A Blood Bowl podcast based in the South West of England. We look in-depth at the specific teams, players, skills and stars each episode to help provide all you could ever want to learn about them! (warning: we may not always know what we're talking about!)
Is that the longest podcast title ever created? No. But it is it chock full of great content? Also no. But it is free. 00:00:00 – Intro and NAF SUPER TOUR 01:30:00ish – BARNSTAPLE BASH, or was it EXETER EXECUTIONS, or was it DUNNY-ON-THE-WOLD DERBY? 02:00:00ish – Bloodblusters 02:30:00ish – End Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirty-Four: We Found … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirty-Four: We Found Twelfman, He Might Have Been Hiding In A Bin, We’re Not Sure, But He Smells Weird (Weirder Than Normal) →
Sporting giants! We’ve heard all about them, but how do they taste? I mean, play? 00:00:00 – Intro 01:45:00ish – End Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirty-Three: I Hear They Talk About Sporting Giants a Lot https://www.thrudball.com ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. You can buy it! Or, not. Whatever you want. Look, forget I mentioned it okay? Find … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirty-Three: I Hear They Talk About Sporting Giants a Lot →
Wow! What a treat! Probably! I wasn’t there, so… What (else) could go wrong? 00:00:00 – Intro 01:10:01 – Recipes? Who knows, honestly. 02:11:00ish – End Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirty-Two: The One-Hundred-and-Thirty-Second Episode! https://www.thrudball.com ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. You can buy it! Or, not. Whatever you want. Look, forget I mentioned it okay? Find it … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirty-Two: The One-Hundred-and-Thirty-Second Episode! →
FAQ You I Won’t Do What You Tell Me! (and repeat) What could go wrong? 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:01 – VOID WHERE FAQ SHOULD BE! PANIC! PANIC! 01:55:00ish – End Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirty-One: The FAQ Be Still Not Here, Oh Well, Let Us Not Talk Of The Old Ways https://www.thrudball.com ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirty-One: The FAQ Be Still Not Here, Oh Well, Let Us Not Talk Of The Old Ways →
If you hear any interjections from Nazgob, just know he was lying on purpose for a bet. What (else) could go wrong? 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:01 – BUT WHERE IS THE FAQ?! 02:01:00ish – End Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirty: Where The FAQ? https://www.thrudball.com ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. You can buy it! Or, not. Whatever you … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Nine: Tackle-free And Hating Life →
Do Chorfs suck now? Yes. Well, that was fast. How about a more in-depth answer? Yes, yes they do. Well! What (else) could go wrong? 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:01 – Chorfs and Bloodblusters until end. Hey, this part remained unchanged from last time. How interesting. 01:30:00ish – End Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Nine: Tackle-free And Hating Life https://www.thrudball.com … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Nine: Tackle-free And Hating Life →
A, uh, slightly shorter episode than normal for one reason or another… Look, recording podcasts is hard, okay? Things go wrong sometimes! Just-just leave me alone! sobs What (else) could go wrong? -01:30:23 – Really good content all about the Blood Bath tournament. -00:1:33 – The Realisation. 00:00:00 – Intro v2.0 00:00:01 – Chorfs and … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Eight: Chorf, son of Mogh →
Let’s talk about Thrud! What could go wrong? 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:01 – Listen, it’s just Thrudball, okay? All the way through. What did you expect? 02:23:00ish – End Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Seven: Thrud 2024 Post-scussion https://www.thrudball.com ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. You can buy it! Or, not. Whatever you want. Look, forget I mentioned it … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Seven: Thrud 2024 Post-scussion →
Let’s talk about Thrud, why not… And this time, we have a guest! Widram of Squad Chaos joins the caravan for an episode. We finish with a Bloodblusters from Nightwing. I hope you remember 2nd edition… What could go wrong? 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:00 – God, just so much stuff. 02:17:00ish – End Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Six: … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Six: Thrud 2024 Prescussion →
