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DOTP Season 4 Recruiting
After a 9 year break, DOTP restarted last year and has just successfully completed its 3rd official season. Going into Season 4 we wanted to open it up to coaches.

DOTP is a no retirement league, that means if you take a perm, you have to live with it until the end of the season, this has often lead to very amusing team development. Injured players can be cashed in at the end of the season for 15k each. lets not ask what happens to those poor players.....

Time zone: EU
Round length: 2 weeks
Ruleset: No Retiring of players!!!!!!! + bounty system
Format: round robin with finals - playoffs may be used if league has enough players
Team format: Eternal League - new teams will be given an extra 100k gold to start with.


League page: https://fumbbl.com/p/group?op=view&group=9283

What is the bounty system?

quite simply coaches will have the ability to use team treasury to place a bounty on a player, the coach who kills the player collects the bounty.

if you are interested drop me a PM
Posted by mayhemzz22 on March 27
rating 0 0
Green Dukes Fight Back to 1-1 Draw in Costly Game Vs. Navy


Green Dukes Fight Back to 1-1 Draw in Costly Game Vs. Navy

The Duqueswood University Green Dukes turned what looked to be a disastrous loss into a tie with an unlikely late TD vs. the Navy Midskletonmen. The potentially season-saving tie, however, came with costly losses, as the elves suffered 4 casualties and 2 deaths in the game, including the brutal murder of junior line-elf Zephira Gettleaf (double major: Oakish and women’s & arbor studies), a player many have described as the “root and sap” of the squad. Navy got its lone TD from sophomore anointed thrower Kriss Proctor, and Duqueswood got the equalizer on a daring endzone-to-endzone run by freshman wardancer Dethwyntyr Whitebranch (undeclared) on a play the Duqueswood faithful have already dubbed “The Long and Winding Root.”


Whitebranch scores the tying TD with seconds left on the clock to secure the draw

“I’ve learned this is the kind of effort you need when you’re building a solid wood elf program,” said Duqueswood Coach Gerric Smithson after the game. “If you can lose more than half of your team, suffer two deaths, and still get a tie, you have to call that a good day. And no, that has nothing to do with the fact that my wife’s garden has gotten some added fertilizer now. How dare you even suggest that. But, yeah, maybe it’s a bonus.”


Coach Smithson’s wife’s well-fed, prize-winning garden has clearly grown even more since last game

Navy opened the scoring much in the same way most teams have done against Duqueswood this season. Proctor secured the ball quickly, caged up, and slowly progressed up field, eating plenty of the first half clock. The Green Dukes broke through the blocking late in the drive and got a blitz on Proctor near the southern sideline.

But after junior line-elf Foren Longweed (mystical fauna studies) dangerously ran along the sideline to get a shot at Proctor, the sturdy anointed thrower stiff-armed him, and Midskeleton senior lineman Elfy Bones lowered his shoulder and rammed into Longweed’s back. Bones’ shoulder spike skewered Longweed through his spine, erupting up out of his chest in a fountain of blood. As Longweed slumped to the sidelines dead, Proctor shuffled away and crossed the goal line to put Navy up 1-0.


Proctor scores to give Navy a 1-0 first-half lead

“It’s tragic to lose Foren that way, and I must hold myself to blame,” said Whitebranch. “Before the game he was telling me how much he loved playing against tomb king teams because their players are always smiling and they are such jolly fellows. I didn’t have the heart to tell him they only appear to smile because they have no flesh to cover their teeth, and they are far from jolly, but rather murderous cursed cadavers who crave only blood and death. Now I wish I had revealed that truth to him earlier.”

Having lost four players by the end of the first half, Duqueswood started the second half in dire straits, down 1-0 with only 7 elves on the field. So Coach Smithson drew up a highly unconventional play, sending junior treeman Oakward Weatherborn (communications) back into position to receive the kick-off. As most of the Navy fans in the stands pointed and laughed at the prospect of a treeman catching the ball much less crossing the line of scrimmage by the end of the week, Smithson merely grinned and rubbed his palms together.

