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February 8, 2024 at 5:39 pm #1862184

blinky465

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@sundancer – yeah, that’s what I meant, really. When GW picked up the game again (after about 20 years of it being almost exclusively community supported) they tried to impose a more “realistic” type feel to it.
Which, stylistically I don’t mind.
But ultimately, it’s supposed to be a silly game, populated by silly characters, doing silly things (like bringing a dwarf deathroller onto the pitch was never supposed to be to help you win the game – the achievement was the silliness of it even existing in the first place and the chaos it creates should you even get it onto the table). I like the silliness. I like it when people play the game according to the “fluff”.

But GW tried to make it a “proper” game with balance and everything.
And it sucked all the fun out of the game (because, as a game, it’s pretty turgid – I’d much rather play Blitz Bowl these days; and with the special play cards, that too encourages you to play more according to the fluff and silliness, than simply form a cage and walk down the pitch each time!)

I think I’d prefer it if, instead of blood and gore, my Blood Bowl minis had little clouds with “oof” written on them, or birds flying around players’ heads. Let’s embrace cartoon-style!