And because of Placemat's completion, I got a skill gain for a hobby.


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Cool. Tommorrow, your Necros vs the Dorfs.

I'm just frustrated. HOW many times did Hint Dempser break free and trip up just as he was getting free? Gah :)

Of course, remember that in order to get the ball from me in the early second half and keep me from scoring, you had to:

Pass a Dodge roll
Go For It Once
Go for It Twice
Tackle me with a one die tackle
Pick up the ball

Five die rolls with one guy, and you hit them all like a singing Pavarotti.


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when is this season gonna be over?? i would love to whip up on some FOFC'ers ;)

It's gonna be when you guys want it, plus a couple of weeks for the knockout phase. :)

Havok, Ranked or unranked? I got teams that are free.. :)

I only have 2 teams ATM and they are both Ranked. Working on building up my DE team (they are tough in the begining) and my original Orc team which kinda sucks but i still play for fun factor :)

My problem with Darkies in ranked is that they have to be one of the most common choices for teams as a race. Take a look at the top page of the overall ranked teams you'll see tons of Darkies.

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agreed... there are alot of them, after TR 200 or so they become one of the best from what im reading. I picked them because i would like to build one powerful team and im not a huge fan of all-out bashing teams(Khemri and chaos dwarves) and the super fast teams like skaven and Wood elves take alot of skill to play(which i don't have yet). If you don't have alot of skill with them they get tons and tons of cas.

So DE's are a nice mix, Their Agi 4 makes them great at dodging/throwing/catching etc... and their AV 8 means they won't get killed everytime they get hit.

Plus Witch Elves rock hardcore ;)

Humans are a nice mix also, but somebody on here killed my human team :)

as a matter of fact, the only teams i won't play against with a new team is Khemri. Having four str 5 guys with decent movement against a newbie team is suicide. Oh, i won't play anyone with FF below 7 :)

So, ummmm.....anybody around fiending?

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I'm here. Want to play?

Sure, but I'd like to get a game in with my CD team. My Chaos Dwarves - your Darkies?


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Works for me. Game launched, name Katon

anyone around for tourny play?

wanna start a game? I'll join

yeah, I'm here Bone

i'm ready to roll.

alright one sec and I'll start a game with my lower team (The Elves)

WBC is the game name

We tied 2-2 or 3-3 or something.


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2-2, in the end. Very good game, but I wish I'd managed to get a skill or enough cash to afford a new player (though I did make quite a bit of money).

I'm going to go do some hw now, but once that's done I'd be up for another game

And another Foz beat down of GG is underway. Guh.

The elves start it with a thrown rock that killed a catcher (apoc saved), and in the first half, the Pro Elves, have Badly Hurt a catcher, -AV'd a Blitzer, and KILLED a thrower.

I might have gotten a score in the second half if a fan invasion hadn't taken out four of my players.

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anyone else? (or Bone,any of your other teams that haven't played Elfheim?)

yeah, my scrubba dubbas

Take2FOFC game name, again, with my elves

ranked game if anyone wants a piece ;)

True. On the other hand, I was one gfi away from leading at half-time, so the luck balanced out in the end.

True that.

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thank god that's over

Hoooolleee Shit. What a game for Gallant Moonblade. 5 TD's and the random generated MVP=20 SPP FROM ONE FREAKING GAME!

sorry man, elves can do that, but they're fragile and COSTLY.

gg(s) sirfoz.

and goddamn, I wish I could hire Moonblade his own personal apocathery.. +AG and Sprint :) thanks to his record breaking game :)

GG, you'll pick it up sometime soon, I bet bone.. you've got the good instincts

not a problem. At least nobody died in the last game.

*stretches out* So, how's everyone today? :)

Not-so-subtle bump for those who want to get in a game tonight.

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Same here

im usually in the bb irc chat. Look me up :)

dola

i also just made a new Dorf ranked team. If anyone has a new team they wanna play with lemme know!

BTW, I think the season's scheduled to end the 23rd, and then we will have nominations for the Dungeon Bowl Knockout stage, hopefully we can take care of them in less them a week (4 first round games, 2 semis and a final) and get the new season going :)

cool... can't wait to join you guys!

