UKBBL TT XXII Rules & Tournament Info
7th and 8th March 2026 - The Holiday Inn (Derby) Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre, Nottingham
UKBBL TT XXII Rules
The 22nd UKBBL Tabletop Tournament will consist of 5 matches over 2 days, the first round matches will be randomly drawn, rounds 2 to 5 will follow a Swiss - Resurrection style tournament system:- UKBBL XXII will abide by the NAF recommendations and rules clarifications (unless otherwise noted in this document) They are found here: www.thenaf.net/recommendations&clarifications
For All Entrants the cost of this tournament will be £33 which will include NAF membership for new members if required. Payments friends and family via paypal can be sent to gavrad76@yahoo.com Many thanks.
The tournament will use the NAF rules for tournament documents. The current available NAF race list will be acceptable as published and however Slann teams will not be accepted. The stalling rules are being used as described in the BB SEASON 3 rulebook.
Coaches will be awarded 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
We will be using A VARIATION on the 2026 NAF Championship Ruleset. Many thanks to them for their ideas.
Rosters & Results will be submitted via TourPlay.
This is a Progressive Web App and can be accessed via a browser or installed as a PWA on an Android phone. The link to register your team is here, and the deadline for doing so is 8pm on 1st March 2026.
Rosters are purchased with a treasury of 1,150,000 gold crowns.
The following inducements and inducement quantities are allowed for teams in all tiers (unless noted otherwise):
0-3 Bribes
0-2 Blitzer’s Best Kegs
0-1 Bretonnian Pastries
0-1 Halfling Master Chef (Halfling only)
0-1 Mortuary Assistant
0-1 Plague Doctor
0-1 Riotous Rookies
0-1 Star Player (See Section 8)
0-1 Team Mascot
0-1 Weather Mage
In addition to the starting skills on your roster all teams will have additional skills that they can add to their roster. Access to skills are split into 3 options and tiered as follows:
Tier 1 Option A: 5 Primary skills
Tier 1 Option B: 3 Primary Skills & 1 Star Player up to 180k
Tier 1 Option C: 2 primary skills & 1 star player value up to 250k
Tier 2 Option A: 6 Primary skills,
Tier 2 Option B: 4 Primary Skills, & 1 Star Player up to 180k
Tier 2 Option C: 3 primary skills, & 1 star player up to 250k
Tier 3 Option A: 7 Primary skills,
Tier 3 Option B: 5 Primary Skills, & 1 Star Player up to 180k
Tier 3 Option C: 4 primary skills, & 1 star player up to 250k
Tier 4 Option A: 8 Primary skills, including 1 optional secondary
Tier 4 Option B: 6 Primary Skills, & 1 Star Player up to 180k
Tier 4 Option C: 5 primary skills, & 1 star player up to 250k
Tier 5 Option A: 8 Primary skills, including 2 optional secondaries
Tier 5 Option B: 6 Primary Skills, & 1 Star Player up to 180k
Tier 5 Option C: 5 primary skills, & 1 star player up to 250k
These additional skills are all allocated at the start of the tournament so they remain relevant for all 5 matches.
The secondary skill(s) can be swapped to a primary skill if you wish. Skills are allocated as “new skill” rolls specified as either “primary” or “secondary” as per the Improvement Rolls table.
You are only allowed to assign one additional skill per player.
Elite skills are capped to 4 on the same skill i.e. you may give several different players the same skill if you wish but no more than 4 Block and 4 Dodge and 4 Guard and 4 Mighty Blow may be added to any roster.
Statistic improvements and random skills cannot be selected.
Blood Bowl team races are split into the following 5 tiers:
Tier 1: Amazon.
Tier 2: Dark Elf, Lizardman, Necromantic Horror, Old World Alliance, Orc, Shambling Undead, Tomb Kings, Vampire, Wood Elf.
Tier 3: Imperial Nobility, High Elf, Norse, Nurgle, Skaven, Chaos Dwarf, Human, Underworld Denizens.
Tier 4: Black Orc, Bretonnian, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegade, Khorne, Dwarf, Elven Union, Snotling.
Tier 5: Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, Ogre
Star Players
All rosters will have access to a reduced selection of star players at this years UKBBL EVENT. If you wish to bring a star player on your rosters select the appropriate option from the skill options listed above. Remember, you will reduce the number of additional skills that are available to you by selecting a star player.
