Blitz Bowl - How To Play
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- In this video we're going to learn how to play Blitz Bowl! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the UA-cam comments below.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Models
01:05 - Coaches/Players
01:15 - The Setup
02:19 - Challenge Setup
03:31 - Double Trap Doors
04:00 - Gameplay Overview
04:20 - Adding Balls to Play
04:55 - Ball Bounces
05:25 - Emergency Reserves
05:55 - Performing Actions
06:55 - Open Players
07:10 - Marked Players
07:24 - Prone Players
07:39 - Dugout Players
07:48 - Action: Run
08:15 - Picking up the Ball
08:27 - Action: Throw
11:06 - Bouncing Rules
12:04 - Throwing Adjacent (Hand Offs)
12:19 - Action: Mark
12:48 - Action: Block
13:23 - Block Dice Results
13:44 - Knocked Down Models
14:47 - Shoving
15:08 - Special Abilities
15:18 - Rerolls
15:27 - Action: Sidestep
15:41 - Action: Stand-Up
15:52 - Action: Reserve
16:11 - Touchdowns
17:05 - Completing Challenges
17:47 - Bonus Plays
18:21 - Clean Sweep
18:36 - Maximum Hand Size
18:43 - Replenishing Challenges
19:17 - Adding a Second Ball
19:43 - Ending the Game
20:24 - Tiebreaker Rules
20:27 - Endgame Challenges
21:13 - Additional Teams
21:35 - Conclusion
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My son and I just finished our first session. Great game. I haven't played a lot of blood bowl, less than 12 games, but I like how quick this is, the challenge cards add some great decisions, especially given touchdowns are worth three points and cards are one or two. Highly recommended.
So glad you both enjoyed it!
That was the best game description I've ever seen. Thank you!
Very kind of you to say - so glad you liked it!
@@WatchItPlayed I ordered the game today! Cant wait to play it haha
Just picked up the game, super excited to play. Thank you for your vid, very helpful
So glad you found it helpful - I hope you have a great time playing!
You cleared so much up for me. Thank you! Excited to play the game correctly now. 😄
You're very welcome - have a great time playing!
The timing on this game is perfect!!! My son has been asking me to play Blood Bowl for some time now and even though I know he could handle playing, I don't think he has the attention span to play a full game of Blood Bowl. But now with this Game he will now be able to play a lighter version of the game and still feel like he's playing Blood Bowl (sort of) and it will get him into the game easier when he's ready. I look at this as an arena football version of Blood Bowl. But yet still has all the flavor of Blood Bowl. I've already preordered my copy at Barnes and Noble. He's also 8 years old which is the exact recommended age.
That's great that you'll be able to play this with your son! I'm glad this game was a good fit for you!
Mr Smith you just made me want to buy a game I never even knew existed, awesome video as always btw
Thank you! I'm glad I could help you find it!
Glorious!!.....Just Glorious!! Great job as always!!
Thank you Rob!
Great video Rodney. You asked for questions so...
1. How common are one turn touchdowns? With no positional reset between touchdowns and 3 actions it seems likely. How many times did you see it in your games?
2. Is there no ‘turnover’ rule where a failed action ends your turn early?
3. What is the normal spread of points you can win per turn (without endgame cards) what is the highest score you can earn in a round with endgame cards? 0-9... 0-15?
4. What is the craziest power you can get by scoring challenge cards.
5. Can a blocker activate again after a successful shove result? Is there a way to get a free follow up movement after shove?
6. Is there any reason to stall for time and not score when you have the opportunity. Running down the clock to score as late as possible was a core/annoying strategy in bloodbowl... does it still make sense in this game?
Thanks,
Hey Mermuse. Due to time constraints, I have to limit answers to rules related questions. Too many videos and potential games to cover :) This would be a cool discussion to have over on BGG though, with other future players.
Great job! Not our style, but it looks like something my daughters boyfriend would like!
This is a good tool to lure my friends into blood bowl!