I have a new ranked team

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Anxiety: I have a new one too, want a game?

Rookie DElf Game started:

Game Name: Blight

I'm in,


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GG, finally beat you thanks to the dice, but of course, wasn't in the league :)

Ironically I gave a Wight named Handy (named after the Smurf who could do anything) Sure Hands in my first skill up.


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my Dwarves beat a skaven team 2-1 (fumble in the endzone trying to get my trollslayer a level up)

he had 2 guys on the field at the end of the game.

I killed 2 guys, knocked 3 out for his next game and gave 1 an agi drop :)

Dorfs are fun!

Welcome to the joys of DWARF SMASH!

I'm playign in an 8 man ranked tourney. Will let you guys know the results shortly:


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Good luck in the SMACK :)

Tourney is canceled but I am going to play a very experienced player with a relaivtely new Necro team so he can teach me some Necro tricks :)


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I got smashed. Lot one of my Wights permanetly thoug, but I made enough money to buy another player for the team.


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Ah what great memories. I remember I original board game from around 1987.
What other sports came can stop because a team has no one left to put on the field? :)

dem nasty dwarves just made some filthy orcs concede! :)

he was a good manager but nuffle paid me back for my last 4 screwed up games with my Dark Elves.

anyone for a tourney game today?

Been too damn busy of late. I think I'm home with the kids for a while today though. I might try to slip a game in if the little one naps. It is just too hard to concentrate on watching them as well as playing Blood Bowl every few minutes.

Anyone here?

I'm here

I'm here too, but do we have any teams that haven't played one another? (and no, I'm not playing your elves with my undead til I get a new wight)

heheheh. let me check

thought I posted that the Dorfs hadn't played the Delfs, but guess not. anyone else tonight?

I think everything we have left is either dorfs v elves (which I'd rather leave til I've got a couple more players on those teams) or undead v elves (not til I have my wight. I need people who can run!). If there's a game other than that - my elves v your elves/skaven - I'd be up for it.

Your elves played em both

then I guess we're stuck waiting for someone else

Still waiting.. :)

I might be able to play a game tonight around 9 or so.

Ok, Airhog, let me know

Wombat?

I was unable to get away last night, but I dont have anything planned for tonight. Maybe I can play a match this evening.

I should be around most of the evening.

can play anyone, but not as late as I have been (in training 9-5 this week)

okay, Im ready for a game now.

You haven't played my elves or my dwarves. Any preference?

flip a coin fozzie :D I'll play either team

Elves won the toss: MondayBB is the game name

hey, is bloodbowl's site screw up for you? It wont let me access my teams

nm, I just had to read the rules again

I can get there..

Weird.

fumbbl.com/~Airhog right?

well, that was another poor game. My poor dwarves, they just cant get a break. Too many elven teams here for them to show their true worth :D

heheh


well, I have a feeling you're gonna be a tough out when it comes to the tournament starting at the end of this week..

Now I really have a tough decision on which team to play. (in the tourney that is)

BTW, tell the truth.. how much do you hate Gallant? :D

lol, I really dont hate him. I knew you were going to score fast there. I really just was upset that you got blitz and score again. that really sucked the wind out of my sails

Anyways, Anyone else up for another match against my dwarves? I feel like I got one more game left in the tank tonight.

How bout my undead? Game launched, name FOFC.

Foz... care for a game with your Dwarf Devestators?

Im beginning to think that I am just not any good at bloodbowl. I just don't look at the game right :(

Game's finished now. Didn't get enough for a new wight, frustratingly, but I did get two skill bonuses, both to ghouls. One rolled a +ma; the other got a +st. The receiving corps(es) is starting to look good.

Oh yeah, and we're still perfect.

Bonegavel, if you're still looking to play I've got time for another.

I just need to find some noobs to play against. Raise my spirits a bit I think. :D

Don't be too hard on yourself. I can really only think of one misplay you made, and it wound up costing you the game because I managed to pull off a long pass with two unskilled ghouls.

The one play I'd criticize was your moving your blitzer towards the ball on turn 7. He was never going to get there and could've been helping cover my two ghouls instead - making me work a bit harder for the winning catch. Apart from that, you played a very good game. You would've deserved the draw if I hadn't completed that pass.

