tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64114457151338949662024-02-20T06:04:30.760-05:00Dreadball NotebookA Coach's Notebook for Dreadball and Dreadball XtremePopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-73047192007091385802016-04-18T18:20:00.001-04:002016-04-18T18:20:28.016-04:002016 Absence :-(I just wanted to drop a quick note in here and explain my prolonged absence.<br />
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To make a long story short, I have had a number of very serious medial issues pop up the last few months. I have not had a lot of time to game, whether it be Dreadball or not. My family and friends have been great and very supportive, but it has been a definite choke-hold on my hobby. Most of the issues seem to have improved. I am hoping that I am now on the mend, I will be gaming again soon.<br />
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Enjoy the greatest futuristic sports game out there! I hope that I will be rejoining the ranks in the near future.<br />
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<br />Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-39334277598732864322016-01-12T05:00:00.000-05:002016-01-12T05:00:05.103-05:00SIDELINE REPORT: Ro-Tek Brutes vs Glambek GhostsWe got together for a little Dreadball finally! It has been over a month since I got a team on the Pitch! I was happy to try out my take on the Mechanites too, while my opponent tried out the Ada-Lorana.<br />
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<a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/12/finally-decided-that-i-need-to-make-my.html"><span style="color: red;">For the stats and builds of my Mechanite team, check out my earlier blog post about my design.</span></a></div>
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The initial setup did not seem to favor anyone from the onset. And as a matter of fact, both teams fumbled the ball in each team's first Rush!<br />
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But the highlight of the first Rush, and the possible MVP move of the game was the Ada-Lorana Guard destroying my Defensive Multibot V.10 before he got to take advantage of his Gotcha! ability. The Ada-Lorana Guard rolled 6 successes! I rolled one, and no armor saves... sad face. Wow. And since each of us only had 6 players on the Pitch, that single loss before I got to even move him really hurt.<br />
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The game went fairly average to good for my opponent. He missed some rolls, but he got the majority of his attempts at throwing, dashing, and scoring. The Ada-Lorana are great at getting done what they need to. With average stats, and their abilities, and dice, and cards, they are a team to be reckoned with.<br />
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The Mechanites, well, they could have been good, but my dice HATED me. I fell on Dash attempts, my Strikers failed to pick up balls, my Guard could not knock anyone out. IT was not a night for the Mechanites, maybe it is was my faulty programming.<br />
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The game was a lot of fun, but ended in a landslide victory for the Ghosts. Man, that team is strong.<br />
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<b><u>What did we learn:</u></b><br />
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- When designing a Mechanite team, don't go for the Launcher (Long Arms), at least not on all your Strikers. Not being able to score in the 4 point hex hurt me some, but not being able ot score in the 2 point hex hurt a lot more. My opponent basically won from 2 point scores.<br />
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- The Ada-Lorana are still really good. Speed 3+, plus the Phaser ability and the card and dice... may be too much. We discussed that perhaps their hard counter is the Hobgoblins, but then again, aren't the Hobgoblins the hard counter to a lot of teams?<br />
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- 4+ is not as good as 3+ no matter how many dice you have! I know statistically this is not true, but dang it, it feels like a axiom when playing Dreadball!<br />
<br />Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-12204227964307640332015-12-29T05:00:00.000-05:002015-12-29T05:00:09.275-05:00Mechanites Assemble! ... um... assembled, that is.I received some Zip Kicker in the mail the other day. I was pretty excited because I have decided that unless you were going to in the Mechanites (which I was not), Zip Kicker was an essential part of the assembly process.<br />
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I had planned out exactly what builds each of the Mechanites were going to be prior to assembly, of course. I posted blog entry on it a few days ago. So, here is how they turned out. They are not painted yet, but I did throw on a quick wash to differentiate them as to their coding.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">First, we have my pair of Strikers, Celoxon A4 and Celoxon A7. I went with a quick green wash on them. They are Speed and Skill 4+ with a Movement of 6. They have Duck & Weave and they have Launchers (Long Arms) for that extra distance.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next, we have the Offensive Multibots V.8 and V.9 - Jacks. These guys are there to support and augment the scoring side of the team. They have a Glove, giving them A Safe Pair of Hands and they have the Tactics Upgrade, because Running Interference is just that awesome!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up next is Defensive Multibot V.10 (another Jack). He is there to assist the more defensive side. He is equipped with Steady, Gotcha! and, of course, the Tactics Upgrade.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, we come to Fortetron Build 12. He is a fantastic Guard, sporting a 3+ Strength, Steady and Can't Feel a Thing! And lots of style, look at the guy! </td></tr>
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<br /><br />I know six guys is tough, once I lose one or two I am really gonna feel it. But I only had one box of the Mechs and wanted to try them out. We will see how this team works out!<br />
<br />Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-90736532702125633152015-12-27T11:08:00.000-05:002015-12-27T11:11:03.756-05:00Finally decided that I need to make my Mechanite Team!So, I've had my Mechanite team since my Rampage level pledge arrived from the Kickstarter. They are very cool, but they have just sat in a plastic bag since I opened them up to check for all the parts. I kept worrying that since I only have one pack of them, that I wouldn't have enough parts to make a decent team - I had thought that you needed at least two packages of Mechanites to make one good team.<br />
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But I realized that if I don't go ahead and put them together, they will probably sit in a plastic bag forever... I couldn't have that. Therefore I decided that I would make a team using the parts that came in the box.</div>
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Here is what I came up with (super special thanks to Geoff Burbidge for making such a fantastic Mechanite team creator): <br />
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Locomotion"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Locomotion</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Bird Legs"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Bird Legs</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Armoured Legs"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Armoured Legs</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Armoured Legs"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Armoured Legs</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Chasis"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Chasis</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"BODY C"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">BODY C</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"BODY B"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">BODY B</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"BODY B"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">BODY B</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Head"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Head</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Quadeye"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Quadeye</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Slim"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Slim</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Slim"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Slim</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Arm 1"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Arm 1</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Launcher"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Launcher</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Glove"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Glove</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Glove"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Glove</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Arm 