One Day in Orc's Bay 2026

✭ ONE DAY IN ORC’S BAY 2026 ✭ https://tinyurl.com/odhb26 ✭ DETAILS ✭ Blood Bowl Third Season Edition aka BB2025 On Sunday March 8th 2026 At Cat & Mouse 42 Hastings Street, Napier NAF approved - results contribute to NZ BB NAF Tournament Series 2026 Tiered team budget and skill pack Random first round followed by swiss pairings Resurrection Tournament - rosters reset before each game, exhibition tables used ✭ SCHEDULE ✭ 9:00 - 9:15am Registration & briefing 9:15 - 11:30pm Round 1 11:30 - 12:30pm Lunch 12:30 - 2:45pm Round 2 2:50 - 5:05pm Round 3 5:05 - 5:20pm Awards (followed by dinner) Matches last 135 minutes, with 5 minute breaks to submit scores and move tables No overtime is played Recommended to use a 4 minute turn timer ✭ REGISTRATION ✭ Tournament Fee $35 / $25 for existing NAF members (fee includes a free slice of Vinci’s Pizza!). All attendees must be registered for the NAF, so that games at the event can be recorded in the international Blood Bowl tournament tracking system. Not yet a member? That’s fine - your fee covers lifetime membership and the organisers will sign you up on the weekend. Email hawkesbaybloodbowlleague@gmail.com for registration, roster and payment details. Payment and roster must be submitted at least one week prior to the event. ✭ CONTACT ✭ TO (Tournament Organizer): Arlo Armstrong (NAF Warlok) hawkesbaybloodbowlleague@gmail.com 0204 105 7283 ✭ ETHICS ✭ This event is operated under the NAF Code of Conduct All coaches are expected to be familiar with the Good Habits Guide ✭ WHAT TO BRING ✭ Team with clearly identifiable positions and player numbers Teams are requested to be painted with a minimum 3 colours on the miniature. Teams not painted to this standard grant their opponent a bonus reroll in each game. Skill markers / bands for the players Printed team roster Dice and tokens Pitch and dugouts Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the venue ✭ RULESET ✭ The following rulesets apply in priority order unless otherwise stated: NAF Regulations for Tournaments 2026 (incl. Slann team) GW Designer’s Commentary Nov 2025 Spike! Journal 19 and onwards GW Teams of Legend (containing the High Elf team) [if not superseded by a newer publication] NAF Recommendations and Clarifications for BB2025 Blood Bowl Third Season Edition (BB2025) Note: GW Designer's Commentary and NAF Regulations/Clarifications apply immediately upon publication. New or updated team rosters and Star Players released more than 4 weeks before the event may be incorporated (along with possible adjustments to tiering) at organiser discretion, subject to NAF re-approval; those released fewer than 4 weeks before the event will not be incorporated. ✭ STALLING ✭ Stalling WILL NOT be in effect for this tournament. As per NAF Regulations for Tournaments 2026 4.3.7c the Stalling rule as presented on page 80 of the BB2025 rulebook is optional. ✭ GENERAL RULES ✭ During the event TO may be called upon to settle disputes that cannot be amicably resolved by referring to the rulebook. The TO's ruling will be made in good faith and, in all cases, is final. If a coach is not at the table by 5 minutes into the round their opponent gains a free bribe. After 15 minutes the match may count as a concession at the discretion of the TO Custom dice should be easily readable and explained to the opponent before the game If a DX has a non-numbered side it must replace the highest side (e.g. the 6 on a D6) All cocked dice are to be rerolled unless perfectly flat on the table Coaches must rotate players to show they have been activated Coaches are encouraged to place players face up on the pitch for prone and face down for stunned. The only exception is to mark / replace the player with a token if they don’t fit on the square when lying down. Once a player has rolled a dice it commits the player to that action and cannot be taken back ✭ WEATHER ✭ Classic weather table from BB2025 will be used ✭ TEAM DRAFT ✭ ✭ BUDGET ✭ Each Team receives a Budget to spend on players, team rerolls, sideline staff & inducements; determined by the Tiers below. Each Team also receives a number of Skills to allocate to their players (with no impact on TV). See PDF for team tiers ✭ SKILLS ✭ Coaches may purchase Secondary Skills at the cost of two Primary Skills, up to the maximum available e.g. A Tier 1 team may allocate either 6 Primary or 4 Primary and 1 Secondary Skill No skill stacking (max 1 skill can be added to each player) ✭ STAR PLAYERS ✭ No Star Players made the trip to Orc’s Bay ✭ INDUCEMENTS ✭ You may spend Budget to add the following inducements to your roster as per the normal cost and restrictions from the Core Rules. No other inducements allowed. Blitzer's Best Kegs Bribes Halfling Master Chef Mortuary Assistant Plague Doctor Riotous Rookies Team Mascot Weather Mage ✭ PAIRING ✭ Round 1: random draw, with preference given to matching coaches from different regions. Rounds 2 - 3: will be determined through Swiss pairings. ✭ SCORING ✭ Win 4 points Draw 2 point Close Loss 1 point Loss 0 points (>1 TD difference) Tiebreakers: Strength of Schedule, TD differential, CAS differential, Head to Head, Lowest Tier, Nuffle (coin flip) ✭ POST MATCH ✭ One coach must submit a match record at the end of each round including: Coaches’ names Touchdowns scored Casualties scored (all CAS caused against the opposing team regardless of the source e.g. include fouls, dodge falls, crowd surf etc.) ✭ AWARDS ✭ Highlander Rule applies: max one prize per coach Champion (1st) Runner Up (2nd) Wooden Spoon (Last Place) Additional awards contingent on numbers Big Wee Cup (top Stunty Team) - min. 3 Stunty teams Most Casualties - 6+ Most Gracious (chosen by vote) - 8+ Best Painted (chosen by vote, only for coaches who have painted their own team) - 10+ Survivor (2nd to Last Place) - 12+ Most Drawsome (Most Draws) - 14+ Lucky Git (Random) - 16+ ✭ THANKS ✭ Official Game Day Sponsors Cat & Mouse Kapiti Hobbies