Dwarfes on the Run! - How to stop?

Lordred · Post by **Lordred** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 5:48 pm

Hi!

Here is a line up from a dwarf player I will face next weekend.
Plays Title Here

I saw it against Undead and I can tell you that the undead player had nothing to laugh at every kick off. The dwarfes just ran over his players and munched everything in their way.
I had not known that dwarfes can run so fast before!

I play Orks and Gobbos with 3 Black Orcs und 3 Blitzers. How would your line up look like if you had to face the dwarf's line up?
If I am receiving it is not that hard, I can take the battle and put every Ork in the first line to beat the dwarfs up like hell, or I can make a step back so that the dwarfs will have to follow up (so thez only have one Block that round)

But what if I am kicking?

So, can anybody give me some advice what a good line up would be?

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 6:02 pm

thats a poor set up for dwarves

just hit through at the side and run some players through and they have no deep defence so aren't going to recover from that

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 6:38 pm

how is he going to pick up the ball with that lineup on offence?

If he really sets up like this when you kick, give him 3 lineorcs to chew on, keep the rest 2 squares back, blitzers at the side, make sure your kick stays in the field (have a kicker already? perfect!) and hope it scatters backwards. On your turn the setup will look different, but if he didn't get the ball yet, open his line with a BOB and run 2-4 blitzers through to tie up his runners.

Lordred · Post by **Lordred** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:18 pm

Hm, going through the widezones...
could work!
With some luck my blitzers could make a nice run.

Well, of course it is a poor line up, but I saw that is works.
It's line up for smacking you hard only. Not for making the big points. Although, on defense, the dwarf girl made a TD in two turns

NightDragon · Post by **NightDragon** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:27 pm

Dwarves can be beaten in battle. I don't know what your worried about here. Focus on a point and kick ass. With that set up your in the advantage. Use it.

Lordred · Post by **Lordred** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:20 pm

I played against dwarfes two times before and HELL it is hard to beat them. They stand up at every next turn

Kamikaze Rudy · Post by **Kamikaze Rudy** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 6:20 pm

Possible Setup

and after turn 1, something similar to this...
Make a wall that he can't run through, because you know he doesn't have the movement to run around you. #4 would likely have the ball, though if you want to build a tighter cage you could, but he will tie up your perimeter players.

After Turn 1

Use his speed and bad setup against him. Most common mistake I see in Blood Bowl, is the overpursue. Never leaving anybody back to take care of people that make it past the line.

Cephme · Post by **Cephme** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:20 pm

Heck with that kind of AG you might want to try to pick up a wizard and chuck a fireball at him when his guys are standing close to eachother

Cough cough. Anyone want a dwarf chop straight of the barby?!?!?!

Lordred · Post by **Lordred** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:30 pm

Wow Rudy!
That is kind of an interesting setup.
If I can get the Ball in Turn one it would be great. But unfortunately I often nedd 2 turns to pick up the ball und pass it to my running boy.

But I will keep this way of playing in mind for sure! It looks very very interesting!

NightDragon · Post by **NightDragon** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:40 am

I quite like that suggestion, along with the fire ball if you have the money.

Lordred · Post by **Lordred** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 10:27 am

1. I dont have the money
2. This League starts without any wizards... so no fireball... well, not as long as I give my boys Beans-and-Onions-Soup

Lordred · Post by **Lordred** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 1:25 am

Didnt play against dwarfes but successful against Undead and Skaven!
Wow! Rudy! Because of your suggestion my cages are much succesfuller than ever before!
Made toad-like cage agaisnt skaven with 8 Orcs

It took me 6 Turns to get from my side to the Endzone, buti t worked out *g*

NightDragon · Post by **NightDragon** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:29 pm

Oh well, you'll just have to beat the mother f**ker up then.

Lordred · Post by **Lordred** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 6:22 pm

Oh I did!!

5 Skaven left on the field at Turn 5 in 2nd Half is a god thing in my eyes

NightDragon · Post by **NightDragon** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:46 pm

Even better if it was no Skaven.