Monday Night Bloodbowl

Monday night is Bloodbowl night!

In a bit of a change to the revent weeks, tonight saw a friendly game happen. I do find it’s nice to get the odd game in that isn’t a league game, as it does mean I get to use a team I don’t get to play often. So today I decided to bring back out; Top Dodge!

I first used this team a couple of seasons ago. I really enjoyed playing the Amazons. Especially in a league. Starting with army wide dodge and then gaining block as a first skill up really did wonders to have a team that stuck around.

Now for todays match up it will be Amazons vs Shambling undead.

it felt so good to play the amazons again after playing just my Khorne or Necromantic for the last few months. It felt like the team was faster, and the better agility helped them get out of some otherwise less favourable positions

This was the first time I had played against shambling undead. I had a general idea of what they could do from their similarity with necromantic, but man, those mummies do hit hard!

I managed to get a goal in at around turn 6 of the first half, opting not to stall so there’d be more action. I find for beginning games giving more opportunity to learn the opening moments of a game (the kick off, kickoff events and the set up to the drive) is far more beneficial.

my opponent did a great job of keeping my numbers low. With some good blocks and some cheeky fouls I seemed to always have at least 3 players off the pitch!

Second half saw me trying to maintain my lead only to burn through my rerolls a bit too quick due to double skulls showing its ugly face. This left me hoping for my dice bit to betray me and …they did

a couple of short turns due to turnovers gave a lonesome ghoul the chance to make a run for it. With only one jaguar warrior free to make the chase, a go for it for a block and….1. jaguar down, turn over. The ghoul carries on his quest to the touchdown line and he’s one away. The jaguar blitzes, getting up and trying again for redemption, and finally! Ghoul down

The ball goes off the pitch. Thrown back in to a decent pace in the centre of my half. A line woman swoops in to pick it up. And go for it! And again….1. I got greedy and she goes down, the ball falling right at the feet of an opportunistic wight who gets to just run it in for the equaliser.

1-1 on turn 15. Its a draw. We play out the last turns just going for blocks and wrap up the game. A very fun game overall and maybe if there were stakes at hand I wouldn’t have been so eager to throw away my rerolls or take the unnecessary go for it’s.

Next week back to league play!

until next time 🙂