2"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Arm 2</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Hand"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Hand</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Hand"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Hand</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Claw"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Claw</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Software 1"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Software 1</td><td style="background-color: black; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Tactics Upgrade"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Tactics Upgrade</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Tactics Upgrade"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Tactics Upgrade</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Software 2"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Software 2</td><td style="background-color: black; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: black; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: black; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Software 3"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Software 3</td><td style="background-color: black; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: black; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: black; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Software 4"]" style="background-color: blue; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Software 4</td><td style="background-color: black; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: black; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: black; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"MOVE"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">MOVE</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,6]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,5]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,5]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"STRENGTH"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">STRENGTH</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,5]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,5]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,5]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"SPEED"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">SPEED</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,4]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,4]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,4]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"SKILL"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">SKILL</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,4]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,4]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,4]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"ARMOR"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">ARMOR</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,5]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,4]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,4]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Abilities"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">Abilities</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Duck & Weave, Long Arms"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: top; word-wrap: break-word;">Duck & Weave, Long Arms</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"A Safe Pair Of Hands, Run Interference"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: top; word-wrap: break-word;">A Safe Pair Of Hands, Run Interference</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"A Safe Pair Of Hands, Run Interference"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: top; word-wrap: break-word;">A Safe Pair Of Hands, Run Interference</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Cost (mc)"]" style="background-color: blue; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Cost (mc)</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,18]" style="background-color: black; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">18</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,14]" style="background-color: black; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">14</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,14]" style="background-color: black; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">14</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #ccc; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; table-layout: fixed;"><colgroup><col width="100"></col><col width="100"></col><col width="100"></col><col width="100"></col></colgroup><tbody>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Mechanites"]" style="background-color: lime; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="color: #666666;">Mechanites</span></td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Player 4"]" style="background-color: yellow; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="color: #666666;">Player 4</span></td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Player 5"]" style="background-color: yellow; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="color: #666666;">Player 5</span></td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Player 6"]" style="background-color: yellow; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="color: #666666;">Player 6</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Designation"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Designation</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Celoxon A7"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Celoxon A7</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Fortetron Build 12"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Fortetron Build 12</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Defensive Multibot V.9"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Defensive Multibot V.10</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Coding"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Coding</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Striker"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Striker</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Guard"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Guard</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Jack"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Jack</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Locomotion"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Locomotion</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Bird Legs"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Bird Legs</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Quad Wheels"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Quad Wheels</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Quad Wheels"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Quad Wheels</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Chasis"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Chasis</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"BODY C"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">BODY C</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"BODY D"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">BODY D</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"BODY A"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">BODY A</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Head"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Head</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Quadeye"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Quadeye</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Tank"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Tank</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Cranehead"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Cranehead</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Arm 1"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Arm 1</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Launcher"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Launcher</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Wrecking Ball"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Wrecking Ball</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Grab"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Grab</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Arm 2"]" style="background-color: blue; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">Arm 2</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Hand"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Hand</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Wrecking Ball"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Wrecking Ball</td><td data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Hand"]" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom;">Hand</td></tr>
