View Full Version : FUMBBL (Blood Bowl) Thread. Always looking for fresh meat!
Janek
17-09-2011, 08:25 PM
Man that was cruel. I wasn't actually expecting to beat PeteW's ridiculous elves (seriously he had three +AG Guard elves whaaaat) but to have a result dangled in front of my nose so many times was a bit annoying. Twice I had a skink in possession within scoring range only for him to steal it and go running up the pitch for another touchdown. Also at one stage my wizard fireballed a cluster of a catcher and both wardancers. Didn't hit a sausage. 4-2 the final result :(
(On the plus side, decent winnings, no injuries, and a saurus and skink levelled)
Another game, another inevitable defeat.
My own fault for forgetting my skill level when planning to let inducements prop me up.
Oh well, at least nobody's dead yet. [/tempt's fate]
Jiiiiim
18-09-2011, 02:28 PM
well, beat Ian's pestilent pestigors 1-0 but by god it wasn't easy. Woodies refused to do the easy stuff, nurgle refused to roll anything but skulls but every single time I knocked the ball loose it landed in a chaos warrior's hands, somehow.
Everything Jim says is true. I'd love to say it was my excellent positional play that made it hard for Jim but it was just lolworthy dice. Particularly the aforementioned warriors and their knack for catching scatterballs.
Kept breaking wood elf armor in my WIL game but the buggers wouldn't get injured. :( Although I did MNG a 5AG wardancer, so that was satisfying.
Two game-changing moments came on GFIs. My AG4 beastman BH'd himself on a GFI and I failed to score a turn 8 equaliser because of a GFI. :(
Me and laneford just played a friendly. Not to blow you away with technical Blood Bowl parlance but it was FUCKING MENTAL, YEH?
Aside from Laneford stacking up a few injuries (including two deaths, one was saved by apo) near the end we both had oodles of good luck.
Dunno if anyone else has any interest in joining WIL but they're looking for more people already as it seems they've got potential dropouts.
Some of these unplayed games are due to coaches being away from the site, so we will have to have another recruitment drive, to either replace coaches for round 2/3 or just get people into the fringe for next season.
So if anyone knows anyone maybe interested in joining the WIL please invite them to come chat in #whiteisle or refer them to one of the staff.
justagigolo
21-09-2011, 02:35 PM
Well, I certainly am interested. The only catch is that I have such limited availability to play my matches. Is it common to have members that can only play their games during the weekends?
Janek and Jim will tell you better than me, but I've played an American fellow already so timezone-management is presumably necessary for a number of players.
Jiiiiim
21-09-2011, 04:50 PM
It is a Brit-based league in that the majority of the userbase is in the GMT zone but there's odd Yanks around and yeah I haven't had problems getting games arranged with them.
laneford
21-09-2011, 06:48 PM
Dunno if anyone else has any interest in joining WIL but they're looking for more people already as it seems they've got potential dropouts.
Hrmm.
Should I apply?
Jiiiiim
21-09-2011, 11:06 PM
Two more elf matches, six touchdowns, four conceded, elfball all round. Was apprehensive of Janek's team and began a familiar subsidence towards defeat, running out of rerolls somewhere around turn 2 in the first half. This inspired me to just go mental and somehow, somewhere, for some reason, the wood elves clawed it back. With ridiculous cross-field passes, stonking striding leaping blitzes and all manner of elfnanigans afoot, we romped to a 4-2 victory. Probably ill-deserved but for some reason going balls-out crazy seems a good tactic against Janek.
Laneford's Norse presented on paper an easier prospect, without much mighty blow and to be honest it seemed to be going to script in the first half, securing the ball after kicking and watching as his snow troll spent turn after turn screaming at the air in front of it. Of course, then I rolled three skulls with my tree as my first act of a turn, lost the ball and entered the second half 1-0 down after messing up my one-turn touchdown yet again (I WILL SUCCEED SOME DAY). Then some fairly standard elfnanigans managed to secure a 2-2 draw but I'll be looking ruefully at that game as one that got away. Oh well, one more game to play. Not a horrible record thus far and only one guy dead.
I too have yet to succeed in a 1-turner, Jim.
I've got the positioning/shoving done right several times, just for a pass to fail me or my useless players insisting on rolling the same pows they refused to roll the previous 7/15 turns.
Hrmm.
Should I apply?
Assuming you've got the time for another game per week(ish) then I say yes.
laneford
21-09-2011, 11:18 PM
I am well pleased with that draw. Somewhat undeserved, from my point of view, but my team are a bit useless and severely lacking of anti-elf skills.
Jim's AV7 did at least prove invulnerable, which should provide some solace to him.
And my AG4 thrower died on a gfi.
In turn one.
(Apo'd, thank fuck)
And my AG4 thrower died on a gfi.
In turn one.
That's the moment we all love.
"Hrggghhyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeep. Not gonna be my game."
Janek
23-09-2011, 02:10 PM
Huh. Turns out I'm through to the final of the WIBBL Cup.
I may have broken some elves in the process. (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3203342)
justagigolo
23-09-2011, 02:23 PM
That is simply glorious Janek. Elves are meant to be broken, you were simply doing your civic duty. Be proud.
Jiiiiim
23-09-2011, 02:43 PM
Elves have feelings, dammit
Feelings are for CRUSHING.
justagigolo
23-09-2011, 03:23 PM
Oh, I know they do. Hopefully some of those feelings include a boot to the head.
laneford
25-09-2011, 07:52 PM
Justa only got nine casualties against my Norse.
Tsk tsk. Standards are slipping justa.
justagigolo
25-09-2011, 08:05 PM
Such a tremendous blood bath. With each hit the crowd seemed to scream louder and louder, demanding more and more carnage. Thankfully Laneford was able to pick up an extra apo with the inducements, otherwise he would have lost a runner on a heroic blitz. One match left, Ian's nurgle await.
Jiiiiim
25-09-2011, 08:25 PM
Good luck Ian!
laneford
25-09-2011, 09:50 PM
Have fun Ian!
edit
A fun stat for you.
In the THREE games of this tourney, with a relatively bashy norse team. (4 bezerkers, snow troll, every player with block, etc.) against Nurgle, Necro, Wood Elves.
Casualties inflicted: One
Casualties recieved: Thirteen
Good work, norse chaps.
29 casualties in 36 games, between them. Claw/MB really is retarded, isn't it?
EDIT: I should point out that that's not a criticism of it getting used, because why hobble yourself*? But it's a vastly overcooked combination in the rules.
*... when claw/MB will do it for you? Har de har har.
justagigolo
26-09-2011, 03:59 PM
Well those 29 casualties are a touch misleading. The vast majority of them came before the move to the new client, and a glorious amount of them came off of elves. With the old rules, claw was reducing elvan armor to 5, and always applying MB to the injury, which while fun, was probably a touch over powered. Now days, the real damage is only coming from MB, and claw is left as a nice looking, but useless tool against those pointy eared buggers.
Perhaps I am the wrong person to judge, but I don't really think the combo is over powered. Piling on is another story entirely, but that is a skill that I am explicitly avoiding with my League teams. Reasons being that I don't find it particularly fun, nor tactically sound to roll what is almost certain to be a casualty every single turn, and I certainly don't enjoy playing against it myself. It feels like breaking stuff simply to break rather than providing some tactical advantage.
Janek
26-09-2011, 04:30 PM
Yeah I agree with Justa, Claw+MB is powerful but fine. Throwing in PO makes it a whole different ballgame.
