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Male Corp and orx you already have. So one regular and one bashy.
You seem to favor Judwan and veermyn, both on the faster side so go for it.
That leaves another regular and another bashy if you want an uncomplicated mix of two speedy, two regs, and two bashy.
For your last regular go either female corporation or sphyr (fish), again you seem to lean towards both anyway.
For your last bashy go either zzor or terarons. The zzor guard is a beast and they're easy to paint. Teratons are lots of fun as they always teleport away when being hit from behind and they rain elbows on opponents. I'd look at one of those two. A possible third option would be hobgoblins as their hulk is a true brute and the toughest sob on a starting rooster. I wouldn't call this a bashy team over all though...
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Welcome to the pitch. Now you, Jeff, and I need to sit down for a game of DreadBall Ultimate. Triangulating, I guess we should meet somewhere in TN.
FYI - Ultimate is the multiplayer version of DB. 2-6 players. It's nutty.
To answer your questions:
Miniature Market was actually the cheapest place to buy DB. Before they dropped most of it. If your boys need to need to speak with "my" boys about restocking for the 2nd edition - you let me know
The season books. Ugh. One of my larger complaints about my favorite sports game (there, I said it). Teams were released in waves of 4, called seasons. Each season introduced a sprinkle of new and auxiliary rules. If want to field the Judwan? They're season 2. Get the Season 2 rulebook. If you want to field the Mutants? They're season 5. Get the Season 5 rulebook. A major pain in the ass that Mantic is thankfully correcting in the 2nd edition. ONE BOOK TO RULE THEM ALL.
Interestingly, Seasons 3 and 6 mirror each other in that both are for "experienced" coaches. The teams are tricky as hell to play. Some competitive, some not. But fun if you have the right mind set.
Season 5 is my biggest headache. All four teams are thematic crossovers with DreadBall Xtreme (i.e. Dungeon Bowl). The teams are a little rougher, a little more violent, and a little hard to handle. Two of the four teams are "build your own." Mutants and Mechanites are bags of bits, and a coach has to do some serious spreadsheet work to develop a killer team only to spend a few hours gluing 'em together. For the hobbyists! Of course, this mother f***er built a brutal Mutant team that won him the DB tourney at this year's Origins.
And for your leanings toward the Skaven, I mean Veer-myn; they're the one team that took me to my league's championship. I love the rats. They can't pick up the ball for shit, so you'll have to steal it. A lot. But they're quick, and with enough coaching dice - you'll make some strikes.
Keep playing.
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That said, the Judwan have negatives. They are; expensive, only six on a starting team, and only Strikers (limiting card access).
Jeff likes BB's Dark Elves. I like BB's Wood Elves. We both dig DB's Ada Lorana.
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S3 Asterians are nimble and fast and Euro-trash. E-T as in; they're soccer hooligans who fake injuries so the Ref throw opponents off the pitch.
S5 Asterians (Kalyshi) are nimble and fast and pirates and 2/3 naked! They like to shank people in the back, so there's some Dark Elf assassin mojo for ya.
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I think we're getting enough plays now though where I can probably stop being concerned.
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Judwan
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All "full" teams with boosters, unpainted/unassembled. Dude just never did anything with any of them
Got outbid on the Chargers and the Teratons he had, but this seemed like a good deal.
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Damn you, Andrew, now I feel like I _need_ Asterians. I mean _need_ them!
EDIT: Barnes, did his auctions have these in baggies? If so, I was looking at that asterian team this evening.
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Yeah, he didn't have boxes for anything, just baggies. Got the Asterians for I think $5.50?
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The Asterians are fun, but I can't sing their praises when it comes to the 3D representation. The sculpts are just very uninspired.
It's funny, but I notice a lot of people that sell off their DB collections are just KS addicts. They buy all of this stuff, and have no plan on how to get it to the table! I see numerous complaints on other forums; "No one plays it," "I never play it," "I can't find anyone to play," "I have too many teams..."
Jeff has articulated the ridiculousness of these remarks better than I. I just find it all so baffling. I also know it's not unique to DreadBall, or KS. I guess it speaks to our consumer culture and possibly, gaming introverts?
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Yeah. the sculpts on the Asterians has a lot to be desired. They look to be one of the worst. Not so far as aesthetic, which is fine, but actual sculpted quality. Are some of the players females? Better than I could ever do, but still.
Regardless, I think I can paint them up pretty cool. I'll definitely be going blue skin though. I'm old school 80s when it comes to Dark Elves. Always blue skin.
We've talked about it at length here in the past, it's true, game buying is so much easier to do for many than game playing. Particularly as most of us spend the lion's share of a day at work. Buying allows folk to interact with the hobby in lieu of gaming.
The wait for DB 2 is going to be looong. I'm actually really eager to paint the Yndij and Matsudons.
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