The NAF is an international association of players dedicated to Blood Bowl. The NAF acts as a central resource for coaches the world over – offering news, contacts, discussion, sanctioned tournaments and international player rankings. Whether you are planning to run your own tabletop tournament, looking for a league or just wanting to catch up on the latest from the world of fantasy football gaming, the NAF aims to provide everything you will need.

You can visit the NAF at thenaf.net, or join the NAF here.

Why not find the most up to date information on tabletop tournaments in your area? There is a handy list here. If you ever need help or have any questions regarding attending a tabletop tournament, please come ask!

ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

This event will be trying out a trial set of rules for the next Eurobowl. Data and views will be taken from this event to make adjustments to the next Eurobowl. The real live event will be held in Greece. For this event the Euro time zone will be a squad vs squad event. Again, Christer is helping us out massively, so that we can have one squad paired with playing another squad. In the North America timezone, it will be an individuals event. Both events will start on Monday the 18th of September and will feature a total of six matches over six weeks. There will be a slight change in that we will need games in the Euro time zone to be started by 22:00 on the Sunday evening at latest. This is so that the next rounds pairings can be organised in a timely manner. Tournament admins: neilwat • Stimme

The deadline for submitting rosters is Midnight of the 15th September.

CREATING AND APPLYING A TEAM ROSTER

Before you create your team on Fumbbl, we highly suggest that you use an Excel sheet or one of the online helpers to create your team and make sure it adds up to the total amount. You can download a WC-specific Excel roster here. Find additional roster making tools on the NAF site. Once you have decided on your setup, generate a new team following all of the subsequent steps (do not reuse an existing team!): 1. Create a new team using this link and choose your race and team name. Please add your time zone identifier in brackets at the start of your team's name. If in the North America timezone add [NA] or your squad name if in the EU timezone. Add this at the beginning of your team name, E.g. [HUBBA] Cherryville Croakers or [NA] Cherryville Croakers 2. On the team page, there is no need to change ‘Progression’ from ‘Standard’ to ‘None’. 3. Buy all of your players, re-rolls, etc. and click ‘submit for approval’. 4. On the following screen, select your skills. 5. When ‘Save’ is pressed to confirm your skill choices, there is no pop-up or conformation screen. You can check if your skills have saved correctly by navigating away from the screen and then checking ‘Team Options’ on your team page. You cannot save them until every slot is filled, even if you are just putting "no skill". You must select all skills before the start of the tournament and may not change them later. 6. NAF coaches must record their NAF nick and NAF number in the team bio section following team creation. This will help us in the future recording and ranking of online games. 7. Inducement(s) you wish to use should be left out of your team creation process and listed in the team bio. Inducements have to be announced before the start of the tournament and may not be changed in-between matches! e.g.: at the beginning of a tournament match, select only your announced inducements, as you would normally by spending your remaining treasury as petty cash. 8. Navigate to the tournament team site and use the button at the bottom at the page to apply your team. Please view Strider’s youtube video if you need more details how to create a team.

RULES SUMMARY

• BB2020 ruleset with Slann • Resurrection-style • Weekly rounds • 6 rounds total

