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DreadBall - More Info

 There is a bunch of info up at Boardgame geek (here) now explaining the rules and gameplay in more detail, for those interested.  In the meantime the Kickstarter is almost at $150k now and about to unlock another MVP player, the alien "Number 88" pictured above.  Go on- you know you want to!

DreadBall - we're in!

If you've heard about this new Kickstarter project, you wont be surprised to hear that Right Stuff and I are pledged up! If you've not heard of it, DreadBall is a new SciFi sports game by Mantic Games

From what I've read it will be a very different game to Blood Bowl - and teams will have actions points and a maximum of 2 actions per players.  The game doesn't reset after each play either so it sound more like Basketball or Ice Hockey than Rugby/Gridiron that Blood Bowl mimics.  There are four initial teams - Humans, Orx, Forge Fathers (aka Dwarves) and Veer-Men (Skaven/Ratmen) with another four planned for the future.

Now of course that are those who claim this is just a rip-off of BB and to be honest I dont know one way or another.  It sounds different enough to be a great companion game and a change of pace.  Plus the minis are cool so how can you go wrong? But make your own mind up by having a look at the info on the following links

DreadBall Kickstarter page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/dreadball-the-futuristic-sports-game

Official website here: http://www.dreadball.com/

There are some playtester notes by the Frontline Gamer here: http://thefrontlinegamer.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-can-talk-about-dreadball-now.html

and also a review here: http://jonathanpeace.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/review-dreadball-gameplay.html

BTW We are pledged for the Striker! package, which includes all these goodies :-)

Not into the Hands of Spain!

Today is the 521st Anniversary of the destruction in battle of the HMS Revenge, under the command of Sir Richard Grenville and who was mortally wounded in the engagement against the Spanish.  Don't know what I'm talking about?  Take a look here

So I have paid due homage to Sir Richard with this special commemorative Man Cave Brewery beverage.