After the resounding success of Fenland Bowl I, I am pleased to announce Fenland Bowl II!
I (Grant) will be your TO for the tournament and assisting me will be Thesmokingfrog
(Darius)Fenland Bowl II will take place on Saturday 1st November 2025 in Littleport, Ely, and will consist of 3 games of Blood Bowl.
The event is NAF Approved/Sanctioned.
Fenland Bowl II is also part of the South East Tournament Series (SETS) - please see link below to the dedicated website for more information https://bb.nazgob.co.uk/south-east
Tickets
Tickets are £12 each
Please make all payments via Paypal (Friends & Family) to grax1912@yahoo.co.uk
Please remember to include your full name, NAF name, NAF number and a contact email address with your payment.
We have a capacity for 32 coaches for this event. Please note Fenland Bowl I sold out (24 tickets) within 72 hours, we then upped capacity to 32 coaches and the remaining tickets sold out within the week. So, if you are interested, we suggest purchasing your ticket early to avoid disappointment. We will operate a reserves list like last year.
Due to some issues experienced with Fenland Bowl I, places are strictly reserved upon receipt of payment only. Sorry, but I struggled to contact multiple coaches who reserved a spot when it came to payment last year. Also, in respect of the reserves list, please provide via private message a contact email address, as last year I struggled to contact coaches on the reserves list who were not active on TFF. If a place becomes available, I will contact the next in line on the reserves list and give a suitable timeframe for response. If no response is received the place will go to the next in line etc.
If for unforeseen reason a registered player is unable to attend the event, refunds can be provided at tournament organiser discretion up until Saturday 3rd May 2025.
Any refunds after this date are strictly only if your place can be filled by another coach.
Venue
The event will take place at the Littleport Scout & Guide Hut, address below:
Littleport Scout & Guide Hut
Camel Road
Littleport
Ely
CB6 1PU
There is ample parking on site.
Hot drinks (Tea and coffee) will be available in the kitchen and included within your ticket price.
Food
The Littleport Scouts will once again be kindly selling hot food on site. This was a big success for Fenland Bowl I, and helped raise money for the scouts while operating an efficient system so all coaches had ample time to eat at lunch and get a break.
Burgers, hot dogs, pulled pork and vegan options will most likely be offered again. Like last year, myself and Darius will come around during game 1 to take down your pre-order. The Scouts will then prepare the food so it is all ready for the lunch period, so you just have to go up, say what you ordered, pay and get your lunch!
I was quite chuffed how well this worked last year and lots of positive feedback.
Of course you are more than welcome to bring your own food or alternatively there is a Co-op, convenience store and some takeaways in the Littleport town center which is about a 2 minute drive away.
What to bring
Your team, two copies of your roster (With extra skills clearly marked), rulebook & latest FAQ/Errata, templates and dice (Please note, following suit with other tournaments we are only allowing GW official Blood Bowl dice to be used, and of course Fenland Bowl I & NAF dice). Please can players also bring a pitch and dugouts so we can make sure we have enough pitches on the day.
Whilst painting is not a requirement but of course preferred, we ask positionals are clearly identifiable and the team is numbered.
Format
The tournament will be a three game tournament using Blood Bowl Season Two (BB 2020) Official Rules (as clarified by the most recent official FAQ). The first game will be randomly drawn between coaches with subsequent matchups following a Swiss - Resurrection style system.
Team Building
Starting team value will be 1.15 million gold pieces (Team Value 1150) and coaches may choose a legal roster up to this value.
Team tiering will be as per the latest GW FAQ/Errata.
Rosters may be chosen from any of the teams in the following:
Blood Bowl Rule Book
The official “Teams of Legend” pdf
Khorne, Norse, Amazon, Vampire, Gnomes and Chaos Dwarves from Spike magazines 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18 respectively.
Additional NAF Roster for Slann
Any additional official teams and rosters from Spike magazines released AT LEAST 2 WEEKS before the event will also be allowed
Skill Packages
Tier 1 Teams – 6 additional skills - No player may receive more than 1 additional skill - Either 6 primary skills or 5 primary and 1 secondary
Amazon, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, High Elf, Lizardmen, Norse, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elf
Tier 2 Teams - 8 additional skills - 1 player may receive 2 additional skills, the rest can only receive up to 1 additional skill - Select from 1 of the following 3 skill packages:
(1) 8 primary skills
(2) 7 primary skills and 1 secondary skill
(3) 6 primary and 2 secondary skills
Black Orc, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegade, Elven Union, Human, Imperial Nobility, Khorne, Necromantic Horror, Nurgle, Old World Alliance, Orc, Slann, Tomb Kings, Vampires
Tier 3 Teams - 9 additional skills - 1 player may receive 2 additional skills, the rest can only receive up to 1 additional skill - Select from 1 of the following 3 skill packages:
(1) 9 primary skills
(2) 8 primary skills and 1 secondary skill
(3) 7 primary and 2 secondary skills
Goblin, Halfling, Ogre, Snotling, Gnomes
Only chosen primary skills or chosen secondary skills may be selected, randomly chosen skills are not allowed. Characteristic increases are not allowed.
