| Tournament Name | Couples Cup |
| Organizer NAF name | backslash0 (33619) |
| Organizer | Bradley Hampton |
| Variant | Blood Bowl 2020 |
| Major/National | no |
| Start Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2023-09-23 |
| End Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2023-09-23 |
| Type | OPEN |
| Style | Swiss |
| Scoring | |
| Cost | $15 |
| NAF Fee Included | no |
| NAF Member Discount | no |
| Email | bloodbowlcouplescup@gmail.com |
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| Tournament Statistics | Winner | | stilger (28997) | Chaos Dwarf | Runner up | | coachedn (36185) | Norse | Most Touchdowns | | stilger (28997) | Chaos Dwarf | 6 TDs |
| Most Casualties | | stilger (28997) | Chaos Dwarf | 11 CAS |
| Stunty Cup | Best Painted | Other Awards | | crassusdetonator (32556) | Amazon | Dirtiest Player (Most Fouls) - 10 |
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| | | Tournament Location |
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| Address | 23811 Bridger |
| | Unit 111 |
| City | Lake Forest |
| State | CA |
| Zip | 92630 |
| Nation | United States |
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Couples Cup Rules Sheet
Date: SATURDAY, September 23, 2023 AT 10 AM – 7 PM
Location: Comic Quest at 23811 Bridger Unit 111 Lake Forest, CA 92630
The Gimmick: On Thursday September 14, a Star Player “Draft” will be held. See: special rules below.
Team Draft Budget: 1,150,000 gold pieces+
Team Selection: All Blood Bowl 2020 rule books and supplements including Slann are usable excluding Death Zone and any forms of mercenaries
Tools of the Trade: Models, Roster, Dice, Rulebook, Pitch and Dugouts.
Registration: To register email bloodbowlcouplescup@gmail.com. Registration is $15. You are considered registered when you have paid, and not before. If you have not paid before September 14, you will not be assigned a Star Player, and you will not get to take part in the tournament. Payment may be given to the tournament organizer (Bradley) anytime before September 14 in person, or by paypal at bloodbowlcouplescup@gmail.com When you show up in person, on September 23, you will receive $5 cash. Just for showing up, your registration will be partially refunded. The rest will go towards prizes.
NAF: Currently, this event is pending approval by the NAF.
Special Rules
Banned Star Players: Any star player that only comes as part of a set of two (Dribl/Drull, Grak/Crumbleberry, the Swift Twins, and any other others introduced).
Pool A Star Players, the Mega Stars: Bomber Dribblesnot, Griff Oberwald, Hakflem Skuttlespike, Kreek ‘the Verminator’ Rustgouger, Morg ‘n’ Thorg
Pool B Star Players: Akhorne the Squirrel, Helmut Wolf
Pool C Star Players: Every other Star Player officially introduced (stats and special ability being made public, no model needs to be released) before September 14, 2023
The Draft
When: September 14, 2023:
What: Every manager who has registered (including payment received) will be RANDOMLY assigned one Star Player from Pool C. This draft will be done in front of witnesses, recorded, and be available upon request. Once a Star is assigned to a manager, that player will no longer be available to be drafted, and will also be unavailable to be included in any other team’s roster. Once the draft has finished, results will be posted, and emailed to the managers. All remaining, undrafted Pool C Star Players will be moved into Pool B.
Creating a Team
How: Managers will make a team that MUST include a minimum of 11 rostered non-star players, their assigned star player, and a 2nd star player from Star Player Pools A or B. Both Star Players must be able to legally play for the created team. Teams may not induce a 3rd Star Player. If both teams have induced the same star player, the player will play for BOTH teams, with one being a long-lost identical twin. Crazy how often that happens.
What?!?: Not everyone owns every team, nor every star player. Because of this, with help from local volunteers, borrowed teams and star players will be available. Some of these will be nicely painted GW teams, some will be proxies. Please be respectful of anything that does not belong to you. If you have any teams or Star Players that you would like to offer up on loan for the day, please contact the tournament organizer at Bloodbowlcouplescup@gmail.com . Every little bit helps, even if it’s just a singular star player or krox. If you need to borrow a team or star player, please let the tournament organizer know, so one may be provided for your use.
How Much: Teams will be given a budget of 1,150,000 gold pieces + the cost of the drafted star player with the highest cost. I.e. if someone was assigned Roxanna Darknail, then ALL teams would be given an additional 270,000 gold to build their team.
Hiring Pool A Stars: If you would like to hire a Star from Pool A, it’s gonna cost ya! These stars will not only require their hiring fee, but also 3 of your allotted skills.
Inducements: All Inducements from allowed sources are allowed. Inducements must be purchased from your Team Draft budget during team drafting and are permanently added to your Team Draft list for the event. Please note the following: If both coaches have Induced the same (In)Famous Coaching Staff, both coaches get to use that Inducement. Duplicates do not cancel each other out. Assume that the character appearing on the losing team was an imposter, or long-lost cousin!
Skills: Reference the team tier list and get the amount of skills listed with the following restrictions:
• Tier 1 - 4 Primary Skills, Tier 2 - 6 Primary Skills, Tier 3 - 8 Primary Skills
• A player may not be given more than two additional Skills and only 4 of the same skill
may be assigned per team
• Can trade 2 Primary skills for 1 Secondary skill.
• These additional Skills are free and do not count towards your team budget.
• Star Players may not be given skills.
When: Final team rosters will be due Thursday, September 21, so that the needed teams and stars can show up. Some of them are real primadonnas!
Team Tiers
Teams are sorted into tier based on the current GW tiering seen here. Any changes GW makes before September 14 will be treated as current. Any changes to tiers made by GW after September 7 will revert to the previous tiering. If a new team is introduced between the announcement of this tournament and September 14, or a new edition of a previous team is released by GW, then it will be at the discretion of the tournament organizer to allow the new team.
Tier 1 Teams: Amazon, Chaos Dwarf*, Dark Elf, Dwarf, High Elf*, Lizardmen, Norse, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elves.
Tier 2 Teams: Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Orc, Tomb Kings*, Vampire*, Slann**
Tier 3 Teams: Goblins, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling
SCORING
The Couples Cup uses a system of points to determine who will be the winner of the event. You earn points from your games in the following way:
• Win a game: 60 points
• Draw a game: 30 point
• Lose a game: 10 points
There are also bonus points available each game for the following:
• Score 3 or more touchdowns: 5 point
• Concede 0 touchdowns: 5 point
• Cause 3 or more Casualties: 5 point
SCHEDULE:
09:30 - 10:00 Registration and Setup
10:15 - 12:45 Round 1
12:45 - 03:15 Round 2
03:15 - 03:45 Lunch
03:45 - 06:15 Round 3
06:15 - 06:30 Score Tally and Award Ceremony
Rounds have been given a slightly extended time to allow for people possibly playing a team for the first time. |
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