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Tackle Zone Radio #009 – Flinging Snot

Shawn (bouf) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:59:29 +0000

Do you have the Right Stuff? We dont!

Welcome to the first of four episodes detailing the ins and outs of Stunty Teams! Nathan and (mostly) Shawn Babble on inanely about Ogres this episode and It’s pretty obvious that Shawn won’t shut up about them! We also Have a look at a few of the seldom used skills out there.

This episode we discuss:

News – We have a look at some of the Mini Companies out there and discuss whats new?

Roster Dissection; Ogres – In episode 1, the boys (Mostly big mouth Shawn) talk about the fun and mayhem involved in playing Ogres.

Brilliant Coaching –There are some Skills out there that you just don’t see that often… Nathan and Shawn Have a deep look at a few.

Some of the Links discussed in this show:

www.brisbane.bloodbowlleague.com- Come and check out how your hosts Shawn (Bouf) and Nathan (Greedy Smurf) are going with their teams in Season VI of their local league. If you love the software, don’t forget that you get a 10% discount when you mention Tackle Zone Radio.

www.talkfantasyfootball.org – With the demise of Talk Blood Bowl, we are blessed to have the content ported over to Talk Fantasy Football. A HUGE and fantastic forum for BB and other games.

www.impactminiatures.com - Check out the new Sarcos

www.shadowforge.com.au – Have a look at the Gridiron Range!

www.gaspez-arts.com - You have to see the Chaotic Team to believe them!

www.rolljordan.com/public/store/index.php - Another Great Miniature Company

www.games-workshop.com- There are some new Beastmen Minis out there too!

Thanks For Listening!

Tackle Zone Radio #008 – Paint Da Fence

Shawn (bouf) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:04:31 +0000

It’s been a long dark road, but despite it all, were back for more gruelling punishment. Shawn and Nathan return after more than a few failed GFI Roles to finally touch down another great episode of Tackle Zone Radio!

This episode we discuss:

News – Just where have you been and why do you stink of sloth like stagnation?

Locker Room – In episode 1, the boys had many a tip on how to construct your offence… now we’re back with tips on how to shut your opponent down.

Brilliant Coaching – with so many rules floating about, what are some common House rules and are they a welcome addition to your league?

Some of the Links discussed in this show:

www.talkfantasyfootball.org – With the demise of Talk Blood Bowl, we are blessed to have the content ported over to Talk Fantasy Football. A HUGE and fantastic forum for BB and other games.

www.thenaf.net – Your home for Blood Bowl Tournament Action!

http://zlurpcast.com – A Very Funny and Awesome Show dedicated to the American Blood Bowl Tourney scene.

http://threedieblock.libsyn.com – another very good Blood Bowl Podcast, Get some tips from some entertaining fellas

A Very Special Thank You

To all of you that stuck around… That shows some dedication!

Tackle Zone Radio #007 – Run Ratboy, Run!

Shawn (bouf) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:22:45 +0000

Talking Rats, Controversy and the Loss of my Humble and friendly Co-host mark this episode. Join me is wishing Matthew a fond farewell in this, his Final TZR.

This episode we discuss:

News - Games Workshop go C&D crazy, How that has affected the BB community and even this show!

RnD (Roster Dissection) - Skaven, the fastest of the fast and Matthew’s favourite team.

Pitch Invasion -The Boys revisit the cyanide Blood Bowl Computer game and revirew the Nintendo DS Version.

Our Final thanks to our Former sponsors.

BBFigs – www.bbfigs.com

For all your needs for the teams in the latest LRB 6 rule-set, check out BBfigs.com.

Impact Miniatures – www.impactminiatures.com

Be sure to go over and check out not only the extensive miniatures collection available to purchase but also their comprehensive hobby products. Everything from carry cases to metal magnets and base weights, you’ll find it at Impact Miniatures.

Links discussed in this show:

www.talkfantasyfootball.org – With the demise of Talk Blood Bowl, we are blessed to have the content ported over to Talk Fantasy Football. A HUGE and fantastic forum for BB and other games.

A Very Special Thank You

And special thanks to everyone who gave us great feedback on the website via commenting and also in our email, tacklezoneradio@gmail.com. Keep the feedback coming! We’ve had some great Photos posted by some Fans on Facebook, Check them out.

Good Bye Matthew, You’ll be missed!

Tackle Zone Radio #006 – Rumble in the Jungle!

Shawn (bouf) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:04:34 +0000

Despite many hardships and trials along the way, TZR blisters back onto the pitch to scorch your tender eardrums with another great episode! Forget that cursed number that lies betwixt 4 and 6. Thrice we tried to record and release that cursed Episode! Lets just forget the past and Move on. This episode we discuss:

News - iTunes treats us well, The GenconOZ BB Tourney failure, and Plans for the future.