“It’s a play we’ve worked on in practice a lot,” he explained. “We call it the ‘Tree-ka-poo Dakka.’ It’s all about amplifying your strengths. Our strength as a team, I’ve found, is running away from the opposition terrified and screaming for our lives, and this is a play that really leverages that strength.”

As the kick landed among Weatherborn’s roots, Whitebranch ran back, scooped up the ball, and hid behind his treeman. Meanwhile, all of his elven teammates dodged away from the line of scrimmage and ran back toward their own goal line. Peeking periodically between Weatherborn’s branches, Whitebranch then began slowly retreating while taunting the Midskeleton men with gibes like, ‘Doth thou even drink milk? Your bones are gray an brittle’ and ‘Come and get me death breath.”


Whitebranch peeks out from behind Weatherborn to taunt the approaching Midskeletonmen before prudently backing farther away from them

The Midskeletonmen plodded forward slowly, bony arms outstretched, and the elves continued to retreat avoiding any blocks. Midway through the half, Whitebranch stood on his own goal line alternately peeking out from either side of Weatherborn, who had remarkably refrained from taking root in the pitch.

“That’s the farthest from the line of scrimmage Oakward has ever been in a game,” said Coach Smithson. “Except for that first time two seasons ago when he came streaking out onto the field. So, yeah, I was worried about what he might do. But I’m proud of how far he’s come these three seasons. He’s learned a lot about this game, and he’s learned a lot about wearing clothes.”

With three hulking tomb guardians bearing down on him and Whitebranch, Weatherborn tied up two, who slowly toppled him, but the third, sophomore Matthew Pritchett XIV, got a clean shot on Whitebranch. As Pritchett swung his massive bony fist toward Whitebranch’s head, the wardancer was able to dodge back and absorb most of the blow with his shoulder. Unfortunately, Pritchett now had him pinned behind the goal line and looked ready to toss him into the crowd like a souvenir jerkin.

Whitebranch struggled to resist the blitzing tomb guardian while two Duqueswood catchers streaked up the northern sideline, drawing nearly all of the remaining Navy Defenders. The only Midskeletonman on the southern half of the field was Elfy Bones, who was stunned when freshman line-elf Lyric Birdsong (history of dirt), lowered his shoulder into Bones’ jawbone, KO-ing himself in the process.

Eyeing the clear path now open along the southern sideline, Whitebranch spun away from Pritchett and streaked toward Navy territory. After stumbling over his own feet and losing the ball, Whitebranch gave two Navy anointed blitzers time to catch up. He sprang back to his feet, knocked one a way with a leaping kick, snatched the ball up from the pitch and charged across midfield with only green grass in front of him. Aided by two catchers marking the chasing Navy players, Whitebranch scored the equalizer with only seconds left on the clock.

“That’s elf ball for you,” said Coach Smithson. “You can’t kill what you can’t catch.”

With no time left for Navy to mount a winning touchdown drive, the six remaining Green Dukes on the field for the ensuing kickoff celebrated, skipping about and turning cartwheels, which made at least one of them far too easy to catch. Freshman tomb guardian Pierce Banbury III, knowing the win was beyond reach, set his sights on revenge and stomped forward toward Gettleaf, who was busy performing a back handspring along the line of scrimmage.

When she landed on her feet and waved to the crowd smiling, Bandbury spread his arms wide and slammed his two bony fists into either side of her head. Her skull exploded in a spray of blood, teeth, and brain matter. As her lifeless body fell to the pitch, a low moaning wail rose into the sky. Weatherborn had seen the act of cruel and senseless violence, and he was mad with grief.


Weatherborn wails in grief and horror at the sight of Gettleaf’s brutal death

The Midskeltonmen quickly took advantage of the distraction, surrounding the treeman, pulling his unrooted trunk to the ground and stomping on his bark. As the final whistle sounded, the crack of breaking wood rang out, and all fell silent as Navy earned their fourth casualty on the day.

The postgame press conference was filled with mixed emotions. The tie preserved the Green Dukes’ chances of earning a bowl game appearance, but Gettleaf’s death cast a somber mood, like a death shroud, over the locker room. After Coach Smithson addressed the scribes, an injured Weatherborn, his bark draped in bandages, limped up to the podium.

