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In a move that has surprised coaches and players around the Battlegrounds Blood Bowl League, D.O.A. head coach Jordan Bassett has engaged his team in a cross-promotional effort where they are taking part as the chorus line in a cabaret show called “Zombie Jamboree” with Calypso legend Harry Belafonte in Branson, Missouri (see picture below from a recent rehearsal and be sure to click on the play button for the titular music). When asked about the move, coach Bassett (in a lavender unitard and drinking a Tab cola) appeared incredulous. “I don’t understand why people are surprised by this. Zombies and Calypso music are deeply rooted in Afro-Caribbean culture so having our team perform as dancers in a Calypso cabaret was inevitable. Besides, it’s a morale booster. Our whole roster is very dejected at the recent death of Michael Jackson. We needed this to lift spirits, no pun intended.”

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Congratulations to D.O.A. and head coach Jordan Bassett (pictured below smoking a celebratory pipe) for winning the first ever Battlegrounds Blood Bowl. It was a hard-fought battle against the orcs of Da Pain Train but D.O.A. claimed football’s greatest prize in a 1-0 victory. The Fancy Lads’ Man-Gore Camel-Toe received the Spike Trophy for ending the season with the most star player points.

Season 2 of Blood Bowl begins on Sunday, July 5th. No rest for the wicked! New teams wishing to join the league may do so with a budget of one million gold pieces. See Paul at the store to order your team. We will be voting in a new commissioner on July 5th so do all you can between now and then to garner support if you want the job!

The regular season will go from July 5th to August 16th with playoffs and the Blood Bowl Cup taking place in the final two weeks. The winner of the Blood Bowl Cup will receive 70% of the victory points amassed during the regular season and the runner-up receives 30%. With only four regular participants in the Spring league the winner of the Blood Bowl Cup earned a staggering 56 VPs and second place earned 24! This total will climb even higher with more teams in the league.

One change for the summer league will be that league games may only be played on Sundays at Battlegrounds. This is to make record-keeping for the commissioner as simple as possible. League games will remain at $3 per participant.

It’s time to start earning the hardware! The first season was fraught with casualties and injuries but this is where it all pays off! This will be round 1 of the playoffs and it’s single elimination, winner take all!

Match 1: Dead on Arrival VS. Napoleon’s Dynamite
The DoA Necromantic team has been rolling over the competition and wracking up star player points like nobody’s business. Head coach Jordan Basset has placed his faith in Werewolves and it has been paying off for him in victories. That being said, don’t count out the upstart humans of Napoleon’s Dynamite. Nick “Angel of Death” Goodwin leads this squad from the sidelines and, although his team may not have the most wins in the win column, he is merciless on the pitch putting casualties first and touchdowns second.

Match 2: The Fancy Lads VS. Da Pain Train
Early on in the season, Coach Engler’s Orcs took one of the worst thrashings at the hands of Mexican head coach Adam Alejandro Gazpacho El Guapo Zapaots Maria Conchita Alonso Hamilton in the history of Blood Bowl. Minotaur Man-Gore Camel-Toe on the ‘Lads is a shoe-in for Most Valuable Player for the league… if he survives. Coach Engler is also the commissioner of the league this season and throughout most of the season he’s kept the two roles admirably separate this policy has clearly gone out the window for the playoffs. Engler has hired a mercenary team of ogres managed by profiteer Paul O’Cthulhu to play Da Pain Train’s stead.

Come on in to Battlegrounds this Saturday for Wargame Club and try out Blood Bowl, the game of fantasy football by Games Workshop! Get on the grid-iron and do battle with Orcs, humans, undead, and all the other races from the Warhammer fantasy universe!

Battlegrounds will now be carrying the core lines for Warhammer, Lord of the Rings and Warhammer 40,000. Battlegrounds can also order in anything produced by Games Workshop and get it within 3 business days of placing your order.

Product will arrive in three waves. The first wave (Warhammer 40,000) is already here! The second wave will be Lord of the Rings and the full range of paints. The final wave will be Warhammer itself.

Monday nights are now Paint or Die Nights! Bring in your models to assemble, convert or paint with other Games Workshop enthusiasts. Use your own paints and glues or you can pay a $5.00 fee to use what is available at Battlegrounds.

Tuesday nights are now dedicated to playing Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 and Lord of the Rings at Battlegrounds. Your models do not have to be painted. BUT you will get a special benefit in the games you play for every fully painted unit you have that your opponent doesn’t!

And Games Workshop games are now included in games you can play for War Game Club on Saturdays! Keep your eyes open for a new Blood Bowl league starting soon at Battlegrounds! Get your fantasy football on!