NOW IN AID OF WAR CHILD - The Red Trophy VIII - High Wycombe, Bucks - 22 / 23 June 2024

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UPDATE

The tournament will now be part of a wider fund raising day for War Child - 50% of all ticket sales will go towards the charity.

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The Red Trophy is our annual two-day NAF Registered Blood Bowl tournament based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The 8th instalment of the Red Trophy will go down on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June 2024!

Venue

Tabletop Republic High Wycombe

37-38 High Street
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2AG

Cost
Tickets for NAF members are now £30 and can be purchased through the following link:

https://www.tabletoprepublic.com/produc ... tournament

PLEASE BE AWARE OF OUR REFUND POLICY -

We cannot process refunds for any ticket cancellations that occur within 30 days prior to the event start date. Please ensure you are able to attend and are committed to the date before booking your ticket, it helps us run a smoother tournament and means we are not losing out having to refund late drop outs.

Additionally, please note, you MUST be a member of the NAF in order to play at the Red Trophy. There is NO provision to sign up on the day.

For further information on the NAF and how to join, head to https://www.thenaf.net/

Parking:

Please note there is no parking at the store. The following car parks service High Wycombe:

Easton Street car park
Queen Victoria Rd, High Wycombe HP11 1NP

Dovecot Car Park
High Wycombe HP13 5FX

Eden car park
Lily's Walk, High Wycombe HP11 2BY


Accommodation:

The following hotels are in close proximity to the venue:

Premier Inn High Wycombe Central hotel
Arch Way, High Wycombe HP13 5HL

Travelodge High Wycombe
Octagon Parade, Abbey Way, High Wycombe HP11 2DQ

RULES

Welcome to the Red Trophy! We will be using the Blood Bowl Second Season Edition (or Blood Bowl 2020 as it is commonly known) rules, along with the “Teams of Legend” PDF and the designers' Errata which can be found over on the official Blood Bowl website, as well as the inclusion of the Slann team, which may be found under the NAF's “Rules For Tournaments 2021” document. "Daemons of Khorne" will no longer be a permitted roster due to being superseded by the official GW Khorne team.

Team Building:
Teams competing at The Red Trophy are made of highly trained, world renowned and completely insane Blood Bowlers. As such, coaches are given a generous starting gold pieces allowance of 1,200,000 for the purposes of selecting players, re rolls, sideline staff and purchasing any inducements permitted. This is completely separate from the inclusion of additional skills, which will be covered below.

The link to register your team on Tourplay is now LIVE:

https://tourplay.net/en/blood-bowl/the-red-trophy-viii

Inducements:

Star Players:

For the purposes of Star Players, there are two "tiers". Tier 1 may not roster a star player. Tier 2 may roster one star player after a regular 11 have been rostered.

The following Star Players however are banned for Tier 2 teams:

Cindy Piewhistle
Bomber Dribblesnot
Skitter Stab-Stab
Estelle La Veneaux
Hakflem Skuttlespike
Griif Oberwald
Deeproot Strongbranch
Morg N' Thorg

Tier 1 (may not roster a Star Player):

Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, High Elf, Lizardmen, Necromantic Horror, Norse, Orc, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Vampire, Wood Elf

Tier 2 (may roster a Star Player not on the ban list):

Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegade, Elven Union, Goblin, Halfling, Human, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Nurgle, Ogre, Old World Alliance, Slann, Snotling, Tomb Kings

The only other inducements permitted are Bloodweiser Kegs, Halfling Master Chefs, and Bribes, which are paid for out of the 1,200,000 gold pieces referenced above prior to the tournament. No inducements are able to be purchased at the table, so spend that gold!

Additional Skills:

Once you have fully purchased your team as described above, you may distribute additional skills amongst your players. A coach may select ONE of the following three skill packages:

- 8 Primary Skills
- 5 Primary Skills and 2 Secondary Skills
- 6 Primary Skills and 1 Secondary Skill

No player may be given more than 2 of these additional skills (including both Secondary skills if you wish). Aside from this, there are no other limitations such as limits on duplicate skills etc. Statistic increases are not an option, otherwise... they'd be listed above...

All teams must be painted with at least 3 colours and be comprised of appropriate fantasy miniatures which reflect the positionals they are intended to represent.

The Prayers to Nuffle Table:
Any reference to rolling on the “Prayers to Nuffle” Table must utilise the Exhibition variant of the table found on page 101 of the Blood Bowl rulebook.

What You Need
A painted team (minimum 3 colours)
Board and dugout
Dice
Templates

Scoring

2 Points for a win
1 Point for a draw
0 Points for a loss

Tie breaking system will be the following, and in this order:

Strength of schedule
NET Touchdowns
NET Casualties

Prizes
There will be prizes/trophies awarded for the following:

Tournament Winner
Runner Up
Most Touchdowns
Most Casualties*
Stunty Cup (Best placed Ogres, Halflings, Snotlings or Goblins)
Best Painted Award**
Disaster Averted! (Second to last place)


*Any injury that goes into your opponents injury box (even if it's just passing through) counts towards the Most Casualties award. (And also for the tie breaker.)
**Display bases do not increase your chances of winning best painted, only the figures themselves will be judged


Schedule



Saturday
10:00 – Registration
10:30 – Game 1 Start
12:45 – Lunch
13:15 – Game 2 Start
15:30 – Break
15:45 – Game 3 Start
18:00 – End of Play



Sunday
10:00 – Game 4 Start
12:15 – Lunch
12:45 – Game 5 Start
15:00 – Break
15:15 – Game 6 Start
17:30 – End of Play
17:45 – Awards and Close

[Dodge22]

Signed up. Not sure if I did it wrong or not paying attention. Kids and bed time etc. But didn't give my NAF name. I'm Martin Andrews.

[TheShepherd]

Yes please!

[Thatasianguy]

Definitely interested. Wont be able to confirm attendence until later in the year.

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SHAMELESS BUMP

We're on the right side of new year now so it's time to start getting your calendar of BB events organised! (I've certainly done mine!)

Come to the Red Trophy VIII, or else!

Uh, I mean it will be fun!

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Some big changes to the Red Trophy VIII!

- Due to food no longer being included in the ticket, the cost has been reduced to £30

- A NEW sort-of tiering system is in place with two tiers for the purpose of star player allowance

- Tourplay link is already live

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The Red Trophy!!

It's a thing! You should go!

The winner this year will not only go down in history as winning the greatest prize in Blood Bowl , they will also receive a copy of DungeonBowl! More prizes to be announced soon.

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Introducing Chainsaw Bloke, the freebie miniature (unpainted of course) that all attendees will receive at the Red Trophy VIII!

[Dodge22]

FYI, I forgot to mention yesterday. Races are visible on TP presumably you want these hidden as per the Bucks Open.

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FYI, I forgot to mention yesterday. Races are visible on TP presumably you want these hidden as per the Bucks Open.

Thanks mate, that's fixed!

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The Red Trophy

You should go

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UPDATE

The tournament will now be part of a wider fund raising day for War Child - 50% of all ticket sales will go towards the charity.

[Wagz]

Will it use the changes from today’s FAQ?

https://www.warhammer-community.com/202 ... d-blocking

[Dodge22]

Are you allowing Gnomes? Not that I have any.

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The latest FAQ will be implemented yes. So the removal of swarming from Underworld and the fouling guard nerf. Gnomes will be added to tourplay in a moment.