I hope they enjoy the video as well!
It's always a pleasure to watch! Thumbs up, thumbs up, thumbs up from bavaria!
Thanks so much for that!
Looks good, a great BB intro game to teach some of the core mechanics (passing, tackle zones, block dice, various player roles). The extra team cards for Elf/Chaos/Skaven are a very nice touch, in case someone doesnt like the Humans or Orcs and encourages expansion with existing sets. Also a nice way to get some extra models for your base teams.
I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial!
Thank you for another great tutorial video. The game looks great. Reminds me of the computer game Speedball from the 90s (I think?).
Thanks for checking out the video! Always appreciated!
Tabletop Games Blog speedball was awesome!
Yes, I played it on my ATARI ST at the time. In fact, it was Speedball 2. It was so much fun, with such an epic soundtrack.
Thanks for the video, this might help me get my freind at school to play miniatures games
I hope it does!
This reminds me of the old GW Dungeon Bowl.
Awesome video, any estimate for the average play time? I have plenty of Blood Bowl proper but the facts that it takes 2h+ has been making it lose out to Shadespire and smaller games of 40k and AoS.
Around 45 minutes :)
That was an excellent and informative tutorial Rodney. THank you !
So glad you liked it :)
Well, looks like they shadespired blood bowl
Great tutorial. You should do a video on blitz bowl tactic with the other teams.
I don't usually announce my games more than a few days ahead of time just to avoid disappointment if plans need to change. Thank you for checking out the video though!
Great video, looks fun.
Thanks Zafforrian!
I am definitely buying this. Thanks, Rodney!
You're welcome!
You did a great job explaining
Thanks so much! Glad the video was helpful!
It seems to be easy and fast!
Thanks for checking out the video!
Can't wait to play this
Thanks for checking out the video! Glad I could give you some anticipation about the game!
So this is basically Diet Blood Bowl, but it plays faster and eliminates the team building mechanics
And alot of the tactics that is Blood Bowl. Looks alot more like Guild ball then Blood Bowl.
This is meant to be an intro into blood bowl. As someone who is interested in it but my local meta is not, i wouldnt mind buying this to try out wit people. The price is $45, the cost less than one team. Do i want to pay $150 for the box set and possibly have no one to play with? This is not meant to replace blood bowl but to catch a wider audiance which is why it’ll be sold in barnes and noble and not in most gaming stores.
@@bf90rono In what way does this look like Guild Ball to you?
I'd mainly get this or expansions as a cheaper alternative, get rid of the challenge cards and just play an 8 round game of Blood Bowl and whoever gets more touchdowns wins.
Yep, a much faster playing version.
Great tutorial Rodney, how long does the game take to play?
Sort of depends on the players, but approx 45-60 minutes.
WATCH RONNY FIND GREAT GAME: Thanks for the detail walkthrough i am going to my local BnN to get a copy.
I hope you enjoy it John (the name is Rodney, by the way :) )
@@WatchItPlayed Apologies It was Meant to the Rodney, my bad, the game is fun and my neighbour love your Video instructions! Thx and i wish you and family great health!
Hey Rodney! Great tutorial. I wanted to ask about one rule though. When an opponent scores - the ball coming back to the pitch only bounces if a player is on the trap door - correct? It doesn’t specifically say that - but think it is implied roughly.
Thoughts?
Hey Cody, the ball always bounces - hope that helps: "If there is no ball on the board at the start of any turn, a new one enters play. First, the trapdoor opens - if there is a player standing on the trapdoor square, they are immediately injured and placed in their team’s Dugout! Then the ball is placed in that square, and immediately bounces."
looks like a fast version. of guild ball. also very similar to blitzball from ffx
This looks really interesting.
Thanks for checking out the video!
Must you make every game seem so darned fun?!?
I'll try very hard to make the next game seem terrible, so you come back again!
