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Monday, February 9, 2015

Dog Bowl III - Wrap-up



Dog Bowl III is in the books and once again the Frozen Flames took down the title!  It was a day of Halfling murdering the competition, Snotlings flying through the air on their way to the end zone, and a veteran Chaos Pact team flexing some muscle.  A crazy mix of underdog teams and some big boys duked it out in three rounds of total action.

Siggyllama again lead his Flames to a Dog Bowl Title.  The only coach to take home a second place finish at any Dog Bowl did it again.  It has been suggested 2nd place be called the Butt-Sniffer Award, I think we should let Delevus decide that.  After all it seems he owns the award.  Ending Flyingdingle’s two year reign as the top scorer, The Greyhound this year went to BigStrayCat and his touchdown happy Ogre team.  The Junkyard Dog of this year where the foul happy Halflings lead by Valdric.  Fejwe took home the Hind Dog Award this year.

Dog Bowl I and II Champs met round 1 (random)


The race breakdown for this tourney was:
3.  Slann
2.  Human
2.  Chaos Pact
1.  Undead
1.  Dwarf
1.  Vampire
1.  Khemri
1.  Halfling
1.  Ogre
1.  Skinks (Lizard Stunty)

The next tournament in the Great Lakes Region is Stupor Bowl at Adepticon in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Dog Bowl History

Dog Bowl III is this Saturday!

Let's look back on the past three tournaments to get some statics and records for Kalamazoo Ultimate Blood Bowl League tournaments.

Winners:
Special "K" Cup I:  Beaux
Special "K" Cup II:  Delevus
Dog Bowl I:  RowdyKatie
Dog Bowl II:  Siggyllama

Runners Up:
Special "K" Cup I:  Falcon
Special "K" Cup II:  Flyingdingle
Dog Bowl I:  Delevus
Dog Bowl II:  Delevus

Most Touchdowns:
Special "K" Cup I:  Delevus
Special "K" Cup II:  Falcon
Dog Bowl I:  Flyingdingle
Dog Bowl II:  Flyingdingle

Most Casualties:
Special "K" Cup I:  Randroid
Special "K" Cup II:  DarkOrk20
Dog Bowl I:  DarkOrk20
Dog Bowl II:  Rougethirteen

Wooden Bowl/Hind Dog (last place):
Special "K" Cup I:  Richlelieu
Special "K" Cup II:  Valdric
Dog Bowl I:  Valdric
Dog Bowl II:  Lycanthrope 

Four tournaments have been hosted by the KUBBL and we're still waiting for a back-to-back Champ or even a repeat Champ for that matter.

Beaux, Delevus, RowdyKatie, or Siggyllama; will one of them win it again?  Or is this year's champion going to be a first timer too? 

We're looking forward to Dog Bowl III!  See you at Marmalade Dog!

Monday, January 19, 2015

Dog Bowl III - February 7, 2015



Dog Bowl III is coming up!  Can Coach Siggyllama repeat?  Will past winners return to glory?  Will someone new show dominance?  Most importantly, will you be there?  Check out the rules and information below.  Click the links for more information, be there!



When: February 7th, 2015

Cost:   $15 is the entrance fee for the convention, there is no fee for the tournament!
           
Registration:  9:00am Michigan

Things to Bring:
Your Painted Team
2 copies of your team’s roster
Blood Bowl Board, dugouts, and templates – if you have them.
Copy of the LRB 6.0/C.R.P. (Available to download from GamesWorkshop Site)
The three new races (Chaos Pact, Slann, and Underworld) are allowed

Tournament Rules:
3 Games of Swiss Pairing, first round is randomly paired

Build Rules, Underdog teams have been given special treatment.  Everyone knows that certain breeds are just inherently better so favor is being shown to the lesser breeds:
 
Level 1:  $1,000,000 to build a team of at least 11 players.  Four single roll skills and one double roll skill may be given. No player can be given more than one skill.
Level 2:  $1,100,000 to build a team of at least 11 players.  Six single roll skills and two double roll skills may be given. No player can be given more than one skill.
Level 3:  $1,200,000 to build a team of at least 11 players.  Eight single roll skills and four double roll skills may be given. No player can be given more than two skills.