“Me want say few word,” he said. “Zephira Gettleaf was elf who fight for treepeople. She was strong as bark, and sweet as sap. Me not be same without her. But me always remember her as my hero. And because me and other treepeople have name her official treeperson, she is not just my hero—she is my … tree-ro.”

Music began to play as Whitebranch and other members of the Duqueswood a capella group, the Ear Sharps, gathered behind him. Rather than singing, however, they were holding strange and magical instruments that crackled with bolts of lightning and played sounds unlike any heard before. (Later they would report that the sounds and the melody of the song were crafted by the legendary elven minstrel mages, Bryn Elfno and Dyvyd Boughy.)

Then, to the horror of all present, Weatherborn began to sing. Many of the scribes, of course, tried to flee, as the songs of tree people have been known to last for weeks and sound about as musical as a piano dropped from a great height onto your head. But Coach Smithson, stood before the door with his hand on a thick wooden cudgel hanging from his belt.

“Come on folks,” he said. “He’s going through something here. It would mean a lot if you could hear him out.”


Click on the image above for a magecast of "Treeroes," Weatherborn’s tribute to Gettleaf

And so it was, we remained and listened to Weatherborn sing. This scribe has seen and heard many a wonder in his time, but if you’d told me I would ever be moved to weep by the song of a treeman, I would have called you mad. Now, as I pen this report through the blur of my tears, ’tis I who must be the madman.

Up next, the Green Dukes will face the UBC Chunderbeards, with a chance to earn the program’s first bowl appearance with a win. They will do so, however, without the services of the injured Weatherborn and a roster reduced to only 6 players. It will take a lot more than a stirring song for Duqueswood to shock the realm and earn a trip to the postseason.
Posted by gettym on March 27
rating 6 2
FUMBBL Brawls 27 March (No draw)
Palette: #6c706f (gray), #776a59 (tan), #e30007 (red), #f2c61d (yellow), #1b4101 (green)



Brawls are a weekly drawn tourney for Competitive Division teams and will be run on the KotH system, meaning the second round pairing will be generated randomly after the first round is complete.

Tourneys Expected to Draw
Low (up to 1400 TV): 0
Mid (from 1405 to 1800 TV): 0
Hi (from 1805 TV up): 0


Teams Short to Draw Next Tourney
Low (up to 1400 TV): 1
Mid (from 1405 to 1800 TV): 1
Hi (from 1805 TV up): 8


Please remember that TV is the deciding factor in which Brawl your team will be a part of and includes missing players! (It is not Current Team Value(CTV)!)

Draws will be made on Wednesday if there are enough participants, usually between 1200-1400 server time. You will receive a PM that you're in the tourney when it starts. Tournament announcements on the official FUMBBL Discord #minors channel. Game announcements will be made in my Leagues Discord, in the Minor Tournament channel.

If you are interested in participating, read here: Group Page and FUMBBL Tournament Rules.

Team may apply on the Brawl Team page.

Please be aware:
Only Competitive Division teams will be accepted.

Prizes
Record on your profile
Random extra MVP

Posted by razmus on March 25
rating 6 1
'Human Teams' League Needs Coach
We are looking for a coach to take part in DLE2020, a long standing league of human teams vs. other human teams. No getting pushed around by stinky orks, or lept over by cheating elves. Skill or Nuffle rules this league. We're not sure which.

We are half-way through Season 4, so this is a great opportunity to get a feel for the league and players you inherit, so you can be ready to know what and who you want to 'draft' when this season is over. (We're 5 games into a 9 game season)

DLE2020 is a league of 20 human teams, using the human roster and full BB2020 rules. It is set up with NFL style conferences, divisions, and play-offs, and it holds a draft before each season begins, to add some new and interesting players into the mix. All teams begin a season around 1700 TV. Not small, and not massive.



Draft League Extraordinare (DLE2020) uses FUMBBL's custom ruleset options, meaning we have custom icons and colors for our teams, and we have several talented icon masters to get your players the armor you think they deserve!



