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StrangleBowl 4: The Holy Order of Lord Stranglehands and the Latter Day Choked
The biggest one day Blood Bowl tournament in the universe returns. October 21. Proudly hosted in tropical Leicester.
Book your place now!
There are two types of ticket, if you’re not sure which one you need then it’s probably Non-NAF.
If you are wondering what the The NAF is - basically, it’s an international association of Blood Bowl players responsible for sanctioning tournaments and tournament rule packs, and recording player stats and rankings.
While you do not need to to be an active NAF member, you do need to have a NAF username/number in order to play at StrangleBowl, and most other Blood Bowl tournaments. If you don’t yet have one, just choose the Non-NAF ticket, and included in that you’ll get lifetime registration and even more gifts!
Standard Ticket For NAF-registered players £25.00
- One ticket to StrangleBowl 4 - The Holy Order of Lord Stranglehands and the Latter Day Choked.
- 3 games of Blood Bowl (warning: games may contain Dwarfs).
- An exclusive set of Black Orc Down dice, The Champ Star Player card, game reference cards, plus an exclusive Charlie Victor ball token.
- Hot drinks, bottled water, buffet lunch including hot Papa Johns pizza, cake, snacks and donuts.
- Spot prizes, glittering awards and the chance to meet The Champ himself!
Non-NAF Ticket For players never NAF-registered £30.00
- One StrangleBowl 4 - The Holy Order of Lord Stranglehands and the Latter Day Choked ticket including all the perks that come with a Standard Ticket, plus the following extras:
- Registration with The NAF, allowing you to play in any NAF-sanctioned tournament around the world, for life.
- Choose additional gifts (e.g. dice, tokens) from The NAF, subject to availability.
Getting to tropical Leicester
StrangleBowl 4 - The Holy Order of Lord Stranglehands and the Latter Day Choked will be held in Leicester, often hailed as the United Kingdom’s answer to Miami, with excellent transport links from all over the world.
For those not travelling by helicopter, private jet or skateboard, there is limited on-site parking and also plenty of free street parking around a 2 minute walk away. The address is: Stoneygate Baptist Church, 315 London Road, Leicester, LE2 3ND.
Order of service
- 09:15 - 09:45
- Registration & NAF membership sign-ups and renewals.
- 09:45 - 10:00
- Event briefing and motivational group breathing exercises.
- 10:00 - 12:15
- Round 1.
- 12:15 - 13:15
- Lunch, group photo and Best Painted team judging (no strangling permitted).
- 13:15 - 15:30
- Round 2.
- 15:30 - 15:45
- Mini-break (occasional strangling permitted).
- 15:45 - 18:00
- Round 3.
- 18:15 - 18:30
- Awards ceremony and prizes.
The bit about Blood Bowl
You can download or view the Tournament Rules Pack for StrangleBowl 4 - The Holy Order of Lord Stranglehands as a PDF, you may need to use Acrobat Reader on some older versions of Windows. Please read these in full. If you have any queries please see the FAQ section, and if still in doubt don’t hesitate to take a deep breath and contact The Champ.
Frequently asked questions
If we had a gold piece every time someone asked a question then The Champ would probably strangle you for asking too many questions. To avoid this, here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about StrangleBowl.
- Q: What's expected of coaches that attend StrangleBowl?
- A: We expect all coaches to adhere to our code of conduct - in a nutshell this is: be kind, be inclusive, consider how your actions might affect others, and always treat other coaches as you’d like to be treated. Firstly, play to have fun, for both yourself and your opponent and then, secondly, play to win.
- Q: Can I take the new Vampire roster as listed in Spike! Magazine issue 16?
- A: Not this time. We'll be using the Teams of Legend Vampire roster for StrangleBowl 4, as we did with Amazons last year. A few reasons: we don't want to be making changes to the roster tool/coach area at this late stage when people have already started submitting rosters; there isn’t enough [any!] data yet for us to work out a tier for them beyond a guess based on the Spike! leaks; and finally people who were planning to use Vampires may well have already built and painted their team, and not have the new positionals for the new roster.
- Q: I’m still not clear on which ticket type I need? What’s an active NAF membership?
- A: If you ever joined up to the NAF, whether it was 6 months or 6 years ago, and you have a NAF username and number - you are covered! Active NAF members get additional perks, but as long as you registered at some point, that is all you need to play.
- Q: Do I have to wear a totally awesome outfit?
- A: Dressing like some kind of 80s cult goddess is not compulsory, but many do, and you should definitely join in, the more ridiculous you look, the better! There is also a prize for the best outfit, in case you need further motivation.
- Q: How do I submit my roster? And when?
- A: All roster submissions for StrangleBowl must be made online, using your totally rad online Coach area. When you signed-up you will have received a link to this via email, so remember to look out for that email and keep it safe! Rosters must be submitted by 14th October at the latest, but the earlier you can, the easier it makes it for us!
- Q: Can I use “insert new positional/inducement here”?
- A: Probably! StrangleBowl will use the latest NAF Rules for Tournaments and we’ll also be keeping up to date with GW’s new releases. For precise details on what you can and cannot use, the easiest way is to just check the online roster tool (see above for more details), which lists all your options.
- Q: Is there a TL;DR on how Strangle works?
- A: It’s basically Stab with Mighty Blow, with KOs and Casualties going to reserves instead.
- Q: Who gets to choose who The Champ plays for?
- A: The player who loses the kick/receive roll gets to choose who has The Champ for the first half, at half time he will swap to the other team.
- Q: Do fouls have to break armour to count towards Dirtiest Player?
- A: Nope, just attempted! You’re probably going to need a crazy amount of fouls to grab the award (the record is 70). Pray for some riots!
- Q: If I already have 16 or more players legally rostered, can I still use the Champ on the pitch?
- A: Yes, you can. Just try stopping him!
- Q: Do I need to bring a pitch?
- A: Yes, pitches will not be provided on the day so you will need to bring your own. Please also bring associated dug-outs and templates.
- Q: I have a food allergy, will you cater for that?
- A: Please contact us when you book your place and advise us of any allergies, we will do our best to cater for you.
- Q: I can no longer attend, can I get refund?
- A: Yes and no. If you let us know before 1st September then we will be able to refund the full cost of your ticket. After that date we will not be able to provide a refund, as we have to pay for most expenses well ahead of the day.
- Q: Can I buy the amazing StrangleBowl loot online or elsewhere?
- A: At the moment the only place to get exclusive StrangleBowl merchandise is to be at StrangleBowl! Rumour has it small amounts of loot from previous years are also available at charlievictorproducts.com.
A huge thanks to our sponsors
A huge thanks to all of our generous sponsors, you can click on their logo below to visit their site or page.
Please email us if you’d like to propose a sponsorship for StrangleBowl.
Talk with The Champ
Sorry, you can’t actually talk with The Champ, but if you have any queries or questions you can email thechamp@stranglebowl.uk which will go straight onto his CabalScroll.
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