PumpkinBowl 2025 - Nov 1st & 2nd - Bristol
We are back for year 4 and we are NAF approved.
We will be back in the Novotel venue again next year as the feedback was great on it from the attendees! We also made some tweaks to the pack and we are going to be a little more vigilant on some bits that we received as feedback as well.
We raised just under £400 from the raffle at the 2025 event, which has been donated to MIND; so we are hoping to smash past that this year and any money we get from ticket sales after the costs are removed will also be getting donated to MIND (it is a charity that all of the crew feel strongly about), along with the money we raise in the raffle in 2026.
Below you will find the rule pack which is NAF approved.
If you would like to register for the event, please complete this google form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRRLQKF4hUjnv2FcP2ztft2KmELdhzstkKHYziAa_mRleiOw/viewform?usp=dialog
Once signed up, we will put your name in the post below this one but until you are paid up for the event your spot will not be secured. Please keep in mind we are starting off with a cap of 80 on the event. It was great to see so many returning faces last year as well!
This year we are a part of the SW series again. There are a lot of points up for grabs! (The winner of our event has taken the series twice now!)
Any questions, please reach out on here or drop us an email at THBBL.Pumpkinbowl@gmail.com
Key Information
- When: 31st October & 1st November
- Where: Novotel, Victoria St, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6HY
- A short walk 5-10 mins from Temple Meads train station.
- We accept no responsibility for parking issues! Local options include Cabot Circus, Galleries, and The Novotel has limited parking (get details from the venue). Trojan Free Fighters have all day parking which is fairly cheap and located near Cabot Circus.
Price
- £40 - no price increase this year!
- All payments are to be made by PayPal FRIENDS AND FAMILY PAYMENT ONLY to THBBL.Pumpkinbowl@gmail.com
- Please include your email, name and NAF number & name with payment.
- If you cancel your spot by 31st September we will be able to process a refund, but after that date it will require selling the ticket on to process your refund.
What Do You Get
- Each coach will receive a 3D printed mascot model and 2D6 in their welcome pack (possibly more items depending on ticket sales).
What Should You Bring
- Your team (must be painted to 3 colours minimum, based and WYSIWYG, proxies are allowed but must be themed to match as a team and positions must be clearly identifiable)
- A pitch
- Your dice
- Any relevant markers, tokens, templates
- Gifts (totally not bribes) for your lovely organisers and referees
- There may be some pitches on site but not enough for the entire event so people will need to bring some with them.
Rules
Subject to change as we are still working off limited event data. Everything will be locked in by the end of July, with playtesting along the way.
- All teams are reset after every game using the resurrection format. No SPPs are required to be recorded, injured or dead players are healed, there are no winnings rolls, and raised players are lost.
- The round time is 2 hours 15 mins per round.
- Unless rolled on the kick-off table, weather will always be Perfect Conditions.
- Scoring: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss.
- Tied coaches are separated on Strength of Schedule, then total combined Touchdown and Casualty difference.
- Non-fouling Casualties are only counted if they would yield SPP. Crowd surfs, thrown rocks, chainsaws, etc. do not count.
- 12+ players on the pitch - if a team is found to be fielding too many players, the opposition coach may choose which player(s) are sent off. If a team is found to be fielding less than 11 players, the drive must be played out with that many players on the pitch (no additional players can be brought on).
- Rosters are to be submitted to Tourplay by 28th October 2026 (this will be made available to sign up teams late September).
Team Creation
Every team is permitted to spend the allotted tier allocated Gold Crowns at creation. All official teams are permitted at the tournament. All inducements listed below are allowed except Wizards and Prayers to Nuffle. New publications will result in updates to this.
- Star Players - Tier 4 can take 1 Star Player, and 5 teams are allowed 2 Star Players. The Highlander rule will also be in effect for Star Players, so if both coaches are taking the same one, neither can be played. In addition, Mega-Stars will only be available to Tier 5 and have an extra cost of 2 secondary skills and count as both your Star Player slots.
- MEGA-STARS - Morg 'n' Thorg, Griff Oberwald, Hackflem Skuttlespike, H'Thark the Unstoppable, Deeproot, Ivan Deathshroud.
- All teams will be given a free mascot to be used during their matches, with the model representing it given to them on the day as part of their welcome pack.
Skill Choices
All races are tiered. Each tier has an allocation of skills and a set of restrictions listed below.
- Tier 1 - TV 1100 - 5 primary skills, 4 Elite skills, no stacking. Teams: Amazon, Old World Alliance, Orc.
- Tier 2 - TV 1120 - 6 primary, 5 Elite skills, no stacking. Teams: High Elf, Dark Elf, Lizardmen, Nurgle, Shambling Undead, Underworld, Wood Elf.
- Tier 3 - TV 1150 - 6 primary and 1 secondary, 6 Elite skills, no stacking. Teams: Chaos Dwarf, Dwarf, Human, Imperial Nobility, Necromantic, Norse, Tomb Kings, Skaven, Vampire.
- Tier 4 - TV 1160 - 6 primary skills and 2 secondary, 6 Elite skills, players can have a primary, stacked primary or a secondary skill but not allowed to stack primary and secondary skills on the same player. Teams: Black Orc, Bretonnian, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegade, Elven Union, Khorne, Slann.
- Tier 5 - TV 1180 - 7 primary and 2 secondary, 6 Elite skills, players can have a primary, stacked primary or a secondary skill but not allowed to stack primary and secondary skills on the same player. Teams: Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Gnomes.
Prizes
We will be using the 'Highlander' (there can be only one) approach to prizes, where coaches are only eligible for one prize. If a coach has won more than one prize, they will either receive the highest ranked prize or be given the choice. The unchosen prize(s) will then go to the next eligible coach.
- First Place
- Second Place
- Wooden Spoon
- Most Casualties (non-fouling)
- Best Stunty
- Most Fouls
- Most Touchdowns
- Best Painted
There will also be spot prizes announced on the day which will roll over and double up on the next round if not claimed (and anything left will be added to the raffle prizes).
Timings
Day 1
- 9:00 - Arrival and registration
- 9:30 - Announcements and housekeeping
- 9:45 - Game 1 - Longer round to compensate for people needing to place pre orders
- 12:15 - Lunch
- 13:00 - Game 2
- 15:15 - Break
- 15:30 - Game 3
- 17:45 - End of day 1
Day 2
- 9:30 - Welcome and announcements
- 10:00 - Game 4
- 12:15 - Lunch - Best painted comp
- 13:00 - Game 5
- 15:15 - Break
- 15:30 - Game 6
- 17:45 - Announcements, Prizes and Raffle
- 18:00 - Done for the weekend.
We will have a limit of 2 hours 15 mins per game. If anyone wishes to play to a clock at any point (either before a game begins or during) then both players are required to use a chess clock. There are various apps available to allow you to do this yourselves and there will be a couple on site if needed.
If a round is called, coaches will play to the end of an equal turn for them both (e.g. if the round was called when one coach was in the middle of their turn seven, the other coach would get to complete their turn seven. If the round was called when one player had already finished their turn seven, the second player would get to complete their turn seven).
There are cafes, coffeeshops and shops in the surrounding areas.
Software - We will be using Tourplay and will share the details for registration of teams late September.
Also if anyone would like to donate to the raffle or be part of the prize support for the event please reach out to us at THBBL.Pumpkinbowl@gmail.com