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This is a 100 point team with six players and a pretty good chance to be a great "all-comers" team.<br />
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Now, to build them.... :-)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Sulentic Shards (Crystallan team)</u></b></span><br />
<i><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/05/team-sulentic-shards-crystallan-team.html"><span style="color: #999999;">Original Assessments in Gray from MAy 26, 2015</span></a>, revised assessments in white.</i><br />
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<b><u>Strengths: </u></b><br />
<b>A Team of Bruisers</b> - <span style="color: #999999;">Having 5 Guards with an Orx Strength is no joke. These guys hit like a ton of bricks. Every single Rush you should be Slamming a couple of opposing players. This team is not for the timid. This is truly where the teams advantages are.</span> Not just the Guards either, the Jacks are 3+ Strength too, and benefit from Harmonics. This team is a force to be reckoned with. The Crystallans also may be one of the top teams to benefit from the Star Realms League rules for Organized play. Being able to Slam from 2-3 hexes away, with 3+ Strength, and between 3 and 5 dice makes the Jacks no joke when it comes to crushing your opponent on the field. And in the Star Realms rules, if you can clear the Pitch so that there are no opposing player on the Pitch at the end of your opponent's turn, you automatically win in a 7 point landslide!<br />
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<b>Pitch Perfect </b>- <span style="color: #999999;">Harmonics is a very strange ability, it definitely has some depth to it. Having the plus to Movement in most cases is a must. The extra dice to Speed comes in handy more often than I would have initially thought, and when you can get the extra dice on Strength for the Slam, that is amazing. </span>With the Movement 5 bonus being the one you will see the most often, that should be the only one you rely on getting (much as I alluded to in my original Overall thoughts).<br />
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<b>Defensive Chops</b> - <span style="color: #999999;">With the right setup, defending your side of the pitch is made easier by the Harmonics ability. Spacing your players to grant bonuses to other players is key. Knowing the capabilities of your opponent will help you know whether to set up for the blocking of the front 1-2 point zones or blocking the 1-2 centers and crowding the 3-4.</span> I hold to T<a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/06/tactics-crystallans-setup-c3-defense.html">he C3 Defense</a> being the best setup if you are the Visiting team. It has proven itself very strong. Try it out.<br />
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<b><u>Weaknesses:</u></b><br />
<b>No Strikers</b> - <span style="color: #999999;">Well, scoring is not easy with the Crystallans. A jacks only team is a challenge, but this is not an insurmountable obstacle, I mean look at the Orx. :-) </span>This is a very difficult hurdle to get over. Jacks are less reiable scorers than Strikers, plan for this difficulty.<br />
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<b>Clumping</b> - <span style="color: #999999;">If you are not careful, you will find your players clumped together. An astute opponent will try to get you to maneuver your players into areas that will handicap your ability to defend. This is also made even more difficult by one's own brain constantly saying, "Yeah, but 6 dice Slams!"</span> It takes a few games to not fall into this trap. But if you can plan ahead, this weakness can actually become a strength as you learn where a player should end up when performing an action - it might be different than other teams.<br />
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<b>They Are Big Rock Guys</b> - <span style="color: #999999;">Terrible Speed and Movement. Now these are mitigated by the Harmonics, but you cannot rely on it all the time. </span>Getting the ball stolen is a problem. Try your best to Threaten hexes around your Jack if you have to hold on to the ball. If you can manage to be within three hexes of two Crystallans, you get an extra dice for Speed rolls too.<br />
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<b>Crypt</b> - This guy is a great choice if you are going for a team to crush and destroy your opoent, in a literal sense. With a 2+ Strength and a higher than average Crystallan Speed, this guy is a murderer. With a possible 6 Dice Slam on a 2+, you are all but guaranteed to send someone off the pitch with every Slam!<br />
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<b>Any Striker MVP</b>! This team would kill for a Striker. Whether it is Nightshade or the Praetorian or WHOEVER, it doesn't matter, grab 'em!<br />
<b><u><br /></u></b><b><u><br /></u></b><b><u>Overall:</u> </b><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">Don't fall into the trap of HAVING to have full Harmonics on everything you do. Crystallan Guards are utterly amazing BEFORE the extra dice from Harmonics. Take advantage of the single bump from Harmonics that 1 other Crystallans near you grants, this is a great advantage in and of itself. Use the plus to Speed to keep your players safe from those in the back Slams, and when you need to Steal (but you had better be Threatening the ballholder with at least one other Crystallan too!). If you are willing to put in the time on the Sulentic Shards, I have a feeling that the reward will proportional. If you are a fan of the Orx from Season One, I think you might enjoy the Crystallans.</span> I agree with the original assessment for the most part. Like each of the teams from Season Six, the Crystallans are not a "pick up and play" team. They take time to learn and time to master, but I think they are a bit better than I originally thought having played with and against them more now.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #999999;">C +</span></b><br />
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<b>C + is probably right, but easily a "B" if in the Star Realms League</b>Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-65976276572963372042015-12-01T05:00:00.000-05:002015-12-01T05:00:05.481-05:00TEAM: Glambek Gosts (Ada-Lorana team)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Glambek Gosts (Ada-Lorana team)</u></b></span><br />
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<b><u>Strengths: </u></b><br />
<b>Phasing - </b>This is obviously the special advantage only the Ada-Lorana have. Being able to just ignore the other side's players and position wherever you want is cool. This does make positioning pretty simple. AND, it has the added bonus of subtracting dice to to Slams (yours and your opponent's). This makes them nigh impossible to take out, especially when you couple it with...<br />
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<b>Gaseous beings on Speed - </b>The entire team has 3+ Speed. With the negative to Slambacks, I even find myself using a Dodge on my Guards! Taking out a an Ada-Lorana is ridiculously hard!<b> </b><br />
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<b>Cards and Dice!</b> - The Glambek Ghosts begin play with a Card and a Coaching dice. Considering their stats, I am not sure this was neccessary, but if you are playing them, it really makes you happy.<br />
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<b>Great Strikers</b> - With average Movement, decent Skill, amazing Speed, and Phaser, the Strikers really deserve a specific mention themselves. They are fantastic!<br />
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<b><u>Weaknesses:</u></b><br />
<b>How many players? - </b>You only have 6 players to put on the Pitch. When you lose someone, even for only a Rush or two, you feel it. And should someone get lucky, or your dice rebel against you, and you lose more than one player, you game becomes a bit more diffcult.<br />
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<b>Damaged</b> - With only one Guard, you don't have much of a bashing game to speak of. If you want that in a team, I would look somewhere else.<br />
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<b>M'Zei Kein</b> - Though it might not intuitive, I think that the best bang for your buck is going to be M'Zei Kein, the Tsudochan MVP. You might be tempted to grab a Buzzcut, or Enforcer, and they would be fine choices, but I think that to completely dominate the Pitch, just add a little Push to the mix. Everyone but the ball carrier will be able to Phase, so we should fix that! With Push, you can clear the Strike Zone, or remove a Threatening player. You can move a Striker that extra hex to allow him to Throw without moving. I really think that utilizing M'Zei Kein for the Push is the way to go. Oh, and he is a Guard with 360 and Grizzled... so there's that too!<br />
<b><u><br /></u></b><b><u>Overall:</u> </b><br />
The overall themes of the Season Six teams are "practice to perfection" and "utilize your uniqueness". The Ada-Lorana are by far the most forgiving of the season (as long as you keep them alive). The are great at getting into place, Stealing, scoring, and not getting hurt. Honestly, they would be a great team for a player that is fairly new to the game. That is not to say they aren't pretty awesome for a vet to play with... then they are awesome!<br />
