SKABB League

As I have mentioned previously, over the last 6 months or so we've been trying to create better links with other leagues in our area.  As such, myself and Stu got ourselves and invite to TWBBL Stunty Slam run by the Thanet League. This was a stunty sevens event run over 2 evenings in February and March with 8 coaches taking part. The ruleset allowed for a stunty alliance team which 1 player took. The skills package allowed you either 2 picked primary skills, 3 random primaries on chosen player or 4 random primaries on random players.  I took ogres with 4 random primaries and a keg. Having played through the tournament, I know this was the wrong roster. 2 chosen primaries on ogres would have been so much better, along with a desparate measure. You live and learn! As it was, I had a runt punter with grab, an ogre with piledriver, a further skillless ogres and 8 gnoblars - this was also excessive but did mean I was always fielding a full 7 players - one of whom had catch and anot...

  Yesterday we ran our first ever collaborative event with other local leagues, and our first event using a team format. I hope all those who attended had a great day yesterday. I thought the event went smoothly from an organiser’s point of view and I very much enjoyed the flapjack from the café. We’re always looking to improve our events, so if you get time, can you please fill out the feedback form here ?  I need to say thank you to Chris White, commissioner of the Bromley BloodBowl League who found the venue, made all the arrangements, set it up in advance and moved all the tables (some of them from another venue). Thanks also to Oli Wylie for refereeing the event and ensuring everything went well on the day, and Stu Miller for arranging some excellent prizes with sponsorship support from Charlie Victor and Punga, both of whom are SKABB Commissioners. Charlie Victor have given us a 15% discount code which is available until the end of Monday 6 th March which shou...