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January 19th, 2012
Good evening sports fans,
Well it has been a very crazy holiday break but we have all managed to get back into the swing of things, well almost. Now it has come to my attention that the HDWSBBL Press office has been rather relaxed as of late, but fear not, a highly trained motivator is whipping them into shape (and he uses a cat-o-nine tails…)
So coming up in the next few hours, days and weeks, expect a full 30 match review of the Tutsbone Jackals and the Wee Tree Fellows, re-cap of the last two weeks of matches (the janitor has been working nights and double shifts, his wife needs treating) and a kick up the bum to all our bloggers to bring you new and exciting news.
But it has not all been bad. Fans of the previous year may remember head coach Kai of the Teotigua Predators, well after Gerhard has gone MIA of late, Kai has sprung into action and not a moment too soon! He has already placed his predictions to the final rankings and let me tell you they are certainly very interesting indeed. So why are you still reading me rambling on? Head over to his blog now at: http://network.hdwsbbl.co.uk/kaiskorner/
Hopefully the slight spanner in the press office is almost unstuck and the office will be pumping out news reels faster than you can say “What ogre?” But what do you think of the league so far? Do you have anything you would like to say? Then leave a comment and good old Bob Fortune will get back to you. But until the next time folks, keep watching those stars! The players in the KO box sure will!
- Bob Fortune (HDWSBBL Press Office Editor)
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January 11th, 2012
Merry Be-lated Christmas and Happy New Year from the HDWSBBL team, we all hope our coaches had a refreshing and enjoyable time off and are now ready to resume total carnage!
We are now in the last stages of the league and enter the cross conference matches, something which a few of the coaches have been looking forward to. As well as this we are one schedule still with only one game outstanding! This means we will be finishing in April as planned.
I thank you for all the support and hope we have many more years of enjoyment to come.
Alex
(P.S: Results will be up tonight 
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Posted in League News,New World Conferance (NWC),Old World Conferance (OWC),Season 6,Site News | No Comments »
November 24th, 2011
Good afternoon coaches,
Fumbles have been an area of confusion with some of you so here is the run down of the rule as stated in the rulebook.
A fumble occurs when a one is achevied before or after modifications. This means if you roll a one outright you fumble the ball outright. This is the before part. If you make a roll and the resulting total with modifications result in a one you will also fumble.
For example, I make a short pass and require a roll of 4+. A 4+ makes an accurate pass, 2-3 is an inaccurate pass and one is a fumble. If I make the same move but have a -2 modifier beacuse of two tacklezones I require a 6+ to be accurate, 5-4 to be inaccurate and 1-3 to be a fumble.
All you need to remember is ones always fails while sixs are always passes.
I hope this clears a few confused coachs up.
- Alex
Posted in League News,Rule Clarification,Season 6 | 8 Comments »
November 11th, 2011
We have had a few confusions over a few rules in the last couple of weeks, so here are all the clarifications to the rules that have been questioned.
- Side-Step and Push Backs: This has already been clarified in an e-mail I send out but encase you are unsure please check the following link: http://www.fabbl.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=370
- Drawing a match: If you drew a match and to determine if you go up or down with your Fan Factor you need to roll 2D6. If the roll is greater or equal you go up by one, if it is lower you go down by one. Each team also receives an extra 10,000 on top of their winnings for a draw also. You also cannot re-roll any winnings roll if you drew, only if you win the match may you do so.
- If you cannot field a full squad of eleven players then you will receive free journeymen to brings your roster up to eleven. You must always enter a match with eleven players before inducements are worked out. If you know you are missing a player(s) please let me know and I will add a journeyman to your team in time for your next match.
Could we also make sure any purchases are made at the end of your match so the rosters are up-to-date before your next match and I don’t get confused. If you need time to thing that’s fine but please let me know before your next match. If I am not notified then it will not be added and therefore you will be playing with an illegal roster. If you also miss a skill I will let you know as soon as possible.
I have also noticed a couple of things that are irritating people. Could we all please make sure we let our opposition know what we are rolling for before we roll, and to make sure they see it. The amount of times people have complained about missing rolls is ridiculous. I do not condone it, however it is up to the coaches to pay attention at all times and call them up on any missed rolls or confusion to what they are rolling for.
And also with rolling if you get a cocked dice, in a good sporting manner please make sure you opponent is happy with re-rolling it, and by rolling it please actually roll it properly. Blood Bowl is all about sportsmanship and having fun, the last thing I want in this league are people who bend the rules and don’t play fairly, I know I bang on about this sort of thing all the time but I will continue to do so when the complaints end.
Could we all also brush up on the rules. Please read over you rulebook and refresh your minds, especially the skills section so we do not have any mishaps. We have a few new players this season who are unsure on a few rules so the sooner we all brush up the better.
I believe that is all, any other clarifications please post a comment.
Regards,
Alex
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September 4th, 2011
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Old and New World, a great and wise man once said;
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
Over the seasons we have acclaimed to great things, from the small beginnings of the first seasons, to the wide range of teams who have joined us over the years, to amazing matches which captured the true meaning of Blood Bowl and to legendary players who stepped up to the challenge and remain in our memories and hearts, the HDWSBBL has had it all over the six year history. But now the league goes that one step further to bring you even more action and glory in the 2011/12 season, it is of course the HDWSBBL World Series.
