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Year
2011
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Description
Game description from the publisher:
Blood Bowl: Team Manager - The Card Game is a bone-breaking, breathtaking standalone card game of violence and outright cheating for two to four players. Chaos, Dwarf, Wood Elf, Human, Orc, and Skaven teams compete against each other over the course of a brutal season. Customize your team by drafting Star Players, hiring staff, upgrading facilities, and cheating like mad. Lead your gang of misfits and miscreants to glory over your rivals all to become Spike! Magazine's Manager of the Year!
Once a manager has chosen one of the six teams, he has five weeks to groom them into the best in the league, culminating with the Blood Bowl tournament. He does this by competing at highlights, collecting payouts, upgrading his personnel, and drafting Star Players.
Managers begin the season with a starting team deck full of basic scrub players. These players are none too bright and have limited talents, but a clever manager can play to their strengths by carefully positioning them to excel on the pitch.
Is your team ready to compete against other teams in head-to-head highlights? Highlights are the randomly determined matchups over which players compete. The more highlights a team wins, the more it improves and the more fans it accumulates.
The season culminates with the Blood Bowl tournament. After the Blood Bowl, the season ends. Players then tally up their total fans and the manager with the most fans wins the game.
Blood Bowl Family
(9 games)
Part of the Blood Bowl family — see Blitz Bowl for the combined view.
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Watch It Played Discussion at 1:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Two fantasy football teams going at each other, bashing and beating each other up.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card game — It is a card game adaptation of the Blood Bowl miniatures game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- welcome back to watch it played my name is Rodney Smith this is Luke Smith yes
- this is not the promised official Indiegogo fundraiser launch um it's not a gameplay video I don't really know what this is to be honest
- so here we go all right and I'll point out too on the box here it says it came from craving for a game which is not a store I've ever shopped at I think it's a cool name
- Blood Bowl Team Manager that's fantastic
- Carnival uh a deck in dice game for two to four players
- this is a game that the podcasters actually designed and they've had it up on Kickstarter
- I really appreciate that guys um let me do you a Sol it I'm going to put a little link here to your podcast I definitely recommend checking it out it is a fun podcast to listen to too
- you don't think so either Luke we need more girls yeah
- so thanks again guys that was really cool that you sent that to us um we look forward to to giving this a try
- I don't really know what to call this kind of an episode normally a box opening episode uh in most shows you're actually seeing the inside of the game box not the inside of a cardboard box so thanks for watching that I hope you kind of enjoyed it
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Watch It Played Discussion at 5:29 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- managing a sports team
Comparison games
- Blood Bowl
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Players use cards to manage their team and achieve objectives.
- Set Collection — Players aim to collect the best highlights to gain fans.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The designers vote is basically an opportunity for me to reward and say a special thank you to some of the people who've donated to us financially
- so this is a chance for those games to get a little bit of the Limelight and then you guys get to pick which one we're gonna play next
- if Publishers are aware of us and they think that exposure would be how helpful to them and it's a game that we want to play then I'd love to see them partner with us and you guys can certainly help make that happen when you contact them
- so if you feel inclined to do so please continue to it's really really helpful but now let's move on to the games available for the decider vote
- the way it works is I'm going to have sent out an email to you at the time of this recording or very shortly after the time of this recording and what I'd like you to do is take a look at these games me do some research online if you'd like as well and then send me your top two picks
- and put them in order but the the one you want most at the top and the next one underneath of that and what I'll do is I'll assign two points for your first pick and one point for your second pick
- why don't you give me your top two suggestions from the games in this list first of all I'd just be interested to know and secondly I'll definitely keep those in mind when I'm thinking about what games to cover in the coming months
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Watch It Played Behind The Scenes at 19:52
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- fantasy sports
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- we're not reviewing the game we don't necessarily play until we understand every facet of the game instead we'll play until we've decided whether or not we're having fun with it and would want to play it several more times
- my favorite game is whatever I think the other people I'm playing with are going to enjoy because for me most of the time board gaming is really just that social experience and what I enjoy is when I'm sitting with a group of people and all of us are having a really good time
- there's just so much of it and it's so easy for many of us to obtain it particularly when it comes to digital media that uh it's just very hard for something to have any kind of staying power when there's so many shiny objects to catch our attention
- we're not a review Series so there's not the same kind of conflict of interest there we're only going to play games that we enjoy but there are enough games that we enjoy that we can't possibly cover them all
- this has been just a fantastic ride anytime you do something on the Internet you open yourself up to criticism and trolling and we just have an experience that everyone has been super kind and supportive and we don't take anything for granted we just appreciate how far we've been able to get with this and if it had to end I would be I would be fine with that because I really the whole experience has been really gratifying
- I hope they remember the emphasis on fairness following the rules problem solving being able to beat your competitor and at the same time be a good sport about it to take a loss well all of those things are things that I hope as a father I leave behind for my children
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Drive Thru Games Analysis at 21:44 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Really liked this game back then.
- Saw its legacy in later games.
Cons
- Fantasy Flight doesn't have any of the Games Workshop licenses anymore.