Taking over an existing team, you keep the skilled players they already have, and can keep the team name, city, logo and colors, or you can choose a new Bretonnian city, team name, logo, and icons. Your choice. Make the team look and feel however you want. Check out the cool icons we are currently using.

https://fumbbl.com/p/icons?r=2508

Please contact me if you are interested in joining, and taking over a team.

What makes our league special?

Humans vs. humans.
Custom icons.
A four round draft each season.
Full BB2020 rules with some minor mods.
A 1700 TV Cap. (no team too big)
A 1500 TV floor. (No team too small)
Normal inducements. (A Wizard is 300k & only possible for the underdog)
NO star players.
The ability to trade players and draft picks with your fellow coaches.
At least one halfling on each team.

You have 14 days to play each game in a relaxed atmosphere, and league managers who deal with any scheduling issues in a firm, fair, and friendly matter.

We use the DISCORD chat platform extensively to run the draft, pass information along, and to chat, so please be familiar with DISCORD if you intend to apply.

Thanks for reading!

_M
Posted by The_Murker on March 22
rating 4.5 4
Major Blood Bowl League 7 - Fin de journée 3

(Cliquer sur le bandeau pour accéder au groupe)

- Bonjour Huggy.
- Salut mon gars.
- Le cap de la mi-saison a été passé, on commence à voir se dessiner le tableau final !
- Hé ouais, certains y sont déjà, d'autres luttent encore. Y'a même des équipes qui ont redéfini leurs objectifs de la saison !
- Voyons cela groupe par groupe.


(Note : les matches de journée 4 ne sont PAS relatés dans ce billet, on a même réussi à contrôler Huggy cette fois).



- En conférence NORD, nous avons assisté à 2 matches nuls.
- Effectivement, d'un côté le Mordheim Convent s'est fait surprendre par une équipe des Rising Sun Exiles qui a joué sa chance crânement...
- Les nippons ne sont pas passés loin d'empêcher le touchdown adverse en première mi-temps, mais les sisters se sont appliquées pour mener durant un temps.
- D'un autre côté, les Corsaires de Sartosa et les Dornegans se sont également quittés sur un score de parité.
- Et là également le mieux classé des 2 aurait pu perdre, les gobelins avaient un plan de jeu audacieux.
- Au final des résultats qui arrangent les Evil Stig, qui sont désormais seuls en tête.
- Et ce sont les Horreurs Hurlantes qui ont subi les coups de crampon cette fois.
- Les nécros restent bloqués en bas de classement et auront du mal à remonter, d'autant qu'ils auront quelques absents pour la suite.
- La bataille fera rage jusqu'au bout entre les 4 premiers du classement, avantage pour le moment aux esclavagistes mais les pirates, les sisters et les gobelins restent en embuscade.


RangLogoEquipeCoachVNDTD+TD-C+C-Pts54321
1Evil StigSkarlan2105135124
2Corsaires de SartosaAZALNUBIZAR120327491
3Mordheim ConventVikoow111339170
4Les DornegansBucks111343769
5Horreurs hurlantesCiv92102242448
6Rising Sun ExilesAdibou012351418







- En conférence EST, les Macheurs Smashers ont subi un coup d'arrêt, Huggy.
- Il aura suffit d'un blocage mal assuré et le contre des Quetza Rattlers était enclenché.
- Au classement les lézards dépassent leur adversaire du soir, ils réalisent une belle opération.
- Et comme les Kamyaka Kingdom Keepers avaient battu les Jackal Squadrons en match avancé, ce sont désormais eux qui mènent la danse dans ce groupe.
- Après 2 saisons en demi-teinte, le Royaume de l'Inde a trouvé son rythme et tentera de valider sa première participation au tournoi principal.
- ça passera par un bon résultat face aux orcs noirs, qui n'ont pas l'intention de laisser leur place non plus !
- Exact. Les lézards guettent l'opportunité de reprendre la tête, d'autant qu'ils ont une revanche (physique) à prendre sur les Sotek's Sprinters.
- N'oubliez pas quand même que les Rattlers l'avaient emporté, malgré les coups sur la tête.
- C'est vrai, et en matière de coups, les skinks en ont vu de toutes les couleurs face au Tribute to Revans, qui a enfin relevé la tête.
- Les elfes feront face aux Jackal en journée 4, dans un match qui sent la peur.
- Il se murmure que le coach Alexandref a un plan.
- Pour battre les Reevans ?
- Non, pour aller en Best of the rest, l'emporter, puis la saison prochaine en seconds couteaux, l'emporter, et enfin en saison 9 le tournoi principal.
- C'est du plan à long terme !