He’s back! Twelfman has finally remembered the password to the clubhouse and the rest of them have finally let him in again. This week (lol) they’re talking about the the latest FAQ that gone done been released, a tournament that Mike went to, vampire discussion, as well as all sorts of bits of news about … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Five: FAQ You I Won’t Do What You Tell Me →
Twelfman wasn’t here again (what does he even do all day?), so he misses out on talking about how the gnomes actually played. Naz took them to a tournament! Goodness gracious. Whatever next? Don’t forget to vote on your favourite short story from last+1 episode! 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:00 – Gnomes, again 02:16:00ish – End … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Four: Positively Informed Gnome Discussion →
Twelfman wasn’t here again, so he misses out on talking smack about the latest beardie stuntles to wander into the Blood Bowl pitch. Sucks to be him, I suppose! Don’t forget to vote on your favourite short story from last episode! 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:00 – Gnomes 02:00:00ish – End Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Three: Less Rampant Gnome … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Three: Less Rampant Gnome Discussion →
I couldn’t not call this episode “Rampant Gnome Speculation”, and I hope it’s clear why. And we have the entries for the short story competition! Vote for your favourite below and next episode we’ll crown our winner. Plus, Twelfman popped over and to say ‘hi’ on another podcast: Players to Nuffle. Go and check them … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Two: Rampant Gnome Speculation (And Short Stories) →
Wow! Can you believe it! The 121st episode! Like the halcyon days of yesteryear, as far back as the 120th episode, I, Twelfman, was not there, but I’m sure it was absolutely stuffed with erudite tactical advice, witty asides, philosophical mantras and possibly even some knob jokes. Who really knows? Not me, that’s for sure. … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty-One: It’s The One Hundred-And-Twenty-First Episode! →
Wow! Can you believe it! The 120th episode! Like the halcyon days of yesteryear, as far back as the 188th episode, I, Twelfman, was not there, but I’m sure it was absolutely stuffed with erudite tactical advice, witty asides, philosophical mantras and possibly even some knob jokes. Who really knows? Not me, that’s for sure. … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twenty: It’s The One Hundred-And-Twentieth Episode! →
Happy New Year. Or is it? Yes. What better way to cheer the new year in than to watch Twelfman’s slow descent into madness? Watch him try to solve Landrover’s fiendish crossword in real time! ABAO_Xmas_cryptic_2023 Extra! We are going to be extending the current Short Story competition, like we did way back when. The rules … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Nineteen: Cross Words →
Wow! Can you believe it! The 118th episode! I, Twelfman, was not there, but I’m sure it was absolutely stuffed with erudite tactical advice, witty asides, philosophical mantras and possibly even some knob jokes. Who really knows? Not me, that’s for sure. I don’t even know how long it is (fnar, told you). But what’s … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Eighteen: It’s The One Hundred-And-Eighteenth Episode! →
We are graced with the illustrious presence of KFoged superstar and newly elected Team England captain: KFoged! In this episode we talk about Team England’s past and future, then dissect the new FAQs that GW have gone and released (here, if you were curious). Subscribe to the Team England newsletter here. Extra! We are going … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Seventeen: KFAQed →
Screaming Spires! It’s a tournament in Oxford run by a lovely man called Joe. I didn’t go, but thankfully, the others did. We also do Bloodblusters based on everyone’s favourite thing: Big data! Tables! Databases! And sometimes… the data lies. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:31:15 – Full disclosure, it’s late, and I don’t want to have … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Sixteen: The Bellowing Belfries →
