Running a Tournament

You want to run a Blood Bowl tournament? Great! Here are some excellent links to help you out.

  • Example rulesets will give you inspirations how to design your own rules. Tiering races are an important part of it.
  • Once you have decided to organise a Blood Bowl tournament and have settled the specific details (namely when, where and what ruleset you will use for your tournament), you can apply to the NAF for sanctioning.
  • Tournament software is essential for hosting a tournament. Decide on an option early and make sure you are familiar with it. Score! has been around for a long time and might be a good starting point.
  • Finally, submitting the results is an important last step.

Guides for Tournament Hosts

Veteran tournaments hosts have put together guides for what to consider (and avoid) for hosting a successful Blood Bowl tournament. Browse through them to find tips and advice, or inspiration:

>Stew’s Tournament Organizing 101

Stewbacca’s guide breaks down how to run a Blood Bowl tournament, from choosing a venue to setting up the big day. Handy tips ensure a fun, smooth experience for everyone involved. Along with essentials, it includes advice on formats, scheduling, software for score tracking, and ideas for prizes that add a personal touch to your event.

>The Three Ws of Tournaments

This comprehensive guide covers a lot of ground and goes into details about the following topics:

>JEW’s Technical Guide

This handy PDF file by JEW guides new tournament organizers through the process of submitting a tournament for approval, running it using SCORE, and uploading the results to the database.

>A BB Tournament in 9 Easy Steps

This tournament guide by Dave “Indigo” Candlish teaches you how to run your own tournament in these 9 easy steps:

  1. Find a Venue
  2. Create a Theme
  3. Set a Date
  4. Advertise Early
  5. Plan Your Budget
  6. Make a Tournament Pack
  7. Choose a Tournament Format and Prizes
  8. Get It NAF Sanctioned!
  9. Take A Break!

>Tournament Checklist

This PDF Blood Bowl tournament checklist created by Jeremiah Dillon covers everything to be considered before, during and after a tournament. You will also find example postings, sign-up sheets and match reports.

>15 Things to Consider

Running tournaments hasn’t changed much in the last decade. This tournament hosting guide lists 15 things to consider, in chronological order.

2 thoughts on “Running a Tournament”

  1. Jandyrcoldheart

    What are the minimum mumber of players required for a tournament to be registered.
    I regularly play in local run non registered tournaments and I wondered if we could get them registered.

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