Great Lakes Amorical Tournament Series

The GLAM tournament series runs from January 1st to December 31st and aims to promote travel and greater participation in Blood Bowl events in the Great Lakes area. It is sanctioned and sponsored by the NAF and includes Canadian and US-American tournaments in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Current tournament series organizer is Sean Huberman (NAF name seanh1986).

Coaches receive points for placements and the number of attended tournaments. Two-days tournaments give additional points, as well as tournaments with larger number of coaches. To be eligible, coaches must be NAF members. Scores are tracked by the series organizer, and the coaches receive honors and awards based on their performance.

This is an open series and tournaments in the Great Lakes area can be added, if they are NAF-approved and registered with the series organizer before kick-off. Tournament results should be provided within two weeks after conclusion. Tournament submissions can be in one of two forms.
• Score .bbd file (this is the preferred method)
• An electronic list (excel ideally) with the following information:
• Ranking, NAF ID, Race,
• Coach Record (W/T/L),
• TDs (For/Against),
• Casualties (For/Against).

Note that any non-classic Stunty teams should be explicitly mentioned to the tournament organizer (e.g., Lizardmen without Saurus and Underworld without Skaven).

Coaches are only eligible for points if they are NAF members prior to taking part in the tournament. There will be three main rankings which will be tracked: Main Rankings, Stunty Rankings, Achievement Rankings.

Each coach’s score will be determined as the maximum point total from their best 5 tournaments plus their Organizer bonus points (maximum of 2 bonus points for the year). Participants will receive the following points for each tournament they attend.

Coaches earn points based on where they finish (10 to 1 points for top 10 placements).
• 10 pts - First place
• 9 pts - Second place
• ...
• 1 pt - Tenth place
• Should there be fewer than 10 coaches, the maximum score equals the total number of participants, and the following places decline as usual.

Bonus points are given per every 10 attendees, as outlined below. • 0-10 attendees: no bonuses
• 11-20 attendees: [1-10] = +1
• 21-30 attendees: [1-10] = +2, [11-20] = +1
• 31-40 attendees: [1-10] = +3, [11-20] = +2, [21-30] = +1
• 41-50 attendees: [1-10] = +4, [11-20] = +3, [21-30] = +2, [31-40] = +1
• Etc...

Bonus points are given based on the number of games in the tournament. This is independent of standing and given to all participants.

• 1-4 games: +1 bonus point
• 5+ games: +2 bonus points

Every year, four Premier events will be designated using the following criteria.

• The event must be a staple of the tournament series (running for multiple years)
• Each of the four events should be geographically apart, representing different regions
• The Premier events will alternate from year-to-year (some may remain year-to-year)
• All participants receive a bonus +3 points
• Organizers are welcome to contact the tournament series organizer around November to request consideration for Premier status for their tournament for the following season

GLAM relies on the efforts and dedication of tournament organizers to succeed. To reflect this, organizers will be given bonus GLAM points in addition to their top 5. Tournaments with 5+ games count as double the number of attendees.

Organizers are eligible for up to 2 bonus GLAM points, outlined as follows:
• 0-9 total tournament attendees: +0 bonus point
• 10-29 total tournament attendees: +1 bonus point
• 30+ total tournament attendees: +2 bonus points

Note that tournament attendees are additive between tournaments and can double count participants. For example, if an organizer runs 2 tournaments with 9 coaches, this is considered equivalent to hosting a single event with 18 coaches (even if the 9 coaches are the same). Hence, in order to earn the full 2 points, an organizer either needs to host one very large tournament or possibly several smaller ones.

Tiebreakers will be enforced in the following order:
• Total points earned in all tournaments
• Number of tournaments won
• Number of races played
• Number of stunty races played
• Coin Toss

There will be an additional, separate scoring for stunty teams, which includes Goblin, Halfling¬ and Ogre teams, as well as Lizardmen without Saurus and Underworld without Skaven.

The Stunty rankings will consider each coach’s score determined as the maximum point total from their best 5 tournaments.

Note: organizer bonus points are not eligible for Stunty Rankings.

The achievement scoring is separate from the main scoring. All participants also earn points by unlocking various GLAM TS achievements.

Note: Achievement points do not count towards the Main or Stunty rankings.

- Attend 3 tournaments (1 point)
- Attend 6 tournaments (1 point)
- Attend 9 tournaments (1 point)
- Participate in a tournament with +30 attendees (1 point)

- 0-9 total tournament attendees (1 points)
- 10-29 total tournament attendees (1 point)
- 30+ total tournament attendees (1 point)

- Play with at least 3 different races (1 point)
- Play with at least 6 different races (1 point)
- Play with at least 9 different races (1 point)
- Play with Stunty at least 3 times (1 point)
- Play with at least 3 different Stunty races (1 point)

- Win a Best Painted award (1 point)
- Win a Best Sport award (1 point)
- Win a Most Touchdowns award (1 point)
- Win a Most Casualties award (1 point)
- Win a Stunty Cup award (1 point)
- Win a Wooden Spoon award (1 point)

- Play in tournaments in 4 different cities (1 point)
- Play in tournaments in 2 different countries (1 point)

- Play at least 1 BB variant (1 point)
- Play at least 2 different BB variants (1 point)

• Individuals who attend a minimum of 5 tournaments will receive a set of GLAM TS D6s (*one time offer)

• Champion
• Runner-Up
• Third Place
• Stunty Champ
• Top Achiever
• Top Ontario
• Top Quebec
• Top Ohio
• Top Michigan
• Top Illinois
• Top Indiana Note that the winners of the top per region will be among those which are not eligible for Champion, runner-up, and third place.