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The Bloodbowl

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:59:26 GMT

This weekend we played out The Bloodbowl, slightly late as we needed to get everyone together.

In a surprise turn, the Hawks knocked out the favoured Wenches in the first round, with the failing Skrote falling to the Packers we had the final.

A close run game, the Packers took the early lead and held on until the second half, the Hawks pulled two back and evened the score in the third quarter. The Packers sealed it with a third towards the end and then drummed in a last turn TD to roar of the crowd to push the game to 4-2.

The Crush is on Tuesday, before the Nam game. :)

2009 Bloodbowl Champions

Tolbeck Packers (Levi)

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Bloodbowl: Hawks close on the top of the table

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:23:14 GMT

Uniteed are still clinging to the number one spot, as the Beastmen of the Northern Hawks roll to a 3-1 victory over the Skrote Goblins.

Another stunning show of ineptitude from the Trolls made the match even easier than it should have been.

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Bloodbowl: Wenches and Packers in a high score draw

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:49:25 GMT

A big scoring draw between the Packers and the Wenches today, with a last turn interception from the Packers star catcher blocking a last turn TD attempt and holding onto the draw.

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Bloodbowl: Wenches vs Packers

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:39:49 GMT

The Packers take their first loss of the season as the Wenches climb to second place on the table.

A close run thing with the Wenches claiming their third TD with a bomb in the final turn.

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Bloodbowl Extra: Wenches climb the table in 5-4 shootout over Skrote

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:54:16 GMT

Extra game, we managed to sneak in another before Dave had to catch the bus.

A big scoring game, the Wenches topple Uniteed 5 to 4 to move up the table.

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Bloodbowl: Two More Games for Northern Hawks, Skrote and the Wenches

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:09:29 GMT

Two more games for the Hawks move them up the table and into second place.

First up was a pounding of the hapless Skrotes, 3-1, then a closer game against the Wenches who failed to score in the last turn, leaving the result at 2-1.

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Zak! Remember the Boodbowl Pitch!

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:06:52 GMT

Zak, please remember the Bloodbowl set today.

Also Dave and Jak aren't going to be about for the game this evening and I've not sorted out the trained skills list.

I'll try and get that sorted by this evening, a bit late I know, but it's going to be done ready for next week.

Bloodbowl: Skrote Crushed by Elven Newcomers

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:39:47 GMT

A newcomer team to the League, Hawks Coach Jak's second entry (oooh-er), the Har Ganeth Privateers steamroll the dreadful Goblins of Skrote Uniteed 5-2.

As a bonus insult, the Trolls wounded one Skrote by spearing him into the ground, ate Uniteed's star player, Cat Statue, then stood around looking stupid as the nimble Elves dashed past them into the End Zone again and again.

Overall Skrote remain at the top of the table, but their team rating drops by 7, almost back down to the level where they started the season.

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Bloodbowl Sunday

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:37:30 GMT

Three more games in the Bloodbowl League today.

Zak! bring the extra set back mate.

In game one, the Goblins squeeked past the Amazons to claw their way to the top of the table.

Game two was the make good for the Wenches, crushing the Northern Hawks a staggering 5-1.

And Finally, a low scoring long drive game between the returning Kemri Paraplegic and Skrote Uniteed pushed the Gobbos out ahead of the pack, 2-0.

This moves Skrote to the top of the table, with 19 points to Tolbeck's 10. Then the Wenches and the Hawks are split by Goal Difference at 6 points and Kemri rounds out the table of active teams with one point.

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Bloodbowl: The Packers Lead The League!

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:24:02 GMT

Another storming win for the Tolbeck Packers shoots them to the top of the table, clearing their opponents today, the Northern Hawks and previous table toppers Skrote Uniteed.

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Bloodbowl: Uniteed and the Hawks draw 2-2

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:55:31 GMT

The Northern Hawks once again take to the field against Skrote Uniteed, and again just can't get the job done on the pitch. A last turn touchdown evens the game up as the clock runs out, putting it at 2 all.

This result doesn't change any positions on the table, Skrote pulls away at the top and the Hawks start to close on Tolbeck.

Bloodbowl: 5-A-Side Dungeonbowl Cup

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:02:18 GMT

It was Minor Cup day for this season today, with 5-A-Side Dungeonbowl!

2009 5-A-Side Dungeonbowl Champions

Northern Hawks (Jak)

Every game was a bone-crunching scrum with the Cup Final ending with the entire Hawks team wandering the corridors alone.

To finish up the day, as the 5-A-Side tournament was so quick, the Packers crushed Uniteed by a landslide 3-1, this leaves Skrote at the top of the table and moves Tolbeck up into second place.

Bloodbowl: Kickoff for the 2009 Winter Season

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:05:53 GMT

Monday afternoon we kicked off the new season, with the Cup Finalist Beastmen and Chaos Warriors of the Northern Hawks falling 5-3 to the Goblins and Trolls of Skrote Uniteed.

After five matches now, the Hawks just can't beat the Uniteed.

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Bloodbowl: New Season

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:24:40 GMT

With the Chaos Cup done, that's the end of the 2008 Bloodbowl Season.

And now, it's time to plan out the 2009 Season, which starts today.

So, next Season is going to be shorter, due to the overrun of last Season and The Chaos Cup, to six weeks. This will put us back on schedule.

The first two weeks of every season are the transfer window, when players can be traded between teams, while the last week is set aside for one of the Four Majors, with the plan being to hold the Cup Final on the last Sunday of the Season.