RnD (Roster Dissection) - Amazons - The Vanilla Sundae of Blood Bowl

Sportsmanship - Are you a Good opponent or a Jerk (like Shawn!)

Our thanks as always to our sponsors:

BBFigs – www.bbfigs.com

For all your needs for the teams in the latest LRB 6 rule-set, check out BBfigs.com.

Impact Miniatures – www.impactminiatures.com

Links discussed in this show:

www.brisbane.bloodbowlleague.com- Come and check out how your hosts Shawn (Bouf) and Matt (Scalpifig) are going with their teams in Season V of their local league. If you love the software, don’t forget that you get a 10% discount when you mention Tackle Zone Radio.

www.threedieblock.com- The only other Blood Bowl Podcast. Join Chase and Pablo for a run around the pitch!

A Very Special Thank You

BABBL – DungeonBowl Q&A

Nathan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:07 +0000

Hello everyone, Nathan here!

Shawn and Matt have spoken about the Dungeonbowl, which doubles as the mid-season invitational at BABBL. They’ve posted the rules here at TackleZoneRadio.com but here is some Q&A, or call it a FAQ if you will, about the Dungeonbowl and the changes to some of the rules for the game.

Enjoy!

1. Player has Stand Firm, and Standing upon a chest with out attempting to open it? How can you move him if no Juggernaut, etc.

Entering a Chest Square will end a players action. You then roll to see if the chest has the ball. So you may not ignore attempting to open it.

2. Is the post match sequence different in any way?

Double winnings for all teams. Plus the team who scores will obviously be the winner, the team they score against will be the loser, the two other teams will both Draw 0-0

3.Players that Teleport twice in a single turn are said to have to make a “Injury roll” does that mean they are placed prone on the result of stunned?, and spending turns opon that pad(meaning more teleports meaning more Injuries?).

Yes they are placed prone upon the pad but you only roll once per team turn… So I teleport twice and get stunned, if I teleport a third time I don’t roll again. But since I’m stunned I can’t get off the pad… So in the next teams turn I could port twice and be injured again

4. If a player is pushed onto a Pad do they teleport? same as Prone players? Frenzy I’d assume would work the same?

You will port off the pad if you were pushed on to it, leaving your attacker behind. If you are on a pad and pushed off, you attacker could follow up and then port away

5. If more than 1 team is able to make a intercept, do they all make Intercept attempts?

Yes starting with the Team who has the closest ‘Intercepting’ player to the thrower (Or roll off if equal)

6. I’d also assume that Tackle zones will count from all players for passing\dodging\catching\Picking up the ball?

Yes, all opposing TZs will attract penalties. (6 never fails though)

7. Moving around corners how does it work does it work? (considering there are walls to think about.)
fig. A
X X
X (3 squares Movement)(imagine a L shape)

Fig B.
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X (2 squares Movement)(Most direct path)

Diagonal movement is allowed as normal.

8. Does a player that stands up(On a pad) still have to pay the extra 1 movement to leave a Pad?

Yes, 3 to get up and another 2 to get off

9.If a “corridor” is very crowded and there a numerous players from each team and it results in players being pushed into one another, how does that work? the same as if pushing someone “In to Touch” ie it has to be the last option?, and secondly is this player knocked prone?

It is treated as normal… If there is an available ‘On Pitch’ square you must target that square with your pushback. You may not push some one into a wall unless there are no squares available (same as the sideline). So… you may ‘plan’ to push someone into a wall by crowding around them.

10.Is the pregame done the same way ie Cards, Spiraling expenses, and the such?

Yes, all teams compare against the team with the highest Value and receive inducement cash as applicable. (other than the fact you may not induceStars, Merc’s nor Babes) It is possible to draw a card that is useless, but that’s just bad luck! Corruption is rife!

11.When a player is pushed into a wall and a casualty is suffered, are 2 SPPs awarded to the blocking player?

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Thanks for reading, I hope you find that helpful. If you have anyother questions, let me know.

Oh, and by the way… Give me a week or two and I’ll post the Squigball Rules that Shawn promised so long ago… (Slack isn’t he?!)

Cheers,

Nathan.

Tackle Zone Radio #004 – What Is Wrong With Deodorant?

Matthew — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:32:16 +0000

In this episode Shawn and Matt are joined by Nathan (aka GreedySmurf) from their local league to talk about running tournaments. It was a more casual, discussion based show this time around and you might hear the opening of beers throughout. So join the gang as they shoot the breeze about tournaments and Blood Bowl.