EurOpen Squad Creation

Each Squad is created by 4 coaches, each has to choose a different race to play. Each Squad has 4 Squad Points to spend on Optional Packs, each optional pack can be used maximum 1 time in each Squad and the cost is as follows: Optional Pack A: 1 Squad Point Optional Pack B: 1 Squad Point Optional Pack C: 2 Squad Point Optional Pack D: 2 Squad Point Coaches in the North America time zone can select any optional pack or stick with the vanilla roster. Basic Pack: Vanilla Roster The roster is created with all the basic rules set below for team building. Optional Pack A: Extra Cash (Cannot benefit from any other Pack) The roster is created as the Basic Pack PLUS the below benefit. One or more Skill Points can be exchanged for gold at a ratio of 30k per 1SP that will not be used. Optional Pack B: Skill Stacking (Cannot benefit from any other Pack) The roster is created as the Basic Pack PLUS the below benefit. By losing a total of one Skill Point, you are able to stack skills to players in your roster, limiting the use according to the tier. 1 Skill Stack for Tier 1-2, 2 Skill Stacks for Tier 3-4, 3 Skill Stacks for Tier 5-6. 2nd Primary Skill = 1 SP (Skill Stacking) 2nd Secondary Skill = 2 SP (Skill Stacking) Optional Pack C: Star Player (Cannot benefit from any other Pack) The roster is created as the Basic Pack PLUS the below benefit. One (1) Star Player can be rostered for Tier 1-4 teams, up to two (2) Star Players can be rostered for Tier 5-6 teams . Star Players in couples count as two Star Players for the roster. For every Star Player acquired additional Skill Points cost as follows: 000-099k then 1 Skill Point 100-199k then 2 Skill Points 200-299k then 3 Skill Points Banned Star Players: Griff Oberwald, Hakflem Skuttlespike, Morg 'n' Thorg, Bomber Dribblesnot, Cindy Piewhistle, Deeproot Strongbranch, Kreek Rustgouger, Estelle La Veneaux. The same Star Player cannot play in a game where both coaches have rostered him/her. Optional Pack D: Extra Skill Point (Cannot benefit from any other Pack) The roster is created as the Basic Pack PLUS the below benefit. One extra Skill Point is gained, as long as the usage of the Skill Points from the coach do not exceed in total 3 times that skill in the roster. This extra skill should not exceed in total 3 times that skill in the roster too. Example: A dark elf team with 4 blitzers, 2 witches and 5 LineElves can have this extra skill as long as the Skill Points from the tier and the extra Skill Point from the blessing do not add the Block skill because there are already more than 3 but not from the skill point usage, and can add maximum 1 more Dodge skill because there are already 2 in the roster and by spending 1 Skill Point the total number reaches 3. In the EU timezone, can you all do the following. 1. Check with your team who has spent which squad points. 2. Make sure you have not spent too may 3. Everyone to put their squad points in their squad bio, for their whole squad. For example... Dave, Skill pack D, 2 squad points John, SKill pack A, 1 squad points Stimme, Skill pack B, 1 squad points neilwat, Basic skill pack, 0 squad points

TEAM BUILDING

Starting Gold and Skill Points (SP) Tier 1: 1150k & 06 SP Tier 2: 1160k & 07 SP Tier 3: 1170k & 08 SP Tier 4: 1180k & 09 SP Tier 5: 1190k & 10 SP Tier 6: 1200k & 11 SP Primary Skill = 1 SP Secondary Skill = 2 SP No skill stacking.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Tier1: Chaos Dwarves, Dark Elves, Dwarves, Lizardmen, Shambling Undead. Tier2: Amazons, Norse, Orcs, Skaven, Wood Elves. Tier3: High Elves, Humans, Necromantic Horror, Tomb Kings, Underworld Denizens. Tier4: Chaos Renegades, Elven Union, Khorne, Old World Alliance, Slann. Tier5: Black Orcs, Chaos Chosen, Halflings, Imperial Nobility, Snotlings. Tier6: Goblins, Nurgle, Ogres, Vampires. A minimum of 11 players and a maximum of 16 are to be rostered. • 0-8 Re-Rolls • 0-6 Assistant coaches • 0-12 Cheerleaders • 0-1 Apothecary, if allowed on the team • 0-6 Dedicated Fans 0-1 Team Mascot for 30k available to all teams - will be available in the tabletop event but not for this event The following inducements are available: • 0-1 Weather Mage for 30k available to all teams • 1 Master Chef for 300k, for 100k available to teams with the "Halfling Thimble Cup" special rule • 0-6 Assistant coaches (10k) • 0-12 Cheerleaders (10k) • 0-2 Bloodweiser Kegs (50k) • 0-1 Josef Bugman for 100k available to all teams • 0-1 Plague Doctor for 100k available to teams with the "Favored of Nurgle" special rule • 0-1 Riotous Rookies for 100k available to teams with the "Low Cost Linemen" special rule • 0-2 Wandering Apothecaries for 100k available to teams that can include an apothecary • 0-3 Bribes for 100k each, for "Bribery and Corruption" teams 50k each • No Biased ref may be taken A roster cannot induce bribes as long as there is a player with the Sneaky Git skill AND/OR the Secret Weapon skill. Goblin and Snotling teams have managed to find a "legal" way to avoid this rule, so they can induce bribes while their roster contains players with the Secret Weapon skill BUT NOT the Sneaky Git skill. No roster may have the sneaky git and dirty player skill on the same player, they can be on different players. There is one exception that if a star player has both of these skills, they can still be taken. Star Player notes: See notes on using Squad Points All inducements must be announced in the “team bio” at the team’s creation and may not change between rounds. State which roster pack you are using in your team bio.