RangLogoEquipeCoachVNDTD+TD-C+C-Pts54321
1K. Kingdom KeepersBram2105364122
2Quetza RattlersSharkrudi2015345102
3Macheurs SmashersCyrLeSire2014474100
4Sotek's sprintersMini-Franck111442770
5Tribute to RevansJordel102457449
6 Jackal SquadronsAlexandref0033646-3







- En conférence OUEST, les Firrara Tintori continuent de mener la danse, Huggy.
- Ouais, on pensait que la Thunder Kaos Team allait faire valoir son rang mais ça a fait pssshiiiit.
- Les mercenaires de Tilée auraient sans doute même pu l'emporter s'ils avaient mieux négocié leur temps fort en première mi-temps.
- Z'ont récupéré la balle, mais ils l'ont rendu assez vite aux nains du chaos.
- Avec 122 points, ils sont proches de la qualification, mais il leur reste 2 matches compliqués, notamment le prochain face au Jam Delicacy.
- L'équipe de Khorne était remontée comme un coucou pour la J3, mais malgré de nombreuses sorties en leur faveur, c'est finalement le Central Club Lhamia qui a fait la meilleure impression, en n'étant pas loin de l'emporter à 6 contre 11.
- Les observateurs s'inquiètent de l'éventualité d'un abus de stéroïdes pour les vampires d'ailleurs.
- Bah, ça s'saurait si des équipes prenaient des substances illicites.
- Je ne suis pas sûr. En tout cas, les vampires sont idéalement placés à 2 journées de la fin, une victoire en J4 face aux Sausage Devourers leur permettrait de jouer la qualification ET la première place en journée finale face aux teinturiers.
- Venons-en donc aux mangeurs de saucisses, qui ont tenu en échec le Mutation Azes Hard.
- Comme face au Jam Delicacy, les halflings ne sont pas passés loin d'une victoire, cette fois c'est en défense qu'ils ont craqué leur slipavantage !
- Un side step du bon côté et le 1-0 est conservé ?
- On ne saura jamais...


RangLogoEquipeCoachVNDTD+TD-C+C-Pts54321
1Firrara TintoriBoggo_le_gobbo21053103122
2Central Club LahmiaNorn1205221093
3Thunder Kaos TeamMoute111245568
4Sausage DevourersKirou0213451039
5Mutation Azes HardHely0213431139
6Jam DelicacyLiloo0212315139





- En conférence SUD, le Clan Destin continue à martyriser les défenses adverses, Huggy.
- Après 3 victoires en 3 matches (note de la rédaction : et des résultats favorables par ailleurs), sont déjà qualifiés pour le tournoi principal, une sacrée performance.
- Le Chaotic Offering n'en croyait pas ses yeux : alors qu'ils étaient en surnombre et proches de la ligne adverse, un contre assassin a inversé le résultat.
- Hé ouais ! C'est la marque de fabrique des rats cette saison.
- Pendant ce temps, les dépanneurs ont fait leur entrée dans la compétition en replacement du Harem du Nord.
- Un match très étrang contre Ze Strain si vous voulez mon avis.
- Des occasions ratées de part et d'autre et un match nul qui n'arrange pas grand monde en dehors des rats.
- Ouais voilà.
- Le dernier match a opposé les Bearded Grudgebearers et les Hashut Corrupters.
- ... qui continuent de n'impressionner personne !
- La victoire, certes, mais sans convaincre, une nouvelle fois. J'ai lu le communiqué des propiétaires de l'équipe veulent croire que le jeu viendra après les résultats. Pour le moment ils restent bien placés pour se qualifier.
- T'as vu qu'après 3 journée, y'a 4 équipes qui n'ont pas encore gagné de matches ?
- Beaucoup de matches nuls dans ce groupe effectivement.
- ça va être la loterie cette histoire.
- Les affrontements de journée 4 permettront de clarifier la situation : les Corrupters feront face à Ze Strain tandis que les rats défieront les adorateurs de Slaanesh et que les Slayers et le Offering seront en piste pour une revanche très attendue !


