Spike! Magazine Showdown
Our third online NAF tournament of 2016 will see us partner with the Canadian NAF Major tournament, the Spike! Magazine BB Championship! This post should point you toward everything you need to know to enter the Spike! Magazine Showdown (SMS), and compete to win physical, Spike! themed prizes.
The rulespack for our tournament can be found attached, and is summarised below.
The FUMBBL group page has an FAQ section, and you can ask any questions in the NAF, TFF or FUMBBL forums. Come, join us, and get spiky!
Rulespack Summary
- Individual, non-progression Blood Bowl!
- Team treasury: 1.20 M gold. All inducements are permitted except Special Play Cards, Mercenaries and Team Wizards
- Format: 6 games of Swiss in approximately 30 team groups formed according to timezone preference (Europe, America, Australasia), followed by a playoff to determine an overall winner
- Weekly rounds
- Skill package 4 normal skills, 2 doubles
- The winner will receive a free ticket to the Spike! Magazine Blood Bowl Championship, worth $50. In the event the winner cannot attend, this prize will be offered to the winner of the North American group, if (s)he is not the overall winner
- Physical, Spike! themed prizes will also be presented to a randomly selected tier 2 or 3 team, and the winner of the Stunty Cup
You can make a team and apply to the tournament right now! Teams should be made via this link, and then coaches wishing to play in European timezones should apply here, North American timezones here, and Oceanic timezones here.
Spike! Magazine Blood Bowl Championship Reminder
The Spike! Magazine BB Championship is one of the five yearly NAF Major tournaments. It is held in British Columbia, Canada. This year, the Spike! will be held over the weekend of August 26th/ 27th, and will use the much heralded Ironmanj ruleset! The Spike! is held in a beautiful part of Canada, and Steve and the Thunderbowl team put on a superb show. A trip out to BC is more than deserving of your holiday time! Further details can be found at the Spike! website, here. Sign up NOW!
Spike! Magazine Showdown Rulespack
STOP PRESS! 14th June Update:
As of June 14th, the team treasury has been modified to 1.2 M gold, and the free ticket prize is now available in perpetuity. The winner may cash in any year!