Alpha Games Winter Bowl 2023 Pairs Tournament 14/1/23 - Nippylongskar/Besters win pairs - Nippylongskar wins individual

[fiskey7]

This is a NAF sanctioned tournament.

This event will be held on Saturday 14 January 2023, from 10.00 until 19.00.

Location:

Alpha Games, Unit 7 Shepherds Grove (West), Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2AR

Tickets are £10 and are available from the Alpha Games website - link below:

https://www.alphagames.co.uk/events/655201705787528

There is a limit of 28 coaches (14 pairs) for the event - this is the maximum the shop can hold.

Format

Baby it’s cold outside – so grab yourself a buddy and head down to Alpha Games for the Winter Bowl Pairs tournament. If you are struggling to find a partner and want to come, then let us know and we will try and help pair you up.

The tournament will be a three game tournament using Blood Bowl Season Two (BB 2020) Official Rules (as clarified by the most recent official FAQ). The first round will be randomly drawn between pairs with subsequent matchups following a Swiss - Resurrection style system (based on pairs, with the coaches with the best record in each pair playing each other and the coaches with the lesser record playing each other).

Team Building

Starting team value will be 1.15 million gold pieces (Team Value 1150) and coaches may choose a legal roster up to this value. Rosters may be chosen from any of the teams in the Blood Bowl Rule Book, the official “Teams of Legend” pdf, the new Khorne roster from Spike Magazine 13, the new Norse roster from Spike Magazine 14, the new Amazon roster from Spike Magazine 15 and the additional NAF Roster for Slann. Any additional official teams and rosters from Spike magazines released before the event will also be allowed.

Each coach within pairs must take a different team race (e.g. you can’t have 2 Undead teams in the same pair).

SPP Budgets

This will be a resurrection format tournament (no long term injuries) and with no progression (no star player points earned). When building their roster, coaches may purchase skills for their team according to the SPP Budget allocation below for each tier (tiers are as per the 2020 rulebook adjusted by the latest official FAQ).

● Tier 1 Teams – 30 Star Player Points

Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, High Elf, Lizardmen, Norse, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elf

● Tier 2 Teams - 42 Star Player Points

Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegade, Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Orc, Slann, Tomb Kings, Vampires

● Tier 3 Teams - 54 Star Player Points

Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling

Only chosen primary skills (6 Star Player Points) or chosen secondary skills (12 Star Player Points) may be selected, randomly chosen skills are not allowed. Characteristic increases are not allowed. Players on Tier 1 & 2 teams can only have one additional skill each. Players on Tier 3 teams can have up to two additional skills each, however the second additional skill will cost an extra 2 Star Player Points.

Inducements

Any inducements from the list of “common inducements” on page 89 of the Blood Bowl rulebook can be taken, with the following changes:

● 0-2 Star Players may be hired as listed in the 2020 Rulebook, Death Zone and from Spike Magazines from issue 11 onwards released before the event, the 2021 Almanac, and any official GW star players released before the event whose rules are published with the relevant model, but in all cases only after a roster of at least 11 ordinary players has been hired, and subject to the SPP tax explained below. The same Star Player may only be taken once with a pair (e.g. both teams within a pair can’t take Bomber Dribblesnot).
● Legacy Star Players are not allowed.
● Wizards, Biased Referees, Mercenaries and Special Play card inducements are not allowed.
● The following additional inducement rules from the “Death Zone” supplement are allowed:
● (In)Famous Coaching Staff
● Other Inducements from p36-39, excluding Medicinal Unguent and Side Bet.
● Any additional inducements published in any official Spike magazine prior to the date of the event (excluding any from the excluded categories listed above e.g. Wizards).
● A special inducement “Little Brown Envelope” is available to all coaches for the price of 5,000 gold pieces. This enables the coach to re-roll an “argue the call” roll once per game. Coaches are only allowed to purchase this inducement once.

Star Players and SPP Tax

If a team hires any Star Players then as well as paying the GP cost it must also deduct the relevant “SPP Tax” from its SPP Budget available to purchase skills for the team’s other players. If a team hires 2 Star Players then it must pay the SPP tax for each player. For example, a Tier 3 Team starts with an SPP budget of 54 Star Player Points. If it decides to hire Deeproot Strongbranch, this will cost 30 SPP from their initial 54 SPP allocation, leaving 24 SPP for them to use on additional skills for their normal players.