Level 1 Teams:  Undead, Necromantic, Dwarf, Chaos Dwarf, Wood Elf, Dark Elf, High Elf, Pro Elf, Norse, Amazon, Orc, Skaven, Lizardmen, Chaos
Level 2 Teams:  Human, Khemri, Vampire, Slann, Chaos Pact, Underworld, Nurgle
Level 3 Teams:  Halfling, Ogre, Goblin, all other stunty teams

Weather decided by top table - 7 on the kick-off table becomes:

Marmalade Dog - The Marmalade Dog runs onto the pitch.  Each coach rolls a d6 plus fame, the team with the highest score calls the Marmalade Dog to attack the opponents, roll a d6 for EACH player on the opposing team.  On a 6, that player falls.  Roll on the player’s armor with the Claw modifier.  If the armor breaks roll on the injury table.  These casualties count!  If a 1 is rolled for any player, the dog is distracted by a Big Moot Sandwich in the crowd and ends the event. On a 2, 3, 4, and 5 nothing happens

Apothecaries work on a 3+ and will result in the player remaining on the pitch in the stunned position.  Apothecaries cannot be used on Star Players

Tournament will be a resurrection style tournament. So any injuries your team suffers will not
carry over to the next game, and any SPPs earned will also be erased.

Final rankings will be based on total tournament points.  Tie breakers will be decided by the TO.

No skills can be given to Star Players

Stunty Bonus: All stunty teams get an agility boost in addition to their tv.  The boost can be given to any player.  Stunty teams are Ogres, Goblins, Halflings, Underworld without Skaven, and Lizardmen without Saurus. 

Allowed Inducements:
Bloodweiser Babes
Bribes
Extra Team Training
Igors
Master Chef
Star Players (from C.R.P.)
Wandering Apothecaries

Inducements NOT allowed:
Wizards
Special Play Cards
Mercenaries
Journeymen

Scoring:
Tournament points
Win = 60 pts
Tie = 30 pts
Loss = 10 pts

Bonuses
Kept it close (lost by 1): 2pts
1 more CAS then the opponent: 2 pts
2 more CAS then the opponent: 5pts
Won by 2 or more TDs: 2pts
Won by 3 or more TDs: 5pts
The Murder Mitten:  All Casualties Count, if you cause the armor/injury roll your team gets the credit for the casualty. 



Additional Rules:


Painting:
Paint your team. No bonus points, no penalties, just do it.

Sportsmanship:
Be a good sport. No bonus points, no penalties, just do it.

NAF:
This is a NAF tournament. If you’re not a NAF member, bring $10 for a membership and dice.

Awards:
Best in Show (First Place)
Second Place
Junkyard Dog (most casualties)
Greyhound (most TD’s)
Hind Dog

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Underworld Cup - The Rule of Matie Reveiw



Oh man, what a weekend.  “The Rule of Matie” was a wonderful two day, five round tournament hosted by Flyingdingle (and Mrs. Flyingdingle) and run by Flyingdingle and Falcon.  The weekend began with some school yard style team picking.  Those lead by Valdric were given their flannels and the team lead by Rowdy Katie sported their team brassieres.

By the end of round one, team flannel was starting out with a substantial lead.  By the end of round three they had more points than team Rowdy would tally all weekend.  The team competition was set but the individual honors were up in the air until the very end.  The weekend and tournament was won by Krannix and his chaos team.  Second place went to DarkOrk20 and his norse.  The chaos dwarfs lead by Beaux.  The remainder of the results can be found here.

An extremely interesting rule set made for many different styles of builds.  Next year the story will advance and we’re all looking forward to it.

The next tournament coming up is Jingle Bowl.  Make sure to check it out.

Friday, October 31, 2014

Underworld Cup - The Rule of Matie Preview

What do you get when you have a "giant two-headed transvestite Ettin" answering a call to rid the underworld of a 'roided up dwarf?  An epic battle culminating in death by jimmy kick and a celebratory Blood Bowl tournament!

The Underworld Cup 2014 is a two-day, five round event (with an unusual build and rule set) that is the longest running BB tournament in the US... I think.  The rules, information, and fluff for this awesome event can be found here

The 1.05 initial build and progressive team build up make for a plethora of race and roster choices.  Many, many hours of time have been wasted in pursuit of the perfect build.   Competitive, scoring based, casualty based, zany, dirty; a build can be made for any style of play you want.  Personally, I've built every race in all of those styles and still don't know for sure what I'm bringing for sure.  I've tried to base my past builds for competitive or casualty styles in the past yet nothing turns out how I imagine it will.  So for this tournament I've decided to... what have I decided?.. nothing... we'll see in a few days.

There are 24 playable teams in a NAF sanctioned tournament  I numbered them randomly 1-24.  I'll let fate decide which race I'll play.  This should be fun!