What makes it doubly bad is that some players (Underworld Blitzers, almost all Pact/Chaos/Nurgle players) have that entire combo as singles skills, so you can happily put it on every single player if you want. Broken broken broken. Back in the day, a Claw RSC player was something special, as it needed two doubles to make it happen. So you knew if you broken their favourite toy, they might never be replaced, as opposed to the opponent shrugging their shoulders and using the next of a pack of half a dozen killers.
laneford
26-09-2011, 06:01 PM
I agree that I am fine with claw/mb. Less so when combined with Piling on, (although if it's just on ONE dedicated killer I'm a bit less bothered)
Besides, the majority of Justa's injuries against me came from zombies or golems. :(
Jiiiiim
26-09-2011, 06:18 PM
That's the problem with Norse, though. If they start getting outbashed, they go down hard. You also have a lot of niggles I suppose
Perhaps I've just had poor luck against MB/claw then (adding onto to invariably being outplayed which means I'm taking more hits than a better player probably would) but seeing it on some of the [B] teams it just seemed to rip stuff to bits even without piling on. And obviously once a couple go it tends to pile up.
I've just worked out I'm going to be giving up nearly 700k inducements in my next WIL game.
Bribes aplenty, stars with claw or chainsaws, multi-apos.
Could get messy. :D
After that I have the team who've been giving everyone a doing. After that's dalfort's lizards who I've beaten before, so I make that as me being 0-1-3 before I have a game where I rate myself as having much chance of notching up my first win. Unless the ratlord I play next has AV7 that behaves itself and/or is about as astute with inducements as I've been recently, but he's a fairly experienced player so that's probably wishful thinking. (He has a lower win percentage than I do, but then he's probably been playing in the likes of WIL longer.)
That Janek is such a show off.
laneford
26-09-2011, 10:24 PM
BIFF (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3204555)
(sorry Ian)
Well that game between me and Laneford was fucking stupid. I think it's safe to say few people have seen so many ones in the one game. I don't know how they could have.
Also my randomness team project will be starting afresh after that nightmare.
justagigolo
27-09-2011, 03:37 PM
I am strongly considering creating an all zombie and flesh golem team. Why you might ask? Other than the fact that it sounds like fun fielding the zombie apocalypse every turn, the answer is simple. I apparently need more frustration and disappointment in my life. That leaves the question of where to create this monstrosity. Naturally the team is going to be heavily reliant on fouling away with cheap linemen, so that seems to point to a Blackbox environment. Yet my highly competitive nature would rather see me lose to friends than a random assortment of minmaxed nightmares. Decisions.
Jiiiiim
28-09-2011, 10:47 AM
The Count was pretty awesome (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3204992) in my latest WIL game. Two passes, two casualties, no rerolls required at any point. I can recommend him for all your being awesome needs.
I've never had the Count.
I fell in love with Morg when I hired him though. 6 sauri, a kroxigor and Morg against skaven. It was beautiful.
Jiiiiim
28-09-2011, 02:15 PM
M'also trying to figure out what to do with my ghouls now they're approaching skill #2. Currently I have four blodgers so, assuming no stat-ups.
Ghoul 1: Dodge, Block, Sure Hands, Sidestep
Ghoul 2: Dodge, Block, Sidestep, Diving Tackle
Ghoul 3: Dodge, Block, Tackle, Strip Ball
Ghoul 4: Dodge, Block, Strip Ball, Wrestle
Would seem like a nice group. Thoughts? >_>
Assuming no doubles/stats that seems a solid way to build them. To have Block and wrestle seems a bit of a wasted opportunity as they're dealing with the same situation but if there's nothing else you desperately want/need then obviously it's a useful skill to have.
Jiiiiim
28-09-2011, 03:15 PM
Yeah if one of them dies then I'll replace him with
Dodge, Wrestle, Strip Ball, Tackle
but of course I don't want one to die >_>
justagigolo
28-09-2011, 03:27 PM
But dying is what a ghoul does best. I am not sure what is the biggest killer of them, it is a toss up between either failing a dodge or a gfi. It seems that I can do a decent job projecting them from my opponents, but there is only so much you can do to protect them from themselves.
potatoedoughnut
28-09-2011, 07:16 PM
Yeah ghouls like to die so you'll get a fresh one soon enough.
I like to build two with wrestle (as blitzery/offensive types) like your #3 & #4 and two with block (as defensive/marker types) like #2.
I don't really like strip ball so I usually go for sidestep instead because it's annoying and lets you stay close to the ball carrier (and stay safe near the sidelines).
Strip ball is one of those skills I never really think I'm a huge fan of, right up until I'm rolling all of the push dice there are. :P
justagigolo
29-09-2011, 03:47 PM
I consider strip ball as a skill best suited to the more graceful races. Ideally you want to get the ball out of the opponents hands and have some high agility monstrosity run by and pick it up in eight tackle zones. It is something I could get a lot of mileage out of with my skaven team, but it doesn't suit my necros or chaos much at all. Perhaps that is just how I see things though.
All just down to personal playstyle, really.
It's probably good to have one safety-type (or a ball-hunter, if you've built one of those) player with it on any team because even the most careful BB player can suddenly find themselves with some horrific gutter runner/catcher/total bastard running free into their backfield. And if you're tooled up with tackle and strip ball their chances of retaining it are slim.
Now there's a thought, does a push that comes via juggernaut then activate strip ball if the player has it? Because that'd make it an interesting idea for a safety/hunter if you combined those two with frenzy. It'd even make going into frenzy-traps more worth the risk in certain circumstances.
justagigolo
29-09-2011, 04:13 PM
It does in fact stack with juggernaut as far as I know. It is one of the things that makes the star player Setekh actually useful. Stats for those who don't know, block, break tackle, juggernaut , strip ball, 4 str, 2 agi, 6 ma. All for the reasonable price of 220k.
If he's the one I'm thinking of I'd forgotten he had strip ball as well. I've used him before and he'd pretty handy. If you were facing an inducements mountain against elves or zons or something he'd be a cracking buy.
potatoedoughnut
30-09-2011, 06:22 AM
I just never seem to have the strip ball guy in the right place at the right time, probably because I'm terrible and should think more than a turn ahead.
The point about it being better for Agi teams is well taken also as I tend to prefer slower/bashier teams.
Jiiiiim
30-09-2011, 06:45 AM
Well I already have a wight with it, so I figure by having two more there will be SOMEONE in the right place.
laneford
02-10-2011, 09:52 PM
My broken Norse lost to Rakysh's less broken norse, but have jumped up 400TV as all Justa's casualties return, a little more broken.
I've also discovered I own the 15th best Zombie in [L] history, and the 3rd best living wolf. (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=stats&op=top10&stat=spp&status=active&division=5&race=53&position=2903)
In your face Killer's Smile.
Rakysh
03-10-2011, 05:59 AM
Sweet, my killing machine norse bastard is fifth, and only one broken dark elf away from fourth.
And I definitely lucked out vs laneford. Early casualties were inflicted, I managed to make a 3+ GFI and then hit a 1DB on his isolated ball carrier. Other than his norse turning in to elves for one turn, he had nothing like as much. Especially with the Yeti.
YETI!
Yeah, and Tut is quite high on the list of [L] mummies too. :)
We found a few players of ours in those to be honest, though I'm not sure the lists aren't broken somehow because the better of my two orc throwers isn't on the appropriate race/position list but my less-good one is.
Anyway, I really need to get games sorted against Rakysh and Disperse so my boys can be fully prepared for justa's uncanny hurtdice. (Or my uncanny hurt dice? I'm never sure whether to attribute injuries to the misfortune of the hitter or the hit-ee.)
