BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.6//EN TZID:America/Edmonton X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Edmonton BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2774@showcasecomics.ca DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260223 DTSTAMP:20260210T004757Z URL:https://showcasecomics.ca/events/cry-fowl-cup-2026/ SUMMARY:CRY FOWL CUP 2026 DESCRIPTION:Horatio fever has gripped the nation! It seems that every club has a chicken-worshiping player that uses a lucky chicken’s foot\, a roo ster-themed helmet\, or a full-blown Horatio costume! Could they be the re al incarnation of the one\, true Horatio?!\nLocation: Lethbridge\, AB\, Ca nadaVenue: Showcase Comics\, 1271 3 Avenue S.\, Lethbridge\, AB T1J 0K2\, (403) 328-0123Online Updates:\nDate: Saturday/Sunday\, February 21st and F ebruary 22nd\, 2026Early Bird Registration Cost: $40If you have never been a NAF member\, your membership fee is included with your registration. If registering after February 8th\, 12:00 noon\, registration is $50. Regist er Early to save yourself money! Player Cap: 30Pre-Registration and roster s can be emailed to the Tournament Organizer: josh.gatner@gmail.com\nTourn ament ScheduleThe tournament will be a 2-day\, 5 game Swiss style\, resurr ection tournament. First games will be determined by random matchup. The r emaining games will be determined based on tournament points.For the first round only\, we will do our best to pair players off against members that are outside of their home club. The tournament will run 5 total matches - 3 on day one and 2 on day two.\nFebruary 21st\, 20269:15 am – Registrat ion begins 9:45 am – First Game 12:00 pm – Lunch Break 12:45 pm – Se cond Game3:00 pm – Third Game 5:30 pm – End of Day\nFebruary 22nd\, 20 269:30 am – Fourth Game11:45 pm – Lunch 12:30 pm – Final match 3:00 PM – Awards and Conclusion\nWhat to Bring• Painted team with suitable models.• Skill rings\, coloured rubber bands\, or another appropriate wa y to identify skills/positions• Block dice• D6s\, d8\, d16• 3 copies of your team roster including skill purchases and inducements\nSpecial To urnament Rules:• The clarifications and rulings contained within the NAF Recommendations and Clarifications for BB2025 will be in effect in its en tirely.• Games will have a maximum length of 2 hours 15 minutes. If you are unable to finish within the given time frame\, the referee may stop th e game prematurely. A referee’s decision is final in all cases.• LOCAL LEGENDS – Horatio fever has gripped the nation! It seems that every clu b has a chicken-worshiping player that uses a lucky chicken’s foot\, a r ooster-themed helmet\, or a full-blown Horatio costume! Could they be the real incarnation of the one\, true Horatio?!Pick one of your rostered play ers without “Loner” to be your LOCAL LEGEND\, assigning a free primary skill at the start the tournament – with no limits on elite skills. Eac h round\, your LOCAL LEGEND will gain an additional skill after matchups a re announced.o At the beginning of round two\, add a primary skill of your choice.o At the beginning of round three\, add a primary or secondary ski ll of your choice.o At the beginning of round four\, add a primary skill o f your choice.o At the beginning of round five\, add a primary\, secondary \, or one of the following stat upgrades: +1PA\, +1AV\, +1 MA. If you are a stunty team\, you can also pick from +AG or +ST. This player cannot gain skills assigned through Roster Points.Make sure that your LOCAL LEGEND is clearly marked on your printed roster. Bonus points for your team will be earned for any and all SPP that your LOCAL LEGEND earns. In addition\, if any of your players inflicts a casualty (through a block or foul only) on someone else’s LEGEND\, you earn an additional 5 bonus points for your team. This can only be earned once per match even if your opponent’s LOC AL LEGEND returns to the pitch through the use of an apothecary or the reg eneration trait.Example – Josh is playing Nurgle and labels one of his B loaters as his legend. The Bloater is given “Block” to begin the tourn ament. Before game two\, he is assigned “Guard”. In game three\, he ge ts cheeky and decides to take advantage of the secondary\, gaining the “ Dodge” skill. In game four\, having gained Block\, Guard\, and Dodge\, h e then gains “Tackle”. Finally\, to finish the tournament in game five \, he is worried about facing a deadly Ogre team and settles on “Iron Ha rd Skin” as a secondary to minimize the number of bonus points available to his opponent. Throughout the tournament\, he personally scored 3 touch downs\, made a completed pass\, and caused three casualties (one of which was a foul) to earn a total of 16 bonus points for his team.• The standa rd kick-off table will be in effect\, but if you roll “Brilliant Coachin g”\, the kicking team will also roll on the tournament-specific LIVING L EGENDS table. Each result will have an impact on your designated LOCAL LEG END as they try to emulate the mighty HORATIO!o LIVING LEGENDS (roll a d8) 1 – CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Your LOCAL LEGEND gains a personal Bribe indu cement that can only be used if they are sent off by the ref. If unused\, this benefit is removed at the end of the drive. 2 – MOTIVATING: Your LO CAL LEGEND gives an inspiring speech. One player in the K.O. box may be mo ved to the reserves. 3 – A REAL PRO: Your LOCAL LEGEND gain’s Griff Ob erwald’s trait\, “Consummate Professional” until the end of this dri ve. 4 – CLUTCH: Your LOCAL LEGEND earns double the number of earned bonu s points until the end of the current drive. 