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<b>A-</b><br />
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<b><u>Strengths: </u></b><br />
<b>Portals</b> - <span style="color: #999999;">The portals are just so much fun! They add another layer on the game. Use them to Score. Use them to Slam. Use them to block line of sight. Use them to help guard your back. Use them to clog up your opponent's path. The possibilities are endless!</span> I would add one huge extra to this too. Because of the way portals work, if you utilize them, it pretty much grants you an extra hex of movement (or possibly two if you jump from one to another). The more I play them/see them played, the more I think this is a great tactic to keep in mind and to develop as part of your team strategy.<br />
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<b>Finally, Jacks that I can live with... </b>- <span style="color: #999999;">I love the fact that now, I can use one jack to place a portal, then use another jack to move one space, that becomes one space on the other side, then still Throw the ball. I think this is a huge boon for a jack-heavy team. I finally have some jacks that I...like. </span>This is even more relevant if you are play with the Star Realm League rules where a Koris Jack could move 2 hexes and get a throw off.<br />
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<b>Gotcha!</b> - <span style="color: #999999;">With the two Guards working together, or a Guard and a Jack working together, Gotcha! is fantastically powerful, even if you only have the Strength of a Corporation Guard. </span>For a team with only two Guards, Gotcha! is more effectively used as a defensive tool I have learned. If you are playing the Nameless, no doubt it is offensive - Sticky Guard with Gotcha! stands beside the target, then the Hard Guard rushes him. But on the Koris, in my experience, it is a tool best used to guard Strike Zones and Threaten players who have the ball, or need to get the ball. Though, an occasional Gotcha! to hold someone for a Slam is always a good thing!<br />
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<b><u>Weaknesses:</u></b><br />
<b>Maybe the four legs work independently?</b> - <span style="color: #999999;">Movement the same as a Forge Father is never good. Of course, because of the portals this is mitigated a good bit, but it is worth a mention, because... Movement 4 is bad.</span> See above comments on Movement for a slight addendum to this.<br />
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<b>One Striker</b> - <span style="color: #999999;">Want to paint a big target on someone's back? Make them the only Striker on the team. This will be the first person that gets killed on your team, and rightly so. Protect him... or use him as bait. :-)</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span>Still a big issue. You will get one, MAYBE two Rushes out of this guy against a good opposing player.<br />
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<b>Portal Placing</b> - Two things here: 1 - Until you get practiced with the Koris, the fact that placing a portal takes a full action from a Jack can really mess up your plans. 2 - You have to be thinking a few steps ahead to execute the Koris portals "Pitch perfectly". This is going to be a stumbling block for some newer players.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #999999;">I am going to wait on this until I can see the Koris MVP and th other Season 5/6 MVPs are capable of.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span>Still not used any MVPs with them, but they could definitely use Kryphos for sure! That guy is a literal and figurative monster!</i><br />
<b><u><br /></u></b><b><u>Overall:</u> </b><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">I really enjoy playing these guys - I can't wait to have the actual models! They really open up a new level of game play, both you and your opponent. I think that the DB community is going to find a lot of interesting and innovative ways to use them. I might use them in our next league... we will see.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span>I honestly believe that this team is going to be one of the teams that you are going to to get what you put into them. If you try them once or twice and decide you don't like them, that's cool. But if you are willing to put time into this team, I think the returns will be awesome! The play style needed to play them properly does not develop in a game or two, I can feel the understanding of how to use this team deepening each time they are on the Pitch in front of me. I seasoned Koris player is going to be a difficult player to stop, especially in a league environment.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #999999;">B -</span></b><br />
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I pulled the Home team for the Marauders. I decided to go with a highly aggressive setup on the center line. I wanted to get the Orx on the other side and see if I could wreck some ugly Koris face. I did put one goblin in the front line too, you know, for the ball. I also decided that with the portal movement the Koris can manage, I wanted to guard the 3-4 point Strikezone - two goblins and an Orx.<br />
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<li>The all-Jack teams for instance, can only be improved by the rules of course. I am not sure it will make them more competitive though. Time and playing them will tell, but my gut says that it will not vastly improve them.</li>
<li>Void Siren Jacks! Um, a Running Interference Slam from 3 hexes away is crazy, crazy good!</li>
<li>Z'zor Jacks... makes the Z'zor Striker useless now.</li>
<li>The Sorak Jack will be improved by this change (like the Rebs needed another boost!).</li>
<li>Martian Jack guns?!?! Does it work on their guns?</li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"The new boots have granted the Jack players better stability on the pitch and as a result confidence in their abilities in
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WOOHOO!!!! A Jack upgrade across the board! Now we are talking! This should really change things for a LOT of teams out there - Marauders, Robots, Zzor, Zees, Martians, Koris, and of course, the Rebs, and probably many more... Before I go gushing about how this is the exact fix needed, or how I am super happy with Mantic responding to players' concerns, we are giving it a go Monday night. I will report back on Tuesday in a special Sideline Report!<br />
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There were some other changes in the document too:<br />
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<b>"In homage to its violent past the Star Realms League runs a little differently to normal leagues. In game terms this
means that if either team has no players on the pitch at the end of their turn then their opponent wins with a 7 point
victory regardless of the score when the game finishes. In addition to this any player removed from the pitch injured as a
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There were some changes to other aspects too, leveling up, free agents, so on (please take a look), but everything seems overshadowed by the Jack change.Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-15227113120030619292015-11-10T17:35:00.001-05:002015-11-10T17:48:18.910-05:00COACH'S CORNER: Conventional Wisdom - MACE!So, for those of you who do not know, I live in in the USA in the state of North Carolina. We don't get a whole lot of conventions coming through my area. There is one that I have attended before, it is in the city of Charlotte, that is just down the road from me. It is called MACE. And it is this Friday - Sunday. My lovely wife surprised me with a weekend pass!<br />
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I have a few events on my convention calendar, as far as what I signed up for - <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128475/murder-crows">Murder of Crows</a>, a four hour RPG session with three quick RPGs called Micro-RPG Grab Bag, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111124/dark-moon">Dark Moon</a>, and <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170381/mars-attacks-ten-minute-takedown">Mars Attacks: Ten-Minute Takedown</a>. But, there are zero Mantic games being offered in the official schedule - sad face.<br />
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So, a friend and I are going to take in two board, and a few teams and just start playing. Most of the people who attend MACE are local, or regional. I would love to spark some more interest in area. We are both huge Dreadball fans and have introduced a number of people to the game already (though many have migrated to other gaming stores in the area, and therefore into other metas).<br />
