Down Under World Denizens - a podcast for Blood Bowl and other fantasy sports-themed boardgames

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A Podcast about sports-themed miniature boardgames set in a fantasy universe. Examples include Blood Bowl, Blitz Bowl, Elfball, Grind, Dreadball etc.

  1. 23H AGO

    Episode 21 - Christmas Special - Gifts of potentially representing Australia at Eurobowl, A quiz, and 5 other gifts

    Welcome to our short Christmas Special! 0.30-  We begin by asking what name we would change back to what it used to be called, such as changing Big Un's on an Orc team back to Black Orcs. 1.40 A Blood Bowl Fact - our fact has been officially Errata'd by the NAF - Whew! https://www.thenaf.net/naf-recommendations-and-clarifications-for-bb2025 3.00 - We then interview Clay Meteyard, aka ClayInfinity, who is team captain for the Australian team to represent Australia at the next Eurobowl in Warsaw, Poland (17th & 18th October 2026). He is asking for expressions of interest for both the Australian EuroBowl squad, and a EurOpen team of 4. Do you want to take that 'gift' and put your name forward? 21.15 - We then talk through five 'gifts' we have for you: Making the Ugni-designed miniatures for Babs' tournaments available, at AU $15 each (£7.50, US$10, €8.50, CAD$14) plus postage. This is Mrs. Davy Jones (tentacles for hair, plays as a vampire or Dark Elf star) and Deathroll the Croc, similar size and scale to a Kroxigor.A template for a Tournament Rules Pack under the new edition.A Google Sheets spreadsheet for tracking your team under the new rules.Grimy Gonads - a snotling star player! Move over Akhorne!A bingo card you can bring to a tournament (or use as a Tournament Organiser) and try to 'win' the bingo card - giving yourself a goal which isn't as competitive as winning all your Blood Bowl matches.  Try to get 5 in a row, or complete them all!30.40 - We also have a Christmas Quiz - play along! What does Blood Bowl and the Christmas season have in common? Quite a lot, it appears! We have had to be very tight on time to fit this episode into our monthly hosting allowance. There will be some out-takes from this episode at the end of Episode 22, particularly our interview with Clay. P.S. Some things ended up on the editing floor - they include my explanations on how a Census is related to Christmas (that's why Joseph and Mary had to go to Bethlehem and why there was no-where to stay, as everyone had to go to their birth town for it) and the Flee to Egypt (being what Joseph, Mary and Jesus had to do to escape from Herod's genocide). Finally, Have a great Christmas and we look forward to bring you more Down Under World Denizen Episodes, and adding to the Blood Bowl community in 2026!

    45 min

  2. DEC 10

    Episode 20: The positive changes and implications of the new rules & skills in BB2025, NBBBL TO's about the Doubles Showdown, News and events around Queensland, Australia.

    In Episode 20 we discuss: 0 min What are the positives we like about the new rosters, teams and skills in the new boxed set for Blood Bowl?38:00 - "Did you get what you Paid For?" - a parody on the warnings at the beginning of VHS and DVD movies.39:40 - We interview the North Brisbane Blood Bowl League Tournament Organisers about the Doubles Showdown tournament.1:09 - We talk through some implications of the new rules in Blood Bowl Third Season Edition (BB2025)1:41 - We talk about the Bundy Rum-ble - the world's first two day 7's variant tournament (Beach bowl), other news around Queensland Blood Bowl and what's happening in 2026.1:52 - The winner of the Raffle - the Flagstaff Jailbird team and the Feudball novel1:52.50 - We discuss products including:Tats Tabletop servicesThe Terror Australis Australian Animal team (by Jester Prints)The Charlie Victor Thick Skull Miniature Case (Medium) - up for pre-orderTabletop Goodies and their skill hook systemOfficial Warhammer merchandise available at merch.warhammer.com Guild Ball minis are now available as STL's2:06.20 - What's coming up, Sign outs, shout outs and out-takesPlease note this is now V0.2. There was a glitch in the first upload between 32-39 minutes.

    2h 14m

  3. NOV 4

    Episode 19: The new Blood Bowl rules; Terror Australis team; Jurgen Demonfeeder and Big Ipswichski interview

    Episode 19 proudly brought to you by Terror Australis - Fantasy Football playing Australian Animals by Jester Prints - pre orders from the 19th November. The new rules have leaked and the Down Under World Denizens are reviewing what they know at the point of record. Hear the good, the bad and the downright ugly from Blood Bowl Third Season, beginning with the choice of name. 8:45 - Intro Question - which team in the new edition are you planning to play in our local league 1:22.30 Breakdown of the new rosters and other 'leaks'.  1:44.15 Deadset Legend - what are the stats for 2nd Edition Chaos All Star Jurgen Demonfeeder - you decide! 2:06 - Interview with the brand new Tournament Organising team for the Big Ipswichski and League Commissioners for the Ipswich Blood Bowl Association about how to (and not to) take over the reins of an existing league and tournament. 2:23 Tournament Series Wrap up and looking forward

    2h 42m

  4. OCT 14

    Episode 18: Games Workshop legally threatens, New Zealand Blood Bowl, the Ausbowl State Championships and the Greenstone Cup

