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Post by garrick on Nov 21, 2014 10:48:55 GMT
I don't believe we should count team tournaments (Jocks v Geordies, Eurobowl, UKTC, World Cup etc.) as the Scottish Championship is an individual competition based upon individual results in selected "open to all" individual tournaments.
What does everybody else think?
PS What is the NAF team torni?
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Post by garrick on Nov 20, 2014 14:21:18 GMT
First Semi Final: LordGarlack with the Ravens v Garrick with the Albann Knights
These two sides have met before and the matches have always be close tense affairs. This time however the Knights are without Lot their Ogre and Gawain one of their Blitzers, both MNG bringing the Knights down to a squad of 10 men and a sub 1700 TV. Even after hiring another lineman they have enough inducement left against the full strength Ravens to hire a Mercenary Blitzer to temporarily fill Gawain's boots. Even so a 12 man strong Knight squad looked very fragile indeed against a much deeper Orc bench and a front line heavily equipped with Mighty Blow and Claw!
18,000 Knight fans tried to drown out the 12,000 green skinned home support. Coach LordGarlack won the toss and elected to kick. A Pitch Invasion saw Arthur, the Knights star Quarterback stunned and Mordred had to fill in for him. A desperate scramble up the left wing saw Mordred hand off to Lancelot who sprinted in for an early score before the Ravens could start handing out any serious beat down.
All was going to LordGarlack's plan. Force the Knights to score early followed by a 7 turn maiming drive to finish the first half 1-1. Then an easy 8 turn drive in the second half against a depleted Knight squad to secure a place in the final. The drive started and soon the Ravens had drawn first blood, leaving the lifeless body of blitzer Bedivere Mummy Masher in their wake. Merlin summoned the dragon and with a start Bedivere convulsed back into the world of the living.
Gareth one of the Knight linemen left the game (KO'd but never returned - the lazy beggar!) and it looked pretty certain that LordGarlack's plan was coming to fruition when that wrecker of Blood Bowl dreams, Griff Lancelot got involved. Having spent most of the drive stunned might explain why the Ravens overlooked him lurking behind their lines. With a dodging sprinting blitz he swept all the way round the ubiquitous Orc cage (they don't call him the "backdoor bandit" for nothing!) and flattened the Orc Quarterback. The ball bounced out of the cage and Galahad the Knight's star Catcher wandered into multiple Orc tackle zones, picked up the ball and danced out again. The Ravens flattened Lancelot who was the Knight's best option for a turnover score before the first half ended and Galahad also hit the deck in a desperate attempt to manufacture a late score elsewhere. Unfortunately although the Ravens recovered the ball it was too late to score before the whistle for half time went. 1(0) - 0(1) to the Knights.
Oh well, plan B thought LordGarlack. 8 turn drive depleting the Knights in the second half and forcing extra time against a weakened Human squad. The Knights started the second half with a short kick. A Defensive Blitz saw the Ravens completely man marked, Lancelot under the ball and in the Orc end zone shortly afterwards having trampled straight over the the Orc Quarterback on the way. 2-0.
It started to dawn on LordGarlack that his plan was going awry. On the restart Leodegrance's game came to an end reducing the Knights to 10 men for the rest of the game however a failed pickup by the the now seriously rattled Orc Quarterback saw Lancelot with the ball again, this time however the Knights had failed to man mark the Ravens and Mr T Frenzy blitzed into Lancelot only to see him side step into space leaving Mr T with a 2 dice against block. That was Mr T's last recollection of the match as he was stretchered off for their only casualty of the match as Lancelot trotted in his hat trick bathed in the adulation of his adoring fans. 3-0.
Oh well thought LordGarlack "It can't get any worse, can it?". On the restart the shaken Ravens caged and a well engineered series of blocks opened up a corridor for Lancelot to blitz into the Orc cage and knock the Orc Quarterback on his arse again. Arthur scooped up the spilled ball and the Knights caged for the first time in the match. The Ravens, by now furious at their luck, swarmed the Knight cage. The Knights calmly cleared a path for Arthur who stepped up to the half way line and launched a pass into Galahad's safe hands in the Orc end zone. 4-0.
Another Defensive Blitz saw the trio of Lancelot, Galahad and Percival rush forward and secure the ball. The Ravens managed to flatten Lancelot but not recover the ball. Lancelot exploded from the ground and with support from Galahad pushed the Raven defence out of the way as both of them stepped back and said "after you" to Percival who trotted in for his first score of the day. 5-0.