Inducements
Any inducements from the list of “common inducements” on page 89 of the Blood Bowl rulebook can be taken, with the following changes:
Tier 1 & 2 teams may not take star players or mega stars (except the special ‘The Littleport Black Dog’ star player).
Only Tier 3 teams may take 1 ‘star player’, this will cost 1 secondary and 1 primary skill, as well as the gold cost of the player (pairs of stars count as 1 star). This may not be a Mega Star namely Bomber Dribblesnot, Cindy Piewhistle, Deeproot Strongbranch, Griff Oberwald, Hakflem Skuttlespike, Kreek ‘the Verminator’ Rustgouger, Morg ‘n’ Thorg, Cindy Piewhistle and any other player listed as a ‘Mega Star’ at least 2 weeks before the event. This star player can be taken in addition to the special ‘The Littleport Black Dog’ star player if you wish to have both.
Wizards, Biased Referees, Mercenaries and Special Play card inducements are not allowed.
The following additional inducement rules from the “Death Zone” supplement are allowed:
(In)Famous Coaching Staff
Other Inducements from p36-39, excluding Medicinal Unguent and Side Bet.
Any additional inducements published in any official Spike magazine prior to the date of the event
(excluding any from the excluded categories listed above e.g. Wizards).
A special star player ‘The Littleport Black Dog’ will be available for hire, more on this in the special rules section.
Fenland Bowl Special Rules
The Fens, or Fenland(s), are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Therefore, to reflect this we will be replacing the usual weather table with the Graveyard Weather Table from the “Death Zone” supplement. Copies of this table will be provided on the day.
Another point of local history is the Ely and Littleport riots of 1816. At the time unemployment was high and costs of grain were rising. Fuelled by alcohol, a group of Littleport residents left the inn and began intimidating wealthier residents, demanding money and destroying property. The riots spread to Ely and were eventually quelled by a militia of citizens from Ely led by Sir Henry Bate Dudley. To reflect this, every time a touchdown is scored fans of the opposing team break onto the pitch! Choose a random player on scoring team (This can include players currently on the reserves bench, but not knocked out or players who have sustained a casualty). Once a player has been randomly selected, the opposing coach of the player selected rolls a D6 and consults the below table:
1 – No harm is done to the player
2-4 – The player is knocked out, but still rolls to see if they recover from the knock out during the current turn end of drive sequence
5-6 – The player is seriously knocked unconscious. The player is placed in the knock out section but does not roll to see if they recover during this turns end of drive sequence. They will roll as usual during following end of drive sequences after.
You may use an apothecary on the knock out. If you do, no harm is done to your player and you may use them in the next drive as normal (Of course your apothecary has been used however!).
Finally, Littleport is home to two different legends of spectral black dogs. Teams can hire a special Star Player reflecting this spectral black dog for 60,000 gold pieces, also they will lose 1 of their primary skills within their team's tier skill package. You may notice this year the special star player has seen a price reduction. You can see the Star Player card and rules within the attached rules pack.
Scoring
The scoring system will be as follows:
Win = 30 points
Draw = 15 points
Loss = 0 points
Bonus points awards as follows:
Casualty caused (To a maximum of 3 bonus points per game)
Touchdowns Scored (To a maximum of 3 bonus points per game)
Clean sheet (No touchdowns conceded – 1 bonus point awarded for each game where you keep a clean sheet)
Tiebreakers will be Strength of Schedule, followed by Touchdown difference and then Casualties Difference.
In terms of casualties, all casualties you cause to your opponent count (including fouls and crowd surfing). Casualties caused to your opponent’s players as a result of failed dodges/rushes do not Count.
Roster submission
A copy of your roster must be emailed to myself by end of play Friday 17th October to grax1912@yahoo.co.uk. I will then check this and email back to confirm.
Prizes
We are very pleased to announced that our Tournament is sponsored by the Ely Cycle Centre. Prizes will be awarded for the following:
Winner
Runner Up
3rd Place
Most Touchdowns
Most Casualties
Stunty Cup
Best ‘The Black Dog of Littleport’ model
Wooden Spoon
There is a maximum of 1 prize per person on the day, so if a player wins 2 or more awards, the ‘lesser’ prize will go to the next eligible coach.
Ely Cycle Centre are our main sponsor for prize support (Don’t worry they have a model store/section, the winner won’t be getting a bicycle!).
Any small amount of money left over from the event will be donated to the Littleport Scouts.
Schedule
Registration: 9:30 – 9:50
Tournament briefing and announcements: 9:50-10:00
Game 1: 10:00 – 12:15
Lunch: 12:15 – 13:00
Game 2: 13:00 – 15:15
Short break: 15:15 – 15:30
Game 3: 15:30 – 17:45
Awards ceremony and close: 18:00
Each round will be played within a strict time limit of 2 hours 15 minutes. Regular calls will be made for 1 hour remaining, 30 minutes remaining and 15 minutes remaining. If you are not into the second half when the 1 hour remaining call is made, we would encourage you to start a chess clock
with around 2 minute turns (depending how far you are into your game) to ensure the game is finished.
We hope to see you there!