SCORING

• 2 points per coach win • 1 point per coach draw • 0 points per loss or concession • 0 points for both coaches if there is no evidence of communication and the game is not completed by the deadline In the EU timezone, squad points are the sum of the individual coach points, plus bonus points: 1000 points per win and 500 points per draw. Making the sum of individual coach points effectively the first tiebreaker. In the NA timezone, the tiebreakers are as follows: 1) NET TDs + NET CAS 2) Most touchdowns

CONCESSIONS

• No concessions are allowed during a match. Penalty may be exclusion from the tournament and no registration accepted for the next NAF event. The reasoning here is that touchdowns and casulties can be important tiebreakers, so play on to the best of your ability, whatever in game things happen. • If a coach misses their match on an agreeded time without warning, a concession will likely be applied if another appropriate time to play can’t be found. • If the opponents are unable to schedule a match, the organizers will make a judgement call and decide the winner of the match,a draw might be given or both coaches might be given zero points. • Everyone is counting on you to play the 6 rounds regardless of your performance. Dropping without a proper cause will result in denying your registration for the next NAF Online event. Real life does happen but please communicate issues as quickly as possible with your squad members and Stimme and myself. We can look into swapping coaches out of a tournament or can consider issues that you might be having when we make decisions.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

In the NA time zone, each round will start at 0:01 Monday morning server time and end at 23:59 Sunday night server time. In the EU timezone the rounds will start at 0:01 Monday morning and the last games must be started by 22:00. If you games are scheduled for later in the day, on a Sunday, then please invite Stimme and neilwat to the messages. Team registration: by end of Friday 15th September 1st Round: 18th Sept - 24th Sept 2nd Round: 25th Sept - 1st Oct 3rd Round: 2nd Oct - 8th Oct 4th Round: 9th Oct - 15th Oct 5th Round: 16th Oct - 22nd Oct 6th Round: 23rd Oct - 29th Oct

OTHER RULES

• Please endeavour to complete your games. PM your opponent as soon as you can and organise a time to play. • If agreeing a time is proving difficult, PM the tournament admins - include both Neilwat and Stimme - and your opponent. • Games will be forfeited promptly to begin new rounds. • If one player benefits from inducements not listed on the team’s “bio” or irregular use of Timeout with direct influence on the score, a concession might be applied. • Games will count towards NAF ranking as Online NAF games on thenaf.net. Forfeits and games against non NAF members are not recorded.

FAIRPLAY

• Be cordial on the chat and pm towards your opponent and audience. Any use of offensive laguage towards your opponent regarding racial, political or religious content might result in exclusion from the tournament and 1 year ban from NAF events. • Use wisdom and good faith when agreeing a match with your opponent. • We recommend avoiding Timeouts. However, if you use it, you are not allowed to do it without a first “transgression” and consequent first warning on the chat. Ex: my opponent exceeds the time one turn, I warn him I’ll timeout next time. You can only use a timeout if the other opponent is playing their turn, if they give an indication that they need 5 minutes or similar to deal with a real life event then they can’t be timed out for this.

