Annual Review 2018

[Purplegoo]

Well spotted - it looks like you’ve picked up a typo.

‘New’ Lewdgrip is the Lewdgrip, so far as we’re concerned, from 1 Jan. onwards. I’ll get that tidied up, and thanks for the spot.

[Pipey]

I only have two thumbs - where can I get more? Great work. I can imagine this took many many hours of thoughtful deliberation and realisation. Thanks!

Could you give me more background on why new types of invitational tournaments might be now eligible (on discretionary basis)? Does this simply refer to the broadening of that category to include Tournament Series ending events with qualification? Or are there other circumstances?

[Heartsbane]

Hooray, my pedantry was useful. Glad I could help.

[Purplegoo]

Could you give me more background on why new types of invitational tournaments might be now eligible (on discretionary basis)? Does this simply refer to the broadening of that category to include Tournament Series ending events with qualification? Or are there other circumstances?

Hi Bren,

The two circumstances that we think this will potentially apply to are finals weekends for Tournament Series and National Championships. In each case, to be eligible for sanctioning, there will have to be a broad community consensus that the method of qualification is fair and equitable and there will have to be a good notice period. There may be other examples that could make the grade, but I can't immediately put my finger on them.

To give a hypothetical example (since we're in the UK, but the logic applies everywhere), if well advertised and backed by the community, the Golden Gauntlet (for instance - other series exist) could apply to have a top 16 finals weekend (with appropriate side event) at the end of next season. You could organise an English National Championship if you wished, if you could arrive at an agreed method by which coaches qualify and give everyone plenty of time to meet that criteria. We won't be accepting a submission for next February where you invite the top 16 ELO ranked coaches to play without a community discussion, for instance.

These are early days for this and as I mention above, I will be monitoring any submissions extremely carefully and applying plenty of caution to ensure submissions are 'fair' invitationals that all interested coaches theoretically can qualify for (and can attend anyway at an open side event - as per Eurobowl / Eur Open). We've had enough requests to know people want this, and we're happy to give it to them so long as all is above board.

[Darkson]

The 3 “recommended” races – is it an “all or nothing” thing, or can an event allow Slann while banning the use of Bret and Khorne? Not 100% clear above.

[Purplegoo]

TOs can choose which recommended races they use. It doesn't have to be all or nothing, but we recommend all!

[sann0638]

A few bits and bobs from me. Very sensible to put Slann on the same footing as Brets and Khorne, and it was time to make the Piling On up to TOs. Glad that Zara didn't get the boot! (yet...)

Section 7 of the BB16 bit has a typo: "Please review the for all name changes, available inducements and new positionals".

Keep up the good work!

[Wobert]

Goo and all the others involved - this is excellent. Sensible and pragmatic, well done.

[Purplegoo]

Section 7 of the BB16 bit has a typo: "Please review the for all name changes, available inducements and new positionals".

Keep up the good work!

I think I've been staring at it all too long - I can't quite see where this is. Please PM me?

Thanks

[Pipey]

Thanks for response above Phil.

[nazgob]

I think Facebook told me that was a typo, but I will wait for Purplegoo to respond properly.

I love this document, and I look forward to abusing the new stars

Thanks to everyone involved for all of their hard work!

[Purplegoo]

The typos I know about / we are fixing are Lewdgrip being updated and the sentence Mike references above (thanks for the explanatory email, Mike!). If there are other typo questions, please shout.

And I'm glad you like.

[Darkson]

TOs can choose which recommended races they use. It doesn't have to be all or nothing, but we recommend all!

(Reposting, as it didn't seem to go through.)

Thanks for the clarification Phil, means the (Albion run) ARBBL 7s can go ahead.

[gjnoronh]

Great stuff NAF team!

[Glamdryn]

Love the Annual Review.

Cross-posting some functional findings from NAF forums:
1) Specialist Coaches and Temp. Agency Cheerleaders are marked as 0-8 Team Goods, where they are specifically detailed within SPIKE to be an unlimited access Inducement.
2) Plague Doctor is marked under Team Goods, but is an Inducement.
3) Igor was removed as an Inducement from Nurgle in BB2016, but remains in your doc.