Kick-Off events!

Greetings Coach!

Today we’ll be introducing the Kick-Off events!

These events are split into two categories: the 11 official events, which are described in the official table top game rulebook; and the 6 Blood Bowl 2 specific events; which have been created specifically by us for the in-game campaign.

To prevent any misunderstanding, we will talk about the Campaign’s Kick-off events (the six) separately from the Kick-off events (the eleven) as they both behave slightly differently from each other.

Kick-Off events occur randomly for each Kick-Off; at the beginning of the match, after each Touch Down and after each half-time; so you will encounter several events in each match during the campaign, for friendly matches and for matches in a multiplayer league (note that kick-off events can be disabled when you set up a competition). Kick-Off events can affect your team OR the opponents’ team. Which side is affected can be influenced by the staff you can recruit to support your team. For instance, the more Cheerleaders or Coach Assistants that have been recruited, the more likely your players are to benefit from “Cheering Fans” and “Brilliant Coaching” events.

These Kick-off events will help influence the course of the game. While some of them can improve the performance of your team, some may impact it by taking out one of your players from the field in the first round of the Match.

Now, let’s talk about the Campaign’s Kick-off events which have been, as mentioned earlier, specially and exclusively designed for Blood Bowl 2’s Campaign. These events are related to specific matches and they will occur only during these matches.

They will have more influence on the way the match plays out, for instance, changing the field, creating a deadly area in which you won’t be able to move or which will hurt your players.

Your strategy for the entire match will be influenced by these Campaign-specific events.

As you may want an example, I can describe one of the Campaign’s Kick-off events: Cabal Copter’s Crash! This event is already known as it has been showcased in several articles , so no need to worry about spoilers! 

So, Cabal Vision’s Goblin is flying his Cabal Copter over the field to broadcast the meeting, but he unfortunately loses control of his vehicle and crashes it on the middle of the field, creating a big hole surrounded by fire zones!

Don’t let the enemies push your players in the flames: it burns!

With a limited area, all your moves will have to be chosen carefully. But, your opponents will also have to tread wisely, keeping on on a same step with your enemy!

One last point, keep in mind that you may encounter Campaign’s Kick-Off events ANDclassic Kick-off events in the same match during the campaign.

I hope you enjoyed this article focused on the Kick-off events in Blood Bowl 2! Stay tuned for more developers’ articles!

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Theo “Epy”

Community Manager