This season begins the new format in what will reboot the entire league in a new era of beauty. Sixteen teams will compete in two Conferences in four divisions all gunning to reach the world’s first ever World Championship Super Bowl in which will truly crown the champion of champions. One team will walk away with not only a conference title but a world title to boot. Every team will play a series of matches against each other within their own divisions and conferences but also the entire league resulting in more exciting and varied matches testing each teams limits to the maximum.
The grand draw will take place next week on the 8th with the first official week of matches commencing the following week on the 15th. Matches will be played every other week and at the end of all matches being played teams will then move on to the play-offs. More details about the teams who will be making history this season will follow in the next couple of days and you can gaurentee they will all be boasting on the Team News Network about their prospects for the upcoming season.
So sport fans around the world, please brace yourself for what will be the greatest sporting season that you will ever witness in your lifetime, prepare for memoriable matches and the great players who will rub shoulders amongst the greatest players of old. For the same wise man once said;
Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.
Posted in Championship Cup,League News,New World Conferance (NWC),Old World Conferance (OWC),Season 6,Shield | No Comments »
June 15th, 2011
The meeting that took place last week, in my eyes, was a big sucess with vauled imput from all coaches who were able to attend. I apoligise if any of your games were interupted but it did show that this was a worthwhile meeting to have had. At the meeting we discussed a lot about the league, the new format, rules and other useful topics which every coach had a say in. Below is the outcome of the meeting and what has been decided.
- The new league format was agreed by all who attended and also anticipation for the upcomining season. The new format means we will only accept sixteen teams, unless another four coachscome forward with willing to play. This would mean we play an extra two matches but will not interupt the flow of the season.
- The league will be split into two conferances (The Old World Conferance (OWC) and the New World Conferance (NWC) ) with two divisions in each (North & South in the OWC and East & West in the NWC).
- Each team will play everyone in their division once (Three matches)
- Each team will play everyone in the mirrored division in the same conferance (Eg: If you are in North you will play all teams in South. Four Games).
- Each team will play four teams from the other conferance ( Two from each division).
- If you finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd you will enter the play-offs. If you finish 4th you will head to the shield knockout tournament.
- In the play-offs both divisions combine and playe one another. 2nd in North v 3rd in South and 2nd in South v 3rd in Northwill play in the Wild Card Round(Opening round) The two winners of that match will then face the 1st place teams in the Semi-Finals round. The two finalists will then face off in the Conferance final with the resulting winner being declared the Conferance Champion.
- The two Conferance Champions will then play in the Championship Super Bowl to see who wins the Championship VI and the overall king of the league.
- All team registration forms must be in by the 8th of September, with the draw taking place on the same day. The season will then commence on the 15th of September. We will be playing every other week and hopefully this time we will give you your fixtures list on the 15th when we start. Lets get all sixteen coaches playing at once!
The following section are changes to the League rules.
- All models MUST be painted, based and correctly numbered. The side of the base is prefured or you could paint it on the player. No writing on the bottom of bases or any unpainted lead or plastic.
- Star Players are now eligible to use in the league for inducements. If you are using a star player please use a good representaion of the model as well as being fully painted and based. You may use the Star Players that are in Living Rulebook 6 (Compition Rules) only. No online or made up Star Players may be used.
- You must give either Myself, Andy, Nick or Paul notice before Thursday if you cannot make the evening. If no notice is given then you forfit the match. No replays or reschedules. We must, must get the season flowing more to keep people interested. We have an spare week between matches in which to rearrange matches.
- Registration forms require your e-mail address. I plan to set up an e-mail group and e-mail everyone every week small updates, weekly fixtures as well as results and anything else that seems fit to mention.
- Match report sheets must be handed in after every match to allow us to update the webstite and your roster. You have until your next match to hand this in. Also any mercs, journeymen or star players must be noted down in which postion they played as well as skills they had and a name. This is all required.
- All rosters must be from the website. If you cannot print out the lastest roster please let either Myself or Andy know before your match and we will print one off for you. Any handwritten rosters must not be used, if you wish to tally your stats then use a paper roster but you must have a website roster with you as well.
Other announcement are as followed.
- The Team News Network is up and running awaiting all coaches to sign up and blog about their teams. If you would like to set up a blog then let Andy know and he will set it up for you. It is easy to use and will soon show the top headlines on the main website.
- If you haven’t got a roster then there will be spares in the terrian room upstairs in a box which John has kindly said he would sort out.
- It has been suggested that we run a NAF event at Huntingdon. This is an excellent idea and welcomed by most coaches. If you would like to be on the planning team then e-mail me andI will get back to you with details, jobs, etc…
- I am also currently in the planning stages of building the HDWSBBL World Stadium for finals and hopefully the NAF Tournament. So any spare bits of wood, materials, paint, plastic, models and anything else you think would be require please let me know.
Thank you again for all that attended and hopefully see you all next season for the best one yet!
- Alex
(P.S – Yes the Rangers are NOT returning “Insert cheers here”)
Posted in Championship Cup,League News,New World Conferance (NWC),Old World Conferance (OWC),Rule Amendment,Season 6,Shield | 1 Comment »
Making History
The Karond Kar Corsairs are the first team to win a Championship Cup twice and also to retain them. Not only did they do this for the League Cup but also the Championship Cup as well.
Will we ever see this feat being broken ever?
