Schedule
Day 1 (Sat 29 Jun) | Action |
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10:00 am – 10:30 am | Welcome and Registration |
10:30 am – 12:45 pm | Round One |
12:45 pm – 13:45 pm | Lunch – buffet included |
13:45 pm – 16:00 pm | Round Two |
16:00 pm – 16:15 pm | Comfort break |
16:15 pm – 18:30 pm | Round Three |
18:30 pm | Evening Revelry |
Day 2 (Sun 30 Jun) | Action |
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09:30 am – 09:45 am | Registration |
09:45 am – 12:00 pm | Round Four |
12:00 pm – 13:00 pm | Lunch – buffet included |
13:00 pm – 15:15 pm | Round Five |
15:30 pm – 16:00 pm | Awards Ceremony and Closing of The Home Nations 2024 |
16:00 pm | Disperse |
Rules
The Home Nations Open is following the NAF approved rules of Eurobowl 2026 and are laid out below for ease of reference:
“Each coach must choose a race to represent in the Clash of Titans called Home Nations Bowl and Home Nations Open. Each race champions a God from the Pantheon of Olympus!”
Race Tiers
Champions of Zeus * (Tier1): Chaos Dwarves, Dark Elves, Dwarves, Lizardmen, Shambling Undead, Underworld Denizens.
* King of the Gods. God of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, and justice.
Champions of Hera * (Tier2): Amazons, Norse, Orcs, Skaven, Wood Elves
* Queen of the Gods. Goddess of marriage, women, marital harmony, and the protector of women during childbirth.
Champions of Poseidon * (Tier3): High Elves, Humans, Necromantic Horror, Tomb Kings, Elven Union, Vampires.
* God and king of the sea, storms, earthquakes, and horses.
Champions of Demeter * (Tier4): Chaos Renegades, Khorne, Old World Alliance, Slann.
* Goddess of the harvest, agriculture, fertility, and sacred law.
Champions of Hades * (Tier5): Black Orcs, Chaos Chosen, Imperial Nobility, Nurgle.
* King of the underworld. God of the dead and riches.
Champions of Hestia * (Tier6): Goblins, Ogres, Halflings, Snotlings.
* Goddess of the domestic and civic hearth, sacred and sacrificial fire, virginity, family, and the state.
Skill Packs based on Tiering known as Gifts of Apollo
A coach must take the appropriate Gifts of Apollo * (Starting Gold and Skill Points), according to their Godly affiliation / Tier.
- Zeus / Tier 1: 1150k & 06 SP, maximum 1 secondary skill
- Hera / Tier 2: 1160k & 07 SP, maximum 1 secondary skill0
- Poseidon / Tier 3: 1170k & 08 SP, maximum 2 secondary skills
- Demeter / Tier 4: 1180k & 09 SP, maximum 2 secondary skills
- Hades / Tier 5: 1190k & 10 SP, maximum 3 secondary skills
- Hestia / Tier 6: 1200k & 11 SP, unlimited secondary skills
These gifts can be spent as follows:
- One skill per player at a cost of Primary Skill = 1 SP , Secondary Skill = 2 SP
- 0-8 Re-Rolls, at cost depending on race.
- 0-6 Assistant coaches for 10k.
- 0-12 Cheerleaders for 10k.
- 0-1 Apothecary, depending on race.
- 0-6 Dedicated fans for 10k, (be aware that every team begins with 0 in Dedicated fans.)
* God of oracles, healing, archery, music and arts, sunlight, knowledge, herds and flocks, and protection of the young.
Inducements
In addition, coaches may use gold to purchase
Gifts of Hephaestus *:
- 0-1 Team Mascot for 30k, available to all teams.
- 0-1 Weather Mage for 30k, available to all teams.
- 0-2 Bloodweiser Kegs for 50k each, available to all teams.
- 0-3 Bribes for 100k each, or 50k each for “Bribery and Corruption” teams.
- 0-1 Josef Bugman for 100k, available to all teams.
- 0-1 Mortuary Assistant for 100k, available to teams with the “Sylvanian Spotlight” special rule.
- 0-1 Plague Doctor for 100k, available to teams with the “Favored of Nurgle” special rule.
- 0-2 Wandering Apothecaries for 100k each, available to teams that can include an apothecary.
- 0-1 Master Chef for 300k, or 100k for teams with the “Halfling Thimble Cup” special rule.
* God of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges, the art of sculpture, technology, and blacksmiths.
