Get The Ref! - Alberta's Blood Bowl Roundup J. Gatner

GNOMES, GNOMES, GNOMES!  We spend an inordinate amount of time just digging through the garden of information left to us by Grandma Wendy. How important is Trickery? Can my Woodland Fox keep the ball until the next league game... do they keep it until they DIE?!  What can you really expect from this team?  Are there some hidden treasures to be found in the upcoming SPIKE? We won't know for sure until the team releases, but that won't stop us from guessing!
We also tuck into the surprise release of Jordell Freshbreeze along the way and just how gamebreaking his special ability is.
We chat about hobbying challenges, unpopular opinions, and sift through all the important tournament details from the past month along the ones we are excited about. 
Friends, lend us your ears!

With the recent news of a Gnome team, we catch you up with all the information about what we know and what we don't. Then, we turn our gaze behind us at the tournaments that have been played over the last few weeks to catch you up on all the goings on. Finally, we look ahead to March Madness, the Blood Diamond Chalice, the Alberta Classic, and PowTown!  It's a great time to be a Blood Bowler!

This month, we recap the Tri-City Tussle, look ahead to using the new star players (Skitter, here we come!), discus our hobby goals, wonder how best to manage our rerolls, and generally look forward to February and beyond! Our next big tournament is the Cry Fowl Cup and you can be sure that you will find some insight into the build.
We have a special first-timers interview with Jonathon Kramer to discus his impressions on playing in his first tournament and what role a good story has to play. 
STOP READING AND LISTEN ALREADY!

With the NAF electing a new president soon, we wanted to highlight a candidate close to our hearts - Canada's own, Grant Hallas! Lair and Josh pick his brain about what the NAF is, what it should be, and how he wants to be a big part of its next chapter. 
Read the presidential forums here: LINK
Starting January 28 and going through to Feb 4, you can vote for president here: LINK
(Please excuse the audio quality as we adapt to some new equipment!)

It is our 5th anniversary as a podcast! What have been the biggest changes in Blood Bowl in that time?  There has been a new edition, but that is not all!
We also have particular topics that we roll into, including:
Rumour Mill: Skitter!
Hobby Corner: How to get started painting
Rookie Mistakes: Which team do you recommend to rookies?
Tourney Talk: Hammerslam Roundup w/ Chris Cameron Interview
Calendar: Tri-City Tussle, Cry Fowl Cup, March Madness
ADDENDUM: We forgot to mention the Thudd Tournament!  It's happening on January 13th and 14th in Edmonton - many appologies! 
Happy new year to all! May your 2024 be full of Pows and 6s!

We made it to sixty! 
Everyone sits back to reminise about Winter Mayhem since there isn't much to crow about in terms of new releases. Fair warning - the winners of the tournmament don't exactly make our interview eassy to listen to at work!  It does, however, give you an idea about how the weekend went. 
By the time this episode tickles your stirrups, Hammerslam will be about a week away. Take a listen to get some idea of what you will be facing up against.... spoiler - bring some armour! 
Enjoy with your favourite glass of eggnog and curl up by the fire!