Alpha Games Winter Bowl 22 "Stanton Snow Bowl" - **BESTERS WINS**

[fiskey7]

This tournament is NAF sanctioned.

This event will be held on Saturday 12 February 2022, 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 to purchase from the Alpha Games website - link below:

https://www.alphagames.co.uk/events/687452002631651

Format

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 game will be randomly drawn between coaches with subsequent matchups following a Swiss - Resurrection style system.

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 and the additional NAF Roster for Slann. Any additional official teams and rosters from Spike magazines released before the event will also be allowed.

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 - 60 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, 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.
● 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 cost in gold pieces 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 60 Star Player Points. If it decides to hire Deeproot Strongbranch, this will cost 24 SPP from their initial 60 SPP allocation, leaving 36 SPP for them to use on additional skills for their normal players.

SPP Tax.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. Tiebreakers will be Strength of Schedule followed by Total Touchdowns and then Total Casualties.

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.

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

[howlinggriffon]

Interested

[Magic Dave]

I'd be keen as well, just need to move my shifts about to get the time off.

[fiskey7]

Tickets now available to purchase from the following link:

https://www.alphagames.co.uk/events/687452002631651

[Onyersix]

Paid. 13 tickets left after mine.

Will we need to submit lists for approval in advance, or on the day?

[postmangav]

I've just bought my ticket. I'm very new to the game but excited to give a tournament a try!

[fiskey7]

Paid. 13 tickets left after mine.

Will we need to submit lists for approval in advance, or on the day?

Only 4 tickets left now - may be able to increase numbers if there is demand. Just getting an update of who has bought tickets from the shop, and will post list of who is attending.

Rosters are fine to be submitted on the day

[howlinggriffon]

I've signed up - as has Mr_Frodo

[Magic Dave]

Just picked up my ticket and it said 3 left.

[fiskey7]

Current coach list:

1. fiskey7
2. unsullied (spare)
3. bashman
4. strubot
5. farleybear
6. onyersix
7. howlinggriffon
8. mr_frodo
9. headlesscoach
10. magicdave
11. phunter648
12. mr_zay
13. postmangav
14. paulc22
15. new NAF
16. new NAF
17. tjtharby
18. NAF name tbc
19. myrmedon
20. lrdforde
21. besters
22. horus07

All the tickets have now been sold, but if there is further interest the shop has indicated it could increase capacity - let me know if you are interested in attending and I can speak to the shop.

[besters]

Hi, I'm interested dependent upon covid regulations at the time. Will post again to confirm nearer the event.

[besters]

given the easing in covid regulations, interested in two tickets if more vbecome available.

[fiskey7]

given the easing in covid regulations, interested in two tickets if more vbecome available.

Hi Jim - I'll speak to the shop about extra tickets and let you know - but pretty sure we should be able to accommodate a couple of extra tickets.

[besters]

Just paid for me, Besters, and Horus07.

[PeteW]

I know this is sold out, but if anyone drops out, I'd love to fill their place!