By Stewbacca, published originally here. Introduction Firstly, let me just say that all of this is just my advice. There is no hard and fast guide on how to run tournaments, and Blood Bowl is great because lots of people run their tournaments in their own individual way. Feel free to ignore any or all …
Welcome to the October edition of the Tournament Director Blog, your prime destination for everything you need to know about NAF tournaments. Here, we offer you not just the newest updates from behind the curtain, but also essential information, previews of forthcoming events, and naturally, summaries of recently concluded exciting tournaments. For this month’s edition, …
Welcome to the September edition of the Tournament Director Blog, where we keep you informed about what’s happening behind the scenes, showcase interesting tournament-related content, provide a preview of upcoming events, and, most importantly, share reports of recent tournaments. This month’s edition focuses mainly on the biggest event of the last four years: the World …
Welcome to the August installment of the Tournament Director Blog, your premier destination for everything you need to know about NAF tournaments. In this space, we offer you not just the freshest updates from behind the curtain, but also essential information, previews of forthcoming events, and naturally, summaries of recently concluded exciting tournaments. For this …
Welcome to the July edition of the Tournament Director Blog, your go-to spot for all the news and insights about NAF tournaments. Here, we not only give you the latest scoop behind the scenes, but we also share significant details, highlight upcoming events, and of course, publish reports on recent exciting tournaments. For this month’s …
Welcome to the June edition of the Tournament Director Blog, your source for all things NAF tournament-related. We keep you informed about the latest happenings behind the scenes, share relevant content, offer a glimpse into upcoming events, and, of course, provide reports on recent exciting tournaments. In this month’s edition, we’ll be covering as many …
Welcome to the May edition of the Tournament Director Blog, where we keep you informed about what’s happening behind the scenes, showcase interesting tournament-related content, provide a preview of upcoming events, and, most importantly, share reports on a few recent tournaments. In this month’s edition, we’ll be covering the Rocky Mountain Rampage, the Aemonia Soaring …
Welcome back to the April edition of the Tournament Director Blog, where we keep you updated about things that are going on behind the scenes, highlight interesting tournament-relevant content, give an outlook on upcoming events, and, most importantly, publish reports on a few recent tournaments. In this month’s edition, these are the Canadian Gladiator Cup, …
Welcome back to the March edition of the Tournament Director Blog, where we keep you updated about things that are going on behind the scenes, highlight interesting tournament-relevant content, give an outlook on upcoming events, and, most importantly, publish reports on a few recent tournaments. In this month’s edition, these are Spring Open in Prague, …
And we are back! The year 2023 is not as fresh anymore, but there was one resolution that I had in case I was officially elected as Tournament Director: bringing back the monthly Tournament Director Blog that our beloved Purplegoo had been publishing during his reign. As back then, the idea of this blog is …
How many NAF tournaments were there last year? Which races were most successful? And how much did the number of active coaches bounce back post-covid? Find answers to all of these questions in sann0638’s new NAF Report 2022, available as a customizable tableau on this site, or directly as a convenient summary PDF. Coaches interested …
Annually, the NAF release rules for tournaments that take place in the following calendar year. These rules are published after a review of official Blood Bowl 2020 (BB2020) releases by Games Workshop and consideration of any further elements we wish to include.The most current version for the year 2023 is now available as a webpage …
In the past, members were able to contact NAF staff through the messaging functions in our beloved NAF forum. But as the forum has reached the end of its life time, this messaging system has become very unreliable at best. We have recently updated the NAF staff site with the most current information and during …
The all important Tournament Director election has started to determine the Tournament Director (TD) for the next two years. As usual, we start with collecting nominations for the position. Head to the NAF forum and post your favourite candidate’s name. The NAF Tournament Director is one of the more time intensive positions and arguably one …
The NAF recently introduced Nationals – tournaments that aim to provide nations with a large community but no Major with a prestigious event. At the moment, France, Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden fulfill the required criteria. These are the chosen Nationals for 2023: France – Bowl des Neiges Italy – Fulginium Bowl 15 Poland – …
At long last, the results of the annual review have arrived. The new documents are in process however once completed they will be available at: https://www.thenaf.net/tournaments/nafdocs/ As expected the process was delayed a bit as we waited for the biannual FAQ from Games Workshop. As GW will continue to publish these clarifications in November, a …
Hello Coaches! The long awaited V NAF World Cup Ruleset is finally here at the link below! As a reminder the V NAF World Cup will take place in Alicante, Spain on September 7th to 10th, 2023! Ruleset NWC Alicante 2023 More information regarding the V NAF World Cup venue, lodging, etc can be found …
With a week to go until the biggest individual Blood Bowl tournament in the world, we’re pleased to announce that there will be live streaming of a couple of the top tables in each round in this event. In conjunction with The Honest Wargamer and the TSportsNetwork, each round we will choose a tasty match-up …
Dear Members, We are pleased to announce that the winner of the World Cup V Bid Process is Alicante, Spain! The bids including the technical and financial data are publicly available at the following links: Alicante Bid Lyon Bid Thank you again to Lyon, France for submitting a bid! We hope to see Lyon submit …
At long last, the results of the annual review have arrived. The new documents are up at: https://www.thenaf.net/tournaments/nafdocs/ The process was delayed a bit as we waited for the biannual FAQ from Games Workshop. As GW will continue to publish these clarifications in November, a December release for the NAF review is likely to become …