It’s spoooooky season, and therefore what better time than now to discuss the brand new Vampires that GW have gone and released? I wonder if they planned that? We’re also talking about the upcoming election for the captain of Team England. Plus, you should go to the tournament Screaming Spires: https://talkfantasyfootball.org/viewtopic.php?p=824707#p824707. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:35 … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Fifteen: The ‘Necks’ Team England Captain →
Note: If you would rather spend five-and-a-half hours listening to us rambling, you can hear the podcast episode about the world cup here. Can you believe it’s been four years since the last Blood Bowl world cup? Neither can I. A lot has happened since then, from Covid-19 to a whole new version of Blood … Continue reading The NAF Blood Bowl World Cup V: Alicante Extravaganza →
It’s here! And it’s five-and-a-half hours long! You can also read Twelfman’s write-up here. Strap in, boys and girls! We’re talking about the World Cup. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:04:35 – BloodBlusters 00:42:00 – Day 0 00:52:00 – Day 1 02:14:30 – Day 2 03:43:10 – Day 3 05:31:08 – End Shirts and Stuff: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/abao ps! Twelfman’s … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Fourteen: Alicante World Cup Report →
This week we’re talking about the upcoming NAF World Cup V held in Alicante. What are we expecting? What are we taking? Is cannibalism okay when it’s vegan on vegan? 00:00:00 – World Cup Discussions 01:54:55 – End Shirts and Stuff: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/abao ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. You can buy it! Or, not. Whatever you … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Thirteen: The Pain in Spain stays mostly on the Plane →
THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD 00:00:00 – THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD 02:36:40 – End Shirts and Stuff: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/abao ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. You can buy it! Or, not. Whatever you want. Look, forget I mentioned it okay? Find it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Advocatus-R-Turner-ebook/dp/B09L31CMKQ/ https://www.thrudball.com/ Episode One-Hundred-and-Twelve: … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Twelve: THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD THRUD →
Ethics is on the menu today. We’re revisiting when and how its correct (in our opinion) to concede during a match. We’re also touching on Thrud (I know, quelle suprise), then having a few cryptic crossword clues, before rounding off with nobodies favourite: Bloodblusters! What could go wrong? 00:00:00 – Does anyone read these? 01:56:44 … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Eleven: The Only Way Is Ethics →
Today we’re talking Gutter Bowl, the newest expansion released by GW. It’s not Street Bowl, don’t be absurd. Totally different thing. We’re also doing a bit on Thrud, because that is tradition by this point, before rounding off with an episode of Bloodblusters. Think you know your skills from LRB4/6? Then play along, why don’t … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Ten: Gone In The Gutter (Bowl) →
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for an episode like no other on our Blood Bowl podcast, as we unleash the whimsical wit of our AI companion right from the start! This very intro and title was crafted by our AI friend, who’s not only here to calculate dice rolls but to tickle your funny bone … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Nine: AI Laughs and Gridiron Thrills: Unleashing the NAFC, Grashnak Blackhoof, and BloodBlusters →
We have a new host! Welcome: Landrover. We learn a bit about him, then we talk about Noodlebowl, NAFC… then have a brand new Bloodblusters from our brand new host… What could go wrong? 00:00:00 – I̶̪̩̜͍̊̈͛͝ ̶̲̜̌̽̀̊a̸̛̭̳͈̦̝̩͗̄̊̑̾͒ṁ̷̧͓̯͕̤̦͍̖̦͚̝̃̂́͋͊͘ ̴̘̰̜͈͚̅̾͛̿̑͆̑̈͘͝͝t̸̡͙̪̘̞̤̭̦̞̅͐ͅḭ̷̯̯̍̽̌̄̓̍͜͠͝͝͠ͅm̷̡̡͓̠̟̫̭̠̺̩͇̯̹̈́̈́̉͠ë̵̠͉̲͈̹̪̤̤͖͈͎͓̔̿̌̽͗̈́̈́͑̈̆̀ͅ 0̵̡̛̰͙͔̤͇̞̙͕̜̈̓̔̀͂ͅ1̴̧͚̬͙͇̘̗͎͛̃͌̾̈́́͒̿̕͝ͅ:̶̢̛͍̬͕̎̋́̐̿͒̉́̎͠͝͝5̸̛̘̘̱̎̀̃͆͒͗́͝͝9̸̛͚͖̺͉̲͍̝̞̓͆̈͒͛̊̃̉̒̌͆͊̂͂͜:̷̨̨̠͚̫̮͖̠͍͈̠̇́̑̊͒͌̀̓͒̊͝ͅͅ5̵̨̩̲̮̮̐́͌0̴̛͍͙͎̙́͐̂̂̑̌ – H̷̢̧̨̡̳͈̦̫̦̗͔̻͌̄͛̑̚͜͠͝ę̷̰͇̘̹̹͙̝̙̑͒͠ ̶̨̭̘̹̤̭̉̂̂͜C̴̦̥͇̣̮͈̹̑̀̓̃̈́͋̒̀̈́͐̚o̵̧̫̰͕̝̞͍̱̫̪̻̩̲̹̤̎̾̈́̈́͗͐m̶̡̪̩̜̹͕̫͓̜̪͚̥̗̲̑͒̄̈́é̷̮̹͔̥͚̜̳̹̮̹͚̞̆̅ͅṡ̷͓͎͍̳̘̻̹̀͑̊̉͜͝ Shirts and Stuff: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/abao ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. You can buy … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Eight: Noodle Rovin’ →
