One thing that’s always bothered me in Blood Bowl is that Chaos isn’t, well, chaotic. I understand why mutations aren’t random from a balance point of view, but it always bothered me. My club-mates, also being ornery old gamers like myself, felt the same. So, inspired by both the WFB “Path to Glory” rules given …
The Exiles Open 5 has been and gone. It was hard work this year and I was beginning to be put off the whole thing, but a great weekend I am doing it again next year. Check out the link for a few photos from the weekend, courtesy of Darkson as I didn’t take any …
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After a six-year absence, mostly enforced by the tournament falling on my wedding anniversary, this year I made it back to Bognor Regis for the Blood Bowl extravaganza that is Thrudball. Organised by the irrepressible Frank Hill, Thrudball is an annual charity tournament held to raise funds for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer foundation, and …
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Skill rings are, as the name suggests, rings that go on players’ bases to show what skills they have. I first came across them in about 2008, when people were using beer bottle tops under the bases of those players with skills. Since then there have emerged a plethora of options for marking skills, with …
“Under blue skies they started to arrive, first in drips and drabs then a steady trickle. Locals of Woodford Green, Essex, UK stocked up on spray tan and locked their doors as they knew the RIOTS were about to kick off their second Blood Bowl Championship!” The good people at Team Romford have put together …
While most tournaments are played simply for a love of Blood Bowl, there are some that have more behind them. As with Alan Aid, the Mike Kriger Memorial Cup is raising money for a good cause, this time in memory of a friend of the organiser, with the proceeds going to charity. The tournament will …
In this post I’ll have a quick look at a few tournaments that are not NAF-ranked, and why this is. Probably the most common reason is that a tournament is a gathering of mates getting together for a day or a weekend, possibly planned at the last minute or not open to all. Some leagues …
Alan Aid – July 27th Moore, Oklahoma, USA The tornadoes that tore through Moore Oklahoma on May 20th this year were devastating to not only the hometown of your favorite podcasters(Steve and Scott from Both Down), but also destroyed the home of one of our local Blood Bowl players. If you’ve listened to Both Down …
There are a lot of articles out there which try and teach you the best ways of improving your game, team selection and tactical knowledge. These articles are on the whole very informative and helpful and have no doubt helped me to improve my games. However I find that while I am improving I am …
Firebreather reflects on 24 races in 10 years… So its 2002 and my work office has just had this new fangled tech installed … the Internet! The Boss asks me to familiarise myself with how it works by spending some time doing searches, now from memory the web was a very different place back then …
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Don Vito reports… Hello fellow Bloodbowlers, and welcome to this short piece on the Geordie Blood Bowl League, more popularly known as the GBBL. We are a group of gamers who have played together since 2007. Currently there are eight players in our league, and we have another half a dozen that play on a …
Hi there, My name’s Spiky and I’d like to share a few words about our Bloodbowl action in Swindon, UK. We’re lucky enough to have 2 established leagues in the town, which are attended by several regulars from the UK tournament circuit. I’ve been able to play in both leagues last season, so can share …
There are now two ways of showing your NAF number on your signature – a picture, or a moving gif. NAF Member Kikurasis has put together a nice little app that generates a picture with your NAF number on it. You can use it in any signature that is based on BBcode. This is the …
Jamsus attended the Tilean Cup in Italy in May 2013 Once upon a time there was Blood Bowl. But what can i know about Blood Bowl, that I play it for less than a year? I dont know, but on Sunday, May 19, I travelled to the Tilean Team Cup to substitute for a sick …
Mike Davies is sann0638. He lives in Swindon, in the UK, and has been playing Blood Bowl since 1990 (2nd edition). He plays in the Cakebowl tabletop league in and around Swindon, as well as on Fumbbl (though is marginally better than his CR suggests, as he has a masochistic penchant for stunty teams in …
Lyricoz has made a beautiful Blood Bowl stadium, with lots of amazing details. He has made a full blog about his work, which those lucky enough to speak French can access directly. You could also use the Google Translate version, but I’ve done an edited highlights package here for your delectation – enjoy! Lyricoz recently …
If you win a NAF tournament with at least 12 coaches and at least 4 games, then in addition to any other trophies or certificates you also get a rather snazzy NAF trophy. Some coaches like to paint these, and occasionally people use them as reroll counters etc if you have lots, but this doesn’t …