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DreadBall Academy: Episode One Learning The Game
May 9, 2013 by warzan
Video Sponsor: Wayland Games
It's finally here! After weeks of planning and prepping the first episode in our new DreadBall Academy series is ready to teach the community how to play this fantastic game from Mantic. In this episode Warren is joined by the awesome James M. Hewitt where the Marauders are facing off against the Corporation.
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Competition: Win yourself a copy of DreadBall KickOff by creating a name for your very own DreadBall team!!!
Closing Date: 17/5/13
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just so i can stake my claim early (I know I cant win) 🙂 my team is the jotunheim ice giants.
BoW Justin
Cool, just ordered the game. Now i get to wait an c how you play it
Ok here is mij name. (Dutch soccer team N.E.C.) New Evicerators Club.
My team of robots (once I get them from Wayland) will be called the 43rd Technetium Calescents, which actually contains three references
My dwarf team is called the ishimura engineers and they are orange and black
So the removal of the Foul mechanic in DBKO means you can Sucker Punch to your heart’s content? Cheeky.
Thought this might be interesting to watch. But nope, like everything else it’s just Warran trying to say balls and 69 as much as possible. Children don’t get as amused by trying to be naughty as these guys do in these vapid videos. Time to just give up on the site as they’re hardly going to cop on at this stage.
Even the cheer leaders at salute had 69’er outfits 🙁
Jeez I thought I would be safe with that one lol
By then…. Get ur coat on the way out.
I’ll go with the “Shattered Hammers”, drunken Forge Fathers.
Sounds like a bunch of tired West Ham fans :p
Veer-myn space team = “Rattonaughts of Rotterdam”
Logo generator= http://www.fantasysportsfactory.com/FindLogos.aspx
Forge Father team (cleaned up, assembled and ready for primer) the Minnesota Purple Helmets
Is there a campaign (season) mechanic for Dreadball yet? Because I think I would really enjoy playing a team throughout a full season against a collection of friends.
Team name: The Rolling Boxcars (we always do)
Hasn’t there always been one?
Season rules are in the full box game version rulebook. Season 2 will bring new variations and options on the season rules. League rules are good, played in 3 leagues so far!
Great Video , the best ‘how to play’ I think you have done since the Infinity ones.
In keeping with my Oliver Postgate themed username, my Marauder team would be
Noggins Horny Helmets.
Modded to have viking helmets obviously.
I am shooting for “Witherspace Warmongers” right now… 😉
I could actually use some coaching advice, if there’re DreadBall Pros around: http://pinsofwar.com/dreadball-smacker-line-up/
BADASS BLACK!
I like my Orx menacing !!
My Forge Father team is called “42 Is The Meaning Of Life Warren Not 43” but might be a bit long winded so I changed it to “Dr. Snuggles Joy Factory” 😛
That sounds like a brother :p
*brothel (d’oh)
ha ha ha, Reben, what do you expect from a “manplug”?
😛
Warren the Madnificent and His BallBreakers! 😀
Well have one team of 6 Marauders painted up and they are call :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMMm0vTH5oY
More Images here :
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.652186878130136.1073741826.100000164908473&type=3&uploaded=9
I have one more but i leave it for tomorrow 😛
If you don’t want to click the name is The Purple Punch, but better see it and the images 😛
Marauders Go-Tham Jokers, Iron Hills Miners (Forge Father)
The Marauder Dead Body Exports inc.
All jobs too small. 😀
the cheese sharks (corporation) – my logo from the site i saw shared from an earlier post http://www.fantasysportsfactory.com/Logo.aspx?LogoId=7133cf1e-7a6b-4370-bfe4-2d44d9ae8547
I’m sure Darrell and Swampy are fight for that logo right now!
That is super awesome!
Enjoyable show. How about The Scavengers.
Was really enjoyable to watch a sports game for 90minutes without any of the players crying tbh. hehe
I could not help but think that the footage would have been 30mins shorter if @warzan wasn’t picking up the dice from the floor every few minutes. I think there should be a penalty system for this. Maybe lose the die for 1 turn per point on the dice. 😛 hehe
Robot Team: Integrated Destruction
My Forgefathers, the Red Dwarfers or the Crimson Short Ones
The Dreadball Dice Droppers 🙂
At first I thought it was a Keep fit excercise video for gamers
AHA! An eagle-eyed fan just pointed out to me that I did in fact pass a Dash test in my third rush, even though I thought I’d failed it – Goblins are Speed 3+, not 4+!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvTicCOehLw&feature=youtu.be&t=34m12s
Clearly, this victory is invalid. 😛
My Marauder team: Da Hogchoka Hooliginz
My Orcx team would be the “Overgrown Boogers” which is my Nurgle team in Blood Bowl PC version.