Janek
03-10-2011, 04:18 PM
Yeah there's something funky about the lists - Peteldinho should be 2nd highest active Ghoul. Maybe it's discounting teams that haven't played since the CRP switch?
justagigolo
03-10-2011, 04:21 PM
The top lists are only including the teams that have played at least one match since the migration to FFB. Perhaps the orc team with your other thrower has yet to see the pitch?
If pushed I'd have guessed they had but looking at them I haven't rolled 'em out since the end of my NBFL season in February, so I guess not. I'm a bit frightened of bringing them out. He'd have a good chance of becoming my first ever 76SPP player but I FEAR DEATH.
Is Peteldinho the ghoul who, were it not for limits, would have AG84 by now?
Jiiiiim
04-10-2011, 12:23 AM
Just so you know, if you buy a wizard, click to use him, then click cancel, it irreversibly destroys your game. And thus did the first Jim-Disperse attempt at a match die. Shame as said wizard had cazzed two elves ¬_¬
Ah, so that's what happened. I think the wizard icon is or was bugged if the non-wizard-owner clicked it but didn't know going to use one and then not doing would so cause it to wig out.
Meant to say I managed to scrape a win in my WIL game last night, at a cost. Against rats who had only one gutter runner but with 700k or so inducements to use.
He bought a wizard, Headsplitter and............ something else, I forget what. My claw minotaur made short work of Headsplitter, and while I initially thought the wizard hadn't done the job, it in fact had. See, he fireball'd my semi-cage, knocking over the three players caging but missed the ball-carrier. "Good times," I thought, but his stupid linerats weren't as tied up as I thought, making some good dodges to blitz me over and his accursed gutter runner dodged in, snatched the ball in a tackle zone and dodged back out before having it away on his toes.
So he scored but I managed to keep punching. At turn 5 in the second I had the ball on the goal-line and had to decide whether I was feeling braver than usual and fancied going for 2-1. So I scored and then luckily got perfect defence on the kickoff (and he hadn't noticed my +MA beastman) and was able to blitz through and snatch a win. I then got ANOTHER perfect defence which allowed me to move my players and prevent an attempted 1-turner. The match finished at something like seven players for each team still standing with me winning 2-1, giving me a 1-1-1 record in the WIL thus far.
The gains:
A win, three skills, 21 SPP overall and the pleasure of maiming five rats, including two -AVs and a kill. And it was a really good fun (if a bit mental) game, which is most important.
The losses:
A tackler gets an MNG/niggle when I have division-topping elves coming up next and another beast got a standard MNG too. But mostly, my AG4 beastman got killed->apo->killed.
>:(
Still, three of seven games and I'm currently not far off the pace for promotion. I imagine that'll change when I play the helves who top the division, but it's nice to be in contention at the halfway(ish) stage. :)
You know when I needed to be on the pointy end of a dicing that'll rob me of two of my five strength players for the next game? When I'm about to play lizards, that's when.
Christ almighty, I've had some doings in my time but it's rare that I can so comprehensively say that I couldn't actually have won without the dice being dramatically different.
Janek
12-10-2011, 07:19 PM
What did I do to deserve facing ST7 Block monsters in consecutive (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=5853595) games? (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=7227025)
Rakysh
12-10-2011, 07:20 PM
Oh dear god. Kill it. Kill it with fire.
Janek
12-10-2011, 07:24 PM
I managed to KO The Bard in turn 2, but he came back at half time :(
Will be looking for a similar positive start against the mummy.
Rakysh
12-10-2011, 08:29 PM
I meant the mummy, personally. It's a big guy without a big guy negative skill, and mighty blow. Just thank god it hasn't doubled to get blodge as well.
Jiiiiim
13-10-2011, 05:45 PM
I was proud of Kumar Sangakkara up until this moment
Rakysh
13-10-2011, 09:37 PM
Eh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlFF98dM8sA
Jiiiiim
13-10-2011, 09:43 PM
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=7614640 <--- the fumbbl one ¬_¬
imirk
13-10-2011, 10:01 PM
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=7614640 <--- the fumbbl one ¬_¬
what a FREAK!
Rakysh
14-10-2011, 05:58 AM
No Matt Prior? I am disappoint. Still, that's awesome.
To think I had a +2ST orc blitzer who I retired in a fit of petulance when he aged a niggle.
Was even when I knew that the new client was coming.
I'm sorry, Dawk. (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&op=view&player_id=7624142) :'(
So. These lizards (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=655828) are what I've got to play against tonight with my limping (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=637738) chaos. Could really have done with not losing an ST5 (with claw :() and an ST4 player when coming up against lizards, but there we are. Luckily I have an ST4 beastman to try and stem the tide a little and lots of block and tackle. So basically I'm going to try and murder the fuck out of the skinks (especially that ST3, jump up bastard) and hope the big boys keep flapping at the ball.
Though that sure hands kroxigor worries me somewhat. You just know he'll pick today to be awesome. :(
Still, on the "bright" side I've little-to-no chance of promotion even if I win, so I can worry about not letting my remaining good players get maimed.
laneford
18-10-2011, 10:02 AM
Sure hands Krox? Sounds like my kind of player.
edit: In one game that krox had an interception and two completed passes.
Hero.
I've considered giving 2AG big guys sure hands before but invariably chicken out and give them block or whatever. :(
laneford
18-10-2011, 01:00 PM
I think Ruddock needs sure hands.
I think you'd be cursing him. Making him SEEM more competent would only make Nuffle taunt you by having him never ever pick the ball up.
I have never seen ANYBODY roll as many pushes and skulls in one game as poor old Dalfort did against me on my way to getting a Nuffletastic 3-0 win there. Two of his sauri hurt themselves throwing blocks at me. *facepalm*
A 3-0 win, 20SPP (5 on my journeyman, mind) and no hurtage meaning I'm back to full fitness next game.
I didn't realise that R Jim is doing quite well in his promotion battle:
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=group&op=view&p=tournaments&group=3449 (CTRL+F for Zomb)
Of course I've now cursed him. Sorry Jim.
Jiiiiim
19-10-2011, 09:52 AM
This may guilt me into finally stapling biographies and pictures onto that hastily cobbled-together team. I think I'm currently at the Undead sweet spot, mind. It's going to be tough next year. If I don't lose to the lizards in my next game, top two position is guaranteed so: gonna try for that.
If things go reasonably well SPP wise your team could suddenly get a lot better in a short space of time, which is handy if you are going up a level next season. A mummy (block, guard) on 29 SPP, a wight (MB, tackle) on 25, two vanilla zombies on 5 apiece, blodge ghouls in 14 and 15 and another zombie on 12. That's the sort of position I love it when a team's in, and if you get the results to get promoted it follows that you'll probably have racked up some SPP so you'll probably have got another few levels anyway. :) I think you're looking pretty solid.
I've never thought about it before but I wondered when playing Dalfort last night whether getting a proper theme with matching names, pictures, etc. is less usual than I'd have guessed. It might be just that he happens to have not played many teams like it but upon discovering that all my players (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=yearbook&team_id=637738) are have names (and matching pictures) of actual characters from Asterix he seemed astonished.
Jiiiiim
19-10-2011, 03:05 PM
I measure eagerness to play a game in terms of "the proportion of players on my team that are on MVP away from levelling up".
By this measure, Zomb have an eagerness rating of 0.47 which is alright I suppose. I have a feeling it could be better though.
