Pile driver basically just allows you to make a foul action after a block action, so yes. I wish it was an additional foul action instead of the one you're allowed per turn.
I wish the skills in particular could get a bit of a review and rework someday. Some are just way better than the rest (looking at you, Block) while others are just so bad. Passing skills in particular need a major overhaul I think.
Personally, I'm pissed off about Strong Arm, which as far as I can tell does next to nothing. (+1 to Pass test when throwing a team mate is pretty pointless since the little bugger's gonna go sailing through the air on anything other than a natural 1, anyway. The slightly better chance at landing alive seems negligible.)
It stops wildly inaccurate short throws from happening, better chance at landing and with that also better chance to get SSP for completed passes.
I just wish that it would still work on normal passing or do something else for not big guys.
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Finally finished painting my new Chaos Dwarf (Volmarian) team! Meet the Steel Lords:
I'm definitely ready for this one to be a bit wild, skinny and mean halflings and all. Wouldn't be suprised that if you like the older amazon aesthetic, that kickstarter is probably a good bet and these guys look a bit more like they've come straight out of Warcry.
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They look pretty good to me. Interesting aesthetic. Great that they actually look like athletes, which is a refreshing change from most of the not-Amazon teams I’ve seen out there.
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Interesting, from the article it sounds like they have Blockers in place of Catchers now. Will be interesting to see how they updated their rules.
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Very interesting look, I like the design a lot, I might have to pick up a team
Now make Chaos Dwarfs :P
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Thing is, now I’m wondering if the snakes actually have rules? Like maybe Stab?
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Do/ have the Amazons ever had a Big Guy for their team?
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Aren’t there at least three blockers in the splash pictures?
Still hoping for a jungle treeman or maybe a kroxigor as a Big Guy though.
Yeah, judging by the headgear and other details there are 2 blitzers, 2 throwers, 4 blockers.
Article also mentions that they play the way as they defend their their homelands implying a refocus on defense
In the box are
2 with snakes (throwers)
2 with large claws
2 without claws
6 with small claws
The only way that makes sense are that the small claw ladies are linewomen, and the large claws are blockers or blitzers and the no claws are blitzers or blockers.
(You could be allowed more positionals than are in the box, but box contents are pretty obvious.)
2x Large claws and long hair: blitzer (piranha warriors)
2x now claws and snakes: thrower (python warriors)
At first I thought the golden headgear and small claws would be the jaguar blockers, but with 6 of them in the box that wouldn't make sense, so the jaguars are actually the ones with the least extra stuff on them, which is a bit weird. But maybe they're going with wrestle, brawler, stand firm etc., Defensive skills that are not about doing damage
I actually think the long claws are the blockers; the claw-less have running poses typical of blitzers. Either way I think it doesn't matter much which figure is which.
I'm pretty confident in my prediction of 0-2 blitzers, 0-2 blockers, 0-2 throwers, plus linewomen.
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Yeah that makes sense. Be very interesting to see what they’ve done now. New skills across the board?
Current design seems to like to shake things up a bit, so I could see something like lots of Defensive or something like that
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Dodge and Brawler would be a good combo on a defensive blocker without going full blodge. Same for Fend. Defensive is, well, as it says but I don’t think it fits on a Blocker; it would be a better fit for the line, no?
New Snakeman Star Player for the Amazons on WarCom, Boa Kon’ssstriktr.
"This sashaying serpent is the first Snakeman in Blood Bowl, from a race we haven’t seen on or off the pitch in quite some time."
Interesting to me is the fact that the face is pretty consistent with 40k's Drukhari Sslyth Bodyguard. Sadly, only two arms though - especially considering he has the Safe Pair of Hands ability, it would have been fun to also have four.
Current design seems to like to shake things up a bit, so I could see something like lots of Defensive or something like that
The guy I usually play with at the club is convinced the current BB designers don't play or know how to play the game (as an explanation for some of the… less well thought through rules); by his logic GW will just pick stats and skills at random.
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Yeah, buuut a) it’s once per game and b) their activation ends immediately so no handoff, no pass, nothing and c) they have to start the activation next to the target. There’s no way for a teammate to grab the ball off them either.
The target doesn’t even lose their TZ.
At least Boa’s turn doesn’t end if you try but fail.
I mean it’s not bad either but it’s not super strong and is heavily situational.
Still, if you’re good at mind games you could deliberately kick into a corner to get a touchback and go “yoink!” If you manipulate the opponent into putting the ball in the hands of the big guy standing next to Boa of course.
Yeah, buuut a) it’s once per game and b) their activation ends immediately so no handoff, no pass, nothing and c) they have to start the activation next to the target. There’s no way for a teammate to grab the ball off them either.
The target doesn’t even lose their TZ.
At least Boa’s turn doesn’t end if you try but fail.
I mean it’s not bad either but it’s not super strong and is heavily situational.
Still, if you’re good at mind games you could deliberately kick into a corner to get a touchback and go “yoink!” If you manipulate the opponent into putting the ball in the hands of the big guy standing next to Boa of course.
So the real combo is to use Boa to take the ball for free, and then Hakflem to punch Boa and take the ball from them in order to keep moving upfield!
But honestly having to start next to the ball carrier is the hardest part. Best case scenario you're pushing the ball carrier into base with them, because any other case they've made a terrible mistake to allow you to base their ball carrier with Boa and then didn't get away somehow. Even then, being able to get a hit on a ball carrier probably means your opponent did something wrong anyway! Does suggest the team wants to be in a messy, dense scrum to be able to do these pushes though.