LordGarlack was now heard to say "Well as long as we don't let it get to 5-0 as THAT would be embarrassing!". The Ravens assistant coach is now sporting a very finely mushed face after pointing out to his senior coach that the score was already 5-0!
On the restart the majority of the Albann Knights were in their own end zone celebrating qualifying for the Spike Cup 2514 final so they did not register that they had rolled their third Defensive Blitz nor see the death of poor old Pellinore Snotling Stomper the only regular team member standing bravely on the line of Scrimmage, an inaugural member of the Albann Knight squad since their very first match just over 3 years ago. An Albann Knight stalwart who will be sorely missed.
LordGarlack with the Ravens 0(3) v 5(1) Garrick with the Albann Knights.
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Post by garrick on Nov 20, 2014 12:35:54 GMT
Quarter Final: Goldeneye with the White Tailed Warlocks v AdeptusFringilla with the Nightmare Angels
A tight match that saw early Skaven casualties cause Goldeneye serious concern that his semi final fixture might evaporate!
Eventually the White Tailed Warlocks managed to pull off a 2(3)-1(3) victory against stern opposition by the Angels.
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Post by garrick on Nov 19, 2014 11:13:23 GMT
Last years rules were: All Scottish Tournaments count with each day of each Scottish Tournament worth 5pts for 1st down to 1pt for 5th (i.e. 2 day Scottish Tournaments count as 2 separate tournaments for scoring points).
Foreign Tournaments with significant Scottish attendance (NAFC and Geordiebowl for instance) also count with the whole 2 day tournament results counting 5pts for top Scot at the tournament down to 1pt for 5th Scot (i.e. 2 day Foreign Tournaments count as 1 tournament for scoring points). The Foreign Tournament must be agreed by the Scottish BB community, through this forum, as counting before hand and must have a minimum of 6 Scots attending to count.
Each contender combines their top 3 scores and the winner at the end is the competitor with the most points. In the event of a tie then overall placings at Burger Bowl (as the flagship Scottish tournament) will be used as a tie breaker.
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Post by garrick on Nov 18, 2014 22:08:40 GMT
Mc-Tree-mendous?
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Post by garrick on Nov 12, 2014 9:49:11 GMT
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Post by garrick on Nov 11, 2014 23:39:54 GMT
Format is teams that are sub TV2000 inclusive of any MNG team members.
The draw is:
Quarter Final: Goldeneye with the White Tailed Warlocks v AdeptusFringilla with the Nightmare Angels (match summary below)
Semi Finals
Winner of Quarter Final Goldeneye with the White Tailed Warlocks v DonShula with the Tombstone Titans (match report below) LordGarlack with the Ravens v Garrick with the Albann Knights (match report below)
Final
DonShula with the Tombstone Titans v Garrick with the Albann Knights (match report below)
Both Coaches have agreed to waive the sub TV2000 stipulation for the final.
Fans wait with bated breath to see which stars will make an appearance!!
Winner: Garrick with the Albann Knights
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Post by garrick on Nov 11, 2014 18:07:13 GMT
August 2014 - Blood Bowl Cup 2514 - winner DonShula with Dark Elves Sep/Oct 2014 - Season 21 - winner Garrick with the Expendables November 2014 - Spike Cup 2514 - retained by the Albann Knights (Garrick); Stunty Cup 2514 not played Dec/Jan 2014/15 - Season 22 - winner Steven Bonnar with the Norse Raiders February 2015 - DungeonBowl 2515 - not played Mar/Apr 2015 - Season 23 - winner HumptyTrump with team Marcellus May 2015 - Chaos Cup 2515 - winner Garrick with the Morticians Jun/Jul 2015 - Season 24 - winners Glorfindel with Da Gang and HunptyTrump with Owr Orcs August 2015 - Blood Bowl Cup 2515 - winner Garrick with the Death Eaters Sep/Oct 2015 - Season 25 - winner Garrick with the Sarmatians and the Pharaohs November 2015 - Spike Cup 2515 - winner Sadface with the Windrunners Dec/Jan 2015/16 