21 June 2026
The GEEKERY
12616 W 62nd Terrace #117, Shawnee, KS 66216
From 10:30 am – 7:00 pm
Folks come from far and wide to watch the great sport of Blood Bowl, but alas some of the best at the game, so-called Star Players, never seem to make it onto the pitch! It’s time we threw them a party . . . a pity party! This tournament ruleset will incentivize rostering some of the lesser-taken Star Players. See the Star Play/skill selection section for specifics.
Each coach is expected to bring the following to successfully compete in the Pity Party:
• 4 copies of their team roster (see “Roster Creation” below)
• NAF or Games Workshop Block Dice and a D8
• Their team & players, each appropriately distinguished positions and upgraded skills. Unpainted models will be allowed, but painted teams are preferred
• A pitch and dug outs (not required, but if you have a pitch/dug outs please bring them with you to ensure we have enough!)
Cost:
• $10
• NAF membership is required
Agenda:
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Registration
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., First Round
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Lunch Break (short)
2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Second Round
4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Third Round
Games will be played on a chess clock. Each player will have 1:05. If your clock runs out, you may take no actions on your turn(s) until the game is over. After roster introduction and pre-game rolls, the clock may not be paused unless the TO pauses it; this includes post-touchdown and halftime sequences.
Tournament Rules:
All games of the Pity Bowl will be played using the rules from the Blood Bowl 2025 Rulebook and available teams include those in the 2025 Rulebook, published SPIKE magazines subsequent to Blood Bowl Season 3 release, and NAF additional tournament teams (Slann). The NAF Recommendations and Clarifications for BB2025 will also be used.
Resurrection style – all injuries/deaths are healed in between games.
Models must be clearly recognizable for the actual blood bowl model it is or represents and must be a 3-dimensional model. Non-GW sculpts are fine as are proxies which are easily recognized.
For example, playing an elven union team with ‘counts-as’ human blood bowl models is not allowed.
For example, playing with paper standees is not allowed.
If you have any questions relating to the eligibility of your models, please contact the T.O..
Roster Creation:
You are given 1,200,000 gold pieces to build your team. You may purchase players, rerolls, dedicated fans, coaches, and cheerleaders as normal with this money.
Wizards, Journeymen, Special Play cards, Prayers to Nuffle and Mercenaries are NOT allowed
You may purchase any other inducements for your team, including 1-2 Star Players (see below), as described in the Blood Bowl 2025 rulebook or supplements. Any gold pieces left over after roster creation are lost and may not be further spent on skills.
STAR PLAYERS: Star Players may count towards your minimum roster size of 11, but you must have 10 non-Stars on the roster. I.e., you may have 10 players plus a Star Player and be legal. The Highlander rule is NOT in effect. You are required to hire at least 1 Star Player on your roster.
Skill Selection:
Each team is given a skill selection package based on the following Tier structure, presence of a Star Player, and finally modified by the “Spreading the Wealth” rule as described by paragraphs A, B, and C below. Any team may upgrade any number of Primary Skills into Secondary Skills at a 2:1 ratio, i.e, use 2 Primary Skill slots to take one Secondary Skill. No stat increases may be taken and Star Players may not be given any skills. One player on your team may be allocated 2 skills, otherwise a maximum of 1 skill on each other player.
A. Your race tier
Tier 1: Nurgle, Lizardmen, Vampire, Amazon, High Elf, Old World Alliance
- 3 Primary Skills
Tier 2: Necromantic Horror, Orc, Shambling Undead, Dark Elf, Skaven, Human, Norse, Wood Elf
- 5 Primary Skills
Tier 3: Dwarf, Slann, Elven Union, Imperial Nobility, Tomb Kings, Underworld Denizens
- 6 Primary Skills
Tier 4: Snotling, Chaos Dwarf, Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Khorne,
- 7 Primary Skills
Tier 5: Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Gnome
- 8 Primary Skills
B. Your Star Player selection
a. Each Star Player brings a modifier to your Skill Pool as per below. If you elect to take 2 Star Players, the modifiers stack, with an additional -1 skill modifier penalty (i.e., if you elect to take Griff Oberwald for -4 skills and Barik Farblast for +1 skills, your total skill bonus/penalty would be -4 (-4 for Griff, +1 for Barik, -1 for two stars). Stars required to be taken as a pair do not incur this penalty (it’s already baked into the cost). Tier 1 teams may not hire any Stars in the -4 skills category.