Yeah, buuut a) it’s once per game and b) their activation ends immediately so no handoff, no pass, nothing and c) they have to start the activation next to the target. There’s no way for a teammate to grab the ball off them either.
The target doesn’t even lose their TZ.
At least Boa’s turn doesn’t end if you try but fail.
I mean it’s not bad either but it’s not super strong and is heavily situational.
Still, if you’re good at mind games you could deliberately kick into a corner to get a touchback and go “yoink!” If you manipulate the opponent into putting the ball in the hands of the big guy standing next to Boa of course.
So the real combo is to use Boa to take the ball for free, and then Hakflem to punch Boa and take the ball from them in order to keep moving upfield!
But honestly having to start next to the ball carrier is the hardest part. Best case scenario you're pushing the ball carrier into base with them, because any other case they've made a terrible mistake to allow you to base their ball carrier with Boa and then didn't get away somehow. Even then, being able to get a hit on a ball carrier probably means your opponent did something wrong anyway! Does suggest the team wants to be in a messy, dense scrum to be able to do these pushes though.
It seems like something you'd be lucky to pull off once. Hope Boa is otherwise good and priced appropriately.
Depends on the team . This would be absolutely devastating with low agi teams that are trying to score to win/draw. Cause even if they get the ball lose they have to roll dice to pick it up and somehow protect it / make it to the end zone on low movement . Seems like a turn 14/15 ability to seal the game if you can manage . Khemri , nurgle and company in particular would absolutely fucking hate this . Least I would think so.
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I'm actually way more interested in the Amazons than I thought I'd be
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It stops wildly inaccurate short throws from happening, better chance at landing and with that also better chance to get SSP for completed passes.
I just wish that it would still work on normal passing or do something else for not big guys.
Vampire officers, scurvy thralls, Zombie Kroxigor in a tricorn hat, that sort of thing…
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Guess it would depend on if you like the rules.
Sure, but mostly it will depend if the team I bought can be used for whatever new positionals are created for newmazons.
In the minus column already is that the KS team is (almost certainly) more expensive, and I won't get it until Christmas.
In the plus column is that it could also be used as a human or norse team, 'cause I added a few extra minis.
Amazon team reveal article.
They look pretty good to me. Interesting aesthetic. Great that they actually look like athletes, which is a refreshing change from most of the not-Amazon teams I’ve seen out there.
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Now make Chaos Dwarfs :P
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Nope, but there have been some big guy Star Players they can hire.
The hair also feels very Witch Elf-y, which is neat - but unexpected.
Kickstarted team should be more than ok with this.
Still hoping for a jungle treeman or maybe a kroxigor as a Big Guy though.
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Yeah, judging by the headgear and other details there are 2 blitzers, 2 throwers, 4 blockers.
Article also mentions that they play the way as they defend their their homelands implying a refocus on defense
In the box are
The only way that makes sense are that the small claw ladies are linewomen, and the large claws are blockers or blitzers and the no claws are blitzers or blockers.
(You could be allowed more positionals than are in the box, but box contents are pretty obvious.)
2x now claws and snakes: thrower (python warriors)
At first I thought the golden headgear and small claws would be the jaguar blockers, but with 6 of them in the box that wouldn't make sense, so the jaguars are actually the ones with the least extra stuff on them, which is a bit weird. But maybe they're going with wrestle, brawler, stand firm etc., Defensive skills that are not about doing damage
I'm pretty confident in my prediction of 0-2 blitzers, 0-2 blockers, 0-2 throwers, plus linewomen.
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"This sashaying serpent is the first Snakeman in Blood Bowl, from a race we haven’t seen on or off the pitch in quite some time."
Interesting to me is the fact that the face is pretty consistent with 40k's Drukhari Sslyth Bodyguard. Sadly, only two arms though - especially considering he has the Safe Pair of Hands ability, it would have been fun to also have four.
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The guy I usually play with at the club is convinced the current BB designers don't play or know how to play the game (as an explanation for some of the… less well thought through rules); by his logic GW will just pick stats and skills at random.
(I disagree with him, incidentally.)
The target doesn’t even lose their TZ.
At least Boa’s turn doesn’t end if you try but fail.
I mean it’s not bad either but it’s not super strong and is heavily situational.
Still, if you’re good at mind games you could deliberately kick into a corner to get a touchback and go “yoink!” If you manipulate the opponent into putting the ball in the hands of the big guy standing next to Boa of course.
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Why paint it as a boa?
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So the real combo is to use Boa to take the ball for free, and then Hakflem to punch Boa and take the ball from them in order to keep moving upfield!
But honestly having to start next to the ball carrier is the hardest part. Best case scenario you're pushing the ball carrier into base with them, because any other case they've made a terrible mistake to allow you to base their ball carrier with Boa and then didn't get away somehow. Even then, being able to get a hit on a ball carrier probably means your opponent did something wrong anyway! Does suggest the team wants to be in a messy, dense scrum to be able to do these pushes though.
It seems like something you'd be lucky to pull off once. Hope Boa is otherwise good and priced appropriately.
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Ferocious.
But still, that’s a pretty solid special power; I think I’d take “free, ranged hypno gaze” over the snake’s highly situational yoink.
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