With January almost over, it’s time to pick up the speed in February with the: The NAF Speed Rush 2019 is a test for a new format more suited for online play rather than mirroring real life Table-top events. Main changes are KO instead of swiss and one-minute turns. The NAF Speed Rush 19 will …
November in NAF Tournaments With festive thoughts slowly creeping into our collective conscious, November was a super-busy month of Blood Bowl action as coaches everywhere tried to sneak just one more in before the end of the year. 73 (seventy-three!) tournaments took place, of which 9 were Sevens and one was Dungeonbowl. Colossal! All of …
Tournament Organisers often ask how to submit a tournament to the NAF for sanctioning. Also, some find the submission form confusing, and commonly fields aren’t entirely completed or aren’t completed correctly. With this in mind, tournament approver Oventa has produced this best practice guide. If you’ve ever wondered what the correct way to submit a …
Dear members, The NAF Annual Review 2018 is now complete. I’d like to thank everyone who showed interest in the process or was involved. You will find all 2019 NAF tournament documentation on this revised Tournament Documents page, and tournaments will be expected to use these rules throughout 2019. If you have already had a …
October in NAF Tournaments As anyone who is still recovering from Eurobowl 2018 will tell you, October has been a special month. Much more on the third largest Blood Bowl tournament in NAF history shortly, but first, the monthly statistics and all of the other exciting NAF tournament news! October saw 52 tournaments played including …
With the Eurobowl at our hands, it’s already time to look into the next adventure online: Sign up as Squad of 4 coaches for 6 weekly games running up to the UK Team Challenge 2019 in York and try out the World cup rules. Winning Team will get some prices from the UK Team Challenge …
September in NAF Tournaments As we enter the last quarter of 2018, there is no let-up in NAF Blood Bowl. This month, you have participated in a whopping 67 tournaments including one Streetbowl, one Dungeon Sevens, four ‘standard’ Sevens and two Dungeonbowl. It’s all go! You’re also about halfway through the Online Europen 2018, where …
August in NAF Tournaments August news in NAF tournament Blood Bowl mainly concerns cool stuff that is coming soon. GW have advertised that the next Spike! Journal will be Nurgle, and we’re all waiting with baited breath (and wrinkled noses) to see what new news will arrive. In America, the US Major tournament, the Chaos …
Only 2 about a month to go until the biggest Eurobowl/Europen ever takes place in Cardiff, Wales. Reason enough to start up the hype train by bringing the competition to your home with the Sign up as Squad of 3 coaches for 6 weekly games running up to the Eurobowl 2018 in Wales Winning Team …
Dear members, The time has come to begin the NAF Annual Review 2018! What is it? The Annual Review is the new method by which the NAF will set rules and guidelines for tournaments held over the next calendar year. It is our aim to reduce confusion, increase stability and make sure that our tournament …
July in NAF Tournaments July’s NAF tournament headlines are probably twofold. Firstly, we have some new stars and inducements from GW to look at. The second Spike! journal has hit the shops, and Dark Elfs now have more choice in BB2016. TOs are already asking if they can include Modrix Hex and friends at their …
June in NAF Tournaments As World Cup (not the proper one – the football / soccer one!) fever has set in, June has been a quieter month than many in terms of exciting news that impacts NAF tournaments. Other than some interesting Warhammer Live notes, there is nothing stopping us tearing straight into great tournaments …
Dear members, NAF Blood Bowl has never been so popular. From May 2015-17, we approved circa 600 tournaments. In the first five months of this year, we have been approving at double that rate. This is absolutely brilliant, but it is also an increased workload. Historically, only the NAF Tournament Director has approved tournaments, …
Learning to love Blood Bowl 7s, by Jip Bar tabs, vehicle repair bills, radiation, vegetables, crazy exes. These are all things that are better in small amounts. After six-months of playing Norse in preparation for the NAFC, I found myself saying “oh great, looks like I’m playing Blood Bowl 7s…” with alarming regularity, having watched …
Are you excited about the FIFA world cup? But still rather wanna play Blood Bowl in the evenings? Because, well, it’s Blood Bowl and it’s way better than football! Then I have the perfect event for you: NAFifa World Cup 2018 Represent your nation in an everyone can join format where the 4 best results …
May in NAF Tournaments May has all but gone, and it’s been another month packed full of NAF tournament news and excitement. The first Spike! Journal has arrived from GW, we’ve had more exciting World Cup news and the NAF Championship has been and gone for another year. The Eurobowl closed it’s doors for registration last …
The Englishman’s Guide to International Blood Bowl – Part Uno The benefits of an international Blood Bowl tournament can at first seem manifold. They offer the reclusive, vitamin-deficient English Blood Bowler the chance to experience new and exotic locations. They present an ideal opportunity to cultivate inter-league relationships across the globe and to open up …
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The dust has settled, the NAF results are in the database, the coach page will reflect those results in its own good time, so how was the weekend? As ever, a fair few arrived on the Friday, lots staying at the luxurious Orchard hotel, literally 50 metres from the venue, and with lots of space …
NAF Championship 2018 Final Standings Champion: Podfrey (Dark Elves) Runner-Up: Purplegoo (Humans) League Champion: Hawca (Wood Elf) Most Cas: Fredator (Orc) 26 CAS Most TDs: Macejedi (Wood Elf) 18 TDs Stunty Cup: Gorgoroth (Halflings) Best Newcomer: wwe2015 (Necromantic) Best Painted: Stig’s Wood Elf team “Plantopia” Duel Painting competition winner: Goldeneye Andydavo won the lottery for …
As we come to the end of day 1 at the NAF Champs, here’s a quick look at the representation. After a few years bubbling under, Necro are the most represented team, benefiting from their Tier 2 status, as do Humans. The #FlingNation contingent number 15, so the Stunty cup will be hard fought alongside …