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2023

2023-02-04 17:58:02
rating 4.8

2022

2022-08-08 14:48:44
rating 5.5
2022-07-19 17:33:33
rating 6
2022-07-18 05:27:04
rating 2.2
2022-05-20 18:50:43
rating 4
2022-05-12 01:12:32
rating 4.3
2022-04-21 23:50:58
rating 3.7
2022-04-12 22:40:20
rating 6
2022-04-05 23:20:47
rating 3.9
2022-03-10 16:27:01
rating 4.9

2020

2020-05-03 07:34:33
rating 6

2017

2017-05-28 18:09:37
rating 2.7
2017-05-02 00:58:51
rating 5.6
2017-03-28 17:04:43
rating 6
2017-02-15 21:05:08
rating 1.6

2016

2016-12-22 16:53:44
rating 2.6
2016-11-28 16:13:58
rating 5.1
2016-11-23 00:10:48
rating 3.3
2016-10-13 21:15:04
rating 5.7
2016-09-29 15:51:47
rating 5.2
2016-09-16 20:14:49
rating 6
2016-09-14 17:00:29
rating 6
2016-09-14 16:01:17
rating 3.9
2016-07-23 16:32:20
rating 5.3
2016-07-19 17:47:59
rating 5
2016-06-25 21:04:03
rating 4.3
2016-06-12 21:36:21
rating 4.8
2016-06-06 22:51:10
rating 2.5
2016-06-05 19:25:46
rating 5.4
2016-05-26 22:54:20
rating 2.6
2016-04-29 15:48:57
rating 4.3
2016-04-19 19:13:19
rating 4.8
2016-04-13 21:04:41
rating 3.8
2016-04-10 19:33:28
rating 5.4
2016-03-21 14:09:51
rating 5.3
2016-03-02 03:03:07
rating 4.6
2016-02-24 16:25:09
rating 4.1
2016-02-19 03:53:14
rating 3.2
2016-02-12 20:41:29
rating 5.2
2016-01-30 16:28:26
rating 5.8
2016-01-23 17:47:37
rating 4.3

2015

2015-12-18 00:53:14
rating 4.8
2015-12-11 21:12:40
rating 5.3
2015-11-30 23:54:15
rating 2.3
2015-11-25 03:08:28
rating 2.5
2015-11-20 01:03:50
rating 2.3
2015-11-16 21:05:36
rating 3
2015-10-29 14:36:18
rating 5.5
2015-10-14 21:15:35
rating 5.3
2015-08-23 19:23:18
rating 4.1
2015-07-21 00:13:41
rating 2.1
2015-07-19 00:56:17
rating 4.8
2015-07-06 22:39:32
rating 4.5
2015-05-06 23:26:03
rating 2.4
2015-05-06 00:56:28
rating 5
2015-04-23 17:13:52
rating 5.5
2015-04-20 16:57:01
rating 3.1
2015-04-03 19:07:36
rating 2.5
2015-04-02 16:31:57
rating 6
2015-03-26 21:21:58
rating 2.5
2015-03-19 21:41:15
rating 3.8
2015-03-15 21:45:57
rating 6
2015-03-06 20:59:52
rating 5.4

2014

2014-12-12 17:09:54
rating 4.6
2014-12-11 17:13:23
rating 5.9
2014-11-05 16:46:44
rating 6
2014-10-30 14:34:43
rating 4.8
2014-10-17 15:13:05
rating 4.7
2014-10-07 16:06:14
rating 2.9
2014-09-16 18:24:00
rating 5.4
2014-09-11 16:30:01
rating 5
2014-08-27 17:17:00
rating 5.7
2014-08-25 23:30:37
rating 5.2
2014-08-10 03:48:36
rating 4.1
2014-08-10 00:33:36
rating 4.2
2014-08-08 00:16:11
rating 5.1
2014-06-17 06:00:55
rating 5.5
2014-06-05 18:19:07
rating 4.1
2014-06-05 16:53:58
rating 2.1
2014-04-25 15:02:03
rating 2.9
2014-04-18 18:03:51
rating 4.2
2014-03-21 18:29:03
rating 4.8
2014-03-11 20:24:24
rating 2.3
2014-03-05 16:25:41
rating 5.3
2014-03-05 06:17:06
rating 5.6
2014-02-27 20:09:02
rating 5.1
2014-02-06 19:45:08
rating 5.5
2014-01-30 19:25:13
rating 4.7

