The Red Trophy V - Aug 21/22 -High Wycombe, DOUGLOWE WINS

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An update to the Red Trophy V rules set

Please Read!

After reviewing feedback from many tournaments happening across the globe now it has become apparent there is an issue with Star Players in terms of game balance and repetitive team selections. The rules pack for the Red Trophy V was written many months ago with the exciting new star player possibilities purposefully in mind. However, tournaments of Blood Bowl Second Season Edition have been operating for a few months now since lockdown eased in a variety of locations and it has not taken long for the “Star Player Issue” to be quite apparently having a negative impact on the competitive tournament scene.

As such I have taken the decision to alter the rules pack for the Red Trophy V at this late stage.

STAR PLAYERS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED except for the following teams, who may take ONE, only after a regular 11 players have been rostered:

Goblins
Ogres
Halflings
Snotlings

I appreciate that this may change a fair few people's expected team rosters but this change was made with consultation of several experienced players in attendance at the Red Trophy V. I can assure you however it is with a sincere belief that this will improve the playing experience of the tournament.



THE RED TROPHY V

The Red Trophy is an annual two-day NAF Registered Blood Bowl tournament based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. This, the fifth instalment, will take place on Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd August 2021.



Venue

The Red Trophy is hosted by Tabletop Republic High Wycombe:

Tabletop Republic
Chilterns Shopping Centre
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP13 5ES

(Google will show the store as 5-6 Queens Square, don't worry, this is the same location.)

Cost

Tickets for NAF members are £20, available at the link below:

https://www.tabletoprepublic.com/produc ... tournament

please note, you MUST be a member of the NAF in order to play at the Red Trophy, there is NO provision to sign up on the day.

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

Accommodation

The following hotels are in close proximity to 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
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

Welcome to the Red Trophy V! This year's spectacle is shaping up to be the most exciting yet, with a fresh new edition of rules to sink your teeth into and a long awaited return to the tabletop for us all meaning that we should be in for a cracking weekend.

The Red Trophy V will be using the new Blood Bowl Second Season Edition (or Blood Bowl 2020 as it is commonly known) rules, along with the “Teams of Legend” PDF and the designers' Errata which can be found over on the official Blood Bowl website, as well as the inclusion of the Daemons of Khorne roster and the Slann team, which may be found under the NAF's “Rules For Tournaments 2021” document.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp- ... WvxPj1.pdf

https://www.warhammer-community.com/202 ... s-new-faq/

https://www.thenaf.net/wp-content/uploa ... s-2021.pdf

Team Building:

Teams competing at the Red Trophy are made of highly trained, world renowned and completely insane Blood Bowlers. As such, coaches are given a generous starting gold pieces allowance of 1,200,000 for the purposes of selecting players, re rolls, sideline staff and purchasing any inducements permitted. This is completely separate from the inclusion of additional skills, which will be covered below.

Inducements:

Star Players are not permitted except for the following teams, who may take ONE, only after a regular 11 players have been rostered:

Goblins
Ogres
Halflings
Snotlings

The only other inducements permitted are Bloodweiser Kegs, Halfling Master Chefs, and Bribes, which are paid for out of the 1,200,000 gold pieces referenced above prior to the tournament. No inducements are able to be purchased at the table, so spend that gold!

Additional Skills:

Once you have fully purchased your team as described above, you may distribute additional skills amongst your players. A coach may select ONE of the following two skill packages:

8 Primary Skills OR
5 Primary Skills and 2 Secondary Skills

A maximum of two skills may be stacked onto the same player (including both Secondary skills if you wish). Aside from this, there are no other limitations such as limits on duplicate skills etc. Statistic increases are not an option, otherwise... they'd be listed above...

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.

The Prayers to Nuffle Table:

Any reference to rolling on the “Prayers to Nuffle” Table must utilise the Exhibition variant of the table found on page 101 of the Blood Bowl rulebook.




What You Need

A painted team (minimum 3 colours)
Board and dugout
Dice
Templates
ONE printed roster

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.

Prizes

There will be prizes/trophies awarded for the following:

Tournament Winner
Runner Up
Most Touchdowns
Most Casualties*
Stunty Cup (Best placed Ogres, Halflings or 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.)

**Display bases do not increase your chances of winning best painted, only the figures themselves will be judged

Schedule

Saturday

10:00 – Registration
10:30 – Game 1 Start
12:30 – Lunch
13:00 – Game 2 Start
15:00 – Break
15:15 – Game 3 Start
17:15 – End of Play

Sunday

10:00 – Game 4 Start
12:00 – Lunch
12:30 – Game 5 Start
14:30 – Break
14:45 – Game 6 Start
16:45 – End of Play
17:00 – Awards and Close


Interested/Paid:

1 - Nonumber
2 - Skab
3 - Piranha
4 - Jayward
5 - JuJuu
6 - Hellboy_
7 - Gimli01
8 - MadeofWelsh
9 - Howlinggriffon
10 - Wotfudboy
11 - Mr_Frodo
12 - Littlespoon
13 - haychdee
14 - punchymcragefists
15 - Dream17
16 - Boneless
17 - Thatotherasianguy
18 - Getzabye
19 - Miniman
20 - olber
21 - lakora
22 - eldritchfox
23 - JBone
24 - Eddmo
25 - Mercy_Flush
26 - partime
27 - douglowe
28 - Archie
29 - Slatfordicus
30 - Atlas04
31 - Gritter
32 - chaoshugs
33 - 13Silver]
34 - TropicalRemixed

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After the announcement from the UK Government regarding the time scale for lockdown restrictions to end, the Red Trophy is certainly clear of their predictions being in the second half of August!

I'll be updating with a full rules pack (as the previous rulespack was pre-BB 2020) but until then, get signed up and join the action in a proper, 2-day TABLETOP YES TABLETOP BLOOD BOWL TOURNAMENT!!!

[Jayward]

Much further ahead than I usually plan, but I feel like I need to make use of any tournament opportunities this year! Ticket purchased

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Much further ahead than I usually plan, but I feel like I need to make use of any tournament opportunities this year! Ticket purchased

Received, with thanks!!

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Rules now updated in original post

[JuJuu]

Hi nonumber, I’ve purchased a ticket (order #10806).

See you there!

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Hi nonumber, I’ve purchased a ticket (order #10806).

See you there!

Great! Received with thanks, maybe bump into you again on CCL before then

[Hellboy_]

Hey just paid for a ticket.

See you in August!

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Filling up nicely now guys, get involved.

Hopefully some fun news coming soon about the venue as well... stay tuned!!

[lunchmoney]

please note, you MUST be a member of the NAF in order to play at the Red Trophy, there is NO provision to sign up on the day.
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Interested/Paid:
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16 - Hawca
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Looks like you'll have a member of NAF staff there.

[gcoleman76]

if any slots open up is there a reserve list?

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if any slots open up is there a reserve list?

It's not full mate crack on if you want.

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please note, you MUST be a member of the NAF in order to play at the Red Trophy, there is NO provision to sign up on the day.
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Interested/Paid:
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16 - Hawca
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Looks like you'll have a member of NAF staff there.

He's not confirmed yet and my policy as a TO now is not to process any NAF memberships the morning of. One less thing to worry about for us.

[lunchmoney]

That is a fair point

[gcoleman76]

if any slots open up is there a reserve list?

It's not full mate crack on if you want.

Damn it I am away on holiday after all...