Let's see...yeah they get beaten by Europe's Finest (0.54), Allardyce XI (0.57), Ology (0.57), Leaplings (0.62) and Family Fortunes (0.62). Not bad. They're certainly much better than A Bit of Fry and Laurie (0.15). Though I feel that also the number of games you've played so far should be factored into this proportion, as it's even better when you get those levels 50 games in when they're likely to be much higher SPP.
That's pretty much what I do. And in the interests of keeping track of such things and because I am MISTER SAD I have made a spreadsheet which tells me what my teams all rate on that basis.
So my top teams are:
1st: Marvelous Ladies (0.67)
2nd: Half-Pint Pixels (0.58)*
3rd: Money For Old Trope (0.58)
Worst/least appealing teams, not counting teams who've never played yet, are:
3rd worst: Tour de Norse (0.09)
2nd worst: Las Shamblas (0.08)
Worst: Sky Blue Scrappers (0.........................0!) Not one player on the Scrappers an MVP away from a level. D:
*This lot are flings, so most of those will die before they get any more SPP of any kind. ;)
I should keep this list though. Whenever me and Laneford play friendlies there's invariably about ten minutes of "Well who do you want to play as?"
And that's only my [L] teams. Didn't bother counting [B] as I'm barely ever going to choose to play [B] if there's an RPSer around.
justagigolo
19-10-2011, 05:20 PM
I fully sympathize about having teams that constantly call at you to play them. My biggest problem is that my [L] teams in this category rank as follows Rise and Slime, Justa Bit Bloodier, Any Means Necassary, and possibly Justa Flesh Wound in fourth place. The top three teams have no clue what a "Friendly" match is. My box necros, Heads Will Roll (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=641208), are nearly tied with Rise And Slime for my all time favorites, but I lost some drive to play in the box. Something about hitting a constant diet of chaos, nurgle, and dwarfs at that TV.
Jiiiiim
19-10-2011, 05:49 PM
What you need, Justa, is some nice elves.
It must be awful, Justa. Only playing against teams designed to kill.
;)
I've applied the Block Puppets (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=643338) for the FUMBBL Cup. That'll get rid of their undefeated record in short order.
Should I risk a [B] game before it starts to try and get rid of that MNG or will Nuffle only reward me with a clawfiend who eats my face and makes matters worse?
Who else is applying/has applied?
Janek
20-10-2011, 04:34 PM
Guess I'll give the Boxing Gloves their traditional runout. Need a game beforehand to clear some MNGs and I'm in prime clawpomb territory. Erk.
Jiiiiim
20-10-2011, 06:19 PM
I've sent in A Bit of Fry and Laurie to get beaten up.
Janek
20-10-2011, 06:59 PM
Actually I believe I'll wait and see which of my candidate teams (Boxing Gloves, Necromancity and the Raging Naturists) are in the best shape before applying
justagigolo
20-10-2011, 07:06 PM
Perhaps I will jump on the bandwagon. My wolves have lived far too long, perhaps this will give them the death they deserve. I am sure the fans will appreciate a bloody end.
Janek
23-10-2011, 07:07 PM
I appear to have mysteriously (and temporarily) found myself second place in the WIL premiership. Admittedly this is primarily due to playing more games than anyone else, but shh.
It's a pity replays aren't working though, my last-turn winning touchdown in my game against the horror mummy was a thing of beauty - horrormummy double skulled against a saurus, allowing me at the ghoul ballcarrier who was one turn from my line. Pow! The ball's caught by my 2AG DP skink. Noone's in range up the other end, but aha, I think, aha. There's a sidestep skink just one tile out of range, and enough support around to set up a chainpush. PUSH, it's in range. POW it has no tacklezones. HANDOFF it has the ball. GFI one more GFI for the win yeeeeesssss.
Jim, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
In a(n as yet unfinished, 'cause Laneford's new internet is mental) friendly last night, we decided to select a team or teams to use based on your "teams with most players within an MVP of levelling.) Laneford's undeads were selected. And my high elves are KILLING THEM ALL.
(Well, a death, a -ST and... a BH I think. But still.)
That said, he should still win, or at least draw, but it wasn't quite the point of the match for all his players to explode.
laneford
25-10-2011, 09:13 AM
Apparently O2 are still testing our connection here.
My Internet is like a fledgling baby bird, emerging from it's nest, and only now learning to fly.
If you have an unfinished game it adds it to the appropriate team as a scheduled match.
That's pretty nifty.
So my first season in the WIL will finish by playing some high elves, in a game where I'll be giving up about 680k in inducements I think. A win would be ultimately meaningless but it'd be nice as it'd improve my chances of a top half finish, or maybe even in third place.
Do helves have any access to any horrible punchers in the list of star players? If not I imagine I'll be up against a lot of stuff just decided to stop me whittling down his team (babes, wandering apos) and possibly a bribe or two. Hopefully my minotaur can run riot. :)
Jiiiiim
26-10-2011, 11:22 AM
Dolfar Longstride (150), Soaren Hightower (180), Eldril Sidewinder (200), Prince Moranion (230), Zara the Slayer (270), Morg 'n' Thorg (430). The last three are all big hitters.
I think if I were them I'd use that on Eldril, Morg and a babe.
I think with claw and mighty blow running all over the place and him already fielding three journeymen he'd be inviting even more damage to his team, but that's not to say he won't do it.
That plus he's probably better than me and could make it work anyway.
EDIT: Actually, I've less MB than I thought.
And obviously he might be quite happy to move on with journeymen and build for the long term. He's got a core of a few good players to build around.
Janek
26-10-2011, 09:03 PM
I believe the phrase is "blood for the blood god" (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3215443)
Awfully nice to not be the one being squished for a change, but losing the beast is a blow. Particularly since a) I'd finally got all my positionals and b) he was actually being competent.
Jiiiiim
28-10-2011, 11:32 AM
http://elyoukey2.phpnet.org/sac/
Woooow
That's fucking beautiful.
And it'll be good because it'll save me time when I'm trying to work out complicated sums for myself or dicking around with fractions in the calculator.
Jiiiiim
28-10-2011, 08:55 PM
Finally lost in my final match of the WIL against orcs but I have secured promotion. Onwards!
potatoedoughnut
29-10-2011, 01:11 AM
http://elyoukey2.phpnet.org/sac/
Woooow
That's neat. Good find.
Check out these monstrosities I've got to get pasted by in the FUMBBL cup:
http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=163488
D:
Jiiiiim
05-11-2011, 12:25 PM
I feel like I have a chance with my zons (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=647870) against these undead (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=662444). No block on the mummies and only the one killer bastard.
You, though. You're in trouble >_>
Rakysh
05-11-2011, 01:12 PM
Check out these monstrosities I've got to get pasted by in the FUMBBL cup:
http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=163488
D:
Dear god, that can't be real.
As I said to Janek, at least the fact that he's been farming stats rather than hurt machines does at least give the team a chance of surviving to see another day.
Y'know, for all that [B] I never play.
A 2-1 defeat. T'was a valiant effort, though he rolled a tonne of skulls and shoves.
laneford
05-11-2011, 06:34 PM
It was a very brave and valiant effort. I thought you had a draw in you, then he like, killed eight dudes in one turn.
Jiiiiim
06-11-2011, 07:59 PM
fumbbl cup report: everybody died, but I somehow took it to overtime. Giving my opponent yet more time to kill people.
Jim's match was awesome. His equaliser was scored when he was down to, like, four players. And he started overtime with just five. :D
Well, me and Jim have made valiant efforts. Any other RPSites still to play/played already and not reported back?
