Southern Shrike Bowl 2011 - Player Gifts

[olaf]

Now that I have the samples in hand, I can finally reveal the first player gift that every single attendee at Southern Shrike Bowl 2011 will receive. It is a customised SSB passing template, which has been designed by our resident painter/graphical designer extraordinaire Brett AKA Sinister Dexter. Here are a few pics of the passing template (click on them to get a bigger picture).











Next up for Player Gifts is Star Player cards of the 3 SSB MVP winners to date.

A very big thanks go to Mango for the card design and Peter Overton AKA Angora for the pictures.

Each SSB attendee will get a set of the 3 Star Player cards, one for each of the SSB MVP's to date. Here is what they look like (click on the picture to see a full size pic).



On a related note, from this year onward, the previous year's SSB MVP will be able to be taken as a Star Player choice by any team. So any team playing in SSB 2011 will be able to select Caliban as a Star Player!

Olaf the Stout

Rest assured that these are not the only gifts that attendees at SSB 2011 will receive. There are more gifts to be revealed soon.

Olaf the Stout

[alex]

nice stuff, pretty cool idea about taking last year's stars
Since I'm planning to pick up some star player cards from Impact in the group order this will make a nice addition.
Well done!

[olaf]

The nice thing is that the cards will all match as Mango was the one that created the Star Player cards that Impact are selling.

Olaf the Stout

[olaf]

Next up on the player gift give-away is a custom sculpted Dingo mini by Greebo Miniatures. Every single player will receive one of these Dingos just for attending SSB. Here is a look at the concept sketches.



This isn't quite what I envisage the final mini to look like. The ears are a little floppy and the pose I am after is the Dingo running with his arm outstretched about to stiff arm an opposition player. This should give you a good idea of what he will look like though.

Olaf the Stout

[guppyshark]

But you had me at range rulers!

[kanga1869]

Very nice Olaf

[olaf]

But wait, there's more!!! For coaches that register before August 17th I'll throw in a set of steak knives. ;D

Just kidding. However, all coaches that register before August 17th will receive $20 in plaster product thanks to the generous sponsorship of Griffin Grove Gaming

For those of you that don't know, Griffin Grove Gaming now produce full-size and Street Bowl-sized pitches cast out of hydrostone along with dugout and stands. $20 is almost enough for a complete Street Bowl-sized pitch or will get you around half a full-sized pitch. Check them out here.

Alternatively, you could use spend your $20 on a Hirst Arts kit for a building or a couple of bridges. Or, simply get a few castings of a wide range of different molds. The choice is yours.

That's not all that Griffin Grove is providing though. The Best Custom Pitch at SSB 2011 will receive a complete, painted Street Bowl pitch and accompanying streetscape! Definitely a very cool prize from a very generous sponsor. I know we have had some good custom pitches in the past so it will be good to see if anyone else has come up with something for this year.

By my count that puts the Player Gift total at or above the cost of an early-bird ticket price, without taking prizes into account (and everyone will get a prize too!). That's not all for Player Gifts though. Check back in a couple of days to see what else there is to be revealed! ;D

Olaf the Stout

[olaf]

The final player gift for all SSB attendees is a customised SSB dugout!



So, just to summarise, all Southern Shrike Bowl 2011 coaches will receive the following player gifts:

• Customised Southern Shrike Bowl passing template
  
• Customised Southern Shrike Bowl dugout
  
• Southern Shrike Bowl Dingo miniature, sculpted by Greebo Miniatures
  
• Set of Southern Shrike Bowl MVP cards

Additionally, if you pay before August 17th you will receive $20 in plaster product, courtesy of tournament sponsor Griffin Grove Gaming.

No matter how you look at it, that is an awesome amount of stuff, well worth the entry fee by itself. However, that's just the player gifts. Stay tuned for some of the awesome prizes on offer at SSB this year.

Olaf the Stout

[alex]

very cool, let us know when you are ready to take the money.

Guys if it makes it easier I can take your cash and do just one big transfer to Olaf for all our tickets.

[guildmember]

I'm actually gonna get something out of a Tournament - and I don't need to drive 1200km this time!!!

[olaf]

Jun 30, 2011 18:11:05 GMT 9.5 alex said:

very cool, let us know when you are ready to take the money.

Guys if it makes it easier I can take your cash and do just one big transfer to Olaf for all our tickets.

Whenever you want to pay! The registration form is up on the SSB website here and contains the payment details.

The Coach's Pack containing all the rules should be released shortly.

Olaf the Stout

[olaf]

Jul 3, 2011 18:07:38 GMT 9.5 guildmember said:

I'm actually gonna get something out of a Tournament - and I don't need to drive 1200km this time!!!

The best part is that the player gifts should be worth close to, if not more than your ticket price. It will certainly be more than your ticket price if you pay by August 17 and get the $10 "Bring a Friend" discount.

The prize pool includes multiple full teams, a copy of the BB boxed set, BB: Legendary Edition computer game, carry cases, plenty of individual minis, posters and more!

Olaf the Stout

[alex]

Holy crap, that sounds awesome.
I'll try to round up our players and get some ticket money flowing your way ASAP to make it easier on you.

[olaf]

Here are some pictures of "Ernie" Dingo, the free mini that all SSB attendees will get just for attending the tournament in September this year.

The mini comes with 3 different hands, an empty hand, one holding a ball and one holding a baby (whose name is totally NOT Azaria!).

Olaf the Stout

[alex]

free miniature! awesome