Tournament of the Elite - 21st March 2020 High Wycombe

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Tired... broken... finished... it could be time to hang up the boots, sit back with a well earned barrel of ale, and watch the younger generation from the side lines. But a final windfall paycheque for one last hurrah has proven too good to turn down for some of the most decorated players to have survived a career in Blood Bowl. Organised into all-star teams, these players have been convinced to wave goodbye to their adoring fans the only way they know how... by providing more Blood Bowl carnage!

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The Tournament of the Elite is a one day Blood Bowl tournament which will take place in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire on Saturday 21st March 2020. The tournament will be resurrection style, meaning all injuries and player deaths etc. reset after each round. The format of the tournament will be a random pairing for round one, followed by swiss style for the three rounds thereafter.

Venue:

Tabletop Republic
Chilterns Shopping Centre
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP13 5ES

Parking:

Please note there is no parking at the venue (we are inside a shopping centre with access also on the high street).

The following car parks service High Wycombe:

Easton Street car park
Queen Victoria Rd, High Wycombe HP11 1NP

Dovecot Car Park
High Wycombe HP13 5FX

Eden car park
Lily's Walk, High Wycombe HP11 2BY

Accomodation:

The following hotels are an absolute stone's throw from the venue:

Premier Inn High Wycombe Central hotel
Arch Way, High Wycombe HP13 5HL

Travelodge High Wycombe
Octagon Parade, Abbey Way, High Wycombe HP11 2DQ


Cost:

£10 for NAF members. You MUST be a member of the NAF before signing up. There will be no provision to sign up on the day.

Payment can be made via paypal to tabletop.republic@yahoo.com

Please note your name, NAF name and number if you have them on the payment notes.

Food:

To keep the cost of entry down, lunch is not included in the ticket price. There are a multitude of cafe's etc. within just a few minutes of the store.

Rules:

The Tournament of the Elite will use the NAF CRP, with the following caveats:

+ Any roster updates published by Games Workshop before midnight, March 13th 2020 will be implemented.
+ Any star players published by Games Workshop before midnight, March 13th 2020 will be authorized.
+ Khorne, Bretonnians and Slann/Kislev Circus are permitted.

(Needless to say the tournament will not utilize any special stadiums or referee rules).

Team Building:

1,200,000 gold pieces allowance

Grak and Crumbleberry are prohibited. A maximum of two star players may be induced but only after 11 rostered players have been picked as normal.

The only inducements permitted are team wizards, bribes, halfling master chefs and bloodweiser kegs. (Bribes and halfling master chefs may be induced by anyone at the appropriate cost).

Skills package:

This is a one-off pay day for some of the most skilled and experienced Blood Bowl players in the land!

A maximum of two skills may be “stacked” onto the same player with no penalty.

Further skills (up to a maximum of five) may be stacked ONLY if a NEGATIVE stat is also given to said player for EACH additional skill. (And it must be a different selection from the list below each time) This can be:

- Player gains "Loner"
- Minus 1 AV
- Minus 1 MV
- Minus 1 ST
- Minus 1 AG
- Player gains "Niggling Injury"

A player may not select a negative modifier that would reduce a stat line to 0 (i.e. a Snotling cannot take -1 ST). Or, take Loner if they already have it.

This is to represent the hard knocks a Blood Bowl player must take through their career in order to become so well established!

This may be any combination of skills and there are no restrictions on the amount of duplicate skills (i.e. you can take 6 block Saurus if you want).