Jiiiiim
07-11-2011, 05:00 PM
Janek and Laneford didn't enter, the cowards. Justa was supposed to be putting one of his necromantic monsters in but it doesn't look like he got round to it.
THE COWARD
justagigolo
07-11-2011, 08:40 PM
Cowardice, perhaps. I spent some time thinking lately, and I am getting that sinking feeling that my Fumbbl time might be coming to a close. As much as I enjoy playing, that incessant drive that I used to have seems to be disappearing. I plan to keep in touch and what not, and close out our tournament, assuming that anyone ever works up the motivation to play. Beyond that, I don't know at this point.
I really need to fix up a game with... I think it was Rakysh, unless he wants to play disperse first.
Janek didn't enter? But I'm a big, useless, cowardy custard and even I entered.
Janek
08-11-2011, 06:30 PM
I had a fit of apathy.
laneford
08-11-2011, 06:56 PM
I have NO TEAM TO ENTER.
Rakysh
08-11-2011, 08:11 PM
I am around, usually. Message me on steam and we can set something up.
And so ends my first season in the WIL. 3rd place in my division, too. Probably should have done better given my team was relatively advanced against most opposition but I'm just glad to not be getting caned.
3rd place with three wins, a draw and two losses. And my team's in tidy shape: http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=637738
Jiiiiim
15-11-2011, 01:33 PM
Christer's fiddled with coach ranking to include Blackbox. Had a look at how we all placed and it seems a bit weird.
182 - Justa (48% wins)
419 - Ian (41% wins)
921 - Jim (46% wins)
934 - Rakysh (32% wins)
1123 - Janek (51% wins)
1229 - Laneford (39% wins)
You can find more details by going onto somebody's profile and clicking the number by "coach standing"
justagigolo
15-11-2011, 02:23 PM
It is so odd to see myself ranked so high considering my win % isn't all that hot in the box. I would think Janek, with his higher %, would be well ahead of me. Perhaps it has to do with a large number of games played at a high TV.
Janek
15-11-2011, 02:54 PM
I'm number one! thousand one hundred and twenty three
Yeah I guess it's still doing the "first five games don't count" thing or some variant thereof. I've always been better at low TV so that'd account for that.
I'd seen my rank had risen somewhat and thus instantly dismissed it as utter tosh.
Anyway, finished third in my WIL division. 3 wins, a draw and two defeats (the defeats coming to the two teams who finished above me.) Need to start scoring more though, 8 touchdowns in 6 games, and three of those came in one match against some lizards. Depending who ends up in this division next year and how much people get against me in inducements I'd like to think I have a chance of finishing in the top two and going up to the conferences next time out.
Janek
27-11-2011, 01:16 PM
With Something Is Rotting's victory over That Be Bristle, my place in next season's WIL Premiership is safe (it was technically possible for me to go down on a tiebreak before that). Will probably end up finishing 5th, though 4th is a possibility if PeteW fails to win both of his last two games.
laneford
27-11-2011, 01:52 PM
182 - Justa (48% wins)
419 - Ian (41% wins)
921 - Jim (46% wins)
934 - Rakysh (32% wins)
1123 - Janek (51% wins)
1229 - Laneford (39% wins)
Godamnit!
GODAMNIT. (Once more, for emphasis, not because of the 10char limit. honest.)
Rakysh
27-11-2011, 01:58 PM
That's very odd. Maybe I've got an over-inflated opinion of my teams abilities and subconsciously pick harder coaches to play. I have been having a good run recently as well, so maybe there's a time based component to it.
laneford
28-12-2011, 09:36 PM
Necrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
If anyone fancies a game of this between now and Jan 3rd please send me a message on steam.
I find myself at a bit of a bloodbowl lull.
With no obviously candidate for extra promotion I used a dice, congratulations ianwelby who also now makes the conferences.
Bwahaha, have some of that people who had to earn your promotion! Suckers!
Heliocentric
09-01-2012, 01:29 PM
Hello, after desperately trying to not get annoyed by Cyanides effort (thank god I didn't pay full price) i am willing to try over this side.
So... Off to the first post to get started.
Rakysh
09-01-2012, 02:58 PM
I'm up for a friendly game this afternoon Heliocentric, if you're amenable.
Heliocentric
09-01-2012, 04:01 PM
Absolutely, see you in steam?
Accepted yer undeads into the RPS group, Helio.
Rakysh
09-01-2012, 04:58 PM
Ace, I added you.
Jiiiiim
09-01-2012, 05:44 PM
WIL fixtures going up as I speak. Me and Ian got promoted to the conferences, Janek is still in the prem. COME ON YOU RPSERS.
Jiiiiim
09-01-2012, 06:04 PM
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/773/grudgeyj.jpg
GRUDGE GRUDGE GRUDGE
Rakysh
09-01-2012, 06:08 PM
Give us some notice and we can get our spectator on.
Well I've got the goblins first, anyway. Embarrassment: INCOMING.
Who d'you start with, Jim?
Janek
09-01-2012, 09:33 PM
I start with Amazons (not bad) but then I get lumbered with Orcs (bad) and Chaos (worse). Lovely. At least I won't have a rematch with The Bard (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=5853595) until the very end of the season.
Jiiiiim
09-01-2012, 09:56 PM
Got Undead first up, they look leaner and meaner than my lot :(
Hmm. Anybody entering the Crown of Sand?
Gwardinen
12-01-2012, 08:17 PM
I'd be interested in playing some Fumbbl with RPSers... I've played a little with my friends but not at all with strangers so I'm likely a bit crap but I'm happy to learn.
Should I apply for membership in the group? Does it matter which team I do so with? I have a few in League that I've been playing mates with.
Janek
12-01-2012, 08:36 PM
The group's been dying a slow death since Real Life drastically reduced a few people's free time at roughly the same time, so there's not much benefit in getting a team in unless there's a resurgence.
Worth joining the Steam group (http://steamcommunity.com/groups/rpsfumbbl) and hitting people up through there, I'm sure people would be up for a friendly.
Meanwhile in WIL news: I've just spent an extraordinarily irritating hour ineffectually swiping at opponents, only managing to get a casualty in turn 16. Again. I really hate Amazons. Saved the 1-1 draw thanks to skinkswarm.
Yeah, we used to pelt through tournaments at a fair old rate too. :(
Who've we got at the moment that would play regularly for a league? I think Justa's away now but Rakysh still seems to be playing a reasonable amount. We'd be looking at a pretty small league I guess.
Rakysh
13-01-2012, 12:41 PM
I am definitely around, and with a bit of new blood we could start a 1000 tv new team league type thing?
justagigolo
13-01-2012, 12:47 PM
Oh, you can't get rid of me that easily. I am still around, and almost always up for a friendly or what not. As for joining up for a tourney, we will see based on who is interested.
Heliocentric
13-01-2012, 01:06 PM
I am interested.
Didn't realise that you'd not actually played a game yet, Helio, thought you and Rakysh had played one,
I've got unused goblins and underworld and some barely used/levelled halflings, khemri and dwarfs I could give you a game with later tonight/over the weekend.
I've also got some pro elves (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=633302) somewhat in need of medical attention. D:
Rakysh
13-01-2012, 01:57 PM
We were planning to, but it didn't quite occur due to scheduling difficulties. I'm free this afternoon, made a fresh dwarf team (I wont be offended if you play Ian instead though).
I won't be able to play until tonight anyway. :)
Gwardinen
13-01-2012, 07:53 PM
Which Steam group are you guys referring to? Just the main RPS group? I think I've joined that, under the name of Gwardinen. My Fumbbl name is the same. I'd definitely be interested in joining a league/tournament, and if any of you fancy any friendly games.
There's a FUMBBL group, Gwardinen. Called "RPS FUMBBL".
Anyway, had my first game of my WIL season. No words necessary, just check out the injuries:
http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3246144
Rakysh
17-01-2012, 09:04 PM
Sweet Jesus, what happened? They get their gang-foul on?
laneford
17-01-2012, 10:32 PM
I'm always up for a game Helio, (or anyone else for that matter) bug me/add me on steam.
:)
I got one BH on top of those, and that came from a saw. As you can see they got credit for four injuries so if there was one from a foul that was it. The other four were just good old fashioned punching. I actually had a beastman killed as well but I apo'd it to a MNG.
Gave Helio his first game on FUMBBL over the weekend. I had much better luck overall and got a 1-0 win.
One dwarf took 10 of the 12 SPP my team earned. :(
Heliocentric
23-01-2012, 02:28 PM
Gave Helio his first game on FUMBBL over the weekend. I had much better luck overall and got a 1-0 win.
One dwarf took 10 of the 12 SPP my team earned. :(
I conceed that this is more 'flawless' but id kill for a HD applet with a little more information on it. Maybe tooltips.
So, a poor start to my WIL season.
Game 1 is the destruction I linked to previously. I played another two last night.
Game 2 (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&op=view&id=3248980): Unfortunate armour rolls (minotaur and ST4 player both got hurt early) combined with the fact that I was fielding three journeymen and two brand new chaos warriors meant that I wasn't expecting much from this. As it is some not-bad play meant I forced him to only win with the very last turn of the game.
Game 3 (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&op=view&id=3249024): I never really came that close to scoring and he ought to have taken a 1-0 lead at the end of the first half only that a heroic wrestling beastman (along with an iffy decision by him) kept him at bay. Not much to report other than that. It was just a massive, massive punch-up. My minotaur (who has claw along with the mighty blow) took ages to get going and despite throwing a hefty 13 blocks hardly managed to do any damage.
Aside from having lost the two nicely-progressed chaos warrior the team is in reasonable shape though.
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&showmatches=1&team_id=637738
I was unsure about giving the minotaur block when he already had juggernaut but it's proven to be helpful, and having the choice of a pushing through a both-down or using it as a both-down gives you more options in terms of positioning.
'Kay, getting a bit bored of the armor/injury rolls now. (http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&op=view&id=3253260)
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3262355
A win! A sweet, glorious win! And nobody died! And a chaos warrior got +ST! HOORAH! Just a game against some necros and then a finale against some shithouse with too many 'i's in his name (;D) to go.
Janek
27-02-2012, 04:06 PM
My last two league matches went a bit differently - in the WIL, I forced some wood elves to score early. Then they got a blitz and scored again. Then they got a blitz and scored again. Then they got a blitz and scored again. Argh.
Then I murdered some undead in the WIBBL, and I'm still in with a shout for the premiership title. Ooh.
Three blitzes in one game? :|
Rakysh
28-02-2012, 04:17 PM
I hope the coach in question apologised profusely.
Jiiiiim
03-03-2012, 03:45 PM
While it has been a tremendously bad season for them, I was proud of Zomb in this game (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=656350). Almost, almost beat the horrendous stat freaks. Almost. Probably should have got the count instead of Ramtut though.
Next up: Ian. RELEGATION DECIDER MAYBE.
I've got one more game before playing you, Jim. Against some necros, so presumably his werewolves will tear me a new orifice.
Played my penultimate WIL game of the season last night, and came out unscathed but with just a draw. Probably a fair result given 13/16 rounds were played on or around and the halfway line. Neither of us really made any progress aside from me scoring a quick one on his kickoff and him returning the favour on mine for a T16 equaliser. So it's me and Jim... not sure if either of us will get relegated given two teams appear to have stopped bothering, not sure how that works. But relegation is a possibility.
So it's my handsome, valiant Asterix-themed chaos chaps (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=637738) against Jim's dastardly, unhygienic undeads (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=656350).
Notable chaos players: Claw/block/juggernaut minotaur, ST4/MA7 beastman, ST5 chaos warrior.
Notable undead mens: Block/guard/grab mummy, AG4/strip ball wight and a sprightly +MA mummy.
I have somehow avoided the relegation playoff in WIL but Jim appears to be involved and has to beat up some FUCKING SKAVEN. (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=592400)
Go Jim!
laneford
02-04-2012, 01:07 PM
Looks like your game was a dour 1-0 relegation dogfight six pointer.
Let me tell you, Andy, it really was a game of two halves.
laneford
02-04-2012, 03:44 PM
Squeaky bum time.
Jiiiiim
02-04-2012, 06:22 PM
In theory I was the only team that actually beat Ian that year (his other two losses were turned into wins as those two teams retired). Unfortunatly, he was the only team I didn't lose to ¬_¬
Just crush them rats, Jim.
Janek
04-04-2012, 08:09 PM
Horrible horrible relegation :(
Jiiiiim
05-04-2012, 09:31 AM
Alright I have no idea what I need to install to get fumbbl to work here. Computer seems confused by the .jnlp
Janek
05-04-2012, 04:30 PM
Alright I have no idea what I need to install to get fumbbl to work here. Computer seems confused by the .jnlp
Try http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp
Jiiiiim
08-04-2012, 07:59 AM
Thanks Jan that worked a charm. Rats: crushed (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3277914)
Rakysh
08-04-2012, 08:57 AM
Haha, ooh dear. How did you manage to score five off only one cas?
Jiiiiim
08-04-2012, 10:31 AM
Something in the region of a billion KOs, plus it was two cas (he bought Skitter Stab-Stab who promptly BH himself on his second dodge)
Horrible horrible relegation :(
You got the drop? :o
Janek
16-04-2012, 05:21 PM
Yeeeah. Miserable run of games towards the end of the season.
Still, maybe we'll all end up in an RPS conference.
We could rig our games to stop people (me) being relegated!
Janek
19-04-2012, 09:00 PM
Orcs Dwarfs Orcs Necro C-Dorfs Lizards Delfs :\
Jiiiiim
19-04-2012, 09:22 PM
Necro C-Dorf Lizard Elf Chaos Orc Delf >_>
Me, Jim and Janek all seperated. :(
More worryingly, I'm guessing the draw means I've missed the boat for getting a friendly played meaning I'd be two good players down for my opening match. In which case I'll likely be needing Obelix (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=7867472) to kick some ass for me.
Anyway, I've been drawn against chaos, pro elf, undead, orc, necro, human, high elf. Not as bashy as Jim and Janek have drawn.
http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3284874
No comment.
Janek
06-05-2012, 07:29 PM
Just turned down +ST on a Beast of Nurgle because I like tempting fate.
potatoedoughnut
06-05-2012, 08:08 PM
Just turned down +ST on a Beast of Nurgle because I like tempting fate.
Doubles over +STR on big guys is a legitimate strategy.
laneford
06-05-2012, 08:54 PM
I say boo to this.
Janek
06-05-2012, 09:40 PM
I'm still bitter over Treguard and his deadly triple skull.
Doubles are ace and all, but I'd be too much of a blinkered +STR-whore to be turning that sort of thing down.
My claw mino brutally slaughtered a mummy (no regen) as I got my first win of the WIL season last night. Obelix had a rather heroic game to be honest before he got BH'd late on. He's down to AV7 but he still handled the mummies single-handedly at times, giving them a right seeing-to. :)
Jiiiiim
20-05-2012, 07:00 PM
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3293288
I scored a one-turner! For the first time ever! On turn 16! To win the game! In pouring rain! With a ghoul!
Little bit excited here.
Janek
20-05-2012, 08:56 PM
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3293332
>:-(
potatoedoughnut
20-05-2012, 09:49 PM
Wow, that's impressive.
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3293332
>:-(
Christ almighty. Nuffle really has it in for the RPS contingent at the moment.
Aside from Jim, he's used up our quota of GOOD TIMES with that one-turner. Only death for us now.
Janek
29-05-2012, 09:58 PM
On the plus side, there is something wonderfully liberating about playing with journeyman skinks. They are the definition of completely disposable.
I pushed Freak's necros to the last turn (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3295982) despite playing with about five players for most of the match, just by wanton skink abuse.
Jiiiiim
02-06-2012, 10:16 AM
Another hard-fought draw and I think my team is safe for another season. If I win the last two games and everything goes my way I think a playoff spot is possible but, uh...unlikely.
Yet another waste of fucking time. (http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3297847) Down to 2 players by the end. ¬_¬
Relegation might as well be guaranteed and a team that's become broken nearly to the point of being a liability. Five with -AV now. Not that any of them ever wear armour, you understand.
potatoedoughnut
04-06-2012, 10:51 PM
Yet another waste of fucking time. (http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3297847) Down to 2 players by the end. ¬_¬
Relegation might as well be guaranteed and a team that's become broken nearly to the point of being a liability. Five with -AV now. Not that any of them ever wear armour, you understand.
That's what you get for putting armor in the team name.
Now that the immediate post-game grumpiness has worn off, I should point out that the first half of that game was actually a lot of fun. I got the ball first. That was followed few turns of grind, a couple of turns of mad-dash-to-the-corner and then stalling while I allowed some team-mates to catch up before eventually my AG1 mino scored, and then my opponent scored in two or three turns while my already reduced numbers made a valiant effort to stop him.
That's what you get for putting armor in the team name.
You might be onto something there.
Jiiiiim
09-06-2012, 03:39 PM
The chainsaw is the bestest thing ever, six chainsaw fouls did a bit of a number on these orcs (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3299423)
PLAYOFFS STILL POSSIBLE
Somebody else's turn to get diced to oblivion (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3299790), with the win meaning (so Jim tells me) I'll be in a relegation playoff. Relegation wouldn't do me any harm to be honest, given how broken my players are, but I've been saving up loads of money so that I can revamp my beastmen a bit for next season. I've got two fresh ones (3 and 5spp so far) already in the process of becoming replacements.
My chaos warriors are all fine (-AV on one but he also has +ST and block so he's going nowhere) and while my hero minotaur, Obelix, is a death waiting to happen (-AV down to AV7) he's too brutal to be removing by choice so he'll be in the team until he dies on the field. Not sure what I'll give him if he survives to 76spp. I'd be tempted by Foul Appearance to slightly reduce the odds of anybody hitting him but that'd probably be a waste.
As for the broken beastmen:
Asterix (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=7747596) has a niggle so he's probably on borrowed time but he's good for now.
Impedimenta (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=8269597) is down to AV7 and only has block, so I'll keep her around for my playoff game and then bin her unless she somehow gets 9SPP and a double or stat that makes me consider a stay of execution.
Getafix (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=8122904) is also down to AV7 but there's no chance I'm ditching him seeing as he also has +MA and +ST. He'll be allowed to die in action.
And lastly it's poor, sad Polysyllabix (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=7747603). -AV, -MA, niggle. I think, even though he has block, I might get rid of him before the playoff game. Or at least keep him on the bench and only have him as a back-up. He absolutely has to go and I'd really rather he didn't bag the MVP or something but it's better that than going however many players down and potentially losing the game because of it.
So. One who absolutely must be gotten rid of, one who mostly like will be and two who are probably okay for now. With two new beastmen already with some SPP that might be enough for now, but once I've trimmed off the dross after the next game I might get an extra one anyway (I've got 240k plus next games' winnings) so I can try and have a reliable spare on the go.
All depends what division I'm in and what TW limit I have to work with, of course.
I've been drawn against some orcs (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=655724) in my relegation playoff. His BOBs are fairly fresh which should help me a bit. I can hopefully send Obelix hurtling into them to try and remove some of them without paying for it too dearly but I need to keep him the hell away from their blitzers if I can.
Janek
25-06-2012, 04:56 PM
You'll be pleased to know that his play is somewhat erratic (though this is countered somewhat by being Orcs)
Jiiiiim
25-06-2012, 05:11 PM
Missed out on the prem on combined head-to-head record, gutted :(
Gazza has a tendency to focus on punching over positioning. Try and use that.
Elaborate chaps, I need all the help I can get.
I assume, on Jim's point, at least, that you mean I can use his desire to punch everything as much as possible to try and draw him out of position and work big openings to frolic through with the ball*.
* I will never be in a comfortable enough position to do any frolicking.
Rakysh
26-06-2012, 08:01 PM
If you still had Dogmatix, I'm pretty sure he'd have to frolic.
VICTORY. Relegation averted.
http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3308476
Polysyllabix was getting retired anyway, but somehow getting ANOTHER -AV made me want to keep him around longer. :D
I see what Janek and Jim were saying about Gazza's playing style. I got KO'd about a million times which meant I couldn't make the most of it but even I, not exactly the strongest position-player, was able to comfortably keep the ball away from him most of the time and see how he was getting his positioning ruined by punching at every opportunity.
Janek
08-07-2012, 06:38 PM
The new Ranked LFG system is pretty good. Good compromise short of the horrors of the box.
laneford
08-07-2012, 06:43 PM
The new Ranked LFG system is pretty good. Good compromise short of the horrors of the box.
was ist das?
Janek
08-07-2012, 06:47 PM
You set your teams as LFG like before, and then it'll spit out suitable matchups and you can accept/refuse as you like from among them. If both coaches accept, it'll automagically start the game.
Basically it's Ranked without the need for human contact ¬_¬
laneford
08-07-2012, 09:00 PM
Basically it's Ranked without the need for human contact ¬_¬
Oooooooooooooooooooohh
Not that you do any FUMBBLing these days Laneford, you waster.
You should join the WIL.
Jiiiiim
14-07-2012, 10:00 AM
And it's another RPS GRUDGE DIVISION as Janek's cowardly lizards and Jim's amazing undead will contest the 4th position in the Lion Conference.
This is a bashy ol' division.
Here's what I'm up against:
- Necros with two AG4 wolves and an AG4 ghoul.
- Chaos with some roided up CWs, a clawpomb-er and a load of AG4.
- Dwarfs.
- Chaos dwarfs.
- Some dark elves with a number of -stats.
- Some very new Norse
- And first up some khemri who're up to their balls in mighty blow.
If poor old Obelix survives the season I'll be amazed. :(
laneford
16-07-2012, 05:55 PM
Not that you do any FUMBBLing these days Laneford, you waster.
You should join the WIL.
I'll join if you rejoin the RPS leagues.
Actually, seeing as it's summer holidays for me, I might rejoin anyway.
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3312794
I'm currently averaging a -stat every 3.4 games.
My team's dedication to not bothering with armor is as strong as ever.
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3314961
A draw was probably fair, all things considered.
Jiiiiim
26-07-2012, 12:18 AM
Glorious victory (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3315329) which I think was down to having more guard and a lot more mobility. Next match I'll have 130 to spend against some nurgle - igor, bribe or hackenslash?
If he's particularly likely to murder something good I'd say igor, otherwise Hackenslash.
I desperately need some more standard block/guarders among my beastmen, I think that's part of my problem. Bastards keep getting doubles and skills.
Janek
26-07-2012, 05:28 PM
Seeing as you don't have a DP, I'd say Hackenslash.
Jiiiiim
27-07-2012, 08:05 AM
I did have a DP until he was brutally murdered by some orcs.
Glorious victory the second (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3315703), anyway. Hackenslash got sent off on his first foul, which was unfortunate, but he did KO a strength-5-mightyblow-warrior in the process who didn't get up for a while so fair trade. My agile wight managed to niggle himself with a block that threw up two skulls, but we eventually ground them down and won the cas war. I tried something a bit mental at the end, picking up with a zombie who handed off to a marked ghoul who then blitzed (killing his marker) to score, but it worked. 2-0!
Janek
27-07-2012, 08:56 PM
Oh boy, we're almost feature complete. (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=blog&coach=35867)
Roll on September - finally goblins will be worth playing.
Janek
08-08-2012, 05:49 PM
Holy shit Kalimar's gone and put in the inducement cards. (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=blog&coach=35867)
Niiiiiice.
laneford
08-08-2012, 05:54 PM
whatwahtwhat?
whatwahtwhat?
I concur.
Are these part of normal Blood Bowl and just haven't been part of FUMBBL yet?
Janek
10-08-2012, 10:30 AM
They are an optional extra detailed in the LRB rules. Basically you pay inducements to draw random events from a deck. A bit silly but they look a lot of fun.
Janek
10-08-2012, 01:52 PM
In other news, this is the Fumbbl thread of the year. (http://fumbbl.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=22189&start=45&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=)
Jiiiiim
19-08-2012, 09:41 AM
Resurrected The News Team (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=703363) yesterday, to see how the new gamefinder was. It's very, very slick, most times you got a game within a few minutes, and if there wasn't one going it was obvious. To celebrate I wrote some match reports.
My last opponent fucked off on holiday before we could play. Does that count as a win for me? I hope so.
I should really use the new game finder thing to give some of my old [L] teams a run out. I missed the RPS tourneys. :(
Jiiiiim
19-08-2012, 12:15 PM
Make sure that you add your league admin to the conversation if you want to get the default win
Yeah, he was in and I sent him an extra PM just in case.
laneford
20-08-2012, 02:17 PM
my last opponent fucked off on holiday before we could play. Does that count as a win for me? I hope so.
I should really use the new game finder thing to give some of my old [l] teams a run out. I missed the rps tourneys. :(
I challenge you sir!
Well challenging me at 2.17pm isn't going to get us anywhere. :D
laneford
21-08-2012, 11:09 AM
What is this work of which you speak?
Jiiiiim
21-08-2012, 01:21 PM
A Rookie Goblin Team (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=703862) has got through to the quarter-finals of the Black Cup (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=group&op=view&group=6922&p=tournaments)
Worth watching his replays for an example of what inducements can do for you, he's been beating elves and clawpomb
I think tonight I'm gonna have to play some FUMBBL. Haven't played as anything other than these bloody chaos since January which would possibly partly explain my general lack of enthusiasm.
Suppose I'll have to create some [R] teams. ¬_¬
laneford
21-08-2012, 02:57 PM
January here too. Didn't realise the gamefinder worked for [L]
I nearly have a player at 76SPP!
All I need now is for a AV7 minotaur to not get stomped to death by necros. D: At least the wolves' claws won't do him any harm, I suppose.
January here too. Didn't realise the gamefinder worked for [L]
Presumably less people use it for that, though.
squirrelfanatic
22-08-2012, 07:16 AM
A Rookie Goblin Team (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=703862) has got through to the quarter-finals of the Black Cup (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=group&op=view&group=6922&p=tournaments)
Worth watching his replays for an example of what inducements can do for you, he's been beating elves and clawpombI just watched his game against the Woodelves. The Goblins were a bit lucky - or the Woodelves unlucky - with the Blizzard and a lot of unspotted fouls. But it was nice to see the last Welf player on the field - a Journeyman no less - being fully surrounded by Goblins, then carried out on a stretcher. This is the first time I have seen a complete teamwipe with two turns left on the clock. Neat. :)
Jiiiiim
22-08-2012, 12:21 PM
Glorious, undeserved dice (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3325100)
Janek
22-08-2012, 06:05 PM
I totally just got a mini-Larson with a journeyman (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&op=view&id=3325209). Shame he missed the MVP.
http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3325357
A close, tactical game between Laneford and I. I think we've essentially mastered the defensive arts now.
Jiiiiim
24-08-2012, 11:07 AM
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3325584
Another recommended replay watch from the Black Cup, this time showing how to use massive elf mobility to surgically foul out the opponent's best players.
Jiiiiim
26-08-2012, 08:20 PM
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3326539
This was a game I somehow didn't lose, fighting up a considerable amount against essentially anti-elf Chaos. My second touchdown was...well, ridiculous. I think that's the most casualties I've ever taken, certainly in a non-stunty game.
http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3326605
And again! This luck will run out pretty shortly >_>
Everblue
26-08-2012, 10:41 PM
Started a Nurgle team in the Naggaroth Open. Lost my first game 3-0. Second game vs blitzerless pro elves I got 1 casualty and 1 KO and my opponent has simply walked away from the keyboard. I have a casualty on my beast, and a TD on a warrior, so reluctant to simply give up. It's going to be about an hour though. I'll kill all his players to improve my mood.
Janek
27-08-2012, 10:22 PM
Amazing! I successfully converted the old HTML bio for Taking the Biscuit to the new BBCode format on only the second attempt. It's even, dare I say, marginally better now. Roll on the real thing.
Burius
29-08-2012, 03:07 PM
Looking to play BB on FUMBBL(Burius) or Cyanide BB(Burius the Mad). I'm kinda new but I've played enough games that I think I have the hang of it.
laneford
29-08-2012, 04:01 PM
Add any of us on steam, and we'll happily give you a game.
Everblue
29-08-2012, 04:37 PM
Looking to play BB on FUMBBL(Burius) or Cyanide BB(Burius the Mad). I'm kinda new but I've played enough games that I think I have the hang of it.
The latest season in the Divisions of Death has approximately 2 weeks left to run. I suggest you check out that thread for more details!
Yeah, what laneford said. We don't really seem to have enough of us about for our mini-tourneys any more but you shouldn't struggle to find games. :)
Meanwhile:
http://www.fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&id=3328149
Losing a warrior to death (apo'd to MORE DEATH, naturally) and the mino to MNG in the first couple of turns really scuppered my hopes but even then I don't think I did too badly given my inability to hurt anything. Almost tied it up for 1-1 at half time and held him up reasonably well during the second with another drive that wasn't bad given my numbers. I then managed a pass to get some SPP right at the end before he chucked a third in on the last turn.
I may yet save myself from relegation but to be honest a year back in the divisions might not do me any harm. Two warriors dying in short order, I could do with some "easier" games to get them some SPP.
The gamefinder is properly brilliant and has seen me play more FUMBBL over weekend than I have in ages. And a proper mixed bag of luck it's been too.
From endless ENDLESS 1-rolls as my Vampires (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=team&op=view&team_id=706399) to the game where the guy conceded after three turns (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&op=view&id=3328651) and my new dwarves utterly dicing some elves (http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=match&op=view&id=3328851), even to the point of an apothecary saving a player from death and having him patched up to play on the next drive.
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