BB7s Showtime IV

Overview

BB7s Showtime IV is a Blood Bowl Sevens tournament in resurrection style, lasting 4 matches, a stage of the second season of the "Giostra Tileana" of Blood Bowl 7s, the circuit that brings together the main BB7s tournaments of Northern Italy and is inspired by the legendary Tilean cities of the Warhammer world, in this case Verezzo.

The event will be held on Saturday, September 5th in the park of the Biblioteca Civica Augusto Marinoni in Legnano (MI), together with the AMIGO - Altomilanese in Gioco event organized by LAM - Ludoteca Altomilanese; in case of bad weather, a covered space will be guaranteed for the event.

The ruleset used is based on the official BB2025 rulebook and the latest Teams Of Legend, FAQ and Errata, plus the latest edition of the Slann team and the latest NAF recommendation on rules, except for the exceptions specified below and pending the release of official publications dedicated to Sevens for the BB2025 edition.

Schedule

• 14.00-14.30 - Registration
• 14.30-16.00 - First round
• 16.00-17.30 - Second round
• 17.30-19.00 - Third round
• 19.00-20.30 - Dinner break
• 20.30-22.00 - Fourth round
• 22:00 - Awards and farewells

Registration and Deadlines

• To register, written communication to the organizer is required via email at stefanomilani1981@gmail.com or via WhatsApp at 3496418650.
• The participation cost is 10€ for NAF members and 15€ for non-members (includes membership), to be paid strictly before the day of the event.

Team Building

• Each coach will have 600k to build their team, purchasing players and inducements.
• Each team must have a minimum of 7 players up to a maximum of 11, respecting the following limitations:
  • 3-11 players must be of the Lineman type (players with the "lineman" keyword);
  • up to 4 players can be selected among Positionals (players without the "lineman" keyword).

The Player-Coach ("Allenatore in Campo")

• Each coach may designate one player on their team to take on the role of "Player-Coach" (AIC). The AIC automatically gains the Leader skill. The Leader skill cannot be assigned in any other way. Depending on the race, not all positionals can be named AIC; the player must meet these conditions:
  • must necessarily be a player who has access to the P skill branch, either as primary or secondary; in case of a team where both possibilities occur, the AIC must be the positional that has access to the P skill branch as primary;
  • for races that have no positionals with access to the P branch, the AIC can be freely chosen among the team members;
  • for races with access to the Captain Special Rule, the AIC cannot be the Captain and the Captain cannot be the AIC.

Tier and Skills

Each coach will have a number of extra skills to assign to their players, according to the table below and following the indicated rules:

• Tier 1: AIC + 1 primary skill (non Elite) - Amazon, Dark Elves, Elven Union, High Elves, Lizardmen, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Vampires, Wood Elves, OWA, Necromantic Horrors

• Tier 2: AIC + 2 primary skills (non Elite) - Norse, Humans, Imperial Nobilities, Orc, Chaos Chosen

• Tier 3: AIC + 1 primary skill (also Elite) + 1 secondary skill (non Elite) - Black Orc, Bretonnia, Chaos Dwarves, Chaos Renegades, Dwarves, Khorne, Nurgle, Shambling Undead, Slann, Tomb Kings

• Tier 4: AIC + 2 primary skills (also Elite) + 1 secondary skill (non Elite) - Gnomes, Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling

• Skill stacking is not allowed (multiple skills on the same player);

• it is possible to give up the AIC role to assign a primary skill (also Elite) to any player (without following the limitations described in the "Player-Coach" section);

• it is possible to give up a secondary skill for a primary skill that can also be Elite;

• it is possible to add only one Elite skill per team, giving up the AIC or replacing a secondary skill (you cannot give up both the AIC and a secondary skill to have two additional primary Elite skills).

Inducements

• Team Reroll: double cost compared to the base cost of the team
• 0-3 Dedicated Fans: 20k each
• 0-3 Assistant Coach: 20k each
• 0-6 Cheerleader: 20k each
• 0-1 Apothecary: 80k
• 0-2 Bloodweiser Kegs: 50k each
• 0-3 Bribe (only for teams with Bribery and Corruption): 50k each
• Riotous Rookies (Snotling and Ogre): 100k
• Masterchef (Halfling only): 100k
• No other inducements outside this list are allowed.

Home Rule

Background: Verezzo rises inland and dominates the fertile surrounding plain with its high ramparts. The city is very compact but also very populous, the streets are narrow and winding and the houses are built in layers due to lack of space; some buildings have risen so high they have become towers.

Home Rule: "Let me through, I'm a player!" A random player is blocked by the crowd, sure that he is bluffing. He misses the first Drive of the match. He can be substituted if you have reserves.

Pairings and Scoring

• First round pairings will be determined randomly; subsequent rounds will be determined by "Swiss" standings.
• Points will be awarded as follows:
  • Win: 300 points
  • Draw: 100 points
  • Loss: 0 points
• Tiebreakers in order: TD scored, CAS scored, TD difference, CAS difference.

Points obtained by each player will also contribute to the general individual ranking of the Giostra Tileana, according to the rules reported on the Giostra document.

"Sevens" Adjustment of the BB2025 Ruleset

Some rules of the new edition need small adaptations to fit the Sevens mode, pending an official supplement from GW:

• Stalling: the rule remains unchanged, but 1D4 is used during the 6 turns;
• Kick-Off Table: the table used will be the BB2025 one, but with the following differences:
  • whenever "D3+3 players" is mentioned, "D3+1" will be considered instead;
  • in the "Time Out" event, consider "turn 4-5-6" instead of "turn 6-7-8".