Invitation-Only Tournament
Capacity: 10 spots available, possibly expandable to 12.
Registration: Via email to confirm availability. The Tourplay link will be sent directly in response to your email.
Rules
- Ruleset: Blood Bowl 2025 (Season 3) and Spike! 22
- Team Value: 600,000 GP, following exhibition play rules
- Inducements: Purchased at team creation
- Star Players: Not allowed
- Leader and Pro Skills: Not allowed
Extra Skills
Each team can add one free Leader skill to one of their players. Preferentially, choose a player who can receive Primary skills (P). If no player in your squad can receive P skills, select from those with access to Secondary skills (P). If neither option is available, you may choose from other players.
Teams can choose additional extra skills based on their tier:
- Tier 1 (Amazon, Dark Elf, Human, High Elf, Orcs, Underworld Denizens, Old World Alliance, Skaven, Wood Elf): 2 Primary Skills (max 1 Elite)
- Tier 2 (Bretonnian, Imperial Nobility, Chaos Renegades, Elven Union, Lizardmen, Nurgle, Necromantic Horror, Norse, Slann, Tomb Kings, Vampire): 3 Primary Skills (max 1 Elite)
- Tier 3 (Black Orc, Chaos Dwarf, Dwarf, Chaos Chosen, Khorne, Shambling Undead): 2 Primary Skills & 1 Secondary Skill (max 1 Elite)
- Tier 4 (Gnome, Goblin, Ogre, Halfling, Snotling): 2 Primary Skills & 2 Secondary Skills (max 2 Elite)
No player can receive more than one extra skill. It is allowed to choose a Primary skill instead of a Secondary.
Format
Each team plays 4 matches. Pairings are assigned using the Swiss system (winner vs. winner, loser vs. loser), avoiding rematches where possible.
Each match lasts a maximum of one hour, plus 5 minutes to round up the last turn.
Scoring
Points per match:
- WIN: 20 points
- DRAW: 10 points
- DEFEAT: 0 points
- TOUCHDOWN: 1 point (max 5)
- CASUALTY (any caused casualty via Blocks, Fouls, Surfing, Secret Weapons, Throw Team-mate): 1 point (max 5)
- PERFECT DEFENCE: 3 points
Tiebreakers:
- Score in direct confrontations
- Touchdown difference in direct confrontations
- Touchdown difference
- Casualty difference in direct confrontations
- Casualty difference
- Team Value (lowest = best)
Schedule
- 10:00-10:30: Registration
- 10:30: Match 1
- 12:00: Lunch break
- 12:30: Match 2
- 14:00: Match 3
- 15:30: Match 4
- 17:00: Awards and closing
What to Bring
- Your team
- Blood Bowl dice, markers, templates, rulebooks, and a ball
- A device to access Tourplay with
- Optional: a pitch and benches
Other Requirements
This tournament is NAF sanctioned. Creation of a Tourplay account and a device capable of opening the Tourplay webpage or app is required on tournament day.