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Year of the ‘Fling

On September 11th 2019, with more than a little bit of goading from the Two Drunk Flings and Friends crew, I set out on a Blood Bowl challenge; One Year, Only Halflings in all variants of the game. The challenge is set by the Fling Nation group of coaches. Often found bouncing around the lower to mid tables at virtually any tournament setting, the Fling Nation is dedicated to playing Halflings and encouraging others to do the same. Completing a full year of playing only Haflings gains the coach the “Chef’s Hat of Devotion”.

An Introduction To Tournament Blood Bowl

By Joemanji / Blood Bowl Articles by Categories, Rookies, Talks

With the new edition just about to hit the shelves it is a really exciting time for Blood Bowl! After years seemingly lost in the wilderness, Games Workshop have blessed us with two new editions in the last three years, each more bounteous than the last. The new box set is overflowing with new toys – full teams, star players, big guys and even referee models. It is a great time to be a Blood Bowl coach, and a great time for casual and league players to dip their toe into the waters of the tournament scene.

Tomb Kings / Khemris PLaybook

By Taureau Amiral / Champions, Playbooks

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. Moreover, once the ball …

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Pulling Off a Long Feint

By Taureau Amiral / Feints, Tactics, Veterans

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 flank. Contrary to a small …

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An Introduction to Sneakiness

By Taureau Amiral / Experienced, Tactics

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 conductive. …

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The Grind, or winning 2 -1

By Taureau Amiral / Experienced, Strategies

This strategy, often named The Grind, aims to win the game by a score of 2 to 1. Yes, you are reading correctly; we are not talking about a shutout. Even more convolutedly, we are not even seeking to score the game’s first touchdown! In fact, we do not care if our opponent scores first, …

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How To Improve Your Coaching

By Taureau Amiral / Tips, Veterans

Let’s valiantly tackle an abstract topic: how to improve your coaching. Most of us try to be the best blood bowl coach possible. I am that way too. I give all my best. But I observe that some of you are not really improving even though they are spending a hell of a lot of …

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How To Break Bad Coaching Habits

By Taureau Amiral / Tips, Veterans

When I first learned to play Blood Bowl, I thought I simply had to pay attention to avoid picking up some bad coaching habits. It sounded simple enough. Yet, I would sit on the pitch’s sidelines, sweating through my t-shirt in the middle of the Canadian winter. I even ended up taking a nap before …

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Why You Should Practice Gratitude

By Taureau Amiral / Champions, Talks

The devil is in the detail. I can roll nine consecutive pows followed by a lonely skull. What do I remember? The skull. Well, it seems I am not alone. Research shows that, unfortunately, we are all wired to focus on the negative. Obviously, being all stressed up and rancorous will not help us become …

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Surfing the Winds of Luck

By Taureau Amiral / Champions, Tips

I have spent more than a decade of blood bowl observing what makes coaches luckier than others … And from what I saw, there never was a coach who could win four touchdowns to zero, game after game, just by being lucky. As far as pure luck is concerned, a coach has as many chances …

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