Starting goblin team (w/secret weapons)

martynq · Post by **martynq** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 1:23 pm

I'm about to start a goblin team in a league using the new secret weapons rules. How does the following lineup look:

2 ogres (240k)
goblin w/chainsaw (70k)
goblin w/bomb (60k)
9 goblins (360k)
3 re-rolls (180k)
9 FF (90k)

This has 13 players in the starting lineup, so I've got some reserves for when the weapon-wielders get sent off and when people get injured. However, it doesn't include an apothecary, so I wondered about dropping a goblin and a point of FF for an apothecary. Alternatively, converting the ogres into trolls will save money and allow for an apothecary. (Similar re-jigging might also allow for an extra re-roll.)

What do you think?

Martyn

ZanzerTem · Post by **ZanzerTem** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 5:52 pm

Get the apothecary. Stunty means that you WILL have casualties

Blood

Dangerous Dave · Post by **Dangerous Dave** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 6:33 pm

I'm not keen on the new Secret Weapon rules - a 50% chance of losing the weapon if you are sent off is too great IMO - and Chains and Bombs will get sent off.

Perhaps get the Bomber but not the Chain.

I am running a Gobbo team in RABBL and started with 2 Ogres and no apoth. Guess what.... one of the Ogres died in the first game

- keep the apoth for the Ogres - don't worry about the Gobbos until they have a skill (I also had a gobbo die that game too!).

I suggest you take heed! (whenever I start a team without an apoth I need him and vice versa). If you go for Trolls then you can do without the apoth. However, I much prefer Ogres to Trolls since you can't afford to have the Gobbos playing tag with the Trolls to help them remember what to do.

I would drop the chain, and go for the apoth (or another reroll if you feel lucky). Alternatively drop both the chain and the bomber and get a reroll 1 gobbo, apoth and 7 FF (think this works out).

Dave

martynq · Post by **martynq** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 10:00 am

Thanks for the advice. In the end, I decided to drop the secret weapons and make sure I had an apo and another re-roll... so I went for:

2 ogres
10 gobbos
4 re-rolls
1 apo
7 FF

The first match was against wood elves and I drew 2-2. No casualties inflicted by either side, but the crowd did kill the wood elf catcher. Now I have 50k to spend and to allocate a skill for a gobbo. Hmmm.....

Martyn

victorvoncarstien · Post by **victorvoncarstien** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 12:06 am

Wow

, a seemingly solid gobbo list, I know the perils of the thrown goblin, it took me into overtime last game...ick. havent picked up the annual yet, as our league doesnt use secret weapon or kicking rules.