Event Location and Date:
August 23 , 2025
Western Sports Park; Bld 2 & 3
151 South 1100 West Farmington UT 84025
Tournament Format:
Tournament will be a Swiss style, resurrection tournament. Any injuries a team suffers will not carry over to the next match. Round 1 will be random pairings. Round 2 and subsequent rounds the highest ranked player plays the next highest ranked player they have not previously played. The roster you start the tournament with will be the same for each round you play.
Rules:
We will be using the official GW 2020 Blood Bowl rules in addition to the most current FAQ published by GW. Found here: https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/oFzcrQspEB04HGev.pdf
There will be no overtime.
In the spirit of good sportsmanship, Illegal Procedures will not be called -- please simply bring the issue to your opponent's attention and ask that they move their marker.
Weather Table: The weather will start as “Perfect Blood Bowl” weather but is subject to change per the Kickoff Table.
The Kickoff Table in the BB2020 ruleset will used.
Team Creation:
Teams will be built using 1.1M to draft the minimum 11 players. Star Players do not count towards the 11 player min.
Additional skills will be allowed to be acquired thru the use of the tier system outlined below.
Tier 1–Tier 1 team’s are the following and are allowed 12 Skill Points (SP).
Amazon, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Orc, Shambling Undead
Tier 2–Tier 2 team’s are the following and are allowed 14 Skill Points (SP).
Chaos Dwarf, Lizardmen, Norse, Skaven, Vampires.
Tier 3–Tier 3 team’s are the following and are allowed 16 Skill Points (SP).
Human, ,Necromantic Horrors, Tomb Kings, Wood Elves, Underworld Denizens.
Tier 4–Tier 4 team’s are the following and are allowed 18 Skill Points (SP).
OWA, Chaos Renegades, Elven Union, High Elf, Imperial Nobility.
Tier 5–Tier 5 team’s are the following and are allowed 20 Skill Points (SP).
Chaos Chosen, Korn, Nurgle, Black Orc, Slaan.
Tier 6–Tier 6 team’s are the following and are allowed 22 Skill Points (SP).
Gnome, Goblin, Ogre, Halfing, Snotling
Skills are purchased per the following table and tier system:
Primary Skills
Tier 1 - 3 skill points
Block
Claws
Dirty Player
Dodge
Guard
Leader
Mighty Blow
Sure Hands
Tier 2 - 2 skill points
Defensive
Diving Tackle
Frenzy
Horns
Juggernaut
Kick
Pro
Side Step
Sneaky Git
Stand Firm
Strip Ball
Tackle
Two Heads
Wrestle
Tier 3 - 1 skill point
Accurate
Jump Up
Arm Bar
Leap
Big Hand
Monstrous Mouth
Brawler
Multiple Block
Break Tackle
Nerves of Steel
Cannoneer
On the Ball
Catch
Pass
Cloudburster
Piledriver
Dauntless
Prehensile Tail
Disturbing Presence
Running Pass
Diving Catch
Safe Pair of Hands
Dump-off
Shadowing
Extra Arms
Sprint
Fend
Strong Arm
Foul Appearance
Sure Feet
Fumblerooskie
Tentacles
Grab
Thick Skull
Hail Mary Pass
Very Long Legs
Iron Hard Skin
Star Players:
The following star players are banned for the event: Bomber Dribblsnot, Cindy Piewhistle, Deeproot Strongbranch, Dribl/Drul, Estelle la Veneaux, Griff Oberwald, Hakflem Shuttlespike, H'thark the Unstoppable, Kreek Rustgouger, Lord Borak, Morg’N’Thorg, Skitter Stab-Stab, Wilhelm Cheney.
Any other Star Player will cost 3 skill points from the team’s allotment.
Additional rules:
- Secondary Skill are an additional 1 SP
- No more than 2 extra skills per player
- No more than 4 of any one extra skill
- No mercenaries.
- No stadiums or sponsors.
- No wizards.
- Highlander rules for Star Players are in effect.
Example : A coach wants to take a Saurus with Block and Dodge, Team has 14SP to spend. Block uses 3SP; Dodge uses 4SP
The “Blodging Saurus costs 7SP of the teams 14 SP, leaving the coach with 7SP points to spend on his remaining players.
Approved B2020 inducements may be purchased by all teams aside from those listed above.
Timing:
The two hour and fifteen minute rounds will be enforced. You will receive ‘Time Remaining’ updates from the Tournament Organizer to help you stay on pace.
The 4 Minute turn rule will not be used unless the Tournament organizer feels your game is in danger of not completing in the time limit. He may insist on a timer being used and enforcing the 4 minute turn rule.
Scoring:
Tournament points may be gained in several ways from your matches.
Points from Game Play:
Game Result Tournament Points
Win 60
Tie 30
Loss 10
During the tournament, additional points may be earned. They are as follows:
Lost by 1 Touchdown = +2 pts
Caused 2 more CAS from Blocking than Opp. = +2 pts
Caused 3 or more CAS from Blocking than Opp. = +5 pts
Cleared the Pitch (1 per Match) = +5 pts
Won by 2 Touchdowns = +2 pts
Won by 3 or more Touchdowns = +5 pts
Get a One-Turn Score (1 per Match) = +5 pts
* For the sake of bonuses, all CAS sustained from blocking, crowd surfing and fouling will count!
Awards:
Day1 Brawler Champion - Most overall points
Best Offense - Team that scored the most TDs
Most Brutal - Team that inflicted the most Casualties from Blocking
Other awards may be given away as well.
A Coach may only win one award.
Daily Schedule:
9:30 - 10:00am Registration
10:15 – 12:30pm Round 1
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 3:45pm Round 2
4:00 – 6:15pm Round 3
Awards to follow as soon as tabulated