The key information
When:
1st & 2nd November
Where:
Novotel, Victoria St, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6HY
We accept no responsibility for parking issues! There is local option such as Cabot circus, Galleries, The Novotel also has limited parking, but you would need to get details from the venue. Also Trojan free fighters have all day parking which is fairly cheap and located near Cabot circus.
How much:
£40
All payments are to be made by PayPal FRIENDS AND FAMILY PAYEMENT ONLY to THBBL.Pumpkinbowl@gmail.com
Can we ask that along with payment you send us your email, name and NAF number & name, Also if you cancel you spot by 31St September we will be able to process a refund but after that date it will require selling the ticket on to process your refund.
What do you get:
Each coach will receive a 3d printed mascot model and 2D6 in there welcome pack (I am hoping to add in some other items depending on ticket sales)
What should you bring: Your team which must be painted to 3 colours minimum, based and WYSIWYG, proxies are allowed but must be themed to match as a team and positions must be clearly identifiable, a pitch, your dice, any relevant markers, tokens, templates and gifts for your lovely organisers and referees
There may be some pitches on site but not enough for the entire event so people will need to bring some with them.
Rules:
All teams are reset after every game using the resurrection format. No SPPs are required to be recorded, injured or dead players are healed, there are no winnings rolls and raised players are lost.
The round time is 2 hours 15 Mins per round
Unless rolled on the kick-off table, weather will always be Perfect Conditions.
The scoring for the event will be 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a loss.
Tied coaches are separated on Strength of Schedule, then total combined TD and CAS difference
Non-fouling Casualties are only counted if they would yield SPP. Crowd surfs, thrown rocks, chainsaws, etc… do not count.
12+ players on the pitch – If a team is found to be fielding too many players, the opposition coach may choose which player(s) are sent off. If a team is found to be fielding less than 11 players, the drive must be played out with that many players on the pitch (no additional players can be brought on).
Rosters are to be submitted to tourplay by 28th October 2025 (this will be made available to sign up teams late September)
TEAM CREATION
Every team is permitted to spend the allotted tier allocated Gold Crowns at creation. All official teams are permitted at the tournament. All Inducements may be taken that are listed in the main rules, death zone and almanacs, except for Giants, Wizards, Special Plays and Unlimited Mercenaries. – Any new teams will be in use if they are Tourplay viable a week before the event as 2 years in a row they dropped a new one now.
Star Players - Only Tier 4 teams are allowed a star player and the highlander rule will also be in effect for star players so if both coaches are taking the same one neither can be played. Also Mega stars will have an additional cost of 2 secondary skills.
MEGA-STARS - Bomber Dribblesnot, Cindy Piewhistle, Deeproot Strongbranch, Griff Oberwald, Hakflem Skuttlespike, Kreek ‘the Verminator’ Rustgouger, Morg ‘n’ Thorg
All teams will be given a free mascot to be used during their matches with the model to represent be given to them on the day as part of their welcome pack.
SKILL CHOICES
All races are tiered. Each tier has an allocation of skills, and a set of restrictions on those skills listed below.
Tier 1 – Tv 1150 – 6 primary skills – no stacking
Teams in tier 1 - Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Lizardmen, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elves.
Tier 2 – TV 1160 – 6 primary and 1 secondary - no stacking.
Teams in tier 2 - Black Orc, Elven Union, Human, Necromantic Horror, High elf, Norse, Slann, Orc, Vampires.
Tier 3 – TV 1170 – 7 primary and 1 secondary - no stacking.
Teams in tier 3 - Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Imperial Nobility, Old World Alliance, Tomb Kings, Khorne.
Tier 4 – TV 1180 – 7 primary skills and 2 secondary, players can have a primary, stacked primary or a secondary skill but you are not allowed to stack primary and secondary skills on the same player.
Teams in tier 4 - Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling, Gnomes, Nurgle.
PRIZES
We will be using the ‘Highlander’ (there can be only one) approach to prizes, where coaches are only eligible for one prize. If a coach has won more than one prize, they will either receive the highest ranked prize or be given the choice. The unchosen prize/s will then go to the next eligible coach.
First Place; Second Place; Wooden spoon, Most casualty (non-fouling), Best stunty, Most fouls, Most TD’s and best painted.
There will also be spot prizes announced on the day which will roll over and double up on the next round if not claimed (and anything left will be added to the raffle prizes)
Timings
Day 1
9:00 – Arrival and registration
9:30 – Announcements and housekeeping
9:45 – Game 1
12:00 – Lunch
12:45 – Game 2
15:00 – Break
15:15 – Game 3
17:30 – End of day 1
Day 2
9:00 – Welcome and announcements
9:30 – Game 4
11:45 – Lunch – Best painted comp
12:45 – Game 5
15:00 – Break
15:15 – Game 6
17:30 – Announcements, Prizes and Raffle
17:45 – Done for the weekend.
We will have a limit of 2 hours 15 mins, per game. If anyone wishes to play to a clock at any point (either before a game begins or during) then both players are required to use a chess clock, there are various apps available to allow you to do this yourselves and I will have a couple on site if needed.
If a round is called, coaches will play to the end of an equal turn for them both (e.g. if the round was called when one coach was in the middle of their turn seven, the other coach would get to complete their turn seven. If the round was called when one player had already finished their turn seven, the second player would get to complete their turn seven).
There are cafes, coffeeshops and shops in the surrounding areas
Software – We will be using Tourplay and will share the details for registration of teams late September.