                               2009

        January               February               March
  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
               1  2  3   1  2  3  4  5  6  7   1  2  3  4  5  6  7
   4  5  6  7  8  9 10   8  9 10 11 12 13 14   8  9 10 11 12 13 14
  11 12 13 14 15 16 17  15 16 17 18 19 20 21  15 16 17 18 19 20 21
  18 19 20 21 22 23 24  22 23 24 25 26 27 28  22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  25 26 27 28 29 30 31                        29 30 31

         April                  May                   June
  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
            1  2  3  4                  1  2      1  2  3  4  5  6
   5  6  7  8  9 10 11   3  4  5  6  7  8  9   7  8  9 10 11 12 13
  12 13 14 15 16 17 18  10 11 12 13 14 15 16  14 15 16 17 18 19 20
  19 20 21 22 23 24 25  17 18 19 20 21 22 23  21 22 23 24 25 26 27
  26 27 28 29 30        24 25 26 27 28 29 30  28 29 30
                      31
          July                 August              September
  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
            1  2  3  4                     1         1  2  3  4  5
   5  6  7  8  9 10 11   2  3  4  5  6  7  8   6  7  8  9 10 11 12
  12 13 14 15 16 17 18   9 10 11 12 13 14 15  13 14 15 16 17 18 19
  19 20 21 22 23 24 25  16 17 18 19 20 21 22  20 21 22 23 24 25 26
  26 27 28 29 30 31     23 24 25 26 27 28 29  27 28 29 30
                        30 31
        October               November              December
  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
               1  2  3   1  2  3  4  5  6  7         1  2  3  4  5
   4  5  6  7  8  9 10   8  9 10 11 12 13 14   6  7  8  9 10 11 12
  11 12 13 14 15 16 17  15 16 17 18 19 20 21  13 14 15 16 17 18 19
  18 19 20 21 22 23 24  22 23 24 25 26 27 28  20 21 22 23 24 25 26
  25 26 27 28 29 30 31  29 30                 27 28 29 30 31

Winter Season
Major: The Blood Bowl [2009-03-22 to 2009-03-29]
Minor: The Five-A-Side Dungeonbowl Shield [2009-02-15]
The Crush [2009-03-31]

Spring Season
Major: The Spike! Magazine Trophy [2009-06-21 to 2009-06-28]
Minor: Blood Bowl Sevens Championship [2009-05]

Summer Season
Major: The Dungeonbowl [2009-09-20 to 2009-09-27]
Minor: The Super Fun Blindfold Challenge Cup [2009-08]

Autumn Season
Major: The Chaos Cup [2009-12-20 to 2009-12-27]
Minor: The Streetbowl [2009-11]

This is just a rough plan, we can work around things and sort proper dates out as things get closer to happening.

There are going to be a few rules clarifications coming up, to do with no interceptions on throw-ins and fumbling passes on a modified, as well as natural 1. But we can cover all that as we start playing.

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Bloodbowl: The Chaos Cup

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:14:04 GMT

It's cup final day here for The Chaos Cup.

First up, we had the second semi-final, another high scoring game with the expected result, the top rated team in the league, The New World Wenches soared past Skrote Uniteed 5 to 3.

The Cup Final itself, The Wenches set to stroll past the underdog Northern Hawks.

However the Hawks made a real game of it, with the score at 2-2 at the end of regulation time.

The slippery Wench catchers made the difference, winning the toss and opting to receive they ran the ball into the end zone three turns into sudden death overtime to win the game and the Chaos Cup.

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Bloodbowl Chaos Cup: Tolbeck Packers vs Northern Hawks

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:35:36 GMT

The first semi-final of the Chaos Cup pitted the Northern Hawks against the Tolbeck Packers, a nail bittingly close game that went into sudden death overtime as the clock ran down at 3 touchdowns each.

The Hawks won the toss and recieved the ball and managed to finally grind it in during the 6th extra turn.

With that win, The Northern Hawks are the first team to qualify for the Chaos Cup Final.

This leaves the Wenches to face Uniteed on the weekend the the Cup Final early next week.

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Bloodbowl: The Chaos Cup

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:29:41 GMT

It's Cup time in the Bloodbowl League! Chaos Cup!

As we've only got the four teams going for this trophy, it's semis and then the final, that means double gate and winnings all the way, with the winner getting a Cup Re Roll and mutations for d3 random players.

Draw should be on Tuesday, then it's fitting the games around real world commitments.

As soon as the Cup is complete, it's into the next season with updated rules and a two week transfer window, players to be traded at actual value plus d3x10,000 Agent's fee. There will be a maximum of 3 foreign players per team, -1 FF for each after the first.

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Bloodbowl: End of Season Results

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:47:36 GMT

And so the dust settles on another season of exciting Bloodbowl action, the last game and missed fixtures were applied today:

These results put the final positions as:

So congratulations to David and The New World Wenches for calming the top of the table.

Coming soon is the Chaos Cup. The plan is to hold a random draw for brackets this week and try and get the games in over the next couple of weeks.

Beyond that, it's a transfer window in the first two weeks of next season (Feb-Mar 09), a short 5 a side Dungeonbowl tourney in February, then on to the Bloodbowl at the end of March.

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Bloodbowl Weather Goblins

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:14:24 GMT

From Impact! Miniatures, a set of Goblin Commentators marking the weather conditions for Bloodbowl; Snow, Rain, Nice, Sunny and Hot.

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Bloodbowl: Hawks Complete Season, Wenches Secure Title

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:03:53 GMT

The Northern Hawks pull a draw and a loss against the Wenches, this decides the season with the New World Wenches calming the title.

With all matches complete, the Hawks take their default wins over Nuln to finalise their score.

It's just Levi and Dave's fixtures to play, Packers vs Wenches.

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