NAF World Headquarters
North America - Orion Cup 2015, June 27th, Toronto
Stimme - May 20, 2015 - 03:02 PM
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The most prestigious one-day tournament in Toronto, the Orion Cup, is back! Held on June 27th in downtown Toronto at the game store Meeplemart, the tourney will future three games. Here is all the info you need:
LOCATION:
Meeplemart
247 Spadina Ave
Lower level
Toronto ON, M5T 3A8
SCHEDULE:
11:00 - 11:15 Registration
11:15 - 11:30 Setup and trash talk
11:30 - 01:30 Game 1
02:15 - 04:15 Game 2
04:30 - 06:30 Game 3
06:30 - 07:00 Awards and closure
COST:
$15 for NAF members
$15 for non-NAF (of which $5 will go towards membership)
STYLE:
Resurrection, Swiss match-making and 3/1/0 points for wins, draws and losses.
TEAM BUILD:
Each coach will receive 1100K gold crowns. This money can be used to hire players, cheerle aders, assistant coaches and star players and purchase fan factors, rerolls, apothecaries and inducements. At least 50K of the 1100K have to be used to buy inducements (e.g. Bloodweiser babes, star players, bribes, special play cards, chef etc.). These inducements will be fixed for all three matches.
According to their tier, teams will receive an additional amount of money to purchase skills for their players. No player can receive more than two skills, and no stat upgrades may be purchased. Normal skills cost 20K, double skills 30K.
Tier 1 teams receive 70K: Amazons, Chaos Dwarves, Dark Elves, Dwarves, Lizardmen, Norse, Orcs, Skaven, Undead, Wood Elves.
Tier 2 teams receive 110K: Chaos, Chaos Pact, High Elves, Humans, Khemri, Necromantic, Nurgle, Pro Elves
Tier 3 teams receive 140K: Slann, Underworld, Vampires
Tier 4 teams receive 170K: Goblins, Halflings, Ogres
BONUS:
Each coach who submits the final roster to orioncup15@gmx.net before June 24th AND shows up before 11:15AM on Saturday will receive a free random "Miscellaneous mayhem" card to use once throughout the tournament.
CLARIFICATIONS:
There is no minimum amount of players before purchasing star players, but you have to field at least 11 players.
If both coaches field the same star player, both clones will play, but gain the skill "Disturbing Presence" for this match.
If a coach chooses to induce a special play card, the card will be randomized before each match. Decks can be chosen before each match.
Important: all fatalities inflicted from blocks, fouls, secret weapons and crowd-surfs count towards total number of casualties (i.e. not failed dodges etc.).
Unless stated otherwise, the CRP rules apply.
NOTES:
Due to the limiting opening hours, the 2h play time will be strictly enforced.
There shall be various awards.
Special play cards will be provided, as well as teams if possible. Please inquire.
For your offline reading pleasure, there is also a handy PDF available.
PARTICIPANTS:
Stimme
natsirtm
tyrant
genghis
tlawson
frostmane
lorebass
DorkArk20
wapcaplets
Boshka
Clan_Skaven
grant85
ethriel
Rat_Salat
Hammer16
kikurasis
andyinjapan
Ross G.
Brian H.
Andrew J.
Peter_Meers
Luke V.
Da5id
DarkOrk20 - May 21, 2015 - 06:59 AM
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Count me in.
Stimme - May 21, 2015 - 08:02 AM
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Yay!
Boshka - May 22, 2015 - 08:22 PM
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Think I will come up for this as well.
Stimme - May 22, 2015 - 10:59 PM
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Sweet! That's great to hear.
Clan_Skaven - May 23, 2015 - 09:01 AM
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Count me in for sure, possibly more.
wapcaplets - May 24, 2015 - 07:20 PM
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Looking forward to another Orion Cup!
Stimme - May 29, 2015 - 08:39 PM
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For the ones who haven't seen it yet - the Orion Cup dice are in the make:
In gold the winner's dice.
grant85 - May 30, 2015 - 05:05 AM
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nice, those look great!
grant85 - Jun 03, 2015 - 07:30 PM
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Ask "rain-guy" if he can make it out.....LOL
Stimme - Jun 03, 2015 - 08:51 PM
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I assume you mean "rain man".
