Blood Bowl: Goblins vs Dwarfs Trailer

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:07 pm

Screens

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=62563

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Thu May 21, 2009 6:18 pm

Screens, new players, etc.

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=62785

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:23 am

Pre-order now available on the Blood Bowl game site.

www.bloodbowl-game.com

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:55 am

Bill_Abner · Post by **Bill_Abner** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:48 pm

The beta was awesome. Gonna be a very, very fun game.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:58 pm

Just in case anybody didn't know. The game was released last week (Friday I believe) and is available as a digital download. Like Bill says, this game is a blast!

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:36 am

I'd be straight in there, but the download price here in the UK is a ridiculous £40, so they can forget that one.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:10 pm

Game is really good and I really suck at it.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:39 am

Danimal wrote:Game is really good and I really suck at it.

Haha, same here:) So addictive though! We should play some Danimal. I'm got a few Lizardmen teams I've created.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:14 pm

macsomjrr wrote:
Danimal wrote:Game is really good and I really suck at it.
Haha, same here:) So addictive though! We should play some Danimal. I'm got a few Lizardmen teams I've created.

Sure I'll play sometime, let me actually score a point first in my practice matches. I can't seem to even make a pass so I must not know something important.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:40 pm

Danimal wrote:
macsomjrr wrote:
Danimal wrote:Game is really good and I really suck at it.
Haha, same here:) So addictive though! We should play some Danimal. I'm got a few Lizardmen teams I've created.
Sure I'll play sometime, let me actually score a point first in my practice matches. I can't seem to even make a pass so I must not know something important.

I know what it is! You're playing as Chaos:) j/k

The rules do take some getting used to. Have you checked out the Living Rulebook 5.0 yet?

http://www.bloodbowlonline.com/LivingRulebook5.pdf

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:41 pm

Oh and I don't mind playing a few practice matches against you too Danimal if you want to get a hang of things. I'm not a pro by a long shot but I've been playing the boardgame version for awhile now so I mihgt be able to help.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:16 am

Look at Abner getting dap from Tycho at PA.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/7/1/

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:47 am

So, what...is this an XBLA game?

Bill_Abner · Post by **Bill_Abner** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:32 am

RobVarak wrote:Look at Abner getting dap from Tycho at PA.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/7/1/

I have hit the bigtime.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:48 am

Shame about the AI. That will probably prevent me from grabbing this, despite being a multi-season and multi-tourney veteran of the board games, going back to the very first edition. We had 32 team leagues! Great game.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:07 am

macsomjrr wrote:I know what it is! You're playing as Chaos:) j/k

Funny but I am playing Chaos, which I think may be a mistake I made in Abner's league by choosing them it doesn't fit my play style. Oh well you learn the hard way.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:09 am

Teal wrote:So, what...is this an XBLA game?

No it's a PC game, out by direct download only right now. Based on the Games workshop miniatures game. It's kind of like football with Orcs, Goblins and what not. Except players die

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:57 am

Danimal wrote:
Teal wrote:So, what...is this an XBLA game?
No it's a PC game, out by direct download only right now. Based on the Games workshop miniatures game. It's kind of like football with Orcs, Goblins and what not. Except players die

But I thought Bill said there was a 360 one or something...

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:08 pm

360 version supposedly due in Sept. Full game, not XBLA, but I haven't seen it listed anywhere yet...

Bill_Abner · Post by **Bill_Abner** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:31 pm

The publisher, Focus Home, is doing its best so that no one knows anything about the release.

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:37 pm

webdanzer wrote:Shame about the AI. That will probably prevent me from grabbing this, despite being a multi-season and multi-tourney veteran of the board games, going back to the very first edition. We had 32 team leagues! Great game.

What's the knock on the AI? Can't browse freely at the moment...

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:50 pm

GameSeven wrote:
webdanzer wrote:Shame about the AI. That will probably prevent me from grabbing this, despite being a multi-season and multi-tourney veteran of the board games, going back to the very first edition. We had 32 team leagues! Great game.
What's the knock on the AI? Can't browse freely at the moment...

It just makes very dumb moves at times that go against usual Blood Bowl tactica. Multiplayer (i.e. human run leagues) are where it's at. Although the single player is wonderful for someone who wants to learn how to play the game it won't challenge veterans much.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:07 pm

Danimal wrote:
macsomjrr wrote:I know what it is! You're playing as Chaos:) j/k
Funny but I am playing Chaos, which I think may be a mistake I made in Abner's league by choosing them it doesn't fit my play style. Oh well you learn the hard way.

Chaos are definitely not a passing team to be sure. To start they don't have any players with "Pass" or "Catch" skills so making a successful pass attempt is really difficult. Although if you play with them enough you could give them those skills. You could upgrade to a passing Chaos Warrior and a catching Beastman with some extra movement points after you've played some games. That team wouldn't be allowed Bill's league though cause it'd be over the 1000 team value limit. The best passing team is without a doubt the Wood Elves.

Chaos are a good blitzing (Horns) and running team. Surround your ball carrier with Chaos warriors and make a run for the end zone. That "frenzy" skill on the minotaur is pretty nasty too.

Bill_Abner · Post by **Bill_Abner** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:01 pm

macsomjrr wrote:
Danimal wrote:
macsomjrr wrote:I know what it is! You're playing as Chaos:) j/k
Funny but I am playing Chaos, which I think may be a mistake I made in Abner's league by choosing them it doesn't fit my play style. Oh well you learn the hard way.
Chaos are definitely not a passing team to be sure. To start they don't have any players with "Pass" or "Catch" skills so making a successful pass attempt is really difficult. Although if you play with them enough you could give them those skills. You could upgrade to a passing Chaos Warrior and a catching Beastman with some extra movement points after you've played some games. That team wouldn't be allowed Bill's league though cause it'd be over the 1000 team value limit. The best passing team is without a doubt the Wood Elves.

Chaos are a good blitzing (Horns) and running team. Surround your ball carrier with Chaos warriors and make a run for the end zone. That "frenzy" skill on the minotaur is pretty nasty too.

Well, they can certainly pass -- a 3 Agility means short passes are usually ok, but generally they're like the Dwarfs..ground game.

The thing about Chaos is that they get *really* tough the longer they stay in a league and a highly rated Chaos team -- one with several star players, is a wrecking ball. Rookie Chaos teams are tough to use because they don't specialize in anything.

Get them some players devoted to certain tasks via skills and watch out.

Skills to consider for a Chaos team: Mighty Blow, Guard, Piling On, Juggarnaut and almost ANY of the Mutations. Two Heads is great. (How often do you hear that said..)