Good news this week -

Facebook group is working now! So find us by searching in groups for Tackle Zone Radio.

Matt is going to Gen Con Oz and will (hopefully if the mail comes in time) will have giveaways (while stocks last!) if you tell him the secret codeword from Episode 4.

Here’s the general rundown on what was talked about:

Tournaments – Different ways of running tournaments. Important things to remember and do. Thoughts on prize support. The importance of NAF.

Our thanks as always to our sponsors:

BBFigs – www.bbfigs.com

For all your needs for the teams in the latest LRB 6 ruleset, check out BBfigs.com.

Impact Miniatures – www.impactminiatures.com

Links discussed in this show:

www.genconoz.com – Gen Con Australia, 18th-20th September 2009 at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane Australia. Come and play against Matthew in the Blood Bowl tournament and say g’day and get your voice on the podcast.

http://www.boltthrower.com/ - Bolt Thrower! A punk/metal band Shawn seems to like. And yes they are/were officially linked to GW and sing about GW stuff.

A Very Special Thank You

And special thanks to everyone who gave us great feedback on the website via commenting and also in our email, tacklezoneradio@gmail.com. Keep the feedback coming!

We’re looking at doing a Mailbag segment in coming shows so please send us any questions you may have for the community and we’ll get you on air. Better yet, record your question as a MP3 and we’ll put it into the show! Get your voice heard on TZR.

Tackle Zone Radio #003 – Entering into a New Age

Shawn (bouf) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:44:00 +0000

~Okay, Looks like it’s working now. Here (FINALLY) is Episode three!~

In this episode Shawn talks…a lot. Like seriously. Matt edited out a full 20 minutes of other stuff and the show STILL reached the 1 hour 30 mins mark. But it’s content rich. It’s bucking the economic crisis. And that content was:

Cheating in the Blood Bowl Video Game by Cyanide Studios. Conclusion: Cheaters = squeezers. Whatever that means. Must be some sort of Canadian thing.

Brilliant Coaching -The LRB 6.0 New Rules and Rule Changes. Result: The new experimental rules are awesome and really streamline the game.

Roster Dissection – Slann. The End is Nigh… The Old Ones are HERE!!!

Our thanks as always to our sponsors:

BBFigs – www.bbfigs.com

For all your needs for the teams in the latest LRB 6 ruleset, check out BBfigs.com.

Impact Miniatures – www.impactminiatures.com

Links discussed in this show:

A Very Special Thank You

And special thanks to everyone who gave us great feedback on the website via commenting and also in our email, tacklezoneradio@gmail.com. Keep the feedback coming!

BABBL Dungeon Bowl Rules

Shawn (bouf) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:46:40 +0000

You’ve asked for them and I’ve promised them over and over again… So here they are!

These are the rules that the Brisbane Area Blood Bowl League use for Dungeom matches, but first a little background…

Games Workshop originally released Dungeon Bowl for Blood Bowl as a separate boxed game (or at least an expansion) during the 80’s. In the 90’s, when Blood Bowl was re-released as the game we all play today, Dungeon Bowl was referenced and even had a trophy named after it, but the special rules never made it across. Some dedicated coaches and commissioners are crazy enough to resurrect the ol’ Dungeon Rules and unleash mayhem! Happily, I am such a commissioner!

The way I do things at www.brisbane.bloodbowlleague,com is at the start of each season, I organise the league into three divisions. The Highest Team Value teams start in Division A, the Lowest in Division C, and the two meet in the middle to form Division B. Our season lasts 12 rounds (but it used to be longer – 16 and even 20 games) before we start the Finals. To break up such a long season, we have a special exhibition round at the half waypoint.

The top team from each division (and one wild card) get to play a special 4-Way, every man for himself, Dungeon match. All the other teams get to play a game of Squig Ball (Look for those rules here soon) against a random opponent instead. Since the chance to get to play Dungeon Bowl is quite low, it’s a real trerat for those involved, and a hella good time too!

Now, these rules are VERY heavily based on the rules created by Jervis Johnson. Some time ago Games Workshop released a set of rules to adapt Dungeon Bowl to the 3rd edition rule set. I take no credit what so ever for these but I am comfortable enough to say that they are as close to “official” as you’re gonna get (well… here at least). Most of the big changes I made simply allow for 4 teams to play at once, and since that can take a while… streamline things a little bit. If you’re after something a little more “Games Workshop endorsed”, a quick web search should set you up nicely!

Enough Chatter! Lets Get at ‘er!

