London's biggest event for quite some time - capped at 88 players.
Format
4 games
Swiss-paired
Resurrection
Tie breakers will be based on the default settings in TourPlay with strength of schedule as the first tie breaker.
Awards
Winner
Best Stunty (Goblins, Gnomes, Halflings, Ogres, Snotlings)
Best Team (a combination of best painted/best theme, judges choice)
Best Junior (under 18s assuming 4+ players)
Most CAS (everything in, or that passed through, the CAS box)
Most TD
Payment
Payment is £20 via PayPal (friends and family) to dragonbowlleague@gmail.com
Teambuilding, Tiering and Skills
Teams will receive cash (gp = gold pieces) for team building and, over and above this, skills for allocation based on the following tiers:
Tier 1 - 1,150gp - 6 Primary skills - Amazons, Dark Elves, Lizardmen, Ors, Shambling Undead.
Tier 2 - 1,170gp - 7 Primary skills - Dwarves, High Elves, Humans, Necromantic, Norse, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Vampires, Wood Elves.
Tier 3 - 1,180gp - 7 Primary skills, 1 Secondary Skill, one player may stack 2 primary skills - Chaos Dwarves, Elven Union, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Slann, Tomb Kings,
Tier 4 - 1,190gp - 8 Primary skills, 1 Secondary, one player may stack 2 primary skills - Black Orcs, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Gnomes, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Snotling
Tier 5 - 1,200gp - 8 Primary, 2 Secondary, one player may stack 2 primary skills - Halfling, Goblins, Ogres
Please represent skills using a method that is clear and obvious to your opponent (the same goes for differentiating models where necessary. If using loon bands (or similar) please use the following colours for commonly taken skills:
Skill
Colour
Block
Pink (only joking) Blue
Dodge
Yellow
Guard
Green
Mighty Blow
Red
Tackle
Orange
Wrestle
White
It should really go without saying, but just to be clear, other skills should be in colours other than the above.
Stars - cost 3 primary skills (with stars that come in pairs taking one roster slot but costing 6 primary skills). Some stars are not allowed, or allowed for certain races, as noted below. Stars may not be given additional skills. You must have 11 players rostered before you select a star.
Mega stars, as per the latest published FAQ/Errata, are banned.
The following stars are limited in that they cannot be taken by the races noted in the table below.
Star: - Banned from:
Dribl and Drull - Amazons and Lizardmen
Estelle La Veneaux - Amazons
H’Thark the Unstoppable - All teams except Chaos Dwarves
Ivan ‘the Animal’ Deathshroud - Shambling Undead, Necromantic Horror and Tomb Kings
Maple Highgrove - Currently under review, treat him as banned for all for now and we will consider this again when more data/experience is available
Skitter Stab-Stab - All “Favoured of” teams, Snotlings and Underworld Denizens
Varag Ghoul Chewer - All “Underworld Challenge” teams
Inducements
All inducements listed in the Blood Bowl 2020 rulebook are permitted except Mercenaries, Special Play Cards, and Team Wizards. No Inducements from any other publications (such as Death Zone) can be taken. As per the 2020 rules in tournament games, you do not receive the 1 free Dedicated Fan.
Timings
Registration: 9 am - 9:30
Game one: 9:30 to 11:45
Game two: 12:00 to 2:15
Lunch: 2:15 to 3:15
Game three: 3:15 to 5:30
Game four: 5:45 to 8
More detail is included in the full rule pack attached which you should read before attending.