| The most sought after trophy
is the Bloodweiser Blood Bowl Championship winners
trophy, commonly known as the Blood Bowl. Originally,
it was awarded to the winner of the final match
between the NFC and AFC conference champions, but now
it is awarded to the winner of the Blood Bowl Open
Tournament. Before 2461, the Blood Bowl Championship
games were fairly friendly but competitive
affairs, played purely to award the status of
best team in the world to the winners. With the
arrival of big business in the shape of the
Bloodweiser Corporation, however, the competition
made a major stride in popularity. The prize money
and Bloodweiser sponsorship that goes to the winners
is said to be worth over a million crowns over the
course of the following season. There is also the
Blood Bowl trophy itself, otherwise known as the
Buddy Grafstein trophy after the Bloodweiser chairman
who first presented it. Its made from solid
dwarf gold, and as such is extremely valuable. This
value has caused the original trophy to be stolen
many times, and in fact the current one is the fourth
trophy to be made! The winners of the Blood Bowl get the trophy
itself and 350,000 gp, plus a sponsorship deal from
Bloodweiser which adds 20,000 gp to the prize money
for each match that the team plays as long as it
holds the trophy. The runners-up receive a
consolation prize of 150,000 gp. For the players,
however, the most important prize is the Blood Bowl
players medal awarded to each player (from both
teams) that participates in the final (thus, mng
players are excluded). Receiving a Blood Bowl players
medal is a great confidence booster, so every single
player that takes part in the Blood Bowl final counts
as have been awarded a most valuable player award and
gains 5 star player points, in addition to the most
valuable player awards that are normally handed out
for playing in the match.
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