(All rules regarding Blood Blow matches apply unless stated other wise)

Lay Out: A dungeon is set up using appropriate tiles (Hero Quest, Dungeon Bowl, Space Hulk whatever?). The dungeon should have a large central room and four End-Zones opposite each other. More rooms or corridors can be added at the discretion of the Commissioner.

Set Up: Four teams take part in BABBL dungeon matches. Each team picks an end-zone, determine who picks first via League ranking (highest gets first pick), and in that end-zone they place any six players. The lowest Ranked player must select the opposite end-zone and set up six players. The second highest ranked may then pick their end-zone while the third ranked player must take the final unoccupied end-zone.

At the start of each turn, before moving a player, a coach may use the magic sponge (see below) or teleport a player from their Reserves Box onto the pitch by rolling a d8 and placing that player on the appropriate teleport pad (see below). It is thus possible to eventually have more than 11 players in the dungeon at once.

Turn Sequence: Determine randomly who gets the first turn. Follow all the normal restrictions for a Blood bowl match regarding available actions and illegal procedures. If an illegal procedure is called, rather than losing an available re-roll, all other coaches receive an extra re-roll. After the coach’s turn ends, the coach to their left begins their turn, continue clockwise around the table. There is no break after turn 8 and the game continues until a TD is scored.

Injuries Knock outs and Reserves: When a player is knocked out in the dungeon they are removed from danger by the helpful wizards and placed into appropriate the knock out bin. The Helpful Wizards will also locate players who get injured and transport them out of the dungeon and place them gently into the Dead and injured box of their team’s dugout.

Magic Sponge: The Helpful wizards want to see a lot of carnage. At the start of every turn, rather than teleport a player from the reserves box, a coach may use the magic sponge provided by the Wizards on a player in the Knocked-Out bin. This will automatically awaken the player and move him to the reserves bin, making them available to be teleported onto the pitch in future turns.

Inducements: All teams gather their inducement money based off the team with the highest team rating. Star players and mercenaries will never play in a Dungeon match (it’s just too dangerous). Blood Bowl Babes don’t like the tight confines of the dungeon either and will refuse to take part.

Some Special Play Cards only affect the Kick off result; unfortunately since there is no kick off, these cards and the inducement money are wasted. (Corruption is everywhere) Some Special Play Cards allow additional players to enter from a sideline or end zone; these players will instead enter from a teleport pad following the normal rules for doing so.

Winning the match: The first team to score a TD will be declared the winner and the match will immediately come to an end. A coach scores a TD by entering the end-zone with the ball on the opposite end of the dungeon from where they started. (Eg: if you started on the north side, you must touch the ball down in the south side end-zone)

Teleport Pads: Within the dungeon the commissioner spaces out eight numbered counters to represent teleport pads. The pads introduce a random and risky element that makes dungeon matches wildly unpredictable. When a player steps on a teleport pad, roll a d8 and move the player to the appropriate pad. If the pad they’re currently standing on displays the number rolled, (you’re standing on pad three and then roll a three) the player is lost in a terrible accident and may no longer take part in the match, The model is then removed from the pitch. At the end of the game, helpful wizards will retrieve the player and return him to the team. Should a player teleport to an occupied pad, the previous occupant must then roll a d8 and teleport away.

Teleporting can be very stressful on the organs & many feel stunned after repeated uses… some even die. To represent this, a player must use 2 points of MA to step off a square with a teleport pad (rather than one). Also, if for any reason a player gets teleported twice or more in one team turn, roll once for injury against that player. Players may continue moving after their transport is complete (they may even step back on the pad if they want to risk another transport).

Only players can activate the teleport pads, therefore a ball will only teleport if a player is holding it. When entering a square with both a teleport pad and the ball, a player must attempt to pick up the ball before determining where they teleport to (if applicable).

Treasure Chests: Within the dungeon the commissioner spaces out six numbered counters to represent treasure chests. At the start of the match there is no kick off (nor any rolls on the kick-off table), the ball starts in one of the six chests… the other five are trapped. When a player enters a Square with a chest, their action ends. Roll a d6, on a result of a 6 the lucky player has found the ball and automatically picks it up (keep in mind that their action has ended, so they may not then continue to move nor Pass/Hand-off the ball); on a result of 1–5 the unlucky player has opened a trapped chest. Remove the counter and knock the player down, all adjacent players will be knocked down on a d6 roll of 4–6Roll for armour and injury as normal (Players knocked down will cause a Turn Over). If the ball is found, all remaining counters are considered trapped. If five counters are removed without the ball being found, the sixth is considered to have the ball (no roll is required).

Low Ceiling: Due to the enclosed dungeon roof, only Quick and Short passes may be attempted.

