The tournament will take place on 17th & 18th January 2026 at Firestorm Games, Sloper Road, Cardiff CF11 8AB
Team building:
Coaches will have 1,150k gold and 7 skill points (SP) with which to build their teams. Gold can be spent on players, sideline staff, and inducements.
Inducements can be anything from the core rulebook, excluding Wizards, Mercenaries, Star Players, and Prayers to Nuffle.
Each team will get a free Mascot, the Sheepy Reroll!
Skill points grant a player one additional skill at the following costs:
Primary Skill: 1 SP
Secondary skill: 2 SP, one per team max
There is a limit of 4 repeats for each Elite skill (Block, Dodge, Guard, Mighty Blow). This does not include starting skills already present on a team.
No player can receive more than one additional skill. (i.e. no stacking)
High Elves may use the Team of Legend rules
Slann are not permitted
The rules:
The ruleset will be the latest GW rulebook and any relevant FAQ and Spike magazine. New teams will be valid if they are available in Tourplay before the roster submission deadline.
The tournament will be Resurrection Style. All players are healed to full after each game, with no SPP, injuries, or temporary skills carrying over into the next round. Any players added during the match (such as by the Masters of Undeath rule) do not carry over to the next round.
Initial pairings will be random, followed by Swiss pairings for round 2-6.
Scoring:
Scoring is 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss, and -15 points for a concession.
Tiebreakers, in order, are head-to-head, Strength of Schedule, TD difference, CAS difference
Timing:
All rounds will last a maximum of 2 hours and 15 mins and will be called by the referees should that time expire. If either coach wishes to use a chess clock the other coach must agree.
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, and templates.
Prizes:
Winner, Runner Up, Third Place, Most Touchdowns, Most Casualties, Stunty Cup Winner, Top Welsh Player, Best Painted, Best Painted Sheepy Reroll/Shearleader
Referees:
Jayward, Thatasianguy