With the time approaching for the Ulthuan Invitational, it is time to speak of its timings and format. If you wish to take part you are advised to read it through carefully, especially if you plan to coach Dwarves or Dark Elves.

Also it seems fit to remind you all that the Fumbbl Tour Event 2, TR 150, starts accepting applications this Wednesday at midnight and that the Calendar has finally been fleshed out, a bit.
The Ulthuan Invitational is upon us and a missive has been received from VesaeLaer, new leader of the Ulthuan high council.

The Fluff
After long deliberation and many nights spent toiling over ancient texts, the elves of Ulthuan have uncovered an ancient plot by the dastardly Dark Elven elders, to undermine the nobility, strength and durability of the mighty High Elves by aping their style, invading their fields of play and by rebranding themselves as 'light', merely in an effort to tarnish all Elven folk with their deservedly shady reputation. The council also notes with displeasure that despite being vastly the same as themselves, most of the viewing public of the BB world still sees Dark Elves as cooler.

There was rage, there were plots and politics, debates and decisions. And then there was punishment.

Dark Elves would be forced to abase themselves and compete for Dark Lanterns at the Ulthuan Invitational. To balance this and to further rub salt into the wound, Dwarves would be honoured in their place and take their rightful place in the Light Lanterns.

The Facts
The Ulthuan Invitational will consist of 16 qualifiers - 8 'Light' and 8 'Dark' qualifiers. There will be 8 teams in each qualifier, so a maximum of 128 teams will gain a spot. Coaches may apply with one team only in total. The winner of each of these will gain 1 Fan Factor and earn the right to partake in the Ulthuan Invitational itself. Time permitting the teams will be invited into the final group. But winning teams are responsible for their own entry to the finals.

There will be 16 Qualifiers, 8 of which are designated as Light and 8 as Dark. To attempt to qualify for the tournament, please apply to the relevant group with your team. Light qualifiers will accept applications from Amazon, Dwarf, Elf, Halfling, High Elf, Human, Lizardman, Norse and Wood Elf teams. Dark qualifiers will accept applications from Chaos, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elf, Goblin, Khemri, Necromantic, Orc, Nurgle's Rotters, Skaven, Undead, Vampire and Ogre teams. The IRC channel where allocations will take place is #FumbblMajors.

The Finals will feature Dynamic Gold, the qualifiers will not. The prizes for the Ulthuan Invitational this year will be Boots of Var Cor - (Leap+DP), Bracers of VesaeLaer (Stand Firm) and the Talisman of Eilai (Two Heads).

Other News
The Fumbbl Tour Event 2, TR 150 opens it doors at 23:59 BBtime Wednesday 25th, so very soon. As always we will run as many 32 team tournaments as we have entrants to fill. We are working on a system to display Tour points a) at all, and b) frequently updated. Please bear with us as we try to improve service in this area.

The Calendar is now correct for the year's worth of Tour and Minors events. The UI relevant dates are all set and published and the other majors will come very soon. The XFL dates should then follow not long after.

Oh, here, go on then.