RangLogoEquipeCoachVNDTD+TD-C+C-Pts54321
1Clan DestinSambre3005117154
2Hashut CorruptersDiablange2103141122
3Chaotic OfferingFelix_le021234439
4Ze StrainKayvorn021232439
5Les dépanneursTrollbenton021125639
6Bearded GrudgebearersCaracolito0121410417






- En Minor league, il ne reste plus que les Oranje Sanguins à avoir remporté tous leurs matches.
- Les Seaweed Delicacy ont cédé en J3 face à eux, ainsi que que le Clan Wütend face au Da Kombat Skwad.
- La table 1 opposera donc en J4 les vampires et les orcs, peut être pour s'approcher du couronnement pour le vainqueur, surtout s'il s'agit des vampires !
- Dans la même zone de points que les 2 perdants cités précedemment, les Jabba Beer Sangsues ont fait la bonne opération en l'emportant face au T-chicken Ham.
- Et l'Athletic Vizeaya les a imité contre le Ksar'Par Sphinx.
- Enfin, dernière équipe à avoir une (mince) chance de remporter la division mineure, les Fanatical Killers ont fait chuter les Egyptian Mamluks.
- Les Mekanik Giants et le Foul'ympic des égoûts se replacent en seconde partie de tableau.
- Le Bataillon Hidalgo, lui, redescend, mais reste un peu devant des Los Angeles Gym Rats qui ont décidé de se séparer de leur coach, faute de résultats. A suivre...

RangLogoEquipeCoachVNDTD+TD-C+C-PtsProgression
1Oranje SanguinsNorn30062116791
2Da Kombat SkwadDiablange21051112642
3Seaweed Delicacyliloo2020201628554-2
4Jabba Beer SangsuesSharkrudi2015257531
5Athletic VizeayaFatfellow2014326512
6Clan WütendSambre2012231450-3
7Fanatical KillersAZALNUBIZAR11122102354
8Mekanik GiantsLonGusBarbe1022372244
9T-chicken HamCaracolito102247623-3
10Foul'ympic des égoûtsBabinto1022436233
11Khsar'par SphinxMuaddib102255622-3
12Egyptian MamluksSlane021234319-3
13Bataillon HidalgoTakeTheRedPill021231819-3
14Los Angeles Gym RatsKingShroomy0031704-60




Comme de coutume, Le classement FIFA a été mis à jour en parallèle de cet article. Les faits marquants de cette semaine :
- Malgré un niveau de jeu indigent, les Hashut Corrupters s'emparent de la première place au classement général.
- Les Tribute to Revans réalisent la plus grosse progression au classement, en bondissant de 10 places ! (16èmes).
- Côté descente ce sont les T-Chicken Ham qui font la plus mauvaise opération de la journée en perdant 7 places (31èmes).
Posted by Diablange on March 20
rating 6 0
XFL - ROUND TWO



XFL - CYCLE TWO

Chaos Renegades
Dark Elf
Undead
Norse


Tournament draw starts
22.00pm server time
Wednesday 3rd April


Any Competitive team in any of the selected races can apply Here.

This will be 4 seperate tournaments, one for each race. You may only enter one team per race, any duplicatiuons will be removed.

Prizes

The prize for winning an XFL is a random MVP and a free lineman! (Or the most common player on the roster). To collect your free lineman, contact an Admin.
Record on your profile

Posted by Valen on March 20
rating 6 2
SCBBL Season 2, Week 1: Sludge River Shamblers
"Good morning, sportsfans! Sit down in your favourite La-Z Squig reclining armchair, grab yourself a McMurty's Squig Breakfast and an ice-cold bottle of Bloodweiser and get ready for the greatest game in the world- Blood Bowl! As ever, I'm Jim Johnson..."

"...and I'm Bob Bifford. Say, Jim, you're pretty perky today- did your lucky number come up on the lottery or something?"