NAF RANKING AND NAF MEMBERSHIP

• All games between NAF members are recorded on the NAF homepage and will be used to calculate the NAF online rankings. • Even though a NAF membership is not mandatory, we highly encourage you to join the NAF: https://www.thenaf.net/about-the-naf/join-the-naf/ o The cost is £5, 5 Euros or 5 dollars in person, or $10 by Paypal online. For this you get your NAF name registered for rankings purposes and this lasts forever. o Tracking your online rankings and enabling your opponents to play for their ranking is solid fun. o You get goodies every time you renew your membership

The Road to the NAF Chapionship 2015

5 rounds of Swiss, final
261 Coaches, 5.1.17 - 28.3.17

Champion – straume (won a ticket to the NAFC)
Stunty Cup – Zed
Raffle winner – m0gw41

Final Runner-up – Diceskill
2nd Place – cedric19
3rd Place – Jokaero

Lutèce Cup Challenge

International groups, 8 team playoff
180 Coaches, 1.4.15-28.5.15

Group Winners / Runners-Up:

Euro Group 1: Strider84 / MrPeng
Euro Group 2: Tripleskull / Estremo
Euro Group 3: JanMattys / Flix
Euro Group 4: Justicium / PacoSillas

North America: happygrue / Stimme

Oceania: hbgs / Dazedmw

Overall Winner - Tripleskull
Final Runner-up - JanMattys
Stunty Cup Winner - Lorebass

Online Dutch Open

International groups, 8 team playoff
92 Coaches, 15.6.15-31.7.15

Group Winners / Runners-Up:

Euro Group 1: Thot / Soycu
Euro Group 2: Yashin / Tripleskull
Euro Group 3: eldritchfox / Hamlet1980

North America: happygrue / pizzamogul

Oceania: Relezite / mushoomy

Overall Winner - Thot
Final Runner-up - happygrue
Stunty Cup Winner - Jopotzuki

World Cup Warm Up

International groups, 8 team playoff. Team based side event, 4 team playoff
144 Coaches, 24 Teams, 10.8.15-19.10.15

Group Winners / Runners-Up:

Euro Group 1: Joemanji / gesize
Euro Group 2: fxiii / Zoul
Euro Group 3: PeteW / Straume

North America: Sutherlands / happygrue

Oceania: bmilner / Dunenzed

Overall Winner - PeteW
Final Runner-up - gesize
Stunty Cup Winner - mrt1212
Team Challenge Winners - Joe le Taxi (azzroag (c), Bucks, geggster, felix_le, Simon_MLF, Nathaniel-FR)

The Road to the NAF Championship 2016

International groups, 8 team playoff
146 Coaches, 7.1.16-30.3.16

Group Winners / Runners-Up:

Euro Group 1: Kithor / Estremo
Euro Group 2: JimmyFantastic / Simon_MLF
Euro Group 3 Strider84 / Endzone
Euro Group 4: Jokaero / fxiii

North America: spock / nerdbird

Oceania: Olaf_the_Stout / Dazedmw

Overall Winner - Jokaero
Final Runner-up - fxiii
Stunty Cup Winner - m0gw41
Raffle Winner - iena

NAF Team Challenge

International groups, 6 team playoff
134 Coaches, 22 Teams, 1.4.16-30.5.16

Group Winners:

Euro Group 1: Strider84
Euro Group 2: Jokaero
Euro Group 3: didier59
Euro Group 4: simon_MLF
North America: Wreckage

Winners - Team Hellhound (Strider84 (c), madmatt13, Candlejack, Kithor, Jokaero, lauth81)

Spike! Magazine Showdown

International groups, 8 team playoff
62 Coaches, 1.7.16-31.8.16

Euro Group 1: Elyoukey / sann0638
Euro Group 2: Endzone / Jokaero
North America: keggiemckill / dashergeaux

Overall Winner - Jokaero
Final Runner-up - Elyoukey
Stunty Cup Winner - Topper
Raffle Winner - Ghorgrix

Online Welsh Open

International groups, 8 team playoff
66 Coaches, 10.9.16-31.10.16

Group Winners / Runners-Up:

Euro Group 1: Timetis / PeteW
Euro Group 2: iena / Strider84
Euro Group 3: Spartako / mobo

Overall Winner - Timetis
Final Runner-up - mobo
Stunty Cup Winner - m0gw41

Dungeonbowl Highlanderturnament

KO, first 2 rounds at the same day.
16 Coaches, 19.12.16-31.12.16

Overall Winner - BiBi
Final Runner-up - Nicodaz
Losing Semi-finalists - Badpublicity / Jonny_Kanone