2013

2013-12-18 16:20:00
rating 6
2013-12-11 15:43:36
rating 6
2013-12-10 17:03:49
rating 5.3
2013-12-09 18:50:05
rating 5.4
2013-11-16 17:48:07
rating 5.1
2013-10-25 18:17:35
rating 4.8
2013-10-16 15:43:29
rating 5.8
2013-10-01 16:50:07
rating 5.4
2013-09-19 16:49:51
rating 5.1
2013-09-18 18:07:40
rating 5.8
2013-09-13 17:03:19
rating 5.3
2013-09-09 18:58:03
rating 2.6
2013-09-06 17:48:32
rating 2.2
2013-09-05 16:20:46
rating 4.4
2013-08-29 20:32:15
rating 3.5
2013-08-26 16:11:52
rating 3.5
2013-08-12 16:31:06
rating 3.8
2013-08-07 19:39:06
rating 3.3
2013-08-03 17:10:28
rating 5.5
2013-07-08 21:58:44
rating 4.2
2013-05-29 18:40:27
rating 5.6
2013-05-13 17:59:50
rating 4.4
2013-05-04 20:14:42
rating 4.2
2013-04-23 17:03:53
rating 5.1
2013-04-12 16:43:04
rating 3.3
2013-04-08 06:26:20
rating 5.2
2013-04-05 19:43:32
rating 3.9
2013-03-25 14:48:52
rating 5.2
2013-03-20 18:56:34
rating 5.7
2013-02-20 19:19:11
rating 4.9
2013-02-20 18:08:49
rating 3.6
2013-02-16 16:11:07
rating 5.8
2013-02-06 16:50:29
rating 4.3

2012

2012-12-15 15:35:45
rating 5.3
2012-12-11 23:00:35
rating 5.4
2012-11-19 02:56:21
rating 5
2012-11-17 17:31:19
rating 3.3
2012-11-08 23:36:04
rating 3.1
2012-11-07 15:42:42
rating 5.4
2012-10-18 01:29:13
rating 3.7
2012-09-08 22:40:56
rating 4.8
2012-08-24 17:05:09
rating 4.2
2012-08-12 20:41:18
rating 2.9
2012-08-11 23:24:30
rating 5.3
2012-08-02 15:59:56
rating 4.2
2012-08-02 00:29:55
rating 5.1
2012-07-05 06:04:09
rating 1.6
2012-07-04 17:50:14
rating 3.7
2012-06-26 22:25:55
rating 1.9
2012-06-09 17:06:59
rating 5.1
2012-06-07 00:01:37
rating 5.4
2012-06-02 18:35:02
rating 5
2012-05-29 20:37:34
rating 4.5
2012-05-22 21:24:03
rating 4.5
2012-05-10 15:39:05
rating 2.4
2012-05-04 15:49:15
rating 4.4
2012-04-17 15:32:49
rating 5.1
2012-03-28 22:49:58
rating 4.7
2012-03-26 20:18:48
rating 2.5
2012-03-12 15:12:42
rating 5.7
2012-02-28 19:36:19
rating 5.4
2012-02-23 22:20:58
rating 3.4
2012-02-22 17:02:26
rating 2.5
2012-02-06 15:15:29
rating 3.1
2012-01-09 19:33:12
rating 3.6

2011

2011-12-15 07:22:41
rating 4.1
2011-12-06 22:58:53
rating 4.6
2011-11-22 00:11:22
rating 4
2011-11-21 22:32:19
rating 4.7
2011-10-21 22:05:02
rating 4.6
2011-10-15 23:32:24
rating 5.5
2011-08-08 21:15:17
rating 5.3
2011-07-05 15:49:10
rating 5.2
2011-04-07 02:11:14
rating 5.4
2011-03-02 20:33:08
rating 3.1
2011-02-28 20:44:52
rating 4
2011-02-13 23:33:50
rating 3.8
2011-01-18 22:15:58
rating 4.9

2010

2010-12-07 05:52:30
rating 3.4
2010-12-04 03:06:44
rating 3.4
2010-09-15 23:52:41
rating 4.6
2010-04-05 16:49:30
rating 5
2010-02-19 19:01:50
rating 3.7
2010-01-13 17:52:07
rating 3.7

2009

2009-12-23 21:38:22
rating 3.1
2009-12-12 23:22:04
rating 2.7
2009-12-10 17:38:57
rating 2.2
2009-11-21 19:30:00
rating 4.2
2009-10-13 19:32:48
rating 4
2009-09-02 20:02:22
rating 3.8
2009-08-21 23:32:57
rating 2.4
2009-08-19 17:02:27
rating 3.5
2009-07-28 19:09:03
rating 3.3
2009-05-20 17:38:32
rating 2.7
2009-05-14 20:49:15
rating 4.1
2009-05-12 18:14:16
rating 3.7
2009-05-02 06:17:51
rating 3.6
2009-04-03 22:17:01
rating 4.4
2009-03-18 17:39:30
rating 2.6
2009-02-06 19:16:08
rating 4.1
2009-01-09 16:39:08
rating 3

2008

2008-11-16 00:22:06
rating 3.2
2008-10-01 21:48:08
rating 3.8
2008-09-12 23:38:55
rating 4
2008-09-04 16:08:06
rating 4.3
2008-08-20 18:06:02
rating 4
2008-08-15 17:13:26
rating 3.5
2008-05-27 22:21:53
rating 3.3
2008-02-22 23:07:13
rating 3.3
2008-01-28 16:53:20
rating 4.2

2007

2007-11-21 17:50:42
rating 2.4
2007-10-19 22:11:31
rating 3.1
2013-09-19 16:49:51
22 votes, rating 5.1
Melt Down of Epic Proportions
Yesterday I had my first real melt down on FUMBBL. I would like to apologize to Arktoris for having to sit through it. I appreciate the understanding he showed when I was discussing it with him in game. So thank you Arktoris for taking it like a champ.