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I definitely want to have the base teams there. I have a fully painted base set, my friend painted the 29ers and I painted the Marauders. I also have enough painted space elves to sub in as humans (thanks to the packaging error common to the Asterians, I have an extra Guard, therefore enough to pretend to be the human team). I am not sure what other team to take. I would like to take one that is similar to the humans or another Season 1 team, but I don't have any more Season 1 teams painted. I would welcome any ideas.<br />
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Perhaps I should look into becoming the voice of Mantic in my area, Pathfinder Pope if you will.... Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-75782157332607566382015-11-03T17:37:00.001-05:002015-11-03T17:37:13.659-05:00SIDELINE REPORT: Nemion Oceanics vs Pelgar Mystics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week, the Sphyr and the Judwan faced off on the Pitch. My friend Dan had not played his Judwan in quite some time and wanted to bring them out. They are a nicely painted team and it was good to see them back in the game. I decided to try out the Sphyr, and though I had seen them played before and played against them, it was my first time as their coach.<br />
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I set up in a pretty aggressive forward formation. Dan countered with a fairly standard defensive formation, except for the one strike are off to the side, assumingly place there in order to be able to get to the ball later.<br />
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The second rush saw my opponents players head down the pitch and attempt to move my players out of the way for a three point strike. Just to not go as easily as he had planned, as his Feint actually ended up having him slammed onto the ground. My opponent ended up settling for a one point strike.<br />
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*<b><span style="font-size: large;">Sigh</span></b>*<br />
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I could go rush by rush at this point and describe what happened, but honestly it was a comedy of errors on my part - I missed three strike attempts and flubbed picking up the ball once. That pretty much cost me the game. On my opponents part, it was slowly moving down the pitch, moving my players out of the way, and scoring three point strikes. The job one finally ended up winning by a landslide in the 10th rush.<br />
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In no way am I trying to take away from my opponents abilities. He played a pretty flawless game. He utilize the abilities the Judwan have to throw long distance and score 2 great advantage. Plus, he is experienced at using Feint like a pro. He won the game fair and square.<br />
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My dice were on a cold streak. Oh well, such is life.<br />
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<i>"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you."</i> - the Stranger, The Big Lebowski<br />
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<b><u>What did we learn:</u></b><br />
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<li>The Judwan are still quite a viable team. Now, take that with a grain of salt of course, because it will entirely depend on your opponent. The matchup against the Sphyr is actually a pretty good one for the Judwan.</li>
<li>The Long Arms ability never ceases to amaze me. It is just fantastic. </li>
<li>The Sphyr all right quite remarkable team, even though I lost, I could tell that there potential is near limitless. They are like a human team, but with a couple of extra tricks, and Movement 6.</li>
<li>Both teams in this game head Movement 6. Movement 6 is where it's at. </li>
<li>Tail vs the Judwan is useless. OK, not entirely useless. I realize that it would be great if one of them were trying to steal from you, but being honest, I never had a single rush where that was even an option for them. There was always a time for me to attempt a strike - I never had the ball on their rush. Wished it worked against Feint.</li>
<li>Feint - in the hands of a skilled (and averagely lucky) player, this ability is really good, and very hard to counter. </li>
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<br />Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-35192915437777997972015-10-27T05:00:00.000-04:002015-10-27T06:54:07.991-04:00SIDELINE REPORT: Glambek Ghosts vs Sulentic ShardsI had the good fortune of being able to slip in a game tonight with my buddy, Dan. We both came in wanting to play the Glambek Ghosts, but not wanting to play a mirror-match, Dan grabbed the Sulentic Shards. It was my first time trying out the Ada-Lorana and Dan's first time playing the Crystallans. Two blue plastic teams! Woo hoo!<br />
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Dan ended up being the home team and set up his Crystallans in a very aggressive formation. He had Jacks and Guards lining the front of his side of the Pitch.<br />
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I counter by setting up my Ada-Lorana way back, and trying to keep as many Strikers out of reach without hampering my ability to go after the ball.<br />
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The Pitch looked like this at the start of the game:</div>
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The first Rush saw Dan's Crystallans work in cooperation to Slam my Jack in the 1-2 point Strike Zone. But the elusive form of the Ada-Lorana Jack proved to be too difficult for the Crystallan Guard, even with a Crystallan Jack Threatening the Ada-Lorana. </div>
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Then one of Dan's Crystallan Jacks grabbed the ball and the first Rush ended. He moved the Ref down toward the action.</div>
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On my Rush, I concentrated entirely on scoring. I stole the ball. And tried to throw it in for a 3 point Strike ... and I did... and thus ended the second Rush.</div>
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The next Rush, Dan managed the knock out the Jack he was focusing on by getting one of his Crystallans "fully harmonic" (getting all the bonuses from Harmonics). But even then he was only knocked out for 1 Rush. Then Dan grabbed the ball again and it went back to me.<br />
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Then this was the Rush I missed the goal and the ball scattered... :-( But it scattered right in front of the Striker that had jetted out of the cluster above. </div>
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Ok, so... here's the very short version of the rest of the game. Crystallans try to Slam Ada-Lorana and just can't do it. Ada-Lorana score and win.</div>
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<li>The Crystallans NEED to play the defensive game. Even better if you can start second, maybe the best team to be the Visiting team as.</li>
<li>You have to think not one, not two, but three or four steps ahead when playing as the Crystallans.</li>
<li>The Ada-Lorana are really fun to play.</li>
<li>The -1 to the opposing player's Slam, coupled with their 3+ Speed make taking a Ghost out nigh impossible.</li>
<li>The Movement of 5 and only having 6 players keeps the Ada-Lorana from being too overpowered.</li>
<li>The Gruba-tek VII Coliseum Pitch is awesome!</li>
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Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-64967563456479706902015-10-22T05:00:00.000-04:002015-10-22T07:21:52.063-04:00COACH'S CORNER: In Leagues with the EnemiesOk... let's talk about comps. I know, kind of a dirty word, but it needs to be talked about. I want to try to get a league for Dreadball going locally, which might mean doing some rounds of the local stores, but before I do, I want to be sure what the League will look like.<br />
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<li>If you purchase<b> Schnörkel</b> as an MVP, you are awesome (ok, so not a rule, but true none the less). :-)</li>
<li><b>The Convicts </b>have to be banned, or in the very least, heavily modified. <a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/09/tactics-dealing-with-difficult-teams_29.html">In a previous blog entry</a>, Lamanzer and I have a nice discussion about how the Convicts might be re-balanced, but I don't know if this is viable when trying to bring in the larger community. I might try something rather simple though, maybe allow the Convicts to play as a their stats are but minus the Offensive Coach and the Shock Collar ability. Less flavor, more balance?</li>
<li><b>The Nameless</b> are still a little OP in a league, I think in our last league my friend Dan lost one game with them. Not sure how to deal with that. Maybe every upgrade cost 50% more for them. Maybe for the <b>Rebs</b> too? What about <b>Asterians</b>? Maybe I am going overboard? Perhaps their team ranking in points should be 25 MC higher for purposes of determining underdog bonuses?</li>
<li>Use the <b>Achievements</b> system from the Season 4 Rulebook.</li>
<li>No <b>Fans</b> on the Pitch in regular games. Maybe in one game at some point in the League though, that could be fun.</li>