- Burned out on it a little bit after a few plays.
- Could get kind of samey after a while.
Thematic elements
- Managing a team for a season of Blood Bowl.
- Blood Bowl universe
- Played through a season, applying cards to matches.
Comparison games
- Blood Bowl
- Warhammer Quest Card Game
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Play — Played cards to different matches.
- Drafting — Applied cards to matches in the center of the table.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's like a deck builder but also like a race for the galaxy
- you have the deck building but then you also have like the the the lead and follow things so like in glory to rome or race to the galaxy you have that sort of concept but also married with the deck building
- the first probably two expansions are good the ones the last couple of it's just like too much similar to the race for galaxy first couple expansions great and the last two it's like uh there's all this other stuff going on now
- as a whole the sum of those parts it there's nothing else really that feels like this game
- the original one really fell on its face
- there was a lot of problems with it
- it didn't really do well out of the gate
- the rules would just end up being too clunky and stuff like that
- that first edition really kind of stumbled out of the gate
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Board Games UnLocked Top List at 1:12:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Chaotic fun
- Silly theme
- Fast gameplay
- Customizable team with different races and players
Cons
- Out of print
- Companies split
- Best at 2-3 players, 4 can be too many
Thematic elements
- Managing a Blood Bowl team through a season
- Fantasy Football league
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Players play players to different events or highlights to try and win.
- Deck Building — Recruiting players from leagues becomes part of your deck.
- Dice Rolling — Used for actions like tackling other players.
- Push Your Luck — Flipping over cheat tokens to see if you get kicked out or gain fans.
- Set Collection — Gaining fans as victory points, recruiting players from leagues, and building a deck.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this one is, Hoplam is solo.
- the Pandora's Ruin uh brought in several different little things like more scions and stuff like that. But the biggest thing was the Mercury Boots campaign mode, that new campaign mode, because it switch it switched from where instead of each act lasting 12 weeks, it made each act last six weeks.
- this is my my second uh chip theory game in this segment, but you get that same deal. Chips, neoprene, plastic.
- But now each act probably takes about two or so with the Mercury deal. And that was like one of the smartest things. They listened to their their their, fans or whatever and they added that and it was the perfect addition cuz it made it a nice swallowable uh deal at that point.
- that expansion saved this game because if I had to go through it again with uh, you know, four hours per act, I it's it's miserable, dude.
- four hours of die rolling.
- I just try not to think about how much I spent.
- It's so much fun, dude.
- The amount of content definitely helps with how many heroes and villains there are.
- And the plug-and-play nature of just being like, here's who we're going to throw in.
- The system of you know this timeline element of like playing cards after other players to trigger different effects is such a cool thing.
- It's just that plugandplay nature makes this one just so much fun to play.
- I've had a blast with it.
- the games still super fun.
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 46:15 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Blood Bowl
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- They ended really strong in book three. It was a good ending of sorts and I really liked it.
- I don't care about it.
- They have multiple multiple uh points of view which I was fine following the one person.
- I just found it to be maybe the last book will bring everything back together, but I doubt it. I just don't care anymore.
- Look, I'm okay with characters dying and things that you need that to progress a story sometimes, but good grief. Does it have to be that bad all the time?
- The mobs are out there and the mobs are going to hunt you down and no matter what you say.
- It has definitely become a witch hunt in many ways where people like as soon as they hear the word the letters AI, they're like, 'I'm out.'
- I think the backlash is and people going and rating games one on BoardGameGeek is kind of ridiculous.
- That has nothing to do with the game. It really doesn't. That's that's just nonsensical.
- I'm kind of mind-boggled with how much people complain about prices of games.
- Yes, games are expensive. They're really expensive to make.
- You don't go yell at your gas station attendant, you shouldn't when gas goes up. That's not them who are doing it.
- It should be a friendly place to go to.
- I always try to put some monkeys in my zoo, period. Just so I can say I have some monkeys.
- I dislike the cat character a lot and I found it to be okay.
- But I will warn you, I noticed that a lot of people when they do this, they also forget about the part where they you should make money.
- Wash it in the shower?
- If I ran BoardGameGeek, if I saw someone rate a one with a comment of 'I hate what they did here.' I would just delete that rating instantly.
- I think are you kidding me? This is so nonsensical.
- I love going to bookstores.
- Any place that has unique interesting thing, a hot sauce store, a a beef jerky store, whatever.
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JestaThaRogue Analysis at 16:09
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- fantasy sports
- fantasy sports
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- deck builder — Mentioned as a game that has deck building based around another part of the game, not a traditional deck builder.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Every game I've ever bought, I've bought for a good reason. At least that's what I tell myself.
- I don't watch playthroughs cuz playthroughs tend to be too long.
- I think it's just the hype and how much money this project's making and all this buzz around it was making me think I should get on this now, and I just know that I'm going to get the cards, maybe play it twice, and then never play it again.
- If it can fit in this 4x4 Kallax, then it will stay. If it doesn't fit, then something's got to go.
- Will I still enjoy the game after 10 plays? It's not a question I ask myself.
- Those are the 10 questions I ask myself before buying a game
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