GAUNTLET THROWDOWN III, Mold N.Wales, 8th & 9th July 2023 - Filthmonger Tournament Champion

[TonyGriffiths]

Gauntlet Throwdown returns, also for the first time it will form part of the Welsh Tournament Series.

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Gauntlet Throw Down III – 08th/09th July 2023 - Sponsored by Charlie Victor Products and Battle Games & Models

Gauntlet Throw Down III is the 4th NAF approved Tournament hosted by Deeside Defenders, and the 3rd to be held at our new home at the Daniel Owen Centre situated in the town of Mold, North Wales. A 5 game, resurrection tournament using the Swiss system, with a capacity for 30 coaches.

The entry fee for NAF members is £25, a lunchtime buffet is included on both days, which will be provided by our on-site café. You will need to be an NAF member to enter as this is an NAF sanctioned event.

Entry and payment cut off for the tournament is midnight on Friday 30th June.

Payments for entry should be sent by PayPal to; Deeside.Defenders.Payments@gmail.com and please make sure this is using the friends and family option. Add your name, coach name and NAF number in the additional comments section on the payment, as well as the best email address to contact you at.

All team rosters will be checked in advance to save time on the day. You will be issued with a copy of your submitted roster on the tournament, this copy should be used throughout the day and be available to you opponents when requested. Rosters must be submitted at Deeside.Defenders.Payments@gmail.com no later than midnight on Friday 30th June. If you have any questions or would like a PDF copy of this information, please use the above email address.



Every Coach who pays the entry fee and submits their roster by the 08th of May, will receive a bonus gift (Rosters must include your Team name, your NAF Name & Number).



Schedule

This is a 5-game event with a tight, action-packed schedule (please arrive promptly as lateness may mean missing the first round).

Day One

08:30 - 09:15 - Registration
09:30 - 12:00 - Round 1
12:00 - 12.45 - Break (Lunch)
12:45 - 15:15 - Round 2
15:15 - 15:30 - Break
15:30 - 18:00 - Round 3

Day Two

09:30 - 12:00 - Round 1
12:00 - 12.45 - Break (Lunch)
12:45 - 15:15 - Round 2
15:30 - 16:00 - Awards

We will hopefully have a full selection of players on the day, in the event of an uneven number though, it is possible that one player each round may receive a bye. Obviously, we will do everything possible to avoid this.



Scoring

Scoring will be as follows:

Win - 3 points
Draw - 1 points
Loss - 0 points

Tie-breakers:

Coaches on the same points score will be separated as follows:

1/. Strength of Schedule
2/. Net TDs + Net Casualties
3/. Net Touchdowns
4/. Net Casualties
5/. Touchdowns Scored
6/. Casualties Inflicted
7/. Coin toss



Team Building

All coaches have 1.2 million gold pieces to build your team, plus a tier-based skills package to spend on improving their team. Also there is a tier-based inducement allowance. You must have a minimum of 11 players on your roster before spending any Gold on inducements. You may also use this money for rerolls, coaches, cheerleaders and dedicated fans.

The team tiers are as follows:

Tier 1

Amazon,
Dark Elves,
Norse,
Shambling Undead,
Skaven,
Underworld Denizens,


Tier 2

Chaos Dwarf,
Dwarf,
Humans,
Lizardmen,
Necromantic Horror,
Orcs,
Wood Elves

Tier 3

Black Orc
Chaos Chosen,
Khorne,
Elven Union,
High Elves,
Imperial nobility,
Tomb Kings

Tier 4

Chaos Renegade,
Nurgle,
OWA,
Slann,
Vampire

Tier 5

Goblins,
Halflings,
Ogres,
Snotlings



Skills Package

All coaches will be allocated tier-based SPP to spend on skills for their players. These can be used for primary and secondary skills, no skill stacking or random skills allowed. Tier 5 teams can have a single stat increase which is also non-Stackable. Stat increases must conform to the stat rules stated in the 2020 Rulebook.

Tier 1: 30 SPP
Tier 2: 36 SPP
Tier 3: 42 SPP
Tier 4: 48 SPP
Tier 5: 60 SPP

Skill cost

Single skill = 6 SPP
Double skill = 12 SPP

Stat increases

+1 AV = 6 SPP
+1 MA = 6 SPP
+1 PA = 6 SPP
+1 AG = 18 SPP
+1 ST = 24 SPP

Inducement Allowance

All coaches will be allocated a tier-based Inducement Allowance, this is a cap on what portion of their 1.2million Gold pieces can be spend on inducements.