<li>Allow one <b>"We Can Rebuild Him" </b>upgrade, and only on a Jack, must be clearly marked or represented as different somehow.</li>
<li>No <b>Hacking</b> - from Season 6 Rulebook.</li>
<li>Any <b>Mechanite</b> or <b>Mutant</b> team has to be WYSIWYG or very close, sorry.</li>
<li><b>Forge Fathers</b> can use <b>Brokkr</b> rules.</li>
<li><b>Season 1 - Season 6</b> teams will be allowed. Other than what I have already mentioned.</li>
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Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-72128553316354783112015-10-20T05:00:00.000-04:002015-10-20T05:00:00.802-04:00TACTICS: Back to basics... for starting players<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Basic Tactics for New Dreadball Players:</span></u></b><br />
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<li>Keep it Simple for a Time. Use the Trontek team of human to get the basics, or maybe the Marauders if you like a challenge. But play with a rather straight-forward team for your first few games. This foundation will help you later on.</li>
<li>Go for the Goal. No matter how much you just want to continually bash someone's head in, the game is won and lost in the Strike Zone. Try to score every Rush.*</li>
<li>Tally Up Your Actions Backwards. Before doing anything, decide how many Actions you need to score a goal. Use the leftover Actions for buying cards, bashing skulls, and anything else, but be sure that you have what you need for scoring.</li>
<li>Protect Your Strike Zones. This is essential, if nothing else, protect that critical 4 point lane, and the entire 3 point zone if you can.</li>
<li>Team Up. Use your Jacks and even Strikers to add a Threat hex on a player before you go to Slam them. If you use a Striker, try to get in the rear arc of the opposing player, so he isn't Threatening you.</li>
<li>Don't Turn Your Back On Me. Try not to present your rear arc to opposing players. Unless you are a Teraton or a Sphyr, presenting your backside to an opponent is a taunt that may well get you ground into paste. Sometimes, this might be unavoidable, but try not to if at all possible.</li>
<li>Count It Out. I still use my finger and count out loud when determining if the move I am about to make is viable. Don't be ashamed! Sometimes that single pivot during a Sprint can mean the difference in being able to Catch a Ball or just looking silly.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>No Guts, No Glory. When learning to play the game, if there is a long shot play that seems nearly impossible and might win you the game, GO FOR IT! You never hear someone say, "Remember that time that I played it safe and won the game slowly." **</li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Later on there might be a reason you don't, but starting out, I think going for the goal is the way to do it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">** Later on, say in a tournament, this might not be the optimum strategy, but it is still the one I go with. :-)</span></div>
Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-51063988788686918012015-10-08T05:00:00.000-04:002015-10-08T05:00:03.901-04:00COACH'S CORNER: First Buys for Dreadball...<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">If you are thinking about getting into the Futuristic Sports Games Dreadball, where do you start?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Well, the first purchase is easy. You should start out with the the Starter Set. It used to be called the Deluxe Edition, but now I think it is just called Dreadball. With it you will get the cards, dice, ref and rules, that you need to get started. Plus, you get two teams to begin playing with right away. Full contents are:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 17.05px;">Red Planets Martian Team - Could be frustrating to new players. Have a few odd rules and Fragile, lackluster Strikers. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17.05px;">Koeputki Kolossals Zee Team - </span><span style="line-height: 17.05px;">Could be frustrating to new players. Have a few odd rules. All Jacks (only one mediocre position). </span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17.05px;">Midgard Delvers Forge Fathers Team - </span><span style="line-height: 17.05px;">Could be frustrating to new players. Slow. Require a lot of patience to make work (if you like the look of them, just ue the Brokkr rules from Season 4).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17.05px;">Ro-tek Brutes Mechanite Team - </span><span style="line-height: 17.05px;">Could be frustrating to new players. Requires a decent understanding of the game to make decent players. Might require multiple purchases of teams to create what you want.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17.05px;">Kovoss Kryptics Mutant Team - </span><span style="line-height: 17.05px;">Could be frustrating to new players.</span><span style="line-height: 17.05px;"> Requires a decent understanding of the game to make decent players. Might require multiple purchases of teams to create what you want.</span></span></li>
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Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-10814669764508448122015-10-06T05:00:00.000-04:002015-10-06T05:00:00.486-04:00MANTIC UPDATE: Warpath - The Sci-Fi Battle Game (Kickstarter)If you are looking for a new war game to add to your game night, how about Mantic's Warpath?<br />
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There is a Warpath Kickstarter going right now, and it is a fantastic way to get into the game! This is the universe that birthed Dreadball. Check it out, and pledge if you have the inclination! Only a few days left on the Kickstarter!<br />
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<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/warpath-the-sci-fi-battle-game">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/warpath-the-sci-fi-battle-game</a><br />
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Much like for the <a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/inside-box-kovoss-kryptics-mutant.html">Mutants</a>, I wanted to catalog what I received for my Kickstarter Rampage pledge for the Mechanite team - mostly for my reference. This may, or may not, be the same as the retail, AND when I opened the bag, it exploded. So, though unlikely, I might be missing a piece or two.<br />
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Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-75911929692511650902015-09-29T05:00:00.000-04:002015-09-29T05:00:03.674-04:00TACTICS: Dealing with difficult teams... the Convicts In my opinion, the Convicts may well be <i><b>THE BEST TEAM IN DREADBALL</b></i>. Having said that, they are not an auto-win for the coach playing them. Let's go over some schemes for defeating them.<br />
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With human stats for Strikers, a massive and Threatening Guard, and finally a use for Jacks (shocking, I know), the Convicts are a super strong team. In the right hands, they can be played as a scoring team, or a crush-your-opponent team. Let's discuss some ways around these strengths.<br />
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<li>DO NOT CLUMP! If you can in any way avoid it, do not set up your players in such a way that someone can threaten two players at once. If you do this, and the other coach is acquainted with his team, he will send in someone to shock them. This minimizes the potential threat of the Shock Collar.</li>
<li>Remember that the Convicts have an Offensive coach. This is important for planning your set up for your opponent's Rush. Assume that they roll the extra move, just assume it and plan accordingly.</li>
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<b><u>This is my 100th post about the futuristic sports game that I love! </u></b></div>
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<li><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/Team%20Review%20Season%201">Reviewed every team in Season 1</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/Team%20Review%20Season%202">Reviewed every team in Season 2</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/Team%20Review%20Season%203">Reviewed every team in Season 3</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/Team%20Review%20Season%204">Reviewed every team in Season 4</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/Team%20Review%20Season%205">Reviewed 2 of the 4 teams in Season 5</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/Team%20Review%20Season%206">Reviewed the beta releases for 3 of the 4 teams in Season 6</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/Giants">Shared my thoughts on the Giants in Dreadball</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/Tactics">Discussed a ton of TACTICS</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/DBX">Discussed lots of topics about Dreadball Xtreme</a>.</li>
<li>And a lot more...</li>
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<li>I will continue the reviews of the Teams in Season 5 and Season 6.</li>
<li>I will need to update the earlier reviews in light of the newer teams.</li>