Orc 1: Picked Too Deep (an orc with some blood splatter)
Orc 2: Crusty Pickings (chipped armour)
Orc 3: Skull Shavings (White Chipped Helmet)
Orc 4: Two Finger Pick (Two bloody fingers)
Goblin 1: Picked Last Week (darker green skin tone)
Goblin 2: Long Drawn Dangler (Sculpt a snot from nose to hand, probably one of the goblins with his one arm raised)
Goblin 3: Curry Pickings (yellowish tinted skin tone)
Goblin 4: Finger Sticker (web his fingers together)
Goblin 5: Freshly Picked (lighter Green skin tone)
Goblin 6: I Think this was from my Nose (different skin tone altogether)
Armour colour is undecided yet, perhaps you guys can pitch an idea in.
Naughty, naughty James! 18:42- slamming a player in the back if you started your action in his front arc is a Sucker Punch foul. Also, 52:10- if a player is hit by a launching ball and does not catch it, it counts as a losing possession of the ball and ends the rush – technically James should have lost his turn. This happens again around the 80 minute mark.
Also: The ShrimpCorp Sharkroceroses.
There are no fouls in DBKO.
Also, as the player was a Guard, the ball automatically scatters. “The player cannot try to catch the ball because they are a Guard or are facing the wrong way. Scatter the ball from that hex.” (page 30)
The Flying McIroncocks
Robot team: Edmonton motor-Oilers. Because if Mantic is going to make a Wayne Gretzky pun with their MVP, go whole hog and give The Great One his old team. Now to find a decent enough robot pun for Jari Kurri and Mark Messier…
As an oilers fan I love it, perhaps a suggestion of Sparks messier. Maybe go one step further and name the stadium – wreckshall place and modernise the team: Nails Yakubolt, tyres Hall etc 😉
I’m sorry but I missed where to go to get the cheat sheets.
My Marauder Team: Da Gob Smackas
DreadBall looks awesome can’t wait to try it out!
My team is going to be Lords oF Smash! Marauder orks of course!
The Parisian Arts Council Drunken Mimes
The name of my marauders army is G.G. “Green Gutters”
What about The Paddy Whacking Trontek Smackers. 😀
my aussie team would be the New Sydney Power Fists
Probably have to go Marauders (they just look sooooo cool) and my team would be: Redz Ruffianz – Coloured in Black and Blood-Red
The Golgotha Sack Crackers
Marauder team Grobniks Rascals
Corp Team: Sol ShadoWalkers… ooooooh Spooky……
The Sod N Nancys, Orx.
The Apocalyptic Annihilators
great show guys.
forgefarthers team name
the shortstop ironbreakers
Corporation:LIGHTSOUT
I was on the fence about getting this game. But this made it a definite buy for me. Time to get started with my Orkland Raiders!
I would have a forgefarthers team with one corporate guy modeled like justin and they would be
“the perfect height companions” 😀
My team name will be Svartalfhiem Slayers
Good work guys, thanks for putting this together. We’ve been planning to do a mini league in our club early summer so I have a robots team on pre-order for that. They are going to be the Greystone Apotheosis, appropriately painted of course.. 😉
My Orx team is called Da Thundergunners
Ooh, I want lots one of each team at least!
Maruader team name Badland Bootboys.
Corperation team name GenTec Grinders.
Veermin team name The Silent Sirs .(Pronounced Silencers).
Forgefather team ,The Sledge Head Slayers.
My team names at the moment are… ( But are subject to change )
Corporation are called… ” Brutal Deluxe ”
Forge Farthers are called… ” Thors Hammerers ”
Orx are called… ” Clobberin’ Time ”
Veer Men are called…” Boomtown Rats ”
Female Corporation are called… ” Brutal Dulux ”
Z’zor are called.. ” Buzz Kill ”
Robots are called… ” May Contain Nuts ”
Judwan are called… ” Hey Jude “
My corporation team is the blade snakes
That was an awesome intro to a game. Honestly, I think i’ll get the game next week. Damn you BOW for making you buy more things;)
Nice video. Everyone seems to want to avoid a Blood Bowl comparison but to me it’s a great step forward from BB with more modern artistry and definately more streamlined game mechanics.
Seem real easy to pick up.
My team name: Veer-myn: Mangey Mongrel Maulers
My Veer-myn team: The R.O.U.S. (Rodents of Unusual Sadism)
My Orx will be known as the Doom Bad Boom Daddies!
My orc team will be called ragna-ORC
Oh that is cool, I just started Blood Bowl a few weeks ago with my brother via the pc game online. A physical game would be awesome, but I would prefer Dreadball.. it seems more action.
judwin = Goldfields Ghoulies!
Marauders = Ooo’s Dat Rumblin!!
