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Weeeeeeeeellllllll here we are back again for more Bloodbowl League action. After a short break for boring real life reasons [surely, 'raising my family' - Ed.] I'm back to bring you the SWC Season 1 weekly league round up Two huge games this week. We'll start by looking at my own Dark Elf System of a Touchdown taking on the goblin team Kannon Fodderz BBFC (Ian). The dastardly goblins kicked off and the elves looked pretty nervous. A bomb throwing lineman and an enormous troll made the vertically challenged greenskins appear significantly more daunting than their frail frames would lead you to believe. The Dark Elves cleared a path down their right wing, moved the ball out to the white haired runner who narrowly avoided the hail of shrapnel from the gobbo bomber and ran home a touchdown. At 1-0, the usually high scoring dark elves suddenly got a case of nerves. The goblin bomber was sent off and on came a fanatic. Swinging a ball and chain round his head like a tiny green whirlwind of destruction, the fanatic downed the elven line of scrimmage and generally meandered around. As the Dark Elves cautiously backed away, the opportunistic goblin coach Ian 'Doomsday' Davison waited for a gap in the line and his goblins levelled the score. 1-1 at half time. The fanatic was sent off and the second half was underway. The Dark Elves kicked off and managed to break into the goblins cage, grab the ball and run it home for 2-1 Late in the game, a goblin fumble let the dastardly demonic dark elves to grab the ball and score again. 3-1, with barely a turn left. The goblins went on a rage-induced fouling spree, led by their troll, and two elves were KOed while another was in the casualty box The Dark Elf coach reflected on his opponents like this: Tell you what I really enjoyed about goblins, they are completely random. Special weapons mean they can (if the coach's dice don't decide to be pointless) kill basically anything. With dodge and OK agility, they're a good team, but so so fragile. The Goblin coach had a different view: The crowd came baying for blood but all they got was heavy petting and iron feather dusters. After a nail biting first half leaving the score at one a piece and one a piece in the morgue, the second half held promise.... Those prancing emo fairies spun their magic and danced a merry jig into the end zone two more times while the Gobos were picking their noses and inspecting their warts It was an epic comedy encounter. The dark elves are slowly crawling up the league table and now must face the Dwarven Donkey Punch and head coach Alec "the" Bell next week. Also in action, we saw The Fancy Dandys gaining a hard fought win over the Nuln Oilers. Oilers head coach Chris Peat cut a forlorn figure after recording a defeat in this human-on-human mirror match. 2-1 was the final score and the Dandys head coach 'Danger' Dave Coley has shocked the league with a strong start to his rookie season.
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Well, last night saw two of the most dramatic games we've had this season. A high scoring end-to-end rampage and a battle between two vertically challenged powerhouses of the game. These games had some extra spice prior to kick off and we'll see why in Martins Midweek Review (coming soon). League topping Warpstone Wanderers took to the field against Nurgles Rotters in what proved to be a clash of styles. It was the risk-taking, hand-shaking, dice-rolling, newbie-trolling, blog-writer, rat-fighter Special K Karl McMichael who came away with a 2-0 win. We got a word with the victorious coach below and he was in high spirits. Karl, how do you feel about the match? Daunting match tonight squaring up against the Rotters, those lads are tough to put in the ground proper. Nuffle was undoubted on my half of the pitch today. The Wanderers got away very light on damage, with 7 K.Os and a single death. Lightning speed and fearless ferocity in attack, but ponderous and flexible in defence. Any highlights for you? Chirable bought it, a sound clout to the skull in the closing minutes of the match. Monstite the rat ogre couldn't be kept down, returning to the field after being out cold twice. Vapskit's first time in the field saw him cruise to a touchdown after blitzing the ball carrier! All in all, we're looking good but it’s a long way to the top. Wise words... except for the part about a long way to the top. The Wanderers are top but have played more games so there's time for a reverse in fortune. Elsewhere the Nuln Oilers recorded their first win against the newly-named Robs Raiders. A glorious 1-0 victory. Head coach Chris Peat was buoyant and confident looking towards his next game against the dark elf "System of a Touchdown". The elves themselves were a somber bunch after allowing the Fancy Dandys to pull back a 3-3 draw after the pointy-eared pale-skinned purple-clad pretenders were 3-1 up. A lack of game management cost them dearly. Did these results effect the weekend fixtures? Can anyone stop the Rats? Have you honestly read the entire blog or just looked at the pictures? All this and more in our weekend review.
