This allows me to take Leader as a Primary skill on one, which ensures I start with 2 rerolls even before the Cookpot, and On The Ball on the other. I’m gonna take both solely because of their Passing skill access. The Hefties are often not taken at all by Halfling coaches – they’re more expensive and can’t be thrown, so despite their better armour and Fend skill, most prefer to just spend the extra cash on another regular Fling. It also makes them more of a defensive threat too, which is no bad thing. 3–dice blocks with the Block skill are very good, and I’m going to be relying on those guys to do some damage in the early turns before they inevitably get rooted. Taking Block on both trees is a no-brainer. The rulespack for the Backbreaker puts Halflings firmly in Tier 3 (of 3), which means I’ll have the usual 1150k gold to spend, plus 5 primary skills, 2 secondary skills, and space for a single star. The worst that can happen is I get completely stomped, but have some fun throwing some flings around. So to actually answer the question – I’m taking Halflings because they’re a reliable laugh, and because I’m eyeing up the “Best Stunty” award for the tournament. Halflings also have access to some of the best Stars around, with Deeproot Strongbranch a particular highlight. They’re also cheap as chips, so it’s not hard to keep a big bench. Halflings are flimsy, but can all dodge anywhere on a 3+, and the catcher positionals improve their throw teammate odds further. They can also throw teammates on a 2+, provided there are no tackle zones to deal with. Treemen can reliably do 3-dice blocks, and don’t have loner, making them less likely to turnover then trolls. While certainly not the highest performing (that’d probably be Snotlings), it’s probably the most reliable of the bunch, especially in its current incarnation – lacking the self-destructive capacity of Goblin secret weapons, or the excessive nega-traits of Ogres. If there’s such a thing as an entry-level Stunty team, it’s Halflings. No, seriously, why the hell are you taking Halflings? My favourite? Why, it’s Halflings of course. They have all the same drawbacks as Snotling teams, but none of the fun tricks and special rules. Each stunty team has their strengths and weaknesses. There’s something freeing about playing a team where many plays are equally unlikely to work, so you might as well just do the silly but hilarious thing. This began my love affair with stunty teams, and I now have at least one of each of them. Playing Gobbos, or any stunty team, teaches you a lot of basic information about good play – learning how to screen and cage, how to prioritise targets, weigh risks, avoid basing up, and to play for the ball rather than the kill. But I don’t regret my masochistic team choice at all, in fact I think I learned more in that one season playing Gobbos than I would have had I picked Elves or Dwarfs. Lost every game, including one against Skaven where I lost 0-5, except for one solitary game where I played against an Orc coach who was somehow even less knowledgeable than I was. My first ever BB league, I played Goblins. Which of my highly competitive teams will I be taking, you may be wondering? Will it be the rock solid Chaos Dwarfs, new kids on the block Imperial Nobles, or maybe even the bouncy yet sub-optimal fun of Slann? Nope, Halflings. When you only have 11-20 models to paint, it’s easy to justify getting just “one more” team.Īnyway, all of that preamble is the short way of saying I have like a dozen teams I need to finish, and a tournament coming up in a few weeks (The Backbreaker Cup, organised with the help of our very own King_Ghidra). Hell, those with the shed space are probably working on their own elaborate stadium. In reality it’s only a matter of time before every Bowler is sitting on a pile of unpainted teams, star players, team markers, and sideline staff. At least, that’s what we tell newbies, it helps get them in the door. No giant units to batch paint, no gigantic centrepiece models to painstakingly prepare, no reams of sourcebooks or hours of list building. Blood Bowl is such an accessible, manageable hobby pursuit.
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