Nuffle's Blessings Charity Tournament 2026
Location: The Veterans Association Food Bank, 18504-111 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5S 2V4, Canada
Date: October 17th, 2026
Organizer: Scott Martin
Purpose: Support The Veterans Association Food Bank. All are welcome, including those not playing in the tournament.
Part of: Great Plains Grand Prix Tournament Series
Cost
- $30 for both events
- $20 for single event
- Payment via e-transfer: snowman_martin@hotmail.com
- NAF membership: $5 (mandatory; can be obtained at the event with choice of membership reward)
Registration & Rosters
Schedule
Registration & Game Times:
- 10:00 AM: Registration begins
- 10:00 AM: First game
- 12:30 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 PM: Second game
- 3:30 PM: Third game
- 6:00 PM: Day ends
Format: One day, 3-game Swiss style tournament. First games determined by random matchup. Remaining games determined based on tournament points. For the first round only, the organizer will attempt to pair players against members outside their home club.
What to Bring
- Painted team with suitable models
- Skill rings or another appropriate way to identify skills/positions
- Block dice
- D6s, d8, d16
- 3 copies of your team roster including skill purchases and inducements
Tournament Rules
Standard Rules: Standard NAF Rules 2025 - including Slann are available to play.
Prohibited:
- NO WIZARDS
- No referees
- No Special Play Cards
- No Special Weather tables
- No Special Balls
- No Infamous Coaches
- NO Sporting Giants
Star Players: Stars from all published BB2025 Rules Supplements and the NAF 2025 Document. Any new Supplements published by June 1, 2026 will be available. The NAF May FAQ errata will be observed.
Match Play:
- Teams will resurrect at the end of each game. No SPPs, injuries, or any roster changes carry over between games.
- Illegal Procedure and the 4-minute time limit will not be enforced.
- Games will have a maximum length of 2 hours 30 minutes. Turn time limits or chess clocks may be imposed if a game is at risk of going over the 2.5-hour time limit. When time is called, the dice are down and the match is over. There will be no overtime.
Dice & Disputes:
- Players must agree on cocked die rules and the use of dice cups at the start of the match. Either coach can request that dice be shared.
- If there are any disagreements or rules disputes, tournament directors will be standing by to assist.
Team Building
Eligible Teams: All 31 NAF sanctioned teams are eligible.
Roster Construction:
- Teams get 1 million gold to construct their roster.
- Star players can be purchased as part of a roster but only after 11 roster players are purchased.
- Teams must play with a minimum of 11 players.
- Teams can purchase apothecaries (if allowed), coaches, cheerleaders, or dedicated fans.
- Teams may also include bribes as part of the roster as per standard inducement cost.
- Riotous Rookies are available at standard cost.
- Chefs can only be purchased by Halflings (100K) and Gnomes (300K).
- Masters of Undeath rule is allowed for the match. Roster will reset at the end of the match.
- No other inducements may be purchased (including cards, extra apothecaries, mercenaries, etc).
Rerolls:
- Teams will be given 1 reroll for free. All other rerolls will have to be bought using escalating donations (e.g., $2 first donation, $4 second donation, etc).
Highlander Rule: In the case that opposing teams hire the same star, both teams will NOT be allowed to use the star player.
Skill Packages: Teams can select one of the following based on tier:
Tier 1 Teams - Amazon, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Lizardmen, Norse, Old World Alliance, Shambling Undead, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elf
Tier 2 Teams - Bretonnian, High Elf, Human, Imperial Nobility, Necromantic Horror, Orc, Skaven, Vampires, Elven Union, Tomb Kings, Nurgle
Tier 3 Teams - Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Dwarf, Chaos Renegade, Khorne, Snotlings
Tier 4 Teams - Goblins, Halflings, Ogres, Gnomes
- 54 SPP available; may stack 2 skills on up to three models
Skill Rules:
- Regular Skill: 6 SPP
- Secondary Access: 12 SPP
- Star Player Access: 12 SPP/Star (Stars that are made up of duos for this purpose only count as 1 star)
- Stars cannot be given skills
- One extra skill maximum per player
- Each skill may be taken a maximum of 5 times
- No stat increases will be allowed.
Tournament Scoring
Match Points:
- Win = 65
- Loss = 0
- Tie = 25
Scoring Bonus: There are no bonus points for this event.
Casualty Award: All casualties count with the exception of those caused by failed Rush or failed Dodge (unless a passive/active skill is used). Injuries caused by failed Bloodlust do not count.
Tie Breakers (in order):
- Head to Head (if applicable; if more than a 2-way tie, move to next tie breaker)
- Win Percentage
- Net TD
- Net Casualties
Stunty Cup
- Stunty teams will play for their own cup while still participating in the main tournament.
- Stunty teams include: Halflings, Snotlings, Goblins, Gnomes, and Ogres.
- Star players can be added to a stunty team without disqualifying them from the Stunty Cup.
Prizes
There will be no trophies for this event, only honorable mentions due to the fundraising.