ARBBL Results
Well done to all! 1st: Hawca 2nd: 20phoenix 3rd: Lycos Most TDs: Besters (12) MOst Cas: scs.sam (20) Pumpkinbowl Champion: DaPiranha Most TDs conceded: Skaffen (13) Most Cas taken: Eski (17)
Bugman’s XXXXXX
As previously mentioned, Games Workshop are hosting a Blood Bowl tournament at Warhammer World for the first time in a while. All the details are on this page: http://warhammerworld.games-workshop.com/the-bugmans-xxxxxx-league-cup/ The team lists are as in the CRP, as are the majority of the rules, though apothecary works on a 3+ when a casualty is suffered, …
‘Low Tier Skills’, episode one: The Pass Is Always Greener
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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Waterbowl 2016
WB2016 Results after round 6 # Team Race Coach Score Touchdowns Casualties 1 Slice to Meat You Dark Elf Mubo 35 10 – 3 4 – 7 2 Podfrey’s Gravehounds Undead Podfrey 33 11 – 5 13 – 5 3 Karma Chameleons Lizardman Kfoged 31 10 – 6 12 – 7 4 Wychwood Tossers Wood …
Paul Gegg Treasurer
During the nomination period, Paul Gegg aka Geggster was the sole candidate for the Treasurer position. In accordance with the NAF charter, I have the honour to announce that Paul is the old and new Treasurer for the NAF for another 2 years. Please join the NAF committee to congratulate Paul.
Tournament Spotlight Series #1
Until the day when I am a carefree jet-setter traveling the globe to attend various Blood Bowl tournaments, I will have to be content to live my Blood Bowl life vicariously through others and the events that they attend in addition to the few local tournaments I’m able to get to each year. Welcome to a …
Narrenball
Tournament Name: 4th Narrenball 2016 Tournament Start Date: 02/06/2016 Winner: RoterSternHochdahl Winner Race: Pro Elf Runner-up: Neuendorf Runner-up Race: Wood Elf Wooden Spoon: Mützchen Wooden Spoon Race: Orc
Septimo
Tournament Name: 8ª Septimo Bowl Tournament Start Date: 02/20/2016 Winner: Shirokov Winner Race: Ogres Runner-up: Kapi Runner-up Race: Chaos dwarf Wooden Spoon: Lord_buba Wooden Spoon Race: skaven Tournament Report: 52 Players
Sann0638 – 6 weeks in
It’s been about a month since the last blog, so let’s have a look at what has happened since then. First up, we have appointed a new Vice-President and Membership Director. The MD post has changed hands a couple of times in the last 6 months, as Valdric stepped down in Autumn after many years …
A thorough discussion of the various skills and their synergies
This post is intended to be a fairly comprehensive overview of the main skills in blood bowl, and the way they synergize. Many experienced bloodbowl coaches will already be familiar with most of these; the post is primarily intended as advice for newer coaches. I originally wrote it on reddit, but was honored to be asked …
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NAFscore Specification
Specification for NAF tournament scoring Software (NAFscore) The NAF are commissioning some new software to facilitate a Tournament Organiser (TO) being able to run a tournament, showing live results, and uploading results to the NAF database. This document details the specification for that tournament software. NAFscore is meant to be an upgrade to Score, the …
New Webmaster – Elyoukey
Congratulations and thanks to Lucas “Elyoukey” Lebielle for taking up the Webmaster post. Elyoukey has been a stalwart of the European BB scene for many years, representing France and travelling all over Europe to play the beautiful game. He’s also an IT professional, which is a bonus!
NAF Committee Minutes Feb 16
2100 CET on Skype Present: Mike Davies (President), Torsten Blaetter (VP), Manuel Garcia Martinez (MD), Steve Arthurs (LD), Nate Beem (TD), Paul Gegg (Treasurer) 1. Introduction of new staff Since the last meeting, TB and MGM have been appointed to their roles, and were welcomed by the rest of the committee. 2. New website, including …
Boudica Bowl
Tournament Name: Boudica Bowl IV Tournament Start Date: 02/06/2016 Winner: Besters Winner Race: Elf Runner-up: Purplegoo Runner-up Race: Undead Wooden Spoon: GrumpyGremlin Wooden Spoon Race: Necromantic Undead Tournament Report: A great Boudica Bowl for 18 coaches. Won by Besters with 6-0-0 result for the 3rd tournament running. Purplegoo finished 2nd with Undead and VultureSquadron was …
Treasurer Election
TREASURER ELECTION 2016 We are rapidly approaching the day when a new Treasurer will be elected. In the NAF committee meeting we have agreed on the following time line 21 Feb – nominations start 28 Feb – nominations end and Q&A start 06 Mar – voting start 13 Mar – election ends and the new Treasurer is …
White Star 2016
Tournament Name: White Star Cup 2016 Tournament Start Date: 01/23/2016 Winner: Wulfgar Winner Race: Norse Runner-up: tojurub Runner-up Race: Undead Wooden Spoon: Benni Wooden Spoon Race: Amazon Tournament Report: The White Star Cup 2016 was held in late January. 24 Coaches attended and played for the 14th star. Once again, the tourney was a weekend …
Use of the NAF Logo
We’ve had a number of requests lately as regards the NAF logo being used on promotional products and have been asked to clarify our position. As with all club organisation branding, the NAF logo is an important commodity to us as it allows for the easy differentiation between what is and is not endorsed by us …
Revabowl Report
by Beppe Hello, my dear Blood Bowl players: I’d like to introduce you to the first article of the “Beppe Blood Bowl Tour”. In this 2016 I’ll play some tournaments across Italy and Europe and I’ve decided to share with you my experiences. January is usually a cold winter month, even in sunny Italy, so …
Brussels Bowl 3
Tournament Name: Brussels Bowl #3 Tournament Start Date: 10/24/2015 Winner: Babass Winner Race: Elves Runner-up: LuintoST Runner-up Race: Necromantic Wooden Spoon: Souldja Wooden Spoon Race: Orc Tournament Report: Winner: Babass (Pro Elves) Runner-up: LuintoST (Necro) Best painter: Dok (Human, RN studio) Best stunties: Kwek (Halflings) Best rookie : Zorgon (Norse) Best TD : El_hombre (Dark …
Sample Rules of BB tournaments
With 50 tournaments under my belt, ranging from 16 beefy Blood Bowlers crammed into my house, to being Head Ref at the 912-player World Cup III, I am going to have a go at summarising the different approaches to team and skill building at different tournaments, for those interested and those new to the scene. …