I don't like to rehash dead topics, and I certainly don't like to trot out anyone's favorite dead horse, and give it a few extra whacks. But, I'm making an exception today.

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I've joined the Human Premiership, and so have been playing Humans in the box, and in fact have been playing the Box in general. Up until this point the Box was not a place I spent a lot of time, choosing instead to play Ranked, or League.

One opinion I've held for years, and one that keeps being reaffirmed is that Dwarfs, as presented, are the easiest team to play with, and win with, in Blood Bowl.

Now, I'll take into consideration min-maxed teams (Pact, Necro) can win more reliably once built, but it takes dozens of games to reach that point. Dwarfs start with all the skills necessary to win, with little effort, right out of the gate.

A basic Dwarf lineman has Block, Tackle, Thick Skull to start. This gives him two of the best blocking skills, on top of AV 9, all for a very reasonable cost. Add Guard, Stand Firm, or Might Blow to that list, and you have a rock-solid lineman, for cheap.

Runners, and Blitzers add some much needed speed, and access to Passing skills, for the Runners. With a few stat boosts on the right player it's trivial to build a rock solid ball carrier, with an ablative coating of Guard, Stand Firm, Block, Tackle, AV 9 meat.

Team progression is straight forward, with the utility skills coming out of the box, the only necessary skills are Guard, more Guard, and some Stand Firm.

Dwarfs only "downside" is their low movement, but with tackle across the board, it's rare that a high speed team is going to do much dodging. Given that all it takes is one failed doge, without a Dodge re-roll, and you have a turnover. Turnovers leave you in a bad spot, with a dwarven meat-grinder poised to walk right through you.

Long story short, I find the team dull to play, and dull to play against.
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