SKABB League

This month, I went to the BloodBowl World Cup for the first time ever. I would definitely want to go back again if it is feasible. It was an incredible experience.  Firstly, let's talk about what it is for those who don't know. The World Cup of BloodBowl requires no qualification. We were not representing our country - nor would we have been in the conversation if that was a requirement. Anyone can put together a team of 6 (or 7 if you want a spare) coaches and enter, as long as you are able to pay the entry fee. Then your team will play the team that you get drawn against, and whichever team wins the most matches among the 6 games will win the match up. If you both win the same number of games then it will be a draw. At the end of the event, whichever team has the most points is crowned the team champion. There are also individual standings but they are less important in a team event.  We had a team of 6 including 5 members of our league and Ian from Devon who had been lookin...

I was going to write a blog about the World Cup but I'm still very tired and it will be a very long one. However as I got asked by 2 different people today if I had any pointers on running tournaments, I thought I'd write this blog that I've been meaning to do for ages anyway. Firstly, let me just say that all of this is just my advice. There is no hard and fast guide on how to run tournaments, and BloodBowl is great because lots of people run their tournaments in their own individual way. Feel free to ignore any or all of the below, however this is the advice I would give to someone asking me how to run their first tournament. I've tried to make this as comprehensive as possible, but if anyone can think of anything to add then do let me know. This also means that there might be sections that are entirely irrelevant to you. Feel free to skip over them. I'm also writing this after getting back at 2am so if anything needs clarifying/there is a lot of uninterpretable w...