| Tournament Name | The Cheese Plate 2024 |
| Organizer NAF name | mrcushtie (26269) |
| Organizer | James Foreman |
| Variant | Specialist |
| Major/National | no |
| Start Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2024-06-15 |
| End Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2024-06-15 |
| Type | OPEN |
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| Scoring | |
| Cost | 20 |
| NAF Fee Included | yes |
| NAF Member Discount | yes |
| Email | cushtie@outlook.com |
| Webpage | Cushtie.com |
| Tournament Statistics | Winner | Runner up | Most Touchdowns | Most Casualties | Stunty Cup | Best Painted | Other Awards |
| | | Tournament Location |
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| Address | Silver King Games & Hobby |
| | 5442 S Tacoma Way |
| City | Tacoma |
| State | Washington |
| Zip | 98409 |
| Nation | United States |
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Back for a second year, the only Skaven-themed Blood Bowl tournament in the Pacific Northwest, possibly the evil doppelganger of the human-only Freedom Bowl further north in Everett. Brace yourselves for three more games of rodent fun!
TEAM BUILDING
Seven different teams are available to play: regular Skaven, Underworld (with a minimum of two Skaven players and one Rat Ogre), or any of the 5 Fumbbl Secret League teams.
Each team roster should be built using one of those seven teams, with a budget of 1,100,000 gp. A minimum of 11 regular players should be included in the roster before including any star players. If two teams roster the same star player, it plays for both teams – the warpstone-suffused environment means strange things can happen at the Cheese Plate. Teams can also roster:
* assistant coaches,
* cheerleaders
* an apothecary, (but what sort of coward brings an apothecary when they could just put more linemice into the grinder?)
Each team has a budget of SPP for skills.
Underworld, Clan Pestilens 50 SPP
Skaven, Clan Eshin, Clan Mors 54 SPP
Clan Skryre 60 SPP
Clan Moulder 66 SPP
No random skills or stat increases are allowed. No player may have more than 2 additional skills. No extra skills can be granted to Star Players. Any unspent SPP are lost.
INDUCEMENTS
Any Star Players with the ‘Underworld Challenge’ keyword except for Bomber Dribblesnot, because he made such a mess last year, the neighbours complained about the constant sound of explosions, you know how it is...
Warlock Engineer (150,000 gp) – note that the Warlock can only cast the Warp Lightning spell once per match – Thunderbolts are not available due to the weather conditions in the Northwest
Krot Shockwhisker (70,000 gp)
Mungo Spinecracker (80,000 gp)
The Trundlefoot Triplets (80,000 gp)
0-3 Bribes (100,000 gp or 50,000 gp for any team with the Bribery & Corruption keyword)
0-2 Bloodweiser Kegs (50,000 gp each)
Inducements must be the same for all three games – you can’t vary from game to game. If a team has a TV disadvantage, this does not allow for any extra inducements or Prayers to Nuffle.
WEATHER
Underground Weather Table is used for all three rounds. Top table to roll for weather.
PLAYING SURFACE
Because Astrogranite (TM) is so unforgiving, the organizing rodents have stolen the carpets from the nearby vampire castle / the Tacoma Dome Hospitality Suites. When a player is Knocked Down or Falls Over, there is an extra -1 modifier to the armour roll unless the player goes down in a square in the wide zones.
However, nothing comes without a cost, and because of the delightfully deep shag pile carpeting, going for it is a bit more risky than before. If a player rushes from a carpeted square, there is a -1 penalty to the roll - so rushes will fail on a 1 or a 2.
But because the rest of the arena is still made from that lovely grippy Astrogranite, players falling over or being knocked down in the wide zones suffer a +1 modifier to the armour roll. This does not stack with other modifiers. Because Astrogranite is so grippy, if a player fails a rush roll moving from a square in the wide zones, roll a D6: on a 4+, they remain standing but their activation ends immediately, without a turnover being caused. On a 1-3, they fall down as normal, causing a turnover.
SCORING
50 points for a win / 30 points for a draw / 10 points for a loss by no more than 1 touchdown / 0 points for a loss by more than 1 touchdown.
Tiebreakers: head to head, then TD difference, casualty difference, total TDs, total casualties, strength of schedule, coin toss.
GLITTERING PRIZES
The Golden Cheese Plate – highest points
The Silver Cheese Plate – highest number of touchdowns scored, best TD diff wins in the event of a tie
The Bloody Cheese Plate – most casualties inflicted, best casualty diff wins in the event of a tie
The Glass Cannon Glass Cannon – for the team that suffered the most injuries while injuring more players than anyone else did
The Brand New Cheese Plate – best performance by a coach with no previous NAF record. In the absence of any rookie coaches, will be awarded for the best performance of a coach who has never previously coached Skaven in a NAF tournament.
The Messy Cheese Plate – awarded to the team with the highest total touchdowns and casualties (both for and against) |
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