[NZ] Capital Shield 2015 - 28 Feb / 1 Mar 2015
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:08 pm
Here we go again! 
The What
It's a two day resurrection tourney, in Wellington NZ, on 28 February and 1 March 2015. That basically means that the roster you have for the first game is the same as the roster you have for game 6, as well as all games in between - there are no gained SPPs in resurrection tourneys, and injuries (even deaths) are cancelled at the end of each match.
The Where and the When
We'll be playing at a new venue this year - in the "Church" function room at JJ Murphy & Co on Cuba Street. You'll need to turn up in advance of 8.30am on the Saturday, and 9am on the Sunday (subject to change). We'll be done by 5pm on each day - and we're about 30 mins bus or taxi to the airport.
The How Much
The price for a ticket starts at $35 for early bird signups. Places are not limited this year due to our being able to secure a far larger venue this time around!
What you get for your ticket price
There will be awesome prizes aplenty - last year we gave away ten full teams and even more star players, and this year is set to be even bigger! - plus you'll get six games of high quality, fun infused Blood Bowl (three on day one, and the same again on the Sunday). On top of that, we're working on plans that will see each early bird coach get three of our themed Block Dice - produced specially for the event last year! We'll be enforcing the 'Highlander' rule, too, so even if a coach qualifies to win multiple awards, (s/)he must choose between them and any non-selected awards will bump down to the next in line for that crown... for any given coach, and where awards are concerned, there can be only one!
Building your team
You have 1.1m GP to spend on your roster for the weekend. That 1.1m can include inducements (anything except cards and mercs). You can even include one or more stars in your first 11, and if they also turn up on your opponent's team, we'll assume there's some sort of ringer out there with the same stats and skills.
Each race/team is awarded a certain number of star player points before the tourney, which can be stacked on any player or combination of players (except stars) you like. Each player with 6 spps or more may take one skill from their normal skill access table; players with 16spps may take two skills from the skill table, one of which may be a double, and so on. See the rules pack for full details.
Each team's allowance of SPPs is loosely based on the recorded win% of each team at NAF events under the CRP/LRB6 rules in the last 24 months (source: http://naf.talkfantasyfootball.org/lrb6.html as at 01/10/2014).
Any other business
We'll be playing swiss format rules. All rounds will be determined by the Score software, except the first, which is randomly drawn to match off coaches from two pots - the first containing WBBL regulars, the second containing everybody else.
Rules disputes should be settled amicably between the coaches involved using the rulebook, in quick fashion, wherever possible. If this isn't achievable, please call on the Tournament Organiser who will make a ruling then and there. The organiser's decision is final in all cases.
Tie breakers will be decided by strength of schedule (including any head to head games); ie you receive more points the higher the final ranking of all of your opponents combined.
Sign up
Sign up at nzbbn.com and post your intention to attend in the relevant subforum of the tournament section or just reply to this thread declaring your interest. I'll get in touch very soon to sort out the rest.
Rules pack:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/746 ... 20pack.pdf
Venue details:
http://www.jjmurphy.co.nz/page/home.aspx
The What
It's a two day resurrection tourney, in Wellington NZ, on 28 February and 1 March 2015. That basically means that the roster you have for the first game is the same as the roster you have for game 6, as well as all games in between - there are no gained SPPs in resurrection tourneys, and injuries (even deaths) are cancelled at the end of each match.
The Where and the When
We'll be playing at a new venue this year - in the "Church" function room at JJ Murphy & Co on Cuba Street. You'll need to turn up in advance of 8.30am on the Saturday, and 9am on the Sunday (subject to change). We'll be done by 5pm on each day - and we're about 30 mins bus or taxi to the airport.
The How Much
The price for a ticket starts at $35 for early bird signups. Places are not limited this year due to our being able to secure a far larger venue this time around!
What you get for your ticket price
There will be awesome prizes aplenty - last year we gave away ten full teams and even more star players, and this year is set to be even bigger! - plus you'll get six games of high quality, fun infused Blood Bowl (three on day one, and the same again on the Sunday). On top of that, we're working on plans that will see each early bird coach get three of our themed Block Dice - produced specially for the event last year! We'll be enforcing the 'Highlander' rule, too, so even if a coach qualifies to win multiple awards, (s/)he must choose between them and any non-selected awards will bump down to the next in line for that crown... for any given coach, and where awards are concerned, there can be only one!
Building your team
You have 1.1m GP to spend on your roster for the weekend. That 1.1m can include inducements (anything except cards and mercs). You can even include one or more stars in your first 11, and if they also turn up on your opponent's team, we'll assume there's some sort of ringer out there with the same stats and skills.
Each race/team is awarded a certain number of star player points before the tourney, which can be stacked on any player or combination of players (except stars) you like. Each player with 6 spps or more may take one skill from their normal skill access table; players with 16spps may take two skills from the skill table, one of which may be a double, and so on. See the rules pack for full details.
Each team's allowance of SPPs is loosely based on the recorded win% of each team at NAF events under the CRP/LRB6 rules in the last 24 months (source: http://naf.talkfantasyfootball.org/lrb6.html as at 01/10/2014).
Any other business
We'll be playing swiss format rules. All rounds will be determined by the Score software, except the first, which is randomly drawn to match off coaches from two pots - the first containing WBBL regulars, the second containing everybody else.
Rules disputes should be settled amicably between the coaches involved using the rulebook, in quick fashion, wherever possible. If this isn't achievable, please call on the Tournament Organiser who will make a ruling then and there. The organiser's decision is final in all cases.
Tie breakers will be decided by strength of schedule (including any head to head games); ie you receive more points the higher the final ranking of all of your opponents combined.
Sign up
Sign up at nzbbn.com and post your intention to attend in the relevant subforum of the tournament section or just reply to this thread declaring your interest. I'll get in touch very soon to sort out the rest.
Rules pack:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/746 ... 20pack.pdf
Venue details:
http://www.jjmurphy.co.nz/page/home.aspx
