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1270 TV Minor Tournament open for Applications




Minor 1270 TV

Applications due by
22:00pm server time
September 18th




Any Competitive team in ready state with a TV of 1270 or less can
APPLY HERE.
(TV is bottom left on your team sheet, do not confuse with CTV)

Should note that League teams are not allowed.


This will be as many 16 or 32 team single elimination tournaments with weekly rounds as we can draw with minimal byes. Teams will be accepted based on the highest TV at the deadline for applications. If there are more teams with the same TV than places available, the date and time of application will be used to separate the teams.

Prizes

Bonus MVP
Record on your profile

Posted by Rawlf on Sep 05
rating 6 0
Open [L]eague Sprint Season Sep/Oct
Open [L]eague Sprint Season September/October now open!

New season starts 16th September and runs until midnight 31st October.

There is no schedule. Play as many games as you can/wish before the end of the season.
Results are taken from a team's best 'sprint' of n consecutive games. Different leagues count a different number of games. e.g 6 or 8.

Teams may use Gamefinder to find matches. They may also use a league's discord or Fumbbl discord #lfg.



For coaches new(ish) to blood bowl or looking to improve. NO timeouts!
Also for experienced coaches wishing to offer help, advice, match analysis etc to newcomers. (8 games.)
Discord
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "League" page HERE!



A more relaxed, less competitive, less rushed environment. NO timeouts. Secret League teams allowed. (6 games.)
Old & new teams welcome. Teams may come here when their 145 run is ended.
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "Teams" tab HERE!



A chance to use both Secret League and official rosters. Also Slann & Simyin.
Tournaments too. (8 games)
Discord
Old & new teams welcome.
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "Teams" tab HERE!



2020 Rules. 2016 progression. Endless seasons.
Nelphine's star costings. Mega stars

Secret League and official rosters. Slann & Simyin
Tournaments too. (8 games)
Discord
Old & new teams welcome.
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "Team" tab HERE!




If you still like the old BB 2016 rules you can still do it with Secret League and official rosters. Slann & Simyin too. (6 games)
Get some practice in before the next Open [L]eague Cup.
Clone in your old [R] and 2016 [B ] teams.


Teams full of STARS! No sprint but get some practice in before the next All Star Bowl!
Posted by koadah on Sep 18
rating 0 0
500 games in 365 days
I officially made it to 500 games in 365 days of my first year of playing blood bowl, with 350 of them on Fumbbl and a bunch on other mediums including tabletop. I just wanted to say thanks for all the matches and to those I've played and learned with and thanks to the Staff hosting, creating, and maintaining a great platform where we can play this gem.

Some other interesting tidbits:
- My league (S.A.C.K) has made it through 3 and a half seasons so far with a solid 6-10 players each season for an average of 13 games per season with a tournament afterwards.
- I'm finding resurrection format much more enjoyable now that I've got a grip on how the game plays
- My win rate started at a staggering 31% at 45 games and has slowly risen to a clean 45.3% and still rising (probably not for long,) over the course of a couple hundred games.
- Thanks to 145 for helping me get started and a shout out to them as well as NWBL, The Super League, White Isle League.
- Big shout out to the boys, Barmonk, Justsaymaybe, soyesaucy, Jinxy401, Stepps, Hakan, and Ciddy401. Some of you we have been gaming together since Brood War, Warcraft 3, and Warcraft, and may the years bring more excellent matches on the pitch and elsewhere.
Posted by Joeey on Sep 18
rating 6 1
XFL ROUND FIVE



XFL - CYCLE FIVE

Human
Imperial Nobility
Snotling
Wood Elf


Tournament draw starts
22.00pm server time
Wednesday 2nd October


Any Competitive team in any of the selected races can apply Here.

This will be 4 separate tournaments, one for each race. You may only enter one team per race, any duplications will be removed.