<li>More <a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/search/label/Sideline%20Report">Sideline Reports</a>, hopefully getting a format down that I would like to continue with into new installments. Including some DBX reporting.</li>
<li>Lots of more entries on TACTICS.</li>
<li>I would like to have some guest spots with other DB Coaches that have some ideas to share.</li>
<li>Hopefully a giveaway some time next year!</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.manticgames.com/">Mantic Games</a> for making and continuing to support this fantastic game!</li>
<li><a href="http://manticblog.com/tag/ronnie-renton/">Ronnie Renton</a> and <a href="http://quirkworthy.com/">Jake Thornton</a> for all they do to support the hobby!</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/ATT64">Adam</a> at <a href="http://www.warmoreradio.com/">War More Radio</a>!</li>
<li>The community of Dreadball players at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/482512038434206/">Dreadball Fanatics Facebook page</a>!</li>
<li>All the readers and all those who have commented on the blog itself!</li>
<li>My friends and my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/battlegroundgames112">FLGS</a>!</li>
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Thank you all! I do this blog out of love for Dreadball and my continuing passion for playing this fantastic futuristic sport! I hope to keep it going for as long as I am able.</div>
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<b>Now, let's start the first Rush!</b></div>
Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-63835760468628264792015-09-22T05:00:00.000-04:002015-09-22T05:00:00.823-04:00TACTICS: Dealing with difficult teams... the Rebs <div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u>The Rebs</u></b></div>
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Following in the specialization trend that started with the Nameless, the Rebs are a a dream team of sorts. With pretty much the best Striker in the game, a Jack actually is a reliable receiver, a different Jack who doubles as a Guard, and a Guard who double as a double of himself, this team is dynamite. Looking at their stat line alone can make most coaches start down a losing path before ever putting a player on the Pitch. What is to be done?<br />
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<li>Don't freakout too much over the damage potential of the Rebs. The best Strength on the team is 4+. A Gaelian Jack might hit you from downtown, or a Rin Guard might try to Pummel you, but you aren't up against a Hobgoblin Hulk here. Your odds on surviving are pretty good, depending on who you <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Remember, there is only 2 of each position. This can be used to your advantage if you watch the opposing coach closely. He will probably lean harder on some players than others-take them out. Make your opponent play a game he is not comfortable with.</li>
<li>As far as the Gaelian goes, get in his face. If you are adjacent to him, he hits like a regular old Jack. This takes away his distance and momentum advantages. If he wants to go somewhere, at least he has to make a 2 Dice Evade test on a 4+.</li>
<li>Guard the 3-4 point zone by clogging it up. Make your opponent have to clear this zone to score, because clearing it will be harder than scoring for him.</li>
<li>Do not underestimate the Sorak Jack. If he gets in your strike zone, he has a good chance of scoring too. Normally, he won't be going for extra points, but I have seen coaches ignore him and regret it later.</li>
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First off, the model... meh.</div>
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If you know that you are up against a "turtling"-style team, like a Forge Father, Brokkr, or a non-Striker team - pretty much anyone who will have to retain the ball over time to control the pace of the game, the Synechdoche might be a pretty good choice you. Also good against Hobgoblins... just saying, taking control of a Hulk and Slamming the little guys on the Hobgoblin team is a sweet idea.</div>
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The Synechdoche's stat line is for crap, I mean awful, but that isn't why you are taking him. You take him for the ability Mind Control. With this ability you can take control of a player from the opposing team and basically have them hand over the ball, or set themselves up for a Slam, or move out of the way, whatever. Mind Control is a great ability, but a seasoned coach will pick up on the tactic pretty quickly. He won't be able to stop it, but he might be able to mitigate it some.</div>
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The question is, does this ability warrant only having 5 players on the Pitch and the expenditure of 15 MC. Cheap for a Giant, expensive for a regular MVP.</div>
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<b>Grade: B</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Brank ‘BOOM-FIST'</span></b></div>
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I am a sucker for this model. I love it.</div>
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Talk about making Big Mech completely redundant, wow. Brank has a 3+ Armor, due to being a Keeper, and Can't Feel A Thing. Taking him out is nigh impossible! And with his 3+ Strength, he is a force to be reckoned with on the Pitch.</div>
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He is slow... Forge Father slow, but for once, it doesn't really seem to matter. I mean, he even has a 4+ Speed-jealouos much Brokkrs? :-)</div>
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And he looks so cool!</div>
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<b>Grade: A -</b></div>
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A fast, Threatening Jack with Stretch. I am not seeing the appeal. Really, just not. I would rather take Alpha Simian over this guy-though in all frankness, I am not sure I would ever take a Giant Jack.</div>
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<b>Grade: C -</b></div>
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A Threatening Keeper with a Strength 3+, not bad at all. This is the damage-dealing other side of the 'Boom-Fist' coin. He has a Move of 5, so average on that. Speed 4+, so average on that. Skill 5+, eh, not great for a Keeper. But of course, with the better Armor (seemed to be misprinted as 4+ in the book, it should be 3+), he is still a monster. Pun intended.</div>
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<b>Nameless Spawn</b> - <i>The Irresistible Force</i><br />
<b>Brank 'BOOM-FIST'</b> -<i> The Immovable Object</i><br />
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<b>Dozer</b> - <i>Our Lady of Wrecking Face</i><br />
<b>Karadon</b> - <i>Giant Shark of Destruction</i><br />
<b>Synechdoche</b> - <i>Strange ... the... the.. Greatest Player of All-Time Ever... I must serve Synechdoche...</i><br />
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<b>Skarathron</b> - <i>Big 'ole Fast Spider-Thing</i><br />
<b>Alpha Simian</b> -<i> Dreadball's Monster Ape</i><br />
<b>Barricade</b> - <i>Rolling Wrecking Ball</i><br />
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<b>Big Mech</b> - <i>Big Disappointment</i><br />
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Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-68754858106226818372015-09-15T05:00:00.000-04:002015-09-15T18:09:40.193-04:00TACTICS: Dealing with difficult teams... the Nameless In my opinion, there are three monster teams to fear across the Pitch from you in Dreadball: The Rebs, The Nameless, and the Convicts. These three teams are really tough nuts to crack, and usually have the upper hand from the moment the ball is launched. Each has different strengths and weaknesses, and dealing with them can be nigh impossible without a plan... so, let's make one!<br />
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The original boogeymen and rightfully so! There is not a player slot wasted on this team. Both Guards have their purposes, one for Threatening and one for Slamming. And the Strikers are just plain great at moving the ball down the Pitch, and pretty good at scoring to boot! What should we do?<br />
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<li>Don't panic. The players might be from disparate races that resemble ancient deities worshiped in the dark recesses of mankind's undreamt past, but the coach is still human (probably). Watch for openings, he can't protect all scoring lanes and go after your players too. Take careful note of the positioning of Guards, it might tell you where he is aiming for on your team. Pray to your own gods that the dice do not favor him. ;-)</li>
<li>If you are a squishy team, try to stay 6 or so hexes away from the Hard Guard. He can Dash for 6, but most coaches won't risk it. If you stay 6 away, then he will probably be using 3 Actions for an attempt at a Slam. One (maybe two) to get the Sticky Guard in place. Then one for a Hard Guard move. Then another to Slam. </li>
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<li>Clog up the entire 3-4 back line. Leave the 1-2 point scoring zones open if you have to, but protect the back field. This will slow their advance tremendously.</li>