Corporation= The Judge’s Guild
Marauders – The Blood Gatherer’s (TBG for short)
Mine have all their Armour Painted -Red,
Rumours have it that the paint of the armour, is actually made from Blood of other teams they have played, but this has never been proven.
Actually. I might change the name of my Orx to.. ” Da Smak ‘eads”
My team name for the upcoming Nameless Team: The Great Old Ones of Kuthoo Lambda Zero Zero. That’s right, beware the GOO of KuthooL00!
Apologies in advance for this one…
My corporation team – The Shiny Helmets, currently playing in the Dri-Humpers League.
My team, Ball Bag Busters
My Marauder Team : The Yellow Waaaargh Machine
My son’s team – The Orcahobalobadingdongs
My Team – The Neo-Tek Phantoms
Female corporation team names planned for our next league
FemCorp
Victorious Secrets
Z’zor – Team Klendathu or Team Big K
My forefathers are the forgeborn Fighters and the corporation team is the lunar loonies!
Thanks for the intro game at the Mantic open day, James and Chris. Really liked it and Amy bought herself her first miniatures, in the form of the void sirens. 🙂
Thanks for the Intro game at Mantics open day (despite being really busy). Both me and Amy bought some new teams and I think I have the job of painting them up for her. 😛 Thanks additionally for the £160 you raised for Help for Heroes with your raffle!! Needless to say that the donations will go to a very good cause. 🙂
Thanks
Mick
P.s. James doesn’t drop nearly as many dice in real life, but I am still unsure about Warren. (something I wish to investigate more in the future) 😀
Corporation Team: Tyrell Corp Nexi
My skaven team (blood bowl) are always called the Pitsburgh cheese-stealers.
My upcoming locust team will be called hive five- sounded better in my head than written 🙂
My orx are the Mangalore Maulers (painted up in mustardy yellow/khaki uniforms with grey/brown skin… what can I say? I love that Fifth Element flick).
Forge Fathers are Jupiter Mining Corp Reds (which has been done, no doubt).
Serenity’s Angels
My Veer-Myn team would be Rabid Alley Toxic Terrors (aka R.A.T.T.)
I’m also a fan of board games. Among the favorites, I have quite a few different cool options. I also like to collect various games and recently I also found dungeons & dragons miniatures for sale https://signumgames.com/store/ . The store has a lot of cool items related to games.
Mine’ll be “Backbone Breakers” – Naturally, Marauders.
You really should help the Raptronix BallHawks take the pitch
my team is the Mega Corp Maniacs and there colurs are Red Blue and Gray
My forge fathers team
Iron will breakers
Western Hammerers (Forgefathers, of course!)
Corporation Team – Oceania Funnelwebs.
Great intro to Dreadball. Quick question though – is it me or did Warren’s striker use a 3rd action to score the 4 pointer?
really liking the look of this game would prob play a Marauder faction and call them “Red Tide”
my team of marauder: bonebreakers
I’ll go with “The Ulthar Housecats”. Bonus cool points from me to people who understand the reference.
My new Robots Team will be the Kevlanium Transformers.
The latest Military upgrade out of the Battlefield testing that some Robot Teams do for greater sponsership – the suits are now a unique Kevlar and Titanium Alloy.
What I’d really like to do is Brutal Deluxe, but let’s show some originality and do a corporation team called… The Typing Pool Tornadoes!
The Klaxxi Wakeners 😀
Andrea,s Revenge is a must for the next one.
GIMMIE A FREEBIE!! lol awesomevideo guys
My Corp team is the ‘Sling-ton Gunners in homage to a certain London based footie team I happen to support 😉 . Am regretting selecting a colour scheme with white in it though! My F/F team are going to be the KhazadDum City Steeltoes. My 9yo son has gone for the Big ‘n’ Brainbashers for the Marauder team. Haven’t got round to all the other kickstarter goodies and teams yet but they are sitting in the box waiting to be built.
Blistering Bloodwings
I could be mistaken, but in rush 6 I think your Striker illegally took 3 actions, as he moved first into position, then ran a second time, and threw as a separate action. He could still have thrown, but the second run would have to be part of the throw action, which would have meant he’d only have one dice to throw the strike.
Also in rush 13, when the goblin failed to catch the uncatchable launch, I believe it should have ended the rush.
Great intro video!
I know I’ve missed the closing date, but my Forge Fathers team are called the “Holocaust City Kneebiters” and my Veermyn team are the “Delvin Mudslingers”.
Orc Team: painted purple: The Hungry Hippos!
Watching your Dreadball Academy videos persuaded me into picking up the game…. Lots of fun, easy to teach.
Even an old post I still want to reply the name I’ve chosen for my orx & goblins team.
PANORXIAKOS (refrase from PANATHINAIKOS, a known greek football team).