5 – MIRACULOUS RECOVERY: Yo ur LOCAL LEGEND moves from your casualty box to your reserves. If they are not in the casualty box\, you may choose an alternate player to move. 6 – FLEXIBILITY: You must remove an added skill from your LOCAL LEGEND and add any other primary or secondary skill. The switch lasts for the rest o f the game. 7 – CHARISMATIC: You must remove an added skill from your LO CAL LEGEND and replace it with the “Hypnotic Gaze” trait. The switch i s permanent. If your LEGEND already has Hypnotic Gaze\, they may select a primary or secondary skill instead. 8 – BLOODY BEAK: Your LOCAL LEGEND p ermanently adds the “Stab” trait. If your LEGEND already has Stab\, th ey can choose a +MA\, +AV\, or +PA stat upgrade instead.Rules Not In Effec t• The stalling rule that was introduced in the 2025 edition will not be enforced.• Teams will resurrect at the end of each game. No SPPs\, inju ries or any roster changes carry over between games.• Illegal Procedure and the 4-minute time limit will not be enforced.• Teams with the abilit y to raise dead players will be allowed to\, but they will not carry over to the next game.• The team rule\, “Brawlin’ Brutes” will not be i n effect for the earning of Star Player Points.Team Building• All NAF sa nctioned teams are eligible.• Teams get 1.15 million gold to construct t heir roster. They can use this money to purchase players\, rerolls\, cheer leaders\, assistant coaches\, apothecaries\, dedicated fans\, star players \, and available inducements (see below).• Teams must purchase a minimum of 11 rostered players\, one of whom must be designated as your LOCAL LEG END.• Roster Points Each team will be given an allotment of EIGHT ( Rost er Points in order to improve the team’s capabilities. You can spend the se points on skills\, stars\, special inducements and/or extra money. Ther e are no tiers!MONEY – You can spend 1 Roster Point in order to add 20K to your overall team budget. This can allow you to spend more than your or iginal budget of 1.15 million gold.SKILLS – You can spend roster points to add skills to your regular players but not to your LOCAL LEGEND or any star player. Each primary skill will cost 1 roster point. A secondary skil l can be selected\, but this will cost 2 points. You are limited to TWO el ite skills beyond those assigned to your LOCAL LEGEND. Skill stacking is a llowed for LINEMAN pieces only.• STARS – You can induce up to two (2) star players or one (1) mega-star. Each star will cost 2 Roster Points in addition to their inducement cost. The Highlander Rule for stars (There Ca n Only Be One!) will be in effect!INDUCEMENTSo Teams may only purchase the following inducements at the standard cost without spending roster points : (0-1) Team Mascot (0-1) Weather Mage (0-2) Blitzer’s Best Kegs (0-3) B ribes [or (0-6) for Bribery and Corruption teams] (0-1) Halfling Master Ch ef (0-1) Riotous Rookieso Certain inducements can be added to your roster for the standard gold cost plus an additional number of roster points\, as followed: 1 point – Plague Doctor (0-1)\, Morgue Assistant (0-1)\, Infa mous Coaching Staff (0-1) 3 points – Wizard (0-1)Example: Josh wants to bring his Nurgle team and has 8 Roster Points to spend. He buys 4 Rotters\ , 2 Pestigors\, 4 Bloaters\, and a Rotspawn along with the Star Player\, W ithergrasp Doubledrool. With 2 reroll\, this would normally cost 1170k gol d\, so he buys 20k of extra money with 1 Roster Point. He pays 2 Roster Po ints for the Star Player\, and starts to add skills. He adds “Sure Hands ” on one of his Pestigors and “Block” to the Rotspawn for a total of 3 Roster Points – two roster points for the single secondary skill and two for the two primary skills. Finally\, with 2 star player points left\, he spends themto stack “Quick Foul” and “Put the Boot In” on a Ro tter because he is a Lineman. Keep in mind\, nothing can be assigned to th e LOCAL LEGEND described earlier.ANYONE WHO SUBMITS THEIR ROSTER BY FEBRUA RY 15th\, 2026 BY 12:00pm (noon) WILL RECEIVE A FREE CHEERLEADER INDUCEMEN T.Tournament Scoring Win = 60 Loss = 0 Tie = 25 Bonus points can be earned through the actions of your LOCAL LEGEND. Anytime they would earn SPP in a normal league game\, these will be counted as bonus points. In addition\ , the first time your opponent casualties your LOCAL LEGEND\, they will ea rn five (5) bonus points. Examples include:- Completion (1 Bonus Point)- C asualty (2 Bonus Points\; includes casualties caused by Arm Bar\, Violent Innovator\, or Lethal Flight)- Touchdowns (3 Bonus Points)- Adjustments to Star Player Points due to the team rule “Brawling Brutes” will not be observed.In the case of a tie\, tie breakers are in the following order:- TD differential (TD scored - TD against)- CAS difference (Cas inflicted - Cas received)- Bonus Points earned throughout the tournamentGlittering Pr izes The following awards will be available. Only one performance award ca n be earned per coach.Performance Awards:• Cry Fowl Cup Champion – Mos t Overall Points• End Boss – Second Most Overall Points• High Octane – Most Touchdowns Scored• Most Brutal – Most Casualties Inflicted ( from blocks and fouls)• Horatio Reincarnated – Most Bonus Points Earne d (with the resulting LOCAL LEGEND becoming a possible induced star for th e next Cry Fowl)• Cracked Egg – Fewest Overall Points Community Choice Awards• Best Presentation – Best Painting/Display• Sporting Conduct – Outstanding Positive AttitudeSwag and PrizesEvery dollar collected wi ll be given back to the players in the form of trophies\, swag\, door priz es and gift cards. The more people that register\, the bigger the prize bu dget! 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