![]() ![]() I created a PDF rosterbook containing all 29 different races that participated in the tournament. I’ll discuss the most popular races, and leave the rest for the interested reader. Check my Github for the technical stuff (R/Python web scraping and visualization of FUMBBL data). This blog post’s main goal is to share the analysis results. The rulepack for the Road to Malta can be found here. The Online Tournament used the exact same ruleset as the Eurobowl itself, and the Rulepack for the 2023 World cup is highly similar. A few months before Eurobowl 2022, the Nuffle Amorical Football (NAF) organized an online Tournament “Road to Malta” on FUMBBL to warm up to this event. To get an impression check this vid on Youtube. Last November, Eurobowl took place in Malta. The 2022 Road to Malta Online NAF tournament So let’s check out what the pro’s are using! Bad roster choices will put you at a disadvantage even before the actual game has started. It turns out that the World Cup is pretty similar to the Eurobowl ruleset, so we can learn from the Eurobowl rosters to prepare for the World Cup. This describes which teams are allowed, how much gold coaches have to buy players, and how much skills can be allotted to players to improve their ball handling, or ability to knock other players down. This year the World Cup is hosted by Spain, and at least as many coaches are expected in Alicante to battle it out.īlood Bowl tournaments typically come with a “Rule pack”. With the ultimate tournament of course being the World Cup! The previous World Cup was held in 2019 in Dornbirn, Austria, and attracted 1400 coaches. So the cool thing of Blood Bowl is that it has a highly competitive Tournament scene. To get an estimate of the player base: a popular Blood Bowl channel on Youtube called “Bonehead podcast” currently has some 16K subscribers. ![]() See my previous blog posts on Blood Bowl for more background and stats. It is set in the Warhammer universe, with teams populated by Orcs, Dwarves, Elves etc. For the uninitiated: In my spare time I like to play Blood Bowl, a chess-like board game where two teams play a match of fantasy football. Nevertheless, simply throwing players isolated downfield like NFL receivers will not pay dividends in Blood Bowl as your opponent will very likely maim them before the ball ever arrives, so you will still need to follow some principles of screening and careful positioning so that they have a chance to safely receive the ball.Yet another Blood Bowl post! This one is to warm up to the upcoming World Cup, analyzing variation in Roster choices by top coaches. Starting out, you will not have enough Catchers to really exploit this, but any of your team can be a catcher when the situation calls. On offense, Union does have a legitimate passing attack, with very high percentage success on the thrower-to-catcher connection, and the catcher's Nerves Of Steel allows them to snag the ball even in traffic. As your team develops, you will be able to build some very effective long-range ball-hawks and can be more aggressive in trying to pressurize opponents, particularly at kick-off, where a deep kick can really cause slower and less agile opponents to struggle. You will need to play patiently and try and frustrate your opponent by limiting their block and blitz targets while waiting for a mistake. ![]() On defense, your default approach will be the double-column screen. You cannot go toe-to-toe with opponents and must master the art of dodging away from them, both on offense and defense, to keep your players safe and mobile. After all your spending you have 25k left over, which lets you add two additional Dedicated Fans and will be very helpful for your subsequent development.Įlven Union is the classic low-armor, high-agility team. One upside of this roster is that you can start with 3 Team Re-rolls, which is more than most other Elven teams can manage. These lightly-armored but agile players will have to do the grunt work of screening and shielding your playmakers. In time you will want as many Catchers as you can, as they have enormous development potential. This build only finds room for one Thrower and one Catcher. These two will be your workhorses and can pretty much do it all. Block is an enormously important skill for all players, especially when starting out, while Sidestep will provide positional value again and again. The two most important players are the Blitzers. Union has many expensive positionals, which means your starting lineups will have to forego some players you will definitely want down the line. ![]()
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