Blood Bowl Week 5

[Panda with issues...]

Alright coaches, here are the standings so far at the end of week 4.

Everything to play for with no-one on no points and the leaders with 3 wins and a loss apiece.

Waterproofbob and Ghostwolf remain the only undefeateds in open play, after Dragon's tough loss to Velaphor, though something was very fishy about the number of times Ghostwolf had to play Gombol...

All to play for as we enter the second third of the season.

Huung's Hoppers remain the top team in terms of Team Value, but are currently mid table on points.

Week 4 also had some of the teams towards the bottom of the table pick up some much needed points and skill ups, hopefully leading to a competitive midseason stretch.

So far, only 2 admined matches in 4 weeks, and one of those was due to poor kasatka's exploding computer, so overall, a very strong effort. Keep it up!

Everyone's matches this week:

Panda with issues... vs thatbloke
Waterproofbob vs Huung
Lucius101 vs Dragon
Comrade_Phil vs Kasatka
Ronin Storm vs Ghostwolf67
Traxata vs Gombol
Velaphor vs Big D

 

[Gombol]

Would have to be Trax. He seems to have me on ignore anyway. Can we make it a draw if he refuses to act civil?

 

[Panda with issues...]

Would have to be Trax. He seems to have me on ignore anyway. Can we make it a draw if he refuses to act civil?

If he doesn't play, and doesn't have a really valid reason, You'll get a 2-0 win (a la your game against Dragon earlier in this league). If his computer explodes or a family member goes in to hospital or something (Squid forbid) you'd get a 1-0 win (a la Big D's game against poor Kasatka last week). If you both end up failing massively and can't get it done, you'll both get a 0-0 draw (and the derision of the other coaches), a la CotD and Magosreborn in the last league.

 

[Panda with issues...]

Well, week 5 has started off with the green harvest I was hoping for. A 3-0 win over a depleted chocolate chunks roster (missing a troll) and injuring his looney and pogoer early on, meant that the bribes he bought with inducements were pretty much useless. 24 SPP and numerous level ups to be had once the game is validated...

 

[thatbloke]

I'm going to leave this image here and let Panda explain the rest...

 

[Panda with issues...]

I'm going to leave this image here and let Panda explain the rest...

I think the bloodstains on the pitch tell the story better than I ever could.

Oh yeah, and just when he was about to break into my cage, his fanatic failed a GFI roll, and injured himself off the pitch. The only secret weapon to make an impact in the game was the bombadier, who made said impact by fumbling 4 bombs onto his own feet during the course of the game.

5 skill ups on my team after this game, one of them a double roll (though on a zombie). Guard on the double zombie, guard on the wight, block on a zombie, dodge on a werewolf, block on the other werewolf. Basically, (as ronin and I were discussing last night) teams are beginning to crest the SPP wave, with a bunch of players across rosters only needing a few SPP to get to 6 and their first skill. Most people are in for a couple of bonanza games over the next 3 weeks or so. Huung's Hoppers and the Coffin Dodgers are already there (Huung getting there a little faster due to elftastic passing and scoring). A few other teams will probably take a little longer to get to this stage, with prime candidates looking to be Trax and Lucius and bob, who have a lot of theri SPP on relatively few players, who have been scoring machines.

 

[Paddy]

I do have to say, sitting as a bystander and watching the match between panda and bloke was hillarious. I don't think panda had an 'average/poor' roll until turn 13!! Bloke was totally owned and at one point just sat their head butting his desk!! Very enjoyable match, how it only got a rating of 13/20 was beyond me

 

[Velaphor]

Teach me your secrets panda you clearly have the necros down to a tee nice game guys .
Any time you ready D we can have our match, im on steam 24/7.

 

[BiG D]

Might as well get it done today, then. I'll send you a message in an hour or two.

 

[Panda with issues...]

