frend of babs....thinking of playing

BlackBear_Goth · Post by **BlackBear_Goth** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:54 am

hi....im a frend of babs....and i was at his place yesterday and watching him on this forum and then we watched a game of blood bowl on the net....it looks like a pretty kool game and i was thinking of starting....but i have no idea if there are any ppl who play in maitland or not...and i have no minis or money to buy them....id like to play as vampires...but as u can tell im kinda stuck....if i could play on the net i would be happy enough with that.....anyone wann help me get started?

slup · Post by **slup** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:22 am

For netplay go to fumbbl.com
For play-by-email go to http://www.blood-bowl.net/MBBL2/

For rookies i recommend starting with humans or orcs and then advance to more special teams.
They are quite forgiving and adabtable.
Vampires are quite challenging to coach.

JJB · Post by **JJB** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:49 am

Welcome to the BB universe! And it's always nice to have another lady joining us. [/Chatting up mode]

No, seriously...

For the rules of the game, if you're ready to handle the 27 volume rulebook (just kidding

), download "The Living Rule Book" at www.bloodbowl.com

The first 15 pages (with lots of large pictures etc., so it's not long to read and get acquainted with the contents) are made to teach you the basics of the game. The rest will just come along.

At the end of the rulebook, you will see the various races listed. Looks definitely confusing for someone who starts. It was for me.

There are two ways you can approach the game in my opinion:

1- You try to play it "seriously", i.e. you follow Slup's advice and take forgiving teams to see how it feels like to try to handle the ball and score, do a few blocks around to support your game etc.

2- You just fool around (that's how I started 7 years ago) just to understand the basic rule mechanics. In that case, a team with much uniformity may be more appropriate, i.e. with players not to so different from one another - I'd think chaos, norse (just don't pick the player called the "blitzer/berserker" or it may make things harder), or even dwarves. After a couple of games like that, you'll understand more how the game works, and you could this time try to focus on winning (although many coaches still don't care about winning after many years of play...

).

Teams I'd recommend you to avoid early in terms of "winning potential":

- goblins and halflings: they are the "little guys", as reflected in their low strength and price. They have just been designed for fun play, not competitive play. Moreover, they rely on the support of a particular form of extra player (i.e. not in the basic teamsheet) called the big guy (troll, treeman, as well as ogre and minotaur, although the little guys cannot buy these two), who can toss his small team mates at the other end of the pitch. I suggest you wait before taking this on.

- khemri: agility 2 is really bad for every ball handling job. Yes the players are strong, but they can't properly handle the ball and are slow, so again, this team is probably more for fun play.

- ogres and vampires: both are very different, but they are victims of "negative traits" that add a substantial amount of randomness over the control you have over those guys. Again, they are more fun-play than competitive teams.

For more help, don't hesitate to check out the "Skills and Rules" and "Tactics and Team Development" section - they are already a lot of good posts. Use the search tool on top of the screen to help you find the appropriate thread. Also, don't hesitate to ask any questions in those sections as well...

Good luck!

gken1 · Post by **gken1** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:55 pm

babs should be able to hook u up....he's got it on his computer

fumbbl is the way to go and probably what u were watching

BlackBear_Goth · Post by **BlackBear_Goth** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:28 am

hey guys....thanks for the advice....i guess i wont be a vampire team then!!

thanks for all that stuff 2 JJB...i'll have to check out that rule book once mum gives me enough time on the net:P
oh...and no chattin me up either:P:P im probably too young for u...and i have a bf:P:P
cyas

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:36 pm

Don't worry about JJB - inspite of the avatar he's french and we all know what they are like

If guess you are too young to come to Sydney on a regular basis - if you are still at school then maybe try to find some roleplayers or others who play similar sorts of games (Warhammer Fantasy Battle/ 40k) and see if you can interest them in Blood Bowl. Maitland's probably big enough that there are some people playing other GW games.

SSSSSSS · Post by **SSSSSSS** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:42 pm

Hi we are running a new league in Newcastle (Just down the road) started last saturday, If transport works you might be able to join us . We are meeting this coming Saturday 22nd in Mayfield at 6.30pm, not to play BB specifically but if you want to find out more let me know via this site and I will figure out a way to contact you. By the way in our league we have 2 Helves, 1Delf, 1Welf, 1Lizard, 1Dwarf, 1Norse, 1Amazon, 1Orc, 1Nurgle, 1Human, 1Skaven, 1Necro, 1Undead and the possability of a Chaos joining as well, we range in age from 9 to 42 and come from all areas of newcastle but mostly areas close to Mayfield with two from Medowie.

JJB · Post by **JJB** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:33 am

ianwilliams wrote:Don't worry about JJB - inspite of the avatar he's french and we all know what they are like

If guess you are too young to come to Sydney on a regular basis - if you are still at school then maybe try to find some roleplayers or others who play similar sorts of games (Warhammer Fantasy Battle/ 40k) and see if you can interest them in Blood Bowl. Maitland's probably big enough that there are some people playing other GW games.

And don't trust Ian. He's not an Australian - he's an English spy

operating in Sydney.

kithor2002 · Post by **kithor2002** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:05 am

There's also the option to play by email.

www.pbembbl.org

The games will definatelly take longer than on fummbl. But if you don't have the time to play a whole game on a single day it is a good alternative.

BlackBear_Goth · Post by **BlackBear_Goth** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:01 am

hehe...u guys are funny....and i would come to that bloodbowl thing tonight...but i have made plans already

and im not too young to go to sydney! i can catch a train...and drag my bf with me:P:P
and there are sooooo many WH players in my grade at school ALONE....let alone the rest of maitland....to form a whole league of BB if i got them to start playing:P:P:P:P

The Florist · Post by **The Florist** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:00 am

The get them to. Cheaper, quicker and easier to set up and get a game started, and (this is what really gets me) so much more fun.

'Ed Basha' · Post by **'Ed Basha'** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:31 am

any of your school friends that play warhammer will love that the investment is a lot lower and the games are quicker and easierto just pick up

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:33 pm

'Ed Basha' wrote:any of your school friends that play warhammer will love that the investment is a lot lower and the games are quicker and easierto just pick up

That should read:
"any of your school friends that play warhammer should love that the investment is a lot lower and the games are quicker and easierto just pick up"

There's just no acounting for some peopls tastes!.

'Ed Basha' · Post by **'Ed Basha'** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:49 pm

giving people credit is a failing of mine

JJB · Post by **JJB** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:01 pm

'Ed Basha' wrote:giving people credit is a failing of mine

Yeah, us Blood Bowl players are just faaaar too much *(&@!*&?T#*(&(@!&*@%&!\!\\!_\!!!!!ing gentlemen.

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