The Road to the NAF Championship 2017

International groups, 8 team playoff
116 Participants, 23.1.17-20.3.17

Group Winners / Runners-Up:

North America Group: robocoyote
Euro Group 1: madmatt13 / Lard
Euro Group 2: dirold / itzla
Euro Group 3: Cedric19 / Strider84
Euro Group 4: CandleJack / Samdulac

Overall Winner - Strider84
Final Runner-up - Samdulac
Stunty Cup Winner - SkavenLordVinshqueek

Speed Bowl 1

One Group, no playoffs, 1 min turn limit
30 Participants, 10.7.17-20.8.17

Overall Winner - Jokaero
Runner-up - CandleJack

€uropen Online 17

3 european Gruops, 4 team playoff
126 Coaches, 42 Teams, 11.9.17-12.11.17

Group Winners:

Euro Group 1: Estremo
Euro Group 2: Jokaero
Euro Group 3: Justicium

Winners - Team Hellhound (Strider84 (c), madmatt13, Jokaero)

Online Welsh Open 18

2 european Groups, 4 team playoff
80 Coaches, 5.12.17-25.1.18

Group Winners:

Euro Group 1: Vicius
Euro Group 2: Kithor

Overall Winner - Kithor
Runner-up - Doclystria (Miko)

Dungeonbowl (K)Online

KO single elimination
70 Coaches, 25.1-13.3.18

Overall Winner - Kalos86 (Owen86)
Runner-up - Purplechest

RTTNAFC 18

2 european Groups, 4 team playoff
86 Coaches, 6.3.18-29.4.18

Group Winners:

Euro Group 1: Geggster
Euro Group 2: Jeguan

Overall Winner - Bugrum
Runner-up - Geggster

Danish Open Online 18

2 european Groups, 8 team playoff
70 Coaches, 23.4.18-10.6.18

Group Winners:

Euro Group 1: Clement0
Euro Group 2: Sebco

Overall Winner Gartch
Runner-up PurpleChest

NAFIFA World Cup 18

1 european Groups, 4 best coaches of the 4 best nations team playoff
100 Coaches, 23.4.18-10.6.18

Group Winner: Justicium

Overall Winners: Italy (buttinho, Dirold, Estremo, Sampittu)
Runner up: France (Justicium, Sebco, Ghorgrix, Clement0)

Europen Online 18

3 european Groups, Squads of 3, 4 best squads playoff
130 Coaches, 30.8.18-24.10.18

Group Winner: fxiii, Strider84, Silkoun

Overall Winners: I Lupi e la Piovra (dirold, Spartako, Liam_Gallagher)
Runner up: Team Azes (Fxiii, Siloun, Gseize)

[NAF Team challenge 19

4 European Groups, Squads of 4, 4 best squads playoff
176 Coaches, 1.11.18-1.1.19

Group Winner: fxiii, Spartako, Dirold, Tripleskull

Overall Winners: I Lupi, la Piovra e il Leone (dirold, Spartako, Liam_Gallagher, Kaltenland)
Runner up: Team Azes (Fxiii, Hely, zoul, gseize)

[NAF Speed Rush 2019

8 qualifiers of 8 people to make a final tournament of the 8 winners. one minute turns
1.2.19-31.3.19

Overall Winner: Strider84
Runner up: Spartako

[NAF World Cup Warm Up Dornbirn

6 European Groups, Squads of 6, 4 best squads playoff
176 Coaches, 1.7.19-30.9.19

Group Winner: fxiii, La_Yean, Bibi, Junior84, doclystria, Clayinfinity

Overall Winners: Team Alfea (La_Yena, BadStorm, ATP, Kalos86, Diomlord, Panicoblack)
Runner up: Amicale de Push push (Bibi, Elyoukey, Justicium, Karaak, Matt_Le_Fou, Harti78)

[Waterbowl double elimination

Double elimination KO tournament
82 Coaches, 25.11.19-2.3.209

Winner: PeteW
Runner up: Thot

Eur'Open Online 2020

4 groups, 6 rounds regular phase + 2 rounds of play-offs
364 Coaches, 91 Teams, 30 countries

