![]() ![]() Runners can be tackled or even trip over their own feet, though at least the game lets us see the percentages of those happening, something that the first Blood Bowl didn’t do. Because of the tabletop backbone of the game, there’s an element of randomness that can be helpful or destructive for either player. With dice rolls deciding the results of our moves, a giant ogre might seem like a sure thing against a skinny elf except for that one damned time when the ogre ends up a victim in a failed attack, dropped into the graveyard of the sidelines. Even online games contain some intriguing story elements, flavoring the matches with small narratives.Īs the characters engage they attack and fight, run and dodge, score and get killed. Much like a tabletop RPG, BB2 feels like we’re playing against our friends in heated combat while an experienced Dungeon Master maintains the world around us. Waiting… waiting… Bueller…īut that’s just a minor part of the experience. In the case of an untimed match it can feel excruciating, as the AI opponents seem to take far too long to decide on what to do next and I often wish I could speed things up. This can at times lead to a long wait in between the game’s 16 turns, and if it isn’t for the 3 minute clock (which is still rather lengthy) then matches would take hours to end. In fact, like chess, the best of us will plot and plan and rotate the playing field examining possible scenarios in our heads. With “blood” in the title, it’s interesting that the majority of the time there isn’t very much action or blood in the experience at all - we’re tasked with thinking several moves ahead before we even make our first in each turn. Much like other table-top games, multiplayer is what the game is really designed for, though there are several single-player modes. Set in the popular table-top and media franchise of Warhammer, BB2 pits players against each other as they command a team of characters and creatures from the IP. It’s turn-based, with a heavy focus on strategy and tactics. ![]() But I can’t go much further in describing what Blood Bowl II is until I explain what Blood Bowl II isn’t.īlood Bowl II is a table-top game. It’s huge, it can be frustrating, it can be difficult and it can be rewarding. That’s the chaos that is Blood Bowl II it’s based on as much randomness as it is on our practiced skills. But that’s what I get for not bribing the referee ahead of time. Life is really good.Īnd then the ref comes over and kicks my player, knocking the ball out of his hands and into those of the awaiting opponent nearby. Life is not so good. I have the ball in the hands of my fastest player in the opponent’s half of the field. I’m tied 1-1 going into turn 15 of the game. ![]() To my knowledge, there is no way to actually PAUSE the replay without hitting the "Esc" key, which brings up the menu and hides the action.I’m in the 6th match of my league, proudly in second place. Pressing "-" on the keypad has the opposite effect, but you cannot slow the game down to below 1x (aka normal) speed. That situation is pretty rare - mostly comes up if you REALLY want to re-position a WA big guy, and don't want to risk him doing anything other than get to where he needs to be.Īlso, when watching a replay, pressing the "+" key on your numpad will accelerate the playback speed by a factor of 2 (so pressing it twice will speed things up by 4x). You also don't have to throw a block at all when you blitz. Or you might be able to race the other team to the ball and win! Or if you have a player with dump-off, sometimes throwing it to an empty square that's impossible for the other team to get to is actually the safest way to do it. Why on earth would you want to do that? Well, if it's turn 15, and you just want to get the ball "OUTTA HERE", that's not a bad way to do it. Click to expand.Even better - you can pass to an empty square, or even to a square containing an opponent, by using "P" or the pass icon above your player portrait. ![]()
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