Tier 1:
Tier 1 teams may select 5 “normal” skills and 2 "double" skills.
Wood Elf, Undead, Lizardmen, Dwarf, Orcs, Dark Elf, Norse, Amazon, Necromantic, Skaven, Chaos Dwarves, Brettonians

Tier 2:
Tier 2 teams may select 8 “normal” skills and 2 “double” skill.
Humans, Nurgle, High Elf, Elf Union, Slann, Chaos Pact, Khemri, Chaos, Khorne, Underworld

Tier 3:
Tier 3 teams may select 6 “normal” skills and 4 “double” skills.
Halflings, Ogres, Goblins, Vampires

EXAMPLE - I take a Dwarf Longbeard and max out his skills. I give him Guard and Mighty Blow for his first two skills, then Piling On, Jump Up and Stand Firm to max him out at five skills. The cost of giving him Piling On, Jump Up and Stand Firm is that he has -1 AG, -1 AV and a Niggling Injury.

FAQ: You may select a "normal" skill INSTEAD of a "double" skill if you wish where appropriate.

All teams must be painted with at least 3 colours and be comprised of appropriate fantasy miniatures which reflect the positionals they are intended to represent.

What You Need:

A painted team (minimum 3 colours)
Board and dugout
Dice
Templates
2 x printed rosters

Scoring:

2 Points for a win
1 Point for a draw
0 Points for a loss

Tie breaking system will take into account net touchdowns followed by net casualties.
In the event of a complete tie the winner will be determined by head to head record.
In the freakish event two coaches did not play each other and cannot be separated they will be forced to play each other for eternity until the extinction of mankind and a vortex swallows the earth.

Or dice off.

Prizes:

There will be prizes/trophies awarded for the following:

The Tournament of the Elite Winner
Runner Up
Most Touchdowns
Most Casualties*
Stunty Cup (Ogres, Halflings, Goblins)
Best Painted Award

*Any injury that goes into your opponents injury box (even if it's just passing through) counts towards the Most Casualties award. (And also for the tie breaker.)

Schedule:

09:00 – Registration
09:30 – Game 1 Start
11:30 – Lunch
12:00 – Game 2 Start
14:00 – Break
14:15 – Game 3 Start
16:15 – Break
16:30 - Game 4 Start
18:30 - Trophies and Finish

Interested/Paid

0. Vodkanought (Spare Player)
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4. Gritter
5. Mysterioushandle
6. Fisher
7. Skab
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9. Monfredarkensaw
10. Hawca
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13. Dream17
14. pugs1985
15. nonumber
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[Barney the Lurker]

Interesting rules. Quick question, could a model take a negative that would have no effect, ie could a Saurus take -1AG?

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Interesting rules. Quick question, could a model take a negative that would have no effect, ie could a Saurus take -1AG?

Very good question and an oversight on my part, no, and I'll change up the rules now!

Thanks!

[Wotfudboy]

Interested!

EDIT - Sadly I can't make it now due to family commitments... Sad to miss it, especially as I wanted to support this local tournament!

EDIT EDIT... Right, turns out I can make it after all... payment PAID!

[Alchemist]

Very likely to come to this.

[howlinggriffon]

I think I can attend this

One question to make sure I'm getting this right. So a Tier 1 team can take 5 normal and 2 double skills. If I don't stack any of them, I don't assign any negative stats?

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I think I can attend this

One question to make sure I'm getting this right. So a Tier 1 team can take 5 normal and 2 double skills. If I don't stack any of them, I don't assign any negative stats?

This is correct, though you can stack up to two skills with no penalty. The negative traits are only a pay off for stacking 3+ skills.

[howlinggriffon]

Awesome - cheers Tom

[20phoenix]

Interested!

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Just a note to say this is probably going to be the best one dayer in the history of Blood Bowl. You should be there.

In addition, there'll be a host of freebies for every competitor and prizes up for grabs.

[Gritter_]

I should be able to make it to this one.

[Alchemist]

Paid up today

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Paid up today

Recieved with thanks!

[Wotfudboy]

Interested!
EDIT - Sadly I can't make it now due to family commitments... Sad to miss it, especially as I wanted to support this local tournament!

Hmmm, the Mrs is wavering... I might be able to come along still. Can you keep me as an interested until I can confirm & pay please!

[chaoshugs]

Paid, most casualties is gonna be well contested this time