Withergrasp Doubledrool has a new model, and it’s purty… Also, we wax lyrical about a few tournaments past and future, then discuss the new GW Halfling play guide. Oh, and then we act like grown-ups for a game of BloodBlusters you wouldn’t be surprised to find in a playground… 00:00:00 – What is time, really? … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Seven: Reece Withergraspdoubledroolspoon →
We are joined today by long time friend of the podcast: Landrover! He’s here to talk about Thrud and to correct us on a few, uh, misapprehensions we had about Norse when we did our episode on them, all those years ago… Ahem… 00:00:00 – Inane Gibberish 02:13:15 – End Shirts and Stuff: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/abao ps! Twelfman’s … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Six: Pre-Thrud Landrovin’ →
It’s time for a super special tiny weeny episode featuring the one-and-only Nazgob. Listen to this episode for information on the ever-splendid Thrudball tournament, and/or click here for more information: https://www.thrudball.com/news/thrudball-2023-announcement https://www.thrudball.com/ Thrudball Special Mini Episode https://www.playitforward.com/projects/273
Update: Audio snotling has informed me all is well… It’s only Nightwing and Twelfman today, and they’re talking about Welsh Tournaments (well, one in particular) and the new models for Cindy Piewhistle and Puggy Baconbreath, as well as all sorts of other rubbish. Oh, and the Matched Play Guide (whatever that is). 00:00:00 – FAQ … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Five: Welsh Cakes v2.0 →
There’s too much Blood Bowl on this Blood Bowl podcast, you know what I mean? Let’s listen to Nazgob and Nightwing as they take a break from chucking a ball about The Grudge of Drong, a Warhammer Boxed Set Campaign Doohickey from 1997 about dwarves. 00:00:00 – Grudges! Drong! Dwarves! 01:34:00 – End Shirts and … Continue reading ABAO Special: The Grudge of Drong →
Note: Smudley the Audio Snotling has told us with confidence he’s fixed the audio… It’s Christmas! Apparently! We talk about the Christmas Chainsaw Massacre what happened recently. We also discuss the latest GW FAQ Then, guess what… It’s only a Christmas themed Bloodblusters. Oh no? Oh yes. 00:00:00 – FAQ 00:56:00 – Christmas Chainsaw Massacre … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Four: FAQnta Claus (v2.0) →
It’s Christmas! Apparently! We talk about the Christmas Chainsaw Massacre what happened recently. We also discuss the latest GW FAQ Then, guess what… It’s only a Christmas themed Bloodblusters. Oh no? Oh yes. 00:00:00 – FAQ 00:56:00 – Christmas Chainsaw Massacre 01:47:30 – Seasonal Bloodblusters 02:14:20 – Secret Musical Bonus 02:16:20 – End Shirts and … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Four: FAQnta Claus →
Would you believe it, it’s only the blimming Eurobowl, that it is. Twelfman was the only member of the podcast to go, which left us with two options. Let Twelfman ramble on for like two long, lonely hours, or Invite a guest. So, welcome Volkajo, AKA Timo! He is our special guest and has prepared … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Three: Malta Eurobowl/Europen →
Amazons are all new and stuff! They’ve redone them, and are they more interesting? Yes! Are they better? Debateable! Why not have a listen and hear what is sure to be a riveting and amenable diversion? Also, check out https://www.docminiature.co.uk/. We’ll be hosting a giveaway of some of their stuff in the coming weeks, but … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-Two: Zon and On, Anon →
Whoops! We’re actually talking about Amazons NEXT week. That will learn me for messing with the space-time continuum. This week we’re talking COBBBL Bloodbath 2022, a tournament that took place over in Bath. Amazons are all new and stuff! They’ve redone them, and are they more interesting? Yes! Are they better? Debateable! Why not have … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred-and-One: COBBBL’d Together →
Oh my stars and garters. Can you believe it? We’re a hundred episodes old! I remember back in the days when we recorded on nothing but an old shoe. Modern podcasters don’t know they’re born… We welcome back Merrick and HungDonkeyman into this episde to talk about life, the universe and craneflies. There’s Bloodblusters, there’s … Continue reading Episode One-Hundred: Reunion! →