Thick Walls: If a player is pushed back into a wall or obstacle, they are knocked down in their square as if they had suffered a successful block and had the Stand Firm skill. Determining if a player has been pushed into a wall is simular to determining if a player has been pushed off the pitch. That is to say that there may not be any other unoccupied squares for the player to pushed into. If a ball scatters into a wall, use the throw in template to determine what square it ends up in as it then bounces off.

No Friends in the Pit: Players may only assist players from their own team with regard to Blocks. Your players can help you with assists and the target’s players may help them (Assuming they are not in a Tackle Zone or they have the guard skill).

Blood bowl players love a good kicking however and all opposing players adjacent to a Foul victim offer positive assists on the Armour roll, while only players from the victim’s team may offer negative assists (if applicable)

If a player gets ejected for fouling, the Helpful Wizards remove the offender from the dungeon and they may not take further involvement in the match.

Too Long… : If a match lasts more that 16 turns (that is 16 for each team) the Helpful Wizards will stop allowing fresh players to be teleported onto the pitch from the reserves box. If it goes as long as 24 turns, The wizards will thin out the ranks by igniting the Dungeon in a torrent of sticky wizards fire. Before the start of the 25^th turn roll a die for each player, on a roll of 4–6 they are knocked down and must roll for armour/injury – applying Mighty Blow to the result! (Just like a Wizards Fireball)

There you go folks! I recommend that you and three mates give it a shot! You’ll be surprised how fun (and Challenging) it really is!

Good luck out there,

Shawn

Tackle Zone Radio #002 – Know Your Role

Matthew — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:50:03 +0000

The team is free from Swine Flu and brings you a very long episode to make up for lost time.

This episode Shawn and Matt discuss player roles in TnT (Tips and Tactics)

They focus on what players ‘do’ not what positions they play. Through handy hints on how each role works and skill suggestions, you can try and make your team a force of specialists that are feared in your league.

The roles Shawn and Matt cover are:

The Handler
The Scorer
The Sacker
The Killer
The Winger
The Bomberor The Dumper
The Fouler

In the second segment, The Lockeroom, Matt interviews Shawn about what it’s like to be a organiser aka Da Commish of a Blood Bowl league. Shawn gives handy suggestions for budding and established commishs alike on how to start up and maintain a healthy league in your area.

As always the guys end the show with Coaches Corner which was a little rushed this week due to the long show runtime and the fact they had so many games to cover. Expect some fun Squigball anecdotes in the next episode.

Our thanks as always to our sponsors:

BBFigs – www.bbfigs.com

For all your needs for the teams in the latest LRB 6 ruleset, check out BBfigs.com.

Impact Miniatures – www.impactminiatures.com

Links discussed in this show:

A Very Special Thank You

And special thanks to everyone who gave us great feedback on the website via commenting and also in our email, tacklezoneradio@gmail.com. Keep the feedback coming!

STOP THE PRESSES!!!!

In this week’s episode, Matthew was talking about Tackle Zone Radio trying to get press access to Gen Con Oz (www.genconoz.com) He has since talked to Ian over at Gen Con Oz and TZR WILL be attending and going interviews as well as coverage of the Blood Bowl tournament this year.

So if you are coming to Brisbane, Australia for Gen Con Oz 2009 and/or are participating in the two-day Blood Bowl tournament, let us know and we’ll try to get you on air :)

ALSO, Matthew has been researching the possibility of TZR merchandise. He’s pretty sure he’s got the right service in mind but wants to hear what sort of things you want the TZR logos and lovely drawings on. Let him know here as a comment or via email as always: tacklezoneradio@gmail.com.

Tackle Zone Radio – Emergency Broadcast!

Matthew — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:01:58 +0000

Well due to an onset of Nurgle’s Rot in the TZR Camp, the team’s producer is out of action.

With this comes an unfortunate delay in the next full episode which Matthew explains in this short Emergency Broadcast.

The TZR Team are investigating other recording options as well just in case Bryn the Producer is incapacitated longer than expected.

So stay tuned for a new episode as soon as possible.

In other news, the guys are aware of the problems the Facebook group is having with it not being listed in the Groups search. Matthew is getting onto Facebook’s case about this and as it seems to be a fairly common problem they expect a positive result shortly.

Also, if you have a league or tournament you would like to advertise, please visit the League Finder and Tournament List pages at the top of the website.

And if you want to find a league or tournament near you, be sure to visit back often to see if there are any in your local area!

Finally, if you are interested in joining a Tackle Zone Radio mailing list (we’d send you emails about episodes, things we discussed and stuff listeners send us that may interest the community) let us know by emailing tacklezoneradio@gmail.com.

See you in a week with a new episode…we hope!