(pssst. no I won't)
Very nice! I used to play Blood Bowl extensively in the early 90s. I don't care for it much anymore, but I think I want to play Blitz Bowl. Is it out yet? Or when will it be released?
It will be released at the end of August!
Like the pacing and streamlining if this compared to BB but i was really disappointed that it isnt about touchdowns but about victory points and objective cards. I like that the challanges grant you bonus plays, thats neat, but they should have kept the fixed turn limit from BB and made it all about scoring touchdowns, not claiming points.
Superb walkthrough though, as always!
Thanks for checking out the video! Glad I could give you a sneak peak of the game mechanics!
Hey Rodney! Are you doing a tutorial for Brass Lancashire and Birmingham or Omen Saga?
The tutorial for Brass: Burmingham will be worked on next week. I can't say for sure on the other two!
Is there much of a rules difference between this version and the Ultimate version?
I haven't played the Ultimate version, so I'm not sure.
A linesman is one of the referees, the players who play near the line of scrimmage in American Football are called linemen.
And in Blood Bowl and Blitz Bowl they are also called linemen.
I didn't know the distinction between linesman and linemen. Thanks for that!
I wonder if you'll be able to eventually have the champions kind of thing like in Bloodbowl? I think this is going to be a little more accessible to my group. I'm in.
Glad I could help you make up your mind on the game!
Dan Manning i probably could. This is compatible with any team as long as you have their stats.
Will you ever do a video on Blood bowl too? I would love to see that :-)
Hey James, thanks for the interest. I talk a bit about that here: ua-cam.com/video/EdtDuvIUa6A/v-deo.html&t=342
@@WatchItPlayed got it :-) sorry for the frustratingly obvious and probably quite annoying question. I enjoy your other videos anyway and maybe I'll see it pop up in the future :-D
@@jamesebsworth6473 Not annoying at all, I understand the curiosity - I just like to offer an explanation for why I don't answer that kind of question :)
Can you use star players and their cards with this? Or will they release new star player cards specifically for this version?
Not sure what expansion plans they have, I'm afraid.
Between Blood bowl or Blitz Bowl; which game would you suggest for a 10 year old? Thank you for this very helpful video.
I generally don't give personalized recommendations, but I'll make an exception here: Blitz Bowl. The rules complexity differences are vast. Blitz Bowl is much more approachable.
@@WatchItPlayed Really appreciate that- I bought both- LOL! Season 1 of Blitz and the 2016 BB. I figured that we can learn with Blitz Bowl and IF we wanted a more involved version we would get into Blood Bowl... the miniatures are so awesome for BB! Appreciate you help. The series you did on Space Hulk was super helpful as well. Thank you!
We have been playing Blitz Bowl and love it! I'm still unclear on what "side stepping" is. Where in the video do you talk about this rule. I can't seem to find it.
@@DavidBluelineGaming It's in the video, but was missing in the index, so I've added a marker for it, so you can find that more easily. 15:27
@@WatchItPlayed That is awesome- just to confirm... a side step is in response to being marked? Meaning red guy marks you... yellow guy can "side step" out of it... then red player can go back to his actions? Thank you for the timely response we are playing right now!
Am I missing the link to how to assemble or paint the pieces? Did you include it?
Hey Andy, just added it to the description of the video. You'll also find it here: ua-cam.com/video/HBcTk4Azndo/v-deo.html - I don't have a painting tutorial, but there are plenty online.
Is there a release date? They announced this back in February, and if it wasn't for this video, I would have forgotten about it....
It’s up for pre-order now on Barnes & Nobles website.
Same exact models as the most recent edition blood bowl. I would’ve liked to see new molds but at least if you paint them to match the games could supplement each other.
The game even comes with the cards needed to play using an old team of miniatures.
Is there a listed game time length on the box? Hopping it's not 2 hours like blood bowl
The listed time displayed in the info panel on the front of the box is 40mins
Much faster than that (depending on the players of course).