Group Winners:

Euro Group 1: Ignaz
Euro Group 2: BadStorm
Euro Group 3: Ferra76
Euro Group 4: madmatt13

Play-Off:

Winners - Switzerland (Strider84, madmatt13, Jokaero, SiPa)
2nd - Italy (Spartako, La_Yena, Panicoblack, ione)
3rd - France (Blacksoul, Samdulac, Olivierdulac, clement0)
4th - Germany (Siggi, Junior84, Twyllenimor, Kithor)

Single Event Champions:

Road to the NAF Championship 2015: Straume
Lutece Challenge: Tripleskull
Online Dutch Open: Thot
World Cup Warm up: PeteW
Road to the NAF Championship 2016: Jokaero
Spike! Magazine Showdown: Jokaero
Online Welsh Open: Timetis
Dungeonbowl Highlanderturnement: BiBi
Road to the NAF Championship 2017: Strider84
Speed Bowl 1: Jokaero
Online Welsh Open 18: Kithor
Dungeonbowl (K)Online: Kalos86
Road to the NAF champtionship 2018: Bugrum
Danish Open Online: Gartch
NAF Speed Rush 19: Strider84
Waterbowl double elimination: PeteW

Team event Champions:

World Cup Warm up: Joe Le Taxi (Azzroag (c), Bucks, geggster, felix_le, Simon_MLF, Nathaniel-FR)
NAF Team Challenge 17: Team Hellhound (Strider84 (c), madmatt13, Candlejack, Kithor, Jokaero, lauth81)
Europen Online 17: Team Hellhound (Strider84 (c), madmatt13, Jokaero)
NAFifa World Cup 18: Italy (buttinho, Dirold, Estremo, Sampittu)
Europen Online 18: I Lupi e la Piovra (Dirold, Spartako, Liam_Gallagher)
NAF Team challenge 19: I Lupi, la Piovra e il Leone (Dirold, Spartako, Liam_Gallagher, Kaltenland)
World Cup Warm up 2019: I Lupi e la Piovra (Dirold, Spartako, Liam_Gallagher, Kaltenland)
Eur'Open Online 2020: Switzerland (Strider84, madmatt13, Jokaero, SiPa)

Stunty Champions:

Road to the NAF Championship 2015: Zed
Lutece Challenge: Lorebass
Online Dutch Open: Jopotzuki
World Cup Warm up: mrt1212
Road to the NAF Championship 2016: m0gw41
Spike! Magazine Showdown: Topper
Online Welsh Open: m0gw41
Dungeonbowl Highlanderturnament: No stunty cup
Road to the NAF Championship 2017: SkavenLordVinshqueek
Speed Bowl 1: No stunty cup
Europen Online: No stunty cup

Online NAF Rankings

The NAF website

Online NAF Rankings

The NAF forum

Online NAF Tournaments

The NAF Championship LIV

The NAF Blood Bowl World Cup

FUMBBL Quick start guide

Sann0638’s ‘How to’ FUMBBL videos

FUMBBL help section

A useful blog by Azure on online match scheduling etiquette

A GLN article on the future of online NAF events

Q: Who are the NAF?
A: Click on the 'NAF' tab above and find out!

Q: What are Online NAF tournaments?
A: Online NAF aims to reproduce tournaments a NAF member may have attended on tabletop here on FUMBBL. Online NAF tournaments are open to all, members and non-members, and a number of shiny, physical prizes are up for grabs.

Q: When are the online NAF Rankings happening?
A: Part of the rankings are uploaded and can be found here

Q: What about format X?
A: We are always up for ideas, and you never know, format X might be in the pipeline! Remember - tournament functionality is open to everyone, so you can always have a go yourself in the mean time.

Q: I organise a tabletop NAF tournament. Can we speak about doing something online?
A: Sure! Contact Stimme or Neilwat. They are happy to hear from you.

Q: Can I help staff Online NAF tournaments?
A: We've a great team looking after Online NAF, but we're always interested in hearing from volunteers.