D. General Rules

Special rules of play are listed below. We play with some slight variations to the Blood Bowl rules to help make the experience better.

1. MVP Selection:

   1. MVP's will be randomly assigned during the league in accordance with the end-of-game procedures. However, if a dead player receives your MVP then we will reroll the MVP across your team. Notify an admin and we'll get that sorted out for you!

2. Concessions: We handle concessions in this league as an “only if absolutely necessary” scenario which is to say that we do not generally allow concessions in this league. In most cases, we will follow the rulebook rules as closely as possible unless the following conditions are met:

   1. 3 Players Left Standing Condition: If, at the beginning of a drive, a player has 3 players or less left on the pitch then the player is permitted to concede legally. No penalties will be assessed to the player in this case.

   2. Illegal concessions: If a concession is made and the player has not met the 3 players left standing condition then the league staff will review the specific scenario and make a determination dependent on the surrounding factors that forced the player to concede. These will be handled on a case-by-case basis and the league will attempt to follow precedent wherever possible. In most cases, the rules from the Blood Bowl 2020 rulebook will be followed. In this case, the conceding player will have any touchdowns scored converted to the opposing team and any player at advancement 3 or beyond may leave the team. Each player at advancement 3 will roll a 1d6 and will stay on the team on a roll of 4+. On a roll of 1-3, the player will leave the team in disgust.

   3. Other scenarios:

The league reserves the right to consider special circumstances in the event of an illegal concession and break from precedent. This means assigning unique punishments or not assigning punishments.

4. MVP’s: The conceding player forfeits their ability to select their MVP. The league staff validating the match will review the MVP. If the MVP falls upon a dead player then league staff will roll 1d(N) where (N) is the number of players on the team and randomly assign the MVP into the team. Two MVP’s will not be assigned to the winning team.

5. Special Circumstances: We are all adults and, occasionally, special circumstances may occur that prevent the successful completion of the game. In these cases, please notify league staff so we can discuss next steps.

4. Scheduling: Players are expected to schedule and play their games in a timely manner. The expectation is that once a fixture is open for the player to play, the player has contacted their opponent and offered times within 3 days. Games are given a 1 week window in which they must be played by. In these cases, league staff will review communications between players and make a decision as to what will occur. Precedent will not be considered in these cases. While it is not a requirement, the league staff strongly recommends creating a thread in the scheduling channel for visibility's sake.

5. Players who have left the league: 

In the event that a player leaves the league mid-way through the season, we will process their games as a 2-0 win for the player. The winning team will receive a random MVP and 2 random touchdowns rolled across the team.

6. Game Clock: The game clock will be set to the competitive timer mode. This will grant 2 minutes for each turn with a bonus timer of 7 1/2 minutes for the duration of the game.

7. Mega-Stars and Star Players: Megastars are a list of stars that can be game breaking in a variety of ways. If you've ever been on the receiving end of Morg N' Thorg, you know how much it can hurt to lose your team's star. Our league has adopted special rules to help deal with this:

   1.  In a regular season game, mega-stars are considered to take 2 Star Player Slots. This is not currently hardcoded into Blood Bowl 3 and is expected to be followed by each coach.

   2. Teams are limited to 2 Star Player slots per Team.

   3. All other Star Players take 1 Star Player Slot unless special circumstances exist, e.g. Grak & Crumbleberry or Dribl N' Drull

   4. Megastar List

      1. Morg N' Thorg

      2. Griff Oberwald

      3. Deeproot Treebranch

      4. Hakflem Skuttlespike

      5. Kreek Rustgouger

      6. Bomber Dribblesnot*

      7. Willhelm Chaney 

      8. Cindy Piewhistle*

      9. Giant inducement

*Stars marked with an asterisk only permitted to be used by Tier 3 teams

8. Permitted Inducements

   1. All inducements in BB3 are currently permitted.

Conduct Rules

1. Demonstrate mutual respect towards one another. 

This does not mean that one cannot tease, chirp at, or razz the opposing player. It’s Blood Bowl, after all, if you don’t complain about your opponent's dice at least once then are you really playing? But don’t be a dick about it. We’re all adults, we know when it’s too far, don’t go too far. The league will handle sportsmanship complaints with a heavy hand. Don’t make this game unfun for others. 

2. Don’t be *that guy*

We’ve all played against that guy once or twice. They make their skills hard to read, their models can barely be determined what’s what, they try to take that extra movement square when you aren’t looking, or some other sordid act. Don’t be that guy. Be as honest as you can be, try your best to know the rules, and if you’re wrong… just admit you’re wrong and move on.

3. Schedule your games in a timely manner.

Don’t try to mess with your opponent by offering the worst possible windows for scheduling. Be proactive, make concessions, do your best to help get that game played. The effort that you put into scheduling games is part of the decisioning factor if a game ever goes to toss up for forfeit review. 

League Organizers

Jay Smith (@flutethecat) - Commissioner