Melon Field Bowl 7 Tournament
Date & Location: November 7th, 2026 | The Other Castle, zh.k. Poligona 43, Sofia, Bulgaria
Registration
The tournament is limited to 16 players. Preregistration is possible at deyan.paskalev@gmail.com. Please send your roster to this email, too. If there are free slots on the day of the tournament, coaches can also register at the tournament venue.
What You Should Bring
- Your team
- 4 copies of your roster
- Dice (1d8 and 3 block dice)
- A pen
- Having your team painted is not a requirement but is preferable.
What You Get
- 3 games of Blood Bowl
- 2 Melon Field Bowl D6 dice
- A chance to win the following awards: Tournament Champion, Runner-up, Stunty Cup Winner, Most Casualties, Most Touchdowns, Best Painted Team, Fair Play and Wooden Spoon.
Schedule
- 10:45-11:15 - Registration
- 11:15-13:45 - Round 1
- 14:30-17:00 - Round 2
- 17:30-20:00 - Round 3
- 20:00-20:30 - Awards and tournament closure
Team Creation Rules
- You are given 1,150,000 gold pieces to create your team.
- You must have at least 11 regular players on your roster before adding Star Players.
- You may purchase players, re-rolls, dedicated fans, assistant coaches, cheerleaders, an apothecary, bribes, Bloodweiser kegs, a master chef, a team mascot, a mortuary assistant and up to two Star Players.
- Journeymen, Mercenaries, Special Play Cards, Wizards, Infamous Staff and other inducements are not allowed. The only exceptions are listed above.
- If two coaches have the same Star Player in a game, both teams may use that player.
- The following teams are eligible for the Stunty Cup: Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling, Stunty Lizardmen, Stunty Black Orc and Stunty Underworld.
Upgrade Points
According to their tier, teams receive Upgrade Points (UP) to improve their squads. UP may be spent on skill upgrades, increasing the team creation budget or paying the additional cost of including Star Players.
- Primary - 2 UP
- Elite primary - 3 UP
- Secondary - 4 UP
- Elite secondary - 5 UP
Elite skills are Block, Dodge, Guard and Mighty Blow.
Increasing the Roster Budget
Teams may spend up to 10 UP to increase their initial team creation budget. Each UP adds 10,000 gold pieces, up to a maximum budget of 1,250,000 gold pieces.
Star Player Fees
Star Players must be purchased with gold pieces from the team creation budget. In addition to each player's signing fee, the following UP cost applies:
- Up to 149,999 gold pieces - 3 UP
- 150,000-249,999 gold pieces - 5 UP
- 250,000 gold pieces or more - 7 UP
This UP cost is mandatory for each Star Player, even if the signing fee fits within the initial 1,150,000 budget. It is deducted from the same UP allowance used for skills and budget increases.
Team Tiers
- Tier 1 - 16 UP: Amazon, High Elf, Old World Alliance, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elf
- Tier 2 - 18 UP: Dark Elf, Lizardmen, Necromantic Horror, Orc, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Vampire
- Tier 3 - 21 UP: Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Norse, Nurgle, Tomb Kings
- Tier 4 - 24 UP: Bretonnian, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Dwarf, Dwarf, Slann
- Tier 5 - 27 UP: Black Orc, Chaos Renegades, Khorne, Snotling
- Tier 6 - 30 UP: Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, Ogre
Skill Restrictions
- A player may receive no more than two added skills, costing no more than 8 UP in total.
- "Stacking" means giving two added skills to the same player. There is no additional UP surcharge for stacking.
- Tiers 1 and 2 may stack skills on a maximum of one player.
- Tiers 3 and 4 may stack skills on a maximum of two players.
- Tiers 5 and 6 may stack skills on a maximum of three players.
- Teams may add no more than three secondary skills.
- Star Players may not be upgraded.
NB. If the Forest Goblin team is available before the start of the tournament, it will be tiered and available to play!
Tournament Format
The tournament is Resurrection Style: rosters reset after each round.
Scoring
- Win - 2 points
- Draw - 1 point
- Loss - 0 points
Tiebreakers
In order: Head to head; Opponent score; Net touchdowns; Net casualties; Random.