Mulligan's Open 2026: Scotland's NAF National - 28th February - 1st March 2026 (Glasgow, Scotland)

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We are extremely happy to announce Mulligan's Open will be returning for its 6th iteration on 28th February to 1st March. We will once again be Scotland's NAF National so get ready for some elo boost fun!

Tickets will go on sale on the mkbbl website from Sunday 15th June 2025 at 10.00am BST! There has been a lot of interest in the event and we expect tickets to go quickly. If you don't want to miss out it suggested to purchase your ticket ASAP.

For 2026 we will have a 2 week presale for international coaches again, starting on June 1st 2025 at 9.00am GMT. We have set aside 20 of the 156 tickets for this, with any tickets not bought during this period being made available during the general sale on June 16th.

Full details for the event can be found on the mkbbl website here: https://www.mkbbl.co.uk/

You can also find the main ruleset info below:

As per NAF guidelines, the documents that make up the tournament rule set are:
- the rules in the BB2020 starter box;
- the Teams of Legend document, released by Games Workshop and hosted on the Blood Bowl website;
- the FAQ, Designer’s Commentary and Errata, hosted on the Blood Bowl website;
- the rules for Slann as per the NAF website

Teams fall into the following categories:

Tier 1 - TV1150
Amazon, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Lizardman, Orc, Shambling Undead, Skaven.

Tier 2 - TV1160
Necromantic Horror, Norse, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elf, Vampires.

Tier 3 - TV1170
Chaos Dwarves, High Elf, Human, Khemri Tomb Kings, Khorne.

Tier 4 - TV1180
Black Orc, Chaos Renegades, Elven Union, Imperial Nobility, Old World Alliance, Slann.

Tier 5 - TV1190
Chaos Chosen, Gnomes, Nurgle. Snotling.

Tier 6 - TV1200
Halfling, Goblin, Ogre.

Coaches have Treasury equal to that as defined in their tier above to create their starting team rosters, not counting additional skills (more on that below).

The tournament is resurrection style, meaning no injuries or deaths during games carry over into the next game.

Team rosters must consist of at least 11 players. Star Players do not count toward this total. If opposing teams have the same Star Player, both may be used.

Tiers 4 to 6 may take a Star Player, only after 11 players are rostered.

Mega Star players are banned at Mulligan's Open. A list of these players can be found below:

Bomber Driblesnot
Cindy Piewhistle
Deeproot Strongbranch
Dribl & Drull
Estelle La Veneaux
Griff Oberwald
Hakflem Skuttlespike
Hthark the Unstoppable
Ivan the Animal Deathsroud
Kreek Rustgouger
Skitter Stab-Stab
Swiftvine Glimmershard
Morg ‘n’ Thorg
Varag Ghoulchewer
Willhelm Chaney


Inducements allowed are as follows:

Permitted inducements are as follows:
● 0 - 2 Bloodweiser Kegs
● 0 - 3 Bribes
● 0 - 2 Wandering Apothecaries
● 0 - 1 Mortuary Assistant
● 0 - 1 Plague Doctor
● 0 - 1 Riotous Rookies
● 0 - 1 Biased Referee
● 0 - 1 Halfling Master Chef

Once your starting treasury been allocated, teams will be granted skill points based on the following tiers.

Tier 1 Teams: 6 skill points

Tier 2 Teams: 7 skill points

Tier 3 Teams: 8 skill points

Tier 4 Teams: 9 skill points

Tier 5 Teams: 10 skill points

Tier 6 Teams: 11 skill points

Skill points can be spent on the following:

Primary Skill: 1 point
Secondary Skill: 2 points
2 Primary Skills Stacked: 2 points (1 skill point sacrificed to allow this)
Star Player: 4 points
AV/MA/PA Increase: 1 point
AG Increase: 2 points
ST Increase: 4 points


Tier 1, 2 & 3 can buy one secondary skill with skill points.

Tier 4 & 5 can buy two secondary skills with skill points.

Tier 6 can buy three secondary skills with skill points.

All skills are assigned before the tournament begins (i.e. no progression) and should be reflected on team rosters.

The following restrictions apply to your
additional skills selection:

● Tiers 3 to 6 may sacrifice 1 point to stack skills on players within their team. For example a Black Orc team would sacrifice one of their 9 points to stack two skills on a player. This would cost a total of 3 points, one for the sacrifice to allow stacking, then 2 points for the player with 2 skills. Likewise Goblins in tier 6 sacrifice 1 point to stack two primary skills on three players This would total 7 points used from their 11.

Tiers 3+4 may stack 2 primaries on one player

Tier 5 may stack 2 primaries on two players

Tier 6 may stack 2 primaries on 3 players

● Tiers 4+5 may select one player to increase one statistic
(points cost shown below). Tier 6 can increase one statistic on two players.

● Any stat increases taken must confirm
with the maximum stat increase
restrictions as displayed within the BB20
rulebook. Therefore MA10 Gutter Runners
etc. will not be allowed.

● No player with a stat increase may take
an additional skill

● Star players on your roster may not be
given an additional skill or statistic
increase

There is no limit on skill incidence. Dwarves can have 4 Guards and Lizardmen can have 4 Blocks.

Points will be allocated as follow:
Win = 100 points
Draw = 50 points



COST: £55 for NAF members. Visit our website here to find out how to buy your ticket: https://www.mkbbl.co.uk/mulligan-s-open