Post-Season Rules - DragonBBL III

CHANGES FROM LAST SEASON:

• Officially sanctioned exhibition matches will no longer be played
• B Division will compete for the Soapy Cup
• C Division will compete for the Grimskull
• All three divisions trophies draw all or part of their value from the All-star ProBowl winnings for each division

POST-SEASON STRUCTURE:

• Division A Playoffs
  • The four top teams (ranked by accumulated points) from each conference will be allowed to play in the DragonBowl playoff tournament
  • Each conference competes to send 1 team to the final match by playing quarter final and semi final matches
• Division B Playoffs
  • The four top teams (ranked by accumulated points) from each conference will be allowed to play in the Soapy Cup playoff tournament
  • Each conference competes to send 1 team to the final match by playing quarter final and semi final matches
• Division C Playoffs
  • The four top teams (ranked by accumulated points) from each conference will be allowed to play in the Grimskull playoff tournament
  • Each conference competes to send 1 team to the final match by playing quarter final and semi final matches
• Team 1 is the team with the most regular season points, Team 8 is the team with the least.
• Any disqualification will result in all teams below the disqualified team moving up one spot in the standings
• A resulting vacancy in a playoff spot will give the opposing team a by to the next round
• All post-season trophies will be awarded officially when the post-season is complete
• Any players with major injuries incurred during the last game of the regular season are assumed to have recovered enough to play at the start of the post-season
• The Post-Season Schedule can be found here

The DragonBowl Trophy

• The winner of the Final match of the DragonBowl playoff tournament wins the DragonBowl Trophy
• The DragonBowl Trophy is worth:
  • The winnings from both sides of the A Division Allstar ProBowl
  • The League will pay out an additional award equal to the number of teams in A Division x 15,000gc as an additional award (currently 12 x 15,000gc = 180,000gc)
  • A permanent +5 increase in Fan Factor
  • The winning team will thereafter will gain 10,000gc extra per match played while the DragonBowl is in their possession
  • The winning team will thereafter gain 1 team re-roll while the DragonBowl is in their possession
     
• The loser of the Final match of the DragonBowl playoff tournament wins the following:
  • A fixed award of 100,000gp
  • A permanent +3 increase in Fan Factor

The Soapy Cup Trophy

• The winner of the Final match of the Soapy Cup playoff tournament wins the Soapy Cup Trophy
• The Soapy Cup Trophy is worth:
  • The winnings from both sides of the B Division Allstar ProBowl
  • The League will pay out an additional fixed award of 100,000gp
  • One bonus randomly determined MVP award
  • A permanent +2 increase in Fan Factor
     
• The loser of the Final match of the Soapy Consolation Cup playoff tournament wins the following:
  • A fixed award of 40,000gp
  • A permanent +1 increase in Fan Factor

The Grimskull Trophy

• The winner of the Final match of the Grimskull playoff tournament wins the Wooden Bowl Trophy
• The Grimskull Trophy is worth:
  • The winnings from both sides of the C Division Allstar ProBowl
  • The League will pay out an additional fixed award of 60,000gp
  • A permanent +1 increase in Fan Factor
     
• The loser of the Final match of the Grimskull playoff tournament wins the following:
  • A fixed award of 30,000gp
     

SPECIAL PLAYOFF RULES:
These Rules apply only to teams eligible for a playoff tournament

[1] No Betting

• A team involved in any playoff tourney may not place bets

[2] Overtime

• In the event of a draw at the end of regulation time, overtime must be played until a winner is decided
• Overtime consists of a full 8 turns of play - there is no sudden death
• Only re-rolls unused at the end of the 2nd half may be used in overtime
• If at the end overtime, no winner has been decided there is a penalty shootout
• The shootout consists of each team rolling a d6 and adding their remaining re-rolls - highest roll wins the match
• Penalty shootout rolls must be made immediately post match on the dice server (before closing JBB), with results labelled "penalty shootout [roll number] [teamname]" and sent to both coaches and admin@soapyfrog.net
• Ties are re-rolled until a winner is determined

[3] No Concessions

• Conceding is not permitted unless the team in question cannot field the three minimum players necessary