Explore every episode of the podcast The Crush! Blitz Bowl Podcast
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| Snotlings | 09 Apr 2024 | 01:35:34 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the Snotling team! --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ | |||
| Black Orcs | 25 Feb 2024 | 01:25:14 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the Black Orc team! Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic: Black Orcs --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||
| Unshuffling the (Ultimate) Challenge Deck | 21 Nov 2022 | 01:32:18 | |
Matt and Jody take a critical look at the (Ultimate) Challenge Deck. We review each (Ultimate) Challenge Card and talk about the best strategies and tactics for making the most of these (Ultimate) scoring opportunities. Aquilaprime Design on Inked Gaming --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||
| Bash to Dash Ratings | 20 Oct 2022 | 01:27:09 | |
Matt and Jody break down all of the teams in Ultimate Edition from bash to dash! Editorial Note: The stadium cards were the creation of user @Myself on our Discord channel. Aquilaprime Design on Inked Gaming --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||
| The Pitch: Ultimate Edition | 02 Oct 2022 | 01:02:41 | |
Matt and Jody pitch Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition to new, curious gamers! --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Ultimate Edition | 11 Sep 2022 | 01:43:01 | |
Matt and Jody discuss Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition. --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Lizardmen | 22 Aug 2022 | 01:49:53 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the dynamic Lizardman team! --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| The Social Contract | 04 May 2021 | 02:03:19 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the social contract and its implications in gaming. --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Nurgle | 30 Mar 2021 | 01:38:09 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the durable and disgusting Nurgle team. --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Our League Rules | 02 Mar 2021 | 01:43:10 | |
Matt and Jody breakdown their home-brew league rules. The Blitz Bowl Brawl Bonanza League Documents --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Organized Play | 15 Feb 2021 | 01:38:40 | |
Matt and Jody discuss organized play and how to run a successful Blitz Bowl (or Blood Bowl) league. The Blitz Bowl Brawl Bonanza (Winter League) Master Document: https://tinyurl.com/1g0udbq5 --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Wood Elves | 02 Feb 2021 | 01:27:31 | |
Matt and Jody do a deep dive into the first of three new teams in the Season 2 box: the Wood Elves! Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJCFAtGMXQZm6WfSMMLzvw Squidmar Miniatures Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvVs34GZb4k --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Game Analysis | 06 Nov 2023 | 01:17:26 | |
Matt and Jody (and special guest @djakl!) discuss the benefits and limitations of quantitative and qualitative game analysis! Andrew's (@djakl) Math Document The Ultimate Edition Community FAQ --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||
| The Official FAQisode | 17 Dec 2020 | 01:42:33 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the Blitz Bowl Season 2 FAQ document. Link to the FAQ: https://www.warhammer-community.com/faqs/#blood-bowl For a Discord invite, give us a holler on BGG or Facebook! --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Balls! | 01 Dec 2020 | 01:25:17 | |
Matt and Jody review the ball cards from Season 2. --- No-Shave November: http://www.no-shave.org Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Our Favorite Models | 17 Nov 2020 | 01:53:27 | |
Matt and Jody rank their favorite models and teams! --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/AUGEKnp Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Season 2 (Part II) | 26 Oct 2020 | 01:38:38 | |
Matt and Jody review Blitz Bowl: Season 2. --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/AUGEKnp Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Season 2 (Part I) | 20 Oct 2020 | 00:51:20 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the changes brought by Season 2, and why we think they were made. Stay tuned for next episode when we (finally) do our formal review of the game- you won't have to wait long, it's coming out in just one week! --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/AUGEKnp Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Being a Hobby Veteran | 06 Oct 2020 | 01:34:16 | |