When rostering a Star player the following rules must be followed:
You must first roster 11 regular players before adding a star player to your team.
Star players that are selected as a pair (such as the Swift Twins) count as 1 choice on the roster. If 2 coaches are drawn against each other with the same Star player on their roster, neither player is permitted to use them. Star players cannot be allocated additional skills
The following list of star players are NOT PERMITTED for selection by any team in this years UKBBL EVENT:
Any Star Player costing more than 250,000 and the following list
Bomber Dribblesnot
Cindy Piewhistle
Hakflem Skuttlespike
Skitter Stabstab
Dribl and Drull
Grak & Crumbleberry
Ripper Bolgrot
Skrorg Snowpelt
ANY GAMES WORKSHOP SPIKE MAGAZINE RULES & ROSTERS RELEASED BEFORE 1 March 2026 WILL BE ALLOWED.
Placings in the tournament will be decided by a teams Win/Draw/Loss record, tie breakers will be strength of schedule, followed by combined TD difference and finally total CAS and then a knife fight to the death (just kidding) and finally a roll off!
Your finalised compliant team list should be added to the tournament link on TourPlay no later than 8pm on 1 March 2026.
You must use standard dice.
Teams should be fully painted and based and numbered and all miniatures should be clearly identifiable with the race they are representing and in keeping with the rest of the team and the models should be of a sensible scale for BloodBowl. Space Marine, Lego and Pokemon models are not allowed, however the fantastic cutiemal range are.
If there are any queries about a rule, for example the sequence of play and declarations of actions please refer to one of the referees for advice.
There is capacity for up to 56 coaches at this tournament.
This is a NAF Sanctioned tournament and NAF membership is compulsory to participate but NAF membership costs are included in the price of your ticket.
REMEMBER ROSTERS IN BY 1 March 2026
Further Info:
Venue
As usual we have secured the use of the Holiday Inn Derby - Nottingham and this is the obvious choice for booking your rooms, the discounts are biggest the further in advance you book, so I urge you all to book soon to get the best deal.
http://www.holidayin...e&icdv=99603195
The cost will cover the hire of the meeting rooms, securing the discounted food and NAF membership, (and a small round up to put towards the UKBBL IT and webhosting department bailout.)
The venue will be available to us THE WHOLE TIME
Also for the main Saturday evening plan fair few of us will probably be playing other geeky strategy/board games there into the evening, do feel free to join in. Although the lounge area may not be available to use on the Saturday night if there is a wedding/event happening, we can still use the bar.
Venue Parking
Obviously this being a hotel there is plenty of parking but any non hotel guests will need to register their vehicles at reception or will receive a fine from a 3rd party.
Food & Drink
Food is available on site but we also have permission to bring in our own food/snacks (Their may be a waiver to sign if you choke on a peanut whilst on-site) and there are supermarkets about a 10 min walk away, curry houses and take-away type restaurants nearby. We are however explicitly banned from bringing any of our own drinks on site, soft drinks (bottled water is included in the ban but tap water is available free at the bar) as well as alcohol are strictly off limits unless purchased on site.
Game boards, dice, and devices
Please bring everything you need to play the game, there will be a small supply of pitches but this could well mean playing on the older 28mm pitches.. Since we’re using TourPlay you will also need a smartphone or wireless enabled tablet to record match events during the game and submit your score.
Local accommodation
This is a two day event and so if you are traveling a reasonable distance I suggest in the venue hotel as linked above but I've included it here too.
Holiday Inn
http://www.holidayin...e&icdv=99603195
Or as a backup if it fills up there is:
https://hotels.welcomebreak.co.uk/hotel/days-inn-donington-derby-a50/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Business_profile
Schedule:
Friday Night: Drinks in the bar, few restaurants nearby for those that are hungry.
Games 1: 9:30 - 12:00 order lunches during game 1 from about 11:30. Pay at the bar upon collection of meal
Game 2: 13:00 - 15:30
Game 3: 15:45 - 18:15
Evening Get Food from local eateries (Uber eats etc or get your own and Games and Drinks.)
Sunday
Game 4: 10:00 - 12:30 no formal lunch but the same lunch will be available for those that want to eat. People are welcome to buy sandwiches at the local co-op.
Game 5: 12:45 - 15:15 - Clocks will be enforced from 14:45 pm if required.
Tournament Close 16:00