Welcome to World Bowl 46! We've got a field of 32 teams this go-round gunning for the right to lift the trophy for the biggest gridiron tournament in the multiverse. Do note that this is American Football (usually referenced here as “gridiron”, as “America” is not a thing every country on NSS acknowledges), which means this tournament largely follows NFL rules, with the only major exception being the use of IFAF/NCAA overtime rules.
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Groups:
Juvencus (29)
South Americanistan (21)
Banija (1)
Allamunnic States (24)
Group F
Abanhfleft (14)
Gran Saguero (UR)
Sudilia (UR)
South Newlandia (8)
Group G
The Spartan Dominion (UR)
Drawkland (4)
Sarzonia (11)
Katterimunk (UR)
Group H
Utahn Theocratic Republic (UR)
Cassadaigua (19)
Ranoria (7)
United Hawkland (UR)
Group A
Hofn (UR)
Gyatso-Kai (13)
TJUN-ia (9)
Magnecia (UR)
Group B
Saint Kanye (6)
HUElavia (10)
Rouyoute (UR)
Milk Island (UR)
Group C
Quebec and Shingoryeo (15)
Jacksonboro (UR)
Valanora (UR)
Ko-oren (5)
Group D
Chromatika (2)
Dod Rava (UR)
Torisakia (UR)
Anthor (18)
Format:
The 32 teams will be placed in 8 groups of 4. First, each team will play each other team in their group once home and once away, before a final matchup on neutral ground in Ranoria. After a total of nine games in the group stage, the top two teams in each group will advance to the Round of 16, still in Ranoria. From there, a single-elimination knockout bracket will be played, with teams remaining in the nation they were already in for the final round robin.
The relevant tie-breakers are, in order: 1) Group Placement (Seeding only) 2) Wins 3) H2H result 4) H2H point differential 5) Point differential 6) IC coinflip (scorinated playoff game in lieu of rank).
If a tie between multiple teams must be broken and one team wins the tiebreaker at any stage, while the remaining teams are still tied, the tiebreakers start at the top of the list again to break the tie between the remaining teams. Two teams may only play against a team they already played in the group stage starting from the quarterfinals. There also will be no Third-Place Playoff, with both losing semifinalists being declared joint 3rd place.
Tourney Schedule:
MD1: Thursday, April 20 (1v4, 2v3) - sponsored by Cannabiscorp
MD2: Friday, April 21 (1v2, 4v3)
MD3: Saturday, April 22 (3v1, 2v4)
April 23 - off for National English Muffin Day
MD4: Monday, April 24 (4v1, 3v2)
MD5: Tuesday, April 25 (2v1, 3v4)
MD6: Wednesday, April 26 (1v3, 4v2)
April 27 - off for Babe Ruth Day
MD7: Friday, April 28 (1v4, 2v3) - nuetral
MD8: Saturday, April 29 (1v2, 4v3) - neutral
MD9: Sunday, April 30 (3v1, 2v4) - neutral
May 1 - off for Save The Rhino Day
Ro16: Tuesday, May 2
Quarterfinals: Thursday, May 4 - Happy Star Wars Day!
Semifinals: Saturday, May 6
Championship: Monday, May 8
RP cutoff will be between 9 pm EST and 11:30 pm EST, which is 1-3 am UTC on the following day. I'm no good with time conversions, so here's a tool for that!
Roster/Roleplay Notes
Teams will not be given their ranking points in scorination until they have posted a usable roster. As soon as a roster is provided, their ranking points will be applied in full.
Your roster may include a style modifier between and including -5 (ultra-defensive) over 0 (neutral) to +5 (hyper-offensive).
It is recommended that you post the following list of RP permissions in your roster, along with a choice of "Yes" or "No" (or a more specific explanation if you'd like) for each item. This will allow you to cooperate with your opponents and fellow competitors when either you or your opponent RPs is the first to RP about your given match. Please respect the listed permissions of your competitors, as well as their roleplay itself if they have completed their RP before you.
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[b]RP Permissions[/b]
[b]Choose my scorers:[/b]
[b]Godmod scoring events:[/b]
[b]RP injuries to my players:[/b]
[b]Godmod Injuries to my players:[/b]
[b]Suspend my players:[/b]
[b]Godmod suspension events[/b]:
[b]Godmod other events[/b]:
Also, please do not reserve posts if you’re not hosting, and please let me know prior to cutoff if you edit large parts of your roster or RPs after you have posted them if you feel it will affect your RP bonus.
Should you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to ask at any time, per telegram, discord, or on the World Bowl Discussion Thread; always happy to help!