SOBA Circuit Rules
Scoring Details
A player must be registered prior to a SOBA scoring tournament to receive SOBA points. There will be two scores, Primary and Secondary. The Primary is scoring from tournaments themselves, while secondary is for achievements such as playing tournaments in multiple cities.
Primary Points for Placing
Players earn points based on where they finish (10 to 1 points for top 10 placements).
- 10 points - First place
- 9 pts - Second place
- ...
- 1 point - Tenth place
Should there be fewer than ten players, the maximum score equals the total number of participants, and the following places decline as usual.
Primary Points for Attendees
Each player receives additional points for every ten participants at the tournament:
0 - 10 attendees: 0 points
11 - 20 attendees: +1 point
21 - 30 attendees: +2 points
31+ attendees: +3 points
Primary Points for Number of Games
Each player receives additional points for the number of games played at the tournament.
1 - 4 games: + 1point
5+ games: +2 points
Primary Points for Premier Events
Each player receives 3 points for attending a premiere event
Secondary Points
The secondary scoring is separate to Primary points. Participants earn points by hobby and participation.
Tournament Attendance:
Attend 3 tournaments: + 1 point
Attend 6 tournaments: + 2 points
Attend 9 tournaments: + 3 points
Attend Premiere event: + 1 point per event
Army Diversity:
Play with two different armies in a season: + 2 points
Play with three different armies in a season: + 3 points
Play with four different armies in a season: + 4 points
Play with five different armies in a season: + 5 points
*Different army is categorized as British, USA, Soviet Union, German and Japan. So to score a maximum of 5 points, you must have a list from each of the armies listed here.
Awards:
Win a Best Painted award: +1 point
Win a Best Sport award: + 1 point
Win a Wooden Spoon award: + 1 point
Community Participation:
Play in tournaments in three different cities: 1 point
Play in tournaments in four or more cities: 2 points
Tournament Organizer Points:
Organizers will receive Secondary Points based on the number of attendees at an event.
0 - 9 total tournament attendees: +1 point
10 - 29 total attendees: +2 points
30+ total attendees: +3 points
How are Circuit standings are calculated
A player's overall Primary scores are determined by the five best tournament results.
SOBA Circuit Awards
At the end of the season awards will be presented for the following circuit standing:
South Ontario Bolt Action Champion (Primary Points)
South Ontario Bolt Action Runner-up (Primary Points)
South Ontario Best Allied General (Primary Points)
South Ontario Best Axis General (Primary Points)
South Ontario Community Champion (Secondary Points)
Premier Events
Each year, there will be several premiere events, these are selected on the following criteria:
- located in different cities
- hosted by a club or store
- received Warlord Games support
- must have a minimum of 11 players in attendance anticipated
Interested Tournament organizers that wish their event for the next season to be considered for a premiere event, can contact Dice Hosers before August 31st 2025.
Credit
All credit for this circuit format must go to the GLAM tournament Series guys for Blood Bowl. Other than a few tweaks for Bolt Action, all thanks must go to them for their hard work.