes bribes, riotous rookies, the halfling chef, and wandering apothecaries among others.
• ANYONE WHO SUBMITS THEIR ROSTER BY FEBRUARY 17th, 2023 BY 12:00pm (noon) WILL RECEIVE A FREE CHEERLEADER INDUCEMENT.
Skill Packages
Depending on which team you use, you may add additional skills to your players. If you induce a star player, you forfeit one skill, for each star you induce. You must forfeit two skills if you induce a premium star: Griff Oberwald, Hakflem Skuttlespike, Deeproot Strongbranch, or Morg ‘N’ Thorg. If you induce Farmer Ben, you do not forfeit any skills.
• Tier 1
5 primary skills. No skill can be chosen more than twice, no skill stacking.
Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Human, Lizardmen, Norse, Orc, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld, Wood Elf.
• Tier 2
5 primary skills +1 secondary skill. No skill can be chosen more than twice, one player may stack two skills.
Black Orc, Chaos, Chaos Pact, High Elf, Imperial Nobility, Khemri, Khorne, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Elf Union, Old World Alliance, Slann, Vampire.
• Tier 3
6 primary skills + 2 secondary skills. Skills can be chosen more than twice, any player can stack two skills.
Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling.
Skills Draft
At the end of the first day, there will be two rounds of a skill draft. Starting with the lowest tournament points and working towards the highest, each coach may select a skill from the list below and have it assigned to any player without the Loner skill. If they selected a skill that is not a primary skill available to a player on their team, they forfeit their second-round selection. Once a skill is selected, it is removed from the skills available and may not be selected by another coach.
Skills Available (60 total):
Agility: Catch, Diving Catch, Diving Tackle, Dodge, Defensive, Jump Up. Leap, Safe Pair of Hands, Sidestep, Sneaky Git, Sprint, Sure Feet
General: Block, Dauntless, Dirty Player, Fend, Frenzy, Kick, Pro, Shadowing, Strip Ball, Sure Hands, Tackle, Wrestle
Mutations: Big Hand, Claws, Disturbing Presence, Extra Arms, Foul Appearance, Horns, Iron Hard Skin, Monstrous Mouth, Prehensile Tail, Tentacles, Two Heads, Very Long Legs
Passing: Accurate, Cannoneer, Cloud Burster, Dump-Off, Fumblerooksie, Hail Mary Pass, Leader, Nerves of Steel, On the Ball, Pass, Running Pass, Safe Pass
Strength: Arm Bar, Brawler, Break Tackle, Grab, Guard, Juggernaut, Mighty Blow, Multiple Block, Pile Driver, Stand Firm, Strong Arm, Thick Skull
Tournament Scoring
Win = 65
Loss = 0
Tie = 30
In the case of a tie, tie breakers are in the following order:
- Number of Horatios Casualtied
- TD differential (TD scored - TD against)
- CAS difference (Cas inflicted - Cas received)
- Head-to-Head record (if applicable)
Glittering Prizes
The following awards will be available. Only one performance award can be earned per player.
Performance Awards:
• Cry Fowl Cup Champion – Most Overall Points
• End Boss – Second Most Overall Points
• High Octane – Most Touchdowns Scored
• Most Brutal – Most Casualties Inflicted
• Iron Clad – Fewest Touchdowns Allowed
• Cracked Egg – Fewest Overall Points
Community Choice Awards
• Best Model – Best Painting/Display of Farmer Ben and/or Horatio
• Sportsmanship – Outstanding Positive Conduct
Swag and Prizes
Every player will receive a deck of 9 special play cards that detail the eight special events and Horatio’s stats. Each player will also receive a chicken token and a set of commemorative dice. Winners will receive an acrylic trophy.
Every additional dollar collected beyond this will be given back to the players in the form of door prizes and gift cards. The more people that register, the bigger the prize budget! |
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