Rules

Tournament Format

Resurrection Format Tournament: All dead or injured players will be recovered normally between rounds without consequences for the coaches (Reanimated Zombies and Rotters last only until the end of the match in which they were revived).

Team Tournament of 5 Players: Each team must have five different rosters chosen from the 30 available.

Each team will also designate a captain, who will have to make tough decisions during the five rounds!

Rules Used

The tournament rules will be based on the official Blood Bowl 2020 rules + Teams of Legend + Spike! Magazine up to issue #18 + the latest FAQ (May 2025).

The Star Players allowed are those from the core rulebook and those officially released.

Team Creation

Depending on their roster’s Tier, coaches receive a budget to purchase players, rerolls, staff, and inducements. They will also be allocated a set number of Skill Points (SP) based on their Tier:

Tier 1: 1120k & 5 SP (max 1 secondary skill)
Undead, Amazons, Lizardmen, Dark Elves, Wood Elves, Dwarves, Skaven
Tier 2: 1150k & 5 SP (max 1 secondary skill)
Vampires, Humans, Orcs, Necromantic, Norse, Slann, Underworld
Tier 3: 1160k & 6 SP (max 1 secondary skill)
Tomb Kings, Chaos Dwarves, Elven Union, High Elves, Old World Alliance
Tier 4: 1180k & 7 SP (max 2 secondary skills)
Imperial Nobility, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Khorne Daemons, Nurgle’s Rotters, Black Orcs
Tier 5: 1200k & 8 SP (max 2 secondary skills)
Halflings, Goblins, Ogres, Snotlings, Gnomes

Each SP allows assigning a primary skill to an eligible player.
It is possible to exchange 2 SP for a secondary skill, only if no Star Players are in the team.
One player can be given two primary skills at the cost of 3 SP.

Random skills and stat increases are not allowed.

A maximum of 2 Star Players can be purchased. Their cost is their gold value + 3 SP.
Super-Stars (which include the "Mega Stars" from the rulebook and some others) cost their gold value + 5 SP.

Available Inducements:

0-1 Team Mascot for 30k
0-1 Weather Mage for 30k
0-2 Bloodweiser Kegs for 50k each
0-3 Bribes for 100k each (50k for rosters with "Bribery & Corruption")
0-1 Josef Bugman for 100k
0-1 Mortuary Assistant for 100k (available for rosters with "Sylvanian Spotlight")
0-1 Plague Doctor for 100k (available for rosters with "Favored of Nurgle")
0-2 Wandering Apothecaries for 100k each (available for rosters that can include an apothecary)
0-1 Halfling Master Chef for 300k (100k for Halfling rosters only)
0-1 Riotous Rookies for 100k (only for rosters with "Cheap Linemen")
0-2 Star Players

Star Player Restrictions: Star Players can only be recruited if the team already has 11 standard players.
If two identical Star Players are on the field, both can play.

Number of Matches

5 rounds during the tournament (3 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday). 2 optional independent and individual match on Friday and Saturday night (NAF-ranked but does not impact the tournament).

Round 1: Random pairings
Rounds 2-5: Swiss-style pairings

Scoring & Ranking

Team Ranking: Sum of individual points + team points

Team Victory: 5000 points
Team Draw: 2000 points
Team Loss: 0 points

Individual Ranking: Sum of individual points

Win: 1000 points
Draw: 400 points
Loss: 0 points
Individual Achievements:
- Per Touchdown: 3 points
- Per Casualty (Block/Blitz): 2 points
- Per Completed Pass (including teammate throws): 1 point

Results & Prizes

Team & Individual Rankings

Awards:

Best Teams: 1st place (Champion), 2nd place, 3rd place
Bashlord: Most casualties caused
Golden Boot: Best fouler
Fanafriel Prize: Most touchdowns scored
Expidel Prize: Most passes completed
Lutèce Demon: Best-painted team
And many more…