Gobbos for Saturday's Competition

[furstyferret]

Hi all, I'm thinking of running my newly acquired Goblin team in a competition on Saturday so was hoping for advice on the team. I'm still a novice at the game overall and have only played one game as Gobbos so this is just for shiggles.

The competition is 1.1M using LRB5

The team:

2 Trolls
9 Gobbos
1 Looney
Nobbla Blackward
Fungus the Loon
3 RR
1 AC
1 C
1 Bribe

I also need to pick 2 normal and 1 double skill. Any thoughts?

[PubBowler]

As I'll be there to defend my title, I wouldn't trust anything I say!
But just in case...

I'm not wild about a LRB5 bribe when your secret weapons are so vulnerable to harm and relatively cheap.

I am wild about the rostered fanatic.
I'm also keen on the Bomber, if you use your double and get Hail Mary Pass.

You've gone with a non-Ripper roster which may be a better idea if you're relatively inexperienced.
He gives you a non Really-Stupid, most likely 3 Dice Blitz as well as a better TTM player and safer puhcbag for the LOS.

A Ripper roster could look like:

220 2 Trolls
270 Ripper
40 Rostered Looney
40 Rostered Bomber
320 8 Goblins
180 3 rerolls
30 Staff

Hail Mary Pass on the Bomber or lose him.
Less crazy but might be easier to use.

Your call.

[furstyferret]

Cheers for the reply. I never expected one from someone else going on Saturday tbh.

I won't be taking Ripper because I've only just bought the team and don't have that model, nor a bomber.

Just out of interest...what are the painting requirements for this tourny? I will only manage to get my Gobbos undercoated by then and will have to use Dark Elves if there is any restrictions (not that many of them are painted either).

[Joemanji]

I think the Ripper roster is too full on. Only 11 non-SW players. LRB5 is a sgame, 50K bribes really help Goblins, but at 100K they aren't worth it.

I think the rostered Fanatic is a must. Being able to use rerolls is great (not all your blocks will be 3D).

I might go:

2 Trolls
11 Goblins
Looney
Fanatic
Fungus
4 Rerolls
1 staff

This gives you enough depth to cope with losing players, and enough ST to dish it out.

For skills, I'd go

Block - Troll
Dodge - Chainsaw
Mighty Blow - Fanatic or Strong Arm - Troll

With the plan being to maximise the damage your weapons do and hope its enough to win the game.

[Joemanji]

If this is the FA Cup run by Hoomin, its LRB6. In which case I might swap a Goblin and the spare 10K for a Bribe. That or a reroll, but I think 4 is really valuable for a Goblin team.

[furstyferret]

I quite like that team actually, its just as hitty and probably better to have the re-rolls. Need to see if anyone has a spare Fungus model kicking about The competition is the Far Albion Cup in Arberdeen.

[PubBowler]

If this is the FA Cup run by Hoomin, its LRB6.

It's a GW organised event and although Hoomin was pushing for LRB6 I don't think it's happening (despite his tournie posting thread) as LRB6 has not yet been hosted on the GW website.

[phil78]

I'm taking Ripper

[PubBowler]

I'm taking Ripper

PowerGamer

[purdindas]

Yeah it's definetely lrb 5.0 so bribes not as cheap.

[furstyferret]

Okay, think I've got a team sorted...

2 Trolls (One with Block, one with Guard)
11 Goblins
Fanatic
Looney (Dodge)
Nobbla Blackwart
4 RRs
1 FF
1 AC
1 CL

I can't see much of an improvement on that (especially with the star players I own)