I am really happy because I got some good Blood Bowl news today.

During the last weekend we hade a qualifier for the Swedish team for EuroBowl in october. I played with a Wood elf team and succeded to get 3:rd place (out of 22 coaches) after I lost the "final".

Results:

Wood elf Vs Ogre: 6-0

Wood elf Vs Skaven: 4-2

Wood elf Vs Dark elf: 3-2

Wood elf Vs Norse: 2-1

Wood elf Vs Dark elf: 1-2 (Final)

Today I got the message from the team captain that I am drafted for team Sweden with my Wood elf team: Äppelbo BK. Now It is just to train and to train hard.

The results from the whole turnament.

/Coach M

This weekend I went to Stockholm on a short vaccation, and to play som blood bowl at Stock Bowl Cup II. The tournament was held in the outshirts of stockholm in a little dark youth revreation center but even thou the facilities wasnt top notch the coaches and people was great. The tournament was smooth without any hickups and I think all 14 coaches enjoyed themself (with one exeption that I will get to).

Team setup

2 wardancers (with stripp ball)

4 catchers (2 block, 2 wrestle)

5 linemen

3 rerolls

  
Match one. Skaven.

I got the ball kicked to me and tried to get a fast score. Missed my dodge (those ones!) and a gutter runner scored. I had Cased 3 players fast so I wasnt unlucky. Got the ball kicked to my again and scored fast. Then Skaven Cased 5 of my players before the half. he just rolled insane injuries. The game was close non the less but ended 2-3 to the vermin as I hadnt the players to pressure him enought.

Pictures from game 1. Second picture show my dead and injury both 2nd turn 2nd half.

Game 2. Undead. Team name "Streatfighters IV"

The second coach was a childhood friend that I hadnt played against in years. He hadnt played that much Blood Bowl this last years but I remember him as a solide coach from way back. I rolled a blitz against him after I had scored a quick TD with ment that I had a 2-0 lead after the first half. As he didnt CASed enougth players I could keep the pressure and won with 4-1.

Picture from my first drive down the left side and a second picture when he is struggling to keep the pieces together after my blitz.

Game 3. Orks.

The third coach was kind of grouchy when we started the game. His prior games had been awful and, well, I keep on rolling high. Wardancer harrased the ball and he didn´t get a break. 4-0 was the score in the end. He then left the tournament and went home.

Game 4. Orks.

I got a little taked aback after the last coach disappearance and felt a little guilty. This last coach was, on the other hand a real pleasent coach to play against and even thou he was a little enraged as he couldn´t get his CAS the first half (at games end he had 5 so it wasnt bad in any way) and his goblin couldnt land on his feet in his one turn attemts, it was a pleasent game. 3-0.

 Goddiebag content.

In total 13-4 in TD was the most TD:s in the tournament and 3 wins, +9TD got me the 2:nd place of all coaches. I got a miniature for my effort and a goodie bag as I had signed up early. The Stockbowl scene seems to have a lot of fast dodge teams: 4 Wood elfs, 1 dark elf, 2 skaven teams, 1 slann, 1 amazon. Next time I will bring some more tackle, maybe my new Chaos Dwarves, and wreck havoc.

As Stockbowl Cup was a qualifier for the Swedish team for EuroBowl 2012 and the winner didnt think he could go I hope that my 2:nd place will grant me his spot, but we will see...

One thing about Stockbowl that I would like to nit pick about: The tightness of the tournament. With 7 blood bowl fields in 7 square meter and just 2 hours per game without any pause between the games you where kind of fatigued at the end of the day.

Warmachine - Cryx

Min andra warmachine match spelades i torsdags mot Menoth. Samma lista som första gången förutom att Ragman var ersatt av Madelyn Corbeau , en betydligt användbarare modell i en pGorshade lista. Hennes bonus förflyttning lät mig göra manövrar som gav mig stora fördelar. Listan jag mötte var inte så optad mot min lista, det var Harbinger of Menoth med 4 heavy jacks (av vilka en var avataren), en kör, 2 paladiner och Vilmon plus någon mer support gubbe. Jag vann slaget om vem som går först och ställde upp mina jacks, pGorshade med support och bane truppen centrallt medan min bloat thrall och pistol wraith tog ena sidan och min machine wraith och hela mechanithrall truppen tog andra. Menoth optade då att plasera hela armen på ena flanken (den med pistol wraith) vilket kunde varit bra om det inte var för ett hus på den sidan. Då hans arme hamnade bakom ett hus hade han stora svårigheter att manuvrera och jag kunde använda hans trängda läge till att springa upp med mina modeller från andra flanken. När han så använde sin Avatar och feat kombo, vilket var mycket giftig, kunde jag ändå blocka hans charge linjer med min bloat thrall och se till att jag fick första chargen turen där efter. Efter det skar bane thrallsen rakt igenom hans arme.

Andra lärdomar är att spela mer försiktigt med Pistol wraithen, som dog utan ha gjort något, samt se upp för avatar/ harbringer feat kombon (skulle han få till den skulle det bli riktigt uppförsbacke för min lista. Hans paladiner såg jobbiga ut på papperet då de kunde välja att bara bli skadade av magiska attacker men i praktiken är de bara tre modeller och kommer de för nära Malice eller pGorshade så dör de, annars kan de gärna få döda någon mechanithrall eller liknande, det stör mig inte.

Betyg 2:a matchen

Jag tycker att warmachine är en riktig höjdare att spela. Efter som alla figurer har så många specialförmågor blir kombinationerna riktigt kluriga att se och vilken aktiveringsordning ens egna armé ska ha på sin tur är en utmaning.

Warmachine resultat så här långt:

pGorchade 2-0

BloodBowl - W. Elf

På mål fronten har jag målat upp ett wood elf/elf lag till BB turneringen Närkebowl (en kompis skall spela med dem). Målningen är ok men inte det bästa jag kan. Fräshar kanske upp den senare om jag själv skall spela med laget i någon turnering i framtiden.

Äppelbo BK

/M.