Gen Con 2026: Sanctuary Cup

Team Composition

• Budget: 1 million Gold Coin build
• Ruleset: Current Blood Bowl Second Season rules (BB2025) with standard NAF accommodations
• Permitted Inducements: Halfling chef, Bloodweiser kegs, apothecaries, and bribes (no star players)
• Tournament Format: Resurrection style - injuries are restored after each game and star player points are not accumulated
• Skill Packages: Each coach may choose one of the following:
  • A) Three primary skills on three different players
  • B) One secondary skill on any player and one primary skill on any other player

Painting

• All models must have some kind of paint covering the entire model and base (no bare plastic)
• Extra skills should be marked on each player clearly (paint stripe, different base, skill ring, etc.)

Scoring

After each round, coaches will win Game Points based on the outcome of their match:

• A win is worth 60 points
• A draw is worth 30 points
• A loss is worth 10 points

Bonus points:

• +5 points for keeping it close (loss by one touchdown)
• +10 points for winning by three or more touchdowns
• +5 points for causing one more casualty than your opponent
• +10 points for causing two or more casualties than your opponent

Awards

The winner of the championship will be awarded a trophy. There will also be awards for the following (note that each coach may only win one award):

• Most Casualties
• Stunty Cup
• Best Painted (determined by panel of external judges)
• Triple Skull Champion (most triple skulls rolled during the tournament, or to the coach with the least amount of game points)
• Most TDs
• Best Defense
• Runner Up