The ShireCon Cup
Overview
Date: Saturday 16th May 2026
Location: ShireCon - Sylvania Heights Community and Youth Club
TO: Anthony Vrinat
Email: ajvrinat@gmail.com
Cost: $30, tickets can be purchased from Sutherland Shire Gamers
Rules
The ShireCon Cup is a 1 day 3 games of Bloodbowl 11s using the official Blood Bowl Third Season ruleset. The NAF Recommendations and Clarifications for BB2025 will be in use: They can be downloaded here or viewed on The Naf website here. If a GW FAQ is released before 8th May then we will use that instead.
This is a resurrection style event. All players will magically return to full health after each game.
Round 1 will be randomly drawn and swiss pairings for Rds 2 + 3
Matches will be 2hrs 15mins in length with a hard dice down.
A Chess clock may be used if requested by one of the players. Split the round time evenly. If a player runs out of time, then they only thing they can do is stand up players on their turn.
You can download a chess clock app on to any smart phone.
Rosters are due by midnight Sunday 10th May. Any late rosters will incur a free bribe to your Rd 1 opponent
Schedule
09:00 - 09:30
Registration and briefing
09:30 - 11:45
Round 1
11:45 - 12:30
Lunch
12:30 - 14:45
Round 2
15:00 - 17:15
Round 3
17:15 - 17:45
Awards & Wrap Up
Team Building
All teams receive an allowance of Gold Pieces to spend on player recruitment, sideline staff and inducements, and then a skill package of additional skills to place on their players. Note, that no player may have more than one additional skill, and no more than four of the same Elite skill can be taken overall (additional Elite skills only, not including any already on the team roster).
Tier 1
1,110,000 GP
6 Primary Skills
Amazons, Necromantic Horror, Old World Alliance, Vampires
Tier 2
1,150,000 GP
6 Primary Skills + 1 Secondary Skill
Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, High Elves*, Humans, Lizardmen, Norse, Nurgle, Orcs, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Slann*, Snotlings, Tomb Kings, Underworld Denizen, Wood Elves
Tier 3
1,190,000 GP
7 Primary Skills + 1 Secondary Skill
Black Orcs, Chaos Chosen, Bretonnians, Chaos Renegade, Elf Union, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Ogre, Goblin, Halfling, Gnomes
We are currently running the NAF approved High Elf and Slann rosters, if a new GW roster is available before the tournament then we will only accept the new GW version.
Inducements
Only inducements listed under “Common Inducements” on page 142 of the Blood Bowl Third Season edition rulebook may be selected, except the following which are prohibited:
Prayers To Nuffle, Infamous Coaching Staff, Mercenary Players, Wizards
All Star Players are banned
Prone Counters
Note that in order to maintain a clearer picture of the game state for both coaches, the convention at ShireCon Cup will be to lie models down when prone and stunned regardless of the new prone counters introduced in Third Season Edition. Prone counters may be used if both coaches agree, if however one coach does not wish to use prone counters then both coaches must lay playing pieces down when prone or stunned. Stunned counters are permitted (especially to help when a model won’t lie face down!) as well as removing large prone players (such as big guys) from the pitch altogether in place of a suitable marker.
Software and Scoring
The tournament will be paired and administrated by the organiser using the “Score” application.
Scoring
Win - 3pts
Draw - 1pt
Loss - 0pt
Tiebreakers (in order of use)
Strength of Schedule
Net Touchdowns
Net Casualties (all casualties count)
Touchdowns For
Casualties For
Prizes
Prizes and trophies will be awarded for the following and in order
Winner
Runner Up
Most Touchdowns
Most Casualties (all casualties count)
Following by 3rd onwards for prize table picks
Last place will also receive a Wooden Spoon prize