Dear members, As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, we are noting increasing numbers of NAF tournaments are being postponed or cancelled. Health and well-being comes first, and we support Tournament Organisers talking whatever steps they deem necessary with their events to keep people safe. As we lose these tournaments from the calendar, members are asking us …
Welcome along to another TD blog! Quite a short one this time, which is probably a blessed relief to those of you that dutifully struggle through this each month! Kidding aside, while good things continue to happen, the nature of things is that there’s not always bags of fully formed stuff to report. With that …
Dear members, In order to cope with ever increasing demand, in June of 2018, we announced that Driesfield and Oventa would be joining Purplegoo on the tournament approval staff. We have decided to increase the team still further, and today, we welcome Nate / Gaixo, Nacho / Hachablanca and Matteo / Matte8 to tournament approvals. …
Hi gang, and welcome to a new Blood Bowling decade! Much has happened since I last wrote in this space, but in terms of NAF tournament news, there are three main items to cover. Firstly, GW released the Ogre Spike! Journal, and a new Extraordinary skill caused some confusion for certain parts of the membership. …
Hi all, An exciting NAF ranking development today, as we are introducing our glicko global ranking system! We have been hosting and maintaining our racial glicko rankings for approximately two years now, and in the background, Nick / mubo and Ketil / kyrre have been working on the best way to implement a ‘global’ ranking …
Dear members, Following the release of the Ogre Spike! Journal today, this post clarifies how we understand some of the material in this book should be used at NAF tournaments. As ever, when new rules are released between NAF Annual Reviews, TOs are free to include any of the new material at their tournaments, so …
Here were are again. As I write this, it’s December. December! Another year is almost behind us, but as ever, there is no let-up in NAF tournament news. We wouldn’t have it any other way. The big news this month is the ongoing sale of outstanding (in both senses of the word) NAF World Cup …
Dear members, The NAF Annual Review 2019 is now complete. I’d like to thank everyone who was involved or showed interest in the process this year. You will find all 2020 NAF tournament documentation on the revised Tournament Documents page, and tournaments will be expected to use these rules throughout 2020. If you have already had a …
As you might expect, this month my blog is all about NAF World Cup IV. However, first, let’s get the rest of the news out of the way! BB2016 has been making waves throughout October. Firstly, the Lizards finally arrived, and cold blooded BB enthusiasts now have Chameleon Skinks and some new star players to …
The one before the big one. Quite remarkably, I’m only two days away from sharing a space with over 1450 of you. The Dornbirn World Cup is finally here, and I know many of you have already crossed oceans and continents (and drained bank balances!) to descend upon Austria. More on the small matter of #NAFWC4 later …
Dear members, I’m happy to be able to present you with the results of the 2019 variants review and an updated variants page on theNAF.net! This spring, we set out to review our variant rulesets and determine what (if anything) we should add to the list of alternative versions of Blood Bowl we grant NAF sanctioning. …
Incredibly for me, this month my blog is both short and early. Don’t worry, I’m not ill, and I’m sure I won’t make a habit of it! The news remains dominated by the biggest of fish. We are 5 weeks away from the fourth NAF World Cup. You can now view and critique all 1440 …
It may be Sweltering Heat outside (if it is summer where you are, of course!), but the months of June and July in the world of NAF tournaments have been red hot in their own right. Before I get started with the news, if you read no more of this blog, make sure you read …
Dear members, The time has come to begin the NAF Annual Review 2019! What is it? The Annual Review is the method by which the NAF sets rules and guidelines for tournaments held over the next calendar year. It is our aim via this process to reduce confusion, increase stability and make sure that our …
Dear members, You may notice that some new things are appearing on the NAF membership website. Firstly, there is now a coloured status bar at the top of the ELO rankings page. We’ve been doing some work to repair and improve our games database, and we’ve found that a daily, automated rankings recalculation is the …
May in NAF Tournaments Goodness me, May was some month. The big news applicable to NAF tournaments came thick and fast throughout; hopefully I’ll not forget any of it in this summary! First and foremost, as this blog is published, the Halfling Spike! is released. Get your sticky, jam covered hands on all of the …
NAFC 2019 RESULTS Winners! NAF Champion: Jawa (Lizards) Runner Up: Kfoged (Dark Elves) Most points not in the final: BadStorm (Wood Elf) Stunty Cup: Wilzif (Halflings) Young Blood: ThomasW (Lizards) Wooden Spoon: BollBott (Norse) Best Painted: DarkDan (Refs Team) Most Casualties: FatboySlimming (Necro, 27) Most Touchdowns: Everybodys_Dead_Dave (Pro Elf, 17) Best Duel: Battlepuppy (Deathroller) Round …
April in NAF Tournaments Here we are again! Somehow, a third of 2019 has already raced away and we’re steaming at full pace towards NAF major season (as nobody is yet calling it). May, June and July will host the NAF Championship, the Spike! Magazine and the Eucalyptus Bowl respectively, and finally the Chaos Cup …
March in NAF Tournaments Once again, we’re buzzing after a terrific month of tournament Blood Bowl. 63 more tournaments have had their results added to the NAF database (or if not, they will be imminently!), including four Sevens events. Great to see the continued success of variants; keep reading for more news in that area, …
February in NAF Tournaments February might be the shortest month, but that doesn’t mean the NAF tournament scene has not been buzzing with activity. In these 28 days, you have played in 48 tournaments (45 Blood Bowl, 2 Sevens and a Streetbowl) across the usual global spread; four continents got in on the month two …