Hey there sports fans. It’s been a blistering start to the SWC Blood Bowl League. There’s been two solid weeks of heart-racing, groin-grabbing, high intensity Blood Bowl action so without further hyperbole lets get to our round up. The Warpstone Wanderers needed to bounce back from a shock draw at the (miniscule) hands of the Dwarven Donkey Punch and their Rookie Coach Alec “Blue Beard” Bell; but fear not Rat Fans! Head Coach Karl “Special K” McMicheal motivated his team to a superb bounce-back win, thoroughly trouncing the Nuln Oilers 3-0. The Oilers just couldn’t deal with the pace of the scurrying Skaven. Seven short days later and the Rats take the field again, this time against head coach “Bob Bobson” and his “Nameless Humans”. Another win for the Wanderers after conceding early. I caught up with Head Coach Special K after the game: The Wanderers put in a great display tonight! Yeah, we conceded early, but, at the end of the day it's about the game not the drive. Strong scrimmage presence was the order of the day, hard plays down the flanks and some canny passing. Opposition took quite the battering mid-game, after a quick pow-wow they conceded the half to avoid more carnage. So everything's going according to plan? I think the lads got a lot of experience from the win, Sneech is back on the pitch after the stamping he took last game and Vapskit dons orange for inaugural fixture next week. The Warpstone Wanderers are back up to 11 after a rocky start to the season. Fascinating insight into the mind of a man who coaches five foot tall vermin to play a life or death game of grid iron for the entertainment of the masses. The Nuln Oilers not only suffered at the hands of the rats but also suffered defeat in their league debut against Hahuts Bluebulls. The Chaos Dwarves, sporting traditional massive hats backed up by hulking centaurs and hobgoblins (they’re like goblins but smell worse and again, love a weird hat) were just too much as they overran the Human Defensive line. The Oilers nearly had a touchdown on the stroke of half time but the Oilers Blitzer couldn’t keep his feet. Head Coach of the Bluebulls Craig Jackson was in high spirits as he moves up the league table. Tune in next week for an update on the rest of the week's results.
We're getting ever closer to Blood Bowl League Week 2 and there's some huge games to look forward to. With the Warpstone Wanderers looking to restore some pride after a tough opening day fixture against the Dwarven Donkey Punch, let's look back to the first big upset of the Leagues opening round of fixtures. It was perfect Blood Bowl weather as the Warpstone Wanderers took the field. One of the bookies’ favourites, they strutted out with an air of confidence matched by their Head Coach, Karl Micheal. The Donkey Punch first eleven were looking to improve on an inspiring pre-season and boy they did just that. Let's take you to the action It's early in the first half and the Donkeys are ripping through the Wanderers. One of the poor Skaven outright died attempting a block against a wall of Dwarven armour. The Blue Beards are culling the Warpstones. Looks like a pest extermination out there. The Dwarves were mere inches from the Scoring Zone but stood and waited until almost half time so their brutal linemen could inflict more damage. With only 6 players left on the pitch, the Warpstones are looking weary but Karl is screaming at them from the touchline. The second half saw a miracle comeback begin as the Warpstone Wanderers drew level, but so many players just couldn't get out of the KO box. It's Blood Bowl at its most brutal and the fans are going wild. Game ended 1-1 and I caught up with the respective coaches. Karl McMichael of the Warpstone Wanderers..... Where did it all go wrong? Well I'm proud of the boys for pulling one back but, overall it just wasn't our day. Armour failed us and the rats couldn't hit a block without being stretchered off. Alec Bell of the Dwarven Donkey Punch was over the moon with an upset draw on the opening day of the season but chose only a few words: Rats are squishy. Can the Wanderers fight back in week 2? Can the Dwarves keep the momentum going? It’s early in the season and the busiest part of the stadium is the physio room. But this wasn't the only upset on the opening round of matches. In a truly astonishing result, the Kannon Fodderz BBFC became the first goblins to win anything, ever, when they took to the field and defeated the Nurgle-worshipping Rotten Scoundrels by an almighty margin of 1-0. I had the pleasure of interviewing the winning coach, Ian Davison. It was... uncomfortable So, Ian. How did you feel that went? [Ian looks at the camera and let's out moans only a goblin would equate to pleasurable] A truly horrific interview. Over to the final game of the evening and the Fancy Dandies pranced into the scoring zone twice to bring home a 2-0 win. Defeated Coach Rob is yet to name his team and sadly they didn't complete a single pass all game. This game will forever be known as the most fumbles ever recorded. A title any coach would be proud of.
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