Yeah, playing Foz & me in quick succession isn't really the best way to get good results :) .

thats true, that did cost me the game. I made a lot of little mistakes though, and those add up in the end.

Dola: Im just beginning to think that I should have taken a less bashy team. I have had fun playing with them, but they seem geared towards advanced coaches. :D

Actually thats the opposite from what i hear. The basher teams are easier to play imo.

The AGI teams take more skill. Gotta postion players better and use your guys skills more. Like leap/frenzy/dodge etc..

My DE team is completely cursed eitherway. Lost the luck-o-metter 13 out of my 15 games. And its worse then that actually. For example, my last game i played lizzies. He gets perfect defense both times i get the ball in the first half.

And with 7 guys on the field for him with 4 str(or more) and 6 MA vs my DE's with noone with 4 STR, i couldn't crack his line anywhere. He just stacked the LOS with the perfect defense thing and i was screwed. I also had 3 turns end on failed dodge with AGI 4. Thats a 1 in 12 shot and it happened 3 turns in a row. )i think that was the lizzy game, might have been the game before).

I also lost to a skaven team in the worse possible way. Tied 2-2 on turn 7, i have a nice cage going near the sideline and im 6 squares from the endzone. He has one guy that can reach me but he needs to 'go for it' twice to make it and 1 of those means moving into a TA from a TA. He does it, hits my guy(no rerolls) with a 1 dice roll. I fumble, the ball goes out of bounds, gets thrown back in right next to a gutter runner in the middle of the field. He easily scores on turn 8. I lose..... this happens to me on a regular basis. I like this game alot, But i swear i think im doing something wrong.

I have to agree with you there. It just feels like I am not making the right decisions. Oh well, its not going to stop me from trying at least. :D

When the luck-o-meter is close, im actually doing pretty well. Probally .500 or so. I lost a bunch with my orcs when i first started them, but over my last 7 games i have 4 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie.

My Dwarves are 3 and 2 and i've only played 1 game with my high elf team and that was a tie. Considering i played most of that game with 7-9 players, i'd say that it was a success.

Now i have done a few dumb things mind you. With my DE's i tied a Necro team 2-2 in a game where he had just about everything go his way. But i really should have won, on turn 8 of the second half i had a VERY VERY good chance to score, plus i had a reroll. But i accidently hit the turn button and ended my turn after moving only 2 guys.

Just plain stupied!!!!

BTW, nomination for the 2006 Dungeon Bowl Finals are open:

The Rules are Simple: Any coach with a team in the group is allowed to put ONE team forward for play in the Dungeon Bowl Finals (coaches who weren't in the group games can put new teams in, but of course, since you can only play group games with your group team, taking a TR 100 team into the Finals is.. less then advised.)

To nominate a team, do it all caps (if your FUMBBL name is different from your coach name, let me know.)

you can unnominate teams, and nominate new teams if your existing nomination gets beat up too severely.

How Teams will be seeded for the final. (If I can set up tournament final brackets)

1/3rd= Total Points from the Group Stage
1/3rd= Average Points per game
1/3rd= Team Rating

So, as an example only, when it comes to seeding: The Reikland Reavers finished 4th in the group stage standings, 5th in the average points per game rating, but have avoided the injury bug and have the best TR of all playoff teams.

4th in Standings=1.33 Points (4/3=1.333)
5th in Average Points=1.66 (5/3)
1st in Team Rating=0.33 (1.3)


So total for the Reavers=3.32 Points

THe Orcland Raiders played all over the place, and led the group in points (1st), but they played a lot more games then other teams (6th in average PPG) and they ran into a chainsaw weilding maniac in the last game that cost them two players (6th in TR)

So 1/3= 0.33 for Points
6/3=2.00 for Points per game
and 6/3=2.00 for TR

The Raiders would get 4.33 Rating points, and thus be ranked behind the Reavers for the playoffs. I think the Orcs will have a little something something to say to the seeding committee... :D

This might change, but I think I have the best chance of winning with my elves.. so I NOMINATE ELFHEIM EAST FOR THE FINALS

(Games for the group stage will finish the 23rd)

I nominate ANXIETY'S ANTAGONISTS until further notice.

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