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 …
NAF Committee Minutes 7th August 2016 Present: Sann (MD), Gaixo (NB), Rotersternhochdahl (JS), Tojurub (TB), plus Elyoukey (LL) for the first point. Apologies: Geggster (PG), Lordillo (MM) 1) Website development Steve had been working on a social media website using Joomla. Still in early development. Elyoukey needs to know what the NAF wants to put …
The weekend will be run using the original rules pack and the 2017 NAF rules update. For up to date reports, just click here! — A message from Jervis Johnson and Andy Hoare: Jervis: It is with a real sense of excitement that I write the introduction for the NAF Championship 2017! I could not be more delighted …
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 …
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It’s here! Building upon the excellent work done in OBBLM, a crack team of developers has put significant upgrades into the project to make it even cooler than it was before! Direct Download (latest release, no instructions): https://github.com/TheNAF/naflm/releases Upgrade link (full instructions, no settings or install file – ideal if you already have a site!): http://www.thenaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/naflm-1.0-upgrade.zip …
Dear NAF OBBLM league commissioners, as announced a few weeks ago by ShteveO the NAFLM is about to hit its first milestone with an update to be launched on June 30. As my first act in office as the NAF’s League Director it is my pleasure to let you know that the team will actually …
The NAF Committee is pleased to announce that Jonas Stichtenoth, NAF Name RoterSternHochdahl, has been appointed as League Director following Steve stepping down. LD is normally an elected post, but we have had 3 NAF elections so far this year, so in order to get on with NAF business we have asked Jonas to step in …
Spike! Magazine Showdown Our third online NAF tournament of 2016 will see us partner with the Canadian NAF Major tournament, the Spike! Magazine BB Championship! This post should point you toward everything you need to know to enter the Spike! Magazine Showdown (SMS), and compete to win physical, Spike! themed prizes. The rulespack for our …
# Team Race NAF Name Score Touchdowns Casualties 1 Why is it dark in here undead Scs.sam 70 10 – 4 13 – 4 2 Krokads lizardman Wulfyn 67 10 – 3 8 – 9 3 Undtrwelt Utd Dwarf Nazgob 66 8 – 3 15 – 4 4 Barna Killers Necromantic Undead Sann0638 64 …
Held via Skype: Present: Mike Davies (MD, President, aka Sann0638) Torsten Blatter (TB, Vice-Pres, aka Tojurub) Paul Gegg (PG, Treasurer, aka Geggster) Nate Beem (NB, Tournament Director, aka Gaixo) Manuel Garcia Martinez (MG, Membership Director, aka Lordillo) TD Congratulations to NB on his election. First job is the tournament subcommittee to clarify requirements for tournaments, …
An oft neglected area of Blood Bowl model are their bases, these tend to be the last area you work on and sometimes just want to get out the way. In doing so you risk missing out on both a valuable way to enhance the appearance of your team and useful method of streamlining the …
So you’re returning to Blood Bowl after a big break? Here’s what you need to know! Follow any links that grab you. The basic mechanics of BB have not changed since 3rd edition, so if you have ever played the version with block dice, that is the game that is still played. There have been …
Congratulations to Delevus! # Race NAF Name Score Touchdowns Casualties 1 Undead delevus 13 8 – 2 7 – 8 2 Khemri SewerRat 11 5 – 1 14 – 5 3 Norse ruggerman08 10 6 – 3 10 – 5 4 Nurgle Rotters Stimme 10 8 – 2 9 – 8 5 Orc Genghis 9 …
Tournament Name: Cutobowl II Tournament Start Date: 05/22/2016 Number of Participants: 18 Winner: Calvofai Winner Race: Orcs Tournament Report: This past weekend saw not only GW’s Bugman’s event, but also other tournaments around world. Special mention deserves the 2nd Cutobowl, 10 years after its 1st edition (some say navarrian people go by Jupiter’s calendar). I …
What’s this about? The NAFLM Milestone 1.0 is a major update to the OBBLM code, carried out under the NAF banner by a international team of volunteers. The project launched in June 2015 at github.com/thenaf/naflm and the first major update of the software will see general release on June 30. What’s included in this release? The launch …
Tournament Name: Auld World Masters II Tournament Start Date: 05/14/2016 Number of Participants: 28 Winner: Dionysian Winner Race: Undead Runner-up: Besters Runner-up Race: Human Wooden Spoon: Rubick Wooden Spoon Race: Ogre
At GW’s Warhammer Fest this weekend, Andy Hoare and James Hewitt were in attendance. Andy is Head of the Specialist Games Division, and James is heading up the development of Blood Bowl. Many people have posted the results of their conversations on social media, and JT-Y has given lots of the detail here. Hopefully this …
Father’s Day in Germany. Beer, Sunshine and Grilling out. It can’t get better? Of course it can! Add 16 Blood Bowl Coaches, arriving with all different races, coming from four different countries (France, Germany, Switzerland and USA) and one even driving 600km one-way to join the annual Big Boys Battle at beautiful Lake Constance. Mountains, …
Every Bloodbowl team has 6 star players available to them, these can help tip the balance when playing under strength and open up some new tactical options. They are also an ideal opportunity to paint and convert a show-piece model. The techniques described below are not limited solely to star players, they can be used …
Hi guys, as you all probably know, May is a very important month for Blood Bowl players because it’s NAF Championship time. This year Hawca was the main organizer and the tournament was held, as always in Nottingham, earlier than usual, but it’s always a tournament I cannot miss because it’s one of the most …