The whole field is covered, fulfilling our first defensive concept, and there are only 3 players on the line: A Big Un and 2 lineman. In this example, our Orc team has 1 Thrower, 4 Blitzers, 4 Big Un Blockers, and 2 Lineman (notice the Team Comp?). It’s set up to cover the whole pitch and specifically funnel the opponent towards the middle of the pitch so that the Orcs’ slower players can remain relevant throughout the drive. What kind of website would we be if we didn’t have custom-built diagrams to show what we’re talking about? The following example is using an Orc team. Got a slow team? Try to funnel the opponent towards the middle of the pitch where more of your team can stay relevant. Got a fast team? Aggressively load speedy players in the wide zones to take advantage of a potential Blitz! Result on the Kickoff Events table. Set Yourself Up For Success: Set up your team so that you can take advantage of its Strengths.

You have to put 3 players on the line, and they get 1 Blitz, but you do not want to give them more than 4 Blocks on their first turn. Block Mitigation: Remember that the receiving team gets to go first, so you don’t want to give them more than the minimum number of blocks right off the bat.Multiple overlapping tackle zones is the best way to do this. Coverage: You want to cover the field so your opponent cannot easily run right through your defense.There are a three important concepts to focus on when setting up a defense:

Again, each team is different, and so their formations will end up looking different, but there are some easy-to-recognize general takeaways.

Setting up your team to score or defend can be daunting, but there are a few takeaways that apply to every team. Let’s continue with some basic ideas regarding kick-off formations! Kick-off FormationsĪ Kickoff starts every drive. Passing, blocking, scoring, stalling and fouling are all part of your toolkits, but how, when, and where you should do these things can be the difference between great success and spectacular failure. Welcome, Sports Fans and burgeoning coaches, to the Goonhammer Blood Bowl Combine! For those of you who are new to Blood Bowl, or maybe those returning after a long hiatus, we’ve assembled a playbook here that will hopefully get you onto the field and winning, drawing, or at least losing in style! Although Blood Bowl is technically about literal fantasy football, the game itself is fairly strategic and is best thought of as a style of skirmish game with a sports theme.

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