Inspired by a question asked VoodooMike on the Cyanide forums, here’s an off the top of my head snapshot of whether progression is used by BB tournaments (mostly UK based).
| Tournament | When are skills implemented? |
| Welsh Open | All skills upfront |
| Cakebowl | All skills upfront |
| Waterbowl | All skills upfront |
| Thrudball | All skills upfront |
| Monkeybowl | All skills upfront |
| NAF Champs | 3 on day 1, 3 on day 2 |
| Exiles | 3 on day 1, 3 on day 2 |
| Albion Coast | Full progression – league rules |
| Dungeonbowl | 3 on day 1, 3 on day 2 |
| Chaos Cup | All skills upfront except 2 mutations in game 6 |
| Spike | All skills upfront |
| CanCon | Full progression |