HQ MIDWINTER MADNESS 2026 (January 17th 2026)
Where? HQ Gaming Club.
Lamstraat 38. 9100 Sint-Niklaas. Belgium.
What? a five round NAF sanctioned Blood Bowl resurrection tournament
Team Value 112-114-116-118
Blood Bowl 2025 rules + Teams of Legend + FAQ + Slann
Swiss Pairings
Registration Fee?
€22 (early registration) / €30 (on site registration)
--> lunch (croques) and dinner (pasta) will be included.
Early Registration? Possible until January 13th 2026 23u59.
How?
- Deposit on IBAN BE52 7310 3561 2109, BIC: KREDBEBB (Mats Clays). Please mention who you are paying for.
- Use Pay Pal (friends & family, so I don’t have to pay fees). Please mention who you are paying for. My Pay Pal address is Mats_Clays at Yahoo dot com
- Pay me when you see me.
TIME TABLE
09u30 Doors + Registration
10u00 - 12u15 Round 1
12u15 - 12u45 Lunch Break
12u45 - 15u00 Round 2
15u15 - 17u30 Round 3
17u30 - 18u15 Dinner Break
18u15 - 20u30 Round 4
20u45 - 23u00 Round 5
Prize Ceremony
This is a long tournament and rounds are two hours and fifteen minutes. This is the only way to fit five rounds into a one day tournament.
There will be a strict “dice down after two hours and fifteen minutes” policy. Please don’t give us a hard time should this happen to your game. The use of a chess clock where both players get 65 minutes is allowed, but not mandatory.
PRIZES
- Winner gets a NAF trophy (or another trophy miniature).
- There will be Games Workshop Blood Bowl items given away at random at the start of each round. More people attending more prizes.
- I'll dig out some small prizes for most Touchdowns, most Casualties and last place.
HQ MIDWINTER MADNESS RULES PACKAGE
Prayers to Nuffle, Team Wizards and Star Players are not allowed.
All other inducements are allowed.
For balancing reasons, teams have been divided in four tiers. Teams receive their budget and an amount of skill points based on their tier.
Skill points can be spent on:
Non-elite primary skill: 2 skill points
Elite primary skill: 3 skill points
Non-elite secondary skill: 4 skill points
Elite secondary skill: 5 skill points
Tier 1 (Amazon, Dark Elf, Necromantic, Norse, Old World Alliance, Shambling Undead, Wood Elf)
Budget 1.120.000
Skill points 12
Tier 2 (Dwarf, Elven Union, High Elf, Imperial Nobility, Lizardmen, Nurgle, Orc, Skaven, Slann, Tomb Kings, Underworld, Vampire)
Budget 1.140.000
Skill points 14
Tier 3 (Black Orc, Bretonnia, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Dwarf, Chaos Renegade, Human, Khorne)
Budget 1.160.000
Skill points 16
Tier 4 (Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling)
Budget 1.180.000
Skill points 18
We will use a skill regression system. This means every team will remove one of their starting skills at the end of each round.
- Coaches who lost the round may choose which skill they remove
- Coaches who won or drew the round have to remove a skill at random
Stacking skills is not allowed.
SCORING SYSTEM
MAJOR WIN (2+TD) - 51 points
MINOR WIN (1TD) - 50 points
DRAW - 20 points
MINOR LOSS (1TD) - 1 point
MAJOR LOSS (2+TD) - 0 points
TIEBREAKERS
Individuals will be ranked by the points they have earned. Should two or more coaches have the same amount of points, the following tiebreakers will be used.
TIEBREAKER 1 - Number of victories
TIEBREAKER 2 - Number of draws
TIEBREAKER 3 - Opponent score (the sum of all points from all your opponents)
TIEBREAKER 4 - Net TD’s + Net Casualties
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE, BUT THE WEAK ALSO GET TO PLAY
We will allow players to join the tournament, even if they can’t/won’t play for five rounds. If you decide to join as a ‘weakling player’ please let us know before the tournament.
- You have to play a minimum of three rounds
- You have to exit the tournament two by two, please make arrangements with another coach before the tournament.
- Registration fee will be the same. Lunch and dinner are included and you will have a chance to win the prizes that are given away at the start of each round in which you compete.
We have a reserve player. If you want to bribe him so he can drop out with you (or start playing when you drop out) let me know and I will point you towards him.
Approved / Approuvé
01.12.25
Magikmoon