SNOTLING HAS FIXED THE AUDIO It’s almost here! The big one! To get you all ready for excitement, we’re talking Thrud and various other tournaments. Oh, and all the cool stuff we have planned for next episode… Speaking of which: We’re giving away an orc team! (Courtesy of Printed Players, go check them out and … Continue reading Episode Ninety-Nine (version 2.0): Milestone Approaching! →
Twelfman is back from his brush with Papa Nurgle, so it’s about bloody time they all talked about how the NAFC went, wouldn’t you say so? 00:00:00 – NAFC 02:10:30ish – End Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/ABAOpodcast Shirts and Stuff: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/abao ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. You can buy it! Or, not. Whatever you want. Look, forget I … Continue reading Episode Ninety-Eight: NAFC 2022 →
Norse! 00:00:00 – Norse! What could go wrong? Episode Norse! PS: The charity album can be found here: https://www.playitforward.com/projects/273
Twelf went to UKTC, and we’re all off to NAFC. Acronyms! Everyone likes them. We talk them. The tournaments, that is, not the acronyms. 00:00:00 – UKTC 01:01:01 – NAFC 01:27:30ish – End Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/ABAOpodcast Shirts and Stuff: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/abao ps! Twelfman’s book is now out. You can buy it! Or, not. Whatever you want. Look, forget … Continue reading Episode Ninety-Six: I C The C, The NAFC →
Firstly, we cast our shrivelled gaze over the new Norse models, then we’re interviewing PrintedPlayers.com, a new chap in the Blood Bowl 3D Printed world. We talk about what it’s like to join the hobby as a newbie, a few 3D printer bits, and the forbidden team. Twelf ruminates on his roster for UKTC, and … Continue reading Episode Ninety-Five: Printer is Coming →
We went to some tournaments! Nazgob even went to two, the ubiquitous so-and-so. Listen to us talk about how they went. Or, don’t. You do you. 00:00:00 – Naz talks about being filthy Wood Elves at the School of Hard Blox Tournament 00:55:55 – We all go a little mad from talking about Stand Firm … Continue reading Episode Ninety-Four: Tourn(ament)-on-the-Cob →
We talk about the upcoming Caerdydd Cup this week. We’re all going… but what are we taking and expecting? Then, we asked you, our loyal swarm of nurglings, for any questions you want us to answer on air, so we did. I think we managed to get to every one, so if you asked a … Continue reading Episode Ninety-Three: Caerdydd’n’Questions →
Nightwing and Nazgob, now having fulfilled their dream of being a podcast completely filled with people whose name starts with an ‘N’, run rampant over discussions about Dungeonbowl. ps! Twelfman’s only gone an released his book. Find it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Advocatus-R-Turner-ebook/dp/B09L31CMKQ/ 00:00:00 – Dungeonbowl or something I dunno I wasn’t there Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/ABAOpodcast Shirts and Stuff: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/abao … Continue reading Episode Ninety-Two: Le Bol de Dunjon →
Blood Bowl tournaments are big, scary places full of weird, otherworldly folk. Well, not really. But for new players, there are a few things that it’s good to know before you attend. Like, should I bribe the TO with delicious treats? The answer is yes, always yes. 00:00:00 – Nazgob Goes Slightly Mad Talking About … Continue reading Episode Ninety-One: Tournament Etiquette →
‘Tis Christmas! Or, just after it, at any rate. Let us gather and make merry, then lament most heartily about yonder dice that have bedevilled us at tournaments, verily. Or something. We’ve also got an interesting discussion about the latest FAQ from Gee Dubs. Has it made things clearer? Yes and no! Find out more… … Continue reading Episode Ninety: FAQ Up Your Troubles →
‘Tis Christmas! Or, just after it, at any rate. Let us gather and make merry, then lament most heartily about yonder dice that have bedevilled us at tournaments, verily. Or something. We’ve also got an interesting discussion about the latest FAQ from Gee Dubs. Has it made things clearer? Yes and no! Find out more… … Continue reading Episode Ninety: FAQ Up Your Troubles →
Khorne have finally been adopted properly by GW, moving from the fringes of ‘being sort of official, but not’ to ‘yes you can bring them to tournaments properly now.’ But are they any good? Yes. No. Sort of. Hey, we talk about this for like 90 minutes, go listen for the philosophical nuance. We also … Continue reading Episode Eighty-Nine: The Khorne Identity →
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