Prizes

The prize for winning an XFL is a random MVP and a free lineman! (Or the most common player on the roster). To collect your free lineman, contact an Admin.
Record on your profile

Posted by Valen on Sep 17
rating 6 0
JBL News / saison 34 / J1


Bonjour à tous,
Il est temps de faire un premier bilan de cette 1ere journée de JBL.
voici le sommaire, bonne lecture à tous.

====================================================================================
SOMMAIRE
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LE MOT DU COMMISSAIRE

RESULTATS DES DIVISIONS

CLASSEMENTS EQUIPES

CLASSEMENTS INDIVIDUELS

LA LIGUE EN STATS

LE SALON TACTIQUE

POUR LA LECTURE C'EST JUSTE EN DESSOUS
News / saison 34 / 1ere Journée


Posted by Sharkrudi on Sep 16
rating 5.4 1
FUMBBL Brawls 18 Sept (No Draw)
Palette: #6c706f (gray), #776a59 (tan), #e30007 (red), #f2c61d (yellow), #1b4101 (green)



Brawls are a weekly drawn tourney for Competitive Division teams and will be run on the KotH system, meaning the second round pairing will be generated randomly after the first round is complete.

Tourneys Expected to Draw
Low (up to 1400 TV): 0
Mid (from 1405 to 1800 TV): 0
Hi (from 1805 TV up): 0


Teams Short to Draw Next Tourney
Low (up to 1400 TV): 2
Mid (from 1405 to 1800 TV): 5
Hi (from 1805 TV up): 6


Please remember that TV is the deciding factor in which Brawl your team will be a part of and includes missing players! (It is not Current Team Value(CTV)!)

Draws will be made on Wednesday if there are enough participants, usually between 1200-1400 server time. You will receive a PM that you're in the tourney when it starts. Tournament announcements on the official FUMBBL Discord #minors channel. Game announcements will be made in my Leagues Discord, in the Minor Tournament channel.

If you are interested in participating, read here: Group Page and FUMBBL Tournament Rules.

Team may apply on the Brawl Team page.

Please be aware:
Only Competitive Division teams will be accepted.

Prizes
Record on your profile
Random extra MVP

Posted by razmus on Sep 16
rating 6 0
Calculating Probability of double skull-double skull (Lesson 2)
A few days ago there was a nice discussion on discord between some of us about what was the probability of rolling a double skull followed by another double skull (presumably therefore using a reroll) during a game in which let's say about seventy rolls of two six-faces dice.

Based on brute-force algorithm and/or an article found on the web the result should be a little over 5% (5.05562242% rounded to the eighth decimal place to be precise) but several methods have been proposed in the chat giving values some times only little bit different.

I did not find an easy way to bring the discussion with some figures back to this blog (the column on the side truncates some figures if you go in the comments mode)so I wrote a public note which link is given below, which seems quite readable to me. This note also proposes two programmes that perform the calculation (one in C# and another in MATLAB)

Perhaps if there is any mathematician in the community who would like to give us a slightly simpler explanation than the one proposed by Prof. Villarino's article (or a confirmation of the correctness of the result) he would be welcome!

Happy reading!

Probability of Double-Double-Skull
Posted by RDaneel on Sep 14
rating 6 16
FUMBBL NAF Online! The Brighton Pier




FUMBBL NAF Online! Returns Monday Oct. 14th w/
The Brighton Pier!


THE BASICS
• 6-week, resurrection style, singles tourney running Monday Oct.14th-Sunday Nov.24th.
• NA & EU will each have separate tournaments.
• You must be able to schedule matches on BOTH weeknights & weekends for the timezone you choose to play in. This is meant for ease of scheduling for each region. Please choose wisely!

TEAM CREATION
• Tier 1= 1100K
• Tiers 2-4= 1150k
• 0-8 Re-Rolls.
• 0-6 Assistant coaches.
• 0-6 Cheerleaders.
• 0-1 Apothecary, depending on race.
• 0-6 Dedicated fans.
• Tiers 1-3 are allowed NO star players.
• Tier 4 is allowed 1 star player.
• You must take 11 rostered players before purchasing a star player.