Tier 1: 200,000 GP
Tier 2: 250,000 GP
Tier 3: 300,000 GP
Tier 4: 350,000 GP
Tier 5: 400,000 GP


Inducements

All Inducements from the BB2020 rule book, Death Zones, Almanacs and the spike magazines are allowed, apart from special play cards, mercenaries and Giants.

Star players

If 2 coaches hire the same star player, both players can still use them.



EXAMPLE

A Coach playing with a Human Team,

Has 36 SPP to spend on skills, which could be 4 singles & 1 Double skill or 2 singles & 2 Doubles etc.

Also a cap of 250,000 GP which can be spent on inducements (which includes Star Players, Bloodweiser Kegs, Wizards). This could be The Mighty Zug & a Weather Mage etc.

Star Players can only be induced after 11 Players have already been rostered.



Time keeping

The timetable is based on 2 hour 30 minutes per match which equates to just over 4.5 minutes per turn for 32 turns (i.e. 8 turns per player per half). No overtime is played. It is up to both coaches to ensure that games are completed within the allocated time. The Tournament Organisers have the right to end matches as they stand if the matches are not finished within the allocated time.
Any coach found to be deliberately stalling for time to run-out a match can be penalised with a points deduction at the discretion of the Tournament Organiser.


Rule Queries

If at any stage you are faced with a situation that can’t be solved between the two coaches and by reference to this Info pack, speak to a Tournament Organiser (TO).
The TO’s decision is final.



The Stunty Cup

If we have 2 or more Stunty (Tier 5) teams competing at this Event, we will be running the Stunty cup, which will be awarded to the highest placed Stunty team (excluding the tournament champion).


Prizes & Gifts

Everyone will receive a welcome gift & we hope to be running spot prizes (first person to roll a pair of double skulls).

There will be awards for the following:

Winner
Runner Up
Most Casualties
Most Touchdowns
Stunty Cup
Wooden Spoon


What to Bring with You

Models: Teams should be painted to a “decent” 3 colour minimum standard, based and clearly numbered (preference is for the numbers to be on the front and back of the base but not compulsory).

Unpainted teams may be cursed by Nuffle, for not paying him due honour and respect.

ANY COACH WHO TURNS UP WITH AN UNPAINTED TEAM, WHICH DOESN’T MEET THE “DECENT" 3 COLOUR MINIMUM STANDARD, WILL GIVE YOUR OPPONENT A FREE ROLL ON THE NUFFLE TABLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME AT THE PRAYERS TO NUFFLE STAGE.

Teams are also required to be clear representations of the races they purport to be (not necessarily GW) with clear differences between positionals. Skill rings or bands should be used to show additional skills and these can be quickly explained to your opponent during setup.

Positionals should be recognisable and representative. If you are unsure, please check in advance with the Tournament Organisers.

Dice: Blocking dice x 3, D6 x 2, D8 x 1 & a D16 x 1.

If you are using non GW or NAF dice and they are difficult to read or the symbols on the dice are less than obvious at portraying what results they are supposed to be representing, you will need to bring a standard set with you as well.

Also, you must be prepared to share your dice with your opponent, if asked.

This is a requirement of entry, payment indicates agreement.




Venue

The Tournament is being run by The Deeside Defender’s Gaming club, which is situated in the Daniel Owen Centre.

Address:

Daniel Owen Centre,
Earl Rd,
Mold,
Flintshire,
CH7 1AP

[TonyGriffiths]

Every coach will receive one of these beautiful Bomb tokens, Courtesy of Charlie Victor Products.

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[lunchmoney]

Moved to Upcoming

[TonyGriffiths]

Ok Cheers

[JandyrColdheart]

Put me down for this please.

[Padster]

Add me to list please

[TonyGriffiths]

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This Tournament also forms part of the Welsh Tournament series.

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[Camelchops]

Add me to the list please

[Demenzia]

Can you add me to the list please? Plans for a few days around are going well

[TonyGriffiths]

The Gauntlet Trophy

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[TonyGriffiths]

[TonyGriffiths]

The early bird gifts from last years Maltese Gauntlet

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[TonyGriffiths]

Coaches sighed up

01. Dodge22, Paid
02. bigshillers, Paid
03. Athanatos
04. Got_Wood, Paid
05. Norrax
06. Earl_Burgomeister
07. JandyrColdheart
08. Padster
09. Camelchops
10. Demenzia
11. chorfling, Paid
12. Shiftyshadows
13. duster1, Paid

Odd number insurance

LORD_BONAN

[TheShepherd]

Interested please

[TonyGriffiths]

Excellent, I'll add you to the list.