Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Nov 01, 2015 - 10:05 |
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Waterbowl Weekender
Hi all,
The next tournament in our Online NAF series will be a little different. Fed up of the cold weather? Crashed out of the FUMBBL Cup? Trying to shift the post World Cup blues? You need the Waterbowl Weekender! The event will last for one weekend only, so make sure you mark your calendars for the 28th / 29th November 2015 NOW!
The Waterbowl is the home of Manchester's tabletop league, and every February / September, coaches descend on the North West Gaming Center for the Waterbowl and Stunty Slam tournaments. Our online tournament winners will win a free ticket to the relevant event (group winners to the Waterbowl, Stunty winners to the Slam).
The rulespack for our tournament can be found here or here. It's also summarised below.
Applications open at 22:00 server time on Friday 20th November, and you can make a team via this link and apply to one of three groups according to your timezone. Coaches wishing to play in European timezones should apply here, North American timezones here, and Oceanic timezones here.
Rulespack Summary
• Non-progression Blood Bowl!
• Team treasury: 1.10 M gold
• Format: 6 games of Swiss in ~ 30-40 team groups formed according to timezone preference (Europe, America, Oceania). The size / number of groups will depend on applications
• There will be no playoff - group winners / highest placed Stunties are all winners!
• 3 rounds Sat. 28th Nov. 3 rounds Sun. 29th Nov. (exact schedule according to timezone below)
• Teams will be awarded 5 'normal' skills and 1 double for all games
Tournament Schedule
• Saturday 28th November
- Game 1: 11:00
- Game 2: 14:00
- Game 3: 16:00
• Sunday 29th November
- Game 4: 11:00
- Game 5: 14:00
- Game 6: 16:00
• In the event a timezone group does not attract > 12 entrants, only 3 rounds will be played on one day (Saturday 28th November)
• For European timezone entrants, the shown round start times are Central European Time (CET / FUMBBL server time). For North American entrants, times are Central Standard Time (CST), and for Oceanic entrants Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)
Any questions? Shout below!
Cheers,
Phil / Goo. |
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Eieksar
Joined: Jan 13, 2007
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Nov 01, 2015 - 11:46 |
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I've been meaning to attend a tournament for such a long time and never got round to it. As the Waterbowl is almost on my doorstep, I thought I'd break my duck.
Then I realised I'll be in Edinburgh on a stag do that weekend. Every cloud. |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Nov 01, 2015 - 12:02 |
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Argh!
The north / NW is well served for tournaments. Don't wait too long to break that duck. |
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Leipziger_Waterbowl
Joined: Jul 26, 2009
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Nov 02, 2015 - 19:08 |
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@Ar-Ulric - yes, +1 to what Phil says!
Whereabouts in Lancashire are you? Are you involved with any TT groups e.g. CACK? The Waterbowl has a Facebook group where there is tourney/fummbl/tt stuff going on a lot of the time, if you are looking for games. |
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Verminardo
Joined: Sep 27, 2006
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Nov 02, 2015 - 22:12 |
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Well it's gonna be interesting to see how many players this kind of event can draw, and how they feel about the motivation thing as compared to the six week event. Of course it'll mean you mostly won't be able to spec other games cause you're busy playing (same as TT naturally).
Personally there's really no way I could get an entire weekend freed up for this.
Good luck + have fun all! |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Nov 02, 2015 - 22:17 |
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It's not for everyone, but it's great for some!
We'll see how we go. The tournaments have innovated as we've gone along, and this should be a top weekend of BB before a Christmas break. |
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fxiii
Joined: Oct 30, 2012
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Nov 03, 2015 - 21:47 |
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that's exactly the kind of event i dreamed to see here on fumbbl, awesome news !!!!
i'll just need to explain my wife why i drink 25 beers a day in front of my computer, to be in the real TT situation |
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Leipziger_Waterbowl
Joined: Jul 26, 2009
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Nov 13, 2015 - 14:01 |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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  Posted:
Nov 16, 2015 - 19:41 |
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The OP is updated, there's a blog and we'll be front page soon. Your application to the online version of the Waterbowl Weekender can be made on Friday!
Please take a look at the schedule and ensure you'll be available for 6 games before applying. Games will be forfeited 15 minutes after the round starts if you do not arrive to play.
Any questions? Shout! |
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SkavenLordVinshqueek
Joined: May 01, 2005
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Nov 17, 2015 - 16:06 |
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Too bad that it's all six matches in one weekend, as I can't play the whole of the weekend. Is this setup going to be a one-time thing, or are we to expect this to become standard? |
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phil78
Joined: Jul 29, 2004
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Nov 17, 2015 - 16:40 |
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Good luck with this one, really wish I could play but no way I can free up a whole weekend |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Nov 17, 2015 - 18:40 |
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I would not say it's going to become the standard way we do this. Think of it as an innovative experiment that fills a gap before Christmas nicely. It might happen again, but let's see how it goes.
We've mixed it up a little with each passing tournament, expect that to continue. |
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Mr_Foulscumm
Joined: Mar 05, 2005
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Nov 17, 2015 - 18:43 |
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What's with all the hatred and encouraged violence towards waterfowl lately? |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Nov 20, 2015 - 22:42 |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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  Posted:
Nov 21, 2015 - 20:07 |
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Just your standard Saturday night BUUUUUUMP!
I'll start accepting teams on Monday night. Please do your best to apply before kickoff time; if we can get away with just one or two stragglers on Saturday, we can start promptly!
Cheers. |
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