The 2026 Superstar Slamboree!
Presented by: Throwin' Dice Podcast and the Bexley Reapers Wargaming Club
This is a celebration of all of the greatest Star Players of Nuffle's beloved sport. Every team MUST include at least one Star Player.
There will be prizing for game play, but also for hobby standard and sportsmanship.
Build & Format
- Team Build: 1,200,000 gp
- Format: Swiss pairing with Resurrection
- Games: 3
- Eligible teams: All teams listed in the Blood Bowl Third Season Edition Rulebook and all subsequently published Spike! Journals from Games Workshop. Any new teams released by Games Workshop up to 14 days before the day of the event will be eligible.
Schedule
- 10:00 Registration
- 10:15 Game 1
- 12:30 Lunch
- 13:15 Round 2
- 15:30 Break
- 15:45 Round 3
- 18:00 End of Round 3 - Dice down!
- 18:15 Awards
- 18:30 Event Ends
Before the Event
Please submit your team no later than 24 hours before the event to ThrowinDicePod@Gmail.com. Failure to pre-submit teams will result in a penalty of -5 tournament points.
What You Need on the Day
- Miniatures representing your team
- Blood Bowl block dice + 2D6 + 1D8 + 1D16
- Counters/tokens to indicate rerolls/turn/score
- Pitches and Scatter, Throw-in and Passing Templates will be provided on the day if needed
Ruleset
The event will use the rules from the Blood Bowl Third Season Edition Rulebook published by Games Workshop, including all errata and FAQ documents released by Games Workshop up to the day of the event.
The Stalling rule is in effect.
Rules Questions
Any rules queries that come up during the event that cannot be resolved between the two coaches may request a ruling from the tournament organiser.
Building Your Team
Coaches have 1,200,000 gold pieces to hire a team of Blood Bowl players, and at least one Star Player. Any unspent gold will be lost.
Inducements
The following inducements can be included in the team build for this event:
- 0-3 Bribes 100k (0-6 50k for teams with the Bribery and Corruption keyword)
- 0-1 Blitzer's Best Keg 50k
- 0-6 Assistant Coaches 10k
- 0-6 Cheerleaders 10k
- 0-1 Apothecary 50k (can only be taken by teams who are normally permitted to do so)
- 0-3 Dedicated Fans 5k (All teams start with zero Dedicated Fans)
- 0-1 Halfling Master Chef 300k (100k for Halfling teams)
- 0-1 Riotous Rookies 150k (Teams with the Low Cost Lineman rule)
- 0-1 Team Mascot 25k
- 1-2 Star Players (Can only be taken after 11 rostered players have been hired for your team)
Additional Skills
Teams have a number of Skill Points to spend on additional Skills, Star Players and Mega-stars. The number of Skill Points available are based on the Tier of the team:
- Tier 1: 6 Skill Points - Amazon, Dark Elf, High Elf, Lizardmen, Norse, Old World Alliance, Shambling Undead, Wood Elves
- Tier 2: 7 Skill Points - Bretonnian, Chaos Dwarf, Dwarf, Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Orc, Skaven, Tomb Kings, Underworld Denizens, Vampire
- Tier 3: 8 Skill Points - Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Khorne, Snotling
- Tier 4: 9 Skill Points - Gnomes, Goblin, Halfling, Ogre
Skill Costs
- Chosen Primary Skill: 1 Skill Point
- Chosen Secondary Skill: 2 Skill Points
- A player can only be given one additional skill. No characteristic increases can be taken.
- The same additional skill can only be taken a maximum of four times across the team.
- Mega-Star players are only available to Tier 3 and Tier 4. (Note: Any team that takes a Mega-Star player will not be eligible for Stunty Cup.)
Star Player Cost
- Star Player: 3 Skill Points
- Mega-star: 4 Skill Points
Mega-star List
- Bomber Dribblesnot
- Cindy Piewhistle
- Deeproot Strongbranch
- Griff Oberwald
- Hakflem Skuttlespike
- Kreek 'the Verminator' Rustgouger
- Morg 'n' Thorg
- Skitter Stab Stab
Any unused Skill Points are lost.