Not trying to sound ominous (is that how you use that word?), but have you noticed it has been 2 months already since the last Gameplay video? (a.k.a. I miss Pep)
Suiko Ryos Sadly, I think the bgg team up means we’re going to get a lot less gameplay videos.
And now game plays are back - sorry it took so long for us to get them back on track!
First! looks cool so far
Thanks for stopping in to take a look!
Can you explain the throwers skill? It makes no sense as all players pick up the ball as part of a run action.
Hey Jason, I’m traveling right now and not near my copy of the game.
Am down to 8 working fingers and still don't have orcs assembled. Where is the link you mentioned about how to assemble them?
These are not the same models, but its the same idea: ua-cam.com/video/HBcTk4Azndo/v-deo.html
These are not the same models, but its the same idea: ua-cam.com/video/HBcTk4Azndo/v-deo.html
Wonder why the term mark was used in the game. I feel like engage makes more sense.
It's a bit of a football (or soccer) term, so I think that's where it comes from.
Was there a price or estimated price for the game yet?
Steven Huteson $45
Thanks to Steven for the assist!
Forgive my ignorance, but why do both this *and* Blood Bowl exist? Aren’t they both basically the same thing?
Nope, but I don't have a Blood Bowl video to walk you through the differences and it's been awhile since I played it, so I don't want to try to dissect those differences from memory :)
They share similar DNA, but the rules are different enough that I wouldn't call them basically the same thing - the challenge is, what I think is "different enough", may not be different enough for someone else. Everyone will have their own ideas about that - which is generally why I try not to comment on those sort of things.
Can a marked player throw the ball?
Hey Char, I’m traveling, so I don’t have the game in front of me to check the rule book for you.
@@WatchItPlayed I looked all through it but I do t see any mention
@@WatchItPlayed did you end up finding out?
@@charaznable5552 Home now, but I can see the video addresses your question already. Check the description, you'll find a clickable index, and there's a section for the "marked" player rules. Hope that helps!
@@WatchItPlayed you really covered everything! Thank you :)
Wait! Has this game been released?! WHEN?
It will be released around the end of August!
Received mine from Barnes and Noble, last week. Less than $50.
Smart move to be compatible with Blood Bowl.
Agreed!
Orcs are going to need a little glue.
This game is not available in the UK for some reason 🤷
I think it might have been a North American exclusive - but I'm not sure if it stayed that way.
so there is no perma death?just dug out time? well the game seems cool enough, they have eliminated a lot of the dumb luck rolls from Blood bowl, (though in my opinion those make up some of the best moments of the game LOL) in favor of calculable probabilities. I still love the story element of following players in Blood Bowl and watching their careers until the inevitable death as they reach for the ball and trip over their own spiky bits landing just right to not only break their own neck but also killing the ref in a grizzly tangle of bodies resulting in a penalty that even the blood-wiser babes can't help with ..... good 'ol blood bowl.
though it does eliminate the high stakes and alternate play styles of Blood Bowl, I mean you can play to get the most touch downs or you can play to crush the apposing team into forfeit for not enough players left alive..... so ya the stakes are much lower.
That's right, no permanent death in this version! Just a short break!
Hmm looks like decent intro to real blood bowl x3 I
I like the streamlined rules, and that gamplay just continue. Also winning mechanins with +10 points is smart.
Dident like the colour of the human and orc team. should be blue and green. The player aid cards should have had the effect of the dice written instead of just the name.
Thanks for checking out the video! I'm always glad to give viewers a look at the game to help them decide whether or not the game would be for them.
Can you run, hand off, run
Hey Roberto, this should help! ua-cam.com/video/ZTTDxZZDhL4/v-deo.html
You are making a "ROOT" How to Play, Riiiiiiiight????
I don't like to announce videos until I've started the scripting process, so I can't say for sure!
Watch It Played Totally Understand! I guess this is me requesting it, even though I’m sure it will be a challenge. Love your content!
Thanks for that! Glad you've been enjoying it!
Thanks for that mate
You're very welcome!