"Sadly not. I'm just excited because the Salty Cod Blood Bowl League has returned to action!"

"My number didn't come up on the lottery either, Jim."

"I assume that's because the number doesn't go up to sixty-nine?"

"Hurrr, hurrr, hurrr."

"I'd sigh, but I don't breathe. Back to the SCBBL, last night's opening games saw the Orc team Athens Turns Green defeat the High Elf team Tippy Toes by two touchdowns to one and the Bradford Bulls Chaos Dwarves defeat the Nuln Sewerclaws Skaven one-nil."

"Any standout performances or particularly grisly injuries to report?"

"Nar Dorfgor scored both his team's touchdowns for the Orcs, but otherwise no. The Bradford / Nuln game was a particularly dour affair- which incidentally you can catch the highlights of on Blood Bowl Game Pass, hint hint."

"Ugh, I hate it when one team gets too cage-y- it takes all the fun out of the game!"

"Well, Bob, it seems that loss really fired up the Ratmen because in this morning's game they absolutely thrashed the Nurgle-worshipping Sludge River Shamblers by a score of four to nil!"

"Talk about comeback kids."

"Indeed, the unlucky Shamblers were barely in it- they were three touchdowns down by half-time!"

"Not good."

"Oddly, when questioned post match about his team's performance the coach of the Shamblers didn't seem to be all that worried."

"No?"

"No indeed. In fact, he quoted an ancient Khemrian poem instead- it mattereth not/ who won or lost/ but how thou broughtst the pain."

"One of my favourites."

"I never knew you liked poetry, Bob?"

"I don't- I just like bringing pain."

"On that note, stay tuned for more SCBBL action in the coming weeks. I've been Jim Johnson..."

"...and I've been Bob Bifford."

"Ta-ta!"
Posted by JohannVonDarkheim on March 20
rating 0 2
Bounty Bowl III NAF tournament Toledo Ohio May 18th.
Are you tired of the same old format for NAF tournaments?

Do you want a new challenge, to build a roster that rewards you for your creativity?

Do you also want to headhunter your opposition’s players, and get rewarded when you do it well?

Do you want to be able to hire any star? Or if you face a star, do you want to be able to kick him in the teeth when he is down (the refs will look the other way more often)?

Then Bounty Bowl III is for you!!!

Rosters are tiered; however, you can build them any way you want within the budget constraints.

Why would it be called a Bounty Bowl if you didn’t get to head hunt!?! Each game you and your opponent will have a Bounty placed upon their head. If the Bounty player scores, they will earn a Bounty point, and each time you injure your opponent’s bounty player you get a point as well!

If your opponent has a star player the ref will look the other way if you foul him/her (you get sneaky git fouling star players). Also, if that player happens to be a “Mega Star” then you fouling player is counted as having dirty player too when fouling that Mega Star.

Finally, do you want to earn points for the GLAM tournament scene? Well, you’re in luck, we are a GLAM tournament, and you’ll get your credit there too!

So, if you’re looking for 4 fun games of blood bowl, in Toledo Ohio, May the 18th, then either email Michael Coon (frozenflame) at emerald.blade@gmail.com or hit me up at the Bounty Bowl facebook page to preregister. 20 USD if you preregister by MAY 1st, 30 USD after May 1st. https://member.thenaf.net/index.php?module=NAF&type=tournaments&func=view&id=8257

Also, we will be holding a charity auction, benefiting the V foundation, for cancer research.

See you there!




Posted by spinball on March 20
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Rumbles STATS! (Applications OPEN, 24/7)
After discovering this page that, amazingly, still works, it felt right to honour whoever made that ancient code by doing another deep dive into the Rumbles Meta, arguably one of the most enduring and competitive environment in all of FUMBBL.

Some regulars have been around since the very beginning, and some have risen to the top in a very short span.