I do have to say, sitting as a bystander and watching the match between panda and bloke was hillarious. I don't think panda had an 'average/poor' roll until turn 13!! Bloke was totally owned and at one point just sat their head butting his desk!! Very enjoyable match, how it only got a rating of 13/20 was beyond me

Haha. It might seem that way to an innocent bystander, but you have to remember I had a lot of block on the pitch and was getting 2 or 3 dice blocks on every dice roll because gobbos are only S2. I felt I received my share of pushes.

Teach me your secrets panda you clearly have the necros down to a tee

You seemed fine in the match against me... It's a case of using your speedier players (Werewolves and ghouls) to cover your holes, and help out your hitters, like your wights.

 

[thatbloke]

What did me was the obscene amount of Defender Down results you were getting (as opposed to Pushed or Defender Stumbles), then the obscene amount of Both Down results you were getting when you used a player with block... and the fact that I failed about 50% of the going for it rolls I went for, in particularly spectacular style in the case of my fanatic (rolled a 1, used a reroll, got another 1, he gets badly hurt after only knocking a single Zombie to the ground ). Add to that my chainsaw guy and pogoer being put out of action by the end of turn 2 and the bombardier only managing to sucessfully launch a bomb at someone other than himself once out of 5 attempts, and even THAT got thrown back TWICE...

My secret weapons being put out of action so early then rendered my bribes mostly useless too, the only player I could use them on was the bombardier and we already went over how he failed......

...Oh and not to mention one of my Trolls being injured and unable to play, and the other one then getting ganged up on and spending at least 12 out of 16 turns on the floor or KO'd!

...Not that I'm bitter or anything

Goblins: Failing in spectacular style!

(btw whoever I play next is going to get a massive pounding)

 

[Panda with issues...]

What did me was the obscene amount of Defender Down results you were getting (as opposed to Pushed or Defender Stumbles), then the obscene amount of Both Down results you were getting when you used a player with block... and the fact that I failed about 50% of the going for it rolls I went for, in particularly spectacular style in the case of my fanatic (rolled a 1, used a reroll, got another 1, he gets badly hurt after only knocking a single Zombie to the ground ). Add to that my chainsaw guy and pogoer being put out of action by the end of turn 2 and the bombardier only managing to sucessfully launch a bomb at someone other than himself once out of 5 attempts, and even THAT got thrown back TWICE...

My secret weapons being put out of action so early then rendered my bribes mostly useless too, the only player I could use them on was the bombardier and we already went over how he failed......

...Oh and not to mention one of my Trolls being injured and unable to play, and the other one then getting ganged up on and spending at least 12 out of 16 turns on the floor or KO'd!

...Not that I'm bitter or anything

Goblins: Failing in spectacular style!

(btw whoever I play next is going to get a massive pounding)

I'm loving the gobbos. May use them in the next league.

Had a 2-1 win against paddy's nurgle in a friendly. Probably should have ended 1-1 though, as he missclicked on the block that likely would have stopped my second td. Nurgle are an interesting team to play against.

 

[BiG D]

So the vamps took their worst beating thus far, with one dead vampire and two thralls rendered useless with smashed collarbones. Pretty easy 3-0 victory for Vel.

 

[Panda with issues...]

validated. Vel had 4 skill ups, and D had 1

 

[Ghostwolf67]

So the vamps took their worst beating thus far, with one dead vampire and two thralls rendered useless with smashed collarbones. Pretty easy 3-0 victory for Vel.

My condolences mate. Sounds like lady luck is pretty much teabagging you.

 

[Huung]

Oh dear Bloke, I guess whoever plays you next week will have a bit of an easier time... I wonder who that is?...

OH WAIT!

MWUHAHAHAHA!

 

[Panda with issues...]

I think only one of his players is missing the next match.

 

[Huung]

I think only one of his players is missing the next match.

You're right, I'm BITTERLY disappointed.

 

[Dragon]

My condolences mate. Sounds like lady luck is pretty much teabagging you.

That always happens when you play against vel ... *mourns his dead stormvermin*

 

[Panda with issues...]

Hey, I put enough of them off the pitch. Sorry it wasn't more permanent like...