ARBBL

MunkeyKungFu wrote:

Bristol Vanguard are proud to present the return of Gert Bowl, our annual Blood Bowl tournament. The following pack will outline the event structure, rules, scoring, etc.

If after reading through this pack you have any queries about the event, then please have a look at our website, http://www.bristolvanguard.co.uk or contact us at bristol.vanguard@yahoo.co.uk and one of our Events Team will try and provide you with the relevant info as quickly as possible!

TIMETABLE:
Gertbowl will give you 6 gruelling games of frantic fast paced, blood thirsty Blood Bowl action split across 2 days, with plenty of drinking and recovery time in between.

DAY 1:
09:30 – 09:45: Registration
10:00 – 12:00: Game 1
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00 – 15:00: Game 2
15:15 – 17:15: Game 3
17:30: Close

DAY 2:
09:30 – 09:45: Registration
10:00 – 12:00: Game 4
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00 – 15:00: Game 5
15:15 – 17:15: Game 6
17:30: Awards & Close

VENUE:
Bristol Independent Gaming, 16 Clothier Road, Bristol, BS4 5PS

AGE:
Under 16’s will need to be accompanied by an appropriate adult throughout the event.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:
1. Your painted team. All teams will need to be painted (minimum of 3 colours) and based. Non painted or based models / Teams will be subject to point deductions. Models should be an actual representation of what you are classing them as. I.e. a snotling cannot be used as a Black Orc.

2. Your Roster: you will need to bring 2 identically printed copies of your rosters. One you will keep and reference during the weekend and the second will needed to be handed in during registration. Please ensure that the handed in copy is clearly marked with your name, and both copies have your skill package and the distribution clearly distinguishable. Providing of incorrect or non identical rosters will be subject to point deductions.

3. A copy of the latest blood bowl competition rules (http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_Cus ... _Rules.pdf)

4. Dice (Block, D6, D8) and all appropriate templates

TEAM SELECTION:
1. Coaches will have a maximum of 1,200,000 in order to build their team and must consist of a minimum of 11 players. You must have 11 players from the starting roster of your race before you are allowed to buy a star player.

2. All teams may be used, including the 3 official-unofficial teams (Slaan, Chaos-pact & Underworld). Until approved by NAF, the Khorne team will not be allowed.

3. All models used should be numbered in accordance to their place on their roster.

4. Every team will receive 5 free fan factor. Further Fan Factor cannot be purchased.

5. Each player will be given a special Star Player "Bear Back" to add to their roster. This player does not count towards your Star player limit, and does not count towards the minimum 11 player limit before you can purchase star players. Stats will be provided at a later date. Players will need to provide their own proxy of this model

SKILL SELECTION:
After purchasing your team of 11 or more players (including Stars) and any Inducement options, you may add skills to your team, based on that team’s Player Improvements. Skills are divided into tiers (No attribute picks are allowed, no more than 1 skill per player):

Tier 1 skill = Block, Frenzy, Kick, Strip Ball, Sure Hands, Dodge, Leader, Guard, Mighty Blow and Claw.
Tier 2 skill = anything else.

1 point for the first instance of a tier 2 skill.
2 points for the second or further instance of a tier 2 skill.
2 points for the first instance of a tier 1 skill.
3 points for the second or further instance of a tier 1 skill.
+2 points for any skill that is a double.

Teams have the following points to spend:
9 points – Undead, Wood Elf, Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Lizardmen, Dwarf
11 points – Orc, Norse, Dark Elf, Skaven
13 points – High Elves, Humans, Pro Elves, Necromantic, Khemri
15 points – Slann, Underworld, Chaos Pact, Nurgle, Chaos, Vampires
17 points – Goblin, Halfling, Ogre

To help constructing your rosters, the following Roster creator has been designed specifically with this ruleset in mind - LINK TBC

ROSTER SUBMISSION:
Rosters MUST be submitted in advance. These should be submitted to bristol.vanguard@yahoo.co.uk no later than Friday 15th July 2016 11:59

INDUCEMENTS:
You may purchase any other Inducements except Mercenaries, Wizards or Special Play Cards as a permanent part of your team for their normal cost.

WEATHER:
All games will start with perfect bloodbowl weather. If changing weather is rolled on the kick off table, thenrRefer to the below table.

Dice Roll Outcome
2 Roll a D3: 1 - Sweltering heat, 2-3 – Very Sunny
3-11 Perfect Bloodbowl weather
12 Roll a D3: 1 – Blizzard, 2-3 – Pouring Rain


ILLEGAL PROCEDURES:
Illegal Procedures will not be called throughout the tournament. Keeping with sportsmanship bring the issue to the attention of the opposing player and ask them to move their marker to the correct place.

TIME LIMITS:
The 4 minute turn limit will not be specifically enforced throughout the tournament. There is however a strict 2 hour time limit for each game. Coaches will be given a 30 minute warning, followed by a 10 minute warning in which you will be asked to complete an even number of turns.

SCORING:
WIN - 20pts
DRAW - 10pts
LOSE - 0pts

In the event of a coach conceding they will be deducted 20 points and the opposing coach will be awarded a WIN with full Bonus points. A coach who concedes a game will be ineligible for ANY prizes

Bonus Points will be awarded as follows:
Caused 1 more CAS than opponent - +1pts*
Caused 2 or more CAS than opponent - +3pts*
Lost by 1 TD - +2pts
Won by 2 TD - +2pts
Won by 3 TD or more - +5pts

* For the purpose of CAS calculations, only CAS caused by Block or Blitz actions count.

TIE BREAKERS:
In the event of a tie, the following order will be used.

1. Head to Head Record

2. Total TD plus Total CAS

AWARDS:
Awards will be presented for the following:
• Overall Winner
• Runner Up
• 3rd Place
• Highest TD
• Highest CAS
• Wooden Spoon
• Stunty Cup
• Bare Back Award (Best "Bear Back" Proxy Star Player)
• Comeback King (Best Day 2 Comeback)

* One award will be presented per coach

TICKET PRICES:
Tickets will be priced at £25 for NAF registered members or £30 for non members. The additional cost for Non NAF members includes NAF registration. Registered Bristol Vanguard members receive a 10% discount on tickets for this event

PAYMENT:
Please mark payments by ‘Gift’ to our PayPal account. The email address to send money to is bristol.vanguard@yahoo.co.uk. Please add a note informing us of all the relevant details, most importantly the name(s) of the entrants being paid for. If you are paying for a NAF registered Ticket please can you ensure that you include your NAF Membership Number & Registered Username.

Please note, tickets are non refundable but still are transferable to our other events if you have bought one and then unable to make it.