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 Posted: May 01, 2003 - 11:20 AM
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| I will add that when my elven team is being ripped apart, I don't see why I should score right away and get myself finished off instead of forcing my opponent to run around me for a few more turns before going onto the endzone. |
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Posted: May 02, 2003 - 08:43 AM
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| It seems most people agree then. My opponant in question has a Lizardman team with a skink who has sure feet and leap which means he can score in 2 turns and my slow-ass dwarfs have little or no chance of catching him. So I hovered around by his endzone a bit before scoring so as to avoid 'Speedy Skink' scoring in the last couple of turns.... |
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Posted: May 02, 2003 - 08:46 AM
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Doh, that should read "sprint and leap"....  |
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Posted: May 02, 2003 - 05:26 PM
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It's absolutely fair. That's the way the game's played.
"Bashy" teams rely on it to get their regulation 1-0 or 2-1 wins.
Without this tactic, the game would favour the Agility teams, instead of being approximately balanced.
Hope this helps.
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Posted: May 03, 2003 - 05:10 PM
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| Erm, yes it was 1-0... (was almost 2-0 as I verchally got away with it in the first down as well) |
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Post subject: Re: Shamefull way to win a match...?
Posted: May 04, 2003 - 10:55 PM
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dwarfcoach wrote: "I beat them last night with my Dwarfs by using a very shamefull tactic: Gaining the ball, running up to the endzone and then staying there while battering the enemy players so that I can win near the end of the half giving my opponent not enough time to score.... "
Is this a shamefull way to win or perfectly acceptable use of the rules?
In NFL football, controlling the ball and the clock are key.
In Blood Bowl, it's much the same.
You do what you must to win.
Why give your opponent the ball back so he can tie it? If he can't get the ball off you, that's not your problem. There is nothing unfair about it at all. |
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Posted: May 07, 2003 - 06:21 PM
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I really hate this tactic, can't ban it though, would if I could.
I lost a final because of it, Score was 1-1 and there was a pitch invasion and I had five players KOed. Thats OK, be when the opponent picks up the ball and runs down for what should have been a two turn TD stayed until the last turn of the game and scored to win the final. Remembering that it is a game and supposed to be fun, how is that a good game? It sucked to lose the final in that way.
I had a sweet revenge though, the very next final, same teams this time I ran down to the endzone and hammered his team off the pitch winning the game 2-1 and destroying his team, I call that Karma. So if you do it, don't be pissed off if history comes back to bite you. |
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Posted: May 07, 2003 - 07:46 PM
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Hey man, I was only doing it 'cause it was done to me first!!
I do feel a bit bad about it and would never so it in a friendly and not normally in a league game but he did it to me the last league game we played and then was showing off to others about how he beat me.... (that bit really got my goat, I had to get him back)
After reading what you guys had to say I do feel alot better about my actions though, seems it was a good idea to join up after all (even if I still have not recieved my dice or membership.................) |
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Posted: May 07, 2003 - 08:18 PM
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Its whether you do it again that counts. Like I said, Karma will come around, or Nuffle.
Black Dice are cool, thanks Babs! |
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Posted: May 08, 2003 - 03:03 AM
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| still, if you don't attempt to get to the ball carrier I wouldn't score the TD. |
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Posted: May 09, 2003 - 05:20 AM
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The BBowl GT was won using this tactic. Whether one believes it is fair or not, it's as legal as Fouling. It's a part of the game, albeit one that may leave a nasty taste.
If the team has enough control of the game to hover near the endzone and their opponent CANNOT sack the ball carrier, well in many ways that's the same as an Orc team beating on [insert team here] instead of moving the ball from their own half.
So, does it matter then where the ball is if it's not being moved? I get the impression it's less savoury if a TD is one Move action away... |
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Posted: May 09, 2003 - 05:33 AM
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| Well I suppose it is a very cirmcumstancial thing. In my circumstance I would not have done it but for the fact that he had a skink that can score in 2 turns and I would've had no chance to catch him if I had scored and let the game continue for the two remaining turns. I would not normally play that way (especially with Dwarfs) but for that unfortunate fact combined with the fact he had done it to me with the self same Skink racing off so I could not reach him in 2 turns then beating up on my with his Saurus.... |
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Posted: May 09, 2003 - 05:50 AM
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How about the tactic of fouling the last 5 turns of the game, even in the turn you will (hopefully for you, not for your opponent) score the equalizer ?? 
happened to a mate of mine. |
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Posted: May 09, 2003 - 10:22 AM
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Dave wrote: How about the tactic of fouling the last 5 turns of the game, even in the turn you will (hopefully for you, not for your opponent) score the equalizer ??
Then laugh your head off when they get sent off and don't score, so failing to win the game... |
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Posted: May 09, 2003 - 11:50 AM
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Happened to my opponent in the league semi once. 
Wanted to win AND kill me. 
Would have done it too if he'd resisted that turn 8 foul.
Instead he lost 1-0 in extra time. We laughed for a week.  |
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