PAW Annual Show

The Key Information:

When:            31^st January 2026
Where:           YMCA, Plymouth
How Much:    Tickets cost £20 and can be purchased using this link.
Expectation: Three games of Blood Bowl, and a complimentary set of dice.

Welcome one and all to the PAW Freebooting Frenzy 2026!

Theme:

The Empire’s port of Plymuff is known for their braggarts and scoundrels, infamous for their lively behaviour and violent tendencies.  With the rise in enlistment to the Empires Man of War, many will frankly do anything to avoid forced enlistment by the local pressgang.  It is therefore not unheard of for the bravest, to offer their services to travelling sporting teams, through forced influence, corruption, and the odd kidnapping of influential players.  All teams will therefore be given a Mascot Freebooter, at a cost of 0k.
This piece counts exactly like a team mascot, though doesn’t count towards the inducement limit.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
We will be using Season 3 rules, and therefore expect coaches to be familiar with both changes and nuance.

What should you bring:

• Your Team

Your team which must be painted to 3 colours minimum, based and WYSIWYG, proxies are allowed but must be themed to match as a team and positions must be clearly identifiable.

• A Pitch

A standard Blood Bowl pitch, formed of cardboard, neoprene or anything both clear and suitable. Please note you may not end up using your own pitch.

• Dice

GW issue block dice are preferable. There should be no concerns over the clearness of your block dice.

• Roster Sheet

While the tournament will use Tourplay for roster management, it is recommended that you bring a copy of your roster to show your opponent.

• Electronic Device

The tournament will be run on Tourplay, so a device capable of running this is recommended.

Location:
The tournament will take place on 31^st January 2026 at The YMCA, Honicknowle Lane, Plymouth, PL5 3NG

Parking:
Free Parking on Site.

Refreshments:
Both hot and cold food available to purchase on site.

Registration:Tourplay Link:
https://tourplay.net/ xxx

Team Building:

All teams approved by the NAF are allowed. Rounds will be Swiss as per the Tiebreakers and the tournament will be Resurrection, so all players fully healed after every game.

Team Value:
Coaches will have 1,150k gold to build their team with an upper number of skills applied per Tier, with which to build their teams. Gold can be spent on players, sideline staff, and inducements.

Limitations:

• No player can receive more than one additional skill. (i.e. no stacking)
• There will be a limit of 4 repeats per skill for Elite skills (Block, Dodge, Guard, Mighty Blow). So, Taking 4 Guard and 3 Block is fine, but 5 Guard is not.

Inducements:
Can be anything from the rulebook excluding:

• Wizards,
• Prayers to Nuffle
• Mercenaries
• Mega Stars
• Each team will get a free Mascot, the Freebooter

Rosters:
Rosters will be created using Tourplay: https://tourplay.net/ xxx
The deadline for rosters is midnight on 24th January 2025.

Structure:

Schedule:

• Check-in:       08:30 AM - 08:50 AM
• Round 1:       09:00 AM - 11:10 AM
• Lunch:           11:10 AM - 12:30 PM
• Round 2:       12:30 PM - 14:40 PM
• Round 3:       14:45 PM - 16:55 PM
• Awards:         17:00 PM +

Prizes:

• Overall, Winner,
• Runner Up,
• Most Sporting,
• Most TD,
• Highest Cas, by block & boot
• Best Painted
• Best Stunty

Tie Breakers:
Teams on the same points during the tournament and for final standings will be ranked using a system of tiebreakers in the following order:

• Sum of the points earned by individual team members (2/1/0 for W/D/L)
• Opponents Score
• Net team TDs
• Net team CAS

Tickets

Tickets cost £20.00, and include entry to the rest of the show on Saturday. They are available on line here 

PAW 2026 Blood Bowl 28mm Tournament

Contacts

If you have any questions about the competition, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., who will do his best to answer them.