| Tournament Name | School of Hard Blox III |
| Organizer NAF name | duffins (24329) |
| Organizer | Travis Chamberlain |
| Variant | Blood Bowl 2020 |
| Major/National | no |
| Start Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2024-03-02 |
| End Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2024-03-02 |
| Type | OPEN |
| Style | Resurrection, Swiss |
| Scoring | 2-1-0 |
| Cost | £15 |
| NAF Fee Included | no |
| NAF Member Discount | no |
| Email | travis.jc@btinternet.com |
| Webpage | |
| Tournament Statistics | Winner | | ginjasy (20057) | Shambling Undead | Runner up | | dalyo (29014) | Norse | Most Touchdowns | | rockfist (31926) | Wood Elf | Most Casualties | | rubble (32495) | Goblin | Stunty Cup | | FreezingStar (27938) | Goblin | Best Painted | | BlackDuke (34585) | Vampire | Other Awards | | Gimli0289 (31841) | Skaven | Wooden Spoon |
| | FreezingStar (27938) | Goblin | Goblin Champion |
| | Tomfoolery (32496) | Amazon | 3rd Place |
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| | | Tournament Location |
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| Address | Bloxworth Village Club |
| | Bloxworth |
| City | Wareham |
| State | Dorset |
| Zip | BH20 7EG |
| Nation | United Kingdom |
Ruleset Document |
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Information |
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Go to:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zel2j8kaiu1gixlp6m5tk/School-of-Hard-Blox-III-Rulespack.pdf?rlkey=mttgrdafmd1nk3dxmyslkb287&dl=0
Cost: £15
Includes lunch buffet! No refunds after 23rd February. Non-NAF members can sign-up on the day for £5.
Please send the money to paypal.me/Duffins24329 along with your Name, NAF Name and/or NAF Number. A contact number would be helpful too, though not mandatory.
Venue:
Bloxworth Village Club
Bloxworth
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 7EG
There is plenty of free parking at the venue. The social club has a bar and loads of space for games in the evening should anyone wish to stay on after the event.
Tournament Format:
This NAF Approved tournament adheres to the following:
• BB2020 rules, resurrection style. The tournament will also follow the NAF Rules for Tournaments document
• Randomly drawn first round; Swiss format afterwards
• Any new team, Spike or Errata released before February 17th 2024 will be valid.
• All BB2020 teams and Teams of Legend will be eligible. This includes Slann.
• Players killed and raised during a match (such as via the Masters of Undeath rule or Plague Ridden skill) are lost at the end of the match. Star Players can be killed and raised like any other player.
Schedule:
09:00 Venue Opens/Registration
09:55 Announcements
10:00 – 12:15 Game 1
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 15:15 Game 2
15:30 – 17:45 Game 3
18:00 Awards
Scoring:
2 points for a win
1 point for a draw
0 points for a loss
Tie breakers: Strength of Schedule, Most Touchdowns, Most Casualties, Goblins?*, Best of 5 Dice Off.
*By “Goblins?” I mean if the coaches are still tied at this point and one of the tied coaches played Goblins, the Goblin coach wins the tie break. Skip this if all or none of the tied coaches played Goblins.
Roster Creation:
1,150,000 GP to buy players, rerolls, sideline staff, dedicated fans and inducements
Tier 1: Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, High Elf, Lizardmen, Norse, Orc, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Vampire, Wood Elf
Tier 2: Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Slann, Tomb Kings
Tier 3: Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling
Each team will have skills to allocate to their players – see Page 72 of The Official Rules book. They are as follows:
Tier 1: 100,000 GP to buy skills
Tier 2: 120,000 GP to buy skills
Tier 3: 160,000 GP to buy skills
• Only Chosen Primary and Chosen Secondary skills are allowed. EXCEPTION: Tier 3 team may purchase Stat Upgrades.
◦ A player given a Stat Upgrade cannot be given any skills nor Stat Upgrades.
◦ A Stat Upgrade can only be selected once, but a team can have more than one different Stat Upgrade in the team. Example: One +AG Halfling Hopeful, one +MA Halfling Catcher, one +PA Halfling Hefty etc.
• Exactly one player can be given a maximum of six skills – players can only reach Legend rank!
• A given skill can only be selected twice in the team – no guard or block spam!
• Players with Dirty Player +2 cannot be given Sneaky Git. I wonder what player that could be…?
• Star players cannot be given skills or Stat Upgrades
Inducements:
Only the following inducements are permitted. If it is not on the list, you cannot purchase it!
Official Rules: Biased Referee, Bloodweiser Kegs, Bribes*, Halfling Master Chef, Josef Bugman, Mortuary Assistant, Plague Doctor, Riotous Rookies, Star Player**, Wandering Apothecaries, Weather Mage
Death Zone: Bottles of Heady Brew, Cavorting Nurglings, Dwarfen Runesmith, Giant, Halfling Hot Pot, Mascot, Master of Ballistics, Medicinal Unguent, Waaagh! Drummer
* Teams cannot purchase bribes if they have Sneaky Git (given skill or Star Player). EXCEPTION: Goblin teams can. ;)
** Only Tier 3 teams may take a maximum of one star player. Teams must buy 11 rostered players before taking a star player. Star players that come in pairs, like Grak & Crumbleberry, are permitted as a team’s one star player.
The first Dedicated Fan can be purchased for 5k. Additional Dedicated Fans cost 10k.
Star Player Levy:
As we all know, some star players are a bit too good. As such, any team inducing one of the following star players has their skill budget slashed to 80,000 GP and they cannot purchase Chosen Secondary skills nor Stat Upgrades:
Bomber Dribblesnot
Cindy Piewhistle
Deeproot Strongbranch
Griff Oberwald
Hakflem Skuttlespike
Morg ‘n’ Thorg
Roster Submission:
I’ll be running this tournament through Tourplay. Please submit rosters by 23rd February.
Awards:
Major Awards
Minor Awards
1st
Best Painted
2nd
Goblin Champion!
3rd
Spot Prizes
Most Casualties*
Stunty Cup**
Most Touchdowns
Wooden Spoon
* Any casualty counts towards Most Casualties, even if the player recovers from the injury for any reason e.g. regen or apothecary. So get fouling, crowd pushing and chainsawing!
** Only Tier 3 teams are eligible for the stunty cup i.e. Halflings, Goblins, Ogres and Snotlings.
Coaches cannot win more than one Major Award. Coaches can win more than one Minor Award. The Goblin Champion award goes to the highest placed Goblin team! Why? Because I love goblins, that’s why.
Transport Links:
There are no direct public transport links but if arranged in advance I am more than happy to run people to and from Wareham train station.
Further Notices:
Please bring:
• A painted team (minimum 3 colours)
• Board(s) and dugouts
• Dice, tokens and templates
The venue is booked for the entire day and evening and the bar area will still be open to the public throughout. Everyone is welcome to stay for games, pints and catch ups after the event concludes, however, an evening meal will not be planned and there are no shops or takeaway outlets in Bloxworth, so please be aware. The closest small village shop is in Bere Regis (open 9am – 5pm Saturdays). There’s also a BP fuel station on the A31. Takeaway outlets and shops can be found in nearby Wareham, Wool, Upton and (if you want to travel a little further; approx. 15-20 min drive) Dorchester or Poole.
Please let me know of any dietary requirements you have by 23rd February and I’ll ensure you are catered for.
Any questions/enquiries about the tournament rules or venue, fire away. Can’t wait to see you all there! |
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