How many figures do I need to cover all my team options?

tenwit · Post by **tenwit** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:31 am

No more than 2 more than the next guy

Honestly not an easy question to answer, as they're best just a bit higher than everyone else: too many adds too much to your TV, and too few concedes too many rerolls to the opposition.

FWIW, I never get more than 2, and 2 ACs.

Hybrid · Post by **Hybrid** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:14 am

Cheers tenwit.

I'll probably get 3 - 4 painted just to be sure. I can always sell a couple if I find that I don't use them.

PubBowler · Post by **PubBowler** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:07 am

A lot of people use Cheerleaders and the like as score, turn and reroll counters.

Hybrid · Post by **Hybrid** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:07 pm

I like that idea a lot. I've always thought that they add a certain something to the visual aspect of the game. So any excuse to use more cheerleads in my team is a good one. Cheers PubBowler

spubbbba · Post by **spubbbba** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:11 pm

I'm not sure if you'd really need a 2nd thrower.

1 is very nice early on with sure hands and the option of leader, but after that they can become a bit of a target with only AV8.

2 really aren't worth it once you get the TV higher than 150.

I agree with the other posters that 2 gobbos is the max you will ever want and 6 lineorcs will be plenty, you'd only need that many if you got seriously beaten up and that is pretty unlikely with AV9.

Hybrid · Post by **Hybrid** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:23 am

Thanks spubbbba,

I know you’re right. But I also know that one day I’ll want to do some silly experimental team that fields four goblins, two throwers and a troll, as well as some blitzers and black orcs. I can’t help it. Sometimes I play odd team mixes (in friendly games) just to see how they function.

Magictobe · Post by **Magictobe** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:08 am

spubbbba wrote:I'm not sure if you'd really need a 2nd thrower.

1 is very nice early on with sure hands and the option of leader, but after that they can become a bit of a target with only AV8.

2 really aren't worth it once you get the TV higher than 150.

I agree with you untill the first thrower gets something really special like +1 strength!!

It happened to me, and I was glad I had a second thrower painted

Hybrid · Post by **Hybrid** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:34 am

Don’t forget I used to play wood elves so AV8 actually seems really good

Actually I’m seriously thinking of having two throwers in the backfield with block. I think this would make them quite good at taking out opposing catchers that try and break through my lines.

whitetiger · Post by **whitetiger** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:44 pm

That's what I do with my throwers as well. Use them as sweepers to fight Wood ELf catchers and such.

Hybrid · Post by **Hybrid** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:54 pm

whitetiger, I think it was one of your posts on another topic that made me think about using them in this way.

Olaf the Stout · Post by **Olaf the Stout** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:53 am

I'm putting together an Orc team that will have pretty close to the same players as you Hybrid. My line-up will be:

2 x Throwers
4 x Blitzers
4 x Black Orcs
6 x Linemen
1 x Troll
2 x Goblins

I thought about getting a couple more Gobbos but I really don't think that I'd use them. By having at least 6 Lineorcs you can have an all Orc line-up if you want.

Olaf the Stout

tenwit · Post by **tenwit** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:05 am

You're going to have a team of 19 players? That's not actually legal. Even if it was, it'd cost a LOT more than the 1,000,000gp limit normally imposed.

Hybrid · Post by **Hybrid** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:35 am

Hey Olaf. They do look very similar.

I decided to go with 4 goblins because I know that one day I’ll have an urge to try a team with 4 of them just for laughs. As I’m converting all of the figures I don’t want to re-visit the team once it is done.

Same goes for the linemen. Hopefully I’ll never need six, but you never know in Blood Bowl. So I would rather be prepared and have six done and dusted now, rather than having to convert and paint any during a league or tournament.

I’ve actually reached the stage now where I have all of the figures for the players converted and ready for painting.

Olaf the Stout · Post by **Olaf the Stout** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:16 am

tenwit wrote:You're going to have a team of 19 players? That's not actually legal. Even if it was, it'd cost a LOT more than the 1,000,000gp limit normally imposed.

Of course not. By putting together a team, I mean collecting and painting the various miniatures for the team. I don't think that many starting teams have more than 11 or 12 players and certainly not for under 1 million. In an upcoming 1.25 million tournament I am playing in I will only be using 12 of the Orcs.

However I am looking at the long term. I don't want to paint 12 minis for my team and then paint additional minis up as I need them. It's a lot easier to just paint them all in one go (plus they'll look a lot more consistent than if I painted 11 players now and the others months later when I needed another player). Some of the minis may never even step on the pitch but at least I know I will have almost all my options covered for the team, no matter what combination I use (unless I want to field 4 Goblins!

).

Olaf the Stout

whitetiger · Post by **whitetiger** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:18 am

I play Dark Elves more than anything else, and I've got about 20 of them, plus cheerleaders, coaches, hangers on....I can see your point on having the figs.