The Blood Bowl Trophy MMVIII
| First Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final |
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| Bergsburg Bunnies 2 Har Ganeth Executioners 3 |
Har Ganeth Executioners 1 Dark Lands Gooners 2 |
Dark Lands Gooners 4 U-E Squeakers 0 |
Dark Lands Gooners 2 Stop It! 0 |
| Ulthuan Eagles 1 Dark Lands Gooners 2 |
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| Under-Empire Squeakers [Bye] |
Under-Empire Squeakers 3 The Fabulous Arabian Knights 1 |
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| The Fabulous Arabian Knights 2 Moot Mosquitos 0 |
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| Bearded Avengers 2 Ostland Redbulls 4 |
Ostland Redbulls 2 Stop It! 4 |
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| Orcs is da Best 1 Stop It! 3 |
Stop It! 3 Rottington Deadskins 2 after Overtime |
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| Rottington Deadskins 1 Naggrund Nightmares 0 |
All matches will be decided on the night with overtime and, if necessary, extra point kicks (rules for which are below) if scores are level after 24 turns.
The trophy winners receives a sponsorship deal with Bloodweiser which adds 20,000 gp to their winnings from every match in the next league season. Every player from both finalists who participates in the final get a Blood Bowl player's medal and counts as having been awarded an MVP in addition to the normal MVP award for the game.
The cup is open to all current and prospective league teams (i.e. those joining the league for next season). There are no inducements for any cup matches so think very carefully before fielding a starting team as there's a strong possibility they'll get mightily thumped.
Cup matches will be timed with a maximum of 5 minutes per turn.
If players get a "Miss next game" injury in their final league fixture then they will miss the team's (first) cup match.
Winnings are doubled for both the semi-finals and the final.
Halflings get a 4 touchdown head start
Extra Points
An "extra point" competition is held to determine the match winner. Each team will take five kicks and whoever's scored more "points" after five kicks will win. If scores are level after five kicks then teams continue to take one kick each until one team scores and the other misses.
The target for kicks is a 3 by 3 square. A kick is taken by rolling a D6. If a 1 is rolled the kick is fluffed, otherwise the ball scatters three times - as per the inaccurate pass rules. If the ball ends up within the 3 x 3 target area after three scatters then a point is scored.
For example, the Moot Mosquitos have been held to a 4-4 draw by the upstart Gooners after 24 frantic turns of play. The tie has to be decided so teams prepare to take their kicks, the Gooners winning the toss and choose to kick first to put pressure on the Mozzies.
Diaborc steps up to take the first kick and rolls a 4, so the kick is good. He aims for the centre square and rolls 1, 7 and 5 on the scatter. The ball finishes in the bottom left scoring square so the Gooners are 1-0 up.
Chubb takes the first kick for the Mozzies. He rolls a 3 so the kick is good, then 6, 3 and 7. Bottom middle is good so it's 1-1.
Rorcsicky is next for the orcs. His kick is a 3 and scatter is 3, 3 and 4 - he's missed!
Sixpence nervously approaches the ball but strikes it beautifully (6) and the ball soars away ... 7, 2 and 4 ... it hits the centre square! A perfect kick and the Mozzies are 2-1 up.
Orcie van Persie needs to score. He rolls a 5 followed by 3, 1 and 2. Oh no - way, way too high. Things are looking bad for the Gooners.
Pippin Bree bounces his way up to address the ball, confident of putting the Mozzies 3-1 up. Unfortunately he makes a mess of the kick (1) and the ball just tips off the tee. The score's still 2-1 with two kicks left for each team.
Can Senderorcs keep the Gooners in the cup? His kick is superb (6) and it scatters 1, 7 and 6. Oh no - just wide of the post!
This means that "Laughing Joe" Condiment can win it for the Mozzies. If he scores, they'll be 3-1 up with just one kick left. The crowd holds his breath as he takes his run up. The kick is good (6). It's heading high and to the left (1) ... no, wait, it's curving back down (5) ... no, no, it's rising (2) ... THE KICK IS GOOD!
Coach Harmer can only watch, slack-jawed, as McMurty Park erupts in a frenzy of food.
Play nice ... !
Ian - League Commissioner