Bloodbowl

[al Roumi]

In what could well turn out to be a spectacularily miss-timed purchase, I have aquired a copy of Bloodbowl in a fit of dissatisfaction with my current library of games and after reading RPS' old material. It's now over 6 months since the game came out (I think) and maybe the same again until an add-on/stand-alone patch including a bunch more teams is released.

Is anyone else here playing and would they be up for a game with the n00b I am? If, as unlikely it may turn out to be, there are a few Orgahs with a penchant for fantasy death sport, mayhap an Orgah league would be interesting?

[rvg]

Anyone still playing this? I absolutely love the Legendary Edition. Perhaps we can get a league or some tournament going.

[Kekvit Irae]

I haven't played the Legendary Edition in a long time. I doubt anyone else here would be interested in a league, as they are too busy taking an arrow to the knee.

[Slyspy]

I still play this game (a little too much I think). I'm currently playing in three private leagues: The Orca Cola Championship, The UK Blood Bowl League and The Ogham League.

I don't find playing without a purpose (aka match making) to be in anyway engaging, so I prefer these structured and adminned leagues. OCC is the largest of the three, but both the OCC and UKBBL have just started the current season. The season at good-humoured Ogham, however, is just coming to an end so no doubt a new recruit would be welcome.

[rvg]

Will the time difference be an issue?

[Kekvit Irae]

FYI, Bloodbowl: LE is now 80% off on steam for today only.

[Zim]

Since it was on sale I went ahead and gave the game a try. Despite playing the tutorial I have very little idea what I'm doing. Probably something to do with not reading the manual...

My Skaven have been having problems with their rat ogres falling to puny man-things. Doubtless some rival has had them drugged...

Edit: Just had an incredibly frutrating/amusing go at an Orc SP campaign. After losing the first game I was determined to win the second, which turned out to be against Ogres. Come up with a weather change (pouring rain) from the kickoff roll. The Ogres and I spent the following 16 turns taking turns fumbling the ball and/or having our guys fall in the rain when trying to push their movement too far. At halftime I was two squares from a touchdown, then again near the end of the second half (although at least this time I had lost the ball from a failed dodge right before scoring rather than still being in control of it and having to watch the game end just before my victory). I'd be upset but it was very funny watching both sides fumble the ball around.

On the plus side I took out quite a few of their snotlings and my boys held their own quite well in brawls with the ogre players. I think that qualifies as a win by Orc standards.

[Slyspy]

Will the time difference be an issue?

Time differences are not usually an issue since you schedule the games directly with your opponent.

As a general note the AI is not really a challenge once you understand the rules and basic tactics. I'd recommend playing against actual people.