Here's the breakdown of winning teams, by roster:

RosterWinsAttendanceWinrate
Orc8987310,19%
Dwarf717629,32%
Shambling Undead6962810,99%
Amazon495009,80%
Chaos Dwarf364527,96%
Norse275255,14%
Human264985,22%
Lizardmen243736,43%
Tomb KIngs243626,63%
Skaven234974,63%
Necromantic Horror223845,73%
Wood Elf194264,46%
Dark Elf174903,47%
Chaos Chosen132784,68%
Elven Union112234,93%
Snotling8948,51%
Ogre81864,30%
High Elf72842,46%
Underworld Denizens71644,27%
Vampire61953,08%
Chaos Renegade61623,70%
Nurgle52022,48%
Old World Alliance3565,36%
Black Orc2593,39%
Goblin21711,17%
Slann21161,72%
Halfling12240,45%
Khorne1551,82%
Imperial Nobility0530,00%


EDIT: thanks to Christer we got rough attendance numbers and subsequently a winrate column. It's not 100% accurate, because of reasons, and so it's not a prime candidate to be kept up to date. The rest of the blog post could see updates in the future.

The first 4 rosters almost make up half of the wins, and there's still one team that frustrates all attempts: Nobility! Soon to be joined by Gnomes? Maybe they'll turn out OP enough to assert dominance on the Rumbles.

What about the most succesful coaches?

CoachWins
geggster 24
cdassak 18
Storr 18
Java 16
Brainsaw 15
PurpleChest 13
vaclav 13
Flix 12
Jeguan 11
BattleLore 10
Tricktickler 8


Listing just 11 because of reasons, but you'll be surprised to know that 258 coaches have won at least one of the 577 completed rumbles. Yes, I'm told RRR582 has almost been completed and kicks have gone to the Orcs, but that has yet to be uploaded, so enjoy the sneak peek from the future.

Where's the variety, people grumble. Anyone can get a win with Orcs! And, of course, it was supposedly super easy to rack up wins with Snotlings in the Star Era, but what about the junkies hunting for that elusive Goblin win and suchlike?

CoachRosters
geggster20
cdassak18
Storr16
Java15
vaclav13
Flix12
PurpleChest11
Jeguan10
Brainsaw7
Melmoth7
Rijssiej7


No big changes or surprises at the top there. Some coaches drop out of view, some rise due to more diverse picks.

But Java, I hear you say, you said there's been 577 completed rumbles so far, and that the last one is RRR582, does that mean there are 5 ongoing rumbles that predate RRR582? Well, my imaginary friend, that isn't the case if you care enough to check. The truth is much more misterious and shrouded in the mists of time. You see, way back in 2011, when the Rumbles were still being numbered with Roman numerals (as it is proper and good for any numbered competition!) a few were apparently skipped.

In fact, RRR184 to RRR188 do not appear in the record. Razmus puts forth the case that CLXXXIII (183) was followed by CLXXXIX (189) instead of CLXXXIV (184) and nobody noticed, or if they did, they didn't think it right to go back and rename everything. Christer suggested to check the dates of the finals, and as predicted, the finals of RRR182 and RRR183 were followed shortly after by the finals of RRR189 and RRR190. The alternate hypothesis that the "ghost rumbles" happened and were lost in the databse isn't supported by the timeline.

Therefore every Rumble since then has had a number that is 5 higher than what would be correct. RRR600, the centennial rumble with unlimited size and open only to previous RRR winning coaches, will actually be the 595th! Ouch! Unless...

We could have 5 LEAP RUMBLES to correct the mistake!

They could be called just that, Leap Rumble 1 to 5, or have the original Roman numeral as a throwback, or a combination of the above. And they could be as any other rumble. Or they could have a special gimmick. Since we are getting a fifth stunty roster, we could have each one of them open only to teams of that one particular roster. Or they could be, as an exception, allowing Star Players again, for a limited time. Plenty of options.

Why are you trying to make me wear that long-sleeved shirt with leather straps? Not sure it's my fit TBH.

Royal Rookie Rumbles
If you are interested in joining, read here: Rules
and then apply here: Application

Only teams from the Competitive division with 0 games played will be accepted.

Every coach is welcome but the "Rookie" in Royal Rookie Rumble refers to the teams, not necessarily to the coaches!

INDUCING STAR PLAYERS IS DISALLOWED IN RRR GAMES!

Prizes: Winner gets 100,000 gold pieces and a record on the coach profile.
Posted by Java on March 20
rating 6 10