THE Blood Bowl, Who's going and what to take?

Trambi · Post by **Trambi** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 12:49 am

Still don't have our tickets. I hope that the Longshot credit card work fine.

gallowin · Post by **gallowin** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 4:50 am

McDeth wrote:Arrived Yesterday morning. It doesn't say anything about a restriction to 1 Star Player.

That's a crock! I emailed GW UK and referenced my order number. MO Troll said that they would be sent out sometime early January. Maybe he meant just the international.

Getting the packet weeks before anyone else must be home field advantage!

gallowin · Post by **gallowin** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 4:53 am

Burning question: does the packet indicate whether Star Players are full price or free boot price? Makes a difference in figuring out the tourney team.

firebreather · Post by **firebreather** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 9:03 am

star players are full price, not freebotters

DaFrenchCoach · Post by **DaFrenchCoach** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 9:05 am

Trambi: you don't have to be worried. I bought enough minis in UK to say the delay should be sometimes a little bit longer (I guess GW will send them via airmail... not surface mail, I hope!).

EDIT: back on the topic, I think I will play lizzies... Rough, agile, I like them. But I'm also very tempted in playing Orcs... For a lot of reasons

including Varag ones

The main problem with lizzies is when you can't play their running game... whereas humans or other teams should play a pass strategy, you can't. I also have some problems with running my defence (I used to play a deep defence). ANd just a last note about Lizardmen: I'm nearly sure the Key isn't the ST4 of Sauruses, but the combo MA8, dodge and stunty of skink. I still appreciate to see the face of my opponent when 4 skinks are in his part of the pitch... the ball protected by a small cage of saurus...

Post by **Thadrin** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:02 am

I think what pople should remember is that you are constructing a team for a series of one off games, not for a campaign. THAT is why stars will cost full price.

I'm feeling fine about not having me ticket, despite my paranoia, because I checked my bankslips and GW took what looks like it should be about 40 quid (dependant on exchange rate, not sure what it was exactly then. Gone down a bit now dammit.) from my account the next monday.

Post by **Thadrin** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 12:31 pm

MY TICKET DROPPED THROUGH THE DOOR TEN MINUTES AGO.

Note to all hopefuls: There's a card we have to return to show we're still up for coming. ANy tickets not "claimed" by valentines day will be resold or something like that! Lose not hope Darkson!

Fondu77 · Post by **Fondu77** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:04 pm

still waiting littal frenchie....

Relborn · Post by **Relborn** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:13 pm

My tickets arrived just this morning (here in germany) - so there is good hope for all who live abroad.

To clear things out: you can only buy ONE Starplayer for the FULL price ... Base scenario is 1.000.000 gc

I think we will see quite a few Griff Oberwalds again .. *sigh*

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:17 pm

Bum, still not got my ticket here in UK so you people abroad need not worry yet, bit peeved that they got sent out to germany and sweeden, yet i still am lacking.

One star player puts a ruin to my plans, sure its a pain to lots of goblin coaches as well :/

Relborn · Post by **Relborn** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:26 pm

Thats mysterious Grumbledook ...

BTW did the Skaven mini arrive ? I have sent it to you long before christmass ... haven't heard anything from you since then.

Personally I would have prefered no star players at all, but hey that's a thing GW can't really consider - right

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:28 pm

hmm no sign of the skaven minature, bum didn't know you had sent it :/

something up with the postal service me thinks, he will propably have ended up wandering the sewers, thats really annoying!

Thanks for sending it though, i just hope he turns up at some point.

Relborn · Post by **Relborn** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:30 pm

should have been a surprise for christmass ... well I hope it turns up still this year

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:31 pm

Stitched up my devious Chaos roster. Anybody fancy Borak/Ripper Bolgrot/Thrud?

I think we'll see less variation now, which is probably a bad thing. With just one star, certain races are almost no brainers. I think I'm still gonna go with Chaos, and I expect the vast majority of Chaos rosters will be very similar to what I'm thinking of.

I may yet just take my Res. Undead line-up though.

And if I was playing Humans, I'd take Zug above Griff. Probably.

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:33 pm

Grumble, are you sure you've been using the right address?