*(NO Mega-Stars or Stars w/ the Bomber Trait Allowed)

TIERS
• 1: Amazons, Chaos Dwarves, Dark Elves, Dwarves, Lizardmen, Norse,
Orcs, Shambling Undead, Skaven, Underworld Denizens, Wood Elves & Vampires.
• 2: Chaos Renegades, Elven Union, High Elves, Humans, Imperial Nobility,
Khorne, Necromantic Horror, Old World Alliance, Tomb Kings & Slann.
• 3: Black Orcs, Chaos Chosen, Nurgle, Snotlings & Gnomes.
• 4: Goblins, Halflings & Ogres.

SKILL PACKS
• Tier 1: 6 primary skills
• Tier 2: 7 primary skills
• Tier 3: 7 primary skills & 1 secondary skill
• Tier 4: 7 primary skills & 2 secondary skills

*NO skill stacking
*Secondary skills CAN be used to take a primary skill


INDUCEMENTS ALLOWED
• 0-2 Bloodweiser Kegs each for 50k available to all teams.
• 0-3 Bribes for 100k each, for "Bribery & Corruption" teams 50k each.
• 0-1 Riotous Rookies for 100k available to teams with the "Low Cost Linemen" special rule.
• 0-1 Biased Referee for 120k available to all teams &
80k for teams w/ the Bribery & Corruption special rule.
• 0-1 Master Chef for 300k available to all teams &
100k for teams with the "Halfling Thimble Cup" special rule. (excluding Gnomes per errata)

*A roster CANNOT induce bribes if there is a player
with the Sneaky Git skill taken on their team OR given the sneaky git skill.


LINKS
FUMBBL NAF Online! Returns Tournament Page & Rules
Team Creation Link
Team Submission Link

Teams MUST be submitted by Friday Oct. 11th at 23:59 server.
Teams MUST add [NA] or [EU] to their team name for identification of their region group.


Posted by Nightbird on Sep 11
rating 6 2
Mayemi Nereid-fins Open Bonehead Season 3 with 1-1 Tie vs. Four Farthing

Mayemi Nereid-fins Open Bonehead Season 3 with 1-1 Tie vs. Four Farthings

The Mayemi Nereid-fins kicked off Bonehead League Season 3 with a 1-1 draw vs. the Four Farthings. The Four Farthings old world alliance squad got their TD from lineman Theoden King, dominating Mayemi on the ground with 39 yards rushing over just 18 yards for the Nereid-fins. Mayemi got the equalizer in the second half from catcher Falyn Woodyl and held Four Farthings scoreless in the half, despite managing only 10 successfully blocks for the game vs. Four Farthings’ 25.


Theoden King runs around Mayemi blitzer Jalyn Killyps to get the edge along the northern sideline for the opening score

“We definitely need to find a way to be more physical out there,” said Mayem Coach Mickon McDenial after the match. “It’s tough with elves though. These fellas seem to be more interested in running away from contact. And that treeman threw them off a bit. It’s sacrilegious for them to hit a tree.”

The Nereid-fins strategy of dodging away from any and all blocks nearly paid off in the first half, as their withdrawn defense came within inches from holding the Old World Alliance team out of the end zone. After Bard scooped up the opening kick-off, the Four Farthings quickly assembled a cage of blockers for their thrower and slowly made their way up field. Fangorn and human blitzer Aragorn son of Arathorn did their best to clear a path, blitzing Mayemi’s elves one by one. But each time, the Nereid-fin players merely picked themselves up off the ground, dusted off their Cathay silk uniforms, and reassembled into an impenetrable column defense.

“Sometimes the best defense is a matter of just getting in the way,” explained Mayemi captain blitzer Rahor Mossheart. “When the forces of chaos tried invade the elven kingdoms in the first age, for instance, they say it wasn’t the elves’ warcraft that stopped them but rather the dead bodies. The orcs and goblin hordes killed so many of our ancestors, they couldn’t get past all the corpses.”