Mat and Jody talk about what it's like to be a long time hobbyist, and how to thwart life's attempts to derail your hobby mojo. --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/AUGEKnp Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Being a Beginner | 21 Sep 2020 | 01:32:42 | |
Matt and Jody discuss what it's like to be a beginner hobbyist, and doll out some advice for folks thinking about picking up a brush. Here's a YouTube Playlist of the videos we mentioned, and some more, that are great for beginner hobbyists: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHgaYAzu2_v87koVemarUe9TTKwV1F3K2 Reaper Master Series Triads (look for the "liners"): https://www.reapermini.com/paints/master-series-paints-triads
Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/AUGEKnp Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Blood Bowl? | 08 Sep 2020 | 01:12:16 | |
Matt and Jody discuss what die hard Blood Bowlers think of Blitz Bowl, and whether Blitz Bowl is a good introduction to Blood Bowl. | |||
| The Rules Document | 25 Aug 2020 | 01:32:05 | |
Matt and Jody (in their most self serving episode yet) talk about the newest version of their Official Unofficial Rules Document. Check out the Both Down Podcast here: http://bothdown.com/ ----- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/AUGEKnp Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Meet the Maker | 10 Aug 2020 | 01:14:56 | |
Matt and Jody talk with Blitz Bowl's designer, James Hewitt, about his design process and philosophy. Do yourself a favor and check out James's Goonhammer Interview and Needy Cat Games (links below). Do it now! Finding Games podcast: https://soundcloud.com/finding-games. Needy Cat Patreon: www.patreon.com/needycatgames Game Design Course: www.needycatgames.com/tickets Website: www.needycatgames.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/needycatgames Twitter: www.twitter.com/needycatgames Newsletter: https://needycatgames.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?id=38433034fe&u=4cea6bcdeae68790dedb912c2 Component Studio: https://component.studio/ | |||
| Necromantic Horror | 19 Sep 2023 | 01:55:38 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the Necromantic Horror team! Brian Nolte's Ogre Painting Saga --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||
| Do It Yourself | 27 Jul 2020 | 01:31:29 | |
Matt and Jody discuss their philosophy and method of D.I.Y. gaming and home-brew rules writing. Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/AUGEKnp Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl | |||
| Power Rankings (Season 1) | 13 Jul 2020 | 01:29:18 | |
Matt and Jody compare their power rankings for every team from Season One. --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/AUGEKnp Blitz Bowl BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247104/blitz-bowl
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| The Season 1 Expansion Teams | 30 Jun 2020 | 01:40:10 | |
In the final Season One Marquee Match-up, Matt and Jody take a look at the Undead and Halflings.
Community Shoutout: 1:40 Undead: 4:25 Halflings: 55:51 Outro: 1:32:19 | |||
| Talking Strategy | 15 Jun 2020 | 01:30:15 | |
Matt and Jody discuss how to git gud!
0:00 -3:35 intro 3:35-6:35 Community Shout-out 6:45-36:00 Preamble and Early Game 36:00-1:14:00 Midgame 1:14:00-1:25:30 Endgame 1:25:40- Final Thoughts | |||
| Our Favorite Teams | 27 May 2020 | 01:21:16 | |
Matt and Jody discuss their favorite team from the Season 1 Core Box.
2:50 - Community Shout-out 5:08 - Team Discussion 58:49 - Game Breakdown 1:18:00 - Outro | |||
| We Sold Out | 19 May 2020 | 00:37:12 | |
On this episode, Matt and Jody talk about new partnerships with some of the biggest names in the industry.
Time stamps: 0:00-2:45 intro 2:45-6:00 community shout out 6:26-15:40 A.B.C. Cabalvision 15:41-22:09 Astrogranite TM 23:41-27:40 Bloodweiser 27:50-33:30 S.I.G. 34:13-36:05 W.T.F? | |||
| Kin Strife (Elven Union & Dark Elves) | 05 May 2020 | 01:21:14 | |
Matt and Jody tackle a marquee match-up between the Elven Union and Dark Elves! Editorial Note: There is no official Blitz Bowl expansion that features the Dark Elves- you will need to buy the full Blood Bowl kit from Games Workshop if you want the models (the box has enough models for two full Blitz Bowl teams).
