I enjoyed a trip down to Warhammer World in Nottingham UK this last week. It is a really fun place to visit for Games Workshop fans. Some friends and I have been a couple of times in the last few months, but this time we decided to play some Blood Bowl in Bugman’s Bar rather than book a table.
It was the right decision. Sitting comfortably, occasionally popping to the bar for drinks, and eating a delicious cherry bakewell was a great setting for the best Sportsball Game.
We decided to play a couple of exhibition matches each, with a 1,115,000 Gold team buy-in, plus 4 players could have a skill from their Primary skills, with the caveat that each skill had to be different. Also any unspent Gold could be used for inducements, which allowed me to squeeze in a Halfling Chef and Hot-pot.
In the first match I played against my own Dwarf team, as one of the friends didn’t have his own team. I helped him get to grips with the rules, and let him work out plays. I didn’t hold back too much, and some amazingly lucky dice rolls saw me kill one of his Slayers in the first block of the game. By the end I’d squeezed in a 2-1 win!
Needless to say, the second game against Lizardmen did not go as well. Multiple failed dodges and absolutely devastating losses on both sides saw my final team of 9 limp to a 1-2 defeat. I did cheekily score a touchdown by lobbing one of my Hopefuls down range, and Akhorne made an appearance, savagely tackling a skink into the crowd, setting up the thrown-in that eventually saw me score.
This was one of the best game days I’ve had all year, I love Blood Bowl dearly, and craziness dialled up to 11 caused by using Halflings only makes it all the more fun. We’re now planning on doing an 8 team mini-league, where we each bring two teams. I’m planning on painting up a third team to take to the league, and run them and Halflings, rather than use my Dwarf team. Any suggestions welcome!
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