In the closing seconds Mayemi had columned off the entire end-zone except for a small path along the northern sideline. Unable to break through, Bard handed the ball to Theoden, who scampered around the edge and sprinted across the goal line to put the Four Farthings up 1-0 just before the halftime whistle.

“That one’s on me,” said Coach McDenial. “I just didn’t think Theoden was fast enough. Last I saw him, he was old and withered and could barely move. Always had this creepy guy whispering in his ear. I don’t know what happened. Must be taking some new kind of multi-vitamin.”

Mayemi quickly evened the score in the second half after a touchback gave speedy catcher Odyl Bekym the ball near midfield. Streaking up the southern sideline, Beckym was deep in Four Farthings territory before troll slayer Dain Ironfoot got a hold of him. Just before the dwarf could take him down, however, Beckym handed the ball to Woodyl, who crossed the goal line untouched to tie the game at 1-1.


Woodyl scores to tie the game early in the second half.

After a pack of Four Farthings halfling fans who called themselves “The Sheriffs” stormed the field on the ensuing kickoff and knocked three Mayemi players to the pitch with legs of roast mutton, the Nereid-find were forced to get more aggressive with their defense in the second half. Mossheart challenged the Four Farthings blockers and pinned Bard in near the southern sideline, opening an opportunity for line-elf Aryn Brewyr to get a shot at the ball carrier.

As Bard attempted to stiff-arm Brewyr, the elf wrestled the thrower to the ground, knocking the ball loose, and giving the Nereid-fins a chance to steal the game. The ball bounced precariously near the southern sideline, landing momentarily in Woodyl’s hands, before Ironfoot sent the catcher to the pitch with a vicious blitzing right cross.

Line-elf Paderyk Pyl was able to scoop the ball off the ground and hand it too Mossheart, who looked up field to see Kadyr Kohoo deep in Four Farthings territory. After Brewyr wrestled Theoden to the ground along the sidelines, the only thing standing in Mossheart’s way was the old king’s prone body. However, as Mossheart attempted to leap over Theoden’s body and get up field to make the pass to Kohoo for the winning TD, he tripped Theoden, fell to the ground, and lost the ball.

“I guess that whole thing about bodies getting in the way can work both ways,” said Mossheart on the failed attempt.


Mossheart trips over Theoden’s prone body and loses the ball, derailing Mayemi’s last-second scoring threat

The Four Farthings then had their own chance for a last-second game-winning score. However, as Bard attempted to pitch the ball forward to a wide-open Eowyn Eomund's Daughter, the catcher inexplicably dropped the pass, and the final whistle sounded, ending the game in a 1-1 tie.

“Eowyn had been giving that Aragorn guy these longing looks all game, and he was standing a few yards behind her at the end there,” said McDenial on the blown play that gave his team the tie. “So, luckily for us, she was a bit distracted on that last play.”
Posted by gettym on Sep 10
rating 6 2
Chaos Draft League Recruitment


The Chaos Draft League is looking for 1-2 coaches to fill franchise vacancies. As soon as we have our full allotment of coaches we will start the Draft for Season 2. Now is the best time to jump in so that you can put your fingerprints on your own franchise.

If you are looking for a place with a fun group of people and an interesting experience come give it a go.

In this Chaos Draft League, you will manage a team of mortal players mostly taken from standard rosters and secret league rosters. We have 16 teams and a 14 game season. Rounds are 10 days each and coaches are expected to be available to play in European time zones.

Here is a link to our league page.
https://fumbbl.com/p/group&group=16483&op=view

You can find us on discord here.
https://discord.gg/BrXU5HGc

or contact me directly if you have questions.

Come on! It is exactly what you are looking for!
Posted by Kondor on Sep 09
rating 6 1