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Well, there's a start to playing against the boogeymen... next installment, those pesky Rebels!</div>
Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-26295596622708073882015-09-10T11:29:00.000-04:002015-09-10T11:29:52.451-04:00COACH'S CORNER: Giants - Part One<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUs3a46reGPkX9Vz_L-Ycr96YiTKyR0CusDgfM8HtEVsrEe73AZVt9lkuj-swLTTposPBYyejcZhmPVpuIH7N4V09DQiTVxGmLIoSUMsz32F0JmuKgRW1OKlaUz8BfhyLheGNQQFBJQ/s1600/giant.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUs3a46reGPkX9Vz_L-Ycr96YiTKyR0CusDgfM8HtEVsrEe73AZVt9lkuj-swLTTposPBYyejcZhmPVpuIH7N4V09DQiTVxGmLIoSUMsz32F0JmuKgRW1OKlaUz8BfhyLheGNQQFBJQ/s320/giant.png" width="320" /></a>The next two Coach's Corners are going to be a two part look into the Giants of Dreadball, in a literal sense. Giants are an interesting aspect of the game that, quite honestly, very rarely see play in my neck of the wood. I think the main reasons for their absence are:<br />
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<li>We tend to play a whole lot of one-off games.</li>
<li>In our last league, there weren't any Giants "for sale"... or maybe there were and no one "bought" any.</li>
<li>Until very recently, only two of our local players had any Giants (and one was a rare attendee of game nights). </li>
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We are trying to get more on the Pitch now though. So, we'll see. We have talked about doing more Exhibition Games rather than just straight-up one-on-one games.<br />
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<li>Part Two are the Giants from the Season 6 book, which are available already.</li>
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First off, I really dig this mini. Alpha Simian is a great sculpt. He looks very cool and was one of the poster children for Mantic's Giants. </div>
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Ok, so first off he is a Jack, meh. But he has Slide and Stretch, hmmm, getting better. And he has a Speed of 3+... ok, now we're talking. In addition to that, he has a Skill of 4+. Throwing from or to a Giant is nice too, as you choose the "front hex"-they are hard to block. I am seeing a decent addition to the scoring side of a team.</div>
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So, decent at Slamming, and good at getting to where he needs to be and ball-handling. Is he worth 19 MC? Is he worth 19 MC when you compare him to other MVPs, like The Praetorian for 11 MC, or even Mellisandra for 10 MC (both from the same Season 3 book)? Well, probably not. At least, not as far as my play style goes. </div>
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<b>Grade: C </b></div>
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Next up is Barricade. The mini itself is alright. I like that it has wheels. :-)</div>
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He's a Guard with a Move 6 which is great, but a Strength 4+, which is pretty middle of the road. He also has Stretch, Threatening and Comin' Through! All these abilities are good. The is all about barreling through your opponents and Slamming them from a decent distance away. Oh, and a Speed 3+... huh, that is unexpectedly good.</div>
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He is meant to be a cannonball, rocketing through the opposing team. I wish he were a regular-sized player though-this is really an overall trend in my way of thinking with Giants. For cost of 18 MC, I can get me Buzzcut, or a Grak, and still have enough left over for another MVP (not necessarily a good one, but another body on the Pitch, which of course Giants count as 2 players).</div>
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<b>Grade: C +</b></div>
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Had Big Mech been a Guard, he would have been SO MUCH BETTER, but alas, he is a Jack. And as bad as it is to be a Jack in regular DBO, being a Giant Jack is worse.</div>
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Sure, he is hard to take out, very hard to take out. Sure, he hits like a ton of bricks. But his effective Slam range is one hex away. Ugh.</div>
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I mean, I get the big Gorilla being a Jack, and he is a decent one at that, but I see Big Mech and my brain screams, "GUARD!" </div>
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Guard, Threatening, and a 3+ Strength, now we're talking. I realize that she has a Move of 4, so she is slow, very slow, but she is finally a Giant worth really looking at! She has a Threatening Slam with 6 Dice on a 3+, with Brush Aside, nice! Very nice!</div>
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For 19 MC, she is a fair purchase. There might be better uses of your MC, but at least this one does not feel like a ripoff.</div>
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Here we have a Guard, with the so-so Strength 4+ stat, but... but... but... THREATENING AND GOTCHA! Unholy crap! This Giant is freaking crazy. You realize, of course, that means you are on a 6 Dice Strength 4+ Slam against an opponent that is rolling minus two Dice (or minus three if you thought ahead and put another player Threatening him)! </div>
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Now 21 MC, that is still a steep price. If you had the perfect combination of MVPs, you could probably get a more powerful bang for your 21 MC... maybe. If it is an important game, and let's face it, what game isn't? The Nameless Spawn is not a bad choice.</div>
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<br />Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-27938508116441749332015-09-08T05:00:00.000-04:002015-09-08T05:00:03.589-04:00TACTICS: Tsudochan Scoot!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On an all Jack team, you often have to be creative in the way you move the ball around the board to score. Luckily, if you are the Tsudochan, you have a bigger tool belt than most, using your Push ability. This is a simple tactic, but hey, everything doesn't have to be deftly crafted by Hannibal to be valid.<br />
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Let's say you have a Jack go to pick up a ball on the Pitch, and sadly, he does not double the Pick Up, meaning he only has a single space to move and throw with his second action. Well, if you are using the telekinetic Tsudochan, this is not a problem. You can be up to 6 spaces away from where you would like to throw, and not incur the movement penalty (up to 7 if you don't mind being at minus one dice on that throw).<br />
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Ok, our Jack is the only Tsudochan on the opposing teams side of the Pitch. We could try to Sprint someone over to that side and Throw the ball to them, either being Threatened or having to Evade once. Then our Jack would have to Throw the ball successfully, and that other Jack would have to Catch it... Too many points of failure, and maybe the only option for some teams, but not for the Tsudochan.<br />
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Instead, let's just use our "psychic" abilities and move our guy down the Pitch. Our first action was the ball Pick Up. The second, third, and fourth actions will be using other members of our team to move our Jack down the Pitch:<br />
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Then, "Tada!" Our Jack has our team's final action to attempt the 3 point shot with 2 Dice. Not bad at all.</div>
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Remember, when playing the Tsudochan, play the game your way, not the opponent's way. Use your Push to move your guys into position, or move the opposing coach's players out of the way. Look for lanes and how to use them. It requires a different mode of thinking, but it is a lot of fun.</div>
<br />Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012390006791681386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411445715133894966.post-44788704735676755612015-09-03T05:00:00.000-04:002015-09-03T05:00:01.265-04:00PAINTING: Ada LoranaSo, I attempted a similar technique that I used on my <a href="http://dreadballnotebook.blogspot.com/2015/08/painting-crystallan-team.html">Crystallan team</a> on my Ada Lorana team. I was not as happy with the result, and I am definitely going to experiment with completely painting my other team of Ada Lorana, but I am happy enough to put them on the table. It is hard to tell from the pic, but there are subtle shifts in the shades of blue on them.<br />
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One thing I did that I did definitely like the result of was painting the different positions a different color. I used Yellow for Strikers, Orange for Jacks and Red for Guards.</div>
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I do see that the yellow could use another coat... gotta get to that. </div>
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:-)</div>
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