THINGS YOU NEED TO BRING FORMAT

The Tournament is played over Saturday and Sunday. You will participate in a series of six games. After each game you will play against a different opponent. In the first round, players will be matched based on their NAF ranking if they have one, others will be ranked as if they were CR 150. After that, in each round the two players in 1st and 2nd place (based on their points for coaching) will play each other, the players in 3rd and 4th place will play each other, the players in 5th and 6th place will play each other, and so on. The only exception is that you can never play the same opponent twice; should this happen a referee will step in and sort things out so that the players face fresh opponents of a suitable calibre. Each player has a special results form. Once you've finished your game, you must fill in the form and then hand it in at the scoring desk. It is important you fill all the information in as this will decide your ranking and ultimately the winner of the Tournament. Your results will then be entered into the tournament database.

SCHEDULE

The event will be held at the UCon Gaming Convention.
http://www.ucon-gaming.org/

Saturday
 8:00 -  9:00 Registration
 9:00 - 11:00 Game 1
11:00 - 12:00 Lunch Break
12:00 -  2:00 Game 2
 2:00 -  3:00 Halfing Snack Break
 3:00 -  5:00 Game 3
 5:00 -  6:00 Dinner Break
 6:00 -  8:00 Game 4

Sunday
 9:00 - 11:00 Game 5
11:00 - 12:00 Lunch Break
12:00 -  2:00 Game 6
 2:00 -  3:00 Goblin Snack Break
 3:00 -  4:00 Awards Ceremony

Please be on time for registration! You must be ready to play at 9:00, no later. The time table is quite tight so request that you play at a brisk pace. If your opponent is taking a long time for his turn then remind him that the four minute rule is in play.

THE FINAL

After Game 5 the two top teams will be announced and will play in the final to determine who will be crowned the Tournament Champion. The remaining coaches will play the final round. The coach with the most tournament points from that group will be awarded the League Cup.

IMPORTANT!

Competitors are advised that from the moment of entry into the event, all decisions by Judges and Referees regarding the fair adjucation of the Tournament rules and all issues of health and safety are final. No discussions will be entered into once a decision has been made. This applies to rules adjucations, the scores applied to any category of the Tournament, painting judging, and any issues that require the cooperation of the competitors. Once the Tournament results are published we cannot alter them in any way. Any breach of these rules will be considered a Red Card offence (see Referees section for more information).

SCORING

Game Result
Win = 50 points
Tie = 30 points
Loss = 10 points

Bonus Points
+10 points = Blow out bonus (Won by 2+ points)
+10 points = Keeping it close bonus (Lost by 1 point)
+10 points = Smackdown bonus (Caused more casualties)
+5  points = Give and take (Tied for casualties)

PAINTING:

Based: All the bases in the team (including coaching staff) are painted and textured in some manner. The baseline for texture is flock as a minimum. Just being painted green is not enough!

Painted: The team is painted, all models have at least 3 colors on them. Different colors should be used for different areas. Undercoats must not be visible.

Detailed: All models have had the details of the model painted in a variety of colors or with noticeable effects. This can be shading or highlighting, or 'black-lining' etc. This discriminates between the merely painted team and the team that has had attention paid to it.

Representative: All models on the team are representative of the race and position that they are meant to portray. Extra weapons that are not part of a finished and painted figure should be removed. This does not mean that you must use official Blood Bowl miniatures. Only that an Ogre should look like an Ogre, a Dwarf should look like a Dwarf and so on.

+3 points = Based
+3 points = Painted
+3 points = Detailed
+6 points = Representative

Important: For all 4 of the above ... In order to get the full points for a category all the models in the team must fulfill the criteria. If even one fails, the points can't be scored. The team voted best overall painted team by the coaches playing in the tournament over lunch will receive an extra 5 Painting points. The head referee and his assistants will choose the teams eligible for this voting during the morning. You must have painted your own team to be eligible for the best painted voting (however, teams painted by another person can still earn the full 15 normal painting points).

SPORTSMANSHIP

At the end of the last game, you will mark down sportsmanship for your six opponents. In almost every case you will award 3 points per opponent. In two rare cases you will mark a different score. In the case that your opponent was unsportsman enough to merit notice, you will mark them down for 1 point. In the case that your opponent was extremely sporting you can give them special sportsmanship award worth 5 points.

+5 points = Especially Sporting (max one awarded)
+3 points = Sporting
+1 point  = Unsporting (max one awarded)

GAME DICE:

You need to supply your own blocking dice and D8. D6 will be provided and will be the only dice allowed to be used for the tournament.

SKILL GAINS

After every game your team will have 20,000 GC to spend. One player will be randomly selected and can get a skill increase. Use the following chart to determine what type of skill increase you can get. If you don't spend the money, it will remain in your treasurey until you do spend it.

