Hi all! It’s about time for another FUMBBL/NAF tournament, wouldn’t you say? And what better tournament to run than the mother of all headache-inducing matches… Speedbowl! -Full ruleset can be found here- Quick summary though: Five matches, with one week rounds. 1150TV. 6 skills, including one double. 3/1/0 W/D/L. One minute turns. Prize is a …
Last in our little series (and six months after the last instalment, ahem), we’re finally getting onto those skills that help you punch people. Repeatedly. Pro What a pro! What a champ! Look at him go! Pro is like a little reroll your player can carry around in their pocket, ready to use as and …
X-TREME™ BALL HANDLING™, RIGHT ON YOUR DOORSTEP! JOIN NOW FOR AS LITTLE AS £199.99! Ahem, sorry about that. In week one I talked about passing skills in some detail, but not all of them. There are still a few that are most certainly worth mentioning. They’re all a little different, but you know the format …
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By Trumpkin When someone tells you an event is for charity, that doesn’t always conjure up images of high quality. It tends to suggest a half-arsed attempt to desperately squeeze as much money from a bunch of people, with some veneer of circumstance to give the gathering an ostensibly ‘interesting’ feel. Thrudball is an event …
We’ve all been there. Your player is mere inches from a target, be that the ball, the ball carrier, or even just a safe spot to hide. If only he could have made it that extra square, all would have been saved. If only the game provided certain skills that help maximise your movement… Blood …
‘Low Tier Skills’, episode three: Move Got a Friend in Me Read More »
Today we’re talking about control. About those tasty skills that take the blessed c-word from your opponent and snatch it for yourself. Those skills that let you foil his plans, throw spanners in the cogs. Shadowing Oh Shadowing, that most underrated defensive skill, how I love you. Shadowing says, basically, roll two dice, add …
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As everyone knows, the best reason to play Blood Bowl as a team is so you can commiserate when a game goes badly for you, and of course shame and blame those on your team that drag you down, because if it wasn’t for you Trumpkin we’d be top table right now!! Ahem, with that …
You’ve tried the ‘best’, now try the rest! We all know what the so-called optimal choices are for your players when they roll skills. It’s pretty much this: Block/Dodge > Guard/Side Step > Wrestle/Tackle/Mighty Blow > rest is irrelevant. +ST/+AG, +MV (NOT ON DOUBLES), never take +AV etcDelete as appropriate. What that means is you’ll …
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