    Find out all about New Zealand and our 'adventure' to represent our State at the Ausbowl State Championships, and Australia versus New Zealand in the Pavlova competition, or Pav for short. Who invented the dessert and who has the best Blood Bowl coaches? 0:00:30 Introduction - Which trophies/awards do we want to see a mainstay at tournaments? Ausbowl State Championships and Greenstone Cup Interviews. We interview:    - 0:18.59 Adam / Doomfox, captain of the South Island of NZ team    - 0:24.56 Arlo or Warlock, long time member of the NZ Blood Bowl scene    - 0:30.31 Don MacKenzie aka Mushoomy, about the Capital Shield in 2026.    - 0:38.23 Gil aka Lord_Vortigern, and James Cardno aka Mahuika, about the Greenstone Cup and the Ausbowl State Championships and where we were at the end of Saturday or Day 1. 0:48.25 We interview the great Paul Deacon, aka Smeborg, the founder of Australian and Blood Bowl tournament competition. 1:03:36 We cross-interview Duncan Trickey the Trickster, from Powtearoa, who talks about how to grow a league in a small/medium sized city without others nearby like Dunedin. - 1:33:11 Swagmageddon - who handed out the best 'gifts' for playing each other? - 1:46:26 We announce the winner of Deathroll the Croc - 1:50:46 In our final Around the Grounds segment, we talk with Honeybadger aka Damian Coates about Tasmanian Blood Bowl! - 2:20:45 Games Workshop take Legal Action! Watch out! - 2:34:22 - Out-takes

    2h 38m

  5. SEP 5

    Episode 17 New Edition - the rumours were true! A deep dive into the mind of James Luft

    Episode 17 got a 'fast track' release. In this episode we compare what we know from the Warhammer Community article on the new edition with the rumours from Episode 14. We break down what we actually know, what we don't know yet, and what this will mean for the game (where that is clear at this stage). Step by step, we go through specifics. From the miniatures and poses, through other things in the box, to the new and revised skills and traits, we stick to the facts (this time!). We also interview James Luft - Tournament Organiser extraordinaire - with over 100 tournaments under his belt and the official organiser of GW US Blood Bowl events - and also the main organiser of Chaos Cup! We also discuss tournaments on the calendar in Queensland (and elsewhere), hear about the roadtrip Wiltz and Babs went on while on it, and finish off hearing about Deathroll the Croc and how he will be used and how the Flagstaff Jailbird raffle is progressing.

    2h 21m

  6. AUG 17

    Episode 16: Roadtrip with Players to Nuffle, the 2-1 grind, a quiz and the Sunny Coast Slam

    In this episode, our guest commentator is none other than Matthew from Players to Nuffle. We discuss the way to travel to Blood Bowl tournaments and why a road trip has a special place in both his and our hearts. We also look at one of our own road trips - the Sunny Coast Slam - with three special snippets from that road trip. We discuss the state of competitive Blood Bowl - is the 2-1 grind out win the best way to win in Blood Bowl? We also have a quiz - "It's a Numbers Game" - especially prepared by Millsy. This episode is a reciprocal episode with Players to Nuffle - the counterpart of which is found here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/72zs5y18MPoRQX0Emcy3Rh

    1h 55m

  7. JUL 20

    Episode 15 - Channelled Fury, the Feudball novel, Casualty data and Tournament round up

    In this episode : We interview Channelled Fury to compare and contrast with Blood Bowl in London and England with Brisbane and Queensland. Channelled Fury Podcast - Their latest episode, released concurrently, features the Down Under World Denizens.We interview Geoff Turner, NAF name Vimes, about the Feudball universe and the novels written so far about that fantasy football world. Feudball on Amazon. Feudball on Drive Thru Fiction We have a deep dive into Casualty data - what does it say about the different teams in both tournament and league play?We discuss what we dislike the most about the hobby, what is happening across Queensland, Australia and globally, and celebrate our tournament successes.

    2h 48m

  8. JUN 16

    Episode 14: Interview with Sven Drakenspear, the Lustria Croakers and a rumour

    Welcome to our anniversary episode! In this episode we look at: What is happening in our local CQ region, in Queensland, in Australia and globally.  How our Tournament Series' (normal 11's and 7's) are progressing and who is currently leadingWhat is this rumour that is circulating, what do our regular commentators think about it and how much attention should we be paying to it?The Lustria Croakers - who are they, when did they appear in Blood Bowl and where are they now?We announce the winners of our most recent two Deadset Legends.We talk to Sven Drakenspear about how Australian Blood Bowl is different to Blood Bowl elsewhere, how the Underworld Denizens and Chaos Dwarves are doing as a team and what the Eurobowl rules are doing to our statistics, amongst other topics.Ask Sven Drakenspear's blog: https://asksvendrakenspear.wordpress.com/ Get the Ref podcast: (the rumour is at the 5 minute mark) https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XCgUKRAIgFNGtMzzyyoV9 Lastly, we tried to record using a new method to us (Discord). Please bear with us while we troubleshoot - there are some audio issues.

    2h 15m
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A Podcast about sports-themed miniature boardgames set in a fantasy universe. Examples include Blood Bowl, Blitz Bowl, Elfball, Grind, Dreadball etc.

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