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Title: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: Chase on February 19, 2013, 05:06:36 PM

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Battleground is teaming up with the guys from DorkaMorka in an effort to increase Blood Bowl awareness in the area.

A couple Sunday's from now they'll be hosting a demo day in an effort to show interested people what it's all about.

Format: Demo Day - Just show up with an open mind, ready to learn!
Date: March 3rd, 2013 a Sunday
Time: 3:00pm
Entrance Fee: FREE!


Blood Bowl is the game of fantasy football. Throughout the Old World and beyond, teams of fearless warriors - known as Blood Bowl players - face each other on ritualised battlefields known as pitches. Their aim is to score as many touchdowns as possible in the time allowed. To score a touchdown a player must move an inflated pig's bladder - also known as a 'ball' - into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be moved around the field in many ways from being kicked, carried thrown or even held by a thrown player! The opposing team will be trying to gain possession of the ball as well. They can do this by intercepting a ball from a throw, picking up the ball if it has become 'loose' or the far more frequent method of attacking the ball carrier! Over the years this hasn't stopped teams using this rule rather loosely, and many a player's armour is covered in sharp protruding spikes with blades and large knuckle-dusters attached to their gauntlets. The history of Blood Bowl is littered with the illegal use of weapons.

If you like the idea of becoming a coach in the most brutal sports game, with a team of hardened warriors and loyal cheerleaders, then Blood Bowl is for you.


If you're interested in scoping out the game before March 3rd, here are a couple resources you might like to check out.

Blood Bowl's wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Bowl)

Blood Bowl Rulebook (http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1310002_BB_Complete_Blood_Bowl_Rulebook.pdf)

Blood Bowl team image gallery (https://www.google.com/search?q=blood+bowl+teams&hl=en&tbo=d&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS469US469&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=EukjUarsDtKx0AHF-YHICw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1454&bih=704)

"Official" Blood Bowl forum (http://forum.bloodbowl-game.com/)

DorkaMorka's Blood Bowl forum (http://www.dorkamorka.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=30&sid=a06ead49647d70ba8123e1e70df9cb38)

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: nick_nameless on February 19, 2013, 05:21:45 PM

Chase, thanks so much for posting this up!

Folks who are interested in learning, a few of us from DorkaMorka will be on hand with a selection of teams to try out and some demonstration of how the game works.

We are looking forward to meeting some new folks and finding some new coaches for gaming. 

Peace,
Jim

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: Mad Dok Rob on February 19, 2013, 05:51:40 PM

Darn, I have to miss this since I am going skiing.  That is really too bad.

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: Ian Mulligan on February 19, 2013, 07:44:34 PM

If anyone who goes to this really ends up enjoying the game (and really, you should since it is AWESOME), there is also a tournament scheduled March 9th in Abington!

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: nick_nameless on February 20, 2013, 01:42:34 AM

Quote from: Mad Dok Robert on February 19, 2013, 05:51:40 PM

Darn, I have to miss this since I am going skiing.  That is really too bad.

If you would like to learn to play, PM me and I will set something up with you.  I have teams to spare.

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: Benjamin on February 20, 2013, 08:01:54 AM

I am very glad this is happening. For me, Blood Bowl was love at first sight.

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: nick_nameless on February 20, 2013, 10:28:51 AM

Quote from: Benjamin on February 20, 2013, 08:01:54 AM

I am very glad this is happening. For me, Blood Bowl was love at first sight.

Glad to hear it!

FYI, I told Chase that if we can get enough interested parties that I will step in and help run a league out of Plainville.  Tell two friends to tell two friends :D

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: Matt B on February 20, 2013, 04:01:59 PM

 I'm a huge BB fan and haven't been able to play seriously in years. I told Chase where I came from we had 32 coaches ( 32!!!! ) and played a full NFL season with playoffs and all. Come on Plainville players lets do this. I'll bring my copy and teams so theres something going in Plainville as well on the 3rd, probably around noon.

 A store league is the way to go. I'm happy to play a couple one-off games to help teach but you have to get your face "bloody" at some point.

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: Ian Mulligan on February 26, 2013, 12:07:40 PM

I'm planning on heading down to demo day with my Necromantics! Can't wait!

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: nick_nameless on February 27, 2013, 02:14:05 PM

Awesome, Ian.

I will have a hoard of painted teams and hopefully 3-4 of my DorkaMorka brethren in tow to help give some demo games.

Should be a fun time :)

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: SmokinBoots on February 28, 2013, 10:11:00 AM

Aww, man.  I've been playing the Blood Bowl videogame a lot the past week, and I've been really wanting to play the tabletop version; leave it to Battlegrounds to read my mind.

Hopefully I'll be able to put together a handful of sufficiently distinct Tomb King models to sub in for the actual player models I hope to eventually custom build.

I'm thinking...Warriors for Skeletons, Tomb Guard for Mummies, and Tomb Princes for Blitz-Ras?

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: Benjamin on March 03, 2013, 03:31:54 AM

A reminder, this is happening today at 3 PM.

Perfect Blood Bowl weather.

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: Ian Mulligan on March 03, 2013, 08:45:05 PM

It was great meeting a few new coaches. Thanks!

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: nick_nameless on March 03, 2013, 10:24:11 PM

Thanks to those that came down to support this, and to Matt B for helping with some teaching games.

I hope to do this again in a few weeks.  If people have interest, please let me know.

Title: Re: [Plainville MA] Blood Bowl Demo Day - 3/3
Post by: Ian Mulligan on March 03, 2013, 10:26:56 PM

I am always interested.