I asked, but it's quite a long drive for Daggers.
Daggers - Jun 04, 2015 - 07:30 AM
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Ha, thats not who he means, but I assume that is to be an insult...definitely, definitely an insult...
Yeah, sorry, 4 hour drive for three games is a little much for me....the round trip is more than the actual game play. Although I have really been meaning to order stuff from Meeplemart, this might save me on shipping.
grant85 - Jun 05, 2015 - 05:28 AM
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rain guy is tim L. ive give the the whole story in a few weeks.
very excited to play this one. should be fun....
Stimme - Jun 06, 2015 - 03:08 PM
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These are the trophies!
Advanced engineering allows them to be used as a stand-alone unit or a fridge magnet.
For the fortunate of you owning a refrigerator (not included).
runki_khrum - Jun 06, 2015 - 04:21 PM
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That's some German engineering there. Like the theme, Major Tom.
natsirtdm - Jun 06, 2015 - 05:52 PM
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amazing trophies man
grant85 - Jun 07, 2015 - 12:45 PM
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looking damn good! i want one......but what team to bring.....
Rando - Jun 07, 2015 - 07:11 PM
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"it's full of stars"!!!
andyinjapan - Jun 09, 2015 - 07:31 AM
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I'll be there.
Ready the wooden spoon.
Stimme - Jun 09, 2015 - 08:26 AM
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That's great! If we miraculously manage to hit the 24, the winner is even eligible to a NAF trophy.
tlawson - Jun 09, 2015 - 08:33 AM
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grant85 wrote:
looking damn good! i want one......but what team to bring.....
I am guessing it will be woodelves.
apartment42 - Jun 09, 2015 - 10:22 AM
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grant85 wrote:
looking damn good! i want one......but what team to bring.....
Anything so long as its paper 
Stimme - Jun 09, 2015 - 01:13 PM
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Seeing the annual NAF fee is now $5, I dropped the costs for non-NAF members accordingly.
grant85 - Jun 09, 2015 - 08:15 PM
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tlawson wrote:
grant85 wrote:
looking damn good! i want one......but what team to bring.....
I am guessing it will be woodelves.
easy on the woodies hate rain-guy,
last three tourneys I've played flings, rats, and ogres......
natsirtdm - Jun 10, 2015 - 07:51 AM
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TBF grant hasn't played as woodies all of 2015..
grant85 - Jun 10, 2015 - 07:58 AM
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apartment42 wrote:
grant85 wrote:
looking damn good! i want one......but what team to bring.....
Anything so long as its paper
respect!
natsirtdm - Jun 10, 2015 - 01:44 PM
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apartment42 wrote:
grant85 wrote:
looking damn good! i want one......but what team to bring.....
Anything so long as its paper
don't bring paper - rain beats paper!
Stimme - Jun 10, 2015 - 09:42 PM
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If people don' t bail out (which has happened before in the long and rich history of Canadian bloodbowl tournaments, from what I have heard), we might have four or more new NAF members joining at this year's Orion Cup!
Clan_Skaven - Jun 10, 2015 - 11:08 PM
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Stimme wrote:
That's great! If we miraculously manage to hit the 24, the winner is even eligible to a NAF trophy.
I'm pretty sure it is 12+ for a NAF Trophy not 24+ , unless that has changed mind you.
DarkOrk20 - Jun 10, 2015 - 11:36 PM
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Rumor has it that someone from Ohio may have to work on that Saturday. I just found out yesterday. Its not set in stone yet but may be soon. I will keep you posted.
grant85 - Jun 11, 2015 - 07:44 AM
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DarkOrk20 wrote:
Rumor has it that someone from Ohio may have to work on that Saturday. I just found out yesterday. Its not set in stone yet but may be soon. I will keep you posted.
your not going to get to 100 tourneys working on the weekends tom......
come on!~
natsirtdm - Jun 11, 2015 - 07:56 AM
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Clan_Skaven wrote:
Stimme wrote:
That's great! If we miraculously manage to hit the 24, the winner is even eligible to a NAF trophy.
I'm pretty sure it is 12+ for a NAF Trophy not 24+ , unless that has changed mind you.
pretty sure that was Weiss' german sense of humour coming through...
Gaixo - Jun 11, 2015 - 08:15 AM
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Regardless of regional humor, it's 24 for a 1-day tournament.
natsirtdm - Jun 11, 2015 - 01:32 PM
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Ah wow - I didn't realize one days had a different requirement.
Daggers - Jun 11, 2015 - 01:40 PM
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Hence why I never give one out at Dagger Bowl...never break 24 attendees.
Stimme - Jun 11, 2015 - 02:31 PM
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Gaixo wrote:
Regardless of regional humor, it's 24 for a 1-day tournament.
All hail the mighty tournament director, but according to the NAF site it is 24+ for a tournament with three games only. If I had squeezed in a fourth match, it had been 12+.
@DarkOrk20: I hope this mysterious Ohio person is not you! Shouldn't your employer know by now that you are respecting Shabbat and can't come to work on Saturdays?
DarkOrk20 - Jun 12, 2015 - 10:19 AM
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Its not official yet. We are working this Saturday but I am attending my nephew's wedding. I'm really torn up about it.
Gaixo - Jun 12, 2015 - 10:33 AM
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Stimme wrote:
Gaixo wrote:
Regardless of regional humor, it's 24 for a 1-day tournament.
All hail the mighty tournament director, but according to the
NAF site it is 24+ for a tournament with three games only. If I had squeezed in a fourth match, it had been 12+.
It's called shorthand! Are there many 1-day, 4-rounders? I ran one in March and everyone was pretty surly by the end of it.
(If you want to cite sanctioning procedure, tournaments are supposed to be submitted 8 weeks beforehand. 
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Stimme - Jun 12, 2015 - 11:21 AM
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I considered 4 games, but the opening hours of the game store did not allow for that. Which made the decision easy.
I agree 4 is a bit stressful, but with so many participants, three games will very likely result in the winner being determined by tie breakers. We might end up with three people who won all three matches.
Gaixo - Jun 12, 2015 - 02:25 PM
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Oh, I agree. And that's from someone who runs 3-round tournaments almost exclusively.
Stimme - Jun 13, 2015 - 10:16 PM
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Good news: An old friend, known to most of us under his NAF name Peter_Meers, is making an appearance at Orion Cup!
Rumours that his presence is connected to the shooting of the latest Gotham movie in Toronto have not been confirmed.
grant85 - Jun 14, 2015 - 07:50 PM
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can i vote pete as best sport now......or do i have to wait? LOL
frostmane - Jun 15, 2015 - 05:46 AM
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Best pants is a lock
Daggers - Jun 15, 2015 - 07:59 AM
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Or best socks.....
natsirtdm - Jun 15, 2015 - 08:57 AM
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or best hair
grant85 - Jun 15, 2015 - 06:49 PM
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natsirtm wrote:
or best hair
natsirtdm - Jun 16, 2015 - 02:19 PM
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^^^ exactly
grant85 - Jun 18, 2015 - 07:35 AM
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23 coaches so far? great work Alex.....just watch out for rain saturday, some of those guys will melt like sugar hahaha
Stimme - Jun 22, 2015 - 03:50 PM
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There is another handful of coaches that showed interest and might attend.
For the ones who haven't done it yet: please submit your roster ahead within the next days so we save time on Saturday.
grant85 - Jun 22, 2015 - 05:40 PM
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Stimme wrote:
...please submit your roster ahead within the next days ...
Only if you let me spend that 50k for inducements on re rolls!!! 
grant85 - Jun 23, 2015 - 02:52 PM
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it is also Toronto Pride this weekend, should I bring my copy or are we going to use Tom's???
Stimme - Jun 23, 2015 - 02:55 PM
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Thanks for leaking the first place award so early.
grant85 - Jun 23, 2015 - 08:31 PM
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Stimme wrote:
Thanks for leaking the first place award so early.
spoiler alert!
DarkOrk20 - Jun 23, 2015 - 09:50 PM
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Thanks. I'm staying home.
