Date and Location
Saturday, February 8th, 2020
Asgard Games
3302 South Shepherd Dr
Houston TX 77098
Cost
$30 ($25 If you register by January 24th 2020)
NAF Membership is recommended, though we will have someone onsite that will help get you signed up at a discounted price.
To pay: Send your registration fee via Paypal to davehanrath@gmail.com, along with your NAF # and NAF Name. If this is your first tournament, you most likely won’t have a NAF ID yet.
To complete registration, send your completed roster to davehanrath@gmail.com before Saturday, February 1st.
Tournament Schedule
- 11:00 to 11:20 – Registration
- 11:30 to 1:45 – Round 1
- 1:45 to 2:45 – Break/Lunch
- 2:45 to 5:00 – Round 2
- 5:00 to 5:15 – Break
- 5:15 to 7:30 – Round 3
- 7:30 to 7:45 – Break
- 7:45 – Awards
After Party at La Tapatia Mex Bar + Cafe 1749 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77098
Tournament Rules
We will be using the updated Team lists from the Head Coach’s Handbook
https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BB_Head_Coach_Handbook_63-80_Teams.pdf
As well as the NAF Rules for Tournaments 2020
https://www.thenaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NAF-Rules-for-Tournaments-2020.pdf
Optional Rules/Clarifications
- We will use the updated Lizardman rosters and Stars as listed in the Head Coach’s Handbook.
- We will use the updated Ogre rosters and Stars as listed in the Spike Magazine.
- Bretonnians, Daemons of Khorne and Slann from the NAF Rules for Tournaments 2020 are allowed.
- Golden Era star players are allowed.
- Legacy Star Players from the NAF Rules for Tournaments 2020 are allowed.
- Special Play cards will NOT be allowed.
- The Illegal Procedure rule will not be in use, nor is the 4-minute “timer” rule. However, you may be given a certain amount of time to complete your game should you be running late.
- Normal resurrection rules are in effect, meaning that SPPs are not recorded and injuries do not carry over between games.
- The CRP version of Piling On will be used
Team Building Rules
You are given 1,100,000 gold pieces to build your team using the approved team lists. You may purchase players, rerolls, apothecary, fan factor, coaches, and cheerleaders as normal. Team rosters must consist of at least
11 players. Star Players do not count toward this total.
The following Inducements are allowed to be purchased as part of your build
• Bloodweiser Kegs (0-2) – 50,000 GP each
• Bribes (0-3) – 100,000 GP each (50,000 GP for Goblins)
• Halfling Master Chef (0-1) – 300,000 GP (100,000 GP for Halflings)
• Igor (0-1) – 100,000 GP (Available to Khemri Tomb Kings, Necromantic Horror and Shambling Undead.)
• Plague Doctor – 100,000 GP (Available to Chaos Renegades and Nurgle.)
• Star Players (0-2) – Various prices
• Wandering Apothecaries (0-2) – 100,000 GP each (Available to all races that can normally purchase an Apothecary)
Additional Skills
After you build your team with the 1,100,000 gold pieces your team gets a number of skills based on team tier below.
- Tier A – 4 skills (no doubles) Dark Elf, Chaos Dwarf, Lizardman, Orc, Undead, Wood Elf
- Tier B – 4 skills (up to 1 double) Amazon, Bretonnian, Dwarf, Elf Union, Necromantic, Norse, Skaven
- Tier C – 6 skills (up to 3 doubles) Chaos, Chaos Pact, High Elf, Human, Khemri, Khorne, Nurgle
- Tier D – 6 skills (up to 4 doubles) Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Slann, Underworld, Vampire
All skills are assigned before the tournament begins (i.e. no progression) and should be reflected on team rosters. Each player may receive no more than 2 added skills.
Each of those can be a regular or double skill.
There is no limit on skill incidence. Dwarves can have 4 Guards and Lizardmen can have 4 Blocks.
NAF Tournament Info
This will be a NAF approved tournament. If you wish to receive limited edition yearly gift and have your tournament progress tracked, there will be a NAF official onsite accepting registration for the cost of $5/year. More information can be found at TheNAF.net – Need to confirm that a NAF official will be there.
Timing
The time limit WILL be strictly enforced. You will receive ‘Time Remaining’ updates from the Tournament Organizer to help you stay on pace.
When time is called, you will play “even turns”. If you just started turn 7(for example), then you and your opponent each finish turn 7. If the inactive player has already played the current turn the game ends upon completion of the active player’s current turn.
If requested by one of the players after an hour has passed a chess clock may be used by an official to keep the game on pace.
Dice
Only GW, NAF, or Texas Block Dice will be allowed. You are required to share dice with your opponent if requested.
Scoring
During each round, you will fill out a score sheet to track your progress. At the end of the match, you will add up the scoring as follows:
- A WIN is worth 55pts
- A DRAW is worth 25pts
- A LOSS is worth 5pts
- If you lose by 1 Touchdown, you earn +2 bonus pts
- If you caused 1 more CAS from Blocking than opp you earn +2 bonus pts
- If you caused 2 or more CAS from Blocking than opp you earn +5 bonus pts
- If you clear the pitch you earn +5 bonus pts (Once per game)
- If you won by 2 Touchdowns you earn +2 bonus pts
- If you won by 3 or more Touchdowns you earn +5 bonus pts
- If you finished the game by using all turns +3 bonus pts
There is a no championship game the standings will solely be determined by total points
Overtime
There will be no overtime played. If your game ends in a draw, it’s draw.
Tiebreakers
The scoring system has been setup to hopefully get the most accurate representation of how everyone has performed. If, by chance there is a tie in Tournament points, the ties will be broken in this order:
- Head to Head
- Winning Percentage
- TD Diff + Cas Diff
- TD Diff
- Rat Ogre Ball
Painting
All teams are expected to meet the minimum painted guidelines. They must have 3 colors on them and have had some attempt at making them appear finished.
Sportsmanship
We are here to enjoy the game of Blood Bowl. We expect good sportsmanship. Note that:
Fouling 16 turns in a row and running up the score is not poor sportsmanship, but gloating and ridiculing your opponent while doing so is.
Awards
In order to qualify for any award, the coach must complete all 3 rounds.
The following awards will be given out after the last round:
- Bloodbonnet Bowl Champion – Most Tournament Points.
- Runner Up – Second Most Tournament Points.
- Best Offense – Most TDs
- Most Brutal – Most Casualties from Blocking
- Bugman’s Best – Best team as decided by the participants of the event. Tournament Organizer will break ties.
- Most Sporting – Best Sportsman (as decided by participants. Tournament Organizer will break ties. )
Trickle-down Awardonomics
Coaches will only be eligible for one award. Tournament Organizer will trickle-down an award to the next eligible player. Exceptions are Bugmans Best and Most Sporting which are voted upon by your peers.
NAF Link: https://member.thenaf.net/index.php?module=NAF&type=tournaments&func=view&id=5346
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