Cost for skills:
20,000 New Skill
30,000 Skills you can take on Doubles.
30,000 +1 MA or +1 AV
40,000 +1 AG
50,000 +1 ST

TOURNAMENT RULES

The rules from the latest edition of the Living Rulebook (available for free download at http://www.bloodbowl.com) are to be used unless specifically stated below. All teams must be rookie teams with a starting value of 1,000,000 gold pieces. All models (including any coaching staff) must be painted ... this means more than just an undercoat! You do not need to include a model for the head coach (that’s you!) but you must have models to represent all other coaching staff (ie. Apothecaries, Cheerleaders, etc.).

ALLOWED TEAMS:

Amazon
Chaos Dwarf
Chaos
Dark Elf
Dwarf
Elf
Goblin
Halfling
High Elf
Human
 Khemri
Lizardman
Necromantic
Norse
Nurgle
Orc
Skaven
Undead
Wood Elf

STAR PLAYERS:

If two of the same stars show up for a game, players will roll randomly at the start of each drive to determine which team the STAR will play for (see "Easily Confused" rules for Thrud.) Stars will not be included in the random player selection for skills (see Skill Gains).

The Star Players have new costs:
140,000 Bomber Dribblesnot [ Orc or Goblin ]
320,000 Count Luthor von Drakenborg [ Human or Undead ]
290,000 Deathroller [ Dwarf ]
320,000 Deeproot Strongbranch [ Halfling or Wood Elf ]
110,000 Fungus the Loon [ Orc or Goblin ]
290,000 Grashnak Blackhoof [ Chaos or Chaos Dwarf ]
320,000 Griff Oberwald [ Human ]
270,000 Grim Ironjaw [ Dwarf ]
230,000 Hakflem Skuttlespike [ Skaven ]
290,000 Headsplitter [ Skaven ]
220,000 Horkon Heartripper [ Dark Elf ]
320,000 Hthark the Unstoppable [ Chaos Dwarf ]
270,000 Jordell Freshbreeze [ Wood Elf ]
290,000 Lord Borak the Despoiler [ Chaos ]
220,000 Mighty Zug [ Human ]
340,000 Morg `N’ Thorg [ Chaos, Goblin, Human or Orc ]
140,000 Nobbla Blackwort [ Orc, Goblin, or Chaos ]
250,000 Prince Moranion [ High Elf ]
290,000 Ramtut III [ Khemri or Necromantic ]
270,000 `Ripper’ Bolgrot [ Orc, Goblin, or Chaos ]
110,000 Scrappa Sorehead [ Orc, Goblin, or Chaos ]
250,000 Silibili [ Lizardman ]
180,000 Thrud the Barbarian [ Any ]
290,000 Varag Ghoul Chewer [ Goblin or Orc ]
250,000 Zara the Slayer [ Amazon, Dwarf, Norse, or Human ]
180,000 Zzharg Madeye [ Chaos Dwarf ]

WIZARDS

No Wizards will be allowed. Undead and Necromatic coaches may argue the call and may raise the dead. The raised zombie will be added to the roster for the remainder of the tournament (assuming the coach has an extra painted zombie model.)

CASUALTIES

All casualties that have been inflicted on your team, including death, are wiped away at the end of the game. In other words the team resets after every game. Skills accrued through the tournament will not be lost, even if the player dies.

ILLEGAL PROCEDURE

The normal Illegal Procedure rules are replaced with the following rule.

Each coach is responsible for keeping track of how many turns his team has used, and must move the Turn counter one space along the track provided on his Dugout at the start of each and every one of his team turns. If he forgets to move the counter before taking an action with one or more of his players, then the opposing coach is allowed to call for an ‘illegal procedure’ penalty as soon as he spots the mistake. An action is considered to be moving one or more squares, or rolling the dice to throw a block, pass the ball or dodge. If you are called for illegal procedure before this or incorrectly (ie, when you have moved the turn marker along), then you receive a bonus team re-roll as a reward for the illegal call. A coach who successfully calls an opponent for illegal procedure gains a team re-roll.

4 MINUTE RULE

You may use the 4 minute timer if you wish. If one coach requests the use of the timer in a game then the other coach must agree to its use. The 4 minute period starts immediately after the end of the previous turn. Those who can not finish their game in the allotted time may have their game called at the discretion of the Chief Referee.

THE NAF

The NAF is an international association of players dedicated to Blood Bowl. NAF's goal is to act as a central resource for Blood Bowl coaches the world over - offering news, contacts, discussion, sanctioned tournaments, international player rankings, league and roster tools, and other goodies available only to members. Whether you're planning to run your own tournament, looking for or running a league, or just wanting to catch up on the latest from the world of Blood Bowl, NAF HQ aims to provide everything you'll need. The Underworld Cup: Finis is a NAF sanctioned tournament and games played will count to NAF rankings. If you are a member, please remember to bring your membership card or NAF user ID with you. If you aren’t a member and would like to be, you can sign up at the NAF website located at http://www.bloodbowl.net.

See you at the Tournament and good luck!