Clan_Skaven - Jun 24, 2015 - 11:03 AM
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Add Chris Poynter NAF Name Da5id
frostmane - Jun 27, 2015 - 06:18 PM
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Thanks for running a great tournament Alex!
Stimme - Jun 28, 2015 - 07:07 AM
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Thank you everyone for coming out! We had a turnout that by far exceeded my expectations and my regular dice order. Special thanks to Ezzard and Tom for deciding to spend their now officially legal honeymoon in Toronto, and to Ryan for his surprise visit from Montreal. This lifted our numbers to 24 - which to my knowledge was the largest stand-alone* one day tournament in all of the Americas (please don't correct me).
* no convention or back-to-back tournament
Here are the final results, ranked by strength of schedule (= sum of opponents' score).
Code:
# Team Race Coach Score TD CAS
1 Warpskanks Chaos Dwarves Da5id 9 4-1 5-2
2 Tor Elyr Stallions High Elves frostmane 9 7-2 3-5
3 The Rice Traders Chaos Pact Doomington 7 4-2 7-4
4 Awkward Morning Wood Wood Elves grant85 6 8-4 1-10
5 Grimmrock Ironskins Dwarves Peter_Meers 6 4-2 8-4
6 Northern Exposure Norse Lorebass 6 5-3 5-2
7 Mile High Muff Miners Dwarves Boshka 5 3-1 7-3
8 The Dice Lice Underworld Rando 5 5-3 5-5
9 Toronto Ogrenauts Ogres Stimme 5 3-2 8-13
10 Zhamm's Gobblin' Bullz Chaos Dwarves hammer16 4 3-3 6-3
11 Huatl Hurdlers Slann kikurasis 4 4-4 5-5
12 Awesome Squad Halflings tlawson 4 3-3 11-4
13 Dirt Nap Refugees Necromantic Genghis 4 3-3 9-6
14 Kiss of Death Army Chaos DarkOrk20 4 4-2 11-3
15 New Liz on the Block Lizardmen DarkKoala 3 2-7 10-7
16 The Jawbreakers Slann natsirtm 3 2-3 2-7
17 Hamilton Tiger-Rats Skaven TheLV14 2 5-6 2-4
18 Mousillon Marauders Vampires ethriel 2 4-6 3-6
19 Hell Pit Wildrats Skaven Clan_Skaven 2 4-5 6-11
20 Tinseltown Tinboys Orc tyrant 2 3-5 5-1
21 The Infernal Scorpions Khemri Niexwar 1 1-4 7-4
22 Bad Things Happen Halflings wapcaplets 1 1-3 5-8
23 Neighbourhood Norse Watch Alliance Norse Mordio 1 1-5 5-9
24 Norsa Manos Norse Chapas 1 2-6 2-12
Out of the 24 coaches, we had 5 coaches new to the tournament scene and the NAF.
17 different races were played!
1st to 3rd place awards went to the respective coaches.
Most TDs went to Grant85 with his Wood Elves.
Most Casualties went to DarkOrk20 with his Chaos, tied with Tlawson's Halflings.
Best Defence went to Boshka's Dwarves, tied with Da5id's Chaos Dwarves.
Stunty Cup Champion went to Stimme's Ogres.
Most Potential went to Chapas' Norse.
Best Shirt went to Tlawson.
The data will be updated as soon as the new coaches have been registered. Photos to come.
runki_khrum - Jun 28, 2015 - 11:03 AM
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Congrats on the awesome turnout Alex! Sorry I couldn't make it, but just as well as I always cry at weddings.
Stimme - Jun 28, 2015 - 04:11 PM
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It was indeed touching.
The results are uploaded!
grant85 - Jun 28, 2015 - 09:00 PM
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Great job Alex. Thanks for a fun tourney!
Gaixo - Jun 29, 2015 - 04:15 AM
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Stimme wrote:
This lifted our numbers to 24 - which to my knowledge was the largest stand-alone* one day tournament in all of the Americas (please don't correct me).
Since you asked nicely...
Great turnout, though. I really like the trophies.
Stimme - Jun 29, 2015 - 10:07 PM
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Here are images of the event, fresh off the press.