Show Some Teamwork! - 1:49 Elven Union - 2:54 Dark Elves - 39:00 Outro - 1:19:35 | |||
| Unshuffling The Challenge Deck III | 21 Apr 2020 | 01:22:17 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the Endgame Challenge Cards. | |||
| Servants of the Dark Gods (Skaven & Chaos) | 07 Apr 2020 | 01:25:26 | |
Matt and Jody take a look at the Skaven and Chaos teams in another Marquee Matchup!
0:00 - 1:05 - Intro 1:05 - 6:55 - Community Shoutout 6:55 - 43:00 - Skaven 43:05 - 1:24:10 - Chaos 1:24:10 - Outro Links: Tabletop Simulator on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/Tabletop_Simulator/ Gremdel's Spreadsheet: https://tinyurl.com/v6eekkl
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| Unshuffling the Challenge Deck II | 23 Mar 2020 | 01:29:44 | |
Matt and Jody continue their deep dive into the Challenge Card Deck- this week they run through the Bonus Plays! | |||
| Khorne | 14 Aug 2023 | 01:34:44 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the Khorne team! Note: This episode contains an instance of profanity at 19:30. --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||
| Unshuffling the Challenge Deck | 10 Mar 2020 | 01:29:29 | |
In Episode 5 of The Crush, Matt and Jody take a critical look at the Challenge Deck. We review each Challenge Card and talk about the best strategies and tactics for making the most of these scoring opportunities.
0:00 - Show Intro 2:30 - Show Us Some Teamwork: Community Shout Out 6:25 - Episode Overview and a discussion of Strategy vs. Tactics 17:55 - Hitting Challenges 32:55 - Offensive Challenges 49:22 - Positioning Challenges 1:13:50 - Style of play and the Challenge Deck 1:27:50 - Show Close | |||
| Grudge Match (Dwarves & Goblins) | 24 Feb 2020 | 01:29:12 | |
In episode 4, Matt and Jody delve into their second Marquee Match-up exploring ancient grudges and cunning tactics for Dwarf and Goblin teams in Blitz Bowl.
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| The FAQisode | 11 Feb 2020 | 01:26:54 | |
On Episode 3 we answer the most pressing rules questions from the community! Get at Jody on Facebook - Blitz Bowl Fans page Get at Matt on BGG - The Crush! Thread Get at us on Discord - Invite Link
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| An Instant Classic (Humans & Orcs) | 28 Jan 2020 | 01:24:35 | |
In our first "Marquee Matchup" episode we take a look at the Orcs and Humans. Editorial note: "Handling Skills" actually reads: "Whenever this model moves into a square containing the ball, they pick it up as though they were making a Run action." This doesn't affect our analysis, but was unclear in conversation. Hobby Supply List:
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| The Pitch | 25 Jan 2020 | 01:05:28 | |
In our inaugural episode we tackle the rules and why you should play this game! Watch It Played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTTDxZZDhL4&t=2s
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| Endgame Challenge Cards & Bonus Plays | Ultimate Edition | 22 Jun 2023 | 01:38:01 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the endgame challenge cards and bonus plays from Ultimate Edition! Note: The ad copy for Blitz Bowl AI was written by a large language model AI. --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
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| Nobles | 10 Jun 2023 | 01:34:20 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the Noble team! djakl's Blitz Bowl: Ultimate | Math Edition --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||
| Goblins & Halflings | 30 Apr 2023 | 01:38:35 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the Ultimate Edition versions of the Goblin & Halfling teams! --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||
| Ogres | 12 Feb 2023 | 01:34:15 | |
Matt and Jody discuss the Ogre team! Link to Goatmoerser's Instagram --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||
| Unshuffling the (Ultimate) Bonus Plays | 23 Jan 2023 | 01:42:19 | |
Matt and Jody take a look at the (Ultimate) Bonus Plays. --- Blitz Bowl Fans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blitzbowl/ Blitz Bowl BGG Page: Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek | |||