Blocking statistics
Blood Bowl blocking statistics, including the Brawler, Block and Wrestle skills. Odds of laying down the target and turnover odds included!
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Ian H. McKinley, The Winter Wars Interview
Taureau Amiral discusses with Ian about his latest novel The Winter Wars, strong female characters, and Blood Bowl.
Blood Bowl Odds
All rookies are regularly told to play their turn starting from the safest actions to the riskiest ones. Blood Bowl can be approached by playing only the probabilities and an experienced coach can become relatively good by restricting himself to the safest actions. But in reality, there are usually…
Offenses and Manoeuvres
Every Blood Bowl coach can only field a maximum of eleven non-stunty players in order to keep or gain possession of the ball. Obviously, eleven players are insufficient to lock down the pitch and deny opportunities to the opposing coach. This is why defensive efforts are often short-lived,…
Letting go of “Your” luck
Is there a deeper question than: "What do you really want?" When it is their turn to play, I often hear coaches say they do not have the faintest idea what to do. So, I ask them: "What would you enjoy?" Well, interestingly enough, the answer that comes up most often is: "I'd like to be lucky." …
The Art of Coaching
It is very difficult to write a theory of Blood Bowl. Already, there are very few coaches who have a global and coherent idea of the game. Then, in the heat of the action, even legendary coaches rely more on their flair and creativity than on a logical system. All legendary coaches run their teams…
Presentation
I threw the ball from the East and it was caught in the West. You all know me as an educated minotaur, equally eager to expound on philosophy as to break down in-game tactics. Indeed, my history is full of moments when the philosophical has fed the practical and vice-versa. And yet, I do not…
Tomb Kings / Khemris PLaybook
Tomb Kings push the one-trick poney concept to Blood Bowl’s furthest extreme. Yes, it is true that they are very muscular with up to 41 strength points on the pitch. However, this extreme has its polar opposite because their deficient agility complicates an action as easy as picking up the ball.…
Pulling Off a Long Feint
SNEAKY TACTICS - PART 2 A long feint aims to goad your opponent's screening players and mobile resources into contesting or stopping (dead) your ball carrier on a flank. As soon as your opponent compromises enough players and player skills on your feint, you then swiftly change the ball of…
An Introduction to Sneakiness
Sneaky tactics - PART 1 I am often asked to write about sneakiness. Clearly, there are many coaches who think that it is the ultimate Blood Bowl means to achieve victory. Not that they are wrong, but it is very difficult to sneak drive after drive. Occasionally, the situation on the pitch is not…