Star Player table - Autumn 22.PNG

Weather

As this tournament will be played during winter, the usual weather table will be replaced by the Winter Weather Table detailed on page 78 of the Death Zone supplement (copies of this weather table will be provided at the event for those who do not have Death Zone).

Scoring and Prizes

The scoring system will be 30 points for a win, 15 points for a draw and zero points for a loss. Bonus points will be awarded for each casualty caused (including casualties caused via foul or crowd surf) and touchdowns scored, to a maximum of 3 points for each. Each coaches score will be added with their partner to get the overall pair score. Tiebreakers will be Strength of Schedule followed by Touchdown difference and then Casualties difference.

Prizes for the day will include:
- Team Winners
- Individual Winner
- Most Touchdowns (Individual)
- Most Casualties (Individual)
- Stunty Cup (highest place Tier 3 team - Individual)
- Wooden Spoon (Individual)

There will be spot prizes available on the day for the winner of particular challenges each round!

Schedule for the day

Each round should be played within a time limit of 2hrs 15 minutes. Timing reminders will be shouted out to help coaches stay within the time window for each round, but it is recommended that coaches set their own timers and assume approximately 30 minutes per coach per half.

Registration and Round 1 draw 10.00 – 10.30
Round 1 10.30 – 12.45
Lunch 12.45 – 13.30
Round 2 13.30 – 15.45
Round 3 16.00 – 18.15
Results and Prizes 18.15 – 18.30

Alpha Games is a FLGS which stocks a wide range of gaming merchandise at generally reduced prices. It does sell a limited selection of hot and cold food and drink. It is situated in a rural industrial estate, so surrounding amenities are limited but the local village centre is a 2 minute drive, and this has a village shop, fish & chip shop and bakery which will all be open on the day of the event (bakery maybe only until lunchtime).

[Vacant]

I’m looking forward to it, please put me down & just paid via website. My NAF name; Vacant.

[Magic Dave]

Are the tickets up on the website?

[fiskey7]

Tickets have just gone up on website - I will be posting the rules pack etc later this evening - been on my to do list for ages!

It is going to be a pairs tournament - but I can facilitate pairs if needs be!

[Onyersix]

Paid.

We're trying to get the Ipswich contingent to bring pre-made pairs.

[Magic Dave]

Paid please add me Naf name Magic Dave number 5143

[besters]

Now paid for Horus07 as well as me. Will be strange being in a doubles/team competition without vulturesquadron.

[howlinggriffon]

Just to confirm, I assume each coach has to buy his own ticket? £10 for both seems a bit cheap

[Purplegoo]

I have a ticket, but no partner as of yet. Willing to play with anyone that will put up with me!

[howlinggriffon]

I've paid for a ticket - I think I'm teaming up with PinballGeorge (who should be buying a ticket soon!)

[fiskey7]

Thanks to all those who have bought tickets - I am just getting an update from the shop and will put a list of confirmed pairs and those who I believe are currently un-paired, so we can put some people together.

And yes - £10 per coach rather than £10 per pair. Should have made that clearer.

[fiskey7]

Confirmed pairings:

1. Fiskey7 / Farleybear
2. Besters / Nippylongskar
3. Stubot / new NAF (Peter T)
4. Howlinggriffon/ PinballGeorge
5. MisterBrock / AngryWarhol
6. Magic Dave / new NAF (A Maw)
7. Onyersix / Vacant
8. Headlesscoach / Silas
9. Gethyn / Turtlehead
10. Mevans / Wabe2009
11. Jezza / hoggul
12. PeteW / ThomasW
13. Corporal14 / Syteanric
14.Adsthefiend / Dankin
15. Apples / Warp_token
16. New NAF (Phil B) / New NAF (D Flyode)

[PeteW]

TeamW will be there (PeteW and ThomasW) when I get round to buying tickets...

[MisterBrock]

Hi there, if the tournament is approved for NAF sanctioning, will you be doing sign ups on the day? My potential pair is not yet a member so will need to sort this ahead if not. Thanks

[fiskey7]

Hi there, if the tournament is approved for NAF sanctioning, will you be doing sign ups on the day? My potential pair is not yet a member so will need to sort this ahead if not. Thanks

We won't be able to do sign ups on the day unless we have a NAF representative attend the tournament, which we don't currently and don't normally have one come, so best to sort ahead if you can.

If you let me know when you have purchased tickets then I will put you on the list.