Season 26 - winners Garrick with the Death Eaters and Sjend with Endhiem AC February 2016 DungeonBowl 2516 - winner Sjend with Newsome WDC Mar/Apr 2016 Season 27 - winners HumptyTrump with the Spelunkers, Ghislop with Miasmic Endorphins and Jamin with Vampire Coast Vampires May 2016 - Chaos Cup 2516 - winner Sadface with the Dollars Jun/Jul 2016 - Season 28 - winners Ghislop/Miasmic Endorphins, Jamin/Vampire Coast Vipers, Deiwos/The Frimley Rippers and David/Autumn Wanderers August 2016 - Blood Bowl Cup 2516 - winner Garrick with the Morticians Sep/Oct 2016 - Season 29 - winners Garrick/Morticians, Tommyboy/Raise Hell, Bazooka25/Pestilence Punchers and Ghislop/Charnelhouse Abolishers November 2016 - Spike Cup 2516 - Bazooka25/Pestilence Punchers; Stunty Cup 2516 - Phil78/Let Us Eat Cake Dec/Jan 2016/17 Season 30 - Ghislop/Kabal of the Pierced Heart, Deiwos/Dead Famous 2016, Garrick/Rocky Horrors, HumptyTrump/Minxes and Jamin/Auld Reekie Radges
February 2017 DungeonBowl 2517 Mar/Apr 2017 Season 31 May 2017 - Chaos Cup 2517 Jun/Jul 2017 - Season 32 August 2017 - Blood Bowl Cup 2517 Sep/Oct 2017 - Season 33 November 2017 - Spike Cup 25167 Dec/Jan 2017/18 Season 34 February 2018 DungeonBowl 2518
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Post by garrick on Nov 11, 2014 14:30:30 GMT
Hi Zulu, Playing Norway in the final round was an awesome finale to the tournament. Please apologise to Great White Hope for the luck I had against him, I will cherish his comment "Playing your Norse is like playing against a Glacier" so appropriate on so many levels Cheers, Garrick
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Post by garrick on Nov 6, 2014 12:10:29 GMT
Finished painting my team at 2am this morning. Flocking the bases right now preparatory to a coat of varnish - now that is what I call last minute prep
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Post by garrick on Nov 3, 2014 9:28:25 GMT
Hire car booked.
I am expecting to transport the following people:
Brussels Airport to Ostend for HumptyTrump, Vanguard, LordGarlack and me
Ostend to Brussels Airport for HumptyTrump, Vanguard, Loki and me.
Cheers, Garrick / Graham
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Post by garrick on Oct 30, 2014 15:35:31 GMT
Graham, am I still OK to get back to Brussels Airport with you guys on the Monday? I am looking to organise transport from Brussels Airport to Ostend for HumptyTrump, Vanguard, LordGarlack and me Ostend to Brussels Airport for HumptyTrump, Vanguard, Loki and me. Cheers, Graham
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Post by garrick on Oct 28, 2014 11:22:23 GMT
UPDATED 28/05/2015: 2015 Scottish Blood Bowl Events: • Bridie Bowl, Arbroath, 21 March: 1.1M pts; 4 Normal and 2 Double Skills upfront, 2 copies max (Winner: Purdindas) • Burger Bowl, Edinburgh, 11-12 July: 1.1M pts; 10 pts for Skills 1pt for 1st copy, 2 for 2nd etc. (Winner: Pipey; Top Scot: DonShula) • Claymore Demo Day, Edinburgh, 1 August: Volunteers needed to demo Blood Bowl to the public • OchilBowl, Stirling, 22 August: 1.1M pts; 4 Normal and 2 Double Skills upfront • WeegieBowl, Glasgow, 26-27 September: Format to be decided • Jocks v Geordies, Edinburgh, 10-11 October: Teams of 6 using the World Cup rules Other Blood Bowl Events of interest to the Scottish BB Community: • UKTC, York 10/11 January 2015 (Top Scot: Garrick ) • WaterBowl, Stockport 21/22 February 2015 (Top Scot: Garrick ) • MonkeyBowl, Hartlepool 11/12 April 2015 (Top Scot: Purdindas) • Block Around the Clock, Gateshead 2/3 May 2015 (Only Scot: Purdindas) • NAF Championships 23/24 May 2015 (Top Scot: Sann0638) • GeordieBowl, Newcastle 5/6 September 2015 • World Cup, Lucca, Italy 6-8 November 2015
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Post by garrick on Oct 28, 2014 0:15:18 GMT
Need to
1) hire a car for transport from Brussels Airport to Ostend and back again 2) paint my new Norse team
otherwise pretty much sorted!
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Post by garrick on Oct 27, 2014 22:28:24 GMT
@ Humpty - I have texted LordGarlack
@ Adeptus - see you on Wednesday.
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