I did learn something about myself yesterday as related to FUMBBL.

Iam one of those coaches because of my work/family time that I on average play 1 or 2 L matches a week and try to get in 2-4 open matches in a week. Some weeks I only play 1 or 2 matches. Yesterday though was unique for me and I had the chance to actually play for 12+ hours. So I decided I would take advanatage of that and played a marathon session. One Box match and 5 Matches with the Buccaneers, Arktoris was the last match of the night.

1) I cannot string that many games together in a row and maintain my mental energy the game requires to play "sound" Blood Bowl.

2) Iam a very even keel coach when it comes to bad luck. Not that I like it but I understand it happens and have accepted it as part of the game. BUT last night because I was playing games in back to back mode. I was still thinking about that blown 3+ with reroll FAIL that cost me the match. That blown dodge into the endzone on a T16 OTS that resulted in a tie instead of win. Last night I was not able to appreciate and focus on the game at hand and spent the first few turns still "stewing" about the last match.

3) I like to think Iam a fun opponeet in the sense that I like to talk and add some fluff to the comentary to the game. Attempt to make it light hearted and a fun match to play. But because of my lack of focus and mental drain that even slipped. I found myself just hitting buttons, no care in the world, hitting every pop up yes with no care about the ramifications of the action and basically shut down in chat. I realized what was happening and tried to give it that good ole try but it was just not in me. That happened around T2 of the second half against Arktoris. I just could not go on and clicked out the match.

So the lesson of the day for me was Iam not the type of coach who can marathon on FUMBBL. I need to play each match like it is the only game I will play that day so I can focus on the match at hand and be social and talk it up and make that one hour with my opponeet and myself a fun event regardless of the scoreboard.
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Comments
Posted by garyt1 on 2013-09-19 17:21:27
I love Plorg's comments reviewing the recent Buccaneers v halfling game as if he is playing some newbie.
You are right about the Marathons. Playing 3+ games when you are free can seem like a fun prospect but if you get a succession of bad roll games in a short time anybody's mood can plummet.
Posted by FredAstaire on 2013-09-19 18:25:12
Think we've all been there . . . I'm the sort of coach who cares less about the result & more about the 'fun-having', but sometimes when you think the rolls are against you (even when they might not be) it's real hard not to get worked up over it. I generally find 8hours sleep sorts out any issue I have before my next game
Posted by Scaramanga on 2013-09-19 18:27:32
Its exactly why I play only 2-3 games a week. Too much games in a row and I lose my fun.
Posted by Sionis on 2013-09-19 18:45:30
Happens to the best of us. And yeah, marathons can sour things.
Posted by Beerox on 2013-09-19 19:00:01
12 hours?
Damn dude, go for a walk or something! Lift up something heavy!
Posted by Cloggy on 2013-09-19 19:07:34
Very recognisable scenario there PS.

I have also found myself to be a much more pleasant opponent when I keep the number of games within a reasonable limit.
Posted by BillBrasky on 2013-09-19 19:12:35
Maybe that's my problem...

I've played 5 games per day for years...

:D
Posted by ThePeoplesChamp on 2013-09-19 19:14:35
please work out.
Posted by drunkagent on 2013-09-19 19:32:22
Sorry about lucking you the game before mate!
Posted by koadah on 2013-09-19 19:42:03
All play and no... um... anything else make Johnny batsh*t crazy!

It is known.
Posted by mister__joshua on 2013-09-19 20:31:44
@garyt1: He was playing a newbie. That game was 5 years ago. Think you got the match list upside down :-P
Posted by garyt1 on 2013-09-19 21:24:15
Haha! I thought no wonder he was annoyed when well beaten by halflings and struggling against Ogres.
Posted by Overhamsteren on 2013-09-19 21:27:01
Hehe I think it's been over a year that I played more than 3 matches in a day, marathons doesn't work that well for me either. :)
Posted by anisdrin on 2013-09-19 22:57:02
Don't be hard with yourself. This happens to all of us.
Posted by Roland on 2013-09-19 23:12:21
BB can be heavy on the mind, at least for me :)
Don't play more than 2 games a day.
Posted by DonnyRainboe on 2013-09-20 03:50:46
Rated 6 for owning your meltdown. I'd play the Bucks any time i'm on.
Posted by the_Sage on 2013-09-20 10:19:48
Sounds like you learned something. =)
If you play >2 games, they shouldn't be back to back.
Posted by Dan-Da-Man on 2013-09-20 11:17:42
Good blog thats how i feel, reason why i have left almost all my leagues i am in and lost faith in FUMBBL.
Posted by Balle2000 on 2013-09-20 18:48:40
And here I was opening this blog hoping you had melted down an entire Halfling team and remodelled into a monstrous Ogrefling (stunty team coming up).
Posted by Arktoris on 2013-09-22 23:10:05
my limit is usually 3 dice rape games in a row. by the third, I get foul in mood.

everyone has those days. See you again on the pitch!