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2014-10-12 21:23:55
12 votes, rating 4.5
12 votes, rating 4.5
Tired of bad dice? Let me present: Boring Bowl!
So let me confess, I got a coach to quit blood bowl (or at least he said so). The reason was that the game is too dicey (and our game was not even that dicey!).
So it got me thinking; how could we still have the blood bowl mechanic in a game, but without the dice?
Let me present the rules for Boring Bowl:
* Both teams have an 11 player team without skills.
* All players are same strength and MA 6 (AG and AV doesn't matter).
* You are allowed one successful dodge out of TZ per turn, all other dodges are failed (also dodges into other TZ), but armour is not broken.
* The ball is picked up automatically, but only if it is not in a TZ.
* All "2DB", or higher, are pows, but no amour is broken.
* All "1DB", of less, are skulls, but no armour is broken. Unless "1DB" on ballcarrier, then it is considered a pow.
* No passing or fouling, but hand overs are automatic unless if receiver is in TZ.
* The ball always bounces towards the centre of the board. If it lands on another player he catches it unless he/she's in a TZ, then it bounces one square more towards the centre.
have fun!
EDIT:
perhaps a few different positionals:
Quarterback - the only player that can make a pass (x ammount of squares)
BLitzer - the only player that can "1DB"-pow.
blocker...
So it got me thinking; how could we still have the blood bowl mechanic in a game, but without the dice?
Let me present the rules for Boring Bowl:
* Both teams have an 11 player team without skills.
* All players are same strength and MA 6 (AG and AV doesn't matter).
* You are allowed one successful dodge out of TZ per turn, all other dodges are failed (also dodges into other TZ), but armour is not broken.
* The ball is picked up automatically, but only if it is not in a TZ.
* All "2DB", or higher, are pows, but no amour is broken.
* All "1DB", of less, are skulls, but no armour is broken. Unless "1DB" on ballcarrier, then it is considered a pow.
* No passing or fouling, but hand overs are automatic unless if receiver is in TZ.
* The ball always bounces towards the centre of the board. If it lands on another player he catches it unless he/she's in a TZ, then it bounces one square more towards the centre.
have fun!
EDIT:
perhaps a few different positionals:
Quarterback - the only player that can make a pass (x ammount of squares)
BLitzer - the only player that can "1DB"-pow.
blocker...
Comments
Posted by the_Sage on 2014-10-12 21:37:59
You've put a lot of work into an exercise of showing how lame this would be.
Posted by DukeTyrion on 2014-10-12 21:38:02
Hmm, can I suggest some changes.
As you are not allowing injuries, let the bench play too, so 16 players on the pitch, per side.
Also, different positions in Blood Bowl to different things, so make some of the pieces different, maybe most can only move 1 square, but some can move many squares, diagonally, while others only move straight.
Also, instead of a ball, make the game about taking out a key player on the other person's team.
As you are not allowing injuries, let the bench play too, so 16 players on the pitch, per side.
Also, different positions in Blood Bowl to different things, so make some of the pieces different, maybe most can only move 1 square, but some can move many squares, diagonally, while others only move straight.
Also, instead of a ball, make the game about taking out a key player on the other person's team.
Posted by BillBrasky on 2014-10-12 22:05:32
Bah.
All 2d blocks are pow & cas.
Move on!
All 2d blocks are pow & cas.
Move on!
Posted by fidius on 2014-10-12 22:34:17
lol @DT
Posted by Dominik on 2014-10-12 22:42:56
Ask him when he will join the nearest chess club if he does not want to have dices incorporated. ;D
Posted by keggiemckill on 2014-10-12 23:03:15
Ha Ha Ha, very nice! I love this.
Posted by Roland on 2014-10-12 23:20:25
nono, you got this wrong. No offence to the other coach.
This game is dicey, so why not make a non-dice alternative?
Sure, it is perhaps a little harsch to call it "Boring", but at least it wouldn't be as fun and diverse as regular BB.
But the mechanic is still fun! (pushing players, picking up the ball and score!)
and last: chess is not a good alternative to BB
cheers!
This game is dicey, so why not make a non-dice alternative?
Sure, it is perhaps a little harsch to call it "Boring", but at least it wouldn't be as fun and diverse as regular BB.
But the mechanic is still fun! (pushing players, picking up the ball and score!)
and last: chess is not a good alternative to BB
cheers!
Posted by pythrr on 2014-10-13 00:27:28
you'll take my quad skulls from my cold dead hands
Posted by Relezite on 2014-10-13 03:29:33
This seems to indicate that BB with dice is not capable of producing very boring results.
Line up 11 players, skaven score OTT.
Line up 11 players, chaos KO 3, blitz cas 1, desperate defense fail, ko block, foul cas 11 on 5, foul foul foul score on turn 8.
BB's randomness is actually way out of wack. Jarvis's answer for every extended design challenge was 'slap a dice roll on it.'
Line up 11 players, skaven score OTT.
Line up 11 players, chaos KO 3, blitz cas 1, desperate defense fail, ko block, foul cas 11 on 5, foul foul foul score on turn 8.
BB's randomness is actually way out of wack. Jarvis's answer for every extended design challenge was 'slap a dice roll on it.'