i. +3 Primary Skills
1. The Black Gobbo
2. Boa Kon’ssstriktr
3. Gretchen Wachter
4. The Swift Twins
5. Captain Karina von Riesz (on non-Vampire teams)
ii. +2 Primary Skills
1. Grashnak Blackhoof
2. Withergrasp Doubledrool
3. Willow Rosebark
4. Grim Ironjaw
5. Scyla Anfingrimm
6. Guffle Pusmaw
7. Roxanna Darknail
8. Skrull Halfheight
9. Helmet Wulf
10. Max Spleenripper
11. Glotl Stop
12. Zzharg Madeye
13. Grombrindal, the White Dwarf
iii. +1 Primary Skill
1. Rumbelow Sheepskin
2. Scrappa Sorehead
3. Barik Farblast
4. Rashnak Backstabber
5. Rowana Forestfoot
6. Gloriel Summerbloom
iv. No Modifier
1. Nobbla Blackwart
2. Zolcath the Zoat
3. Akhorne the Squirrel
4. Kiroth Krakeneye
5. Rodney Roachbait
6. Swiftvine Glimmershard
7. Estelle La Veneaux
8. Josef Bugman
9. Thorsson Stoutmead
10. Captain Karina von Riesz (on Vampire teams)
v. -1 Primary Skill
1. Bilerot Vomitflesh
2. Eldril Sidewinder
3. Ivar Eriksson
vi. -2 Primary Skills
1. Mighty Zug
2. Puggy Baconbreath
3. Count Luthor von Drakenborg
vii. -3 Primary Skills
1. Varag Ghoul-Chewer
2. Fungus the Loon
3. Lord Borak
4. Glart Smashrip
5. Karla von Kill
6. Wilhelm Chaney
7. Anqi Panqi
8. H’thark the Unstoppable
9. Maple Highgrove
10. Skitter Stab-stab
viii. -4 Primary Skills
1. Bomber Dribblesnot
2. Hakflem Skuttlespike
3. Kreek Rustgouger
4. Morg ‘n Thorg
5. Deeproot Strongbranch
6. Griff Oberwald
7. Dribl and Drull
8. Ivan ‘the Animal’ Deathshroud
9. Cindy Piewhistle
10. Jordell Freshbreeze
11. Grak and Crumbleberry
12. Jeremiah Kool
13. Ripper Bolgrot
14. Skrorg Snowpelt
C. Spreading the Wealth
a. Additionally, any team which only has ONE or fewer bought/allocated duplicate skills is allocated an additional Primary Skill for free.
i. For example, if you took Block, Block, Guard, Wrestle, Tackle, Frenzy, Strip Ball, you WOULD receive an additional skill as you only have one duplicate skill
ii. For example, if you took Block, Block, Guard, Guard, Wrestle, Tackle, Frenzy, you would NOT receive an additional skill.
iii. For example, if you took Block, Block, Block, Block, Guard, you would NOT receive an additional skill.
b. This additional free Primary Skill may not be a duplicate of any of the previously chosen skills.
Pairing and Scoring:
Opponents will be selected randomly for Round 1. Rounds 2 and 3 will be selected using Swiss pairing (most points vs. most points, lowest points vs. lowest points, etc.) Coaches are awarded points based on the following:
+25 points for each win
+10 points for each draw
0 points for each loss
+ 1 point per opponent casualty sustained (spectators appreciate all manner of viciousness therefore all casualties, regardless of how they are inflicted, count)
+ 2 points for each touchdown scored
+ 2 points for shutting out your opponent (your opponent did not score any touchdowns)
+10 points (once for the tourney) for playing fully painted and based