SoCal Gridlock Gauntlet ‘25
Winter Wonderland #1:
Holiday Havoc
Date: SATURDAY, December 27, 2024 AT 10 AM – 7 PM
Location: Comic Quest at 23811 Bridger Unit 111 Lake Forest, CA 92630
Format: The 1st of 3 tournaments in the SoCal Gridlock Gauntlet ‘25 series of tournaments! This year’s theme is Winter Wonderland, and will be held between December 27-29th in Southern California.
Ruleset: This tournament will be played with 2020 rules.
Team Draft Budget: 1,150,000 gold
Team Selection: All Blood Bowl 2020 rule books and supplements including Slann are usable excluding any forms of mercenaries, other than giants.
Tools of the Trade: Models, Roster, Dice, Rulebook, Pitch and Dugouts.
Registration: To register email bloodbowlcouplescup@gmail.com.
Cost: $30. $5 off if you pre-register (by December 24th). If you pre-register for all 3 of Winter Wonderland events, you will receive $5 each of the tournaments, for a savings of $15. You may pay ahead of time or on the day of the tournament. Both discounts stack.
Special Rules
-All Coaches will be given a special present.
-Highlander rule is in effect (if both coaches take the same star player(s), that player plays for neither team, and instead, pockets the money and skips town).
SoCal Gridlock Gauntlet ‘25
A 3-day tournament series held in 3 different Southern California locations. Attend one, two, or all 3 tournaments! Each has it’s own rules, results, and standings. There will also be an overall standings winner! The first stop along this path to glory is Holiday Havoc!
Creating a Team
How: Managers will make a team that MUST include a minimum of 11 rostered non-star players.
Who: Any GW approved team, including Teams of Legend, as well as Slaan.
Inducements: All Inducements from allowed sources are allowed. Inducements must be purchased from your Team Draft budget during team drafting and are permanently added to your Team Draft list for the event. Please note the following: If both coaches have Induced the same (In)Famous Coaching Staff, both coaches get to use that Inducement. Duplicates do not cancel each other out. Assume that the character appearing on the losing team was an imposter, or long-lost cousin! No special play cards.
Gift Card: In one of your old stockings (yuck!) you find a gift card to a game that is about to expire. It isn’t accepted everywhere, but you can probably find something that you like. You get an extra 150,000 gold to spend on inducements! You may not spend it on star players, extra team training, kegs, wandering apothecaries, halfling master chefs, giants, biased ref (the generic kind), part-time assistant coaches, temporary cheerleaders or bribes (if you have bribery and corruption). Go and treat yourself to something nice.
Skills: Reference the team tier list and get the amount of skills listed with the following restrictions:
• Tier 1 - 6 Primary Skills, Tier 2 - 8 Primary Skills, Tier 3 - 10 Primary Skills
• A player may not be given more than two additional Skills and only 4 of the same skill
may be assigned per team
• Can trade 2 Primary skills for 1 Secondary skill.
• These additional Skills are free and do not count towards your team budget.
• Star Players may not be given skills. Neither can giants.
Star Players: Star players may be rostered, but you must include 11 non-star, non-giant players on your roster before hiring a star player(s). Every star player will cost your team 2 skills, with Mega Stars costing 4 skills instead.
When: For coaches pre-registering, your roster must be submitted and approved by December 24th (submitted before the 24, approval may be given on the 24th or later) in order to receive the discounted ticket price.
Painting: Painting your team is encouraged, but not required. We will have a contest for best painted team.
Team Tiers
Teams are sorted into tier based on the current GW tiering. Current tiers can be found here: Warhammer Community.
Tier 1 Teams: Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, High Elf*, Lizardmen, Norse, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elves.
Tier 2 Teams: Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Orc, Tomb Kings*, Vampire, Slann**
Tier 3 Teams: Goblins, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling, Gnomes
SCORING
Holiday Havoc uses a system of points to determine who will be the winner of the event. You earn points from your games in the following way:
• Win a game: 60 points
• Draw a game: 30 point
• Lose a game: 10 points
There are also bonus points available each game for the following:
• Score 3 or more touchdowns: 5 point
• Concede 0 touchdowns: 5 point
• Cause 3 or more Casualties: 5 point
The tiebreaker is the number of fans who show up to cheer for your team (in game, but feel free to invite friends).
SCHEDULE:
09:30 - 10:00 Registration and Setup
10:15 - 12:40 Round 1
12:40 - 01:10 Lunch
01:10 - 03:40 Round 2
03:45 - 06:10 Round 3
06:15 - 06:30 Score Tally and Award Ceremony
Rounds have been given a slightly extended time, and times will be strictly enforced. Probably.