Coaches should note Gifts of Dionysus *:
A coach cannot induce bribes if there is a player with the Sneaky Git skill AND/OR the Secret Weapon skill on the roster. Goblin and Snotling teams have pleased the God and received special permission to induce bribes even if their roster contains players with the Secret Weapon skill (but NOT the Sneaky Git skill!).
* God of wine, vegetation, fertility, festivity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.
Challenge of Aphrodite – Squad Creation using Blessings
Home Nations Bowl Squad Creation:
Each Squad consists of 8 coaches, each coach playing a different race.
Each Squad can spend up to 8 Squad Points on Blessings, each Blessing can be used maximum 2 times in each Squad.
Home Nations Open Squad Creation:
Each Squad consists of 4 coaches, each coach playing a different race.
Each Squad can spend up to 4 Squad Points on Blessings, each Blessing can be used maximum 1 time in each Squad.
A coach can only use 1 Blessing for their team. Squad point costs are:
- Blessing of Hermes: 1 Squad Point
- Blessing of Artemis: 1 Squad Point
- Blessing of Ares: 2 Squad Points
- Blessing of Athena: 2 Squad Points
Spartan Roster * (No Blessings):
The roster is created with the above rules outlined in Race Tiering, Skills Pack and Inducements
* Spartans,known for their brevity.
Blessing of Hermes * (Extra Gold):
One or more Skill Points can be exchanged for gold at a ratio of 30k per 1SP. Gold earned this way MUST NOT take team value above 1200K before added skills.
* God of boundaries, roads and travelers, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, wit, magic, and sleep. Psychopomp and divine messenger.
Blessing of Artemis * (Skill Stacking):
By sacrificing ONE Skill Point from their Gift of Apollo total, the coach can add a second skill to players on their roster. The number of players with stacked skills is limited as follows:
- 1 Skill Stack for Zeus/Hera (Tier 1-2),
- 2 Skill Stacks for Poseidon/Demeter (Tier 3-4)
- 3 Skill Stacks for Hades/Hestia (Tier 5-6)
- A Primary Skill costs 1 SP , a Secondary Skill 2 SP.
Example: A High Elf team (Poseidon/Tier 3) would lose 1 skill point to put 2 skill stacks on the roster, and would now have 7 SP to spend on skills. If the coach gives two of their catchers both the block and dodge skill (both Primary skills costing 1 SP each), this would leave 3 SP to spend on the rest of the team.
* Goddess of nature, childbirth, wildlife, the Moon, the hunt, sudden death, animals, virginity, young women, and archery.
Blessing of Ares * (Star Players):
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.
Every Star Player acquired costs additional Skill Points as follows:
- Star player cost: 000-099k, lose 1 Skill point.
- Star player cost: 100-199k, lose 2 Skill points.
- Star player cost: 200-299k, lose 3 Skill points.
- Star player cost: 300k-399k, lose 4 skill points.
Exiled in Tartarus (Banned Star Players):
Griff Oberwald, Hakflem Skuttlespike, Morg ‘n’ Thorg, Bomber Dribblesnot, Cindy Piewhistle, Deeproot Strongbranch, Kreek Rustgouger, Estelle La Veneaux, Dribl & Drull, Varag Ghoul-Chewer.
The same Star Player cannot play in a game where both coaches have rostered them.
Draconian Laws
The Tournament uses the Bloodbowl 2020 edition Exhibition play rules. The English version will be used to settle any discrepancies in the rules or rulespack between versions in different languages.
Vampires are the latest addition to the game and have been included fully. We retain the right to use or discard any and all rules published after 6th of November 2023.
Tournament Prizes
There will be a number of tournament prizes available across both tournaments and for just the Home Nations Open and the Bowl as outlined below:
Available to both teams and coaches in the Open and the Bowl:
- Best Painted Team (must have been painted by the entering coach)
- Most Touchdowns
- Most Casualties
Prizes for Home Nations Open
- Home Nations Open Champion
- Home Nations Open Runner-up
- Highest Placed Coach (MVP)
- Stunty Cup Coach (highest placed coach playing Goblins, Halflings, Ogres and Snotlings)
Prizes for Home Nations Bowl
- Home Nations Bowl Champion
- Home Nations Bowl Runner-up
- Highest Placed Coach (MVP)
- Stunty Cup Coach (highest placed coach playing Goblins, Halflings, Ogres and Snotlings)
Additional Individual Trophies for Bowl Matches based on The Six Nations Trophies
- Calcutta Cup – winner of Scotland v England
- Centenary Quaich – winner of Scotland v Ireland
- Horn of The Dragon – winner of England v Wales
- Celtic Cup – winner of Wales v Ireland
- The Barbarian Shield – winner of The Barbarians v Invited International Team (Malta)