CAN YOU ASSIST A FOUL WHILST HOLDING THE BALL??

kingston rover · Post by **kingston rover** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:56 pm

SO SORRY TO ASK A BASIC BUT THIS CAME UP RECENTLY

CAN YOU ASSIST A BLOCK/ FOUL WHILST HOLDING THE BALL?

I SAY YOU CANNOT AS YOU HAVE YOUR HAND/S FULL (AND BLOODBOWL PLAYERS/CREATURES ARE DUMB THINGS THAT CAN SURELY ONLY DO 1 THING AT ONCE HOLD ONTO BALL OR ASSIST FOUL/BLOCK.
I HAVE GONE THRU THE BOOKS AND 50 PAGES ON THIS FORUM WITHOUT FINDING THE ANSWER.

thechosengobbo · Post by **thechosengobbo** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:06 pm

A player with the ball can do ANYTHING that a player without the ball can. This includes blocking, assisting blocks, fouling AND assisting fouls.

The general rule here is that the rules do not specifically say that a player with the ball cannot assist.

fen · Post by **fen** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:39 pm

Holding the ball doesn't stop you from doing anything you normally could do. It just makes you a target for 11 sweaty men/elves/undead/goats in the other kit.

Also, friendly forum tip. Completely capitalised words are read as shouting, it's a pretty unpleasant experience to read posts like that. It's like being "talked" at by an Englishman on holiday.

landrover · Post by **landrover** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:00 am

In support of the original question: yes, the ball-holder can assist.

fen wrote:It's like being "talked" at by an Englishman on holiday.

For the record, I can talk quite slowly and loudly at you in several different languages.
English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Kiwi, Australian & US.

WHICH

WOULD

YOU

PREFER?

Daefaroth · Post by **Daefaroth** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:07 am

thechosengobbo wrote:A player with the ball can do ANYTHING that a player without the ball can. This includes blocking, assisting blocks, fouling AND assisting fouls.

The general rule here is that the rules do not specifically say that a player with the ball cannot assist.

There are exceptions to this but they are always listed as exceptions. Ex, Special Card 'Ball Clone' you can't carry two balls at once.

hoomin_erra · Post by **hoomin_erra** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:01 pm

Daefaroth wrote:you can't carry two balls at once.

I can, i'm carrying 2 right now!!

Jural · Post by **Jural** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:01 pm

hoomin_erra wrote:
Daefaroth wrote:you can't carry two balls at once.
I can, i'm carrying 2 right now!!

Yeah, those wheel barrels come in handy.

hoomin_erra · Post by **hoomin_erra** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:06 pm

My balls ain't that big mate!!!

fen · Post by **fen** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:07 pm

We know!

kingston rover · Post by **kingston rover** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:40 pm

thanx all, and sorry for shouting.

whitetiger · Post by **whitetiger** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:28 am

Just because a player is holding the ball doesn't mean that he can't kick a guy who is down.

apothecary · Post by **apothecary** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:46 pm

OOOOOPS !

I play with kingston rover (that sounded better in my head) & we just assumed as the ball handler was busy holding the ball he/she (frakin zons) could not hit/assist etc.

nuffle only knows what else we are doing wrong